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

Zhongli Tian and Zhongli Ren were desperate to survive. These beast souls were not only numerous, but many of them also possessed cultivation levels of over ten thousand years.

Although these beast souls are weaker than they were in life, they still put considerable pressure on everyone.

Beast souls lack intelligence and only attack instinctively. However, this also means that these soul beasts will not back down out of fear.

The crowd responded in unison, "Yes!"

Mo Xuan was the first to unleash his abilities. Two yellow, two purple, and two black spirit rings rose from beneath his feet. The next moment, rings of light of various colors bloomed from his body, enveloping everyone within them.

Everyone clearly felt that their strength, speed, and soul power seemed to have increased simultaneously. Even their mental concentration had improved somewhat. However, the intensity of this increase was truly underwhelming, only about one-tenth of Ning Tian's Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul's effect—around a five percent increase.

Wang Qiu'er, who had previously received the amplification from the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda, felt it even more deeply.

But at this moment, she gazed at the direction where Xu Zihuang's figure disappeared with a complicated expression, and hesitated to take any action.

"Wang Qiu'er!" Zhang Lexuan's voice rang in Wang Qiu'er's ears once again. Unlike her usual gentle tone, this senior sister's voice clearly carried a hint of anger.

After being reprimanded by Zhang Lexuan, Wang Qiu'er finally came to her senses. Naturally proud, she wanted to say, "What gives you the right to order me around?" But in this situation, she ultimately refrained from reacting. Instead, she formed a triangular formation with Zhang Lexuan and Li Yongyue, protecting Ning Tian, ​​Mo Xuan, and Dai Luoli in the center.

Ning Tian held the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial spirit in her hands, amplifying various attributes for everyone, her delicate brows slightly furrowed. She vaguely sensed that Wang Qiu'er's strange behavior was related to Yu Tianhuang, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

On the other side, Elder Song caught up with Xu Zihuang almost instantly. Then she saw a powerful soul skill that Yu Tianhuang had never used before.

A deafening roar resounded. A purple-gold black hole suddenly appeared in the void a kilometer away.

Xu Zihuang was right in the center below this black hole. The Thor's Spear merged with the Golden Dragon Spear in his hand once again, transforming into a dazzling and magnificent purple-gold spear, echoing the purple-gold black hole above.

Below the black hole, the space within a radius of one kilometer in diameter became completely dark.

Xu Zihuang raised the purple-gold spear in his hand high, and a deep thunderous sound echoed continuously in this space.

Watching Zhong Litian and Zhong Liren flee frantically, he calmly murmured, "I told you, none of you will leave here alive today."

Suddenly, he thrust his purple-gold spear into the ground in front of him. Instantly, countless purple-gold lightning bolts exploded from his body, filling the space with an uncountable density of dense purple-gold arcs of lightning.

Like a purple-gold ocean.

"Is this a domain-type soul skill?" Even with Elder Song's knowledge, his gaze sharpened as he sensed the raging energy contained within Yu Tianhuang's domain-type soul skill, which was like a natural disaster.

She knew that the Thunder Hell soul skill attached to the right leg bone of Yu Tianhuang Leiming Yanyu Teng was a domain-type soul skill, but the soul skill in front of her was obviously different from Thunder Hell.

The brothers Zhongli Tian and Zhongli Ren noticed the purple-gold arcs of lightning around them and were startled. Strangely, however, they didn't sense any threat from these purple-gold lightning bolts. Not even a trace of energy emanated from them.

Just as they subconsciously had this thought, Xu Zihuang's voice quietly rang out.

"Senro Thunder Prison".

All the purple-gold arcs of lightning became incredibly dazzling, their purple-gold light completely permeating the space. The terrifying energy contained within the purple-gold arcs of lightning seemed to have been unleashed, as if it were about to pierce through space itself.

Senluo Thunder Prison is not any of Xu Zihuang's soul skills, but rather a soul skill attached to the right leg bone of the Thunderous Hell Vine, a fusion of the Forest of Lightning and the Thunder Hell.

The fusion of two 100,000-year-old soul bone skills creates a power comparable to a true natural disaster.

Moreover, Xu Zihuang's Senluo Thunder Prison is currently being amplified by the Thunder God's Spear.

The Senluo Thunder Prison is currently Xu Zihuang's strongest offensive technique. To unleash this soul skill, he expended nearly 90% of his soul power. Even a Title Douluo-level expert would have to temporarily retreat in the face of the Senluo Thunder Prison.

This was fully demonstrated in Elder Song's case. Even with her cultivation level, she sensed an extremely dangerous aura within the Senluo Thunder Prison and ascended into the air to temporarily escape the area.

In the dazzling purple-gold light, the brothers Zhongli Tian and Zhongli Ren could no longer maintain their gray cloud form. They transformed back into two large gray snakes, writhing and howling in agony.

Lightning is formed from the righteous energy of heaven and earth, and is naturally the nemesis of all evil spirits. This Netherworld Thunder Prison has an even more powerful attack effect on them.

All the blood-red beast souls they released, as well as the evil soul power within their bodies, and even their bodies tainted with evil resentment, gradually dissolved within the Senluo Thunder Prison.

"Third brother!" Knowing there was no way to turn the tide, Zhongli Tian unleashed his last bit of soul power to protect Zhongli Ren. However, this blood-red soul power shield was also melting away at a visible speed and could not hold for long.

Zhong Liren noticed the resentment and determination in Zhong Litian's blood-red eyes, understood, and a resentful thought also flashed through his mind.

"You little beast, even if we three brothers die, we'll drag you down with us! I'll make you all pay with your lives!"

Outside the Senluo Thunder Prison, a brown figure vanished into thin air in an instant. It was Zhongli Ren's natal beast soul, the Ghost Shadow Leopard King.

A purple-gold arc of lightning raged through the space, slowly dissipating only after a long while. For the next quarter of an hour, faint, purplish-gold arcs of lightning would occasionally flicker and linger around Xu Zihuang's body.

All the plants in this space were wiped out, leaving behind an astonishing circular crater.

Only Xu Zihuang stood in the center of the circular pit, supporting himself with the Golden Dragon Spear, breathing heavily. Zhongli Tian and Zhongli Ren, on the other hand, met a fate where nothing remained of their bodies.

Old Song landed gracefully beside Xu Zihuang, his eyes filled with satisfaction and kindness.

To single-handedly annihilate three evil soul masters with the cultivation level of Soul Douluo—what an impressive feat! While her severe injury to the three Zhongli brothers' natal beast souls certainly played a part, it could not overshadow Yu Tianhuang's brilliance.

"Elder Mu, I'm afraid even you didn't expect Tianhuang to grow to this level in just a few years."

With the spiritual core residing between his brows, Xu Zihuang's soul power quickly recovered to some extent, and his breathing became calmer. He straightened up and gestured to Elder Song.

"Old Song."

Old Song smiled and said, "Tianhuang, you've given me another surprise this time. No wonder you're so confident. If I'm not mistaken, your domain-type soul skill just now was probably performed by fusing Thunder Hell and Lightning Forest together. It truly lives up to the profound meaning of the Thunderous Hell Vine's inheritance."

“Mr. Song, your feeling is correct.” Xu Zihuang nodded frankly.

"However, this is also the first time I have combined and used these two soul skills."

Old Song seemed to have thought of something, and after a moment of silence with a thoughtful expression, he said, "Tianhuang, I don't think you need to rush to add a soul ring to your second martial soul. With your talent, there's no need to compromise. Although 100,000-year-old lightning-attribute soul beasts are rare on the continent, they're not entirely impossible to find. Given enough time, you can use the Sea God Pavilion's resources to search for 100,000-year-old lightning-attribute soul beasts all over the continent for you. Only by fusing a 100,000-year-old soul ring and a 100,000-year-old soul bone can you get the best amplification effect."

"I understand what you mean, Elder Song. I entered the Star Dou Great Forest this time to try my luck. It would be best if I encountered a suitable soul beast, but I can't force it if I don't." Xu Zihuang smiled calmly.

"But surely it shouldn't be necessary to mobilize the Sea God Pavilion's energy just for me?"

Old Song shook his head with a smile.

"You are Elder Mu's chosen successor, and the academy will naturally devote all its efforts to nurturing you. Ultimately, the future of the academy will be handed over to you. Tianhuang, do you understand what I mean?"

"Elder Song, Tianhuang, how's the situation on your end?"

Just as the two were talking, Zhang Lexuan arrived with the others after they had dealt with the beast souls.

Looking at the deep pit, which was nearly a kilometer in diameter, everyone was deeply shocked.

"This is?"

Just then, another deep rumble of thunder suddenly echoed from the direction of the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest. This time, it wasn't Xu Zihuang's ability, but rather originated from a strange soul beast.

This spirit beast was entirely bright yellow, a color rarely seen in spirit beasts. It looked like a small squirrel, smaller than the weasel they had encountered before, only about a foot long.

Its tail is not fluffy like a squirrel's, but pointed and upright with two bends, resembling lightning.

Its large, blue-purple eyes almost covered half of its face. It was also enveloped in electric lightning, using the power of the electricity to levitate itself in the air.

"Thunder Beast?!" Wang Qiu'er's eyes widened, and she blurted out the name of the soul beast.

Thunder Beasts are among the top-tier existences of thunder-attribute soul beasts. Their speed, explosive power, and destructive force are all approaching their peak. Because their foundation is so solid and their overall strength so formidable, if they were to cultivate to the level of 100,000 years, they would become virtually uncontrollable.

Therefore, in the world of soul beasts, thunder beasts are absolutely not allowed to live to that time.

The so-called uncontrollability doesn't just refer to the Thunder Beast's immense strength, but also to its inability to control the terrifying energy contained within its body. It's like a time bomb, with the potential to explode at any moment.

This is somewhat similar to the Thunderous Hell Vine, both of which are heading towards self-destruction.

If a thunder beast with 100,000 years of cultivation were to self-destruct, its power would be even more terrifying than a level nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon.

The thunder beast that appeared before everyone seemed to be on the verge of self-destruction.

The area around it, while not transformed into a pool of lightning like Xu Zihuang's Senluo Thunder Prison, was still filled with an even more intense and turbulent concentration of lightning-attribute elements.

The thunder beast let out a scream, and its entire body became crystal clear, as if it were a collection of energy.

At this moment, everyone also noticed the brownish-yellow leopard shadow hidden in the void, not far in front of the thunder beast.

Ghostly Leopard King?

Undoubtedly, it was Zhongli Ren's natal beast soul that lured this thunder beast here. Even in order to drag Xu Zihuang and the others down with him, he attached a wisp of his soul to the Ghost Shadow Leopard King before his death.

The three Zhongli brothers discovered the existence of this thunder beast quite early on. However, this thunder beast, which was on the verge of self-destruction, was too dangerous, so they had to stay far away and instead hunt other soul beasts to obtain their souls.

The period when a Thunder Beast is on the verge of self-destruction is its most violent, signifying that its cultivation is about to surpass 100,000 years. However, very few Thunder Beasts can actually break through this barrier. At least, in the records left by human Soul Masters, there has never been such an existence.

This was also why Wang Qiu'er was surprised and puzzled. As an imperial auspicious beast, she had no idea that this thunder beast existed in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Song Lao, Zhang Lexuan, and Xu Zihuang also recognized the origin of this thunder beast.

The moment the Thunder Beast let out its scream, a wisp of gold gradually emerged from the blue-purple lightning that enveloped its entire body. The lightning grew stronger and stronger, and in just a moment, it transformed into a massive ball of lightning, instantly engulfing the Ghost Shadow Leopard King.

And this ball of lightning continued to expand, quickly growing to a diameter of over a hundred meters. It was like a blue-purple sun descending upon the world.

Old Song and Zhang Lexuan sensed something was wrong, but Xu Zihuang took the initiative to rush into the ball of lightning.

Xu Zihuang's unexpected action caught Old Song off guard, leaving him momentarily speechless.

"Tianhuang!" Ning Tian exclaimed in alarm with concern. Although she knew that Yu Tianhuang wouldn't do something so reckless, she had also lost her composure at this moment.

However, the purple-gold lightning ball then shrank at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Xu Zihuang's entire body was covered with strange purple-gold patterns, and the energy of the lightning ball was absorbed by these purple-gold patterns.

This ability comes from the Thunderous Hell Vine.

His right hand gripped the thunder beast tightly. After unleashing the ball of lightning, the thunder beast's body seemed to transform back from a semi-energy form into flesh and blood. Its body was plump, and its yellow fur was warm and comfortable to the touch.

The Thunder Beast, which had been frantically struggling and flailing its limbs, suddenly stopped and stared blankly at Xu Zihuang before it. A hint of anthropomorphic bewilderment appeared in its large, blue-purple eyes.

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"Squeak squeak squeak?" The Thunder Beast tilted its head and looked at Xu Zihuang, its lightning-shaped tail swaying from side to side, looking adorable and completely devoid of its initial irritability.

Then it tentatively released the violent lightning energy contained within its body, and dense blue-purple lightning flowed across its body surface.

Just like before, it was completely absorbed by the purple-gold patterns covering Xu Zihuang's entire body.

This violent lightning-attribute energy is different from pure soul power; it cannot be absorbed to improve cultivation, but it is an excellent tonic for the Thunderous Hell Vine.

Xu Zihuang used all the violent lightning attribute energy he absorbed from the Thunder Beast to help the Thunderous Hell Vine consolidate its spiritual consciousness and origin.

After the Thunderous Hell Vine became his soul spirit, it also survived the tribulation required to break through to the 100,000-year realm. Although it successfully completed its transformation, it still had to slumber for a period of time. However, with this incident, the Thunderous Hell Vine's slumber time will be greatly shortened.

The Thunder Beast was not angry at all, but rather felt overjoyed. The energy it released was completely absorbed by Xu Zihuang.

Its cultivation level is already very close to 100,000 years, and its intelligence is in no way inferior to that of humans.

The reason why Thunder Beasts find it difficult to break through to the 100,000-year realm is because, through long-term cultivation and accumulation, the energy contained within their bodies has reached an extremely terrifying level—so terrifying that even they themselves cannot control it.

The Thunderous Hell Vine chose to destroy itself, while the Thunder Beast was passively led to its destruction.

However, the Thunder Beast just discovered that when Xu Zihuang absorbed the energy within its body, it felt as if it was being organized, and the frequency of its output became unusually stable.