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

"Long live! Long live! Long live!" Finally, the tens of millions of people of the Sun and Moon Empire, influenced by the fervent atmosphere, prostrated themselves towards the top of the Sun and Moon Altar. Looking around, all they could see was darkness.

The cheers of the crowd rose like a tidal wave; it was a true roar. The sound of tens of millions of people carried far and wide like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami crashing.

The golden sun rises from the east, reaching its zenith. On the seventh level of the Sun and Moon Altar, numerous ornate patterns are engraved. A huge six-pointed star gleams with a soft golden light under the sun. At the center of the star, the sun and moon patterns are even more dazzling. The sun is golden, the moon is silver, the golden sun and silver moon shining brightly together.

As a mystical golden-silver halo rose, a tall figure stepped out from the void.

The young man wore a purple-gold crown with nine dragons holding a pearl, and a magnificent imperial robe with dragons reflecting the sun and moon. His long black hair flowed in the wind, and his golden sun and silver moon earrings swayed rhythmically. His deep purple eyes held only arrogance and majesty.

Xu Zihuang hovered above the top level of the Sun and Moon Sacrifice Platform, like the ruler of the entire world, receiving the worship of the crowd. It was as if countless blessings and faith were gathering upon him.

Countless people present were struck dumb.

The reaction from those originally from the Douluo Continent was particularly strong. Except for a few royal retainers from the Star Luo Empire and the Dou Ling Empire who had never seen Xu Zihuang before, everyone stood up abruptly.

Upon seeing that familiar figure, Elder Xuan felt as if his inner faith had completely collapsed. Shock was mixed with despair.

The impact of Xu Zihuang's appearance on him was indescribable.

His eyes instantly lost their color, and he muttered to himself in a daze.

"Yu Tianhuang, Xu Zihuang..."

"So that's how it is. You've deceived all of us." Elder Xuan smiled bitterly.

Chapter 526 Annihilation of the Dual Limits

Since the clash between Douluo Continent and Sun Moon Continent more than four thousand years ago, the three great empires that originally belonged to Douluo Continent have always regarded the Sun Moon Empire as a foreign race. This deep-rooted concept has continued to this day.

The great families of Soul Masters who originally belonged to the three great empires of Douluo Continent, who placed great importance on bloodline inheritance, even considered intermarriage with people from the Sun Moon Empire as a disgrace, believing it would pollute the purity of their bloodline.

This shows how much pressure Xu Zihuang's parents faced when they got married.

Influenced by that concept, when Elder Xuan saw Xu Zihuang appear above the Sun and Moon Sacrifice Platform, his first reaction was that Xu Zihuang had deceived them all. It wasn't just the three original empires of the Douluo Continent that valued bloodline inheritance; the Sun and Moon Empire was no exception.

If Xu Zihuang didn't possess the bloodline of the Sun Moon Empire's royal family, he wouldn't have been recognized by the Sun Moon Empire's higher-ups at all. Unless Xu Zihuang controlled all the high-ranking officials of the Sun Moon Empire, which was completely unrealistic.

Even though Xu Zihuang successfully cultivated the Yin-Yang complementary dual soul cores and broke through to the Title Douluo realm, the Sun Moon Empire also had Kong Deming, an unprecedented level ten soul master on the continent. Kong Deming led the entire Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Corps in rebellion, and was not without the power to contend with Xu Zihuang.

However, if we reverse the logic based on the premise that Xu Zihuang's father was the former Zihuang King of the Sun Moon Empire, then everything can be explained.

Xu Zihuang entered Shrek Academy under an assumed name to seek revenge against Xu Tianran's family and seize the throne of the Sun Moon Empire. The Heavenly Dragon Sect, however, helped Xu Zihuang conceal his identity because of another part of his bloodline.

Thinking of this, Elder Xuan's eyes dimmed. This heavy blow was far too great for their original Douluo Continent. Everything he and Elder Mu had done over the years seemed like a joke.

But at that moment, it seemed as if Elder Xuan suddenly grasped something, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he hesitated for a moment before pondering to himself.

"Wait, could this be part of the Sea God's plan?!"

Xu Zihuang was chosen by the Sea God as his successor; this was a fact he witnessed firsthand. The Sea God originated from the original Douluo Continent and had close ties with Shrek Academy, so he certainly wouldn't stand idly by and allow a situation detrimental to the original Douluo Continent to occur.

From another perspective, with Xu Zihuang becoming the new ruler of the Sun Moon Empire, the war on the continent could very well end. Xu Zihuang's respect for Elder Mu at Shrek Academy seemed genuine; given this relationship, how could Xu Zihuang possibly defy Elder Mu's wishes and launch another war of aggression against their original Douluo Continent?

Xu Zihuang's attitude can already be seen from the fact that he took the initiative to return the part of the territory that originally belonged to the Heavenly Soul Empire.

Moreover, Xu Zihuang possesses half-Heavenly Soul Empire blood, and under his leadership, relations between the Sun Moon Empire and the three original empires of the Douluo Continent can be significantly improved. Long-term peaceful coexistence is not impossible. Most importantly, after this, Shrek Academy's transcendent status on the continent will not only remain unshaken, but will actually be further strengthened due to their relationship with Xu Zihuang.

"Lord Sea God, you are indeed far-sighted! We are ashamed of our own inferiority!" Elder Xuan became more and more excited as he thought about it, and exclaimed with a flushed face.

Under these circumstances, Xu Zihuang's lineage as a direct descendant of the Sun Moon Empire's royal family became less important. Xu Zihuang's ascension to power and control of the Sun Moon Empire was tantamount to them, originally from the Douluo Continent, resolving all their problems without bloodshed.

Unlike Elder Xuan, Elder Song, Yan Shaozhe, and Xian Lin'er from Shrek Academy were unaware that Xu Zihuang had obtained the Sea God's divine imprint back then. Shocked, their hearts sank to the bottom, and their faces turned grim.

Zhang Lexuan's gaze towards Xu Zihuang was filled with only astonishment.

However, among the guests originally from the Douluo Continent, the most shocked were Xu Sanshi, Xu Jiujiu, and Du Busi.

Xu Sanshi looked incredulous, while Xu Jiujiu's face turned deathly pale.

The only one who seemed relatively calm was Vina. Looking up at that familiar face, so imposing and arrogant, yet which had touched her heart countless times, a hint of bitterness appeared in her hazy eyes.

"Why? Why did you tell me all this in advance?"

Vina pursed her red lips, caught in an endless dilemma. On one side was the blood feud of her family, and on the other was the man she longed for.

Vina, who was always decisive in front of the civil and military officials of the Heavenly Soul Empire, was now confused.

The expressions on the faces of the high-ranking officials of the Sun Moon Empire were also quite interesting.

Four years ago, when Xu Zihuang participated in the All-Continent Youth Soul Master Elite Competition in Mingdu, he left an incredibly deep impression on them time and time again.

He crushed Xiao Hongchen, a genius of the Sun Moon Empire who was rare in a thousand years, swept away the evil soul masters of the Holy Spirit Cult with their strange methods, and later even publicly provoked the national teacher Zhongli Wu.

Why did such a gifted genius from the original Douluo Continent suddenly become the new emperor of their Sun Moon Empire?

This thought appeared in the minds of everyone present without prior agreement.

Xiao Hongchen, who had previously kept his emotions hidden, suddenly fixed his gaze on Xu Zihuang. Xu Zihuang's change in identity had also caught him off guard.

"Yu Tianhuang is Xu Zihuang?! How is that possible?!"

Meng Hongchen subconsciously stopped twirling her hair behind her back with her slender fingers, her red lips slightly parted.

After a brief moment of astonishment, an unparalleled joy and excitement followed.

An unusual blush appeared on Meng Hongchen's pretty face, and a seductive look arose in her icy blue eyes.

Having seen the perfect Xu Zihuang, no other man could catch her eye. From her teenage years to the present, Xu Zihuang was the only man who had ever moved her heart.

As she grew older, Meng Hongchen could personally feel that her psychological and physical desire for Xu Zihuang was becoming increasingly intense, even bordering on morbid. However, she couldn't confide in anyone about these things and always suppressed them.

Now she understood the unspoken meaning behind her grandfather's words yesterday.

Xu Zihuang's true identity is the only son of the former Zihuang King, a direct descendant of the royal family. From this day forward, he will become the new ruler of the Sun Moon Empire.

Their identities would no longer be an obstacle between them. The longing that had been with them since their teenage years finally had a chance to be fulfilled.

High in the sky, Xu Zihuang looked down at the living beings below, his gaze slightly narrowed. An unparalleled terrifying aura suddenly swept outward from his body, and his spiritual will, which transcended this world, seemed to make time and space stand still.

Red! Red! Red! Red! Red! Bright gold! Blue gold! Silver gold!

As nine astonishing spirit rings rose from beneath his feet, the bright golden seventh spirit ring shone.

A gigantic golden eye-like light silently emerged from behind Xu Zihuang, overlapping with the golden sun behind him. This made the dazzling golden sun appear as if it were imprinted with countless wondrous runes.

At this moment, he is the embodiment of Jin Yang.

Beneath Xu Zihuang's feet, a majestic, deep purple dragon appeared once more. It was none other than the martial spirit inherited by the direct descendants of the Sun Moon Empire's royal family—the Purple Emperor Annihilating Dragon!

The purple dragon's silhouette stretched over a thousand meters long. Xu Zihuang stood proudly on its head, his majestic voice echoing through the surrounding thousand miles, like a radiant light enveloping the heavens and earth.

"At the beginning of the empire's founding, it was blessed by heaven and earth, and its name was Sun and Moon. However, Xu Tianran colluded with evil spirit masters to seize power, which is a disgrace to our ancestors and an intolerance of heaven and earth. Today, I hereby inherit the great throne and protect my people of Sun and Moon."

"Slay the false emperor! Welcome the true emperor!" Jing Hongchen shouted, his excitement beyond words.

The ninth-level Soul Masters of the Sun Moon Empire immediately reacted and shouted in unison. The Purple Emperor Annihilation Dragon Martial Soul's light and shadow were enough to prove Xu Zihuang's status as a direct descendant of the royal family.

The enthusiastic atmosphere and the astonishing phenomenon created by Xu Zihuang using his martial spirit deeply moved the people of the Sun Moon Empire present.

"Slay the false emperor! Welcome the true emperor!"

The roar of cheers rose and fell, reaching the heavens. The people of the Sun and Moon Empire cheered with all their might, their expressions filled with excitement.

Admiring the strong is human nature.

Putting aside other matters, the talent and strength of their new emperor far surpass those of all previous rulers. An unprecedented golden age for the Sun Moon Empire is highly likely to arrive in this era.

Xu Zihuang basked in the worship and cheers of the crowd, but a hint of coldness surfaced deep in his eyes.

"How dare these demons and monsters defy my divine might? I hereby borrow the power of the nine heavens to suppress all evil spirits in the world. The light of my sun and moon will forever shine upon the earth!"

He pointed his right hand to the sky, and a magnificent and exquisite golden longsword appeared in his right hand. Then he let out a cold shout.

"Get out here!"

Xu Zihuang raised his longsword high, as if it were piercing straight into the sky, and made a pulling motion in the air.

In the northern part of Mingdu, at the Sun and Moon Sacrifice Platform, four enormous pillars of light shot into the sky in response. These pillars of light, stretching across the sky, instantly merged into the golden longsword in Xu Zihuang's hand.

This golden longsword is called the Sun and Moon Heaven-Suppressing Sword. Like the Sun and Moon Universe Bowl, it is a peak level nine soul tool, one for offense and one for defense. Both of these peak level nine soul tools were originally on Xu Tianran, but Xu Zihuang took them from him one after another.

Comparatively speaking, the Sun and Moon Heaven-Suppressing Sword is of a higher grade, and is known as a half-step level ten soul tool. This is because it is also the key to activate the high-energy compression array soul tool of the Mingdu Imperial Palace.

"Om-"

A crisp buzzing sound rang out, and a stunning sword beam that would never be forgotten by the millions of people present swept past.

Xu Zihuang's sword strike caused time and space to freeze once more. A power akin to divine might surge to its peak in that instant.

Elder Xuan, Poison Immortal, Elder Yang, and Heavenly Sun Douluo, all residing in the VIP area, underwent a drastic change in expression. The power of this sword strike had surpassed the limits achievable by human soul masters. Even a true god present would likely have to temporarily retreat.

The sky was completely cleaved in two, the golden sword light remaining condensed and unyielding. Within the crack in the sky, thick clouds churned and countless bolts of lightning flashed. This space itself seemed on the verge of collapse, the terrifying pressure making even the titled Douluo powerhouses present struggle to breathe.

While the energy contained in the high-energy compression array soul tool is indeed astonishing, the reason why Xu Zihuang's sword strike is so powerful is fundamentally due to his mastery of time and space.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, two figures appeared in a disheveled state, separated by the sword beam that stretched for tens of thousands of meters.

Appearing in the space to the right of the sword's edge was an elderly man with white hair, dressed in a simple black robe. It was none other than the Dragon Emperor Douluo, Long Xiaoyao.

Long Xiaoyao's black robe was mostly melted away by the sword light, his eyes were bloodshot, and his hair was disheveled as he shouted loudly at Ye Xishui, who was in the space to the left of the sword light.

"Xishui?!"

Compared to Long Xiaoyao, Ye Xishui looked far more miserable. Her robes were completely torn, leaving her nearly naked in front of the millions of people present. Moreover, both of her hands had been severed, the cuts smooth as mirrors, with blood gushing out wildly.

Ye Xishui stared intently at Xu Zihuang in front of her, her eyes filled with almost tangible resentment and malice, as well as an undisguised sense of terror.

She couldn't understand why Xu Zihuang had become so powerful! Originally, during her recovery period, she and Long Xiaoyao had both made further progress in their understanding of the Limit Douluo realm. Hidden in the void, they had even managed to deceive the perception of Limit Douluo like Elder Xuan and Poison Undying.

Why was Xu Zihuang still able to accurately sense their presence, and even manage to severely injure them with a single sword strike in such an overwhelming manner?

"Ye Xishui?! Long Xiaoyao?!" The shocking change in the sky once again gripped the hearts of Elder Xuan, Poison Undying, and the others.

"what--"

At this moment, Ye Xishui also noticed her exposed skin, let out a shrill scream, and unleashed her Martial Soul True Form, transforming into a Blood Soul Demon Puppet that was a thousand meters tall.

Although Ye Xishui had given birth to a son for Long Xiaoyao, she later had another child with Zhongli Laogui, Zhongli Wu, but she was unwilling to let anyone else see her body.

The humiliation Xu Zihuang inflicted on her nearly drove her to the brink of collapse.

"Die!" Ye Xishui, in her Blood Soul Demon Puppet form, was surrounded by a raging sea of ​​blood, with countless beams of blood-red light bursting towards Xu Zihuang. Her scream was as piercing as a hellish cacophony. She also unleashed the crimson Death Tower, its deathly light seemingly poised to strike at any moment.

Xu Zihuang disdainfully raised the Sun and Moon Suppressing Heaven Sword in his hand once more.

Just as Long Xiaoyao was about to rush to Ye Xishui's side, he seemed to sense the pull of the energy and suddenly turned around and came between Xu Zihuang and Ye Xishui.