After a long separation, although Xu Zihuang wanted to stay by Ning Tian and Ning Qing's side, there were more important matters awaiting him now. He could only leave with Ye Guyi under the reluctant gazes of the mother and daughter.
According to the plan, Xu Zihuang and Ye Guyi found Ju Zi at the Mingdou Mountain Range. To facilitate the implementation of Xu Zihuang's plan, Ju Zi had falsely claimed to Fire Phoenix Douluo, Starry Sky Douluo, and the others that Xu Tianran had urgently summoned the Fire Phoenix Soul Mentor Legion back to Mingdu.
Ju Zi herself was the current legion commander of the Fire Phoenix Soul Mentor Legion. The original legion commander, Fire Phoenix Douluo Luan Feng, served as the deputy commander, personally protecting and assisting her.
Luan Feng Douluo had never married in her life. Not only did she have great faith in Ju Zi's abilities, but she also treated Ju Zi like her own granddaughter.
Therefore, although Ju Zi's secret order had many questionable points, no one in the entire Fire Phoenix Soul Mentor Legion raised any objections to her command.
On the way back to Mingdu with the Fire Phoenix Soul Mentor Legion, Xu Zihuang used almost the same method to subdue the Fire Phoenix Soul Mentor Legion.
Moreover, after Fire Phoenix Douluo Luan Feng learned of Xu Zihuang's true identity and that Xu Xiyan was the biological son of Xu Zihuang and Ju Zi, she completely pledged her loyalty.
People all have selfish motives, and Fire Phoenix Douluo Luan Feng was no exception. Xu Zihuang possessed the pure direct bloodline of the Sun Moon Empire's imperial family, and his talent and strength could be described as terrifying. He was clearly more suitable to sit on that throne than the temperamental and physically crippled Xu Tianran. She did not doubt that under Xu Zihuang's leadership, the Sun Moon Empire would usher in an unprecedented prosperity.
What Xu Zihuang and Ju Zi did not know was that the family from which Fire Phoenix Douluo Luan Feng originated was located in the southern part of the Sun Moon Empire. Both she and her family had received a favor from Xu Zihuang's father.
It was only because she and Xu Zihuang's father, Purple Radiance King, were respectively the commanders of the Fire Phoenix Soul Mentor Legion and the Imperial Dragon Soul Mentor Legion back then that, for certain considerations, they had not shown their close relationship openly. This connection had continued from the previous generation.
Coupled with the relationship between her and Ju Zi, Fire Phoenix Douluo Luan Feng was more than happy with the situation.
Before leaving, Ju Zi decisively abandoned the few cities in the Star Luo Empire that had originally been occupied and then handed over the entire defense of the Mingdou Mountain Range to Starry Sky Douluo Ye Yulin. In addition to the Fire Phoenix Soul Mentor Legion and the already destroyed Evil Monarch Soul Mentor Legion, five of the Sun Moon Empire's ten regular Soul Mentor Legions were also stationed at the Mingdou Mountain Range.
Relying on the precipitous Mingdou Mountain Range to build defensive soul tool positions, the military strength of these five Soul Mentor Legions was more than enough to hold the defense firmly. Moreover, Starry Sky Douluo Ye Yulin was renowned for long-range strikes with high-altitude soul tools. Even if the powerhouses from the Star Luo Empire's Worship Hall arrived, it would probably not be so easy for them to pose a threat to the Mingdou Mountain Range.
War raged endlessly on the original Douluo Continent side, but the Sun Moon Empire's capital, Mingdu, was peaceful and harmonious.
The last afterglow of the setting sun was swallowed by the western horizon, and night gradually fell.
The Sun Moon Empire Imperial Palace at the center of Mingdu was already brightly lit, with soft, warm-toned lights filling it and scattering gorgeous and dazzling halos. From a distance, one could feel the magnificence and extreme luxury of the Sun Moon Empire Imperial Palace.
Inside Ju Zi's sleeping chamber, the several palace maids who were taking care of Crown Prince Xu Xiyan suddenly became dazed.
Three figures emerged from the void.
Xu Zihuang stood in the center, with Ye Guyi and Ju Zi on either side of him.
Ju Zi hurriedly stepped forward and excitedly picked up the already sleeping Xu Xiyan from the cradle. After heading to the front lines, she worried about Xu Xiyan's condition every day. Unless necessary, as a mother, who would want to be separated from her own son?
"Baby, Daddy and Mommy will never leave you again." Ju Zi's long eyelashes trembled lightly, misty with a layer of water vapor.
It seemed as if he sensed the familiar aura on Ju Zi, Xu Xiyan instinctively curled up into her embrace and slept even more soundly. Seeing this scene, Ju Zi's heart ached once more.
Xu Zihuang gently squatted down with a tender expression, wiping away the crystal tears from the corners of Ju Zi's eyes. Then he extended his right index finger and tapped it on Xu Xiyan's forehead.
Soft golden light flickered, and a mysterious golden eye pupil rune quietly merged into Xu Xiyan's sea of spirit.
The sea of spirit is innate to humans. The difference lies in the fact that soul masters, nourished by soul power and spiritual power, usually have a more stable and vast sea of spirit.
Xu Zihuang was using his own spirit imprint that carried divinity to nurture Xu Xiyan's sea of spirit in advance. It could be foreseen that after Xu Xiyan awakened his martial soul and began cultivating in the future, his spiritual power intensity would definitely far surpass that of soul masters of the same level.
By fusing with this spirit imprint of Xu Zihuang's, Xu Xiyan would also fall into a deeper level of slumber for a period of time.
Xu Zihuang helped Ju Zi's delicate body up and said softly, "Let Xiyan sleep well. When he wakes up, everything will be over."
"Mm." Ju Zi nodded with slightly red eyes and held Xu Xiyan even tighter.
Having personally witnessed such warm scenes of a family of three reuniting within a single day, Ye Guyi felt a bit of jealousy and envy.
Xu Zihuang sensed it and took hold of Ye Guyi's jade-like hand.
"I'm not that petty." Ye Guyi pouted her red lips in mock anger, her beautiful eyes filled with smiles.
"But from now on, you can't shirk your duties. For now, let's have one boy and one girl first."
"Alright."
Xu Zihuang's expression was somewhat helpless, but he agreed verbally. Ever since he successfully cultivated the Yin-Yang Complementary Three Soul Cores and broke through to the Title Douluo realm, he no longer needed to bear the enormous pressure as before.
If Ye Guyi wanted to give birth, then let her.
Seeing the usually noble and cold Ye Guyi showing such a side in front of Xu Zihuang, Ju Zi felt somewhat surprised. However, she was very tactful and did not interrupt the exchange between Xu Zihuang and Ye Guyi, only responding with a smile.
She had never wanted to fight for anything. In her eyes, only Xu Zihuang and Xu Xiyan were the most important. Power, status, and so on, she could abandon them all.
After conversing with Xu Zihuang, Ye Guyi took the initiative to walk over to Ju Zi and Xu Xiyan's side.
Xu Zihuang instantly understood Ye Guyi's intention. The smile on his face faded, and with an indifferent expression, he walked toward the direction of the study where Xu Tianran was located.
Ye Guyi and Ju Zi nodded to each other in tacit understanding and silently followed behind Xu Zihuang.
Although Ye Guyi had not yet successfully condensed a second soul core, with her powerful Holy Angel martial soul and profound foundation, her combat strength was enough to rival a Super Douluo. Having her guard Ju Zi and Xu Xiyan, would provide an extra layer of insurance.
Of course, Xu Zihuang would never allow such a situation to occur.
Without any intention of concealment, Xu Zihuang walked out of Ju Zi's sleeping chamber openly and honorably. All the guards in the Sun Moon Empire Imperial Palace who discovered their presence would instantly lose consciousness. The entire palace fell into silence.
Imperial Palace Study.
"Yu Tianhuang..."
Xu Tianran sat in his wheelchair, his face extremely gloomy, the coldness and killing intent in his eyes seemingly condensed into substance.
The news from Dragon City had also reached the Sun Moon Empire side.
It was one thing for Yu Tianhuang to have killed the evil soul masters of the Holy Spirit Cult. After all, the Sun Moon Empire would sooner or later turn against the Holy Spirit Cult in the future. But the Imperial Dragon Soul Mentor Legion and the Terrorclaw Soul Mentor Legion had also completely lost contact.
In Xu Tianran's view, these two soul mentor legions had most likely also been lost at Yu Tianhuang's hands. Adding the destroyed Evil Monarch Soul Mentor Legion on the Star Luo Empire frontline, three of the five soul mentor legions in the Protectorate's hands were already gone.
How could this not make Xu Tianran feel furious?
And amidst his anger, a trace of fear also grew in his heart.
Yu Tianhuang's growth speed was truly too terrifying. With just Title Douluo cultivation, he could casually kill a super powerhouse like Zhongli Wu and a group of evil soul master Title Douluos. If Yu Tianhuang were allowed to cultivate for a while longer, Xu Tianran really suspected that Elder Kong might not be able to protect him anymore.
The greater a person's power, the more they value their own life.
Although the life force in Xu Tianran's body was draining severely, with less than ten years of lifespan remaining, he was still unwilling to perish just like that. He wanted to become the eternal emperor in the history of the Douluo Continent; he wanted to unify the entire continent and make the whole continent submit at his feet.
This thought had become almost obsessive.
Xu Tianran currently carried a total of eleven ninth-level soul tools on his body, including the most advanced humanoid soul tool from the Sun Moon Empire side.
While pondering, a series of steady footsteps came from outside the study.
Xu Tianran frowned and raised his head, about to get angry, when his facial expression suddenly froze.
Three figures slowly walked into the study. The one standing at the forefront was none other than Yu Tianhuang, who had been in Dragon City during the day, massacring Zhongli Wu and the others.
He was not unfamiliar with Ye Guyi, who stood to Yu Tianhuang's left rear.
What puzzled Xu Tianran the most was why Ju Zi, who was holding Crown Prince Xu Xiyan in her arms, was also behind Xu Zihuang. This confusion caused his thoughts to briefly stall, so much so that he did not immediately call for help from the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Mentor Legion guarding the palace's safety.
"Ju Zi, why are you here?!" A guess seemed to form in Xu Tianran's mind. Suppressing the anger in his heart, he stared fixedly at Ju Zi.
Ju Zi's expression did not show the slightest ripple because of Xu Tianran's questioning. What flowed in her beautiful eyes was only faint mockery.
"Xu Tianran, why can't I appear here?"
Xu Tianran suddenly clenched his remaining left arm, his face turning extremely ugly.
At this moment, Xu Zihuang stepped forward a few paces and spoke with a strange, mocking tone.
"Imperial Brother, I didn't expect that even at this point, you still haven't recognized me. It really makes your imperial younger brother a little sad."
"You are?!" Xu Tianran's eyes widened, his pupils contracting violently as if struck by lightning.
"You are Xu Zihuang?! How is this possible?!"
Xu Tianran was not surprised by the fact that Xu Zihuang was still alive, but he was completely unable to associate Xu Zihuang with Yu Tianhuang, two people who had no connection whatsoever. When Xu Zihuang was exiled by him to that isolated island back then, the martial soul he awakened was clearly the Purple Radiance Heaven-Destroying Dragon passed down only in the Sun Moon Empire's imperial family. How could it possibly be a twin martial soul possessor with the body martial soul Golden Pupil and the lightning-attribute martial soul Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon?
"Nothing is impossible. Because my martial soul mutated. And I hid that Golden Pupil martial soul of mine." Xu Zihuang smiled disdainfully. In his naturally hanging hands, deep purple flames of destruction and crackling black-purple lightning, respectively, surged.
"Imperial Brother, I have today's achievements all thanks to you. Don't you think I should thank you properly? Speaking of which, Ju Zi and I actually already sent you a big gift earlier."
Xu Tianran was first stunned, then seemed to realize something. His gaze turned ferocious as he looked at Ju Zi and Xu Xiyan in her arms.
"You?!"
Although he had guessed from the current situation that Ju Zi should be colluding with Xu Zihuang this time to assassinate him, his habitual way of thinking had never led him to associate it in that direction.
Xu Zihuang's smile gained a somewhat sickly sense of pleasure, his eyes coldly mocking, "What, Imperial Brother, don't you like this gift? To carefully prepare this gift, I have been busy in the palace for more than half a month."
He wanted Xu Tianran to die in endless humiliation and in the most painful way. This was only the beginning.
Hearing Xu Zihuang say this, Ju Zi also felt a sense of satisfaction from successfully taking revenge on Xu Tianran. Her mind involuntarily recalled that half-month period as beautiful as a dream. A blush appeared on her pretty face, and her gaze became dazed.
And the more he saw Ju Zi acting this way, the more Xu Tianran felt his anger rising to the point of attacking his heart. His chest heaved violently. As long as he was a normal man, he could not tolerate such humiliation. Not to mention that the one bringing him this humiliation was his own blood-related younger cousin.
In extreme anger, Xu Tianran suddenly became much calmer, like the eve of a storm, suppressed to the extreme.
"Good! You all are very good!" Xu Tianran gnashed his teeth, his voice hoarse, his eyes densely covered with bloodshot veins.
"Do you really think you can kill me in this imperial palace today?! Xu Zihuang, so what if you've broken through to the Title Douluo realm? So what if your combat strength is comparable to a Limit Douluo?! Don't forget, this is the Sun Moon Empire Imperial Palace! If you had continued to endure and cultivate, you might really have found an opportunity, but your foolishness lies in coming to find me now."
As he spoke, Xu Tianran stood up. A thick soul power aura immediately swept out from his body. He laughed maniacally.
"After I ascended the throne, how could I not have made some arrangements?! You bitches and bastards, go die together!"
Four powerful beams of light suddenly shot up from within the study straight into the sky. These four beams were incredibly strong, presenting a seven-colored luster. After rising into the sky, they quickly converged toward the center, then transformed into a huge seven-colored light pillar that enveloped Xu Tianran's body, as if divine light had descended.
This was a high-energy compression array soul tool developed by the Sun Moon Empire at the cost of massive manpower, material resources, and finances. In theory, this high-energy compression array soul tool could be increased almost infinitely.
The high-energy compression array soul tool within the Sun Moon Empire Imperial Palace already contained energy that surpassed the limits achievable by human soul masters. Xu Tianran had originally planned to use it in the future to kill Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao.
When a soul tool reached a certain level of power, it was no longer something human power could contend against.
This was the source of Xu Tianran's confidence.
However, in the next instant, a sudden change occurred.
Xu Zihuang instantly appeared in front of Xu Tianran. His right hand formed a claw and directly grabbed onto that seven-colored light pillar. Deep black light surged on his fair palm, and the seven-colored light pillar released by the high-energy compression array soul tool that Xu Tianran was so proud of instantly melted away, creating a huge gap.
"Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom—" Eleven successive crisp cracking sounds rang out one after another. They were the sounds of the eleven ninth-level defensive soul tools on Xu Tianran's body shattering and being destroyed.
Caught off guard by the sudden change, before Xu Tianran could react, his head was already firmly grasped by Xu Zihuang's right hand.
The weakened Xu Tianran faced Xu Zihuang's profound gaze. A fear originating from the depths of his soul rose in his heart. He let out a shrill roar.
"Elder Kong, save me.
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