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

"This is……"

"This was given to me by Aunt Qing. It's a pair with the ring on Uncle Xu's hand." Ye Guyi handed the ring to Xu Zihuang, a look of reminiscence appearing in her eyes.

“When I was little, Aunt Qing once jokingly asked me if I wanted to marry her someday. I agreed without thinking, and that's how Aunt Qing gave me this ring.”

After speaking, her gaze fell on Xu Zihuang again, and she remained silent.

However, Xu Zihuang clearly understood Ye Guyi's implication to him and took the initiative to put the ring on the middle finger of Ye Guyi's right hand.

All I can say is that she's incredibly skilled.

Ye Guyi looked down and examined Xu Zihuang's palm with a smile before wrapping her arms around his waist.

Are you going back today?

Although she emotionally wanted Xu Zihuang to stay tonight, her rational mind wouldn't allow her to be so impulsive. Xu Zihuang's status at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy was too sensitive; she was being watched by countless eyes.

Compared to this brief moment of tenderness, she was even more unwilling to let Xu Zihuang be in danger because of her.

"Sister Lingyi, I'll come to see you off again tomorrow morning," Xu Zihuang said seriously.

Ye Guyi showed no dissatisfaction and nodded.

“That’s fine. After I see Elder Wang and settle Elder Bai and the others’ affairs, I’ll apply for Shrek Academy’s inner court. I remember you still have a year left before your exchange with the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy ends. I’ll come find you in a year. I can take this opportunity to go into seclusion and break through the bottleneck of level 70.”

Ye Guyi's Sacred Angel Martial Soul is of even higher quality than Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire Phoenix. With Elder Yi's assistance, she has killed many evil soul masters over the years, and at only twenty years old, her soul power has reached level sixty-nine.

Such terrifying talent is probably only matched by Senior Sister Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao in the inner courtyard of Shrek Academy.

Of course, this is without considering Xu Zihuang.

Hearing Ye Guyi's words, Xu Zihuang felt a headache coming on. However, he didn't try to stop her; some things were unavoidable. He then took out the two head soul bones he had in his hand: the head soul bone of the 30,000-year-old Fear Demon Dragon and the head soul bone of the solidified Void Light soul skill.

"Sister Lingyi, please pass this head soul bone from the 30,000-year-old Fear Demon Dragon to Brother Yang. As for this Void Head Soul Bone, give it to Nana. Nana has good cultivation talent, and this Void Head Soul Bone is also very compatible with her Ghost Martial Soul. With the amplification of this soul bone, Nana will be able to look after you along the way."

Nana's talent far surpassed that of the remnants of his former Emperor Dragon Soul Master Corps, and she was also extremely loyal. Giving up such a soul bone was nothing to him.

Ye Guyi casually put away the two soul bones and sighed softly.

"I'll have Nana absorb this soul bone in a bit. Actually, Nana is a pitiful person too."

After chatting for a while, Xu Zihuang prepared to leave.

But before leaving, he couldn't resist being taken advantage of by Ye Guyi. To outsiders, Ye Guyi appeared somewhat aloof and elegant, but in front of Xu Zihuang, she was a completely different person. Her burning passion seemed to melt Xu Zihuang.

Not long after Xu Zihuang left, Ye Guyi called Nana into the room.

"Mistress," Nana greeted respectfully and obediently. Looking at Ye Guyi's slightly flushed cheeks, her expression was somewhat strange.

Ye Guyi pretended to be calm and took Nana's hand, saying helplessly, "Nana, haven't I told you many times that we should just call each other sisters?"

"Mmm." Nana answered naturally as usual. But Ye Guyi knew that Nana hadn't listened to a word she said.

She simply stopped trying to persuade her and directly handed the Void Head Soul Bone to Nana.

Before Nana could refuse, she quoted Nana's exact words: Since Nana has acknowledged them as her masters, she must obey their orders.

Finally, with no other choice, Nana had to accept it and go to the next room to fuse with the soul bone.

The door closed gently, and Ye Guyi got up and lay down on the bedside, her gaze hazy as she gently stroked her body. Her smooth, white skin, like mutton fat jade, glowed, and her exquisite curves were accentuated by her long, golden dress.

Recalling her childhood with Xu Zihuang, she couldn't help but feel a sense of joy that broke taboos and was hard to describe.

As she said before, Xu Zihuang is the same in this respect.

Because of their close daily interactions during childhood, they subconsciously regard each other as family.

If they had grown up together from childhood to adulthood, they might not have ended up together, because they would know each other too well. Just like Beibei and her senior sister Zhang Lexuan.

But their situation is different now. After a ten-year separation, they are both adults. The closeness and trust are still there, but there is a ten-year gap to buffer the time.

Chapter 284 Overwhelming Power of Sword Intent

After separating from Ye Guyi, Xu Zihuang removed the thousand-year-old ice silk mask under the watchful eye of Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, restoring his original appearance.

Mingdu is Xu Tianran's stronghold, and the two Limit Douluo powerhouses, Death God Douluo Ye Xishui and Dragon Emperor Douluo Long Xiaoyao, are likely also in Mingdu. He must remain vigilant at all times.

After passing through the dark alley, Xu Zihuang blended into the dense crowd and headed towards the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

As he walked, a subtle, almost imperceptible glint appeared deep in his eyes.

Having just experienced the romantic and ambiguous moment with Ye Guyi, as a normal man with much stronger blood and energy than the average person, it's inevitable that he would have some instinctive reactions.

Especially in the last year or two.

This is a sign that his body's functions are approaching full development as he gets older.

However, Xu Zihuang did not feel embarrassed about it at all.

He's not some kind of saint, so there's no need for him to deliberately suppress himself in this regard. He should just follow his heart. Just like today when he and Ye Guyi broke through that taboo.

……

Mingdu truly lives up to its reputation as the largest city on the continent. Even with Xu Zihuang deliberately quickening his pace, it took him more than half an hour to walk from the western part of the city to the entrance of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

The Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy has been on holiday since yesterday. Furthermore, it's already close to night, and there are practically no students coming or going from the academy.

Only four middle-aged guards were stationed at the main entrance.

These four individuals, who were able to become gatekeepers at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, all possessed a certain level of cultivation. Their soul power level wasn't high, fluctuating around level 30.

Aside from the initial farce with Wang Shaojie, Xu Zihuang had maintained a low profile. However, Lin Jiayi, as the dean of students, out of caution, had specifically instructed the gatekeepers to carefully record the exact time Yu Tianhuang left the academy. Therefore, all the gatekeepers recognized Xu Zihuang, and naturally, there was no questioning or interrogation.

Under the watchful eyes of four gatekeepers, Xu Zihuang calmly walked into the gates of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

He also ran into two acquaintances.

The two people were a man and a woman. The woman was plain-looking, appearing like a harmless middle-aged woman. Standing next to her was a handsome young man, but his expression was cold, and he held a black meteorite iron sword.

It was Jing Ziyan and Ji Juechen.

Xu Zihuang didn't just happen to run into them. It was obvious that the two of them had been waiting for him there.

Xu Zihuang understood without needing to ask Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan's purpose.

He retrieved the longsword Shark Tooth and the short blade Whale Tooth from his storage soul tool. These two level-six melee soul tools, one long and one short, complemented each other to a certain extent. After being infused with soul power, they respectively emitted a strong golden halo and deep purple lightning.

Ever since Ji Juechen suffered a setback at his hands, he frequently sought out him for sparring. Accompanying him was Jing Ziyan, who was inseparable from Ji Juechen.

Xu Zihuang was already used to it.

Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan were usually quite tactful and never bothered him when he was cultivating or making soul tools. It wasn't that they were bothered by it.

Of the students Xuan Ziwen trained, Wang Shaojie and Ju Zi dropped out, leaving only him, Ke Ke, and Zi Mu. That year, the three of them entered Mingde Hall to study, where the workload was heavy, and they didn't create any soul tools that required them to go out and train.

Therefore, during the year and a half that Xu Zihuang studied at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, although his soul power cultivation steadily improved, he rarely had the opportunity to engage in actual combat.

He actually enjoys the challenge from the two of them quite a bit.

But he didn't want to linger here any longer today.

Xu Zihuang raised his longsword Shark Tooth with his right hand, the tip of the sword pointing directly at Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan, and said calmly, "Come at me together, I'm in a hurry today."

"it is good."

Ji Juechen's eyes suddenly lit up, and his sword intent surged. This sword fanatic's style of doing things was always simple and direct.

What he pursued was the pinnacle of sword intent, and he pursued it steadfastly. He never cared about such trivial matters.

Jing Ziyan, however, felt a sense of frustration and helplessness. Her inherent fighting spirit even surpassed that of Ji Juechen. Although she only became a Level 6 Soul Master at nearly thirty, in terms of practical combat ability, she was absolutely the top Level 6 Soul Master at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

This is because Ji Juechen is a student of the Soul Guidance Control System and cannot be counted within the scope of the Soul Guidance Master.

Before Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, the siblings who recently became sixth-level soul masters, returned to the academy, Jing Ziyan was undoubtedly the sixth-level soul master with the strongest combat ability in the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

Even so, she suffered countless defeats in front of Xu Zihuang, who was only at the Soul King level.

Xu Zihuang, who possesses the Golden Eye Martial Soul and is also a close-combat Soul Master, completely countered her.

However, if they join forces with Ji Juechen this time, they might still have a chance.

A fighting spirit also gathered in Jing Ziyan's eyes. If they could win this time, it would help her regain some confidence.

Thinking this to herself, she remained outwardly calm, smiling as she walked towards Xu Zihuang with small, quick steps.

"Oh, why are you in such a hurry today? Did your date with some girl backfire and you got angry?"

Xu Zihuang silently looked up at Jing Ziyan, unmoved. Firstly, he understood Jing Ziyan's personality; she had never been one to follow rules.

The other was Ye Guyi, whom he had been intimately involved with earlier; her appearance and temperament were breathtaking. The contrast between the two was too stark.

Even if Jing Ziyan's expression and tone are suggestive, once you see her middle-aged face, you'll instantly lose all interest.

Well, to some extent, Jing Ziyan does have a face that exudes a sense of asceticism.

Just as Jing Ziyan was speaking, the distance between her and Xu Zihuang had shrunk to within thirty meters.

A thick purple mist suddenly rose from her body. Two yellow, two purple, and two black spirit rings—six perfectly matched spirit rings—rose from beneath her feet almost simultaneously, among which the first two hundred-year spirit rings shimmered.

Immediately afterwards, a thick purple mist spread to a space of tens of meters in radius, enveloping Jing Ziyan and Ji Juechen's bodies.

Jing Ziyan's martial soul is a special weapon-type martial soul, named Ziyan (Purple Smoke), which is the same as her name.

Unlike most Soul Masters in the Sun Moon Empire, her Soul Skills don't simply amplify Soul Power; instead, she follows the path of a control-type Battle Soul Master. She controls the battlefield with the power of her Martial Soul and Soul Skills, then uses powerful melee Soul Tools to defeat her opponents—this is her fighting style.

She and Xu Zihuang chose the same development path, combining soul tools and martial souls, which is also the most suitable for this era.

Unfortunately, the quality of her martial soul and her cultivation talent destined her to never reach the same high potential as Xu Zihuang.

Jing Ziyan's first soul skill is called Illusionary Smoke. The main function of Illusionary Smoke is to affect the opponent's vision, and it also has a certain ability to block perception.

The second soul skill, Condensing Smoke, is even better. It can make the smoke thick and sticky, restricting the opponent's movements.

Both are considered very good control-type soul skills. Although they are not as powerful as single-target control soul skills, they excel in influencing the surrounding environment to achieve a group control effect, making them highly deceptive.

At the same time, streaks of black afterimages lashed out at Xu Zihuang amidst a piercing whistling sound.

That was Jing Ziyan's level six melee soul tool, the Explosive Nine-Section Whip. This Explosive Nine-Section Whip had a special effect: once it collided with something, it would generate a high-frequency vibration, which was specifically designed to counter various protective soul skills and soul shields.

In the past, when Xu Zihuang sparred with them, he would let them display their abilities while he skillfully defended himself. But now, lacking patience, he took the initiative to launch an attack.

His deep purple eyes instantly turned into a brilliant gold, seeing through the illusion in the smoke and capturing the trajectory of Jing Ziyan's explosive nine-section whip.

He then stomped his right foot on the ground, deliberately entering the attack range of the Explosive Nine-Section Whip. The speed he unleashed in that instant startled even Jing Ziyan. This was something Xu Zihuang had never displayed in his previous sparring matches with them.

"Bang bang bang-"