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

Standing before four exceptionally beautiful girls, especially under their watchful eyes, Huo Yuhao became uneasy. Entering puberty, his feelings of inferiority and his vague longing for the opposite sex made him feel out of place.

Upon hearing Ying Ke'er's words, he replied without thinking.

"I want your cherries."

"What did you say?!" Ying Ke'er's face stiffened, her beautiful eyes filled with astonishment and disbelief. She never expected that she would be teased in return.

The other three girls looked disgusted and repulsed. Even the grilled fish that had tasted delicious just moments before now tasted like cardboard.

"This guy is so disgusting. I'm really disgusted by him."

"really."

"Ke'er, let's go. There's no point in talking to this kind of slut."

Huo Yuhao, who was about to speak in defense, opened his mouth but was overwhelmed by the disgusted expressions and words of the three girls, making it hard for him to breathe. Even his eyes became bloodshot.

He's been so repressed these past few years. Even just these disdainful words and expressions could easily ignite the negative emotions within him.

However, he gradually learned to suppress his emotions and hide his true thoughts. He just couldn't do it perfectly.

"I just want your martial soul, that cherry that can improve your physique. I can buy it with money." Huo Yuhao's voice trembled slightly.

Although Huo Yuhao offered an explanation, due to preconceived notions, everyone still gave him a cold shoulder.

When Ke Ying Ke'er saw Huo Yuhao's cold eyes, she felt a chill run down her spine. The soul beast that became her third soul ring seemed to have had the same look in its eyes before it died.

Following her intuition, she shook her head at the other three girls who still wanted to say something, and at the same time used her third soul skill to condense several pink cherries and place them on the grill.

They were all support-type Soul Masters with little combat ability, so there was no need for them to fight Huo Yuhao to the death. Besides, given her personality, she didn't care about such things. At most, she'd find it somewhat novel.

She usually doesn't refuse when many people want to try out the effects of her soul skills.

Seeing Sakura's serious expression, the other three girls followed behind her knowingly. Having spent so much time together, they had developed this much understanding.

Having obtained what he wanted so easily, Huo Yuhao felt little joy. Gazing at the retreating figures of Ying Ke'er and the others as they disappeared from sight, he couldn't help but clench his fists.

Lacking talent, weak skills, and without a background, one is destined for a lowly life.

Chapter 244 Six Months Later

The graduation exams for sixth-year students in the outer academy and the inner academy at Shrek Academy arrived as scheduled.

Tang Ya successfully acquired her fourth spirit ring and advanced to the Spirit Grandmaster level, so the outer academy assessment was naturally no problem. Furthermore, because of the activation of her Blue Silver Emperor bloodline, Shrek Academy did relax some of the requirements for Tang Ya's inner academy assessment.

With the boost from the ten-thousand-year-old Crimson Thorn right arm bone, Tang Ya finally managed to enter the Inner Academy without any major incidents.

During the month-long break after the end of the semester, Ning Tian did not return to the sect. Instead, in order to catch up with Xu Zihuang, he chose to stay in the Nine Treasures Pavilion in Shrek City to cultivate.

When he has free time, he sometimes strolls around Shrek City with Xu Zihuang.

During this time, Xu Zihuang happened to hear from Bei Bei and Tang Ya that Huo Yuhao's soul power had broken through to level 20 and that he had gone to the Star Dou Great Forest alone to hunt soul beasts. Although he returned in a very disheveled state, he had successfully hunted down a Purple Spirit Wolf with two hundred years of cultivation and absorbed its soul ring.

The Purple Spirit Wolf is a rare spirit-attribute soul beast. Its form resembles a wolf, but it is smaller than a typical wolf. Its forelimbs are exceptionally short, offering almost no support for its body. This means that this soul beast is extremely poor at close-quarters combat.

Huo Yuhao, being a spirit-attribute soul master, possessed considerable resistance to the Purple Spirit Wolf's innate soul skill, Mental Weakness. Furthermore, his first soul skill, Fear, largely countered the Purple Spirit Wolf's Mental Weakness. Through a series of coincidences, he used his first soul skill, Fear, and the White Tiger Dagger left to him by his mother to severely injure the Purple Spirit Wolf, which had cultivated for two hundred years. He then took it outside the Star Dou Great Forest to absorb it.

The reason why Huo Yuhao went to the Star Dou Great Forest alone to hunt soul beasts was because Tang Ya was busy with the inner court assessment, and Bei Bei accompanied her, so she didn't have time to pay attention to Huo Yuhao's situation.

I only learned about these things from Huo Yuhao afterwards.

It has to be said that Huo Yuhao was really lucky this time. If he had encountered any other hundred-year-old soul beast, he would likely have been in grave danger.

However, Xu Zihuang did not have the time to learn about these things in detail. Instead, he devoted his energy to continuing to carry out the Extreme Individual Soldier Plan with He Caitou.

Huo Yuhao is utterly beneath his notice. The same applies to Dai Luoli. These two unfortunate brothers don't even qualify to be his pawns.

A small incident occurred during this holiday. Bei Bei learned that Xu Zihuang had obtained the right arm bone from the 30,000-year-old diamond mammoth. This soul bone was perfectly compatible with the Xuanming Turtle Shell Shield, the direct descendant martial soul of Xu Sanshi's family. With Xu Zihuang's permission, Bei Bei told Xu Sanshi about this.

Of course, he wouldn't ask directly, but rather use indirect methods to find out if Xu Zihuang intended to sell that soul bone. After all, bringing it up openly would change the whole situation.

Although the group had a close relationship, it was obviously inappropriate to give away such a top-grade soul bone for no reason.

Xu Zihuang was happy to do this favor. Unlike the other head bone of the Fear Demon Dragon in his possession, the right arm bone of the 30,000-year-old diamond mammoth did not fit any of the remnants of his Imperial Dragon Soul Master Corps.

In pursuit of ultimate destructive power, the Royal Dragon Soul Master Corps never accepts defensive-type battle soul masters. They primarily recruit offensive and agile-type soul masters, who, combined with powerful soul tools, possess astonishing combat strength, second only to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Corps.

Both parties were satisfied with the final outcome. An elder from the Xuanming Sect, which was behind Xu Sanshi, personally negotiated with him, showing great sincerity. Not only did he promise to purchase it for eight million gold soul coins, but he also gave Xu Zihuang three Xuanwu Divine Pills as an extra gift.

The Xuanwu Divine Pill is many times more valuable than the Xuanshui Pill. This Xuanwu Divine Pill has two effects: one is that it can stimulate a Soul Master's potential without side effects, allowing them to unleash greater combat power in a short period. However, they will definitely be weak for a period afterward. This is essentially a different kind of bloodthirsty Soul Skill, only it's like a pill, and its effects aren't as domineering as a true bloodthirsty Soul Skill.

Another benefit is a significant improvement in physical fitness. Even damaged or weakened internal organs can be repaired, restoring them to their original state. It is a truly rare and precious elixir.

Jiang Nannan gave herself to Xu Sanshi in order to obtain a Xuanwu Divine Pill to solve her mother's heart problem.

This time, the Xuanming Sect directly offered three, which not only showed their sincerity but also reflected their desire to befriend Xu Zihuang.

All of this was exactly what Xu Zihuang wanted, and the two sides had a very pleasant conversation.

The right arm bone, taken from a 30,000-year-old diamond mammoth, eventually ended up in Xu Sanshi's hands after many twists and turns.

Half a year passed quietly, and Ning Tian entered the fourth year of the outer academy. Her soul power cultivation also successfully broke through two levels, reaching level forty-three. However, she did not choose to participate in the inner academy assessment with Tang Ya, but decided to take some time to prepare for the entrance exam for the inner academy at the end of her fourth year.

Because she knew very well that the academy's requirements for her would definitely be much stricter than Tang Ya's.

To put it bluntly, Tang Ya was able to enter the inner academy largely because of the special nature of her Blue Silver Emperor bloodline.

Xu Zihuang and Ning Tian's cohort of students is indeed full of talent. Dai Huabin, Xie Huanyue from Class Two, and Ning Tian are all highly likely to be admitted to the Inner Academy by the end of their fourth year.

Another rising star is Wu Feng. Wu Feng's Red Dragon Martial Soul is of exceptionally high quality, and he has cultivated with unparalleled diligence over the past few years. His soul power cultivation is comparable to that of Ning Tian, ​​Dai Huabin, and Xie Huanyue.

If Xu Zihuang is in a league of his own among this year's freshmen, then the next tier consists of Ning Tian, ​​Dai Huabin, and Xie Huanyue. After them comes Wu Feng, and finally Zhou Sichen, Cao Jinxuan, Zhu Lu, and others.

As for Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao, although they are behind Ning Tian and the other two in terms of soul power cultivation, they actually have high potential.

However, Tuoba Yu's White Armor Earth Dragon Martial Soul quality and his own talent are somewhat inferior to those of these people.

He initially stood out because he continuously consumed the Profound Water Pill and the Soul Ascension Pill, and also shared a room with Xu Zihuang, enjoying cultivation with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth several times richer than usual. However, as he cultivated to later realms, the speed at which his soul power increased gradually slowed down.

It's worth mentioning that Nanmen Yun'er, who teamed up with Xu Zihuang and Tuoba Yu, suddenly gained the attention of Shrek Academy's higher-ups for some unknown reason and was directly promoted to a core disciple of the outer academy. Her cultivation progress was no slower than Wu Feng's. However, she usually kept a low profile and was far less well-known than Xu Zihuang, Ning Tian, ​​Dai Huabin, Xie Huanyue, and Wu Feng.

Chapter 245 Initial Communication

The lobby on the first floor of the Sea God Pavilion.

Old Mu lay quietly on the recliner at one end of the long table, looking like an ordinary old man nearing the end of his life.

Xu Zihuang stood respectfully to Elder Mu's side, waiting patiently. Half a year had passed, and he, already in a period of rapid physical development, had grown even taller. His deep purple eyes, exuding an air of nobility, held a restrained brilliance, and his demeanor was composed and dignified.

In the past six months, although his soul power only increased by one level, reaching level fifty-four, he had almost completely mastered all the abilities and experience that Elder Mu had taught him, demonstrating an astonishing ability to comprehend.

Compared to Bei Bei, he is more qualified to be called the successor of Dragon God Douluo Mu En.

Elder Mu's Radiant Holy Dragon Martial Soul ultimately originated from the mutated Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex, while his second Martial Soul, the Purple Emperor Thunder Prison Dragon, was a fusion of the Purple Emperor Annihilation Dragon and the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex. Theoretically, Elder Mu's abilities could all be inherited by him. In fact, he could even surpass his master's.

Take, for example, Mu's reign over the world.

Because his second martial soul, the Purple Thunder Prison Dragon, completely suppressed Elder Mu's Holy Light Dragon in terms of martial soul quality. Even if he only used the part of the ultimate thunder power, the "Dominating the World" technique he displayed would be much stronger and more domineering.

The only two abilities that Elder Mu did not inherit from Xu Zihuang were the Dragon Emperor's Evil-Slaying Rift and the Dragon Emperor's Domain-Shaking Boundary Soul Skills.

Dragon Emperor's Evil-Slaying Rift and Dragon Emperor's Domain-Shaking Boundary are Elder Mu's signature skills. Based on the concept of ruling the world and originating from the Holy Dragon Martial Soul, they are soul skills capable of destroying all evil and continuously evolving as the user's cultivation level increases.

The power of these two soul skills is not limited by the age of the soul ring; they are truly powerful soul skills at the level of a Title Douluo, or even a Super Douluo or Limit Douluo.

However, obtaining these two soul skills is not so easy.

First, you need to find a soul beast whose attributes are extremely compatible with your own martial soul. Then, hunt it down, fuse with its soul ring, erase the soul skill imprint belonging to the soul beast from the soul ring, and then integrate it with your own understanding of your martial soul.

The reason Bei Bei was able to fuse the Dragon Emperor's Evil-Slaying Soul Skill at level 50 was purely because his martial soul and bloodline were inherited from Elder Mu. Elder Mu's insights and experiences in this area were applicable to him.

With Master Mu's guidance, everything proceeded smoothly.

But Xu Zihuang is different; his second martial soul, the Purple Thunder Prison Dragon, is unique in the world. He must forge a completely new path, fusing the Dragon Emperor's Evil-Slaying Rift and the Dragon Emperor's Domain-Shaking Realm, which are unique to his Purple Thunder Prison Dragon martial soul.

Of course, Elder Mu told him all the secrets and tricks of inheriting these two soul skills. As his cultivation improves and his understanding of his second martial soul becomes more thorough, he can start trying them out.

Furthermore, although the power of the Dragon Emperor's Evil-Slaying Rift and Dragon Emperor's Domain-Shaking Rift is not affected by the age of the soul ring, fusing with a high-age soul ring definitely has advantages. Under these circumstances, he was in no hurry to fuse these two soul skills.

Master Mu absolutely taught Xu Zihuang everything he knew.

Elder Mu's wrinkled eyelids fluttered slightly, and he smiled, "Tomorrow morning, Jing Hongchen, the head of Mingde Hall, will lead a team to the academy. This trip will last for nearly three years. Learn and observe as much as you can; remember these four words."

"We had prior discussions with Mingde Hall. In order for both sides to have access to each other's core knowledge, Shrek Academy opened its inner courtyard, and Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy naturally had to open Mingde Hall as well. They may not hinder you in terms of teaching, but they will definitely deliberately teach you some advanced knowledge that is difficult for you to understand at this stage."

"Tianhuang, your talent in soul tool crafting is not much inferior to your talent as a soul master. It can be said that your Golden Eye Martial Soul was born for soul tools; these are your innate advantages. As for how much core knowledge you can learn, that depends on you. The development of soul tools is irreversible, and the extent to which soul tools can develop in the future is beyond our imagination. I hope that in the future, you can become a level nine soul master while breaking through to the Title Douluo realm, or even become an unprecedented level ten soul master on the continent. I believe you have this ability."

Old Master Mu's voice was calm, but his tone was unusually firm. During the two years of personally teaching Yu Tianhuang, his usually undisturbed mind had been stirred countless times.

He was a prodigy in his youth, but there was still an insurmountable gap between him and Yu Tianhuang. The same was true for Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui, whose talents were comparable to his back then.

He had no doubt that Yu Tianhuang would one day reach that level. After all, the talent and fortune he displayed were simply astonishing.

"Elder Mu, I will. I have always firmly believed that the future development direction of Soul Masters will definitely be the combination of Martial Soul and Soul Guidance Device for combat," Xu Zihuang replied with a firm gaze.

The most perfect combination of a martial soul and a soul tool is actually a battle armor. He learned all of this from his memories of his previous life.

However, it's clearly unrealistic to research battle armor thousands of years ahead of time. In his era, even the most powerful level ten soul masters were only comparable to Limit Douluos.

However, he would still choose to dedicate his attention to learning how to create soul tools. He had the ability and the energy. Learning to make soul tools wouldn't interfere with his regular cultivation. So why give up this opportunity to strengthen himself?

In his future pursuit of revenge and the throne, he will inevitably need to personally lead his troops into battle. On the battlefield, powerful soul tools can often play an unexpected and crucial role.

Old Mu nodded with satisfaction.

“You’re a smart kid. Now that you’re at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, you should know exactly what to do. As long as I’m here, they won’t dare do anything to you. Alright, go ahead. You don’t need to go to the Soul Guidance Department today. Get some rest.”

"Yes, Elder Mu." Xu Zihuang bowed to Elder Mu before turning and slowly walking out of the Sea God Pavilion.

As soon as Xu Zihuang left, Elder Xuan appeared beside Elder Mu, frowning.

"Old Mu, isn't this too risky?"

Although Jing Hongchen's grandchildren would also be brought to Shrek Academy as collateral, he was still somewhat worried. It's no exaggeration to say that Yu Tianhuang was the hope of Shrek Academy. He was almost certain to become a Limit Douluo in the future, and going to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy was simply too risky.

Seeing through Elder Xuan's thoughts, Elder Mu shook his head, a strange light appearing in his dim eyes.

"Six months ago, I went to the capital of the Sun and Moon Empire and met Xiaoyao."

"Dragon Emperor Douluo Long Xiaoyao? He's still alive?!" Upon hearing this, Elder Xuan was shocked. Then, as if he had realized something, his expression became increasingly solemn.

"Isn't Long Xiaoyao a citizen of the Heavenly Soul Empire? How come he's in the Sun Moon Empire? Could it be that he's defected to the Sun Moon Empire?"

“Xuanzi, the situation on the mainland is more unpredictable than we imagined.” Elder Mu sighed with a melancholy and complicated expression, without answering Elder Xuan’s question.