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

Orange nestled close to Xu Zihuang, sleeping soundly, a slight smile playing on her lips. Only in front of Xu Zihuang would she show such absolute trust and dependence.

Xu Zihuang leaned against the headboard, closing his eyes to rest. The spiritual attribute soul core between his brows operated on its own, absorbing the surrounding天地元力 (heaven and earth elemental energy). At the same time, he released his spiritual energy to sense the situation in the surrounding sea, especially the movements in the seawater.

In the month and a half since he left Shrek Academy, he has been unable to cultivate around the clock due to frequent attacks from sea spirit beasts in the ocean. However, the effect of his spiritual attribute soul core absorbing the energy of heaven and earth is almost comparable to his previous period of arduous cultivation.

After a month and a half of training, he not only perfectly mastered almost all of his abilities, but his soul power also naturally reached the peak of level sixty-seven. He was only one step away from breaking through to level sixty-eight.

Xu Zihuang, who had been suppressing his emotions for a long time, released some of the pressure through the method he had just used, which actually made the circulation of his soul power within his body smoother and faster. At this rate, he would be able to break through to level 68 in a short time.

Just then, Xu Zihuang's gaze sharpened. He keenly sensed the dense, invisible shockwaves within the seawater.

Was it caused by a soul beast? No, the frequency is too regular.

Xu Zihuang raised his head and looked through the round blue crystal window beside the bed. His golden eyes shimmered as he gazed at the sea ahead.

Tracing the source of those shockwaves, he could confirm that they all originated from the sea area ahead. The few suspected members of the Demon Crocodile Pirate Gang who had previously disappeared in that direction when he dived to the bottom of the Sea Dragon had vanished.

"This appears to be caused by a fixed-mounted soul-guided cannon. Such a dense shockwave must be from a shockwave pattern bullet. Could it be that the Demon Crocodile Pirate Crew encountered an attack from a powerful sea soul beast?"

Xu Zihuang looked down at the orange beside him, then turned his gaze away.

Although he had some doubts, he didn't intend to wake Orange. Even if the Demon Crocodile Pirates launched a surprise attack, other soldiers from the South China Sea Soul Master Corps on the Sea Dragon would send signals to the main force of the South China Sea Soul Master Corps.

His opinion was the same as Orange's: even without his intervention, the Demon Crocodile Pirate Crew couldn't stop the main force of the South China Sea Soul Master Corps. This was an absolute crushing defeat in overall strength.

Of course, everyone on the Sea Dragon except him and Orange was inevitably put in danger.

Xu Zihuang closed his eyes again, awaiting the coming storm.

……

Deep in the southern sea of ​​the Star Luo Empire.

Unlike the sea area where the Hailong was located, here the starlight shone down from all directions, creating a sense of tranquility and peace.

The waves surged and shimmered.

But in this very sea, a huge shadow was slowly rising.

Its enormous size was enough to terrify anyone. Its length alone exceeded seven hundred meters.

As the colossal creature continued to rise, its outline revealed it to be a whale. A powerful sense of oppression enveloped the surrounding sea area, spanning dozens of kilometers. Even the sky darkened, tinged with a blackish-purple by terrifying energy fluctuations.

However, the whale did not surface; instead, it rapidly moved northward through the water. Its enormous, blood-red eyes opened and closed, their coldness almost suffocating.

Not long after the giant whale left, another powerful aura arrived in an instant. At the same time, an anxious thought spread throughout the sea.

"No, I have to stop Mom! I can't let her continue down this wrong path!"

Another giant whale surfaced, revealing its deep blue back. A massive column of water shot into the sky from its blowhole, and it swam rapidly northwards.

In terms of characteristics, the two giant whales are very similar. However, the former is almost ten times the size of the latter, and the intensity of their auras is on a completely different level.

An hour passed quietly, and the night was deep.

Most of the passengers on the Hailong were resting, leaving only Ruan Xinghai and a group of deacons from the South China Sea Chamber of Commerce on guard duty on the deck. The dark clouds dispersed, revealing a few stars.

Seeing this, Ruan Xinghai's tense nerves subconsciously relaxed a little. The silvery moonlight and starlight fell, and the surrounding dark sea became clear.

A purple-clad steward approached Ruan Xinghai.

“Steward Ruan, we can now determine our direction. Do you think we should set off from here, or spend the night here?”

After pondering for a moment, Ruan Xinghai said.

"Let's not cause any more trouble and just wait here until dawn."

Although his martial soul is a lightning-attribute martial soul known for its ferocity, he is not aggressive at all. On the contrary, he is usually calm and composed, and has not made any mistakes over the years, which makes him highly valued by the president of the South China Sea Chamber of Commerce.

"Yes!" the purple-robed steward replied respectfully.

Just as the two finished their conversation, crimson dots of light suddenly appeared in the night sky, rapidly enlarging in their field of vision.

Ruan Xinghai was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized what was happening and shouted loudly, his expression changing drastically, "Enemy attack! Everyone to your positions, prepare for battle!"

"Boom boom boom—" A series of violent roars rang out. The high-explosive fixed-position soul-guided cannons landed near the Sea Dragon, and the terrifying heat caused the seawater to vaporize rapidly, making a hissing sound.

The waves were splashed dozens of meters high, and the Hailong began to rock violently. Everyone on board was alarmed by the huge commotion, and when Ruan Xinghai said it was an enemy attack, panic ensued.

Only the deacons of the South China Sea Chamber of Commerce remained somewhat calm.

Most of the passengers were ordinary people, and it's normal for them to feel panicked in this situation. Moreover, the commotion this time was much greater than the previous encounters with the sea spirit beasts.

Standing on the deck of the Hailong, Ruan Xinghai looked into the distance with a grim expression, where a warship could be vaguely seen.

Crocodile Luo was also standing on the deck of the warship. However, he had no intention of approaching the Sea Dragon; instead, he ordered his men to fire a series of high-explosive fixed-mount soul-guided cannons.

In just this short time, more than a dozen level-six fixed-position soul-guided cannons have been used up.

Because only a fixed-mount soul-guided cannon of at least level six can have such a long range.

The cost was enormous, but the results were remarkable. Before long, dots of light appeared behind the Sea Dragon.

His main target for this trip was the main fleet of the South China Sea Soul Master Corps of the Sun Moon Empire.

Crocodile Luo clenched his fists in excitement. Just now, he had received the will of that being. He would be able to arrive soon.

He had a remarkably precise grasp of timing.

On the other side, Orange, who was in her room on the top deck of the Hailong, suddenly woke up with a start. Her beautiful eyes sparkled with a bright light, and she immediately looked at Xu Zihuang, who was calm and composed beside her.

"Tianhuang, what happened?"

"It's the Crocodile Pirates who have made their move," Xu Zihuang said calmly. His mental energy could now extend to a radius of thirty kilometers. The Crocodile Pirates' warship was within his perception.

The other nineteen elite members of the South China Sea Soul Regiment aboard the Hailong were also fully armed.

Orange stood up nimbly and went to the open area at the end of the corridor to carefully observe the situation.

Their mission to infiltrate the Sea Dragon and provide location information for the main force of the South China Sea Soul Master Corps was only one aspect. Their primary task was to use the powerful soul tools they were equipped with to temporarily hold back the Demon Crocodile Pirate Corps, buying time for the main force of the South China Sea Soul Master Corps to approach.

Xu Zihuang was right next to Ju Zi, and the two of them realized at that moment that something was wrong. The Demon Crocodile Pirates were using fixed-mounted soul-guided cannons for suppressive fire, but they weren't getting close, which was highly unusual.

Before they could even think, the surrounding air distorted strangely, and time seemed to freeze.

A violent tremor came from beneath our feet without warning, accompanied by a deafening roar, and the massive Hailong was flung hundreds of meters into the air.

Everyone on board the Hailong lost consciousness in the terrifying explosion; only Xu Zihuang and Ju Zi survived.

Despite Xu Zihuang's best efforts to protect himself and Ju Zi, the two still felt a buzzing in their ears and could only see each other's lip movements, but could not hear what the other was saying.

Xu Zihuang had no choice but to use his mental power to tell Ju Zi to hold on tight and not let go.

The deep blue sea appeared to have been split open, its varying heights. The highest points rose hundreds of meters above the original sea level, while the lowest points were bottomless, like abysses. The sky had completely turned blackish-purple, as if it had reversed its position with the ocean.

Xu Zihuang stood between the eerie sky and earth, holding an orange in his arms. But in the next instant, his pupils suddenly contracted, his eyes filled with horror.

On a rising water cube, a whale of exceptionally large size emerged. This giant whale was entirely blue-black, with a massive body, a large head, and a small tail, and layers of demonic patterns that resembled ferocious faces.

Deep-sea whale.

Moreover, it was not just an ordinary deep-sea demon whale. Its body, exceeding seven hundred meters in length, was several times larger than the original deep-sea demon whale king. Combined with the demonic patterns on its body, Xu Zihuang's expression became extremely solemn.

"The Demon Emperor?!"

Indeed, only the Demon Queen, the wife of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, fits these characteristics.

Not only the Sea Dragon was thrown into the air, but also the South China Sea Soul Master Corps fleet and the warship that Crocodile Luo was on.

The horror in Crocodile's eyes was even greater than that in Xu Zihuang's. More accurately, it was a mixture of shock, anger, and despair.

"Why?! Why?!" Crocodile Roar roared madly in his heart, his eyes filled with ferocious bloodshot veins as he was driven to the brink of collapse by the sudden fall from heaven to hell.

They had clearly reached an agreement, but now the Demon Emperor has unilaterally broken the contract.

"Weren't you severely injured and in need of blood to recover?! You beast, how dare you lie to me?! I shouldn't have trusted you, you beast!!!!"

He had considered the possibility that the Demon Emperor might betray him after using him. But how many people could remain completely rational when faced with tangible benefits? Besides, the Demon Emperor was indeed seriously injured and recuperating at the time.

The Demon Emperor coldly glanced at Crocodile Luo. From beginning to end, she had never trusted greedy humans. Her husband had died at the hands of a human Soul Master, and she felt only resentment towards humans.

Back then, she suffered severe damage to her essence while fighting several ferocious sea spirit beasts, and even faced the possibility of perishing. It was only then that she had no choice but to take advantage of Crocodile Luo's greed to reach an agreement. In any case, she had killed and devoured quite a few sea spirit beasts in the ocean over the years, so taking out the soul bones left behind by those dead sea spirit beasts would not cause her any loss.

Although she had only recovered less than 30% of her strength after so many years of recuperation, she was still far beyond the capabilities of these insignificant human soul masters who were like ants in front of her.

The Demon Emperor raised its massive body, and then, a dazzling purple-gold light burst forth as if from an explosion.

Her enormous body, over seven hundred meters long, began to shrink, slowly solidifying into a human form. At the same time, the dark purple sky swallowed everything in this space.

All life was extinguished, and the sea returned to calm, but the dense, dark purple energy that filled the space lingered for a long time.

Surrounded by a hazy, purplish-gold light, the Demon Emperor had fully transformed. In human form, she resembled a beautiful woman in her thirties, possessing a figure and appearance that were exceptionally stunning.

However, her facial expression was cold.

At this moment, her entire body was enveloped in a layer of purple-gold light, and in the center of her smooth forehead, a purple-gold crystal was radiating intense light.

"Hahaha--"

She stood there on the sea, her hands outstretched, a sickly smile on her face. Endless red blood energy and silver soul energy were drawn into her body. With each passing moment, the purplish-gold in the seawater beneath her grew even more intense.

By absorbing this blood and soul, she can recover at least 50% of her peak strength.

"Once I fully recover, it will be your death day."

By devouring those ferocious sea spirit beasts, she would surely be able to take another step closer to that level, and thus have the hope of resurrecting her husband.

Just then, another deep-sea demon whale arrived in this area. In a flash, it transformed into a charming young girl whose appearance bore a striking resemblance to the Demon Emperor.

The girl looked at the pale-faced Demon Emperor, who was devouring human blood and souls, and her delicate body trembled. She came to the Demon Emperor and pleaded.

"Mom, please stop. Please, please stop. You can't let Father's hatred cloud your judgment. We may not be human, but humans are still living beings. You will be punished by heaven for doing this!"

"Shut up!" The gentle look on the Demon Emperor's face, which had been filled with longing for her husband, was instantly replaced by a cold and stern expression.

"Divine retribution? Hahahaha! When your father was killed, why wasn't that bastard punished by heaven? Did your father ever intentionally slaughter humans in that sea?! That bastard only approached your father because he coveted his soul ring and soul bone! Utterly hypocritical! After leaving the mainland, he even claimed that your father was an evil soul beast who committed countless atrocities. We only became evil sea soul beasts to survive. Hahahaha! Did that so-called Sea God's mount, the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan, slaughter fewer sea soul beasts than our Deep Sea Demon Whale clan?!"

"So what if there's divine retribution? As long as it brings your father back, what does it matter if it means slaughtering every human on the continent? Hahahaha—"

The Demon Emperor's hysterical laughter echoed across the sea.

"All humans deserve to die! Once I devour those bastards and reach the level your father once reached, I will use all the living beings on the Douluo Continent as sacrifices, as the foundation for my godhood!"

The girl opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something.

But in the next moment, a sudden change occurred.

Within this dark purple space, a dazzling silver-white light burst forth. It was a rhombus-shaped silver crystal, within which Xu Zihuang remained in the posture of embracing the orange, coldly staring at the Demon Emperor.