Wang Xiao continued explaining to Xu Zihuang, "Although the Princess Consort came from a branch of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, she had little to do with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan within the present-day Dou Ling Empire."
"Ten Thousand Years Ago, a powerful Soul Master organization from this side of Douluo Continent, known as Spirit Hall, launched a war against the Heaven Dou Empire and Star Luo Empire in pursuit of its ambitions. Spirit Hall gathered Soul Masters from the Lower Four Sects and three elders at the Title Douluo level, nearly wiping out the once-flourishing Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Fortunately, the two most gifted members of the younger generation, the brothers Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin, known as the Twin Stars, survived the calamity."
"Later, Spirit Hall was defeated in the War of the Three Gods, and Douluo Continent returned to peace. Both Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin broke through to the Title Douluo realm, but they disagreed over rebuilding the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. I do not know exactly what happened. In the end, Yu Tianheng and his second uncle, Yu Xiaogang, rebuilt the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan on the site of the old clan grounds, while Yu Tianxin went alone to a place called Dragon City on the northern frontier of the Heaven Dou Empire and founded the Heavenly Dragon Gate. The Princess Consort came from this Heavenly Dragon Gate. She inherited the purest bloodline of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and was the youngest daughter of the current Heavenly Dragon Gate Sect Master. However, when the Princess Consort left with His Highness the Prince ten years ago, she severed all ties with the Heavenly Dragon Gate."
"So I have the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's bloodline too?" Xu Zihuang looked at his hands with a complicated expression. At his command, the deep-purple flames in his left hand and the blackish-purple lightning in his right simultaneously withdrew.
Then calling his Martial Soul the Purple Sun Annihilating Heaven Dragon was somewhat inappropriate. Perhaps it should be called the Purple Sun Thunder Prison Dragon.
No matter what, his Martial Soul absolutely deserved to be called one of the most supreme Super Martial Souls of the current age. It possessed both Ultimate Lightning and the Destruction Attribute, and in terms of quality, it far surpassed Huo Yuhao's Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion from the original work. Moreover, he vaguely sensed that his Martial Soul seemed to be undergoing some indescribable changes without his noticing.
Yaoyang had long suspected as much, so he was not particularly surprised. Thoughtfully, he patted Xu Zihuang on the shoulder.
"Besides that, Zihuang, you should have another Martial Soul, right?"
At those words, the deck suddenly fell silent. Only the abrupt crash of waves and the howl of the sea wind made time, which seemed to have frozen, begin flowing again.
"The Young Master has Twin Martial Souls?!"
Elder Yu, who stood behind Xu Zihuang, flushed bright red. The same thought echoed through the minds of the other Imperial Dragon Soul Mentor Corps Soldiers. With such talent, his future held limitless possibilities. Perhaps they might even have a chance to return gloriously to their homeland.
The only one who appeared relatively calm was Wang Xiao, who had already discussed the matter with Yaoyang.
Under everyone's watchful gaze, Xu Zihuang nodded lightly. His originally clear, deep-purple eyes instantly turned brilliant gold, while intricate, obscure patterns curled around his pupils, abruptly transforming his bearing.
The indifference in his gaze intertwined with the aura of one accustomed to command. He seemed like an emperor born to rule, incomparably noble.
"This is my other Martial Soul, the Golden Eye—a Spiritual Attribute Body Martial Soul."
Everyone's faces were filled with fervor. They were the elite of the Imperial Dragon Soul Mentor Corps, so they naturally knew how powerful Body Martial Souls were.
Twin Martial Souls: one was the Golden Eye Body Martial Soul, while the other was a top-tier Beast Martial Soul possessing Ultimate Lightning and the Destruction Attribute. In comparison, even Xu Zihuang's Innate Full Soul Power when he awakened his Martial Souls seemed hardly worth mentioning.
Such talent was likely unheard of, whether among the Three Great Empires of the original Douluo Continent or throughout the tens of thousands of years of Soul Master history in the Sun Moon Empire.
"Return to your positions and keep watch." Wang Xiao coldly glared at everyone. Out of respect for their Regiment Commander, they hurriedly withdrew their gazes, though the excitement deep in their eyes could not be concealed. Even the weariness from their voyage seemed to have eased considerably.
Although Wang Xiao had remained calm all along, he too felt that everything was somewhat unreal. At the same time, a sudden flash of inspiration crossed his mind.
If it's the Young Master, perhaps he really can fuse with that Soul Bone left behind by His Highness the Prince.
Yaoyang, meanwhile, did not hide his approving gaze in the slightest. Keeping all this hidden for three years without anyone discovering it was not something just anyone could accomplish.
"Zihuang, what are your plans for cultivating these two Martial Souls?" he asked softly, his words carrying deeper meaning.
Xu Zihuang withdrew his Martial Souls and met Yaoyang's gaze directly.
"I plan to cultivate the Golden Eye as my primary Martial Soul. First, it will let me conceal the connection between my Second Martial Soul and the Sun Moon Empire royalty's Purple Sun Annihilating Heaven Dragon, thereby hiding my identity. Second, cultivating this Spiritual Attribute Martial Soul will greatly help me learn Soul Tool crafting."
"If you cultivate the Golden Eye Martial Soul first, you may indeed encounter a Soul Beast suitable for you during this voyage. There are quite a few Spiritual Attribute Soul Beasts in the sea, and some of them are powerful existences. Our destination is the Yuenan Islands in the southern waters of the Sun Moon Empire. We still have at least a month to sail. If we encounter a suitable Soul Beast, you can consider attaching a Soul Ring."
Yaoyang chuckled softly, harboring no further doubts about Xu Zihuang's character. Exceptionally talented, yet also capable of making compromises and enduring in silence—this was the bearing of a true powerhouse.
Afterward, he began speaking of his own experiences from those years and his connection to Xu Zihuang's father. They also discussed some plans for the future.
As the three conversed, the silver moon in the night sky gradually shifted.
Sun Moon Empire Imperial Palace.
Before the study of a side hall on the left side of the Imperial Palace, an attendant knelt on the ground in panic, his body trembling uncontrollably.
"Your Highness, the First Prince."
"What is it?" A steady voice came from within the study.
The attendant rose with a pale face, clenched his teeth, and walked inside.
The side hall was lavish yet ancient in style, with five-clawed fire dragon patterns visible everywhere among its furnishings. A young man in white sat behind a desk, calmly watching the attendant before him.
The young man appeared to be around twenty years old. He was dressed very plainly, and his eyes shone brightly. Though he was not particularly handsome, he possessed the authority required of one in a high position. His dark skin carried a healthy glow.
The attendant knelt on the ground and said with difficulty, "Your Highness, the First Prince, the West Sea Soul Engineer Corps and Lan Hai Soul Engineer Corps were completely wiped out on the night they escorted those hundred young noble ladies to their destination. Prince Purple Sun has also vanished without a trace."
The young man in white raised his head and silently stared at the attendant. The still atmosphere made the attendant break out in a cold sweat.
"A bunch of trash!" He suddenly sprang to his feet and flung the teacup on the desk, along with its scalding tea, onto the attendant.
The attendant's skin was scalded red, but he did not dare make the slightest movement.
The young man's gaze was cold and sinister as he fell into thought.
"Was it the remnants of my third uncle's faction, or was it one of my brothers?"
The reason he had spared Xu Zihuang's life, even going so far as to scheme to make Xu Zihuang leave behind descendants, was for the relics within the Sun Moon Empire Imperial Ancestral Land. That ancestral land was a small plane that partially overlapped with Douluo Continent. To enter it, one needed the pure Purple Sun Annihilating Heaven Dragon Bloodline and had to cultivate to at least the Title Douluo realm.
Although he also possessed the Purple Sun Annihilating Heaven Dragon Martial Soul, his bloodline was not pure enough. Among their generation, only Xu Zihuang had any chance of entering the ancestral land.
If one of his brothers had rescued Xu Zihuang, that would still be acceptable. At least before Xu Zihuang matured, the ancestral land's relics would not fall into his brothers' hands. But if Xu Zihuang had been taken away by the remnants of his third uncle's faction, things would become far more troublesome.
After pondering for a long while, the young man in white waved his right hand, sending a five-clawed fire dragon jade pendant flying behind him.
"Elder Xue, deliver our order. Have the Evil Monarch Soul Engineer Corps accompany you to investigate. At the same time, seal off the waters between the southern part of the Empire and the Yuenan Islands. Put every coastal city with a harbor under full martial law."
The northern frontier of the Sun Moon Empire was an Ice Sea that could not be navigated.
As long as they did not enter Star Luo Empire territory through the South Sea coast of the Sun Moon Empire, everything remained under control.
"This subordinate obeys."
Before his words had faded, a ghostlike figure suddenly appeared behind the young man in white and caught the jade pendant.
It was a somewhat hunched old man dressed only in the most ordinary attendant's uniform from the palace. His bent back looked as though he might collapse at any moment. As his figure flickered, he had already passed the attendant who was kneeling on the ground.
At the same time, a line of blood silently spread from the attendant's forehead.
Two other attendants entered with lowered heads, understanding the situation at once. Trembling with fear, they began disposing of the corpse.
The young man in white calmly withdrew his gaze and turned back to the scroll on his desk.
He was none other than Xu Tianran, the current First Prince of the Sun Moon Empire.
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