Moon Sheng City
After leaving Sun Moon Valley, Xu Mingxi had been studying the pitch-black Crystal Ball in his hand. According to the Yue Shen, it seemed to be related to Starlight, but no matter how he tried, the Starlight remained on the surface of the Crystal Ball and could not penetrate it at all.
Xu Mingxi casually fed a wisp of Moonlight Essence to the Medicine Pestling Rabbit beside him, then took out the gift the High Priest had given him before his departure: a black, square Box containing the remains of Sun Flame Crow.
Although she knew that the Box probably contained Soul Bone, Xu Mingxi still washed her hands and bowed in the direction of Sun Moon Valley before slowly opening it.
As soon as it was activated, a red light appeared, and a scorching aura spread throughout the room. The Soul Bone, enveloped in red light, floated in the air.
Although Xu Mingxi had never studied Soul Bone Appraisal, he could tell from the powerful energy it emitted that the quality of this Soul Bone was definitely higher than the left arm bone of the 100,000-year-old Fire Thief Lizard he had absorbed before.
"This looks like a leg Soul Bone, but I don't know which side it is."
After being tormented by two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts for two years, Xu Mingxi's Soul Power naturally reached level 89. If he could absorb this Soul Bone and use its energy, he might be able to break through to the level 90 Titled Douluo Barrier.
However, before that, they still need to confirm the location of the Soul Bone with the Three Elders, and they also need to find a better place for seclusion.
After Emperor Xu Zixlong of the Sun Moon Empire learned that the Deity inheritance was very likely to appear in the world, he issued a decree to conduct a large-scale search within the Sun Moon Empire.
Even this small valley where the Sun Moon Valley Secret Realm is located has welcomed several groups of guests. Although they were all dealt with by the Three Elders, the place is no longer peaceful.
Moreover, they also need to inquire about the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. Even if Xu Mingxi doesn't break through after absorbing the Soul Bone, he's not far from breaking through.
Xu Mingxi had no intention of returning to the Douluo Continent to hunt for his Ninth Soul Ring. Not to mention the long time involved, he was also planning to join forces with the First Elder to collect some local specialties from the Sun Moon Empire after his breakthrough.
The four of them went straight to this inheritance site as soon as they arrived on the Sun Moon Continent. The Three Elders were worried that Xu Mingxi would not go too far and stayed in the surrounding towns, so they did not know the details of the Sun Moon Continent at all.
The group decided to first go to Moon Sheng City, the largest city in the southern part of the Sun Moon Empire, as mentioned by the townspeople, to rest and learn about the situation on the Sun Moon Continent.
Meanwhile, at the Nuoding Academy in Notting City, Heaven Dou Empire, Douluo Continent, an ordinary teacher was writing at his desk. The letter was addressed to the person in charge of a Star Crown Sect stronghold within Heaven Dou territory, and it contained information about everything that happened after Yu Xiaogang and Tang San entered Nuoding Academy.
Since his cousin Liu Erlong was killed by the Spirit Hall, Yu Xiaogang knew that he did not have the strength to take revenge, and he also knew that his sect would not avenge him.
After Flender left, he fled from Heaven Dou City on his own and escaped to this remote little city, where he pretended to be a master and lived off Nuoding Academy.
The dean, being of commoner origin, didn't believe that Yu Xiaogang, with his weak strength as Soul Grandmaster, could know so much information. However, the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls that Yu Xiaogang released were indeed of great help to Soul Master of commoner origin, so he turned a blind eye to Yu Xiaogang's staying at the Nuoding Academy.
Tang San enrolled in Holy Soul Village half a year ago through a work-study program. Just as he arrived at the gate, Yu Xiaogang accidentally discovered his secret of Twin Martial Souls.
Despite the sincere dissuasion of his teachers, he insisted on kneeling down and becoming Yu Xiaogang's apprentice on the spot, thus embarking on the path of adding poison, Entanglement, parasitism, and other minor techniques to the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul.
The Sect Master received the intelligence and was filled with doubt. Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul? Could it be that Tang Hao's wife back then was actually a blade of grass?
After years of searching and with the help of the local strongman Dugu Bo, the Star Crown Sect has located the Blue Silver Emperor Inheritance Ground in the Sunset Forest, and indeed discovered a ten-thousand-year-old Blue Silver King Soul Beast there.
As Xu Mingxi said before he left, if Tang San- two, he will be in charge of the affairs that follow; if he does not return, Titled Douluo will be dispatched to completely destroy him.
The Sect Master walked out of the main hall, looked at the stars in the sky, and sighed softly.
Six years have passed since Xu Mingxi left, and the new generation of the sect has grown up.
The strongest, Xu Mingguang, has now become a high-level Soul Saint, and has even consumed a piece of Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue that the Star Crown Sect obtained by chance.
The sect has already begun searching for a suitable Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast for him, and he can begin the Soul Hunting once he reaches level 80.
Other outstanding young people, such as Xu Mingwei and Xu Mingyue, have also broken through to the Soul Saint with the help of Immortal Herbs.
Xu Mingxing did not consume Immortal Herbs, but he and Xu Mingyue possessed Martial Soul Fusion Skill, which could slightly accelerate their cultivation speed. He is now a high-level Soul Emperor.
It can be said that the Star Crown Sect is in a period of vigorous development, and it is only waiting for Xu Mingxi and the Three Elders to return before it can bare its fangs to the world.
Xu Mingxi, who was on her way, suddenly sneezed, which drew concerned glances from the Three Elders.
Even the two Elders with the lowest cultivation levels among the four were both level 82 Soul Douluo, making them incredibly fast travelers. After confirming their direction with the townspeople, they arrived Moon Sheng City in just two days.
The magnificent city was built of dark silver bricks and stones, heavily guarded by soldiers, with soldiers in silver armor patrolling back and forth.
The scene at the city gate surprised Xu Mingxi and his companions. The heavy city gate was tightly closed, and at the city gate, there were large groups of ragged refugees. They surrounded the city gate of Moon Sheng City and refused to disperse no matter how the soldiers on the city wall shouted.
A sharp-eyed leading soldier on the city wall spotted Xu Mingxi and his group. Seeing their extraordinary attire and astonishing aura, he suspected they might be important figures in the Soul Master World and quickly spoke up to warn them.
"I'm really sorry, gentlemen, but by the order of the City Lord, the city gates of Moon Sheng City. You may enter the city on your own."
The leading soldier didn't want to offend the four men below him who looked like troublemakers. He knew in his heart that the City Lord only ordered the gates closed because he didn't want these refugees to enter the city. Otherwise, he wouldn't dare to let people into the city even if he had a lot of courage.
He was initially hesitant, but when he saw three Starlight Chains extend from the Eighth Elder and carry the three of them up the city wall, he was incredibly glad he made that choice.
To be able to fly without Soul Tool is something only Soul Saint level experts can do, something even City Lord try to win over. I'm just a lowly city guard, thankfully I haven't offended them.
The leading soldier hurriedly reported the news of the Soul Saint's entry into the city, but for the time being, Xu Mingxi and his group's first impression of Moon Sheng City after entering the city was that it was clean, extremely clean.
The streets paved with silver-white bricks were free of any obvious dirt or disorder. Pedestrians walked slowly, and there were no vendors or hawkers on either side of the road.