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

But in the next instant, the dragon soul of the mountain dragon king looked up and let out a furious roar full of hostility.

"Roar--"

All the other dragon souls in the valley responded.

Immediately afterwards, deep within the valley, a dragon spirit twice the size of the Mountain Dragon King raised its proud head. Its entire body shimmered with seven-colored light, even its scales were seven-colored. Although its scales appeared irregular, each one different, they possessed a perfect harmony, as if inlaid with countless magnificent gems.

"Dragon God and Dragon Soul?!" Xu Zihuang's expression changed drastically.

The Dragon God and Dragon Soul were indeed one of his goals, but the current developments are clearly not going well.

The dragon souls that had just been awakened by the Mountain Dragon King, sensing the aura of the Dragon God's soul, all instantly prostrated themselves on the ground. All the dragon bones within Dragon Valley began to tremble slightly, as if they had come back to life.

The eyes of the Dragon God and Dragon Soul seemed to contain endless majesty, and then a seven-colored dragon claw reached out from the void and enveloped Xu Zihuang's body.

Xu Zihuang's expression was solemn, but he showed little panic. The reason he dared to enter the Dragon Valley space was because he was confident that he could leave unscathed.

Since breaking through to the Soul Saint realm, he has been able to unleash god-level mental power for a short period of time by using the second awakening ability of his Gold-level Martial Soul. Although he cannot yet perfectly control this power for combat, it is more than enough for self-defense.

At least it would allow him to temporarily break free from the suppression within the Dragon Valley space, thus enabling him to use the power of his Golden Eye Martial Soul True Body to tear open space and escape unscathed.

Just as Xu Zihuang made up his mind to use the second awakening of his gold-level main body martial soul, a golden light suddenly swept from behind him and collided with the seven-colored dragon claw.

It was the Golden Dragon Spear. And in the next instant, Wang Qiu'er's figure traversed the void, appearing before Xu Zihuang.

The golden dragon spear in Wang Qiu'er's hand trembled violently, and the enormous dragon god's soul seemed to come alive halfway, its seven-colored dragon claws frozen in mid-air.

The dragon god's and dragon soul's stirring roar echoed throughout the entire Dragon Valley.

At the same time, a huge, deep purple dragon head, no less powerful than the Dragon God and Dragon Soul, suddenly emerged from the space behind Xu Zihuang, letting out an angry and venomous roar at the Dragon God and Dragon Soul.

Sensing something, Xu Zihuang instinctively pulled Wang Qiu'er into his arms.

The enormous, deep purple dragon head opened its mouth and swallowed Xu Zihuang and Wang Qiu'er's bodies before disappearing into the void.

The valley returned to calm, but Xu Zihuang and Wang Qiu'er were nowhere to be seen.

Chapter 432 The Extinct Tenth Dragon King and the Soul Bones of the Radiant Dragon King

The moment Xu Zihuang left the Dragon Valley space, he felt the suppressed soul power within his body recover.

The energy, brimming with destructive power, seeped into his body, penetrating every crevice and merging into his bloodline. This was an existence of a higher rank, yet sharing the same origin as his martial spirit and bloodline.

Just like when he absorbed the dragon soul energy of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex, his bloodline and martial soul were also becoming purer in a subtle way.

Considering the domineering nature of the Destruction attribute, Xu Zihuang did not only focus on the immediate benefits of bloodline and martial soul sublimation. At the same time, he released a layer of soul power, slightly curling up his body to protect Wang Qiu'er within it.

Wang Qiu'er, nestled in Xu Zihuang's arms, trembled slightly with each of his movements. Their heartbeats were clearly audible, and they could even feel the warmth of each other's skin.

But strangely, they were in a void, unable to see their surroundings.

Xu Zihuang's senses were much sharper; this was clearly high-speed movement through space. He used the Golden Eye Martial Soul True Body's ability to tear through space and shift his coordinates, which caused this situation.

Realizing this, he felt somewhat relieved. At least everything was under control. And recalling these events, he already had some vague guesses.

Just then, Wang Qiu'er, who had been relaxing all over, tensed up again as if by reflex.

Xu Zihuang and Wang Qiu'er were pressed intimately together. Noticing Wang Qiu'er's unusual behavior, he quickly asked, "What's wrong?"

He was somewhat moved when Wang Qiu'er selflessly blocked the attack of the Dragon God's soul for him.

"N-nothing..." Wang Qiu'er bit her red lips and replied somewhat awkwardly.

However, being in the void, Xu Zihuang could not see Wang Qiu'er's facial expressions and some subtle movements, and could only make judgments from her tone of voice.

He thought Wang Qiu'er was just not used to it, but in the next instant, he felt a large expanse of smooth skin.

Xu Zihuang's body stiffened instantly.

Unfortunately, their vision returned shortly afterward.

The first thing that catches the eye is a deep purple world. This space is not as vast and colorful as Dragon Valley; it is only a monotonous deep purple. Even the air is filled with a shimmering purple light, making it exceptionally mystical.

In the center of this deep purple world stood a dragon skeleton far larger than that of the Mountain Dragon King. The skeleton was also a deep purple, translucent like amethyst. Even after its death, a terrifying pressure, seemingly capable of destroying the heavens and the earth, emanated from its remains.

Above the dragon bone, a more profound and strange skeleton floats, resembling a miniature human vertebra, ribs, and sternum, radiating a dazzling deep purple light.

Inside the skeleton, patterns resembling dragon scales are engraved. The reason it can float in the air is because it releases energy so dense it's almost tangible, forming a small, deep purple vortex that supports it.

It's another torso bone, and judging from its aura, its quality must be even higher than that of the Mountain Dragon King's torso bone.

A massive, deep purple dragon soul coiled around the torso's soul bone, emitting low, guttural roars. It was the same dragon soul that had confronted the Dragon God's soul earlier and taken them away.

Xu Zihuang's gaze instantly froze on the dragon soul and torso soul bone. His second martial soul and bloodline resonated with it almost uncontrollably.

Seeing this scene, Wang Qiu'er was equally shocked. However, she quickly regained her senses, her pretty face flushed as she broke free from Xu Zihuang's embrace.

Although Xu Zihuang tried his best to protect her from the destructive energy, the attributes and energy level of that deep purple dragon soul were still above Xu Zihuang's. Her clothes inevitably melted away in the destructive flames.

Hiding in the corner, Wang Qiu'er quickly took out a loose garment from her storage soul tool and draped it over her shoulders. This concealed her perfect figure, which would make any woman envious. She was neither too thin nor too voluptuous; every part was just right.

Xu Zihuang glanced over, while Wang Qiu'er, unable to contain her shyness, crossed her arms to protect her chest, puffing out her fair cheeks.

At this moment, she no longer possessed any of the aloofness befitting an imperial mythical beast; she only exuded the coquettish charm of a young girl.

Xu Zihuang chuckled and shook his head. His personality dictated that he wouldn't deliberately try to please others. If Wang Qiu'er had always acted this way, perhaps he wouldn't have been so resistant to her in the first place.

Of course, this is unrealistic. Because Wang Qiu'er only treats him specially.

Xu Zihuang withdrew his gaze and looked again at the deep purple dragon soul and the torso soul bone.

If he guessed correctly, this dragon soul, the torso's soul bone, and the enormous dragon bones were all left behind by the ancestor of the Purple Emperor Annihilation Dragon, the Radiant Dragon. In other words, this space is inextricably linked to the inheritance of the Purple Emperor Annihilation Dragon martial soul of their Sun Moon Empire's royal family, and is the ancestral land of the Sun Moon Empire.

With this in mind, Xu Zihuang slowly raised his left hand and released the Radiant Dragon Claw. Clusters of deep purple, semi-transparent flames of destruction danced on the Radiant Dragon Claw.

Sensing the aura of the Radiant Dragon Claw, the deep purple dragon soul's low roar took on a gentler, more intimate quality. A sliver of consciousness seemed to return to the dragon's eye sockets, and its gaze met Xu Zihuang's, no longer filled only with instinctive resentment and anger.

Immediately afterwards, the Radiant Dragon Soul burrowed into the interior of the torso soul bone. The deep purple torso soul bone emitted an even more dazzling light, then transformed into a stream of light, directly surging into Xu Zihuang's body.

In an instant, Xu Zihuang's body froze on the spot, his mind seemingly transported to ancient times. Angry dragon roars echoed in his ears.

A majestic, deep purple dragon stubbornly resisted the Dragon God, refusing to yield even when it was covered in wounds and blood.

Finally, it fell, its blood staining the sky, onto a vast continent. However, in its final moments, it used its formidable strength to forcefully create a space, sealing its remains and its entire legacy within it.

“The Radiant Dragon King…” Xu Zihuang murmured softly as the complete memories of this deep purple dragon surfaced in his mind.

"The tenth dragon king who no longer exists in the world."

More accurately, everything about the Radiant Dragon King was erased by the Dragon God, and later generations of dragons were unaware of the existence of this tenth Dragon King.

In ancient times, not long after the Dragon God was born, he began to roam the universe. He eventually found a planet called Douluo Star. There, he began to create his own people. The first to be created were the legendary Nine Dragon Kings.

Each Dragon King is incredibly powerful, inheriting a portion of the Dragon God's power. Among them, the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, who controls darkness and annihilation, became the Dragon God's captain of guard, assisting the Dragon God in managing the order of the dragon race. The Holy Dragon King, on the other hand, controls life and creation, and is responsible for the reproduction of the dragon race.

There are also mountain dragon kings who have transformed into mountains and continents over generations, providing a place for dragons to reproduce and live.

But in reality, the Radiant Dragon King is the most powerful of all the Dragon Kings. This is because it was born alongside the Dragon God and is the embodiment of all the Dragon God's dark side, inheriting the most primal destructive power in the universe.

The power of destruction and the power of creation are the two attributes that the Dragon God ultimately chose, thus completing his nine attributes.

Although his consciousness was immersed in the memories of the Radiant Dragon King, Xu Zihuang could clearly feel that the bones of his torso, including his spine, sternum, and ribs, were all covered with a deep purple luster. It was as if he had dressed his torso in a suit of amethyst armor. The indescribable solidity filled him with power.

Within the skeleton of the Radiant Dragon King lies an extremely terrifying destructive power. This power originates not only from the bone itself but also from the energy of the Radiant Dragon King's dragon soul.

Xu Zihuang felt a chill in his heart and did not choose to activate all the energy inside the soul bone for the time being, but instead sealed it away for the time being.

With his current physical condition, fusing all these energies at once would be too much of a strain. After all, this is a fusion from the inside out, which is difficult to control. Furthermore, he is doing this in preparation for his future breakthrough to the Title Douluo realm.

There are three parts in the human body where the soul core is concentrated: the upper dantian, the middle dantian, and the lower dantian, which correspond to the center of the eyebrows, the chest, and the lower abdomen.

His spiritual attribute soul core was condensed in the space between his eyebrows, so the two soul cores behind him could only be placed in his chest and lower abdomen.

The bones of the Radiant Dragon King's torso correspond perfectly with his chest, and he can use the remaining energy in the soul bone and the energy of the Radiant Dragon King's dragon soul as the prototype for condensing a soul core with the attribute of destruction.

With Elder Mu's dragon core of a true dragon with the light attribute serving as the prototype for the third soul core in his lower abdomen, Xu Zihuang has at least a 90% chance of condensing a third soul core with the lightning attribute. A three-soul core that complements each other, and is extremely powerful in terms of spiritual, destructive, and lightning attributes—once he achieves this, he will undoubtedly become the strongest being below the god level in this world.

The Dragon King's soul power had lost its consciousness and could only act on instinct. Just as Xu Zihuang had predicted, the Dragon King's soul power did not resist, but obediently sank into the Dragon King's torso.

As a being second only to the Dragon God, the Radiant Dragon King undoubtedly brings with it the most top-tier torso soul bone. Not only will Xu Zihuang's physical strength experience a significant leap, but he will also possess two soul bone skills that surpass all his current soul skills.

Moreover, given the special nature of the Radiant Dragon King, these two Soul Bone skills must be offensive.

Chapter 433 Return to the Continent and the 100,000-Year-Old Blue Silver Emperor

Through the flesh and blood, one could see Xu Zihuang's torso and bones, which had become crystal clear, with a deep purple light flickering on and off.

The soul bone of the Radiant Dragon King's torso has surpassed the scope of ordinary 100,000-year soul bones in the Douluo Continent; it is a genuine god-level soul bone.

As his consciousness faded, Xu Zihuang once again entered a deep meditative state. It would still take a considerable amount of time for his body to completely fuse with the Huanglong King's torso.

Without considering external spirit bones, torso spirit bones are the most precious of all types. While head spirit bones primarily enhance a spirit master's mental strength, torso spirit bones comprehensively improve a spirit master's physical attributes. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that they bring about a complete transformation in a spirit master.

Regardless of the age of the soul bone itself, as long as a soul master has attached a torso soul bone, they will inevitably be able to absorb soul rings of a higher level. The difference lies only in how much higher the level they can absorb.

Correspondingly, it takes even longer to fuse the torso and soul bones.

In this deep purple space, Wang Qiu'er had appeared behind Xu Zihuang at some point, silently guarding him. Her face was no longer as indifferent as before; her pinkish-blue eyes revealed obvious emotional fluctuations.

Even Wang Qiu'er herself didn't notice that a subtle smile had appeared at the corners of her lips. Her hands, hidden beneath her loose clothing, gently caressed the jade-like skin that had previously touched Xu Zihuang.

This was a strange feeling she had never experienced in her ten thousand years of living in the Star Dou Great Forest. This feeling made her happy, eager and hopeful, but also apprehensive and hesitant.

Her concerns and hesitation stemmed from her identity as a soul beast.

Although Xu Zihuang has explicitly stated that he has no prejudice against soul beasts, this is based on the premise that the soul beasts can gain his approval.

Will she be able to gain his approval?

Thinking of this, Wang Qiu'er subconsciously bit her beautiful cherry lips.

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Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School.

Ten thousand years ago, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, as one of the three upper sects, was the wealthiest sect on the continent. It even possessed its own city, Seven Treasure City, not far from Heaven Dou City.

Although Qibao City was not as large as an imperial capital like Tiandou City back then, it was no less impressive than any other major city on the continent.

However, the Spirit Hall's forces nearly destroyed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and Seven Treasure City declined. After the allied forces of the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires defeated the Spirit Hall, the rebuilt Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School chose to live in seclusion, and because of the existence of the Nine Treasure Douluo Ning Rongrong, it was officially renamed the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School.

The site for the reconstruction of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School was chosen to be nestled among the mountains three hundred miles southeast of Tiandou City.

The location here is secluded, easy to defend and difficult to attack. A strange layer of light also shrouds this area, and from a distance, one can only vaguely see the ancient castles and pavilions that stand within.