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

Faced with the combined attack of Elder Xuan and Poison Undying, Long Xiaoyao's gaze narrowed slightly as he transformed into a colossal black dragon over a hundred meters long. The black dragon's entire body was covered in thick scales, its wings blotted out the sky, and its pale golden eyes were filled with the majesty of a king.

With a flap of its wings, large swaths of black energy swept in, distorting the surrounding space and forcing Di Xuanlao and Du Busi to halt and prepare for battle.

Elder Xuan and Poison Immortal trembled, their expressions turning slightly grave. Although they had managed to deflect Long Xiaoyao's attack, they had personally sensed from this exchange that Long Xiaoyao was clearly holding back some strength.

A shadow immediately fell over their hearts.

Even if they join forces, they probably still won't be able to stop Long Xiaoyao.

The Limit Douluo is indeed incredibly powerful. After all, Long Xiaoyao is not like Mu En, who is severely injured and unable to recover; he is at his peak.

Just then, a layer of brilliant golden light spread out, like a giant bubble enveloping the entire Sun Moon Empire's palace, even including the group of Title Douluos who were confronting each other thousands of meters above the palace.

The momentum of everyone on Long Xiaoyao's side instantly began to weaken, as various mind control-type soul skills took effect on them.

Mental confusion, mental interference, mental paralysis, mental dizziness, mental weakness, etc.

Zhongli Wu and Long Xiaoyao's pupils suddenly contracted.

Is this a control-type soul skill with a mental attribute?!

Ordinary mental control-type soul skills wouldn't have caused them such astonishment. The main reason was that this soul skill possessed almost all the effects of mental control-type soul skills, and its coverage area was extremely terrifying.

They had dealt with the Evil Eye Tyrant Ruler of the Demon Forest before. But even if the Evil Eye Tyrant Ruler himself used a range-based mental control soul skill to influence a Title Douluo-level powerhouse, the coverage area would be limited.

Because if the range is further expanded, the effect of the soul skill will be weakened.

"A mental field?! Tianhuang?!" Elder Xuan was also shocked. He recognized it as Yu Tianhuang's soul skill at a glance.

Poison Undying, overjoyed, shouted, "Men, what are we waiting for? Now is the time to act!"

Although this mind control-type soul skill has limited impact on Title Douluo-level powerhouses, in battles between Title Douluos, even subtle influences can often determine the outcome of the battle.

Not to mention, they also have the advantage in high-end combat power. As long as he and Xuanzi can stop Long Xiaoyao, tonight's assassination plan has a very good chance of success.

Elder Xuan decisively gave the order to act. Since they had already decided to participate in this assassination operation, there was no need for hesitation.

It must be said that the Title Douluos of the Body Sect are incredibly powerful. Their style is similar to that of Poison Undying—they launch a fierce and aggressive attack right from the start. There aren't many Evil Soul Masters who excel at head-on confrontations; their strength lies in their insidious and ruthless special abilities, and they were quickly suppressed by the Body Sect.

As for the ninth-level Soul Masters of the Sun Moon Empire, they had absolutely no advantage against the Title Douluos of Shrek Academy.

Long Xiaoyao seemed unconcerned about the changing situation, his figure swirling in the air, a large expanse of black energy enveloping Xuan Lao and Du Busi.

Among the Title Douluos on the Sun Moon Empire's side, only Long Xiaoyao still holds the advantage. Everyone else, including Zhongli Wu, is without exception in a passive position.

Those who approached Zhongli Wu were several Super Douluo from Shrek Academy and the Body Sect. Leading them were Azure Shadow Douluo Elder Song and Golden Body Douluo Jin Peng from the Body Sect. Golden Body Douluo Jin Peng was a level 96 Super Douluo, second only to Body Douluo Du Busi within the Body Sect. Coupled with his Silver-level Body Martial Soul's second awakening ability, his combat strength was in no way inferior to Elder Song's.

Xu Tianran, who had been closely monitoring the situation in the air, turned ashen-faced as he watched his side's situation become increasingly unfavorable.

What brought him to the brink of rage was that a masked assault team had stormed into the palace, advancing with unstoppable momentum and on the verge of breaking through the defenses.

The initial defenses were breached too quickly. Under the influence of that area-of-effect mental control soul skill, all the guards around Xu Tianran with cultivation levels below the seventh-ring Soul Saint level lost their combat ability without exception.

A layer of golden soul-guided shield emerged from within the building, the last line of defense. This soul-guided shield was at level nine!

Xu Tianran shouted angrily.

"Someone, tell the hall master to prepare!"

Before anyone could carry out Xu Tianran's orders, the person at the forefront of the assault team transformed into a translucent purple-gold color, moving like lightning. Even those Soul Masters of level seven or higher, aided by Soul Guidance Devices, found it impossible to get close. The evil Soul Masters of the Holy Spirit Cult, with their seventh and eighth ring cultivation levels, instinctively avoided him. Just being touched by the purple-gold lightning felt like their souls were dissolving.

The four pulsating, blood-red, 100,000-year-old spirit rings beside him revealed the identity of the newcomer. It was none other than Xu Zihuang, who had returned. To avoid implicating Ju Zi, he could not remain in the Imperial Study to launch a surprise attack on Xu Tianran.

But the result is the same. Below the Title Douluo level, who can stop him?

The distance of several thousand meters passed in the blink of an eye, and a purple-gold light blade, over a hundred meters long, extended from Xu Zihuang's right palm. As the light blade swept across, the golden level nine soul-guiding shield instantly turned crimson gold upon contact.

Without the slightest stalemate, it was sliced ​​apart by the lightning blade.

Theoretically, a level nine soul-guided shield can block attacks from a Title Douluo. However, this theory does not hold true against truly powerful soul masters.

The ultimate lightning attribute, and being a soul skill of the 100,000-year level, Lightning Blade, should have this power.

"Xu Tianran!" Xu Zihuang's eyes were icy cold, radiating killing intent. As he stretched out his right hand, the space around them distorted.

Before Xu Tianran could react, he had already shifted his position and appeared in front of Xu Zihuang. His face was filled with utter horror.

Xu Zihuang suddenly grabbed Xu Tianran's head with his right hand and smiled coldly.

The crimson fourth spirit ring lit up once more, and countless purple-gold light spots overflowed from his right palm, drifting around Xu Tianran like fireflies in the sky.

This time, Xu Tianran truly felt a threat to his life, and his expression changed drastically. But everything happened too suddenly; before he could react, the countless purple-gold light spots had already exploded.

This is another soul skill granted to Xu Zihuang by the Thunder Beast's 100,000-year soul ring: Thunder Firefly. It compresses the power of thunder into a point of light to its extreme, then releases the restraints, generating a terrifying explosive force.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom—"

Explosions echoed throughout the palace. The terrifying shockwave from each burst of the purplish-gold light made the palace feel as if the earth was shaking.

Xu Zihuang's gaze was icy, and as he recalled that deep-seated hatred, his expression became slightly manic.

Xu Tianran! How are you going to block this attack that you've been holding back for twelve years?!

Chapter 410 The Sun and Moon Universe Bowl and Kong Deming

The rest of the assault team were all entangled in a fierce battle with Xu Tianran's guards and the evil spirit masters of the Holy Spirit Cult.

Because of Xu Zihuang's use of the 100,000-year sixth soul skill, the Mental Force Field, all the soul masters below the seventh ring cultivation level on the Sun Moon Empire side lost their combat power, which greatly reduced the pressure on the assault team.

Influenced by their heritage and bloodline, the people of the Sun Moon Empire differ slightly from those of the three original empires of the Douluo Continent. In the early stages of cultivation, the people of the Sun Moon Empire do indeed progress more easily and digest various medicines better. However, after reaching a certain level, the cultivation speed of their soul masters slows down significantly. Especially after breaking through to the Title Douluo level, further improvement becomes extremely difficult.

This is also why the Sun Moon Empire has almost never produced a Super Douluo.

Xu Zihuang's exceptional talent is partly due to the combination of the strengths of both parties.

Generally speaking, even with the aid of medicine, only a very small number of Soul Masters in the Sun Moon Empire can break through level 70 and become high-level Soul Masters. For evil Soul Masters, reaching the high level is even more difficult.

Although Xu Tianran had made preparations in advance, and every guard lurking around the Imperial Study was a Soul Master or Soul Instructor with considerable strength, only a few dozen of them had cultivation levels above the seventh ring.

Xu Tianran had overlooked one thing. He hadn't expected Yu Tianhuang to possess such a powerful group control-type mental attribute soul skill, which directly rendered all his guards below the seventh ring cultivation level powerless.

The assault team seized the opportunity to unleash a variety of area-of-effect attack soul skills, causing heavy casualties among the incapacitated guards, which allowed them to quickly break through the layers of defenses.

Despite it being the dead of night with dim light, the Sun Moon Empire's palace was brightly lit and filled with shouts of battle. Various dazzling soul skills streaked across the sky, then exploded, generating terrifying energy shockwaves.

Thanks to the shared mental detection capabilities of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, the team members cooperated extremely well.

A bright moon hung high in the night sky, its silvery light pouring down. The moonlight targeted only the more powerful soul-guided cannons.

The one who unleashed her power was Zhang Lexuan. She was bathed in the light of the silver moon, and her entire being had become one with the silver moon.

Silver Moon True Form! A powerful martial soul true form suitable for both close and long-range combat.

Guarding Zhang Lexuan on either side were Nan Shuishui, the leader of the Earth Dragon Sect, and Xing Heng, the leader of the Heaven Dragon Sect.

Two dragon roars rang out one after another, and a powerful aura swept over them.

The giant dragon that Nan Shuishui transformed into using her Martial Soul True Body on the left was covered in shimmering pink scales, with a rhombus-shaped pink crystal between its brows. Pale pink flames rose from its body, making it exceptionally mystical.

The true form of the Rouge Dragon!

The dragon roar emanating from Xingheng on the right grew even louder, and a scorching aura spread out along with dark red soul power. A colossal dragon with enormous wings on its back and thick, dark red scales covering its body was revealed.

The true form of the Crimson Dragon!

Xing Heng, the leader of the Tianlong Sect, is Xing Yan's father. The two share the same martial spirit.

The three Soul Douluo Martial Soul True Body unleashed their full power, instantly suppressing the high-level Soul Masters of the Sun Moon Empire and the evil Soul Masters of the Holy Spirit Cult.

On the assault team's front line stood Ye Guyi, who only possessed the cultivation level of a Soul Saint. Three pairs of pure white angel wings unfurled, and she held the Seven Star Flame Sword aloft. The holy light, a fusion of fire and light, illuminated the area as if it were daytime.

The soul-guiding shields on the soul masters of the Sun Moon Empire were activated instantly. The evil soul masters fared even worse; encountering the divine light that countered them, their soul power rapidly dissipated. Their expressions were filled with utter horror as they stared intently at Ye Guyi.

"A six-winged angel?!"

Ye Guyi's beautiful face was filled with a sense of holiness, but her golden eyes were filled with coldness. With angelic wings flapping behind her, she charged alone into the camp of the evil soul masters.

Yu Tianlong and Xingyan from the Tianlong Sect, together with Long Aotian and the younger generation of elites from the Body Sect, were blocking the guards who came to provide support from other parts of the palace, buying time for Yu Tianhuang to assassinate Xu Tianran.

This was a plan that had been discussed from the beginning.

As for Yu Tao, who was leading the team from the Body Sect, he followed closely behind Xu Zihuang. This served two purposes: firstly, to provide double protection in the assassination attempt on Xu Tianran; and secondly, he had received orders from the Body Sect Master, Du Busi, to ensure Yu Tianhuang's safety at all costs.

But seeing what was happening in front of him, his eyes widened and he subconsciously swallowed.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom—" Everyone in the stadium was drawn to the deafening explosion.

Xu Zihuang, using the Thunder Source skill from the left leg bone of a 100,000-year-old Thunder Beast, transformed into a pure thunder element body. The explosive power of the thunder fireflies could not affect him in the slightest.

At this moment, Xu Zihuang was right in the center of the explosion. He still maintained the posture of his right hand outstretched, tightly gripping Xu Tianran's head.

Amidst the dazzling purple-gold light, Xu Tianran, looking utterly disheveled, revealed himself. His once neatly combed long black hair was now a mess.

Above his head floated a bowl-shaped soul tool. The small, dark gold bowl was only slightly larger than an ordinary rice bowl, with its opening facing downwards. The bowl itself shimmered with starlight, radiating a dazzling light, as if countless stars were revolving around it.

A layer of golden light emanated from the mouth of the bowl, enveloping Xu Tianran's body.

A level nine peak soul tool! Xu Tianran was once seriously injured by a sneak attack, even losing his ability to function as a man. He has always been extremely cautious about his own safety.

This soul tool was bestowed upon him by the Hall Master of the Imperial Hall of the Sun Moon Empire. It was with the support of that Hall Master that Xu Tianran had enough confidence to launch an invasion against the original Douluo Continent.

"Whoosh—, whoosh—"

Xu Tianran's chest heaved violently.

If he had been prepared beforehand, he could have protected himself entirely with this level-nine peak defensive soul tool. Unfortunately, Xu Zihuang used his spatial power to move him, which happened so suddenly that he couldn't react in time and still suffered some of the impact of the thunderous explosion.

However, besides the small, dark gold bowl, he also possessed several level-nine defensive soul tools protecting him. Although he looked disheveled, he had not actually suffered any substantial injuries.

Even with his strong will, facing such a perilous situation, he instinctively showed fear.

The mask melted away in the explosion of the Thunderfire, and Xu Tianran could finally see Xu Zihuang's face clearly. Looking into those deep purple vertical pupils, he felt a sudden, intense pang of fear, for some reason.

It seemed to stem from a fear originating from his bloodline and martial spirit. Two yellow, two purple, and five black spirit rings rose up almost simultaneously, and a giant purple dragon appeared behind him.

It was a nine-ring titled Douluo!

Xu Zihuang sneered, instantly seizing the dark golden bowl with his left hand and storing it in his storage soul tool. He never thought he could kill Xu Tianran so easily.

Xu Tianran's eyelids twitched uncontrollably. This level of defensive soul tool had a close connection with its user. However, the moment Yu Tianhuang touched the ninth-level peak defensive soul tool, the Sun and Moon Universe Bowl, all his connection with it seemed to be severed.

Before Xu Tianran could think further, Xu Zihuang clenched his free left hand into a fist and slammed it heavily into his face.

"boom--"

Xu Tianran's body sank deep into the solid foundation of the palace, and his body once again burst forth with dazzling golden light. However, due to the impact of the partial lightning shockwave from the explosion of the Thunderfire, coupled with Xu Zihuang's unreserved punch, several fine cracks had appeared in the golden light shield.