Leaving that special space, Gu Xuan returned to the forest fortress at the Lake of Life. At this time, Ning Rongrong's absorption of her ninth soul ring had reached its most critical moment. Gu Xuan did not disturb her, instead heading to a secret room to cultivate alone.
Having broken through to Rank 97 several months ago and experienced several major battles, Gu Xuan had mostly adapted to his skyrocketing strength. Now, only a step away from Rank 98, he planned to break through right here at the Lake of Life. After entering the secret room and setting up independent spatial restrictions, he began his secluded cultivation.
On the other side, a few days ago at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Yang Wudi and Ye Haitang had successfully refined the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's whale glue, given to them by Gu Xuan, into pills. Yang Wudi named them the Wall-Breaking Golden Pills.
The word "Golden" was a homophone for "Whale" in their tongue. Of the three Wall-Breaking Golden Pills produced, two were sent to the Sun Moon Empire and handed over to the Sword and Bone Douluos. They were currently at the Rank 98 Peak and Rank 97 Peak, respectively. Although further breakthroughs were possible in the future, it would have required long periods of bitter cultivation. These two pills provided them with a smooth and broad road for their cultivation.
Yang Wudi kept the final Wall-Breaking Golden Pill for himself, as Gu Xuan had intended. Currently at Rank 94, Yang Wudi was the only member of the older generation in the clan, aside from Ning Fengzhi, to possess a hundred-thousand-year soul ring. Combined with his Soul Breaking Spear, which was not inferior to top-tier tool martial souls like the Clear Sky Hammer, his future was also limitless. With this pill, he might reach the heights of Chen Xin and Gu Rong in the future.
As Gu Xuan's teacher, Yang Wudi also had his own ambitions. After all, a teacher was like a second father; he also wanted to follow Gu Xuan to that higher world to see a different kind of scenery.
Meanwhile, Ning Fengzhi was incredibly busy. After Gu Xuan left, all the administrative affairs of the Sun Moon Empire were left to him. Although the empire had an Internal Affairs Cabinet, the nation was newly established, and there were too many areas he needed to oversee personally. He handled government affairs by day and cultivated desperately by night. As a Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Soul Master with a hundred-thousand-year soul ring, his talent had been further enhanced. He, too, had ambitions, wishing to strike at Rank 99 and work toward that legendary realm.
At Gu Xuan's suggestion, he also spent an hour every night with his wives. After all, martial souls are inherited from parents. Since his martial soul had evolved into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, it was a way to ensure the future of the clan as the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan. Following the founding of the nation, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan had officially changed its name to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, and Ning Fengzhi had already displayed his Rank 94 Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to the world.
As for Ning Fengzhi marrying a group of wives to produce heirs, he had been somewhat resistant at first, but after Gu Xuan's guidance, he no longer opposed it. With the support of his "little princess" Ning Rongrong, he had no further worries. He worked hard to produce children every day, and among his dozens of wives, three were already pregnant. These women all possessed decent talent; even if the children didn't inherit his Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, there was a high probability they would inherit their mothers' martial souls.
As for why he didn't simply pass the position to Ning Rongrong, it needed little explanation. If she hadn't obtained a godhood inheritance, the seat would naturally be hers. But as the Sea God's successor, she had no need for it, which was why Ning Fengzhi was working so hard to produce heirs.
Compared to Ning Fengzhi's speed, Gu Xuan's side was much slower. Despite several months of effort, none of his wives had become pregnant. Because Gu Xuan's strength was too great, the physical constitutions of his wives could not keep up, making it difficult to conceive. Unless they could catch up to Gu Xuan in the future, the probability of conception would remain low. It wasn't that it was impossible, but rather that Gu Xuan's genetic factor was so strong that it lowered the odds. Combined with a bit of bad luck, their nights of labor had yet to yield a harvest.
Gu Xuan wasn't in a hurry. He was going to the God Realm anyway; having children now was just to pave the way for the future, and having too many wouldn't be ideal. After all, there were only so many Great Beasts in the Star Dou Forest—not enough to go around if there were too many children. This thought reminded him of the Far North, where there were several powerful Great Beasts who could also be brought in. Once the alliance between the Sun Moon Empire and the Star Dou Forest was stable, Gu Xuan planned to head to the Far North to incorporate it into the empire's map.
During the time Gu Xuan was in seclusion for his breakthrough, Ning Fengzhi had already arrived at the Clear Sky Clan with his troops. Although he was busy with daily affairs, subduing the scattered forces within the empire was a matter of utmost importance.
The place where the Clear Sky Clan resided in seclusion was a mountain range of endless peaks, located three hundred miles east of the former Heaven Dou capital. Outside the mountain range was a small village of three to four hundred people. These were either ordinary people absorbed by the clan during its seclusion or disciples with poor talent from within the clan.
When Ning Fengzhi arrived with the army, the villagers were stunned. He had brought five thousand Soul Masters and fifteen Titled Douluos. Such a terrifying scale caused the Soul Emperors guarding the village to freeze. Before they could send a signal to the inner sect, a green phantom and a black shadow had already subdued every Soul Master above the Soul King level in the village.
These two shadows were the Rank 94 Wind God Douluo Zuo Yi and the Ghost Leopard Douluo. Both were speed-type Titled Douluos, and they personally handled the scouting tasks. Ning Fengzhi was a cautious man; since the enemy was the former "Number One Sect in the World," he used his trump cards right from the start.
Besides the Wind God and Ghost Leopard Douluos, the other Titled Douluos included the Sword and Bone Douluos, who had just received their Wall-Breaking Golden Pills but were forced onto this mission before they could use them. The remaining Titled Douluos were the Glowing Feather, Thousand Weight, and Demon Subduing Douluos from Spirit Hall; Yu Yuanzhen of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan; the Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluos; Tyrant Dragon Douluo Long Wu; Broken Army Douluo Mi He; and the Porcupine and Snake Lance Douluos.
In addition to these thirteen, there were Huo Kedi of the Divine Fire Gate (Title: Divine Fire Douluo), Feng Xuanbao of the Wind God Valley (Title: Godwind Douluo), and the Mystic Water Douluo of the Mystic Water Sect. Added to this were the leaders of the Lower Four Sects and various other sect masters.
Ning Fengzhi called upon the world's sects under the decree of the Sun Moon Emperor Gu Xuan. Any power that had accepted the empire's title was required to send personnel. Those who refused had already been dealt with, just like the Clear Sky Clan was about to be.
Leading fifteen Titled Douluos, and being one himself, Ning Fengzhi presided over a total of sixteen Titled Douluos and five thousand Soul Masters. Such a force was sufficient to wipe out any single power on the continent.
(End of Chapter)
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