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

"Everything will be alright. We'll take you to Shrek Academy ourselves later. From now on, your senior will protect you." Tang Ya playfully gestured with her clenched fist towards Xu Zihuang.

Xu Zihuang forced a smile.

"Thank you so much, senior."

Although he was completely unmoved, he outwardly pretended to be deeply moved yet somewhat uninterested.

After this little incident, Bei Bei and Tang Ya understood and went to bother Xu Zihuang again, quietly surrounding Huo Yuhao to guard against attacks from the soul beasts.

At this moment, Huo Yuhao, who was fusing with his soul rings, seemed to have entered a critical moment. His whole body trembled uncontrollably, and bright red blood kept oozing from his mouth and nose.

With only level one innate soul power, he was indeed lacking in physical talent. His meridians were not only very narrow, but also very thin in some places, and there were even signs of disorder at some points where multiple meridians converged.

This led to the current situation when his meridians were subjected to the intense impact of the soul ring's power.

Affected by this aura, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm within Xu Zihuang's spiritual sea was startled and awakened.

"Huh, this human also has a spirit-attribute martial soul."

"But his talent is really too poor. Heh, luckily I met Zi Huang before, otherwise I would have been finished long ago if I had followed this kid." With this feeling of relief, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm fell into a deep sleep again.

Bei Bei and Tang Ya looked at Huo Yuhao with concern. They both knew that absorbing a spirit ring required one's own willpower to withstand the impact of the spirit ring's energy.

Bei Bei was a calm and collected person. When he helped Huo Yuhao detoxify yesterday, he discovered that Huo Yuhao's physical talent was so poor that it was even worse than that of an ordinary person who was born without soul power. However, he did not lose hope in Huo Yuhao because of this.

That's why he clearly realized how difficult the process had been for Huo Yuhao to cultivate to his current level. With such a resolute will, even if his talent was somewhat lacking, he might still achieve great things in the future.

Meanwhile, Xu Zihuang was also silently observing Huo Yuhao. To be honest, without the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, even if Huo Yuhao could cultivate to the level of a Title Douluo, he wouldn't pose any threat to him.

However, Huo Yuhao's hatred for the White Tiger Duke might be useful.

He wanted to seize the throne and unify the continent, and the Duke of White Tiger was one of the biggest obstacles to his ambition.

Generally speaking, for a level ten Soul Master, the time to absorb their first hundred-year Soul Ring is usually no more than an hour. But Huo Yuhao managed to complete the fusion even after two hours. Fortunately, his condition has now stabilized.

Having regained his composure, Xu Zihuang, knowing full well the answer, whispered to Tang Ya, who was standing not far away, "Senior Tang, is he also a student of Shrek Academy? His soul power doesn't seem to meet the academy's admission requirements."

"You mean Xiao Yuhao? His name is Huo Yuhao. Every year, our Tang Sect has one spot for students to enter Shrek Academy without taking the entrance exam, and this year that spot just happened to go to him." Upon hearing this, Tang Ya smiled and leaned closer to Xu Zihuang, her faint fragrance clearly emanating from her.

"So, are you interested in joining our Tang Sect? As a citizen of the Heavenly Soul Empire, you should be very familiar with the long history of our Tang Sect."

"I'm sorry, Senior Tang, I haven't considered joining a sect yet." Xu Zihuang shook his head without looking to the side, his deep purple eyes clear and bright.

Out of the corner of his eye, Beibei was always on Xu Zihuang and Tang Ya. When he saw this scene, he couldn't help but nod slightly.

This young man, Yu, is indeed a good person.

"Xiaoya, since Brother Yu has said so, let's drop this matter."

"I didn't have high hopes to begin with. The Tang Clan has already fallen to this state." Tang Ya stuck out her tongue, a hint of sadness flashing in her beautiful eyes.

Little did the two of them know the deep-seated disdain Xu Zihuang held for the Tang Clan.

My lord, times have changed!

Chapter 55 Thousand-Year-Old Cave Demon Spider

Another hour passed before Huo Yuhao finally woke up from his cultivation.

A pale golden light appeared in his deep blue eyes, and a bright yellow spirit ring rose from beneath his feet. Overwhelmed with joy, he jumped up excitedly and couldn't help but shout, "I did it! I've finally become a true Spirit Master!"

However, seeing Xu Zihuang and the other two people staring at him, he came to his senses and lowered his head somewhat embarrassedly.

"Thank you, Senior Brother and Teacher Xiaoya."

“Yuhao, you should actually thank this young man Yu more.” Beibei smiled gently.

Tang Ya chimed in, "That's right, Xiao Yuhao. This Fear Demon Dragon is quite rare in the Star Dou Great Forest. If it weren't for Brother Yu, we might not have been able to obtain such a good spirit ring this time."

"You are welcome."

Xu Zihuang smiled and waved his hand, then stood up and walked to Huo Yuhao's side.

"My name is Yu Tianhuang. I heard from Senior Brother Bei and Senior Sister Tang that you are also a freshman at Shrek Academy this year. Maybe we will be classmates. Please take care of me in the future."

"You... hello, my name is Huo Yuhao. Nice to meet you." Huo Yuhao quickly replied, looking quite uncomfortable. After all, he was still young, and his childhood experiences meant he couldn't be as composed as Xu Zihuang.

Bei Bei turned to Xu Zihuang and said, "Brother Yu, we came to the Star Dou Great Forest this time to hunt spirit beasts to increase our spirit rings. Xiao Ya still needs to find a suitable third spirit ring. If you don't mind, you can come with us. After we finish the hunt, we'll take you and Yu Hao to Shrek Academy together."

“Senior Brother Bei, I have no objection. I originally planned to hunt a few soul beasts in the outer area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest to collect materials from them to exchange for some living expenses, but I didn’t expect to go a little too far in. It’s better to have Senior Brother Bei and Senior Sister Tang with me so we can look out for each other.” Xu Zihuang nodded seriously.

He had originally planned to stay in the Star Dou Great Forest for a while longer to search for the remaining divine consciousness of Electrox. Now that the plot had changed drastically, he wasn't sure if he would be able to encounter Electrox again, but staying with Beibei and the others was definitely the best option for now.

After all, the original owner of this body was right beside him.

Thinking of this, he subconsciously glanced at Huo Yuhao beside him.

"Let's not delay, let's set off." Tang Ya was also full of excitement at the thought of obtaining the spirit ring.

No Soul Master can resist the temptation of advancement.

Tang Ya walked in front, Xu Zihuang and Huo Yuhao were in the middle, and Bei Bei followed at the back.

In teams hunting soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest, those responsible for covering the rear are often in the most danger, because they can be attacked by soul beasts from any direction, and it's difficult for those in front to provide timely support. As the senior student and the strongest person on the surface, Bei Bei naturally took on the role without hesitation.

After acquiring his first spirit ring, Huo Yuhao clearly felt that his cultivation had improved significantly, especially his physical condition, which made his journey much easier.

He was very nervous because of his experience of accidentally inhaling datura venom yesterday.

He hasn't experienced enough.

In contrast, Xu Zihuang was much calmer, walking steadily and constantly alert to his surroundings.

Having witnessed Xu Zihuang's performance, Beibei became increasingly certain of her suspicions.

Only the scions of those great Soul Master families could have such rich experience at this age.

Instead of venturing deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest, the group searched horizontally. They had traveled less than five kilometers when they encountered another soul beast.

"Teacher Xiaoya, there seems to be some movement ahead." Relying on the enhanced vision granted by his Spirit Eyes, Huo Yuhao vaguely saw a yellow shadow ahead.

Although his Spirit Eye and Xu Zihuang's Golden Eye are both spirit-attribute martial souls, Xu Zihuang's Golden Eye is actually of slightly higher quality.

Huo Yuhao only saw a yellow shadow, while Xu Zihuang easily captured the entire yellow shadow using the instinct of his Golden Eyes martial soul.

"Squeak squeak squeak!" Huo Yuhao had barely finished speaking when a scream rang out, followed by the yellow shadow striking directly at Tang Ya.

Having been reminded by Huo Yuhao, Tang Ya was prepared. She let out a cold snort, and her steps suddenly became ethereal, with a few glints of cold light flashing from her hands.

"Bang bang bang—" A series of crisp sounds, like metal colliding, rang out one after another. The yellow shadow seemed to have been hit by something, and its speed decreased sharply.

Two halos rose simultaneously from beneath Tang Ya's feet, their bright yellow light pulsating up and down. At that instant, long blue vines also shot out from Tang Ya's body, tightly binding the yellow shadow and revealing its true form.

This was a giant rat, over two feet long. The yellow shadow from before was actually its tail.

It's two feet long, a long-tailed rat, and it's a century-old specimen. A century-old long-tailed rat.

The long-tailed rat is a solitary spirit beast with formidable combat power. Its tail is highly variable, and its skin is as hard as iron. It also possesses a set of iron teeth capable of gnawing on rare metals.

Tang Ya said with a hint of pride, "Little Yuhao, did you see that? What I just used was the combination of the Tang Sect's Ghost Shadow Step and hidden weapons. Impressive, right? If you practice hard, you'll be able to do it too in the future."

"Xiaoya, watch out!"

"Senior, watch out!"

Just then, Xu Zihuang and Bei Bei's expressions suddenly changed, and they both shouted a reminder in unison.

Their eyes met briefly, then they used their soul power to quickly take Tang Ya and Huo Yuhao away from the spot.

Almost as soon as everyone left, countless crystal-yellow spider silks surged wildly from the ground, like a prison woven from spider webs, trapping the century-old long-tailed rat that had no time to escape.

The spider silk was covered with an extremely viscous liquid, which solidified upon contact with the wind. In just a moment, the spider silk became as hard as steel, forming a real spider prison.

A few strands of purple hair on his forehead fluttered in the wind as Xu Zihuang apologetically released his right hand from Tang Yahao's wrist.

"There's a reason for this. I apologize for offending you earlier."

Still shaken, Tang Ya's ample bosom heaved slightly, and her affection for Xu Zihuang, who had just saved her, instantly increased. At the same time, she felt incredibly embarrassed.

She had previously said she would protect Xu Zihuang, but unexpectedly, she was saved by Xu Zihuang instead.

On the other side, Bei Bei, who was protecting Huo Yuhao behind him, was no longer the gentle and refined person he used to be; his temperament had undergone a complete transformation.

A dazzling blue light shone from between his eyebrows, then instantly spread, descending from his brow into his entire body. Streaks of blue-purple electricity erupted like small snakes, swirling around his body.

On the surface, Bei Bei's changes are not significant. Apart from a blue lightning bolt mark on her forehead, there is only one change on her body due to the possession of her martial soul.

However, this change in him was exceptionally thorough.

The change was in his right arm. The right sleeve, which had originally been there, burst and turned to ashes due to the expansion of his right arm. The arm had increased in length by more than half a foot, and the entire arm was extremely thick, covered with blue-purple scales. The hand had turned into claws, and the blue-purple snake-like electricity swirling around his body constantly condensed or flowed on his arm. The three spirit rings, two yellow and one purple, did not swirl around his body like a normal spirit master, but rather coiled around this specially mutated arm.

"Is this the dragon transformation unique to the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Martial Soul?" Xu Zihuang pondered as he examined the changes on Bei Bei's right arm.

His intuition told him that his second martial soul, the Purple Thunder Dragon, would possess the same ability after acquiring a soul ring in the future.

Beibei's gaze sharpened, a purple glint appearing in his eyes. He swung his thick right arm horizontally, creating an electric net in the distance that forced back the cunning soul beast that had been hiding in the shadows and launching an attack.

A blue-purple electric net swept past, revealing a gray spider-like spirit beast from the shadows. Near its body were some yellow, thread-like substances, identical to the spider silk that had attacked the group.

Clearly, this spirit beast is the culprit.

"A cave demon spider with a thousand years of cultivation?! That's great, Beibei, I want this one." Tang Ya's emotions came and went quickly. When she saw the soul beast that appeared in front of everyone, she exclaimed in a sweet voice.

But Beibei wasn't as excited as Tangya.

The Cave Spider and the Human-Faced Spider are both among the top spider-type soul beasts, but they follow completely opposite paths. The Human-Faced Spider excels in terrifying, swift, and domineering attacks, while the Cave Spider is adept at using various terrains to create traps for its opponents, using its special skills to ambush and kill them.

In terms of pure strength, the Human-Faced Demon Spider is definitely more powerful. However, capturing this thousand-year-old cave demon spider alive will not be so easy.

Xu Zihuang saw the concerns in Bei Bei's heart and solemnly said, "Senior Brother Bei, you can focus on dealing with this cave spider in front of you, and leave the rest to me."

Bei Bei is a descendant of Elder Mu, and Tang Ya's martial soul possesses special abilities. Befriending them will definitely be useful in the future. Here, he doesn't mind doing them another favor and fostering their relationship.

From his perspective, Shrek Academy and the three empires that originally belonged to Douluo Continent were ultimately his enemies. However, for a long time to come, they actually had a common enemy: the Sun Moon Empire, or rather, the Sun Moon Empire under Xu Tianran's leadership.

If Shrek Academy and the three original empires of Douluo Continent were too weak and easily annexed by Xu Tianran, there would probably be no place for him to stay on the entire continent, let alone seize the throne.

Therefore, there are no permanent enemies, only permanent interests.

Unless his strength is so great that he can disregard any rules.

"Alright!" Bei Bei shouted. His first soul ring on his right arm shone brightly. With intense soul power fluctuations, a dragon claw formed from blue-purple lightning, about a foot in diameter, shot out and struck the thousand-year-old cave spider.

He wasn't the kind of person to hesitate, and after what had just happened, he had already made a rough estimate of Xu Zihuang's strength.

The soul power level is at least level 30.