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

Ma Xiaotao's talent was already no less than that of Elder Mu back then. After resolving the problem of the evil fire, her cultivation speed increased by leaps and bounds. Her potential was further stimulated under such dangerous circumstances through prolonged battles with attacking sea spirit beasts. Coupled with various opportunities, she finally broke through to the Title Douluo realm.

She is only twenty-eight years old this year.

Her aura suddenly subsided, and Ma Xiaotao stood up, lifted her cloak, and coldly looked up at the sky.

A series of figures flew rapidly toward this place, the leader of whom was a handsome middle-aged man of about forty years old.

The middle-aged man's gaze instantly froze on the jade phoenix corpse in front of Ma Xiaotao. This jade phoenix was originally the target of their Azure Phoenix Territory. But when he saw the astonishing nine spirit rings beside Ma Xiaotao and her youthful appearance, he immediately recalled the two people he had encountered nearly three years ago.

Those two people, like the woman before them, were exceptionally talented. Their martial spirits and bloodlines were also completely unlike those of the native inhabitants of the Star Sea Continent.

Chapter 506 Reencounter with Lan Fuzi

As the sun gradually disappeared below the western horizon, the sunset painted the entire sea area in a beautiful rose gold hue.

The waves surged and crashed against the pristine sandy beach. Seabirds soared above the sea, their melodious and penetrating calls echoing through the air.

This is the southern sea area of ​​the Star Luo Empire.

Unlike the war-torn heartland of the mainland, this place is like a pure land, peaceful and serene.

Xu Zihuang and Wang Qiu'er slowly descended from the sky to the shore, feeling the sea breeze on their faces. Their clothes and long hair fluttered wildly, bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun, making them radiant.

They had already been delayed outside Shrek City for some time, and Xu Zihuang hadn't used the Golden Eye Martial Soul's talent ability to travel, so they arrived at the South China Sea coast of the Star Luo Empire at dusk.

When Xu Zihuang returned to the mainland to study at Shrek Academy, he landed here.

Wang Qiu'er and Xu Zihuang had exchanged memories. Although it was her first time here, she felt a strange sense of familiarity.

Countless glittering golden rays shimmered at the horizon, and the sun officially set amidst this brilliance. Night stretched from east to west, where the dim light and the brilliance of the sky intertwined, creating a scene like a painting.

Xu Zihuang looked at Wang Qiu'er, whose eyes were glazed over, and saw through her thoughts. He smiled gently and said, "Let's rest for the night and go out to sea tomorrow."

His current seclusion to cultivate the second soul core, which complements Yin and Yang, will certainly not be completed in a short time, so there's no need to rush it.

"Mmm." Wang Qiu'er responded calmly, but her eyes betrayed a hint of joy and sweetness.

Xu Zihuang said helplessly, "You don't need to keep this expression. Just express your emotions frankly."

Guided by the forces of fate, he could sense Wang Qiu'er's deliberate act. It was as if she was sulking, deliberately displaying this cold expression in front of him. Of course, Wang Qiu'er treated everyone else the same way.

The difference is that Wang Qiu'er is only pretending to be indifferent to him, while she is genuinely indifferent to others.

"Don't you like it?" Wang Qiu'er looked at Xu Zihuang in confusion. In her past interactions with Xu Zihuang in private, she had found through countless experiences that the more indifferent she appeared, the stronger Xu Zihuang's reaction became.

Xu Zihuang instantly understood the reason; no wonder Wang Qiu'er always acted this way. While Wang Qiu'er's own personality certainly played a part, she was mostly trying to please him.

"I can't say I don't like it, but that time is different from usual, do you understand what I mean?" Xu Zihuang reached out and put his arm around Wang Qiu'er's waist. Looking at this silly girl, he didn't know how to explain it for a moment.

"Fine, whatever you like. I'll go prepare the ingredients for tonight."

However, just as Xu Zihuang turned around to walk to the beach, Wang Qiu'er grabbed him, her delicate face beaming with a charming smile.

"Fool, I know all that. But I'm going to do it anyway. Who told you to treat me like that back then!"

"So you deliberately gave me the cold shoulder for so long because of those things?" Xu Zihuang patted Wang Qiu'er's waist and hips lightly, looking speechless.

"Hmph!" Wang Qiu'er glared at Xu Zihuang with a slightly flushed face and a hint of reproach.

"What, is that not allowed?"

Xu Zihuang reached out his other hand and gently stroked Wang Qiu'er's cheek, shaking his head with a wry smile. As always, Wang Qiu'er showed no sign of yielding, staring straight at Xu Zihuang until their faces were completely close.

As their figures intertwined, night completely enveloped the sea.

A moment later, Wang Qiu'er, her breathing slightly rapid, looked at Xu Zihuang, who was bent over by the sea, reached out and touched her long, wavy, pinkish-blue hair, her beautiful eyes full of smiles.

Xu Zihuang plunged his right hand into the seawater, and in the next instant, countless strands of dark purple lightning filled the nearshore waters not far from the shore.

One by one, the sea fish helplessly turned their white bellies up, then were lifted up by the buoyancy of the seawater. Some shrimp that happened to be swimming back to the nearshore waters were also electrocuted and lost their vitality.

With fresh ingredients at hand, Xu Zihuang quickly prepared a pot of fish soup and a few shrimp that were simply roasted with sea salt.

The fish soup was delicious, and the shrimp meat was tender and delicate. Even with just simple sea salt as seasoning, it had a unique flavor. Xu Zihuang only ate two shrimp with the fish soup, and the rest went into Wang Qiu'er's stomach.

Despite eating so much, Wang Qiu'er's belly didn't bulge, and she sat by the campfire with a satisfied expression.

Xu Zihuang set up a tent to the side. As soon as he crawled out of the tent, Wang Qiu'er got up and snuggled into his arms.

Xu Zihuang was stunned for a moment, then simply held Wang Qiu'er in his arms and sat down at the entrance of the tent.

The night sky is dotted with stars, their light reflected on the azure sea.

In this situation, Wang Qiu'er couldn't help but think of Xu Zihuang's promise to her.

I have traveled all over the continent and witnessed the world's dazzling splendor.

Wang Qiu'er gazed longingly at the magnificent night sky on the distant horizon, and murmured sweetly, "Don't forget what you told me during the day."

"Of course." Xu Zihuang smiled slightly.

"I've already said it, that was my promise to you."

Wang Qiu'er suddenly turned around, threw herself onto Xu Zihuang's body, and lay down inside the tent. Their eyes met, and a burning heat quietly grew between them.

Looking at Wang Qiu'er's face, which was exactly the same as Tang Wutong's, Xu Zihuang's eyes couldn't help but deepen. He had two first-level gods backing him up, and Tang San dared to scheme against him, let alone Wang Qiu'er?

He didn't believe that Wang Qiu'er's appearance after transformation was the same as Tang Wutong's, or that she had no trace of Tang San behind her. This was also a consideration in his decision to take Wang Qiu'er into seclusion with him.

Wang Qiu'er is just Wang Qiu'er, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, the imperial auspicious beast of the Star Dou Great Forest, not a copy of Tang Wutong.

In the nearby sea, the waves surged and churned, never ceasing.

……

The following morning, Xu Zihuang released the dragon wings of his second martial soul, the Purple Thunder Prison Dragon, and the external soul bone, the Wings of the Evil God, and carrying Wang Qiu'er, embarked on his journey to Moon Pivot Island.

With his current strength, there are very few things in the sea that can pose a threat to him. Therefore, he chose to fly across this sea area.

At full speed, it will only take a few days to reach Moon Pivot Island.

But on the second day, when Xu Zihuang and Wang Qiu'er had already ventured deep into the sea, a sudden change occurred.

Xu Zihuang, who was traveling at full speed, suddenly stopped. Wang Qiu'er, who was leaning against him, immediately became alert and looked in the direction Xu Zihuang was looking.

In the distance, a huge shadow was approaching. It was clearly a deep-sea whale over eighty meters long.

Its deep blue skin and enormous size make it highly recognizable. However, despite its massive size, this deep-sea whale's streamlined body gives it a well-proportioned appearance.

"Buzz buzz buzz—" The deep-sea demon whale seemed to be emitting a special ultrasonic wave to probe its surroundings, causing the air to tremble slightly. Then, it transformed into a pretty young girl whose appearance was not much inferior to Wang Qiu'er's.

The girl's hair and eyes were an eerie deep blue, as profound and all-encompassing as the ocean. Her perfect figure was extremely eye-catching; not particularly voluptuous, but still shapely. Her smooth, deep blue hair cascaded down to her waist, and her gaze, fixed on Xu Zihuang, seemed to have found her last hope, her eyes reddening.

"Is it really you?! You've become so powerful?!" the girl exclaimed, then sensed Wang Qiu'er's presence beside Xu Zihuang, and her pupils contracted.

"You are the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, an auspicious beast of imperial power?!"

Chapter 507 Negotiations with Lan Fuzi and Arrival at Moon Pivot Island

“Blue Buddha.” Xu Zihuang examined Blue Buddha, who had broken away from the sea and risen into the air.

It was in this very sea that he and Ju Zi first encountered the Demon Emperor. Before fleeing, he used his spiritual power to convey to Lan Fu Zi his willingness to help the Demon Emperor stop him from committing too much slaughter.

Xu Zihuang knew that given Lan Fuzi's personality, she would definitely be tempted by his proposal. But what he didn't expect was that Lan Fuzi would actually be willing to trust him, a human soul master with whom she had little interaction, and wait for his arrival in this sea area according to the agreement in the proposal.

However, judging from Lan Fuzi's appearance, she was probably at her wit's end in stopping her mother and had no choice but to turn to him for help.

Lan Fuzi was also observing Xu Zihuang and Wang Qiu'er. Seeing how close the two were, she was shocked, but then felt reassured.

"It seems this human is trustworthy."

Otherwise, how could one possibly win the affections of an emperor-like mythical beast?

The appearance of the Emperor Beast also signifies that the overall strength of the soul beast race on the Douluo Continent must be extremely powerful. After all, the Emperor Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, is born with great fortune, capable of doubling the cultivation speed of all soul beasts and making it easier for those particularly powerful top-tier soul beasts to break through bottlenecks and limits time and time again.

Lan Fuzi was certain that the Douluo Continent was not lacking in ferocious beasts that had survived the second Heavenly Tribulation. There might even be beings whose cultivation and strength were no less than his mother's.

Wang Qiu'er's soul power cultivation had long since reached the Soul Saint realm. Relying on her own soul power, she hovered beside Xu Zihuang, a hint of disdain showing on her arrogant face.

“I know about your agreement, but your worries are completely unnecessary. In our Star Dou Great Forest alone, there is more than one being stronger than your mother. Her desire to sacrifice all the living beings of the entire continent as the basis for becoming a god is simply a pipe dream.”

Sure enough!

Hearing Wang Qiu'er say that, Lan Fuzi was not angry at all. Instead, her eyes lit up and she breathed a sigh of relief. But still a little worried, she couldn't help but remind her.

"An imperial auspicious beast? Is this true? My mother's cultivation has exceeded 800,000 years."

Wang Qiu'er was about to say something more, but Xu Zihuang stopped her with a look.

“We saw your mother in another distant sea area, about two years ago. The Demon Soul Great White Shark King died at her hands back then. Now, two years have passed, and her cultivation has probably advanced even further.”

Xu Zihuang said solemnly to Lan Fuzi, "What I told you before still stands. Soon, I will become the ruler of Douluo Continent, and it is my responsibility and duty to protect the creatures on the continent. If your mother invades the continent, I will defeat her. However, not far from the sea area where your mother killed the Demon Soul Great White Shark King, there is another continent. Given your mother's personality, if she discovers this continent, she will most likely not let the creatures on it go."

Lan Fuzi's expression changed drastically again. From Xu Zihuang's description, she knew that Xu Zihuang was not lying. Regardless of whether Xu Zihuang had any reason to deceive her, her mother had abandoned her back then to slaughter the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan.

Taking a deep breath, Lan Fuzi composed herself and looked at Xu Zihuang with hopeful eyes. Because of their connection with the Imperial Beast, her trust in Xu Zihuang had been steadily increasing.

“As a fellow human being, I naturally do not wish to see the humans of that continent become sacrifices for your mother,” Xu Zihuang said solemnly.

His motives were certainly impure, but his words were not entirely insincere. As human beings, on such matters of principle, upholding the stance of one's own race is the most basic bottom line.

Lan Fuzi gritted her teeth, her figure slowly floating in front of Xu Zihuang and Wang Qiu'er, and said with emotion, "You...you are really willing to help me?"

"It's not to help you, it's just because we share the same goal." Xu Zihuang smiled calmly, then touched his brow with his right hand, and a strange golden eye-shaped rune floated out and fell towards Lan Fuzi's brow.

"This is my spiritual imprint. If your mother really attacks the beings on that continent, and you are unable to stop her, then activate this spiritual imprint. At that time, I will use it to determine your coordinates, and then tear through space to descend in my true form. I believe that by the time you find your mother, I should also have the strength to truly contend with her."

Lan Fuzi's expression faltered slightly, but she didn't hesitate much, allowing the golden-eyed rune to merge into her spiritual sea. Sensing the layers of spiritual intent within it, she couldn't help but widen her eyes, and the look in her eyes as she gazed at Xu Zihuang instantly changed.

Demigod-level mental power?! Humans truly deserve to be called the most blessed race.

The last trace of worry in Lan Fuzi's heart completely dissipated.

The human soul master before her, favored by the Emperor Beast, possessed truly terrifying talent. She certainly had the confidence to speak so confidently. It wasn't just based on her own judgment; she also trusted the Emperor Beast's discernment.

It can be said that because of Wang Qiu'er's presence, even without doing anything, the negotiations between Xu Zihuang and Lan Fuzi became incredibly easy.

A moment later, Lan Fuzi, having regained her senses, looked even more captivating in her eyes and sincerely bowed to Xu Zihuang.

"Thank you, I choose to believe you."

Having done all this, Lan Fuzi couldn't wait to transform back into her original form and fall into the sea, heading west. The spiritual imprint Xu Zihuang had given her contained some memories of the sea area near the Star Sea Continent.

However, before she had swum very far, she stopped and raised her enormous whale head to look back at Xu Zihuang and Wang Qiu'er.