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

"That's all for now. I have some things to take care of. Jiu Jiu, you can entertain the distinguished guests from Shrek Academy in my stead."

After speaking, Emperor Xu Jiawei of the Star Luo Empire gave Xu Zihuang an encouraging look before turning and leaving.

Befriending Shrek Academy is not something that can be achieved overnight; it requires constant vigilance and finding the right balance.

This is why Xu Jiawei didn't give the soul bone to Xu Zihuang directly beforehand, but instead chose to show goodwill afterward.

That right leg bone, produced from a Thunderous Hell Vine with a cultivation level of 50,000 years, is no exaggeration to call it a priceless treasure. Giving away a soul bone of this caliber without a reason would seem too deliberate.

Everyone watched as the emperor's figure disappeared into the passage.

Xu Jiawei gave everyone the impression of being imposing yet composed. He seemed to have everything under his control, which inspired respect in everyone.

Princess Jiujiu took out a thin, shimmering golden register from her soul tool and then gave Wang Yan a dignified and proper smile.

"Teacher Wang, I've already heard about this from Auctioneer Qingya. One of your students has broken through to level sixty in soul power and needs a suitable soul ring for further advancement. This list contains all the ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts in our Starlight Auction House that can serve as soul rings. The cultivation levels of these soul beasts range from ten thousand to thirty thousand years. Teacher Wang, why don't you personally select a soul beast of suitable age and attributes for your student? Given the substantial spending of our distinguished guests, there will be no charge for selecting this ten-thousand-year-old soul beast."

Although the Starlight Auction House is backed by the Star Luo Empire's royal family, it is still difficult for them to keep soul beasts with a cultivation level of over 50,000 years.

Generally speaking, a soul beast with 50,000 years of cultivation is equivalent to a Soul Douluo-level powerhouse among humans. They are extremely difficult to control, and one must constantly guard against their self-destruction.

The list Princess Jiujiu presented comprised the best quality batch of ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts from the Starlight Auction House. She held nothing back whatsoever.

"On behalf of Shrek Academy, I thank Your Highness for your kindness." Wang Yan accepted the roster from Xu Jiujiu's hands with neither humility nor arrogance.

Princess Jiujiu's previous words were so eloquent that he couldn't find a reason to refuse.

Furthermore, under normal circumstances, the price of a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast is roughly between 100,000 and 300,000 gold soul coins. Depending on the type of soul beast, the price may fluctuate to some extent.

Compared to thousand-year-old soul beasts, the price has indeed skyrocketed. However, this is because the probability of obtaining soul bones from soul beasts with a cultivation level of ten thousand years or more is significantly increased if they are killed.

The rule is the same anywhere you buy a custom spirit ring: when you buy a spirit beast, you get not only the spirit ring, but also all the materials on the beast, and even the spirit bones that fall off.

Such a price of hundreds of thousands of gold soul coins is still a huge sum, but because of the shock of Ning Tian's previous offer of 55 million gold soul coins to buy the soul bone, Wang Yan seemed much more composed.

Wang Yan didn't rush to look through the roster in his hand, but instead turned to look at the Shrek Academy students.

"Yueheng, take the rest of you back to the Star Emperor Hotel and get some rest tonight. Besides Tianhuang and Gongyang Mo, Ning Tian and Xiao Tao, you two can stay here for now."

"Yes, Teacher Wang," everyone replied knowingly.

At such a crucial moment of fusing soul bones and soul rings, it's always more reassuring to have your own people around.

Dai Yueheng left with Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and the others. Before leaving, Dai Yueheng also obtained the level eight melee soul tool he had bid on, the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade. As for the complete set of level six fixed-position soul cannons that Wang Yan had bid on, he handed it over to He Caitou.

When it comes to knowledge of fixed-mount soul-guided cannons, no one can compare to He Caitou, who has long been studying soul-guided devices. It is most appropriate for him to keep it safe.

He Caitou carefully accepted the entire set of fixed-equipment soul-guided cannons, his dark face flushed with intense excitement.

Wang Yan also gave He Caitou some special instructions. The power of this level-six fixed-position soul-guided cannon is comparable to that of a level-eight long-range soul-guided device. The entire set of level-six fixed-position soul-guided cannons, when used together, could even threaten the lives of Soul Douluo level experts. He couldn't afford to be careless.

The group split up, and only then did Wang Yan open the roster in his hand and wave to Gongyang Mo.

"Gongyang Mo, what do you think of this 20,000-year-old scaled beast? None of your first five soul skills have increased your defense. Scaled beasts are known for their strong defense. The age is also just right."

“Teacher Wang, I’ll choose this scaled beast with 20,000 years of cultivation.” Gongyang Mo immediately replied in a soft voice, his peach blossom eyes revealing excitement.

Wang Yan has been studying martial spirits for a long time, and his ability to make such a judgment is naturally due to a comprehensive consideration of the advantages and disadvantages, making the best choice.

Moreover, this scaled beast was one of the several soul beasts that Gongyang Mo had envisioned for his sixth soul ring.

Wang Yan returned the register to Princess Jiujiu.

“Your Highness, we will choose this scaled beast with 20,000 years of cultivation.”

"Please follow me." Princess Jiujiu's smile remained unchanged as she walked ahead with light steps. However, before leaving, she gave the Shrek Academy students a meaningful glance.

They will be opponents in tomorrow's round of 16 elimination match.

She and Dai Yueheng had known each other since childhood, and she originally thought that the person the Shrek Academy team should pay the most attention to was Dai Yueheng, a Soul Emperor-level powerhouse. But as it turned out, she was wrong.

At least she could sense that Ma Xiaotao's cultivation was definitely above Dai Yueheng's, and there was also Gongyang Mo, who was about to advance to Soul Emperor. In this way, Shrek Academy would have three Soul Emperor-level contestants.

In addition, there's Chen Zifeng, a powerful offensive weapon spirit king known for his attack power, and Yu Tianhuang, who has already demonstrated formidable strength.

Even with her confidence, she couldn't help but feel a tremendous pressure.

At Wang Yan's instruction, Ma Xiaotao accompanied Gongyang Mo to absorb the soul ring.

Wang Yan himself stayed in VIP Room No. 7 with Ning Tian.

At this moment, the elegant auctioneer and the two maids in gold dresses who were originally in VIP Room No. 7 left the room.

Only Wang Yan, Ning Tian, ​​Xu Zihuang, and the four Venerable Douluo of the Star Luo Empire remained.

The four Venerable Douluos of the Star Luo Empire all possessed soul power cultivation levels of around level 91 or 92. Although the Heavenly Fiend Douluo Huang Jinxu only had a soul power level of 92, his martial soul was the special Heavenly Fiend Lone Star. With the aid of star power, he possessed combat power comparable to a level 95 Super Douluo.

In the world of Soul Masters, the strong always reign supreme. Among the four Venerable Douluo, he clearly holds the highest position.

The expression on Tian Sha Douluo Huang Jinxu's face was stiff, a result of his unique childhood experiences. However, his attitude towards Xu Zihuang was very friendly. He, who was usually aloof and rarely spoke, surprisingly offered several words of advice.

"Are you ready? Although we can help you isolate the aura of this soul bone, you will need to release your martial soul to suppress the violent lightning attribute energy contained within it."

Xu Zihuang's gaze met Wang Yan and Ning Tian's on the other side for a moment, and then he nodded solemnly to Huang Jinxu, the Heavenly Fiend Douluo.

Huang Jinxu, the Heavenly Fiend Douluo, fell silent. He and the other three Venerable Douluos beside him instantly expanded the soul guide shield formed by their infused soul power, enveloping Xu Zihuang and the right leg bone taken from the Thunderous Hell Vine with its 50,000-year cultivation.

The small, translucent right leg bone floated silently in the air, perfectly rounded as a single piece. Its deep, dark purple radiance was restrained, yet one could immediately discern the powerful and volatile energy it contained.

Under normal circumstances, a soul bone will overflow with some attribute energy due to its own properties. For example, the soul bone that Wu Ming obtained from the Earth King with 45,000 years of cultivation in the Star Dou Great Forest could make the surrounding air extremely hot due to the overflowing fire attribute energy, even to the point of burning the lungs.

Ice-attribute soul bones can lower the surrounding temperature. Soul bones from plant-type soul beasts, on the other hand, are usually filled with a rich life force.

However, the energy contained within this soul bone was completely contained, without any leakage.

A dazzling halo refracted through the bamboo-like, golden patterns, and the purple-gold lightning inside the soul bone flowed like liquid, as if it possessed life. Perhaps it should be called plasma more appropriately.

Soul bones are also divided into different grades. Generally speaking, for soul bones in the same location, the more complete they are and the greater the energy fluctuations, the better their quality.

However, there is also an extreme case, like this soul bone, where the attribute energy is completely contained, only releasing fluctuations of soul power. This characteristic can only be possessed by a few top-tier soul bones or soul bones of the 100,000-year level.

Because this means the soul bone is perfect.

Xu Zihuang took a deep breath, calming his mind. He then raised his right hand and touched the deep purple right leg bone.

The moment his fingertips touched the soul bone, the purple-gold plasma inside the soul bone suddenly burst forth with dazzling light.

But this was only fleeting. Dark purple lightning, carrying an extremely oppressive aura, flickered in Xu Zihuang's palm, while the soul power fluctuations released by this soul bone softened again.

The four Grand Douluo of the Star Luo Empire all raised their eyebrows, while the pupils of Huang Jinxu, the Heavenly Fiend Douluo, suddenly contracted.

"What an amazing quality of martial soul. It suppresses the Thunder Hell Vine so easily in terms of attributes."

Wang Yan and Ning Tian, ​​their eyes filled with deep concern, subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

Xu Zihuang gripped the soul bone tightly in his right hand and attached it to his right leg.

"Weng—"

A soft, low humming sound, accompanied by a thunderous boom, rang out, accompanied by a slight tremor in his right leg. The translucent, deep purple right leg bone vanished silently, transforming into countless streams of deep purple and golden-purple energy that diffused around his right leg.

There was no resistance whatsoever. The violent lightning energy and soul power became exceptionally peaceful once they entered his body. Immersed in this wondrous feeling, Xu Zihuang felt his soul power fluctuating under the pull of this soul bone.

The soul power did not increase significantly, but it became purer.

With his current level of spiritual power, he could have already achieved internal vision. He could clearly see that all the meridians in his body were covered with a layer of purple-gold light as his soul power circulated.

A violent cracking sound rang out, and an unprecedented sense of clarity spread from his right leg throughout his entire body, causing his soul power to circulate rapidly.

His meridians had become stronger and wider. This was the first time Xu Zihuang had experienced such a miraculous change.

When he was fusing with the external soul bone, the Radiant Dragon Claw, his mind was disturbed by the residual will within the soul bone, so he didn't have such a direct feeling as he does now.

Huang Jinxu, the Heavenly Fiend Douluo, gave Xu Zihuang a strange look, and then he and the other three Venerable Douluos from the Star Luo Empire simultaneously withdrew their soul power.

This soul bone is even more compatible with Yu Tianhuang than they imagined, and in the current situation, there is no need to worry about it triggering heavenly lightning.

Of course, as instructed by Emperor Xu Jiawei of the Star Luo Empire, they will continue to protect Yu Tianhuang until he successfully fuses with this soul bone.

Chapter 185 Sixteen to Eight

The deep purple and purple-gold energy formed from the right leg bone of the Thunderous Hell Vine continuously flowed through Xu Zihuang's right leg, with bursts of lightning swirling around it, and Xu Zihuang's own aura was gradually rising.

Only when he begins to merge with this soul bone can he truly feel the immense lightning attribute energy and soul power contained within it.

As the owner of twin martial souls, and even the ultimate martial soul, his soul power quality was already extremely high. However, under the influence of the energy transformed from this soul bone, his soul power quality even showed a faint trend of improvement.

This soul bone primarily enhances the quality of his soul power and comprehensively improves his physical attributes, including bone density, meridian resilience, and muscle strength. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it has the effect of cleansing the marrow and transforming the body.

It's just that because he was born with full soul power and had used various top-grade natural treasures to enhance his foundation and cleanse his body of impurities since childhood, this change wasn't very obvious.

If it were a Soul Master like Huo Yuhao, whose innate Soul Power is only level one and whose physical talent is ridiculously poor, fusing with this Soul Bone would definitely make his future cultivation path smooth sailing.

Even if he doesn't reach the level of a Title Douluo, it would be enough to change his talent and give him the possibility of breaking through to the Soul Saint level and becoming a high-level Soul Master.

This is one of the main reasons why top-tier soul bones are so sought after by soul masters. A top-tier soul bone means that it can easily create a powerful soul master.

Of course, this is just a hypothesis. Given Huo Yuhao's martial soul, talent, and physical attributes, it would be impossible for him to successfully fuse with this top-tier soul bone.

As Xu Zihuang merged with this soul bone, time in the outside world was also passing by rapidly.

However, he felt as if only a moment had passed before he slowly woke up amidst a strange sensation of power and coolness in his right leg.

The Thunderous Hell Vine is undoubtedly at the pinnacle of plant-type soul beasts. Although it initially resembles a bamboo shoot, once fully grown, it will take the form of a vine similar to the Blue Silver Emperor.

They not only wield violent lightning power and possess innate soul skills with terrifying destructive power, but their strength and resilience are also astonishing.

Moreover, after successfully fusing with the right leg bone of the Thunderous Hell Vine, Xu Zihuang had a strange sense of enlightenment in his heart.

This feeling was like naturally knowing the soul skills he had acquired after fusing with the soul ring; the soul skills bestowed upon him by this soul bone were also deeply imprinted in his mind.

Moreover, this right leg bone of the Thunderous Hell Vine, which originated from a cultivator with 50,000 years of cultivation, was also elevated to the level of 60,000 years under the nurturing of his ultimate thunder soul power.

This evolution will continue indefinitely.

Princess Jiujiu's earlier statement at the auction was not untrue.

After experiencing all of this, Xu Zihuang opened his eyes. His clear, deep purple eyes seemed to have become even more profound, and a glimmer of purple light flashed by in an instant.

At this moment, in this VIP room number seven, besides him, only Ning Tian was still sitting opposite him, and their eyes met.

As if guessing Xu Zihuang's question, Ning Tian, ​​sitting upright with his knees together, explained softly.

"The four Venerable Douluo of the Star Luo Empire left first, seeing that your fusion with that soul bone was nearing completion. Teacher Wang went to Senior Gongyang's place. Senior Gongyang is a support-type soul master, and fusing a 20,000-year soul ring is quite difficult for him. Teacher Wang asked you to return directly to the Star Emperor Hotel with me after you finished fusing the soul bone. He said that once Senior Gongyang acquires his sixth soul skill that amplifies defense, the tactics we discussed earlier might change."

Xu Zihuang got up from the sofa, smiled and nodded at Ning Tian. With his feet firmly on the ground, he felt the changes in his body more clearly.