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

Upon hearing Xu Zihuang mention that the secret spatial realm was related to the dragon race, Wang Qiu'er, who hadn't shown much interest in it before, stared blankly at Xu Zihuang.

A gentle evening breeze rustled through the flowers and plants that adorned the courtyard.

Feng Tianyao gazed intently northward, then said solemnly, "Young friend Xu, I do know some things, but I cannot be 100% certain. Thousands of years ago, my family passed down a secret. The Su family of the Heavenly Fox Territory in the Northern Alliance is suspected of possessing a true dragon soul bone inheritance. If the spatial rift you mentioned, related to the dragon race, truly exists on our Star Sea Continent, then the Su family of the Heavenly Fox Territory might know something about it."

“Lord Wind, I have no interest in the conflicts on your Star Sea Continent.” Xu Zihuang and Feng Tianyao exchanged glances.

"But if I can truly benefit from it, then I will give you a corresponding reward."

Feng Tianyao could easily hear the warning in Xu Zihuang's words, and immediately stated solemnly, "Young friend, please rest assured, I would never do such a thing."

"Moreover, young friend has already given us the best reward in advance, hasn't he?" At this point, a knowing smile appeared on Feng Tianyao's face again.

Dealing with smart people is always easy; you don't have to explain everything to them.

“In that case, Lord Feng, I’ll go ahead first. As for my companion, I’ll leave him to you to look after for now.” Xu Zihuang smiled and nodded. Without waiting for Wang Qiu’er and Feng Tianyao to respond, his figure disappeared from the spot as his seven spirit rings—five black, one red, and one gold—rose.

"You?!" Wang Qiu'er was suddenly furious and stood up abruptly with rapid breathing.

This bastard just abandoned me like that?!

But when she heard Xu Zihuang address her, her expression became complicated.

Companions...

Experiencing Xu Zihuang's ability to control space using his Golden Eye Martial Soul up close, Feng Tianyao's expression became even more serious.

Although he was a powerful figure at the Title Douluo level, he admitted that he was far inferior in terms of controlling spatial power.

Such talent is truly astonishing. Even the one from the Heavenly Fox Territory is probably far inferior to Xu Zihuang, who has only reached the Soul Saint level.

Fortunately, he made the right decision earlier and did not choose to antagonize Xu Zihuang.

Gathering his thoughts, Feng Tianyao politely said to Wang Qiu'er, "Miss Wang, before our young friend Xu returns, why don't you let my daughter arrange a guest room for you to rest?"

"No need, I'll wait for him here." Wang Qiu'er said coldly, stubbornly gritting her teeth.

"Please go ahead." Feng Tianyao's smile remained unchanged as he got up and left, leaving the space to Wang Qiu'er.

On this quiet night in this unknown continent, alone once again, Wang Qiu'er's unease surged up again.

At this moment, she finally realized her strong dependence on Xu Zihuang, and murmured softly with a dazed look in her eyes.

"A nemesis, or destiny..."

Chapter 428 Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox Martial Soul and the Head Soul Bone of the Dawn Dragon

The night grew deeper.

Only an hour or two had passed since the battle in the southern wilderness of the Star Sea Continent, and news of Hua Xiong Yan's death had not yet spread, especially in the four territories in the northern part of the Star Sea Continent.

The Northern Alliance, composed of four territories in the northern part of the Star Sea Continent, is smaller in area than the Southern Alliance, but has always held the upper hand in their confrontations over the past few decades.

Because the current lord of Tianhu Territory in the Northern Alliance is the strongest person on the entire Star Sea Continent. He is hailed as the most promising prodigy to break through to Super Douluo, and may even create history for the Star Sea Continent.

Tianhu Territory, Tianhu City.

The Star Sea Continent lacks the advanced soul-guiding technology of the Douluo Continent, so it's impossible for it to have soul-guiding lamps that facilitate daily life. The Heavenly Fox City at night is tranquil and peaceful, with only a few scattered lights emanating from the noble families.

Among the magnificent castle complex belonging to the Su family in the heart of the city, the central castle stands out exceptionally tall. Bright lights illuminate the spacious and luxurious rooms on the top floor of this castle.

Each oil lamp contained whale oil extracted from the corpses of demonic whale-like spirit beasts, its flames flickering with a strange, eerie blue. A single drop of whale oil could sustain the lamp for several years, clearly indicating that these lamps were specially made for perpetual burning.

Furthermore, whale oil emits a unique fragrance during combustion, which has a calming and concentration-enhancing effect. Even in the Douluo Continent, it is extremely precious.

It is easy to imagine the distinguished status of the room's owner.

Around the exquisite king-size bed in the room, layers of hazy curtains hung, through which one could vaguely see a woman with a graceful figure.

The woman appeared to be only twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, dressed in a white silk dress, her silver hair flowing smoothly down her back. Her exquisitely beautiful face was flawless, initially giving off an air of aloof elegance and nobility. However, upon closer inspection, one would discover that beneath this aloofness and nobility lay a natural, innate allure that captivated all who beheld her.

The woman was none other than Su Yuelong, the current lord of the Heavenly Fox Territory. She was much younger than Feng Tianyao, but her soul power cultivation had already reached level ninety-three. She was the most talented native inhabitant in the tens of thousands of years of history of the Star Sea Continent.

The silver moon hung high in the night sky above the south-facing window of the room. A night breeze stirred, causing the pale blue lamplight to flicker.

Su Yuelong seemed to sense something and suddenly opened her eyes. They were a pair of deep blue eyes, clear as the azure sea.

In her line of sight, a boy with black hair and purple eyes sat quietly on the windowsill, with the soft glow of the silver moon behind him. Bathed in the moonlight, which was like a silver veil, Xu Zihuang's otherworldly temperament was further accentuated.

His deep purple eyes exuded nobility, yet also seemed to possess the profound depth of a vast starry sky.

Xu Zihuang stood up with a gentle smile on his face as his gaze met Su Yuelong's in mid-air.

"Lord Su of the Heavenly Fox Territory, is that right?"

"Who are you?" Su Yuelong's expression was cold. Although she was surprised that she hadn't sensed Xu Zihuang's presence before, given her level of spiritual power, her voice remained calm.

"What is your purpose in trespassing into my Heavenly Fox Territory?"

Her composure stems from her own strength.

"I'm here to confirm two things with Lord Su. What kind of dragon did you get the soul bone from the head of that true dragon-type soul beast that you fused with?" Xu Zihuang smiled calmly, making no attempt to hide his purpose and thoughts.

He had arrived here some time ago using the abilities of his Golden Eye Martial Soul. He made this definitive judgment only after observing the fluctuations in Su Yuelong's soul power during her cultivation.

It was indeed the aura of a true dragon's soul bone, but the age of that soul bone should not be very high.

This time, Su Yuelong could no longer remain calm. What Xu Zihuang had told her was her biggest secret.

Even among the direct descendants of the Su family, only a very small number of people know this secret of inheritance.

A terrifying pressure of soul power erupted from Su Yuelong's body, and tails rapidly rose up behind her. Each fluffy white tail was longer than her entire slender body, waving wildly. The tips of the fox tails had an eerie blue-gray hue.

One yellow, three purple, and five black—nine soul rings of unconventional proportions flowed down from her delicate body, each fitting onto one of her tails, making her appear even more magnificent.

Apart from these nine tails, her body showed no other signs of being possessed by a martial spirit.

"Who exactly are you?!" Su Yuelong questioned again, her expression tense, as if she would strike Xu Zihuang with lightning speed at any moment.

Xu Zihuang continued forward without changing his expression, unleashing his spiritual power, which instantly reversed Su Yuelong's soul power pressure.

Su Yuelong stared wide-eyed in utter shock, sensing the approaching deadly danger. A transparent, platinum-gold dragon horn suddenly sprouted from her smooth, fair forehead. Strange and intense soul power and spiritual energy rippled outwards, and a platinum-gold halo separated from the dragon horn, then blossomed into a huge platinum-gold ring that floated in the air above the room.

The terrifying mental pressure of Xu Zihuang paused briefly the moment the platinum halo enveloped him.

His spiritual power seemed to be sealed, beginning to collapse and dissipate. However, his spiritual power level was already close to the peak of the tangible and substantial realm, so the influence of this platinum halo was only the tip of the iceberg, and it didn't have a significant impact on him.

"The Dawn's Radiance, indeed the Dragon of Dawn." Xu Zihuang chuckled. He had already guessed it beforehand, so he wasn't surprised by the result.

The Dawn Dragon is an extremely rare dragon with a spiritual attribute. Even the Dragon God of yesteryear did not possess the ability to control spiritual attributes.

Spirit-attribute dragons have always held a very high status among the dragon race, which was once filled with powerful beings, but their numbers are extremely rare. Therefore, their strength is not as widely known as that of other true dragon races.

The soul skill Su Yuelong just used was the Dawn Dragon's strongest innate soul skill, Dawn's Radiance, which could seal spiritual power within a certain range. Unfortunately, the head soul bone she obtained was only taken from a Dawn Dragon with less than 50,000 years of cultivation, far from being able to unleash the full power of the Dawn Dragon's strongest innate soul skill.

Legend has it that the progenitor of the Dawn Dragon was a god-level being, and that this soul skill could even cause a person's consciousness to collapse in an instant.

However, for Su Yuelong, every word Xu Zihuang uttered stirred up a storm in her heart. Seeing that Xu Zihuang directly recognized the origin of her head soul bone, she felt a chill spread throughout her entire body.

She could no longer restrain herself and subconsciously activated her first five spirit rings, unleashing her spirit skill at Xu Zihuang.

As the spirit rings shone, halos quietly enveloped Xu Zihuang's body.

A white halo of slowing, a seven-colored halo of soul power stripping, a dark green halo of reversal, a black halo of devouring, and a golden halo of destruction.

Using five soul skills simultaneously without any interval is a skill even Shrek Academy doesn't possess. To achieve this, one must rely on powerful mental strength to control them. Xu Zihuang is able to do just that.

As for non-spiritual attribute Soul Masters, it is basically impossible to do so, and there will be some time interval.

Su Yuelong was able to do this because of her Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox Martial Soul's bloodline talent.

These five halos correspond to her first five soul skills.

The first soul skill, Slow Aura, as the name suggests, slows down the opponent. The second soul skill, Soul Power Deprivation Aura, continuously drains the opponent's soul power. The third soul skill, Reversal Aura, also known as Biological Repulsion Aura, repels any living being that enters it; it is a divine skill among control-type soul skills. Depending on how it is used, it can produce specific effects.

If applied directly to an opponent, the aura will prevent them from passing through its range; each time they do, they will return to their original position. As for using this soul skill to protect oneself, it can disrupt the opponent's soul power and blood circulation.

The fourth soul skill, Devouring Aura, devours a person's soul and mind. The final fifth soul skill, Destruction Aura, doesn't actually possess destructive attributes; rather, it brings endless tearing power.

All five soul skills are area-of-effect control skills, almost equivalent to a weakened version of a domain. The power of the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox Martial Soul is undeniable.

However, Xu Zihuang responded to these by simply releasing the first soul skill of his Golden Eye Martial Soul, the Roar of the White Whale.

Five black, one red, and one gold spirit rings pulsed around him, with the first black spirit ring emitting a sinister light. The ethereal whale cry echoed only in this space, yet it rendered Su Yuelong's five spirit skills ineffective.

A brilliant golden light flowed across the obscure patterns around his pupils. Xu Zihuang's eyes were devoid of any emotional fluctuations, only displaying a divine indifference.

"Not bad soul skill, but it's ineffective against me."

Chapter 429 Suppression and the Entrance to Dragon Valley

Compared to Hua Xiongyan and Feng Tianyao, Su Yuelong felt even greater shock from Xu Zihuang.

Xu Zihuang, who looks to be under twenty years old, already possesses the cultivation of a seven-ring Soul Saint. Not only is the ratio of her Soul Rings far beyond conventional understanding, but even her spiritual power level has completely suppressed her, who is a Title Douluo-level powerhouse.

It should be noted that the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox Martial Soul inherited by the Su family is particularly adept at spiritual abilities.

This was a complete and utter domination on a different level. He couldn't help but wonder, if Xu Zihuang and she were both Title Douluos, who could possibly rival her?

What Su Yuelong found most unacceptable was that her five powerful control-type soul skills were easily neutralized by Xu Zihuang's first soul skill.

However, given the current situation, she had no choice but to investigate further. Without the slightest hesitation, her deep, abyss-like black ninth spirit ring lit up immediately afterward.

Xu Zihuang and Su Yuelong were still facing off in the spacious room on the top floor of the castle, but at this moment, Xu Zihuang felt as if he were in another world. It was as if a strange force had ripped him out of his original world.

A variety of negative emotions, such as killing, hatred, and anger, surged, rose, and merged in his mind, driving him to the brink of madness.

But in the next instant, as the brilliant golden patterns around Xu Zihuang's pupils shone, this feeling of madness vanished without a trace.

"A domain-type mental illusion ability? Unfortunately, it's still ineffective against me."

A slight smile appeared on Xu Zihuang's lips, and his gaze suddenly sharpened.

Those golden eyes seemed to see through all the illusions of the world, and a vast spiritual force surged outward from his spiritual sea like a tide.

The seven spirit rings attached to his Golden Eyes Martial Soul pulsed rhythmically around his body. The bright golden seventh spirit ring, in particular, was dazzling, radiating the nobility and majesty unique to million-year spirit rings.

Rings of purplish-gold light rippled outwards, making everything around them appear illusory. Space began to violently distort and shatter, like a mirror being smashed to pieces, its cracked reflections dissipating.

Everything in the room returned to normal.

Xu Zihuang stood calmly in place, while Su Yuelong, who sat cross-legged on the large bed, had a pale face. Her full breasts rose and fell slightly, and a muffled groan of pain escaped her lips. Even the light in her deep blue eyes had dimmed somewhat.

Her most powerful ninth-level mental illusion soul skill was broken by Xu Zihuang, and she inevitably suffered a backlash. If it weren't for the Dawn Dragon's head soul bone protecting her mental sea, she would probably be in even worse shape.