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

His body rapidly swelled, and a layer of black keratin appeared on his skin, with bulges rising on his back. As the bulges burst, thick, sharp, serrated dorsal fins appeared.

Like Nan Qiuqiu, she possesses the optimal soul ring ratio of two yellow and one purple. This is also a major advantage of joining a soul master sect.

His martial soul is the Saber-toothed Earth Dragon, a pure strength-type soul beast. It excels in both offense and defense, but its weakness lies in its poor ranged attacks.

With a stretch of his arms, he instantly broke free from Xu Zihuang's grip, revealing his muscular chest. Then, a layer of saber-tooth-like protrusions appeared on the outer edges of both his arms.

He suddenly charged towards Xu Zihuang.

Judging by its appearance, if it were to be hit, it would probably break its bones immediately.

With a powerful earth dragon-type martial soul and his own level 40 soul power, he truly deserves to be a disciple of a major sect.

But when he faced Xu Zihuang, his tragedy was already sealed.

A brilliant golden light flashed from Xu Zihuang's eyes, his originally deep purple eyes instantly turning into a brilliant gold. A powerful soul force wave, no less than that of Xu Shenshu, swept over, causing the campfire between the two to flicker wildly, and the surrounding flowers, plants and trees to move without wind.

Before Xu Shenshu could even see Xu Zihuang's movements clearly, he was struck heavily in the abdomen by a knee. Even with the amplification from his Martial Soul, he still staggered.

When he raised his head again, the tip of a short blade crackling with violent, deep purple lightning was pressed against his throat.

Meeting Xu Zihuang's indifferent gaze, his eyes darted around uncertainly. Faced with the threat of death, he felt fear.

Nan Qiuqiu and the five closest Earth Dragon Gate youths all stood up and released their martial souls. They all had the optimal soul ring combination of two yellow and one purple.

At this moment, Nan Qiuqiu's expression also changed. She could be willful all the time, but now she had to take the initiative to protect Xu Shenshu's life.

"Release Xu Shenshu!"

This is the sect's ironclad rule.

This is one of the reasons why those long-standing Soul Master sects have such strong cohesion.

"Enough!" A soft shout came from behind, and Nan Shuishui walked over, her beautiful eyes filled with surprise and doubt.

She had actually noticed the situation earlier, but she didn't stop it immediately just to verify her initial guess.

It can only be said that part of it was within her expectations, and part of it was beyond her expectations.

As expected, although she couldn't discern what Xu Zihuang's martial soul was, she could sense that after using it, Xu Zihuang clearly lacked the aura of a dragon-type martial soul. As it turned out, it was all a coincidence.

To her surprise, Xu Zihuang, who appeared to be two or three years younger than her daughter, possessed a formidable level of soul power cultivation. Moreover, his essence was more refined, and the solidity of his soul power far surpassed that of her daughter.

More importantly, he possessed extensive combat experience, instantly subduing Xu Shenshu, who ranked among the top three in strength among the younger generation of the Earth Dragon Gate. He even managed to release his martial soul without revealing his soul rings.

Such profound background clearly indicates a genius descendant from a top-tier Soul Master sect.

Looking at Xu Zihuang, who showed no emotional fluctuation from beginning to end, she began to wonder if there was a top-level expert at the Title Douluo level secretly protecting Xu Zihuang.

Thinking about this, she felt a wave of fear.

Then she sincerely apologized to Xu Zihuang, saying, "Young man, I apologize to you on behalf of Shen Shu. We were wrong in this matter, and I guarantee with the reputation of the entire Dilongmen that we will do our best to compensate you. You can make any requests you may have."

"Then please remember what you said today, Master Nan. I hope that when I come to make my request, you will not refuse." Xu Zihuang sheathed the short-bladed whale tooth and calmly sat back down by the campfire amidst the strange looks from the crowd.

"Of course, we will do everything we can to help you." Nan Shuishui nodded solemnly.

Xu Zihuang's calm demeanor only strengthened her resolve.

He then glanced at his daughter again, compared the two, and couldn't help but sigh with regret.

How can the difference be so big?

Chapter 119 Blazing Sun and Warm Jade Entering the Sunset Forest

After this incident, the atmosphere at the scene became somewhat strange.

Xu Zihuang remained as composed as ever, leaning against the rock and casually tossing the half-eaten black-scaled chicken, bones and all, into the campfire. He then ignored the others and closed his eyes to rest.

At the same time, he also released his mental energy, constantly alerting himself to his surroundings.

As a Soul Douluo-level powerhouse, Nan Shuishui might not be able to see through his method of projecting his mental energy, but he would definitely be able to sense the special fluctuations in his mental energy.

This creates a deterrent effect without being noticed.

Having taken in Xu Zihuang's every move, the group of teenagers from the Earth Dragon Gate opposite them raised their eyebrows in a frenzy.

But no one dared to provoke Xu Zihuang like Xu Shenshu had done before; instead, they all looked on with fear.

Even Xu Shenshu himself calmed down considerably. Although he had always been arrogant because he came from a major sect of soul masters, it didn't mean he was unaware of his own limitations.

He lost. Not only because of his lack of skill, but also because of his own mental state.

What hurt him the most was that Xu Zihuang looked two or three years younger than him.

"Hehe, Zihuang. Looks like your move just now intimidated them. These people have decent talent, but unfortunately, they stubbornly chose the wrong person to compare themselves to. The ones I've set my sights on are no ordinary people, are they?" In Xu Zihuang's mental sea, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm chuckled wickedly. He didn't forget to boast a little at the end.

"But that girl named Nan Qiuqiu, her martial soul is quite interesting. A Crimson Dragon, with the Annihilation attribute. I see this girl is quite interested in you, and she's pretty too. So, Zihuang, are you interested in developing a deeper relationship with her?"

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's despicable nature was revealed without a doubt.

Xu Zihuang seemed to sense something and slightly raised his eyelids, his gaze briefly meeting Nan Qiuqiu's curious eyes. He then closed his eyes again without changing his expression and changed the subject.

"Tianmeng, now that you have no physical form, if you encounter a piece of ten-thousand-year-old Xuanbing Marrow, can you successfully refine it into the purest energy to feed back to me?"

"Hmm?" The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm was clearly surprised by Xu Zihuang's sudden question. After a slight hesitation, it proudly declared, "I still possess the essence of ice. Let alone a piece of Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow, even a hundred pieces would be enough for me to refine smoothly. As for feeding it back to you, it might waste a lot of energy. After all, Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow is best suited for ice-attribute soul beasts and soul masters."

"It's a pity that your second spirit possesses both the extremely powerful attributes of destruction and ultimate lightning, which will inevitably place a huge burden on your body in the future. Otherwise, I could have given you another ice-attribute spirit, making you an unprecedented three-life spirit in the world of spirit masters."

enough.

Xu Zihuang nodded almost imperceptibly. Since that's the case, there's no need to let go of the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow located within the Earth Dragon Gate.

As for Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's later promise to give him an ice-attribute martial soul, he didn't care much.

His talent is already top-tier; adding another ice-attribute martial soul would be counterproductive.

Xu Zihuang continued to communicate with Tianmeng Ice Silkworm in the sea of ​​consciousness. Because of Nan Shuishui, a Soul Douluo-level powerhouse who could not be fully trusted, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm did not sleep as usual, but communicated with Xu Zihuang until dawn.

Their relationship had improved considerably a year ago, and these conversations were subtly building trust between them.

Of course, most of the time it was Tianmeng Bingcan who was boasting about his so-called glorious past, and Xu Zihuang was just a listener.

The campfire in front of me went out, leaving only scattered embers to dispel the chill of the early morning.

The sky in the distance turned a pale white, but looking up, the depths of the Sunset Forest were shrouded in a thick white mist, mysterious and silent.

It doesn't resemble a wild gathering place for countless soul beasts at all.

Besides Xiao Ye, who was weak after just recovering from the deadly poison of the Seven Deadly Flowers of the Azure Phosphorus, Nan Qiuqiu and the others on the other side had also not slept all night.

Some people were there to keep watch, while others were there to take care of Xiao Ye.

The poison of the Seven Deadly Flowers of Azure Phosphorus was even more terrifying than they had imagined. If it weren't for Nan Shuishui, a Soul Douluo, personally taking action, they probably wouldn't have even noticed that the poison of the Seven Deadly Flowers of Azure Phosphorus had already invaded Xiao Ye's body.

Even though the problem was successfully resolved later, it still caused some damage to Xiao Ye's body.

The only saving grace is that this kind of injury can recover with proper rest and care.

Nan Shuishui frowned as she glanced at Xiao Ye, who was still unconscious, and then turned to Nan Qiuqiu and the others, saying seriously, "Xiao Ye needs to rest and recuperate for a while. He should return to the sect for now. Later, I will take you to the Star Dou Great Forest with some elders to hunt soul beasts and obtain soul rings."

This was a decision she made after careful consideration. The quality of the spirit beasts in Sunset Forest had declined drastically in recent years. Furthermore, the martial spirits of the Earth Dragon Sect members were all Earth Dragon type, which imposed certain requirements on the types of spirit beasts they hunted to obtain spirit rings.

It seems that only the Starry Sky Forest is suitable.

"Yes, Sect Master," everyone replied respectfully. Even Nan Qiuqiu didn't address Nan Shuishui as "Mom" as she usually did.

She is indeed used to being arrogant, but that doesn't mean she can't distinguish between different situations.

After giving the instructions, Nan Shuishui took out a piece of jade with dragon patterns carved on it from her soul tool and handed it to Xu Zihuang, who had been watching coldly from the sidelines.

"Young man, this is a token from the sect leader of my Earth Dragon Gate. If you need anything, you can come directly to Dragon City in the northern border of the Heavenly Soul Empire to find me."

Nan Shui Shui wore a gentle smile and was very friendly.

After saying that, she nodded slightly to Xu Zihuang, and then left with Nan Qiuqiu and the others.

Before leaving, Nan Qiuqiu couldn't help but glance back at the jade pendant in Xu Zihuang's hand. But noticing Nan Shuishui's serious expression, she forcibly suppressed the questions in her heart.

Even after Xu Zihuang was out of sight, she couldn't help but ask her mother, "Mom, why did you give him the sect leader's token?"

Nan Shuishui glanced at her daughter indifferently and asked in return, "So you want me, the sect leader, to break my word?"

"Then you don't need to give him the sect leader's token. This token symbolizes the identity of our Earth Dragon Sect leader." Nan Qiuqiu immediately became anxious. If nothing unexpected happened, this token would eventually end up in her hands.

A smile suddenly appeared on Nan Shuishui's beautiful face as she scanned the crowd.

"Is that what you think too?"

Xu Shenshu scratched his head sheepishly, looking ashamed. The reason Nan Shuishui sent out the sect leader's token was ultimately because of his impulsiveness.

Feng Shen and the others exchanged glances, but only Xiao Ye's eyes revealed a thoughtful look.

Neither of them spoke, but in their hearts they implicitly agreed with Nan Shuishui's words.

Nan Shuishui's smile gradually faded.

"You should know that there is a mysterious and unique skill in our Earth Dragon Sect, passed down from the first sect leader a thousand years ago. It allows us to judge a person's character by their facial features."

Everyone nodded.

Then Nan Shuishui changed the subject and continued, "But that's just the surface explanation. The most important thing about this secret technique is to see a person's luck. Just watch, that child's future is definitely extraordinary. I sent out the sect leader's token because I wanted our Earth Dragon Sect to form a good relationship with him. You saw that child's talent last night. He's even younger than you, but his soul power cultivation is no worse than yours."

Actually, she was being quite tactful in saying that.

Although she only saw the tip of the iceberg through that secret method, she was certain that Xu Zihuang's future achievements would be something even her daughter would have to look up to.

She was afraid that saying it that way would dampen everyone's enthusiasm for cultivation, so she changed her words.

"But you can't give him the sect leader's token. If he doesn't return it, then my succession to the sect leader position will be illegitimate." Nan Qiuqiu was on the verge of tears.

Nan Shuishui said irritably, "If you don't give him the sect leader's token, are you going to hand you over to him? You'd have to be someone he even wants to meet."

How do you know he doesn't like me?

"Listen to this, listen to this. Is this what a mother should say? She's completely belittling her daughter."

"Feng Shen, what do you think of me?"

"Ah—, um—" Feng Shen's face turned bright red, and he couldn't utter a single word for a long time.

Nan Qiuqiu glared at him with displeasure, then looked at Xiao Ye, the most handsome young man among them. Because he had just neutralized the poison of the Seven Absolute Flowers of Azure Phosphorus in his body last night, his face was sickly pale.

"Xiao Ye, you speak."

At this moment, Nan Shuishui, with a cold face, hit Nan Qiuqiu hard on the head.