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

"Xu Tianran, why can't I be here?"

Xu Tianran suddenly gripped his remaining left arm tightly, his face turning extremely pale.

Just then, Xu Zihuang stepped forward and teased him in a sarcastic tone.

"Brother, I never expected that even at this point, you still wouldn't recognize me. It truly saddens me."

"Who are you?!" Xu Tianran's eyes widened, his pupils contracting violently as if struck by lightning.

"You're Xu Zihuang?! How is that possible?!"

Xu Tianran wasn't surprised that Xu Zihuang was still alive; rather, he simply couldn't connect Xu Zihuang with Yu Tianhuang, two people who had no connection whatsoever. When Xu Zihuang was exiled to that isolated island, he awakened his martial soul with the Purple Emperor Annihilation Dragon, a martial soul inherited only by the Sun Moon Empire's royal family. How could he possibly be a possessor of both the Golden Eye martial soul and the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus martial soul, a dual martial soul?

“Nothing is impossible. Because my martial soul is mutated. And my golden-eyed martial soul is hidden by me.” Xu Zihuang smiled sneer. Deep purple flames of destruction and blackish-purple lightning flickered in his naturally hanging hands.

“Brother, I owe all my achievements to you. Don’t you think I should thank you properly? Actually, Ju Zi and I already gave you a big gift before.”

Xu Tianran was taken aback at first, then seemed to realize something, and looked at Ju Zi and Xu Xiyan in her arms with a ferocious gaze.

"you?!"

Although he guessed from the current situation that Ju Zi was probably working with Xu Zihuang to assassinate him, his habitual way of thinking prevented him from ever considering this possibility.

Xu Zihuang's smile held a hint of morbid glee, and he mocked coldly, "What, Your Majesty, don't you like this gift? I've been busy in the palace for almost half a month preparing this gift."

He wanted Xu Tianran to die in the most painful way, amidst endless humiliation. And this was just the beginning.

Hearing Xu Zihuang say this, Ju Zi also felt a sense of satisfaction at getting revenge on Xu Tianran, and her mind involuntarily recalled those wonderful, dreamlike two weeks. Her pretty face flushed, and her eyes were dreamy.

The more Xu Tianran saw Ju Zi's behavior, the angrier he became, his chest heaving violently. No normal man could endure such humiliation. Especially since the one who brought him this humiliation was his own cousin.

Despite his extreme anger, Xu Tianran suddenly became much calmer, as if he had suppressed his anger to the extreme before a storm.

"Fine! You're all doing very well!" Xu Tianran gritted his teeth, his voice hoarse, his eyes bloodshot.

"Do you really think you can kill me here in the palace today?! Xu Zihuang, so what if you've broken through to the Title Douluo realm, so what if your combat power is comparable to the Limit Douluo?! Don't forget, this is the Sun Moon Empire's palace! If you had continued to cultivate in seclusion, you might have actually found an opportunity, but your stupidity lies in coming here now."

As he spoke, Xu Tianran stood up, and a powerful aura of soul energy surged outward from his body as he laughed maniacally.

"How could I not have made any arrangements after ascending the throne?! You vile wretches, you lowly bastards, you can all die!"

Four beams of intense light shot into the sky from the study, reaching the heavens. These four beams of light were incredibly powerful, displaying a seven-colored luster. After ascending into the sky, the light quickly converged towards the center, then transformed into a huge seven-colored pillar of light, enveloping Xu Tianran's body as if divine light had descended.

This is a high-energy compression array soul tool developed by the Sun Moon Empire at great expense of manpower, material resources, and financial resources. Theoretically speaking, this high-energy compression array soul tool can be expanded almost infinitely.

The high-energy compression array soul tool within the Sun Moon Empire's palace already contained energy exceeding the limits achievable by human soul masters. Xu Tianran originally intended to use it when he wanted to eliminate Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao in the future.

When a soul tool becomes powerful enough, it becomes something that cannot be resisted by human power.

This is the source of Xu Tianran's confidence.

However, in the next instant, a sudden change occurred.

Xu Zihuang appeared in front of Xu Tianran in an instant, his right hand forming a claw, directly grabbing the seven-colored pillar of light. Deep black light surged on his fair palm, and the seven-colored pillar of light released by Xu Tianran's proud high-energy compression array soul tool instantly melted away, creating a huge gap.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom—" Eleven crisp cracking sounds rang out one after another, which were the sounds of Xu Tianran's eleven level-nine defensive soul tools breaking and being damaged.

Before Xu Tianran could react, his head was firmly in Xu Zihuang's right hand.

Xu Tianran, his breath waning, met Xu Zihuang's deep gaze, and a fear from the depths of his soul welled up in his heart. He let out a shrill roar.

"Master Kong, save me!"

Chapter 521 Xu Tianran's Despair and the Great Purge

Xu Zihuang grabbed Xu Tianran's head with his right hand, and as if in response to his action, countless deep purple flames of destruction began to burn from the void.

The entire study, constructed of a special rare metal, melted away completely in this deep purple sea of ​​fire. Also vanished was Xue Chen, the Shadow Douluo who had been hiding beside Xu Tianran.

Shadow Douluo Xue Chen's martial soul is called Shadow Dragon Dagger, a martial soul that is occasionally passed down in later generations. The Shadow Dragon Dagger itself possesses spatial attributes, making it unpredictable and particularly adept at concealment and assassination.

Shadow Douluo Xue Chen was valued by Xu Tianran because of these abilities and always served as Xu Tianran's bodyguard. But unfortunately, he encountered Xu Zihuang.

When Xu Zihuang entered Xu Tianran's study, he immediately sealed off the space around Shadow Douluo Xue Chen. With his absolute control over space, Shadow Douluo Xue Chen's figure, hidden in the void, was instantly imprisoned and unable to move. This is why Xu Tianran had been isolated and helpless just moments before.

Of course, even if Shadow Douluo Xue Chen intervened, it wouldn't change the outcome.

Shadow Douluo Xue Chen's eyes were filled with despair. Suppressed by the power of space, he couldn't even utter a sound. His soul and body were reduced to nothingness as the flames of destruction burned away.

The tragic end of Shadow Douluo Xue Chen filled Xu Tianran with even greater fear and dread.

Just then, figures floated up from inside the palace, their dark, humanoid soul tools radiating intense soul power. The astonishing pressure made the sky and the earth seem to tremble.

The Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Corps! The thumb of the Sun Moon Empire's protectors, the true power of an emperor.

At the very front of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Corps, an old man silently floated into the air, looking at Xu Zihuang and Xu Tianran, who were surrounded by a deep purple sea of ​​fire, with a mixture of surprise and uncertainty.

Upon seeing Kong Deming's arrival, Xu Tianran felt as if he had grasped at a last straw, and roared hoarsely, "Elder Kong, these traitors have committed insubordination! Please arrest them immediately!"

Kong Deming's gaze slowly settled on Xu Zihuang. With one-quarter of the Sun Moon Empire's royal blood, how could he be unfamiliar with the special and domineering destructive attribute of the royal inheritance, the Zihuang Annihilation Dragon Martial Soul?

Xu Zihuang's demonstrated abilities are enough to say a lot. This was not an assassination plan originally involving the three major empires of Douluo Continent, but rather an internal conflict within the royal family of the Sun Moon Empire.

He was equally surprised to learn that Yu Tianhuang, who had once assassinated Xu Tianran, was actually a member of the royal family of the Sun Moon Empire. Judging from the aura and quality of that destructive flame, the purity of his bloodline was extremely rare even in the tens of thousands of years of inheritance of the Sun Moon Empire's royal family.

Seeing that Kong Deming had not taken any action, Xu Tianran couldn't help but call out again in a hurry.

"Master Kong!"

"Xu Tianran, shut your dog mouth." Xu Zihuang's cold gaze pressed Xu Tianran's face into the metal floor. The hard metal floor twisted, and Xu Tianran, kneeling on the ground, could only make painful 'woof' sounds.

Xu Zihuang stepped on Xu Tianran's back with his right foot and then forcefully tore off Xu Tianran's only remaining arm. During this process, the sounds of bones breaking and flesh tearing could be clearly heard.

At the cut, there was a bloody mess. Warm, bright red blood was still gushing out.

"Waaaaahhhhhhh—" The intense pain caused Xu Tianran's body to spasm continuously, and the whimpers he emitted became increasingly urgent and shrill.

Ju Zi and Ye Guyi watched the scene unfold before them without changing their expressions, but Ju Zi hugged Xu Xiyan even tighter.

Kong Deming frowned and said in a deep voice to Xu Zihuang, "Enough. I have no intention of getting involved in the internal strife of the royal family. Now that you have achieved your goal, why torture him like this?"

Kong Deming was the kind of person who was typically detached from worldly affairs, obsessed with soul tools and rarely involved in other matters. In his view, it was an insult to the imperial family that Xu Tianran, as the emperor of the Sun Moon Empire, was being humiliated in such a disgraceful manner. He still hoped that Xu Zihuang could give Xu Tianran a dignified death.

"When Xu Tianran's family wiped out my entire clan, did he show any mercy? Where were you then, pretending to be a rational and objective person?!"

Xu Zihuang glanced at Kong Deming, a smile playing on his lips rather than anger. His eyes instantly turned a brilliant gold, and he coldly uttered a sharp rebuke.

"Go away!"

Under Xu Zihuang's gaze, Kong Deming noticed that the surrounding space began to distort violently, forming a twisted golden-silver vortex. And the center of this golden-silver vortex was right at his chest.

Kong Deming felt a chill run down his spine and almost instinctively released his natal soul tool, the Silver Moon Divine Light Shield. Nine jet-black soul rings rose from beneath his feet, while a bright silver moon hung high behind him.

A shocking scene unfolded. The Silver Moon Divine Light Shield, which had once caused Poison Undying so much suffering, was instantly torn to shreds in the eruption of this golden-silver vortex. Terrifying spatial power raged outwards, flashing silver light, causing countless bottomless spatial rifts to appear above the entire palace. Within these spatial rifts, which were slow to heal, even dazzling starlight could be seen.

Neither side used their soul skills; it was a pure clash of spatial power.

Kong Deming tumbled to the ground in a disheveled state, terrified, and quickly retracted his Silver Moon Divine Light Shield to protect himself. A strange layer of silver armor suddenly shone on his body. This silver armor was different from ordinary humanoid soul tools; it was entirely mirror-like. On his chest was a huge, bright silver gem that stretched from his chest to his lower abdomen.

All the light from the Silver Moon Martial Soul behind him naturally merged into it. A powerful silver light shone from the crystal on his chest, making Kong Deming look like a small silver sun.

Cold sweat streamed down Kong Deming's forehead; he truly felt his life was threatened. If Xu Zihuang's golden-silver spatial vortex had targeted his head instead of his chest, he would likely have suffered severe injuries, if not death.

Xu Zihuang's strength far exceeded his expectations.

Xu Zihuang coldly withdrew his gaze, not even glancing at Kong Deming again, and kicked Xu Tianran away, sending his body deeply dented into a metal pillar inside the palace.

Xu Tianran, having lost all four limbs, looked utterly terrifying. Blood spilled from the corners of his mouth as he gasped for breath, his face contorted in a grimace.

Under Xu Tianran's ferocious gaze, Xu Zihuang chuckled and tossed the left arm he had torn off Xu Tianran's body away like trash.

The deep purple flames of destruction ignited once more from the void. The flesh and blood on Xu Tianran's left arm burned away, leaving only a silver-colored soul bone that refracted eight different colors of light, floating in the air.

As the soul bone revealed its full form, a dense surge of soul power immediately emanated from it. Various elemental energies within this space were uncontrollably drawn in, swirling around the soul bone.

Although the soul beast resources in the Sun Moon Empire are far inferior to those in the original Douluo Continent, the soul bones that Xu Tianran has his eye on are by no means ordinary.

This left arm soul bone came from a Silver Moon Wolf King with 30,000 years of cultivation. Not only is the soul bone extremely complete and of excellent quality, but it also inherited the Silver Moon Wolf King's powerful ability to control attributes.

After all, the Silver Moon Wolf King, with its cultivation of over ten thousand years, is among the top tier of all types of soul beasts.

During this process, Xu Zihuang walked up to Xu Tianran unhurriedly and gave a cold smile.

"Xu Tianran, it was you who exiled me back then, plunging me into an abyss of no hope. Today, I will also let you know what despair is."

As he spoke, enormous spatial gates quietly appeared behind him.

Since merging with the Evil Eye Tyrant, Xu Zihuang's spiritual power has approached the level of a true god. If he so desired, his spiritual power could even cover nearly half a continent in an instant.

Now, to connect with the Radiant Dragon Space, it is no longer necessary to use the external soul bone Radiant Dragon Claw as a medium.

One after another, well-organized and well-equipped Soul Master regiments emerged from the spatial gate. They were the Imperial Dragon Soul Master Regiment led by Xu Tianyuan, the Terror Claw Soul Master Regiment led by Liao Mengkai, the Fire Phoenix Soul Master Regiment led by Luanfeng, and the former Imperial Dragon Soul Master Regiment led by Wang Xiao and Yao Yang.

Apart from the original Imperial Dragon Soul Master Group, the remaining members of the four Soul Master groups reacted differently upon seeing Xu Tianran's miserable state. However, they quickly grasped the situation on the ground.

Wang Xiao and Yao Yang gazed intently at Xu Zihuang's retreating figure, their faces filled with excitement as they led the original Emperor Dragon Soul Mentor Group to kneel down on one knee before Xu Zihuang.

"Xu Tianran and his family colluded with evil spirit masters to seize power; they are truly traitors! Today, King Zihuang leads us in upholding the Heavenly Mandate to quell the rebellion. May the glory of the sun and moon forever shine upon the continent! Long live King Zihuang! Long live His Majesty!"

Luanfeng immediately led the entire Fire Phoenix Soul Master Corps in echoing her sentiments.

"Long live the Purple Emperor! Long live His Majesty!"

Xu Tianyuan and Liao Mengkai quickly realized what was happening and, along with the Imperial Dragon Soul Master Corps and the Terror Claw Soul Master Corps, knelt and bowed to Xu Zihuang. The situation was clear; anyone with a brain would choose to side with Xu Zihuang.

"Long live the Purple Emperor! Long live His Majesty!"

A thunderous cheer resounded throughout the entire Sun Moon Empire's palace, and the other guards inside began to gather in this direction. What they witnessed was the Imperial Dragon Soul Master Corps, the Terror Claw Soul Master Corps, and the Fire Phoenix Soul Master Corps swearing allegiance to Xu Zihuang in front of Xu Tianran.

For a moment, all the guards were stunned and stood there.

"How dare you betray me?!" Xu Tianran, his face deathly pale, roared with the rage and despair that had reached its peak. But his vocal cords had already been damaged when Xu Zihuang pressed him down and crushed the metal floor, rendering him unable to make a sound. This feeling of powerlessness brought him to the brink of collapse.

Not long after, another short, stout figure swept across the sky and knelt down in front of Xu Zihuang to pay his respects.

"Greetings, King Zihuang! Greetings, Your Majesty!"

The newcomer was none other than Jing Hongchen, the head of Mingde Hall, his small eyes gleaming with excitement and awe. He was able to arrive in time because he had received a telepathic message from Xu Zihuang beforehand.

Following behind him were a group of core members of Mingdetang.

The light in Xu Tianran's cloudy eyes gradually dimmed. At this moment, he finally understood what it meant to be betrayed and abandoned by everyone. The betrayal of Jing Hongchen, the head of Mingde Hall, was a blow to him even greater than that of the three Guardian Soul Master Corps.

Xu Zihuang turned around, accepting the kneeling worship of the crowd with composure. Then, he looked expressionlessly in the direction of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Corps.

Everyone in the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Corps trembled slightly. It wasn't just because of Xu Zihuang's immense strength, which instilled fear in them, but more so because they were intimidated by Xu Zihuang's current aura.