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

Gazing at the shape of the orange's lips, Xu Zihuang murmured a word softly.

"Take care of yourself."

Chapter 323 Thunder Holy Sword and Destruction Holy Sword

The sky over Moon Pivot Island is rarely clouded.

The golden morning sun shone on the towering white-gold buildings in Moon Pivot City, as if they were bathed in holy light, pure and elegant.

Xu Zihuang watched until the warship carrying Ju Zi disappeared from sight.

During this time, Yao Yang also returned, gracefully landing beside Xu Zihuang with a slightly sentimental expression.

His words, which were mostly sarcastic back then, have indeed come true.

However, all of this was within his expectations. With Xu Zihuang's talent, he was destined to attract many outstanding girls, thus creating entanglements.

Having seen Xu Zihuang's memories, Yao Yang could somewhat understand Xu Zihuang's complex feelings at the moment.

"Zihuang, why don't you go back to the manor and check on things first? I'm fine here. I'll go over later after I finish my official business."

Xu Zihuang took a deep breath, concealing the strange emotions deep in his eyes, nodded, and gave a smile.

"Then I'll be going now, Yang-ge."

As he spoke, six spirit rings—five black and one red—appeared one after another around Xu Zihuang. Although Yao Yang was somewhat prepared, he still felt a momentary daze when he witnessed it firsthand, and his pupils suddenly contracted.

Especially when they were so close, he could even clearly feel the domineering and fierce aura emanating from Xu Zihuang's blood-red sixth spirit ring, which had been around for 100,000 years.

Immediately afterwards, Xu Zihuang lightly touched the ground with his toes, transforming into a blur that was difficult for ordinary people to see with the naked eye, and flew through the air towards the manor located fifty kilometers west of Yue Shu City.

Yao Yang slowly withdrew his gaze, revealing a sincere smile, but there was a solemn and chilling aura in it.

Xu Zihuang's rapid growth gave him a clear glimmer of hope. The day when they could take revenge on Xu Tianran and that group of evil soul masters was no longer far off.

On the other side, Xu Zihuang deliberately slowed down his pace after leaving the area of ​​Moon Pivot City. Golden light flashed on his chest, and a bone-chilling cold emanated from his body, washing away the scent of oranges that clung to him.

The shimmering golden light is the remains left behind by the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm after millions of years of cultivation, and all of this is the power of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm.

The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm naturally knew why Xu Zihuang had instructed it to do this. It poked its head out above Xu Zihuang's spiritual sea and said quietly.

"Zihuang, did you wake me up just because of this? That's not how you use my abilities."

Despite its complaints, it didn't slow down. After doing all that, it plunged headlong into the golden sea of ​​spirit.

It knew without even thinking what Xu Zihuang and Ye Guyi would do next.

In the past, Xu Zihuang would always close his mental sea and block his senses in such situations.

Rather than waiting to be blocked, it's better to just stay asleep and avoid the hassle. Having figured this out, Tianmeng Bingcan's slight annoyance vanished, and she drifted off to sleep contentedly.

"Hehe, let's continue to meet Bingbing in our dreams."

Hearing Tianmeng Bingcan's lewd voice, Xu Zihuang, who was about to respond, was speechless. His consciousness, immersed in the sea of ​​consciousness, returned, and his vision focused; a seaside manor was now close at hand. The manor faced the sea to the north and west, and bordered the mountains to the east and south.

Although the mountains are only about a hundred meters high, they are covered with flowers, trees, and shrubs, forming a natural barrier. To enter the manor, one must cross this barrier.

Xu Zihuang had just landed on the top of one of the mountains when he sensed movement in the dense forest below. Twenty people were rapidly approaching him from all directions.

Through his externalized spiritual perception, he confirmed the identities of these twenty people; they were all former members of the Imperial Dragon Soul Instructor Group. Meng Lang was among them, and leading them was Meng Lang's father, Meng Cang.

A moment later, the twenty people came into his sight and looked at each other.

Upon seeing Xu Zihuang standing atop the mountain, Meng Lang exclaimed in surprise, "Young Master?!"

Meng Cang and the other eighteen members of the original Emperor Dragon Soul Instructor Group finally snapped out of their daze. Unlike Meng Lang, they didn't know beforehand that Xu Zihuang had returned to Moon Pivot Island. Although the Xu Zihuang before them felt extremely familiar, none of them would immediately make the connection. A certain amount of time was needed.

Just then, a golden figure soared into the sky from the castle in the center of the manor. Two pure white wings flapped behind him, and his entire body was bathed in a rich golden-white light. Like a golden shooting star streaking across the sky, he arrived in front of Xu Zihuang in an instant. It was Ye Guyi, who had come to Moon Pivot Island more than half a year ago.

A holy golden light appeared in Ye Guyi's eyes, and her black fifth spirit ring shone. Her right hand turned into a translucent white-gold color, and a layer of intense sword light burst forth from her palm, forming a slender light sword entirely condensed from white-gold light.

The fifth soul skill of the Holy Angel Martial Soul: Holy Sword!

More accurately, it is the Holy Sword of Angels.

Ye Guyi raised her right hand, and the holy sword, as dazzling as the sun, descended upon the mortal world, fiercely slashing towards Xu Zihuang.

Xu Zihuang was taken aback at first, and looking at Ye Guyi's beautiful face filled with a sacred aura, he instinctively felt a little guilty. But he quickly realized that if Ye Guyi had seen him and Ju Zi before, it would have been impossible for him not to have noticed, given his level of spiritual power.

Meeting Ye Guyi's gaze, he seemed to understand what Ye Guyi meant.

Black! Black! Black! Black! Black! Red!

The six spirit rings, enough to shock anyone, rose again from beneath his feet, and the fourth spirit ring lit up as well.

Xu Zihuang made a grasping motion with both hands, and two lightsabers, identical in form to the Angelic Holy Sword in Ye Guyi's hands, appeared in his right hand. However, unlike the Angelic Holy Sword, the lightsaber in his right hand was a Thunder Holy Sword formed entirely of black and purple lightning, while the one in his left hand was a Destruction Holy Sword formed of deep purple flames.

He perfectly replicated Ye Guyi's fifth soul skill, Holy Sword, using his fourth soul skill imprint.

This weapon-type soul skill is exceptionally powerful, and is the core skill of Ye Guyi's Sacred Angel Martial Soul. If she wields the Angelic Holy Sword, then any other soul skill she uses will essentially be released in conjunction with this fifth soul skill.

Conversely, the conditions for generating this type of weapon-based soul skill are also extremely demanding. This is because such soul skills require the most powerful martial soul essence to support their release.

Ye Guyi mobilized the original power of her Holy Angel Martial Soul, while Xu Zihuang mobilized the original power of his second Martial Soul, the Purple Thunder Prison Dragon.

Xu Zihuang crossed the Thunder Holy Sword and the Destruction Holy Sword in front of him, their hands clashing with the Angel Holy Sword in Ye Guyi's hand. One side was a deep purple, the other a dazzling golden white, clearly distinct.

However, before the impact of the collision on their soul power could materialize, the two tacitly withdrew their soul skills.

The noble and aloof expression on Ye Guyi's face vanished instantly, replaced by a joyful smile. She stretched out her jade-like arms and tightly embraced Xu Zihuang's neck.

"Zihuang, what brings you here?!"

"Sister Lingyi, everyone's here." Xu Zihuang naturally put his arm around Ye Guyi's slender waist and reminded her with a smile.

"So what?"

Ye Guyi, however, completely ignored the gazes of Meng Cang and Meng Lang, and gave a huff full of reproach. She only showed this side of herself when she was with Xu Zi.

In fact, she did this to show everyone her special relationship with Xu Zihuang. Her use of her soul skill to attack Xu Zihuang was intended to make him appropriately display his strength and inspire the members of the Imperial Dragon Soul Master Corps.

But unexpectedly, Xu Zihuang also brought her a huge surprise.

The sixth spirit ring was a hundred thousand years old, and the previous five spirit rings had also turned into black ten-thousand-year spirit rings. She knew about the existence of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, so she was even more surprised that Xu Zihuang had successfully absorbed and fused a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring at level sixty.

A moment later, Ye Guyi turned around and looked at everyone, her arm around Xu Zihuang's.

Meng Cang and the others were already stunned. But what followed was a long-suppressed excitement.

With such talent as the young master, how could he not accomplish great things?

Meng Cang asked instinctively.

"Young Master, what about your spirit rings?" Over the years, he had become a Soul Saint-level powerhouse. But it was precisely because of this that he realized even more deeply just how terrifying and astonishing Xu Zihuang's spirit ring configuration was.

Xu Zihuang smiled calmly.

"It was just an opportunity. Elder Meng, please pass on the news of my return."

"Yes, young master!" Meng Cang replied excitedly, not pursuing the matter further. In any case, it was a blessing for them that their young master had this opportunity.

Everyone else was also excited and their faces turned red.

Meng Cang led the group ahead to the castle to inform the others, leaving only five people to patrol and keep watch nearby.

Although Moon Pivot Island is far from the mainland, and no one would dare to trespass on Viscount Moon South's estate, it's always better to be cautious. They've been doing so for over eight years.

The five who remained were all relatively young. Meng Lang was only twenty-five, the oldest, Aoki, was just thirty, and the other three were all in their twenties.

Within the original Imperial Dragon Soul Mentor Group, they were indeed among the youngest.

Although Wang Xiao had started recruiting members for the Imperial Dragon Soul Master Corps early on, only the few dozen people who had initially rescued Xu Zihuang remained living in the manor.

These are people who can be completely trusted and will become the backbone of Xu Zihuang's forces in the future.

Of course, now Xu Zihuang, Ye Guyi, and Nana are the three people living in the manor.

It is worth mentioning that after learning Xu Zihuang's true identity, Nana voluntarily joined the Imperial Dragon Soul Mentor Group.

It wasn't just gratitude towards Xu Zihuang and Ye Guyi for saving her parents' souls; more importantly, she harbored resentment towards the Holy Spirit Cult because of her parents' tragic fate, and also resented the Sun Moon Empire, which colluded with the Holy Spirit Cult. She longed to follow Xu Zihuang to destroy the Holy Spirit Cult and reform the corrupt Sun Moon Empire.

All of this stemmed from her deepest, purest desires.

Xu Zihuang's gaze swept over Meng Lang and his group of five, and he waved his hand.

"Aoki, Meng Lang, you two go and keep watch. You don't need to follow us."

The five of them bowed respectfully to Xu Zihuang and Ye Guyi.

"Yes, young master." Before the words were finished, their figures disappeared into the forest, leaving only Xu Zihuang and Ye Guyi on the mountaintop.

Ye Guyi watched as Xu Zihuang gave orders to the crowd, her pretty face beaming with smiles. She squinted her eyes, raised her chin slightly, and let out a delicate nasal sound.

"Um--"

Xu Zihuang smiled gently, understanding her unspoken message, and leaned closer to Ye Guyi's face. Thinking of Ju Zi and Ning Tian, ​​a wave of guilt washed over him. In his mind, having multiple women was normal. But he had truly betrayed Ye Guyi's purest and most sincere feelings. At the very least, he felt he should have been honest with Ye Guyi about his relationships with Ning Tian and Ju Zi.

The two lingered there for a long time before leaving.

Xu Zihuang and Ye Guyi then walked intimately along the path inside the forest, slowly making their way towards the castle in the center of the manor.

Chapter 324 Recent Developments

The bluestone road that runs through the mountains and forests is rugged and uneven, but it does not pose any problem for powerful soul masters like Xu Zihuang and Ye Guyi.

Ye Guyi linked arms with Xu Zihuang, and they walked and talked slowly.

After passing through several mountain ranges, a boundless forest of purple bamboo came into view, the bamboo leaves rustling in the sea breeze.

Here, the terrain becomes much flatter. Neat wooden fences line both sides of the bluestone path. Twenty-meter-tall purple bamboos and the surrounding mountains block out the sunlight, creating a serene and tranquil atmosphere.

Xu Zihuang used his mental power to completely transmit everything that had happened since their separation to Ye Guyi. This included some intimate moments with Ning Tian and Ju Zi.

However, thinking that this might have a huge impact on Ye Guyi, he temporarily concealed some of his and Ju Zi's attempts.

Throughout the journey, Ye Guyi inquired about the specific details, especially Xu Zihuang's condensation of his soul core and his encounter with the Demon Emperor.

Condensing a soul core goes without saying; even a peak-level eight-ring Soul Douluo would be extremely cautious when preparing to condense a soul core to break through to level ninety. Seeing that Xu Zihuang had condensed a soul core at the Soul Emperor level, how could she not be worried?

Seeing the terrifying sea spirit beast, the Demon Emperor, that Xu Zihuang had transmitted to Ye Guyi, Ye Guyi was even more terrified and kept asking questions.

She only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that Xu Zihuang's body was indeed fine. But then, she received even more detailed memories from Xu Zihuang, and her expression suddenly froze.

Xu Zihuang's interactions with Vina, Muxue, and Ma Xiaotao only caused her to frown slightly, but her intimate behavior with Ning Tian and Ju Zi directly touched a nerve.