The news of the Sun Moon Empire's surprise attack on Dragon City reached the capital of the Heavenly Soul Empire, Heavenly Dou City, first. Under Weina's advocacy, the Heavenly Soul Empire immediately dispatched strong experts from the Body Sect to provide support.
It was not only because of Dragon City's important strategic position for the Heavenly Soul Empire, but Weina also had her own personal reasons. Dragon City was the city where Yu Tianhuang was born, and she did not want it to be captured and ruined by the Sun Moon Empire.
However, before the Body Sect's experts could even arrive at Dragon City, the news that Zhong Liwu and a group of Title Douluo evil soul masters had been suppressed by Yu Tianhuang with a wave of his hand had already spread.
A Title Douluo in his early twenties, whose combat power was comparable to that of a Limit Douluo. Moreover, on top of this factual basis, Xu Zihuang's image was further deified, almost being regarded as the only hope for the original Douluo Continent side to resist the Sun Moon Empire's invasion.
This news was subsequently transmitted to the Dou Ling Empire, the Star Luo Empire, and Shrek Academy as well.
Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan council hall.
Ning Xingxu sat in the head seat and relayed all these pieces of news completely and intact to Ye Guyi, Ning Tian, and Elder Gu.
Yu Ningqing leaned back in Ning Tian's arms. From the conversation content of the people present, she vaguely confirmed one thing.
"Grandpa, is Daddy coming back?" Yu Ningqing swung her crystal-white little feet, looking toward Ning Xingxu with a face full of anticipation.
Ning Xingxu smiled indulgently at Yu Ningqing and nodded in response.
"Ningqing is really smart. Yes, Daddy is coming back."
Ye Guyi and Ning Tian exchanged a glance. Compared to Ning Tian's joy that was overflowing from his words, Ye Guyi's eyes clearly held some inexplicable meaning.
Elder Gu took a long time to come back to his senses, his emotions filled with deep relief and excitement.
"Tianhuang has indeed succeeded! Becoming a Title Douluo with dual soul cores of yin-yang complementarity, no wonder he is so powerful. Perhaps in the near future, he will even possess the strength to contend with the Beast God Di Tian."
Hearing Elder Gu say this, Yu Ningqing became even more delighted, swinging her pair of tender, jade-like, fair little legs even faster. From a young age, Ning Tian had instilled a positive image of Xu Zihuang in her. Although she still did not understand the meaning of the so-called yin-yang complementary dual soul cores, she knew that her daddy must be a powerful peerless hero.
A moment later, Yu Ningqing suddenly thought of something else. She turned around and looked at Ning Tian with a wronged pout.
"Mommy, since Daddy has already come back, why hasn't he come to see Ningqing yet? Does Daddy not like Ningqing?"
"How could that be? How could Daddy not like Ningqing?" Ning Tian extended her jade hand to gently stroke Yu Ningqing's back, smiling as she comforted her.
"Didn't Grandpa just say? Daddy has important things to do. Once he finishes those things, he will come to see Ningqing."
Although Ning Tian was only twenty-one years old now, ever since she had Yu Ningqing, her personality had subtly changed a lot. She had lost some of her girlish nature and gained a bit of the gentle and warm maternal radiance.
"Mm." Yu Ningqing nodded her head very cutely, and her delicate little face was once again filled with a carefree, innocent smile.
The scene inside the conference hall was warm and harmonious.
While everyone was conversing, a tall and straight figure appeared from the void. The main person had arrived.
The youth's facial lines were slightly cold and stern, his perfect features without a single flaw, and his deep purple eyes were extremely noble and majestic.
The arrival was none other than Xu Zihuang, who had subdued the Imperial Dragon Soul Mentor Regiment and the Terrorclaw Soul Mentor Regiment before returning to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan.
In a situation where the strength of both sides was completely unequal, Xu Tianyuan and Liao Mengkai had no other choice. Xu Zihuang's body originally flowed with the pure royal bloodline of the Sun Moon Empire. Moreover, according to Xu Zihuang's plan, they would not only face no risks but their own interests would also not be damaged.
Without much hesitation, they compromised. Currently, together with the Imperial Dragon Soul Mentor Regiment and the Terrorclaw Soul Mentor Regiment, they were all within Xu Zihuang's Huanglong Space.
Xu Zihuang swept his gaze over everyone once. When his eyes fell on Yu Ningqing, the indifference in his eyes was instantly replaced by gentleness.
Ning Tian and Ye Guyi both subconsciously stood up and excitedly walked toward Xu Zihuang.
Xu Zihuang smiled slightly at the two women.
"Sorry for coming back a bit late."
As he spoke, Xu Zihuang looked toward Yu Ningqing again, the smile in his eyes undiminished.
"Ningqing, do you know who I am?"
At this moment, Yu Ningqing was also sizing up Xu Zihuang. The sense of closeness originating from their bloodline made her feel exceptionally at ease. However, due to a child's natural shyness toward strangers, she was still somewhat uncertain and asked timidly in a small voice.
"Are you Daddy?"
A simple sentence caused the emotions in Xu Zihuang's heart to surge like a tidal wave, and a gentle, brilliant smile slowly appeared on his face.
"Good daughter."
"Daddy!" Yu Ningqing smiled brightly and opened her slightly chubby little hands toward Xu Zihuang. This time, her call was clearly full of confidence, and her crisp, delicate laughter echoed endlessly in the conference hall.
Ning Tian understandingly loosened her embrace, allowing Xu Zihuang to better hold Yu Ningqing. Watching the intimate interaction between father and daughter, she was also deeply moved, her nose turning sour.
She actually did not hope for Yu Tianhuang to become so powerful anymore; as long as he could always stay by their mother and daughter's side, it would be enough.
After teasing Yu Ningqing for a while, Xu Zihuang's gaze inevitably met Ye Guyi's.
Ye Guyi understood in her heart and stepped forward to take Yu Ningqing.
Ning Tian was still somewhat puzzled, but Xu Zihuang proactively took Ning Tian's hand and turned sideways to face Ning Xingxu and Elder Gu, who were full of smiling intent.
"What's wrong, Tianhuang?" Ning Tian keenly sensed the change in Xu Zihuang's emotions and asked in surprise, her red lips slightly parted.
Xu Zihuang involuntarily tightened his grip on Ning Tian's jade hand and sighed softly with apology: "I'm sorry, Ning Tian. Actually, I lied to you from the very beginning. My mother did come from the Heavenly Dragon Sect in Dragon City, but my father was a direct descendant of the Sun Moon Empire's imperial family, once enfeoffed as the Purple Radiance King. My real name is Xu Zihuang."
Hearing this, Ning Tian's pupils suddenly contracted, as if they had lost all their luster. The smiles in Ning Xingxu and Elder Gu's eyes also instantly faded, plunging them into deep self-doubt.
The transformation in Xu Zihuang's identity before and after brought them a huge shock.
Yu Tianhuang, who was regarded as the only hope of the original Douluo Continent and the sole successor to the Sea God Pavilion Master of Shrek Academy, was unexpectedly a member of the Sun Moon Empire's imperial family. If Xu Zihuang had not taken the initiative to reveal his identity this time, who would have connected the two?
This was simply a great irony for the original Douluo Continent.
Elder Gu sat silently in his original position without erupting. However, Ning Xingxu slowly stood up, a cold intent emerging in his profound gaze.
"Buzz buzz buzz—" Sharp piercing sounds rang out in the conference hall, and an extremely sharp aura suddenly swept across.
Accompanied by intense soul power fluctuations, eight black and one red, nine soul rings quietly emerged one after another from beneath Ning Xingxu's feet. In his right hand, at some point, a long sword entirely clear blue, as if carved from crystal, had appeared. The sharp aura that seemed to cut through space itself originated from this long sword.
With a thought, the tip of the Seven Kill Sword in Ning Xingxu's hand pointed directly at Xu Zihuang's chest. The aura traction in this instant even gave people the illusion of a single sword shocking the heavens.
Xu Zihuang met Ning Xingxu's gaze calmly. Although Ning Xingxu's released sword qi was astonishing in power, it could not approach even a few meters around Xu Zihuang's body.
The tense, sword-drawn atmosphere between Xu Zihuang and Ning Xingxu frightened even Yu Ningqing. Fortunately, Ning Xingxu deliberately restrained himself somewhat, and with Ye Guyi's protection, Yu Ningqing did not directly face such a clash of auras.
In this eerie atmosphere, Ning Tian bit her lips tightly and looked up at Xu Zihuang.
"I only want to ask you one question. All these years of being together with me, were they all pretense?"
"I think you already have the answer in your heart." Xu Zihuang let out a wistful sigh.
"Although I am the son of a Sun Moon Empire prince, due to the struggles and turmoil within the imperial family, I was exiled to a deserted island in the western seas of the Sun Moon Empire. Later, I was fortunately rescued by my father's old subordinates. When I first entered Shrek Academy to study, I was indeed living in pretense and hatred. But through days and nights of companionship, everything afterward in our interactions was genuine."
"So, you feel that hiding these things has made you owe me, right?" Ning Tian instantly broke into tears and smiled, her charming face once again blooming with a breathtaking smile.
"Silly fool, why don't you understand that I don't care about these things at all? I only know that you are my husband and Ningqing's father. No matter what your true identity is, it cannot change these facts."
Before her words even finished, Ning Tian suddenly threw herself into Xu Zihuang's embrace. Xu Zihuang's expression was momentarily stunned, and he subconsciously reached out with both hands to rest on Ning Tian's slender, boneless waist.
Watching Xu Zihuang and Ning Tian tightly embracing, Ning Xingxu now felt somewhat awkward and out of place. With his experience, he could naturally see the sincerity of the feelings between Xu Zihuang and his daughter. What he did was to stand up for Ning Tian and solidify her future status and position by Xu Zihuang's side.
Now that Ning Tian had said all this, he could only let it go.
Elder Gu walked to Ning Xingxu's side with a sigh, shaking his head helplessly.
"Alright, Xingxu, let the younger generation handle their own affairs."
Although Elder Gu and Ning Xingxu originated from the original Douluo Continent, compared to that level, they placed more importance on the interests of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan. Moreover, since Xu Zihuang and Ning Tian already had Ningqing, even if the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan wanted to sever ties with Xu Zihuang, it would be impossible.
For various reasons, they would not be as extreme as Du Bushi and the Body Sect.
Ye Guyi, with a smile on her face, brought Yu Ningqing over to Xu Zihuang and Ning Tian's side.
Yu Ningqing, who had been frightened earlier, immediately clamored to be with Daddy and Mommy.
Xu Zihuang held Ningqing in one arm, while his other hand interlocked fingers with Ning Tian.
"I believe you two will handle the matters between you and Tian'er well. Xingxu and I have only one request: do not let down Tian'er and Ningqing."
Elder Gu slowly walked in front of Xu Zihuang, his expression solemn.
Xu Zihuang nodded seriously.
"Great-grandfather, please rest assured."
Elder Gu did not dwell further on this topic. He immediately changed the subject and asked in a deep voice: "Then what do you plan to do next?"
"First, take back everything that should belong to me from Xu Tianran's hands, then unify the continent and completely end the disputes on the continent." Xu Zihuang let Yu Ningqing's little head rest against his chest and responded candidly.
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