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

Dai Huabin was focused on Yu Tianhuang's breakthrough and his subsequent seclusion for cultivation. Nanmen Yun'er, Xiao Xiao, Xie Huanyue, Lan Susu, and Lan Luoluo, all with easygoing personalities, similarly remained neutral in the matter.

Because of Wang Qiu'er's formidable strength, the group didn't feel much resistance when they followed her instructions to cultivate.

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Meanwhile, Xu Zihuang also found Elder Xuan at the Sea God Pavilion. He took this opportunity to inquire about the Light Attribute Soul Beast Power Crystal.

"The power crystal of a Light-attribute Soul Beast?" Elder Xuan, sitting at the head of the long table in the first-floor hall of the Sea God Pavilion, raised an eyebrow in surprise.

Xu Zihuang nodded slightly and said, "It's like this, Elder Xuan. I made a melee soul tool for my sister. It's the golden rapier she took out at the Sea God's Fate Blind Date. To be honest, the fire-attribute soul beast that became her seventh soul ring was a plant-type soul beast with 100,000 years of cultivation. After that plant-type soul beast died, it left behind a fire-attribute power crystal, which I embedded in the hilt of the Seven Star Light Flame Sword. To maintain balance with it, another light-attribute soul beast's power crystal is needed, preferably a light-attribute soul beast with 100,000 years of cultivation."

"Elder Mu's martial soul is the Holy Dragon of Light. I think his last three soul rings must have been obtained by hunting down 100,000-year-old light-attribute soul beasts. I wonder if there are any such light-attribute soul beast power crystals left behind?"

"I see." Elder Xuan shook his head with a chuckle.

"Tianhuang, what you said really reminds me. Back then, Elder Mu obtained his seventh spirit ring with the help of my grandmaster, Elder Mu himself. It was taken from a Heavenly Dragon Horse with 100,000 years of cultivation?"

"A Heavenly Dragon Horse with 100,000 years of cultivation?!"

"Yes, a Heavenly Dragon Horse with 100,000 years of cultivation. Elder Mu was also a genius of exceptional talent in that era." A look of reminiscence appeared in Elder Xuan's weathered eyes as he sighed.

"The Heavenly Dragon Horse is an extremely proud soul beast, rarely seen even in the Star Dou Great Forest, possessing the bloodline of the Holy Light Dragon. Although it takes the form of a horse, its bloodline belonging to the Holy Light Dragon is extremely pure. After the Heavenly Dragon Horse, which had cultivated for 100,000 years, died, it left behind a dragon crystal. This dragon crystal is naturally not comparable to the true Holy Light Dragon's dragon crystal, but it was the source of that Heavenly Dragon Horse's power. It perfectly meets your requirements."

"Actually, that dragon crystal is in the room where Gu Yi is in deep meditation. Elder Mu placed it here to assist inner court disciples with light attribute martial souls in deep meditation. If you need it, just take it after Gu Yi finishes deep meditation."

Xu Zihuang hesitated and said, "Elder Xuan, this dragon crystal should also be of great use to Senior Brother Bei, right?"

"This dragon crystal contains only pure light attribute energy. The power of the Heavenly Dragon Horse's bloodline as a Holy Light Dragon is actually more concentrated in its spirit ring. The reason why Elder Mu's Holy Light Dragon Martial Soul and bloodline power are so stable is because of the seventh spirit ring of this 100,000-year-old Heavenly Dragon Horse. If Bei Bei can also obtain a spirit ring of a Heavenly Dragon Horse with a cultivation level of over 10,000 years in the future, her Martial Soul can truly evolve into a Holy Light Dragon."

Elder Xuan smiled and said, "Refining that dragon crystal will indeed greatly improve Bei Bei's cultivation speed. Elder Mu's original intention was to give the dragon crystal to Bei Bei after he broke through to the Title Douluo realm. In that way, Bei Bei should be able to break through to the Super Douluo realm in a relatively short time. But since it's something you need, I think Elder Mu will definitely agree. Tianhuang, don't feel guilty. The academy will make up for Bei Bei's shortcomings in other ways later."

Elder Mu's dying wish was for him to devote all the academy's resources to nurturing Yu Tianhuang and helping him grow up as quickly as possible. That's why he made such a decisive decision.

“Elder Xuan, I was the one who took that dragon crystal, so it is my duty to make amends to Senior Brother Bei,” Xu Zihuang said with a wry smile.

“During the six months I was away training, I happened to acquire a head soul bone of excellent quality. That soul bone is currently with my sister. Once she finishes her training, she will give it to Senior Brother Bei. I believe this soul bone will definitely be useful to Senior Brother Bei. Also, Elder Xuan, I have other matters to discuss with you this time.”

As he spoke, three blood-red spirit rings rose up from beneath Xu Zihuang's feet.

Elder Xuan was no longer calm and suddenly stood up.

"This...this is?!"

“Last night, the Thunderous Hell Vine granted me two more soul rings. Elder Xuan, the method of soul fusion is indeed feasible,” Xu Zihuang replied solemnly.

"My main purpose in coming to you is to tell you these things. Another reason is that I plan to enter the underground world of the Sea God Pavilion to cultivate and truly inherit Elder Mu's Dragon Emperor Evil-Breaking Rift and Dragon Emperor Domain-Shaking Realm."

He had laid the groundwork for this earlier.

Even if Elder Xuan and the elders of the Sea God Pavilion trusted him greatly, having too many secrets about him would inevitably raise suspicions. So he simply decided to reveal some secrets. For example, the method of soul fusion.

By focusing his energy on this method of soul fusion, he would naturally receive less attention.

Elder Xuan took a deep breath and said to Xu Zihuang with relief and excitement, "There's no rush with the Soul Fusion Method. Tianhuang, you should go and cultivate first. Once you imprint Elder Mu's Dragon Emperor Evil-Slaying Rift and Dragon Emperor Domain-Shaking Realm on the second and third soul rings of your second martial soul, you should be able to feel the wonder of this soul more clearly."

"Yes."

Chapter 374 Angel's True Form vs. Dragon Emperor's Domain

Shrek City is located on the vast Lima Plain, in the heart of what was originally the Douluo Continent, making it the undisputed economic and trade center of the continent.

The official road surrounding Shrek City was bustling with people.

To avoid attracting too much attention and causing accidental injuries, Beibei chose an open area 30 kilometers south of Shrek City as the training ground for the Tang Sect team.

Continuing south from here, you will enter the territory of the Star Luo Empire. Back then, Elder Xuan led everyone through this route to the Mingdou Mountains to wipe out the Death God Messenger bandit group.

Looking out, one can already vaguely see the rolling mountains in the northwest of the Star Luo Empire.

Beibei happened to remember this area that few people passed through.

After all, the terrain in the northwest of the Star Luo Empire is relatively rugged, far less prosperous than the area around Star Luo City or the southeastern coastal cities. Moreover, even caravans heading to Shrek City for trade usually choose to take a detour and enter the Lima Plain from other directions.

As arranged by Beibei, the Tang Sect teams are preparing to practice against each other.

Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, and He Caitou had represented Shrek Academy in the previous Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament five years ago. They had known each other for many years and had long developed a deep tacit understanding.

This was also true for Tang Ya and the others. Relatively speaking, the five of them worked out much more smoothly than the Shrek Academy team.

Beibei knew very well that what she needed to do next was to get Dai Luoli and Huo Yuhao to integrate.

He highly regarded Dai Luoli's strength. Dai Luoli's Blood Tiger Martial Soul was essentially a White Tiger with added mental attributes, and in terms of Martial Soul quality, it was by no means inferior to his Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex. His four Soul Skills were also outstanding among Soul Masters of the same level.

By allowing Dai Luoli to integrate perfectly into the team, their Tang Sect team will have more support when competing against those top teams.

As for Huo Yuhao, he didn't have many expectations. When Huo Yuhao used the Mother-Child Soul-Chasing Life-Stealing Dart during his battle with Dai Huabin, a cold light flashed deep in his eyes when he was reprimanded by Dai Huabin.

Such an extreme personality and temperament had long since left him utterly disappointed.

Bei Bei is increasingly convinced that his judgment back then was correct; Huo Yuhao is highly likely to go astray in the future. He has even begun to consider expelling Huo Yuhao from the Tang Sect.

He only refrained from saying these things for the time being out of consideration for Tang Ya's kind heart.

His only requirement for Huo Yuhao to participate in this Continental Youth Soul Master Competition was that he should try not to hold them back.

While talking with Xu Sanshi and He Caitou beside him, Bei Bei's eyes fell on Dai Luoli and Huo Yuhao not far away. Dai Luoli and Huo Yuhao were sparring as he instructed.

He is now genuinely afraid that Huo Yuhao will act drastically and use Tang Clan's hidden weapons against Dai Luoli again.

Huo Yuhao wielded two silver daggers, two level-three melee soul tools he had crafted himself. With the aid of these tools and his three mental attribute soul skills, he managed to hold his own against Dai Luoli.

Of course, this is because Delori did not use her full strength.

Although he didn't have a good impression of Huo Yuhao, he wouldn't target Huo Yuhao specifically for that reason.

After Xu Zihuang fully activated Dai Luoli's martial soul essence, his mental strength surpassed that of Huo Yuhao, who was a mental attribute soul master. Furthermore, given the characteristics of the Blood Tiger martial soul, Huo Yuhao's first two offensive mental attribute soul skills had virtually no effect on him.

The crimson aura formed by the fusion of his spiritual power and soul power gave him an innate resistance to soul skills with spiritual attributes.

With a quick dodge, Dai Luoli dodged the two silver streaks unleashed by Huo Yuhao, and her fists, now transformed into a blood-red tiger head phantom, slammed into the six-elemental protective shield around Huo Yuhao's body.

Huo Yuhao's third soul skill, the Six Elements Shield, is essentially using mental power to manipulate the elements in the air for his own use.

However, Dai Luoli used the Si Dong Fist, a combat technique that combines spiritual power and soul power, which was clearly of a higher level. Impacted by the two tiger-head phantoms, the various elemental energies contained within the six-element shield immediately became chaotic and then shattered with a deafening roar.

Huo Yuhao was blasted to the ground in a very disheveled state. He wasn't injured by Dai Luoli's Si Dong Fist, but rather by the blast of various elemental energies.

"Are you OK?"

Today was Dai Luoli's first time sparring with Huo Yuhao. Seeing Huo Yuhao's miserable state, she quickly stepped forward, her face showing concern.

At the same time, he was also a little confused. He had clearly stopped using his strength just now, so why did this happen?

As the user of the Six Elemental Shield soul skill, Huo Yuhao was well aware of the reason. It was because of the invasion of Dai Luoli's blood-red energy that he was unable to control those elemental energies with his own mental power.

Huo Yuhao struggled to his feet, glancing at Dai Luoli with a complex expression. He was much more accepting of being frustrated by Dai Luoli. Moreover, he could tell that Dai Luoli's concern was genuine.

He never imagined that, besides his mother, there was anyone else in this world who truly cared about him. And that person was his own blood-related younger brother.

"I am fine."

Deeply moved by the solace he found, Huo Yuhao shook his head and looked at Dai Luoli with unusual tenderness.

"Could you tell me what ability you just used? That shouldn't be a soul skill, right? Did you create it yourself?"

“This is a combat technique, I call it the Si Dong Fist.” Dai Luoli scratched his head sheepishly.

"This is not a skill I created myself; it was taught to me by others."

"Si Dong Fist?" Huo Yuhao recalled the scene of Dai Luoli fighting Dai Huabin and subconsciously clenched his fists.

The power of this combat technique is undeniable. If he could learn it, his strength would increase significantly. This would greatly improve his chances of taking revenge on the White Tiger Duke's mansion.

He could sense that the Si Dong Fist seemed to be related to mental power. And he happened to be a Soul Master with the mental attribute.

With this in mind, Huo Yuhao looked at Dai Luoli with a hint of hope in his eyes.

"Luo Li, could you teach me the Si Dong Fist as well?"

“Luo Li?” Dai Luo Li frowned slightly.

His relationship with Huo Yuhao didn't seem that close, did it? Huo Yuhao's way of addressing him, combined with the requests he made later, made him somewhat disgusted.

However, the well-mannered Dai Luoli did not reveal these things openly.

“As I said before, this Sidong Fist was taught to me by someone else. I cannot pass it on to others without permission.”

"Who taught you that?" Huo Yuhao asked instinctively.

"It was Brother Yu who taught me. He's the captain of the Shrek Academy team."

Dai Luoli's eyes revealed a deep longing and respect as he continued to recount Xu Zihuang's past glories and his own respect for Xu Zihuang.

"As early as five years ago, when he was only twelve years old, Brother Yu represented Shrek Academy and won the championship of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament..."

Lost in her own world, Dai Luoli snapped out of it and noticed that Huo Yuhao had lowered his head at some point, his fingers digging deeply into the soil, his demeanor instantly turning cold and sinister.

Why do you call him Brother Yu?

Bloodshot veins swirled in Huo Yuhao's eyes, which were partially obscured by his hair. A multitude of emotions surged within him.

From the moment he entered Shrek Academy, he lived in the shadow of Yu Tianhuang. Even among the many geniuses at Shrek Academy, Yu Tianhuang's brilliance was dazzling enough.

Most importantly, Yu Tianhuang was also of noble birth.

Why are these nobles born superior to others? And yet, his diligent cultivation seems like a joke. Is a person's fate truly determined from birth?

Huo Yuhao had asked himself this question more than once.

He felt utterly powerless in the face of such a vast class divide. Gradually, that powerlessness and resentment began to transform into jealousy and bitterness, or rather, cynicism.

But now that his only acknowledged younger brother was praising Yu Tianhuang so highly, it was like a knife to his heart.

"What do you mean, why? Brother Yu has always been the person I respect the most." Dai Luoli replied inexplicably, and from Huo Yuhao's tone, he sensed his inexplicable hostility towards Yu Tianhuang.

After saying this, he got up and left, not bothering to pay any attention to Huo Yuhao.

"Hehe." Gazing at Dai Luoli's retreating figure, Huo Yuhao chuckled self-deprecatingly.

At this moment, Xu Sanshi was engaged in one-on-one combat with He Caitou, Jiang Nannan, and Tang Ya. However, Bei Bei was also watching Huo Yuhao and Dai Luoli's situation closely. With his cultivation level, he naturally heard their entire exchange clearly. After a moment, he sighed in disappointment.

"Is that really the case?"

He had to admit that some people are just like that by nature. Even his best efforts to guide them were completely futile.

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