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

The immense pressure forced the three ferocious beasts, Biji, Wan Yao Wang, and Chi Wang, to halt their movements, preventing them from getting even half a step closer.

Xu Zihuang's deep eyes held a strong killing intent. He raised his head and looked north. After calming himself down, he met Di Tian's gaze.

"Let the Soul Beast army retreat to the Star Dou Great Forest, and I will lead you to reclaim everything for her."

Chapter 541 Let the World Feel Pain

Not only Di Tian, ​​but even the three ferocious beasts, Bi Ji, Wan Yao Wang, and Chi Wang, were astonished when they heard Xu Zihuang's words.

Xu Zihuang restrained his aura, allowing the three ferocious beasts to come to Di Tian's side. Without the most hot-tempered Xiong Jun present, and with the lingering power of Xu Zihuang's dominance over Di Tian, ​​the atmosphere between the man and the four beasts was unusually harmonious.

The gazes of the four ferocious beasts, including Di Tian, ​​and the entire surrounding army of soul beasts were all focused on Xu Zihuang.

After staring at Xu Zihuang for a moment with his imposing golden eyes, Di Tian's huge dragon wings began to retract, and his body rapidly shrank, transforming into human form.

"Di Tian—"

Biji quickly came to Ditian's side, wanting to heal his internal injuries.

Di Tian waved his hand to stop Bi Ji, and looked intently at Xu Zihuang, saying, "I can now confirm that the theft of the auspicious beast's soul and bloodline has nothing to do with you. But it is an undeniable fact that you deceived the auspicious beast and made it pregnant. How can you expect us to believe you?"

"Whether you believe me or not, at least our goals are the same." Xu Zihuang landed gracefully on the ground, his emotions seemingly calmed down again.

"I will then take her back to reclaim her soul and bloodline, and give her a new life. When that time comes, you will know the truth."

The four ferocious beasts, Di Tian, ​​Bi Ji, Wan Yao Wang, and Chi Wang, had different expressions on their faces, but their eyes all revealed a thoughtful light.

Brigitte broke the silence first, staring intently at Xu Zihuang across from her, her red lips slightly parted.

"I'd like to know, what do auspicious beasts mean to you?"

“Wife.” Xu Zihuang’s voice was calm, yet it seemed to contain an indescribable firmness.

Bi Ji's expression faltered slightly, and her gaze towards Xu Zihuang immediately changed. Meanwhile, Di Tian, ​​the Demon King, and the Crimson King grew increasingly suspicious.

Human soul masters and soul beasts are inherently opposed. Xu Zihuang's ability to so openly acknowledge the auspicious beast as his wife is simply unbelievable to them.

Di Tian's expression turned strange as he spoke in a deep voice.

"This is only your side of the story, and its credibility is questionable. But you are right about one thing: we are now aligned. As long as you can keep your promise to awaken the auspicious beast, it is not impossible to withdraw this beast tide. But if you deceive us, I will risk our entire soul beast race to make you humans pay a heavy price."

Xu Zihuang and Di Tian passed each other, their figures merging into the void. Only his calm voice echoed there.

"Then I hope you will keep your promise first."

Sensing that Xu Zihuang had traversed space and arrived at the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest, Di Tian was first taken aback, then let out a deafening dragon roar.

The Demon King and the Crimson King instantly understood and commanded the army of soul beasts to retreat towards the Star Dou Great Forest like a tidal wave.

As the dark clouds dispersed, the people of Shrek City seemed to awaken from a dream. After a brief silence, they erupted in enthusiastic cheers. The ordinary people, in particular, could hardly contain their joy at surviving such a calamity, and were overjoyed.

Because of Xu Zihuang's appearance, the beast tide caused almost no casualties to the civilians in Shrek City.

Meanwhile, those on the south wall of Shrek City were all still reeling from the shock of Xu Zihuang's overwhelming suppression of Di Tian. However, they were unaware of the content of Xu Zihuang's subsequent conversation with Di Tian and the others.

Having witnessed firsthand the terrifying power Xu Zihuang displayed when he annihilated the Demon Emperor, Ma Xiaotao was the calmest among them. Sensing something, she looked around, but unable to find Xu Zihuang, she couldn't help but furrow her brows and ask Zhang Lexuan beside her.

"Senior Sister, isn't he going back to the academy?"

Having just returned to Douluo Continent from the Star Sea Continent, Ma Xiaotao is perhaps the only person in Shrek Academy who doesn't know Xu Zihuang's true identity.

Upon hearing this, the expressions on the faces of the elders of the Sea God Pavilion became somewhat strange, and Elder Xuan even sighed with melancholy.

After today's events and understanding Xu Zihuang's true thoughts, Elder Mu felt much more at ease. He withdrew his deep gaze from the distance, then transformed into a golden streak of light and sped towards Shrek Academy's Seagod Island.

Before leaving, he gave Elder Xuan a final piece of advice.

“Xuanzi, this beast tide has come to an end. Let everyone go.”

Following Elder Mu's instructions, Elder Xuan began to oversee the follow-up work. After all, the southern city wall of Shrek City, damaged by Xiong Jun's Sky-Tearing Claw, needed repair, and the people within the city also needed to be appeased.

Zhang Lexuan, holding Ma Xiaotao's hand, told her everything about Xu Zihuang.

Ma Xiaotao, deeply shocked, widened her eyes almost instantly and questioned him in a trembling voice.

"Senior Sister, what did you say?!"

……

During the retreat of the soul beast army, Xiong Jun also found Di Tian. Having taken a combined attack from Xu Zihuang's left arm soul bone skill head-on, even with its formidable Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear form's strong defense, it was inevitably injured. Moreover, it witnessed Di Tian's defeat from afar.

Xiong Jun has always been extremely ambitious. In the past, if it had known that Di Tian was seriously injured, it would have been unable to suppress its restless desire to act. But this time is different from the past, with Xu Zihuang, a formidable enemy, at hand.

However, given Xiong Jun's personality, he was unwilling to give up and end this beast tide. As the mighty King of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bears, who had roamed the Star Dou Great Forest for hundreds of thousands of years, when had he ever suffered such humiliation?

"Di Tian! Where is that human who deceived the auspicious beast?!" Xiong Jun roared at Di Tian, ​​his mind clouded by rage.

"Why retreat?! Even if you lose, if we join forces, we might not necessarily lose to him!"

"Enough! When did it become your place to question my decisions?!" Di Tian stared coldly at Xiong Jun.

"You keep pushing my limits, do you really think I wouldn't dare kill you?!"

"Di Tian, ​​Di Tian, ​​I'm sorry. I didn't mean to offend your authority."

Sensing the oppressive aura of Emperor Tian, ​​Xiong Jun instantly regained his composure, but a trace of resentment surfaced deep in his eyes.

Di Tian snorted coldly. He was in a hurry to check on the auspicious beast and didn't bother to argue with Xiong Jun. His right hand transformed into a jet-black dragon claw, tearing through space, and he left with Bi Ji.

Once Di Tian's figure disappeared from sight, Xiong Jun's resentment became even more undisguised.

……

Xu Zihuang's figure appeared above the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest, passing through the thick canopy of trees and slowly descending.

The first thing that catches the eye is a crystal-clear lake. It is indeed the Lake of Life.

Lake of Life, nestled deep within the Starry Sky Forest, is shielded by layers of tall, dense trees, its surface as smooth as a mirror, utterly still. The light green water resembles a magnificent, pure piece of natural jade, shimmering with a vibrant, life-giving green light. Around the lake, towering ancient trees reach for the sky. A light mist swirls around, and the refreshing fragrance mingles with the moist air, creating a truly invigorating atmosphere.

This place is not only teeming with life, but also teeming with natural elements of various attributes. If a Soul Master could live here for an extended period, their cultivation would undoubtedly be twice as effective.

Xu Zihuang stood quietly by the lake, raising his hand to use his soul power to draw energy to the bottom of the Lake of Life. Before heading to Shrek Academy, he had used his spiritual power to determine Wang Qiu'er's location and life status.

This is also why he wasn't in such a hurry before. As long as Wang Qiu'er's vital signs remained, he could use the Acacia Heartbreak Red to defy fate. Afterwards, he could retrieve her soul and bloodline, and Wang Qiu'er would naturally be able to recover completely.

Back when Xu Zihuang was cultivating the Yin-Yang Complementary Soul Core, the Acacia Heartbreak Red was not used, but it came in handy at a crucial moment.

However, he was unaware that Wang Qiu'er was pregnant, so when he learned of this from Di Tian, ​​he could no longer be as composed as before.

Wang Qiu'er's body had just surfaced from the Lake of Life, yet not a single drop of water touched her fair and radiant skin. Her long, wavy, light blue hair cascaded down her back, accentuating her perfect figure.

Nourished by the rich life force of the Lake of Life, Wang Qiu'er's complexion was very rosy, and her long eyelashes drooped down her eyelids, making her look as if she were asleep.

Xu Zihuang's cold facial features softened considerably. He gently embraced Wang Qiu'er, stroking her cheek with one hand and placing the other on her lower abdomen.

Feeling the breath of this new little life, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, a gentle smile appearing in his eyes.

Xu Zihuang crouched down, letting Wang Qiu'er lean against him. He then took out the beautiful and vibrant Acacia Heartbreak Red flower from his Huanglong space, plucked its petals, and placed them one by one between Wang Qiu'er's pink lips.

The petals, as hard as metal, melted into a golden-red liquid as soon as they entered Wang Qiu'er's mouth.

Xu Zihuang barely needed to make any extra movements; the golden-red sap merged into Wang Qiu'er's body. Once the last petal of sap was swallowed by Wang Qiu'er, a faint golden-red light began to appear around her.

Wang Qiu'er's life is recovering at an astonishing rate. Even without the life force of the Lake of Life to sustain her, Wang Qiu'er's vitality will never be completely depleted.

Just then, Di Tian and Bi Ji arrived. They immediately noticed the strange changes in Wang Qiu'er's body, and their gazes towards Xu Zihuang softened.

Xu Zihuang, who was crouching down, stood up while holding Wang Qiu'er, and then turned to look at Di Tian and Bi Ji behind him.

"Come with me."

A silver portal to another dimension appeared silently, and before they knew it, Xu Zihuang had led Wang Qiu'er inside.

Seeing this, Di Tian's gaze narrowed slightly. He himself was ashamed of his own inferiority in terms of spatial control alone. He exchanged a glance with Bi Ji beside him, and without further hesitation, they stepped into the spatial gate.

When Xu Zihuang and the others reappeared, they had arrived at the top of a mountain range surrounded by clouds and mist.

Xu Zihuang handed Wang Qiu'er over to Bi Ji for care, while meeting the puzzled looks of the two women.

"You don't need to interfere with what happens next. Just watch. You will get the answer you want."

After saying that, he descended into the mountains below, where a golden and silver spacetime barrier containing strange runes completely enveloped the area.

Xu Zihuang hovered above the highest peak, arms outstretched. In that instant, he felt as if he were blocking out the sun's magnificent radiance.

A dark aura spread from his left arm to his entire body, making him appear from a distance like a black dot of light suspended before the golden sun. Then, an invisible force suddenly erupted from his body.

"Boom boom boom boom boom boom—"

All the mountains within the spacetime barrier collapsed in an instant. The shattered rocks turned into dust, and everything was gone forever.

From the castle on the main peak emerged more than ten gray-clad figures wielding massive black hammers. Each of them possessed nine spirit rings pulsating around them, and their expressions were a mixture of shock and rage.

But under the oppression of this terrifying force, they had no chance to resist and were crushed into a cloud of blood mist.

Xu Zihuang looked down indifferently at the huge crater that had appeared beneath him.

Let the world feel pain from this moment on!

Chapter 542 Forceful Suppression and the Void Dragon-Locking Array

Before destroying the Haotian Sect, Xu Zihuang used the ninth soul skill of his Golden Eye Martial Soul, the Space-Time Barrier, precisely to ensure that no one who slipped through the net escaped.

And things went even more smoothly than he had expected.

In his spiritual perception, Titan and Niu Tian, ​​in their efforts to protect Tang Wutong during her cultivation, were unable to promptly rescue the rest of the Haotian Sect. This resulted in the complete annihilation of the sect's direct descendants, except for Tang Wutong. The Haotian Sect's main residence was also completely destroyed, reduced to ruins.

"Bastard!" A deep, furious roar exploded through the billowing dust, deafening everyone present.

"No matter who you are, you are now destined to die!"

From the dissipating smoke and dust, the figure of a burly middle-aged man emerged. The man was at least two meters tall, his muscles bulging dramatically. His arms, in particular, were exceptionally thick. With each swing, the terrifying force caused the air to crackle.

He had short, thick black hair like steel needles, a resolute face, and a pair of brown-yellow eyes that gleamed with a hint of gold, full of fierce intent.

The middle-aged, burly man was none other than Titan. The roar he had just heard was from him.

Beside Titan, another middle-aged man, whose physique was no less robust, floated.

Long, cyan hair cascaded over the middle-aged man's broad shoulders, and his eyes were also the same cyan color as his hair. At first glance, he appeared simple and unadorned, yet he seemed to possess an indescribable, unique quality, as if he were deliberately suppressing the powerful aura within him.

The middle-aged man's identity was self-evident; he was Niu Tian, ​​whose true form had evolved into the Azure Dragon.

Tang Wutong sat cross-legged on the Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Frost Jade Bed, still immersed in a deep meditative state, protected by Niu Tian and Titan. Earthy yellow and cyan soul power swirled around the two, making the suspended Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Frost Jade Bed incredibly stable, as if it were embedded in this space.