Once you take this step, everything else will fall into place naturally.

When Ye Guyi's soul power reaches level 98, she can use Elder Mu's dragon pill as the prototype for her third soul core.

Xu Zihuang slowly got up, then crossed the void and arrived at Ju Zi's palace.

Night had just fallen, and the palace was adorned with soft soul-guided lights.

Orange sat by the cradle with a smile on her face, coaxing Xu Xiyan to sleep. Her crimson palace dress accentuated her exquisite figure.

Xu Zihuang appeared silently behind Ju Zi and placed his right hand on her shoulder.

"Is Xi Yan already asleep?"

"Mmm." Orange turned to look at Xu Zihuang, nodding with a sweet and happy look in her eyes.

"How's the situation with the bone garments?"

"She has succeeded. Now she just needs to go into seclusion for a while to comprehend the mysteries of the dual soul cores. She should be able to make it to the final battle in three months," Xu Zihuang replied calmly.

Orange listened silently. Whether it was a Yin-Yang complementary dual soul core or a resonant dual soul core, they were both unattainable for her. She could understand herself and accept it calmly.

None of that mattered to her. The only people she cared about were Xu Zihuang and Xu Xiyan, the two most important men in her life.

Just then, Xu Zihuang picked up Ju Zi and made her sit on his lap.

Orange's pretty face flushed red as she obediently let Xu Zihuang do as he pleased.

However, Xu Zihuang did not take any further action. He simply hugged the orange and quietly stayed by Xu Xiyan's side.

"I'm sorry I haven't been able to spend much time with you and Xi Yan lately."

Orange gently shook her head and said tenderly, "I know you have more important things to do."

Xu Zihuang sighed softly, said nothing more, and moved closer to Ju Zi's face.

The interplay of light and shadow creates a scene reminiscent of a beautiful painting.

The maids who served Ju Zi in her daily life all left Ju Zi's bedroom with flushed faces and waited outside the door.

In the dead of night, Xu Zihuang abruptly sat up in his soft bed, his gaze fixed on the distance. In a vast, unknown sea, he felt his spiritual imprint being activated.

"Lan Fuzi?"

He left his spiritual imprint on those close to him, so that in case of an accident, he could be guided to the scene in time.

Ye Guyi, Ju Zi, and Xu Xiyan were right beside him, while Ning Tian and Ning Qing were at the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School. It definitely couldn't be them. Thinking about it, it could only be Lan Fuzi.

In the dimly lit room, Orange's languid voice rang out beside Xu Zihuang.

"Zihuang, what's wrong?"

Xu Zihuang glanced at Ju Zi and said seriously, "Ju Zi, you should rest first. I need to leave for a while. Don't worry, with my strength, no one in this world can pose a threat to me. I'll go find Elder Kong and Master Hongchen to explain some things."

Upon hearing this, Ju Zi quickly and quietly got out of bed and gently dressed Xu Zihuang. Always sensible, she naturally wouldn't say anything to stop Xu Zihuang from leaving or ask him why he was leaving.

"Take care on your journey."

"Mmm." Xu Zihuang lowered his head and touched the orange's lips, then disappeared from the spot again.

The northern sea area of ​​the Star Sea Continent.

A dark line stretched from afar across the entire Starsea Continent. The once deep blue sea was rapidly stained blackish-purple, and even the sky turned the same color, gloomy and oppressive. Streaks of blackish-purple water descended from the sky, transforming into torrential rain that enveloped a large area in the northern part of the Starsea Continent.

This dark purple world seemed to have transformed into a living hell, with shrill screams, deep roars, and countless vengeful phantoms descending in an instant.

In the distance, a colossal creature emerged from the sea. Its deep blue back and a massive column of water shooting skyward clearly identified it as such.

It was the Demon Emperor whose true form was the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.

The native inhabitants of the Star Sea Continent, living in this dark purple world, would have their souls forcibly ripped away the moment they touched the dark purple rain, without any ability to resist.

In the blink of an eye, several small cities on the northern coast of the Star Sea Continent were transformed into a ghost town.

The overall area of ​​the Star Sea Continent is roughly the same as that of the Star Luo Empire, which originally belonged to the Douluo Continent. The entire Star Sea Continent is further divided into nine territories by nine powerful Soul Master families.

There are four territories in the northern part of the Starsea Continent, which together form the Northern Alliance.

Sensing the strange phenomenon in the northern part of the Star Sea Continent, a stunningly beautiful woman with silver hair and blue eyes in Tianhu City of Tianhu Territory abruptly stood up. She was none other than Su Yuelong, the lord of Tianhu Territory. Her Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox Martial Soul possessed spiritual attributes, granting her extremely keen senses. An intense sense of oppression welled up within her, causing her usually cold expression to instantly change. She then transformed into a streak of light and sped northward.

On her way to the northern seas, she encountered three more lords from the Northern Alliance. These three lords had all sensed her presence and were converging on her from various directions.

Before the four lords of the Northern Alliance could exchange any words, a sharp and chilling laugh suddenly rang out.

"A mere uncivilized continent actually possesses a human Title Douluo. Very well, I believe that after devouring the beings of this continent, my cultivation will advance even further. Offer up your flesh and soul; to become my ally is your honor. Hahahahahaha—"

Chapter 530 The Tragedy of the Weak and Ma Xiaotao

"Is that a deep-sea whale?!"

The four lords of the Northern Alliance felt a chill run down their spines when they saw the Demon Emperor's enormous form, and their pupils suddenly contracted.

The overall strength of Soul Masters on the Star Sea Continent is not strong, and the surrounding seas are inhabited by many powerful sea Soul Beasts. This leads to their awe of the sea far exceeding that of Soul Masters on the Douluo Continent. The Deep Sea Demon Whale clan, as the leader of the three major ocean overlords, is even more infamous.

In the records of their Star Sea Continent, there was once a Title Douluo who, confident in his strength, attempted to explore the outer seas, but ultimately perished in the territory of a ten-thousand-year-old Deep Sea Demon Whale. In the deep sea, for a Deep Sea Demon Whale with over ten thousand years of cultivation, suppressing an ordinary Title Douluo was an incredibly easy task.

The Demon Emperor before them was nearly eight hundred meters tall, completely exceeding their previous understanding. Judging from his aura, which was like that of an abyss, his cultivation was definitely not just a hundred thousand years.

The Demon Queen laughed shrilly, and the black demonic patterns covering her body began to writhe strangely. The dark purple sky continued to spread southward, instantly enveloping Su Yuelong and her companions.

Her massive body displayed extraordinary agility; with a single leap, her enormous whale tail lashed out. A powerful, dark purple light, formed from countless bolts of lightning, emanated from the area surrounding the tail.

The Demon Emperor also broke through the bottleneck of 800,000 years, and his cultivation was not much inferior to that of the Beast God Emperor Tian. He simply combined soul power and physical strength, and this attack could be described as earth-shattering.

"Boom—" It was as if a dark purple mountain had descended from the sky, and the huge whale tail slammed heavily onto the continent.

At that moment, the sky collapsed, and the continent crumbled. Deep, bottomless cracks appeared on the ground, like an earth dragon turning over, and the trembling continent lingered, unable to calm down for a long time. A low rumble distorted the space within a radius of tens of kilometers, before it shattered layer by layer.

The Deep Sea Demon Whale race is the most powerful race in the ocean. Living year-round in the deep sea, they constantly contend with the raging waves and currents. At the same cultivation level, the Deep Sea Demon Whale's strength is no less than that of the Titan Ape on the continent.

All the mountains and cities within this space were obliterated by the Demon Emperor's attack. Moreover, the core area of ​​the whale tail bombardment instantly transformed into a terrifying storm zone.

"Boom!"

Thunder rumbled across the sky, and dense, dark purple lightning flashed continuously in this stormy area. Even a titled Douluo-level powerhouse appeared incredibly insignificant in the face of this cataclysmic thunderstorm.

Of the four lords of the Northern Alliance of the Star Sea Continent, three were Title Douluos, including Su Yuelong, while the last lord was merely a high-level Soul Douluo. Furthermore, his martial soul was not known for its strong defensive capabilities, and before he could escape the storm zone, he was blasted into ashes, leaving no trace of his body.

However, Su Yuelong and the other two could barely protect themselves. For the Demon Emperor, with his cultivation and strength, it was a complete one-sided attack.

Three beams of light appeared and disappeared amidst the dark purple thunderstorm.

The most eye-catching creature was a white fox that was over thirty meters long. Unlike its snow-white fur, its eyes were a deep blue. Its pupils seemed to burn with two dark blue flames, captivating the senses.

Nine fluffy, snow-white fox tails swayed wildly in the air behind it, each tail longer than the white fox's body.

One yellow, three purple, and five black spirit rings were each placed on one of the nine fox tails, flashing in succession. The colorful halos of different colors formed a light shield, trying their best to resist the thunderstorm.

This white fox is none other than Su Yuelong, who has unleashed her Martial Soul True Form.

The other two beams of light included a colossal elephant whose entire body shimmered with blue-purple lightning. The elephant was massive, its shoulder height exceeding fifty meters, and its wrinkled skin was also blue-purple. Its trunk was raised high, emitting a loud neigh.

The final ray of light and shadow was a white snake covered entirely in fine white scales. Its body was about the thickness of a bucket, coiled up. But unlike ordinary snakes, this white snake had a pair of gleaming, white jade-like horns on its head.

The white snake opened its mouth and spewed out streams of white mist imbued with a chilling aura. This mist could, to some extent, slow down the speed at which lightning struck during a thunderstorm. Seizing this opportunity, it twisted its body, dodging the raging lightning that surrounded it.

The giant elephant and the white snake were naturally the true forms of the martial spirits displayed by the other two lords. These were powerful martial spirits unique to the Star Sea Continent.

"Overestimating yourself." The Demon Emperor sneered, raising his head. Immediately afterward, a dazzling purple-gold light exploded out like an explosion.

Her enormous body, nearly 800 meters long, began to shrink, slowly condensing into a human form.

Surrounded by a hazy purple-gold light, the Demon Emperor had completely transformed into human form. In her human form, she looked like a beautiful woman in her thirties, with a figure and appearance that were exceptional. However, her facial expression was cold.

At this moment, her entire body was enveloped in a magnificent purple-gold light. In the center of her smooth forehead, a purple-gold crystal was radiating intense light.

The Demon Queen, now in human form, clenched her slender, pale right hand, and the storm of lightning she had created earlier instantly became incredibly dazzling. A dark purple pillar of light pierced the heavens and earth, and Su Yuelong and the other two met their end, their bodies reduced to dust, amidst their despairing gazes.

Faced with an overwhelming disparity in strength, they couldn't even resist or escape. This is the tragedy of the weak. With Su Yuelong's demise here, Xu Zihuang's plans from back then were rendered meaningless.

Amidst a strange buzzing sound, the dark purple pillar of light gradually dimmed. A massive crater appeared where the light had erupted. All life was gone, leaving only deathly silence.

"Hahahahaha-"

The Demon Emperor hovered above the sea, her hands outstretched, a sickly pale smile on her face. Endless crimson blood energy and silver soul energy were drawn into her body. With each passing moment, the purple-gold light emanating from her body grew even more intense.

These blood essences and souls came not only from Su Yuelong and the other two Title Douluo, but also from the civilians who had previously perished.

Today is destined to be the darkest moment in the tens of thousands of years of history of the Star Sea Continent. Panic is quietly spreading throughout the entire Star Sea Continent.

But just as the Demon Emperor was absorbing this blood and soul, three more streaks of light swept over from afar.

Leading the group was none other than Ma Xiaotao, dressed in a red dress. Following behind her were Feng Tianyao, the lord of Qingfeng Territory who had a brief encounter with Xu Zihuang, and another titled Douluo lord from the Southern Alliance.

Both the Southern Alliance and the Northern Alliance of the Star Sea Continent have three powerful individuals at the Title Douluo level.

After Hua Xiong Yan, the lord of the Dragon Wolf Territory, was killed by Xu Zi Huang, this balance should have been broken, but Ma Xiao Tao, who later arrived in the Star Sea Continent, filled this void.

Feng Tianyao was a perceptive man. After learning that Ma Xiaotao and Xu Zihuang knew each other, he not only did not pursue the matter of Ma Xiaotao stealing his target, but also treated her as an honored guest.

That's how this scene came about.

Chapter 531 Experiencing the Pain of the World and Xu Zihuang's Appearance

Unlike Douluo Continent, the entire Star Sea Continent is located in the central area of ​​Douluo Star. The surrounding seas have a warm climate year-round, and many powerful sea spirit beast clans inhabit this area.

In the turbulent ancient times, the oppressive forces on the Star Sea Continent's native inhabitants were not only the continental spirit beasts, but also the sea spirit beasts from the ocean. Sea spirit beast invasions of the continent were commonplace.

Only in the last few thousand years, after the overall strength of the Soul Masters on the Star Sea Continent greatly increased, has the frequency of Sea Soul Beasts invading the continent decreased significantly.

Although there are disputes between the Northern Alliance and the Southern Alliance on the Starsea Continent, and even among the nine meticulously divided territories, the native inhabitants of the Starsea Continent tacitly reach a consensus when faced with the invasion of the Sea Soul Beasts: to unite and jointly resist them.

The reason is that the history of the Star Sea Continent's struggle against the Sea Soul Beasts was too dark and bloody.

Feng Tianyao, Ma Xiaotao, and another titled Douluo lord from the Southern Alliance rushed to the northern part of the Star Sea Continent for this very reason.

This titled Douluo lord is named Jin Chenghong, his martial soul is the Golden Crocodile, and the territory he governs is also called the Golden Crocodile Territory.

However, compared to Ma Xiaotao, Feng Tianyao and Jin Chenghong also had their own selfish reasons for rushing here.

Judging from the terrifying commotion in the northern part of the Star Sea Continent, the sea spirit beasts that invaded the Star Sea Continent this time are very likely to have a cultivation level of 100,000 years.

While the invasion of sea spirit beasts with a cultivation of 100,000 years by the continent certainly brings crisis, it also brings opportunities. Any spirit beast with a cultivation of 100,000 years or more will leave behind extremely rare 100,000-year spirit rings and spirit bones after its death.

Apart from a few titled Douluo-level lords on the Star Sea Continent, everyone else is far from reaching the titled Douluo realm, not to mention the 100,000-year soul ring. And if the 100,000-year soul bone falls into the hands of a titled Douluo lord of the Northern Alliance, the balance between the Northern and Southern Alliances will be broken once again.

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