The Glory of the Sun and Moon in the Peerless Tang Sect

He suddenly wanted to know what a genius like Yu Tianhuang was thinking about and pursuing.

A brilliant golden light of soul power continuously emanated from Xu Zihuang's body, shimmering and coloring the surrounding space in a golden hue, forming a three-way standoff with Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi.

The arena was almost entirely filled with golden, blue, and black soul power.

Xu Zihuang was not overshadowed in any way by Xu Sanshi and Beibei in terms of imposing presence.

Upon hearing Beibei's question, he was taken aback for a moment, and then blurted out a sentence.

"The strongest".

His words were a direct reflection of his true feelings. The three years of imprisonment that had deprived him of his freedom had taught him that only by possessing absolute power could one control everything.

Power and authority were what he craved most. He was willing to give up anything for them except his own life, even his emotions.

"The strongest?" Bei Bei's expression was quite interesting, a mixture of astonishment and admiration. Even someone as talented as his Xuanzu Dragon God Douluo Mu En probably wouldn't dare to say such a thing lightly.

Then he looked seriously at Xu Sanshi beside him.

"Sanshi, go all out!"

Xu Sanshi looked surprised, rarely seeing Bei Bei so serious. However, whether he could go all out was beyond his control.

Just as he was about to say something, Bei Bei's voice once again entered Xu Sanshi's ears through soul power transmission.

“Sanshi, we are the pre-selected Shrek Seven Devils. But Nannan is different. Not counting us, there are still six people left on the field. If we lose, Nannan may not be able to get one of the spots. I don’t think you want Nannan to be eliminated either.”

Even at this moment, Beibei still had Xu Sanshi completely under her control.

Bei Bei's words were like half-lighting the fuse of a powder keg. Xu Sanshi turned around and glanced at Jiang Nannan behind him, his eyes instantly turning red.

Although Beibei only mentioned one possibility, he easily loses his temper when Jiang Nannan is involved.

After a moment of preparation, the Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield in Xu Sanshi's hand suddenly shone brightly, with strange light twisting on the shield, like human muscles writhing.

Then the surface of the shield changed.

A dark green snake with bright red eyes has appeared on the thick, finely textured Xuanming tortoise shell shield. Having broken through the seal of his martial soul, Xu Sanshi has become even taller and more imposing. His short red hair glows with a green light, and his muscles bulge. He stands there silently, like an insurmountable peak.

The black light surging on the Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield transformed into a rich, dark green, which spread outwards. The viscous texture gave one the illusion of being enveloped by water.

Xu Sanshi fully activated the Xuanwu bloodline within him. Although he only had four soul rings, two yellow and two purple, he was now far beyond the level of a four-ring spirit.

At the same time, Beibei also used her strongest methods.

His eyes suddenly shone brightly, and with a resounding dragon roar, a brilliant golden light instantly enveloped his body, like a giant cocoon of light. Then, the golden light slowly dissipated, and the blue-purple scales on Beibei's arms completely transformed into a dazzling gold. The bolts of lightning that writhed like thunder serpents were also filled with an aura of light.

At this moment, Bei Bei's martial soul had briefly evolved into the Holy Light Dragon. Or more accurately, it should be called the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Beibei possesses the bloodline of the Holy Light Dragon, but his martial soul only has a portion of the Holy Light Dragon's mutated power. Until Elder Mu stabilizes the Holy Light Dragon bloodline, he cannot truly evolve his martial soul into the Holy Light Dragon.

However, at this moment, his aura was no weaker than Xu Sanshi's.

Xu Zihuang slowly raised his hands, and beneath the strange dark red ripples, two incredibly solid dark red crystal spears condensed in his palms.

Both Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi now possess at least the strength of a Soul King. The pressure they bring him is even greater than that from the ten-thousand-year-old human-faced demon spider during the upgrade assessment.

His long-dormant state of mind had not been stirred like this for a long time.

Only by fighting against opponents of this caliber could he truly be put under pressure and forced to unleash his full potential. Of course, there was another reason why he chose to challenge Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi: to fully demonstrate his potential and value in order to obtain the Dragon Pill from Elder Mu.

His intention was to use the outcome of this battle to show Elder Mu that he was more deserving of the Dragon Pill than Bei Bei. As for whether Elder Mu would ultimately choose for the sake of the academy or out of personal feelings, that was beyond his control.

All he could do was try his best.

Sensing the extremely oppressive aura of Xu Zihuang, Bei Bei, and Xu Sanshi in the Soul Arena, the expressions of all the core disciples changed drastically.

Is this really just a battle at the Soul Master level?

Wang Yan went up to Elder Xuan and asked excitedly, "Elder Xuan, what's going on with Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi?"

Wang Yan, who had dedicated his life to the study of martial spirits, couldn't hide his excitement. Even his voice trembled slightly.

Old Xuan took a bite of a chicken leg, and amidst his disheveled hair, two eyes that gleamed with a strange light stared at the center of the arena.

“Beibei is a descendant of Elder Mu, while Xu Sanshi possesses the Xuanwu bloodline.”

"The Holy Dragon of Light and the Divine Beast Xuanwu?!" Wang Yan exclaimed in surprise, unable to contain himself for a long time.

As the two were talking, Xu Zihuang, Bei Bei, and Xu Sanshi, who were in the center of the arena, moved at the same time.

The purple third spirit ring shone brightly, and Xu Sanshi roared to the sky. The dark green light on the Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield in his hand shone brightly, causing the muscles on his body to swell again, and a dense dark green light burst outward. The surrounding air became viscous.

He no longer gives the impression of a Soul Master, but rather of a peerless ferocious beast.

The third soul skill, Xuanming Power.

The Xuanming Power is a soul skill that provides an overall boost. With the Xuanwu bloodline awakened, it is enough to double his strength for a short period of time.

Beibei also used the third soul skill.

A deep rumble suddenly erupted from Beibei, and intense golden lightning crackled around his body. The scales on his arms rapidly spread across his body, covering his chest, and his aura surged instantly.

The golden lightning lacked the ferocity of the previous blue-purple thunder, but possessed a grand and majestic feel. It exuded a superior pride and domineering presence, along with an indescribable strength and kingly aura.

A dazzling light emanated from his purple third spirit ring.

Third Soul Skill: Thunderous Fury.

This soul skill can increase Bei Bei's soul power effect by 50%, and the power of the lightning attribute is doubled.

Although this is not an offensive soul skill, it can elevate Beibei's state to an extremely powerful level.

With their full power unleashed, Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi instantly transformed into two afterimages, one a brilliant gold and the other a deep green, heading straight for Xu Zihuang.

Xu Zihuang tucked the two crystal spears behind his back. As a control-type Soul Master, he showed no intention of dodging and instead took the initiative to meet the two.

Purple, purple, purple, and black—four spirit rings circled around him. Almost the instant he took a step, his second spirit ring lit up, its magnificent purple light and strange dark red ripples reflecting each other.

Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi's forward momentum froze instantly as the thick, dark red crystal enveloped their bodies.

Although the speed they unleashed was not slow, it was impossible for them to outpace the lock of mental power.

At the same time, Xu Zihuang hurled the two crystal spears in his hands at Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi with all his might. Immediately afterward, his third spirit ring also shone brightly.

He went all out from the very beginning.

The distance between Xu Zihuang and Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi was not far. The two crystal spears arrived almost instantly, as if they had pierced through the air, making a piercing sound.

Just as the needle was about to pierce through the two of them, Xu Zihuang sensed something and subconsciously frowned.

As if in response to his gaze, the dark red crystal, which reflected a magnificent halo, shattered with a deafening crash.

Xu Sanshi held the evolved Xuanwu Shield horizontally in front of him, and a dark green barrier, rippling like water, blocked his and Beibei's path.

This is Xu Sanshi's second soul skill, the Xuanming Shield Formation. When the Xuanwu bloodline is awakened, it becomes the Xuanwu Shield Formation.

When the two extremely sharp and powerful dark red crystal spears touched the dark green barrier, it was as if they were punching cotton; the Xuanwu Shield Array gently neutralized most of their force.

The reason Xu Zihuang did not use the second stage of Mirror Destruction was because he felt that his second soul skill could not cause such severe damage to Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi in their bloodline awakening state.

He decided to merely restrict their movements, ensuring they wouldn't have time to unleash their soul skills before being enveloped by his third soul skill, Time Distortion. This would allow him to combine this with his second soul skill, Mirror Annihilation, to unleash his strongest attack without using his fourth soul skill, Imprint.

After all, his third soul skill is a range-based area-of-effect soul skill, and it is not instantaneous by locking onto a target with mental power.

What he didn't expect was that the two broke free from the Mirror's destruction restrictions even faster than he anticipated. There was a reason why the two were known as the Twin Stars of the Outer Courtyard.

The crystal spears, their force completely neutralized, fell to the ground one after another, producing two crisp collision sounds.

Before being enveloped by the distorted, golden aura emanating from Xu Zihuang's body, Xu Sanshi suddenly made a lifting motion. The dark green light shield completely enveloped him and Bei Bei, leaving no blind spots.

Meanwhile, Bei Bei's fourth spirit ring lit up. A powerful dragon's might shook the sky, a resounding dragon roar rang out, and a massive, golden lightning dragon head emerged fiercely.

With the bloodline of the Holy Dragon of Light activated, Bei Bei's fourth soul skill, Thunder Dragon Head, amplified by his third soul skill, Thunder Fury, is even more powerful than the fifth soul skill that a typical Soul King would unleash at full power.

However, Bei Bei kept the golden, lightning-streaked dragon head in front of her, holding back her attacks. Xu Sanshi, on the other hand, knelt on the ground, using his second soul skill, Xuanwu Shield Formation, to protect the two of them.

At this moment, Xu Zihuang finally understood Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi's plan.

Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi had clearly studied his third soul skill.

Within the range of his third soul skill, Time Distortion, the more powerful the soul skills that Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi unleash, the more soul power he needs to consume in order to control the flow of time around them.

If this stalemate continues, his own soul power will inevitably be consumed even more.

This was the first time he had been led by the nose in a battle against a Soul Master.

Xu Zihuang certainly couldn't just deactivate his third soul skill and waste his soul power for nothing.

A glint of sternness flashed in his eyes, and he clenched his right hand. A massive, dark red, cone-shaped crystal, as large as a small mountain, materialized in mid-air.

Under the effect of the third soul skill, Time Distortion, the falling speed of the cone-shaped crystal suddenly increased.

To conserve his soul power, Xu Zihuang deactivated his third soul skill the instant the cone-shaped crystal touched the dark green barrier released by Xu Sanshi's second soul skill, Xuanwu Shield Array.

"Boom—" The terrifying roar, mixed with ear-piercing sound waves, seemed to shake the entire space.

The golden thunder dragon head suddenly rose up, and the dark red cone-shaped crystal within it shattered into countless fragments.

He Caitou and Ning Tian, ​​who had already retreated to the edge of the field, as well as Jiang Nannan, Lion Soul Master, and Spear Soul Master, were all staggered by the powerful aftershocks of the collision and were almost carried off the field by the shockwaves.

As the dust settled, Xu Sanshi, wielding the Xuanwu Shield, was bleeding from his mouth and nose. Back then, Xu Zihuang had broken through the Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Human-Faced Demon Spider's tough armor using a combination of his second and third soul skills.

Xu Sanshi had essentially taken the full force of the attack head-on, giving Bei Bei the opportunity to unleash her power. Even though his martial spirit, the Xuanwu Shield, was intact, his internal energy was churning violently, causing him internal injuries.

"Tianhuang, you are really strong." Xu Sanshi's voice was noticeably deeper and had a magnetic quality he didn't usually possess.

"But for Nan Nan's sake, I can't lose."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Zihuang, who was facing Xu Sanshi directly, saw two red lights flash on the surface of the Xuanwu Shield in Xu Sanshi's hand.

Then he experienced a sensation of spatial distortion.

A dense black soul power erupted from Xu Sanshi's body, and the purple soul ring that ranked fourth on his body also lit up.

His fourth soul skill was Xuanming Replacement. However, with the blessing of Xuanwu's power, all four of his soul skills underwent positive changes.

For example, the fourth soul skill, Xuanwu Displacement, has been transformed into a powerful soul skill that can swap positions and teleport. After teleporting the enemy, there will be a one-second stun period.

Moreover, this skill is not locked by mental power, but is somewhat similar to a soul skill that is absolutely guaranteed.

No matter how strong Xu Zihuang's mental strength was, it was of no use.

Xu Zihuang, of course, knew the secrets of Xu Sanshi's Xuanwu power. When he noticed the flashing light, a clear whale roar resounded through the sky.

His first soul skill could only remove negative effects, but it couldn't allow him to avoid Xu Sanshi's fourth soul skill, Xuanming Replacement.

In an instant, they were almost touching. The next moment, Xu Zihuang saw Xu Sanshi's strange, completely black eyes, which were now filled with the strangeness of his bloodline awakening.