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

"The Snow Demon Sect and the Heavenly Dragon Sect have advanced." Ye Guyi smiled as she recounted the afternoon's matches to Ning Tian.

Seeing the unusually harmonious scene between the two women, it was really hard to connect Ye Guyi from just now with the present.

Xu Zihuang, following behind the two, sighed and shook his head. Every time Ye Guyi and he did those things behind Ning Tian's back, they would be in a great mood for a while. It had almost become a routine.

Suite No. 1 at the Mingyue Hotel features a private restaurant. Not only is the ambiance elegant, but the views are also incredibly expansive. Through the crystal floor-to-ceiling windows, one can take in most of Mingdu bathed in the glow of the setting sun.

On the exquisite crystal dining table, various delicate dishes were laid out. Undisturbed, Xu Zihuang, Ning Tian, ​​and Ye Guyi ate and chatted, spending more than an hour there.

Night had fallen. Soft, soul-guided lights shone down, adding a touch of ambiguity to the tranquil restaurant.

Gazing at the scenery of Mingdu outside the window, Xu Zihuang suddenly felt a sense of disorientation. The night view of Mingdu was both familiar and strange to him. Perhaps it was because his strength had increased, which had changed his state of mind, allowing him to calmly appreciate the scene before him.

"Tianhuang." Ning Tian's voice came from beside him, and Xu Zihuang came back to his senses.

Ning Tian placed a plate of fresh fruit, brought by a maid, in front of Xu Zihuang.

Touched, Xu Zihuang smiled gently and took Ning Tian's hand. In front of Ye Guyi, Ning Tian tightly intertwined her fingers with Xu Zihuang's, her heart filled with both sweetness and shyness.

Ye Guyi looked up at Xu Zihuang and Ning Tian, ​​about to say something. But then she paused, her gaze shifting to the direction behind Xu Zihuang and Ning Tian.

The approaching footsteps also caught the attention of Xu Zihuang and Ning Tian. The two turned around and saw several people walking towards them.

Zhang Lexuan was walking at the front, followed by Vina, Muxue, Long Aotian, Xu Jiujiu, and Yu Tianlong.

Xu Zihuang wouldn't be surprised if Vina, Xu Jiujiu, or even Long Aotian appeared here, but he never imagined that Yu Tianlong would be hanging out with these people.

"Senior Sister."

Xu Zihuang stood up and greeted Zhang Lexuan. Ye Guyi and Ning Tian also stood up shortly after.

"Princess Vina and Princess Jiujiu have something they want to discuss with us."

Zhang Lexuan's gaze met Xu Zihuang's for a moment, and she nodded slightly as she explained.

"Now that everyone's here, let's talk about this in my room."

Before entering Zhang Lexuan's room, everyone tacitly remained silent.

Afterwards, the group took their seats on the sofa in Zhang Lexuan's room.

Zhang Lexuan looked at Xu Zihuang, Ye Guyi, and Ning Tian with a serious expression, and then said something surprising.

"The academy has decided to cooperate with the Body Sect and Princess Jiujiu's forces in this assassination attempt on Xu Tianran."

Chapter 404 Invincible Under the Title and the Opening of the Semifinals

Now that the leaders of the three parties have reached an agreement, and Zhang Lexuan has spoken frankly, there is no need for them to keep things from each other any longer.

However, Xu Zihuang's gaze swept over Vina, Xu Jiujiu, Long Aotian and the others opposite him, and landed on Yu Tianlong.

Yu Tianlong seemed to know some secrets. Facing Xu Zihuang, his cold expression softened considerably, and he nodded slightly, saying, "Our Tianlong Sect has also decided to participate in this operation."

Xu Jiujiu thought that Yu Tianhuang, who was ostensibly the illegitimate son of the current Tianlongmen sect leader, did not have a harmonious relationship with the Tianlongmen sect, so he quickly tried to smooth things over.

"Now that an agreement has been reached, I'll get straight to the point and explain the current situation. When we first arrived in Mingdu, we didn't notice anything unusual. But as time went on and the competition progressed to the round-robin stage, we started to feel uneasy. We sent three groups of scouts back to the Empire to deliver messages, but all three groups vanished without a trace, as if they had disappeared into thin air. We became more vigilant, and after sending people to investigate, we discovered that a tight net had been laid around Mingdu, making it a place where you can only enter but not leave. I think everyone can see the Sun Moon Empire's intentions."

"The Sun Moon Empire wants to target all the teams participating in this competition that originally came from the Douluo Continent." Ning Tian solemnly took over the long-standing conversation.

Xu Jiujiu nodded with a grim expression.

"That's exactly right. Moreover, the Sun Moon Empire doesn't just want to deal with us participating teams, but also with the potential forces that came to Mingdu with us. For example, the Body Sect behind Vina and the others, and the high-ranking members of the Sea God Pavilion of your Shrek Academy. We are all elites who originally belonged to the Douluo Continent. If we are wiped out in one fell swoop, it will be a significant blow to all countries. Not only that, the fact that the Sun Moon Empire dares to do this also signifies something even more important."

"That means the Sun Moon Empire is ready to launch a war at any time. Even if it's just to break through, we should unite and cooperate."

Xu Zihuang quickly regained his composure and smiled at Vina and Princess Jiujiu, saying, "Vina, Princess Jiujiu, I think you two must have discussed this beforehand. Just tell me your battle plan."

Vina's dimples appeared on her delicate face, making her look like a beautiful and charming lily.

Xu Jiujiu, however, gave Xu Zihuang a resentful look. From the way she addressed them, she could clearly sense the difference in how close or distant Yu Tianhuang was to them.

Having witnessed the terrifying power displayed by Yu Tianhuang when he wiped out the evil soul masters of the Holy Spirit Team, she had no doubt that Yu Tianhuang would become the strongest person of this era in the near future.

Such an exceptional genius, if they could be won over, would be of great benefit to their Star Luo Empire.

"Tianhuang, you can just call me Jiujiu, just like you call Vina."

"Sister Jiu Jiu, time is of the essence, let's get down to business first," Vina urged softly, her smile unwavering.

The two princesses were both very proper in their words and actions, but there was an underlying sense of antagonism between them, and the source of their conflict was undoubtedly Yu Tianhuang.

"Okay." Xu Jiujiu smiled back at Vina. Then, she stopped smiling and looked at everyone seriously.

"The Sun Moon Empire is fully prepared, while we are far from it. Therefore, we need to buy ourselves time. We must inflict a heavy blow on the Sun Moon Empire to slow their advance. Vina and I originally planned to attack Mingde Hall. The Sun Moon Empire's most advanced and lethal soul tools are basically all from Mingde Hall. If we severely damage Mingde Hall, we might indeed achieve our goal. However, after careful investigation, we found that we had underestimated the Sun Moon Empire's strength. Even if we attack Mingde Hall, it probably won't delay the war. Only by assassinating the current Crown Prince Xu Tianran, who has always advocated war, and causing turmoil in the Sun Moon Empire, can we buy as much time as possible for the three great empires of the Douluo Continent to prepare."

"As for the specific battle plan, let Vina explain it herself. In this assassination operation, the main force will be the experts from their Body Sect and your Shrek Academy."

Vina did not refuse and explained the specific details to everyone.

First, the titled Douluo from Shrek Academy, Body Sect, and Star Luo Empire will unite to block all the titled Douluo-level combat power from the Sun Moon Empire.

There is an unwritten rule in the world of Soul Masters: whenever a Title Douluo-level powerhouse gets involved in worldly conflicts, the sky is their battlefield to prevent bloodshed.

After all, a titled Douluo-level powerhouse has the extraordinary ability to easily destroy a city.

Only the victor is qualified to attack anyone below the Title Douluo level on the opposing side. However, if the opponent still has one Title Douluo who has not been defeated, these Title Douluo-level experts cannot participate in the mortal battle.

Even the titled Douluo evil soul masters of the Holy Spirit Cult dared not disobey.

The attack on the Sun Moon Empire's palace and the assassination of Xu Tianran would naturally have to rely on those powerful individuals below the ninth ring.

Each side will send personnel to form an elite commando team. This will be the main force in assassinating Xu Tianran.

The discussions went very smoothly. Everything was progressing as Xu Zihuang had envisioned.

However, only Xu Zihuang, Ye Guyi, and Zhang Lexuan from Shrek Academy are confirmed to join this assault team.

Shrek Academy is ultimately just an academy; it's impossible for it to ask its students to take such enormous risks. In this respect, it is fundamentally different from the Body Sect and the Star Luo Empire.

Even Xu Zihuang and Ye Guyi had to go to great lengths to persuade Zhang Lexuan. Yu Tianhuang was too important to Shrek Academy, and Zhang Lexuan certainly didn't want him to put himself in danger.

Just then, Long Aotian, who had been silent all along, suddenly raised his head and stared intently at Xu Zihuang.

"Yu Tianhuang, when you faced the Holy Spirit Team before, that wasn't your full strength, was it? I want to know, just how strong are you now?"

Long Aotian's words attracted the attention of everyone present. Under everyone's gaze, Xu Zihuang smiled calmly, speaking in a completely flat tone as if stating a fact.

"Invincible below the level of Super Douluo."

A simple sentence, yet it was incredibly thought-provoking.

Everyone stared wide-eyed. Even Ye Guyi and Ning Tian, ​​who knew Xu Zihuang very well, were no exception.

"Good!" Long Aotian shouted, his eyes burning even brighter.

"I hope you can give it your all in the finals of this competition."

As the undisputed number one among the younger generation of the Body Sect, Long Aotian is also exceptionally talented. Before the age of twenty, he had already cultivated to the level of a seven-ring Soul Saint. In addition, with the second awakening of his Silver-level Body Martial Soul and the attainment of the Unity of Heaven and Man realm, his combat power surpasses that of many Soul Douluo-level powerhouses.

It was precisely because of this that he was able to easily break through the invincible shield of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy team members in this afternoon's match.

Looking into Yu Tianhuang's eyes, Long Aotian knew that Yu Tianhuang wasn't exaggerating. What he longed for most was to clash with a strong opponent, especially since Yu Tianhuang was also from the same generation of young people.

Meanwhile, Vina, Xu Jiujiu, and Muxue parted their red lips in disbelief, their minds repeating Xu Zihuang's words over and over.

Is he invincible below the level of Super Douluo?

Keep in mind that Yu Tianhuang is currently only a seven-ring Soul Saint. Does a seven-ring Soul Saint possess combat power that surpasses that of an ordinary Title Douluo?

This is simply too absurd.

Xu Zihuang didn't explain anything, but simply shook his head calmly at Long Aotian.

"There probably won't be a final match in this competition."

"Why?" Long Aotian was subconsciously stunned for a moment.

Xu Zihuang's expression darkened slightly as he said, "This is what I'm about to talk about. We need to take action as soon as possible. Delaying until after the competition will only put us in the Sun Moon Empire's rhythm. The Sun Moon Empire has already decided to break ties with us, so we naturally don't need to hold back anymore."

"During this Continental Elite Youth Soul Master Tournament, the three major forces in the Mingdu underworld are also holding a Soul Master Competition. According to our information, one of the three major forces in the underworld, the Xishui Alliance, is very likely backed by those evil Soul Masters from the Holy Spirit Cult. This Soul Master Competition involves huge profits from the smuggling of rare metals. On the day of the finals, a high-ranking member of the Holy Spirit Cult will definitely appear. That will be the perfect opportunity for us to make our move."

Ning Tian obtained information about the underground Soul Master competition through the power of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School. He couldn't reveal his memories from his past life, so he could only make reasonable deductions through this method and then relay them to everyone.

Vina, Xu Jiujiu, and the others' eyes lit up immediately. They had no doubt about its authenticity.

They had previously gathered information about this underground Soul Master competition and had some understanding of it, though not as detailed as Yu Tianhuang's. Moreover, their interests were now aligned, so Yu Tianhuang had no reason to deceive them.

It is obvious that the Sun Moon Empire and the Holy Spirit Cult are colluding with each other. With the Holy Spirit Cult's high-end combat power dispersed, their chances of successfully assassinating Xu Tianran will be much higher.

After further discussion, the group finally decided to act on the day of the finals of the underground Soul Master Competition—the night after the semi-finals.

Xu Zihuang and Zhang Lexuan personally saw Vina, Xu Jiujiu, and the others off. Vina and Xu Jiujiu seemed busy relaying messages and arranging battle plans, and they left in a rather hurried manner.

However, before leaving, Yu Tianlong, who was at the very back, patted Xu Zihuang on the shoulder again, his lips slightly moving.

"It was actually Grandpa's decision that our Tianlong Sect participated in this operation."

Xu Zihuang's gaze sharpened as he watched Yu Tianlong's burly figure disappear into the distance.

He could tell that his cousin, whom he considered unworthy, probably knew something about his true background. However, what he knew might not be the whole truth.

Ye Guyi and Ning Tian followed, and Zhang Lexuan smiled gently, understanding the unspoken message, and left first.

"Tianhuang, you should get some rest."

Although Yu Tianhuang and Ye Guyi had just successfully persuaded her, she still needed to convey the matters discussed today to Elder Xuan and the elders of the Sea God Pavilion through special means.

Xu Zihuang's expression returned to normal, and he led Ye Guyi and Ning Tian back to his room. Perhaps because the day had filled all the emptiness in her heart, or perhaps because Ning Tian had just shown genuine concern for Xu Zihuang, Ye Guyi unusually gave Xu Zihuang and Ning Tian some alone time today.

The gentle moonlight climbed onto the balcony outside the crystal French windows. Xu Zihuang sat on the soft, comfortable bed, pondering the deeper meaning of Yu Tianlong's words.

One thing is certain: the attitude of the Heavenly Dragon Sect towards him is definitely not what he initially thought.

"Tap, tap, tap—" Just then, the crisp sound of footsteps brought Xu Zihuang back to his senses. Before him stood Ning Tian, ​​dressed in a light blue dress and delicate crystal shoes, approaching him step by step.

Because he was sitting, Xu Zihuang's face was level with Ning Tian's chest.

Ning Tianmou embraced Xu Zihuang tenderly, gently massaging Xu Zihuang's head with both hands.

She could tell that Yu Tianhuang was troubled, and she tried to soothe his emotions in her own way.

This scene reminded Xu Zihuang of that night at the Xinghuang Hotel in Xingluo City. Just like tonight, the moon was bright and the stars were few, the moonlight hazy and indistinct.

"Do you remember that night five years ago?" Xu Zihuang smiled slightly and grasped Ning Tian's fair and delicate wrist. He then got up and led Ning Tian to the balcony, where the two of them looked up at the silver moon hanging high in the night sky.

"After five years, you, the sole heir to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, have now truly given yourself away."