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

Among control-type soul skills, this type of soul skill is also known as the most domineering strong control skill.

At the same time, Xu Zihuang waved his right hand, using his soul power to dispel the poisonous mist from the three-thousand-year-old Mandala Serpent in the air.

Tang Ya looked at the three-meter-long, pink-bodied Mandragora snake with ruby-like small eyes inside the dark red crystal and exclaimed in surprise.

"Exactly accurate. Judging from its length and color, this Datura serpent has just broken through 3,200 years of cultivation. Tianhuang, how did you do that?"

After shedding its skin, the thousand-year-old Datura snake's body color changes from dark green to pink, and its length shrinks back to one meter. Then it grows one meter every hundred years, and shrinks back once every thousand years, while its body color gradually deepens.

Tang Ya was unaware that Xu Zihuang's Golden Eyes possessed the innate ability of dynamic vision.

"This is the innate ability of my martial soul, it should be similar to the Purple Demon Eye of your Tang Sect, Senior Sister Xiaoya," Xu Zihuang replied with a smile.

Tang Ya scrutinized Xu Zihuang intently, then sighed, "Tianhuang, with your martial spirit, you're truly suited to cultivate our Tang Sect's techniques. What a pity..."

Always with her unconventional thinking, she thought of Huo Yuhao again.

"Although Yuhao's martial soul is also eyes, he only has level nineteen soul power right now. I don't know if he can break through to level twenty before the start of the next semester. Beibei, why don't you give Yuhao the Soul Enhancement Pill you gave me?"

Beibei pondered for a moment, then said seriously, "Xiaoya, there are some things we can't help with. We gave Yuhao the Soul-Elevating Pill this time, but what about next time? Actually, we don't necessarily have to insist that Yuhao stay in the academy to study. He's under too much pressure in the academy, and leaving the academy might not be a bad thing."

Thinking of Huo Yuhao's increasingly gloomy demeanor recently, his gaze became profound.

Xu Zihuang and Ning Tian exchanged a glance, neither of them speaking to interfere in the internal affairs of Tang Ya and her Tang Clan.

Xu Zihuang didn't care about Huo Yuhao at all. Although Ning Tian didn't have a good impression of Huo Yuhao, he couldn't show it in front of Tang Ya and Bei Bei.

Tang Ya thought about it in silence for a while and felt that what Bei Bei said made some sense.

“Beibei, you’re right. Didn’t Yuhao show some talent in the creation of soul tools? Even if he can’t pass the entrance exam for the soul tool department, we can let him stay in Shrek City and do something for the reconstruction of our Tang Sect.”

After this interlude, the group rested for a while before finally entering the mixed zone. Led by Xu Zihuang, they headed towards the area where the human-faced spiders gathered.

However, halfway there, they were fortunate enough to encounter a soul beast whose cultivation level and attributes were very suitable for Ning Tian.

"Roar—" A sharp and mournful elephant's cry echoed through the sky, even causing the surrounding flowers, grass, and trees to tremble. The enormous creature then collapsed helplessly to the ground.

It was a colossal elephant, over ten meters long and more than five meters tall at the shoulder. Its muscles bulged dramatically, and the dense, crystalline yellow keratin covering its body crumbled and fell away like shattered ice crystals. One of its two enormous white tusks was broken, stained with crimson blood. Its equally massive trunk, covered in yellow fur, twitched slightly; it was clearly dying.

Beibei and Tang Ya stood around the trunk of the giant elephant, while Xu Zihuang led Ning Tian to stand on the elephant's enormous head.

A solid crystal spear pierced deep into the giant elephant's skull through its eye. Ning Tian gripped the spear shaft and applied slight force, piercing its cerebral cortex.

A magnificent purple soul ring slowly condensed and took shape above the corpse.

Xu Zihuang then carried Ning Tian to an open area untouched by blood and nodded to Ning Tian.

Ning Tian did not hesitate. He immediately sat down cross-legged, summoned the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and began to merge the soul ring of the diamond mammoth with his own.

As dusk settled, the radiant Seven-Jeweled Glazed Pagoda shone even more brilliantly. Against its backdrop, Ning Tian seemed to possess a refined, gentle beauty, radiating a unique nobility.

Xu Zihuang casually put the two tusks of the diamond mammoth into his storage soul tool. Bei Bei and Tang Ya also came over to protect Ning Tian.

Beibei said thoughtfully, "I didn't expect to encounter a soul beast like the Diamond Mammoth on the outskirts of this mixed zone."

"I remember the academy mentioned that the Diamond Mammoth, a type of spirit beast, was nearly extinct a long time ago. It seems we've really gotten lucky this time." Tang Ya didn't have as many thoughts as Bei Bei.

The near extinction of the Diamond Mammoth was due not only to its low reproductive rate (it could only produce one offspring at a time), but also to the relentless hunting by human Soul Masters.

One reason is for the precious soul ring of the Diamond Mammoth.

While the Diamond Mammoth isn't as powerful as the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, it's still a powerful second-tier soul beast. Its defense and strength are terrifying, and its tusks are incredibly sharp.

It also possesses a talent soul skill that controls the area of ​​effect. Apart from lacking a means of ranged attack, it is practically perfect in every other aspect.

Among the seven major sects ten thousand years ago, the Elephant Armor Sect's direct descendant martial soul was the Diamond Mammoth. This is enough to demonstrate the formidable power of this soul beast.

The Diamond Mammoth's spirit ring naturally became highly sought after by many spirit masters.

Another reason is that the ivory of the Diamond Mammoth has a unique material that can be used as an auxiliary material for crafting high-level soul tools. It was also after the collision between the Douluo Continent and the Sun Moon Continent that the Diamond Mammoth nearly became extinct within a short span of a thousand years.

The diamond mammoth before them, with a cultivation level of nearly five thousand years, was definitely stronger than many ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts. Unfortunately, it encountered Xu Zihuang, a monster who possessed the combat power of a Soul Emperor when he was only a Soul Sect cultivator.

Xu Zihuang, having put away the diamond mammoth ivory, twitched his brow and gazed into the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest. When one's mental power reaches a certain level, one will have subtle, special premonitions.

However, he didn't pay too much attention to it. With Gu Lao, a level 98 Super Douluo, secretly following him, there shouldn't be any problems.

An hour passed, and night completely enveloped the entire Starry Sky Forest.

The spirit ring of the Diamond Mammoth was completely integrated into Ning Tian's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda spirit, and at the same time, she opened her aquamarine eyes. In an instant, the dazzling light of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda enveloped her delicate body, then slowly dissipated.

Two yellow and two purple spirit rings rose from beneath his feet. This signified that Ning Tian had broken through to the Spirit Venerable level and entered the Spirit Sect realm.

"Congratulations, Ning Tian, ​​junior sister." Tang Ya stepped forward with a smile and took Ning Tian's hand.

Ning Tian smiled gently, his gaze meeting Xu Zihuang's. Given their relationship, there was no need for him to say something as superficial as "thank you."

But at that moment, the ground suddenly trembled, a true earthquake.

Tang Ya and Ning Tian almost lost their balance and fell.

Xu Zihuang and Bei Bei quickly stepped in front of the two. In the darkness, a small hill appeared to be moving hundreds of meters away.

That wasn't some hill, but a much larger diamond mammoth. This diamond mammoth was at least thirty meters long, with each leg ten meters high. Its yellow, furry skin was covered with white, crystalline keratin, truly like diamonds. This was a sign that the diamond mammoth had broken through to the ten-thousand-year cultivation level.

Upon seeing the carcass of the thousand-year-old diamond mammoth in front of them, its crystal-yellow eyes instantly turned blood red, and its enormous trunk rose up as if blotting out the sky.

A thunderous cry, filled with intense grief and indignation, suddenly resounded.

In an instant, an unparalleled sound wave erupted, creating a tremendous impact.

The towering ancient trees, tens of meters tall, shattered instantly, turning into dust as if disintegrated. A terrifying sonic boom raged across an area of ​​hundreds of meters. Within that range, all vegetation had vanished.

Tang Ya and Ning Tian were both teetering on the brink of collapse, but fortunately Xu Zihuang and Bei Bei were there to protect them, blocking most of the impact.

As the saying goes, "The lion roars and the elephant howls; the dragon roars and the tiger howls."

Lion-type soul beasts are not the only ones skilled in sonic-wave-based soul skills.

Amidst the raging sonic waves, the ancient diamond mammoth charged towards Xu Zihuang and Bei Bei's location.

Everyone understood that the diamond mammoth that had just transformed into Ning Tian's fourth soul ring was probably the offspring of the ten-thousand-year-old diamond mammoth before them.

Beibei, who was usually gentle and refined, suddenly became unusually serious.

"A diamond mammoth with over 30,000 years of cultivation."

Xu Zihuang, however, calmly stepped forward to meet the diamond mammoth with 30,000 years of cultivation.

Beibei froze for a moment, before she could react, and with a tremor of the earth, the Diamond Mammoth was already in front of Xu Zihuang. Another angry roar pierced the sky, and two massive hooves crushed towards Xu Zihuang with unparalleled power.

Xu Zihuang's gaze froze, and as five spirit rings—three purple and two black—appeared, the incomparably profound fifth spirit ring suddenly shone brightly.

In the space behind him, a phantom silver eyeball appeared out of thin air. It was the very form that had transformed into his fifth spirit ring, the pure mental-type Evil Eye Tyrant.

The pupil of the eye also contracted, and a silver light instantly enveloped an area with a diameter of two kilometers. The air distorted violently, and everything seemed unreal. All the plants within this area withered at an alarming rate. They weren't directly destroyed, but their life cycles were disrupted. Their structures were severely disrupted under the influence of that terrifying mental force.

Fifth Soul Skill: Mental Storm!

The silver light transformed into wave-like silver patterns, resembling a bright silver ocean suspended in the air. Xu Zihuang was at the center of this ocean.

Immediately afterwards, the wavy silver light patterns suddenly trembled. The tremor was very slight, and it caused no damage in its path. But when this vibration reached the 30,000-year-old diamond mammoth, countless fine lines began to appear on the diamond-like keratin on its massive body, and large, large wrinkles appeared on its skin. The wrinkles became increasingly exaggerated in their depth and protrusion, finally exploding into a cloud of blood mist that scattered everywhere.

The powerful soul beast, the Diamond Mammoth, with 30,000 years of cultivation, was completely destroyed.

This is Xu Zihuang's fifth soul skill, his only purely mental attack-type soul skill.

The terrifying mental energy began to destroy things from the inside out, disrupting the life chain of all living beings until it finally collapsed.

Chapter 238 The 30,000-Year-Old Diamond Mammoth Right Arm Skull and the Human-Faced Demon Spider Swarm

The reason why spirit-attribute soul skills are so troublesome is that many powerful spirit-attribute soul skills cannot be dodged.

For example, Huo Yuhao's first soul skill, Fear. Although it's only a hundred-year soul ring skill, it's derived from the innate soul skill of the Fear Demon Dragon, a sub-dragon-type spirit attribute soul beast. The quality of this soul skill is quite good, but its attack range and power are limited by the age of the soul ring.

Xu Zihuang's fifth spirit ring originated from the Evil Eye Tyrant, a pure spirit-type being with 50,000 years of cultivation.

The Fear Dragon is, after all, only a sub-dragon, not a true dragon. In terms of bloodline nobility, how can it compare to a top-tier spirit-attribute soul beast like the Pure Spirit-type Evil Eye Tyrant?

The combination of the Evil Eye Tyrant's spirit ring and Xu Zihuang's Golden Eye Martial Soul creates a Spirit Storm spirit skill that is even more powerful than the innate spirit skill of the pure spirit-type Evil Eye Tyrant lineage.

Mental Storm is actually a ranged attack with a mental attribute soul skill. However, Xu Zihuang used his own tangible yet intangible mental power to concentrate the power of this soul skill onto the massive body of the diamond mammoth with 30,000 years of cultivation.

For a typical Soul Master at the Soul Douluo level, the age of their eighth Soul Ring is usually between 50,000 and 70,000 years. However, many Soul Masters with slightly weaker foundations only have an eighth Soul Ring age of around 50,000 years.

Xu Zihuang's 50,000-year-level spiritual attribute soul skill was naturally not so easy to resist.

The reason why powerful spiritual attribute soul skills are so abnormal is not only because they cannot be dodged, but also because they can be activated by simultaneously injecting soul power and spiritual power. By balancing the two, one can conserve either soul power or spiritual power. Alternatively, one can unleash their full power without reservation, making the soul skill even more terrifying.

Faced with such a formidable 30,000-year-old diamond mammoth, Xu Zihuang would undoubtedly choose the latter.

The higher the age of a spirit ring, the more spirit power is required to activate the spirit skill associated with that spirit ring. This is an established rule in this world.

Although Xu Zihuang's total soul power was greater than that of many elite Soul Emperors in Shrek Academy's inner court, it was still somewhat difficult for him to unleash a 50,000-year-level soul skill. However, if he were to inject his vast spiritual power, it would be no problem at all.

During the three years that he merged with the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, his spiritual power level continued to rise to the realm of tangible yet intangible, while the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm also took the initiative to unlock the seals in its ten spiritual origins.

Of the ten golden halos on Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's body, three have now transformed into pure spiritual energy and merged into his sea of ​​spirit. Part of this energy is used to expand his sea of ​​spirit, while the other part is used to increase the total amount of his spiritual energy.

The level of mental power and the total amount of mental power are two different concepts. They are equivalent to one being quality and the other being quantity.

By filling the gaps in quantity during the process of qualitative change in mental power, time can be greatly saved and the state of mental power can be stabilized more quickly.

When quantity accumulates to a certain level, a qualitative change will occur. The two are complementary.

Xu Zihuang, who has integrated the spiritual essence of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, possesses a total amount of spiritual power that is vastly different from when he first entered the level of tangible yet intangible spiritual power.

His progress in mental power far surpasses his progress in soul power cultivation.

In other words, he can actually activate his fifth soul skill, Mental Storm, simply by relying on his own mental power.

But just now, he had poured all of his soul power and spiritual power into the activation without reservation.

As it turned out, he had completely underestimated the power of his fifth soul skill. No matter how amazing the white crystalline keratin layer on the massive body of the Diamond Mammoth with its 30,000 years of cultivation and the defensive power of its flesh, it could not stop that all-pervasive spiritual power.

The most terrifying aspect of Xu Zihuang's soul skill is that only opponents whose spiritual power level is at least equal to his can resist it, or whose soul power cultivation is far superior to his, relying on the huge difference in cultivation level, have a chance to defend against it.

Unfortunately, this diamond mammoth did not meet either of the two conditions.

Bathed in a sea of ​​blood and flesh, Xu Zihuang's purple-gold outfit remained completely unstained. A few strands of purple hair fluttered slightly at his forehead and temples. Although his soul power and mental energy were greatly depleted, and his face was somewhat pale, he stood tall in the center of this open area, giving off an aura of insurmountable power.

"Pfft, pfft—"

Two white ivory tusks, each over five meters long, descended from the sky and embedded themselves in the ground before him. Amidst a booming sound, a jet-black soul ring pulsed slowly in mid-air, bringing a heavy and oppressive aura.

At the center of this black spirit ring, a strange bone floats. The heavy and oppressive aura largely originates from this bone.