Wang Xiao continued explaining to Xu Zihuang: “However, although the Princess Consort came from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon lineage, she didn’t have much connection to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family currently residing within the Douling Empire.”
“Ten thousand years ago, a powerful soul master organization called Spirit Hall initiated a war against the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires to achieve their ambitions.
Spirit Hall rallied the lower four sects and three Titled Douluo-level elders, nearly exterminating the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family.
Fortunately, the two most talented youths of the family—the brothers known as the Twin Stars, Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin—managed to escape the disaster.”
“Later, after the War of the Three Gods, Spirit Hall fell, and the Douluo Continent returned to peace.
The brothers Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin both broke through to become Titled Douluos, but they had a disagreement on how to rebuild the family.
I don’t know the exact details.
However, the result was that Yu Tianheng and his second uncle, Yu Xiaogang, rebuilt the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family on the family’s original site, while Yu Tianxin went alone to a place called Dragon City in the northern borders of the former Heaven Dou Empire to establish the Heavenly Dragon Sect (Tianlongmen).
The Princess Consort hailed precisely from this Heavenly Dragon Sect.
She carried the purest bloodline of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family and was the youngest daughter of the current sect master.
But when she left with the Prince ten years ago, she had already severed ties with the Heavenly Dragon Sect.”
“So, I have the blood of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family in me?” Xu Zihuang looked at his hands with a complicated expression.
With a thought, the deep purple flames in his left hand and the black-purple lightning in his right hand vanished simultaneously.
In that case, calling his martial soul the Purple Brilliance Heaven-Destroying Dragon was somewhat inappropriate; perhaps it should be called the Purple Brilliance Thunder Hell Dragon.
Regardless, his martial soul could absolutely be called the supreme super martial soul of the current era.
Possessing both Ultimate Lightning and the attribute of Destruction, its quality was far superior to the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion of Huo Yuhao from the original novel.
Furthermore, he faintly felt that his martial soul was undergoing some indescribable change in the background.
Yao Yang, who had guessed as much, wasn’t too surprised by this.
He patted Xu Zihuang’s shoulder thoughtfully.
“Besides this, Zi Huang, you should have another martial soul, right?”
At his words, the deck suddenly fell dead silent.
The only sounds were the crashing waves and the howling sea wind, making it seem as if time had frozen before flowing again.
“The Young Master has twin martial souls?!”
Elder Yu, following behind Xu Zihuang, was red in the face.
The same thought echoed in the minds of the other Imperial Dragon soldiers.
With such talent, the future held infinite possibilities.
Perhaps they would even have a chance to return to their homeland in glory.
The only one who looked somewhat calm was Wang Xiao, who had been briefed by Yao Yang beforehand.
Under everyone’s gaze, Xu Zihuang nodded slightly.
His originally deep purple eyes instantly turned brilliant gold, and complex, obscure patterns swirled around his pupils, drastically changing his aura.
The indifference in his eyes, intertwined with the aura of a superior ruler, made him look like a natural-born emperor.
Nobility beyond words.
“This is my other martial soul: the Golden Eyes.
A mental-attribute body martial soul.”
The crowd stared with fanatical eyes.
As elites of the Imperial Dragon Legion, they had naturally heard of the power of body martial souls.
Twin martial souls—one the body martial soul Golden Eyes, and the other a top-tier beast martial soul possessing Ultimate Lightning and Destruction attributes.
In comparison, his innate full soul power upon awakening seemed almost trivial.
Such talent was likely unheard of, whether in the three native Douluo empires or in the tens of thousands of years of the Sun Moon Empire’s history.
“Return to your posts and stay alert,” Wang Xiao glared coldly at the crowd.
Out of respect for their Commander, everyone withdrew their gazes, but the excitement deep in their eyes couldn’t be hidden.
It seemed the fatigue of the long voyage had lessened considerably.
Although Wang Xiao appeared calm, he too felt a sense of unreality.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration crossed his mind.
If it’s the Young Master, he might actually be able to fuse with the soul bone the Prince left behind.
Yao Yang, meanwhile, didn’t hide his admiring gaze.
Possessing the mental fortitude to hide this for three years without anyone noticing was not something just anyone could achieve.
“Zi Huang, what are your thoughts on cultivating these two martial souls?” he asked softly, with profound meaning.
Xu Zihuang retracted his martial soul, meeting Yao Yang’s gaze directly.
“I plan to cultivate the Golden Eyes as my primary martial soul.
Firstly, it hides the fact that my second martial soul is connected to the Sun Moon royal family’s Purple Brilliance Heaven-Destroying Dragon, concealing my identity.
Secondly, cultivating this mental-attribute martial soul will greatly assist me in learning to craft soul tools.”
“If you cultivate the Golden Eyes first, we might actually encounter a suitable soul beast for you during this voyage.
There are plenty of mental-attribute soul beasts in the ocean, including some very powerful ones.
Our destination is the Yuenan Archipelago in the southern seas of the Sun Moon Empire.
It will take at least another month of sailing.
If we encounter a suitable soul beast, we can consider acquiring a soul ring.”
Yao Yang chuckled, harboring no more doubts about Xu Zihuang’s temperament.
Outstanding talent, coupled with knowing when to compromise and endure—this was the true demeanor of a powerhouse.
He then began to share his own past experiences and his connection to Xu Zihuang’s father.
They also discussed their plans for the future.
During their conversation, the silver moon in the night sky gradually shifted.
…
Sun Moon Empire, Imperial Palace.
In front of the side hall study on the left side of the palace, an attendant knelt on the floor in a panic, his body trembling uncontrollably.
“Your Highness the First Prince.”
“What is it?” a steady voice came from inside the study.
The attendant, his face pale, stood up, gritted his teeth, and walked in.
The side hall was magnificent yet quaint, with five-clawed fire dragon motifs visible on various decorations.
A youth in white sat behind a desk, looking calmly at the attendant.
This white-clad youth appeared to be around twenty years old.
He dressed very simply, and his eyes were piercingly bright.
Although his appearance wasn’t particularly handsome, he exuded the essential majesty of a superior ruler.
His dark skin glowed with health.
The attendant dropped to his knees, his voice hoarse: “Your Highness the First Prince, the Western Sea Soul Engineer Legion and the Vast Sea Soul Engineer Legion were entirely wiped out on the night they delivered the one hundred noble ladies.
Prince Zi Huang has also vanished.”
The white-clad youth looked silently at the attendant.
The oppressive silence caused the attendant to sweat profusely.
“A bunch of trash!” He suddenly stood up and hurled the teacup from the desk, scalding hot tea and all, onto the attendant.
The skin on the attendant’s body burned bright red, but he didn’t dare make the slightest movement.
The white-clad youth’s eyes turned sinister, a thoughtful look crossing his face.
“Was it the remnants of my Third Uncle, or was it the work of my brothers?”
The reason he kept Xu Zihuang alive, and even spent effort trying to make Xu Zihuang leave an heir, was for the relics in the Sun Moon imperial family’s ancestral land.
That ancestral land was a small dimension partially overlapping with the Douluo Continent.
Entering it required a pure Purple Brilliance Heaven-Destroying Dragon bloodline, and one had to cultivate to at least the Titled Douluo realm.
Although he also possessed the Purple Brilliance Heaven-Destroying Dragon martial soul, his bloodline wasn’t pure enough.
In their generation, only Xu Zihuang had a chance of entering the ancestral land.
If his brothers had rescued Xu Zihuang, it wouldn’t be too bad; at least until Xu Zihuang grew up, the ancestral relics wouldn’t fall into his brothers’ hands.
But if he was rescued by his Third Uncle’s remnants, things would be much more troublesome.
After a long silence, the white-clad youth waved his right hand, tossing a five-clawed fire dragon jade pendant backward.
“Elder Xue, say it is my order.
Have the Evil Tyrant Soul Engineer Legion follow you to investigate, and blockade the sea routes between the southern empire and the Yuenan Archipelago.
Order all coastal cities with ports into total martial law.”
The northern border of the Sun Moon Empire was an unnavigable frozen sea.
As long as they didn’t enter the Star Luo Empire through the southern coast of the Sun Moon Empire, everything was still under control.
“Your subordinate obeys.”
Before the voice faded, a ghost-like figure abruptly appeared behind the white-clad youth and caught the jade pendant.
It was a slightly hunched old man wearing the most ordinary palace attendant uniform.
His hunched back made him look as if he could collapse at any moment.
Drifting forward, he easily bypassed the attendant still prostrating on the floor.
At the same time, a thin line of blood silently extended across the attendant’s forehead.
Two other attendants knowingly entered with their heads bowed, silently and fearfully disposing of the corpse.
The white-clad youth indifferently withdrew his gaze and looked back at the scroll on his desk.
He was none other than the current First Prince of the Sun Moon Empire, Xu Tianran.