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

Xu Zihuang stood quietly under a towering tree in front of the girls' dormitory building.

Within the outer campus, grades one through three are referred to as lower grades, while grades four through six are referred to as upper grades. Teaching buildings and classrooms are also allocated according to this system.

Ning Tian lived in the girls' dormitory building for lower-year students. Because it was a public holiday, many students would pass by him.

The third-year students in the same grade as Xu Zihuang were alright; they basically all knew about his relationship with Ning Tian, ​​and at most, they would greet him politely.

However, he later followed Elder Mu to cultivate at the Sea God Pavilion and rarely came to the outer academy of the Martial Soul Department, so the newly enrolled first- and second-year female students were relatively unfamiliar with him.

Many first- and second-year female students looked at him with shy yet intensely interested eyes. Some were even bolder enough to approach him and strike up a conversation.

"Tianhuang".

Just then, Ning Tian walked out of the dormitory building. She then stepped through the crowd and, under everyone's gaze, took Xu Zihuang's arm. Her fair neck was raised, and a sweet, refreshing smile graced her face. Her elegant and poised demeanor instantly made the still-naive female students feel inferior and stand frozen in place.

Once the two had walked away, the crowd began to discuss the matter.

"Is that Ning Tian, ​​a third-year student?"

"I heard that this Senior Sister Ning Tian is extremely talented. She should have been qualified to participate in the inner academy's assessment in her fourth year. Moreover, she is said to be from the ancient sect, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School."

"Who was that senior just now? Why were he so close to Senior Ning Tian? Could it be...?"

"Is there even a need to say it? Of course it's exactly what you think."

The initial discussion gradually veered towards gossip, but Ning Tian, ​​who overheard it all, remained completely unconcerned. Her actions weren't deliberate, nor was she trying to assert anything. It was simply how she usually interacted with Yu Tianhuang.

Although Yu Tianhuang's excellence put her under considerable pressure, she didn't think she was inferior to any of the female students in the outer academy. These first- and second-year female students posed even less of a threat to her.

The two, their bodies intimately touching, strolled along the lakeside path beside Lake Poseidon. Their skin met, and they felt each other's warmth.

Looking at the azure Sea God Lake in front of him, Xu Zihuang took the initiative to speak, "I was fusing my fifth soul ring a few days ago, and I only succeeded in fusing it this morning. I ran into Senior Brother Bei and Senior Brother Xu this morning, and they relayed your words to me."

"Now that senior has arrived in Shrek City, we can't keep him waiting any longer. Let's pay him a visit today."

"it is good."

Ning Tian's light blue eyes were full of surprise, but she quickly realized what was happening and nodded.

Chapter 234 Reigning Supreme and the Claws of the Bone Dragon

South Shrek City.

The wide and clean streets were packed with people, and vendors selling all kinds of specialty products filled the air with lively and vibrant sounds.

Shrek City is located between the three great empires of the original Douluo Continent, and its commerce is highly developed.

The period around the end of the year and the beginning of spring is always the busiest time in Shrek City.

And it's not just for ordinary people.

The city's major auction houses will auction off all kinds of treasures collected throughout the year during this period.

Similar to elixirs, medicinal herbs, custom-made soul rings, various precious rare metals and soul tools, and even soul bones.

Every single one is a masterpiece.

This naturally attracted the attention of Soul Masters and Soul Mentors.

Two exceptionally handsome young men and women moved intimately through the crowd. They were Xu Zihuang and Ning Tian, ​​who had come from Shrek Academy.

Today, Xu Zihuang was dressed in a form-fitting purple-gold gown. The gown was predominantly wisteria purple, embroidered with exquisite patterns of exotic plants and flowers in gold thread. His deep purple eyes held a gentle smile, yet possessed an indescribable air of nobility.

Ning Tian, ​​who was holding Xu Zihuang's arm, wore a white-gold dress that matched her hair color, which further accentuated her tall and shapely figure. A faint smile graced her pretty face.

The two walked together and looked incredibly well-matched.

The dense crowd had no effect on the two of them, because anyone who was about to touch them would be repelled by an invisible, gentle soul force.

Amidst the clamor of the crowd, the place where the two were located seemed like a secluded paradise.

Ning Tian rested his head on Xu Zihuang's shoulder, gently biting his lip, his light blue eyes brimming with anticipation and happiness.

From a young age, she was the only daughter of the sect leader of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School.

The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School suffered a catastrophe ten thousand years ago and was nearly destroyed. Relying on its accumulated foundation and ten thousand years of development, and with the power of the continent's number one auxiliary weapon spirit, it once again stood tall on the continent and became one of the top soul master sects at that time.

However, as the direct descendant of the sect leader, and being a girl, her life from childhood to adulthood was monotonous and dull. Her life consisted only of cultivation, learning, learning, and more cultivation.

Despite the monotony of her life, she relied on her talent, hard work, and the support of the sect's resources to break through to the Soul Master level at the age of eleven, shattering the record for the fastest Soul Master breakthrough within the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. This was something even her ancestor Ning Rongrong, who evolved her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, hadn't accomplished.

After entering Shrek Academy as a true prodigy, she originally thought she was the strongest among her peers, but she encountered Dai Huabin and Xie Huanyue, who were equally talented, as well as Yu Tianhuang, who was far superior to his peers.

Among the four new Soul Masters of that year, she was still outstanding. But that was compared to Dai Huabin and Xie Huanyue. Although she was only a support-type Soul Master, she believed she was no worse than those two.

Indeed, with the powerful assistance of her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul, her team defeated Xie Huanyue's team head-on in the semi-finals.

However, in front of Yu Tianhuang, her brilliance was completely overshadowed. It was like the insurmountable gap between a firefly and the bright moon.

Ning Tian still vividly remembers the shock she felt when she witnessed Yu Tianhuang possessing three purple soul rings and defeating Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu's Soul Fusion Skill, Netherworld White Tiger.

Yu Tianhuang was so outstanding that even she, a favored daughter of heaven, felt a sense of dejection.

She suddenly realized that no matter how hard she tried, it was useless; she could never catch up with Yu Tianhuang. At that moment, she thought of another possibility, which was also another hope that her family had placed in her.

As the top support-type sect in the world, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School has always had many powerful soul masters who have come to join its ranks.

As the only daughter of the current sect leader and the most outstanding direct descendant of the younger generation, Ning Tian knew that the most important thing in his life was to find a guardian who could accompany him for the rest of his life.

Whether a person is powerful or not not only affects their status within the sect and whether they can successfully inherit the position of sect leader, but also the future of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

While enjoying various privileges within the sect, she also needs to shoulder heavier responsibilities.

Driven by profit and pressure, she began to abandon her reserve and disregard her girlish shyness, actively choosing to approach Yu Tianhuang.

However, in her interactions with Yu Tianhuang, she found herself unconsciously drawn to him. Yu Tianhuang was like a dazzling golden sun, constantly and deeply attracting her.

Because of Yu Tianhuang's existence, Ning Tian's originally monotonous life became more colorful. She was no longer just a tool burdened with heavy pressure and desperately cultivating, but a person, an ordinary girl.

She experienced a range of emotions she had never felt before, including shyness, joy, trepidation, and delight. In less than three years, her life had become more vibrant than her previous eleven.

Over the past three years, she has often forgotten her identity and responsibilities. Perhaps her initial motives for getting to know Yu Tianhuang were impure, but her feelings for him were pure and sincere, truly born from the heart.

Today, after they have met the elder in their family, their relationship will become even stronger.

She also believed that Yu Tianhuang would definitely gain the approval of that elder.

"Why are you daydreaming?" Xu Zihuang stopped and looked at Ning Tian, ​​who was still pulling him forward, with a gentle expression.

"We've arrived."

"I'm thinking about something." Ning Tian blushed slightly, looked up, met Xu Zihuang's eyes, and replied subconsciously.

Before the two stood a colossal building nearly fifty meters tall. The building itself occupied a vast area, its exterior resplendent in gold, and its overall form resembled a nine-story pagoda. Its decorations could only be described as extremely luxurious.

The Jubao Pavilion that Xu Zihuang and Ning Tian visited before was already quite luxurious. But compared to this nine-story pagoda in front of them, it was on a completely different level.

Moreover, this is the most bustling commercial area in the southern part of Shrek City, where land is incredibly valuable. The nine-story pagoda-shaped building occupies almost five times the area of ​​the Treasure Pavilion, demonstrating its astonishing background and wealth.

This nine-story pagoda is called the Nine Treasures Pavilion, and the backdrop behind it is the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile School. Nine Treasures Pavilions are scattered throughout cities that were originally the main cities or higher of the three major empires of the Douluo Continent. Due to the special nature of Shrek City, the Nine Treasures Pavilion set up by the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile School within Shrek City, as well as the Nine Treasures Pavilions in the capitals of the three major empires, are the largest in scale.

The Nine Treasures Pavilion buys and sells all kinds of rare and precious materials, pills, rare materials from soul beasts, rare metals, soul tools, and even soul bones often appear there.

It has its own auction hall and other trading platforms. The facilities inside are extremely complete, even including several restaurants and leisure areas.

The annual revenue of Jiubaoge is an astronomical figure.

The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School has a deeper foundation than I imagined.

Over the past year and a half, Ning Tian had brought Xu Zihuang to dine at the restaurant inside the Nine Treasures Pavilion several times. Ning Tian's elder would also be meeting them there.

However, the Nine Treasures Pavilion was unusually quiet today. The usually bustling first-floor lobby was deserted. Only two young women in white dresses stood guard at the entrance. When Xu Zihuang and Ning Tian arrived, they bowed respectfully, refraining from interrupting their conversation.

Only when the two looked in their direction did the two girls in white dresses step forward and bow.

"Miss, Young Master Yu."

Ning Tian regained his usual composed demeanor and nodded slightly.

“Take us to see our great-grandfather.”

The person Ning Tian referred to as his great-grandfather was the elder in Ning Tian's family who specifically requested to see Xu Zihuang. Along the way, Ning Tian told Xu Zihuang a lot about that great-grandfather.

"Yes, ma'am."

The two girls in white dresses quickly led the way, bringing the two to the center of the first-floor lobby of the Nine Treasures Pavilion, in front of a huge elevator driven by soul power.

This elevator is arc-shaped, constructed from crystalline yellow crystal and special rare metals, connecting every floor of the Nine Treasures Pavilion from the first-floor lobby. It exudes a metallic feel.

However, not everyone has access, especially the top floor, which is never open to outsiders.

One of the girls in the white dress pressed lightly on the crystal, causing a dense white light to flash. The seemingly perfectly fitted, rounded crystal opened and closed, revealing a large gap.

Xu Zihuang and Ning Tian entered the elevator, while another girl in a white dress stretched out her right hand and placed it on the metal pillar next to her to inject soul power.

The elevator slowly ascended. Although the surroundings were made of translucent, crystalline yellow crystal, the outside world was completely obscured, clearly indicating special treatment. Within the enclosed space, several soul-guiding lamps shone brightly. The shimmering light reflected in Ning Tian's clear, bright eyes.

Xu Zihuang took her hand, while Ning Tian smiled sweetly at him, her eyes full of affection.

The crystal doors of the elevator slid open. The two stepped out of the elevator and, after navigating a short passage with practiced ease, found themselves in a bright and open space.

This is a circular living room that seems to float in mid-air, with an area of ​​at least two hundred square meters. Floor-to-ceiling windows made of amethyst flanks, providing excellent natural light and expansive views. Columns supporting the elevator frame the space, adorned with various exquisite relief murals. A few rare exotic flowers are scattered in the corners. A faint, sweet fragrance permeates the air.

It's like an enlarged, deluxe version of the VIP room at the original Starlight Auction House, even more luxurious.

Just then, Xu Zihuang suddenly realized something. While protecting Ning Tian behind him, his noble and imposing deep purple eyes instantly turned into a cold, brilliant gold, with three purple and two black rings, and five spirit rings rose from his feet.

With his eyes gleaming with golden light, he took a step forward with his left foot and clenched his right fist, delivering a simple and unadorned punch forward.

However, at this moment, his right fist had completely turned into a purplish-gold color. A solid, heavy, and domineering purplish-gold color, filled with an aura of supreme authority and looking down upon all living beings.

As if it had been rehearsed beforehand, just as he threw his right punch, a thin hand with unusually large knuckles reached out from the void and collided with his right fist.

Centered on the point of their collision, space itself seemed to collapse. Everything became distorted and unreal.

In the next instant, the thin, large hand trembled as if electrocuted. Then, enveloped in dense black energy, it transformed into a gigantic dragon claw. Unlike the dragon claws formed by the spirit possession of ordinary dragon-type spirit owners, this claw had no muscles or scales, but was entirely composed of pitch-black bones. Yet, its aura seemed in no way inferior to that of a real dragon.

A shocked and aged voice of praise echoed in the void.

"What a magnificent title, 'Reigning Supreme,' and what an ultimate lightning technique! To be able to combine the two together, no wonder Mu En and the Poison Undying of the Body Sect value you so highly."

A dense aura of darkness spread out, gradually forming an eerie dark portal, giving off a cold and deathly feeling. The jet-black bone dragon's claw emerged from this dark portal.

Immediately afterward, an elderly man with white hair emerged. The old man was definitely over two meters tall, not in the sense of being excessively muscular, but rather possessing a very large frame. His white hair was meticulously combed behind him, and his eyes were deep-set, yet his black eyes gleamed with a sharp light. He glanced down at his right hand, which had transformed into a bone dragon claw, before his gaze fixed on Xu Zihuang.

As a support-type Soul Master, Ning Tian couldn't discern the intricacies of the punch-palm exchange just now, but from her great-grandfather's facial expression, she knew very well that Yu Tianhuang's performance had definitely earned his approval.