Crossing the Ocean! Princess Consort Kong Yan Breaks Through Level 90! Seven Titled Douluo!

"Order the Ministry of Revenue to allocate three million Gold Soul Coins as funding for the Expeditionary Force!"

"Additionally, issue an imperial edict calling upon all ambitious men of the world; anyone willing to join the Prince on this expedition may sign up!

I shall also draft five hundred elites from the Royal Soul Engineer Legion to gift to the Prince!"

Xu Huang's abacus was clicking loud enough to be heard across the heavens.

Giving money, giving men, and giving prestige.

On one hand, he was genuinely happy, hoping to send this great deity as far away as possible—preferably so he would never return.

On the other hand, stuffing more people into the fleet allowed him to appear benevolent as an emperor while simultaneously planting a few eyes and ears.

Though they might not be useful, it was at least a gesture.

Half a month later, on the shores of the East Sea.

The sea breeze howled, whipping up a thousand piles of snow.

Dozens of massive Soul Guidance Warships, pitch-black and shimmering with a cold metallic luster, lay silently on the sea surface like steel behemoths.

The main cannon of every warship emitted a soul power fluctuation that made one's heart tremble.

This was the crystallization of the Sun Moon Empire's current pinnacle technology, and it was the source of confidence for Xu Zhao to conquer the Douluo Continent.

On the pier, banners blocked out the sun.

Emperor Xu Huang, dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, led his civil and military officials to personally see off Prince Great Sun.

Xu Yu was in full military attire, his red hair flying, his expression complex as he looked at the imperial brother he had fought against for decades.

The two dismissed their attendants and stood side by side at the very front of the pier.

"Second brother, this journey will take years, and the vast sea is unpredictable."

Xu Huang patted Xu Yu's shoulder, his tone actually carrying a hint of genuine lament.

Without the life-or-death struggle for power, that thin thread of blood kinship seemed to surge back to the surface.

"Rest assured, Imperial Brother."

Xu Yu looked at the magnificent, surging sea in the distance and laughed heartily.

"My son Xu Zhao has the makings of a Great Emperor!

A mere ocean cannot stop us.

As for you, Imperial Brother, the future of the Sun Moon Empire's mountains and rivers will rely entirely on you."

Xu Huang's eyes turned slightly red as he gripped Xu Yu's hand tightly, saying with deep emotion:

"Second brother, in the past, it was your brother who...

Sigh, never mind!

Go forth and conquer!

If that continent proves difficult to handle, as long as I remain on the throne, the Sun Moon Empire will always have a place for your Great Sun Prince Mansion!"

"Many thanks, Imperial Brother!"

Xu Yu gripped Xu Huang's hand in return; in this moment, the two brothers seemed to return to the days of their youth when they fought side by side.

Although both knew full well that behind this "brotherly affection" lay the compromise of power and the exchange of interests.

But at least in this moment, the sorrow of parting was real.

Not far away, on the deck.

Xu Zhao stood with his hands behind his back, the sea breeze whipping his robes, making them snap loudly.

Xu Zhao watched the two elders below performing their act of "fraternal harmony," a faint smile curling the corners of his lips.

This is politics...

Xu Zhao whispered to himself.

As long as interests align, even mortal enemies can become close brothers.

However, none of this had anything to do with him anymore.

Following a steam whistle that shook the heavens.

"Set sail--!!!"

The massive Soul Guidance Warships spewed intense exhaust flames.

They pushed aside layers of waves, sailing majestically toward the Douluo Continent.

The vast, boundless sea was a million acres of azure waves.

Two and a half months had passed since the Great Sun Prince Mansion's fleet departed the port of the Sun Moon Empire.

During this time, aside from the occasional attack by a few blind Sea Soul Beasts that were easily blasted to pieces by the Soul Guidance Cannons on the perimeter of the fleet, the journey had been dull and long.

However, at noon on this day, the largest flagship located at the center of the fleet—

Inside the main control room of the Red Sun.

A majestic yet gentle wave of soul power suddenly erupted.

This fluctuation was not filled with aggressive sharpness; instead, it was like a bottomless pool of water, carrying a vast pressure of spiritual power that instantly swept across the entire warship, even causing strange ripples to form in the surrounding seawater.

On the deck, Xu Zhao, who was patrolling, stopped in his tracks and cast his gaze toward the cabin where his mother was in seclusion, a flash of pleasant surprise appearing in his eyes.

This aura... it's Mother!

Almost at the same time, a crimson figure streaked by like lightning, and the deep, hearty laughter of Xu Yu already rang out:

"Hahahaha! It's done! Yan'er has finally taken that step!"

The father and son acted with great tacit understanding, arriving outside the cabin door to stand guard.

After about a quarter of an hour, the surging soul power fluctuation gradually calmed down, turning inward and becoming profound.

The cabin door opened slowly, and Kong Yan walked out, glowing with health in a pale gold dress.

At this moment, although her appearance remained unchanged, the aura around her had undergone an indescribable sublimation.

It was a kind of tranquility that returned to the basics, as if she were one with the surrounding heaven, earth, and nature just by standing there.

"Congratulations, Mother, on ascending to the Title!"

Xu Zhao stepped forward, cupping his hands with a smile, the joy in his eyes coming from the heart.

Xu Yu was even more excited; he wrapped an arm around his wife's shoulders, looking her up and down incessantly, his mouth stretched wide to his ears:

"Level ninety!

It really is level ninety!

Yan'er, you are not only a level eight Soul Master, but now you have also become a Title Douluo!

Looking at the entire history of the Sun Moon Empire, you are a rare gem among women who have cultivated to the Title Douluo rank as a Soul Master!"

Kong Yan looked at her excited husband and son and smiled gently, the heroic spirit between her brows now softening into tenderness like water.

"It was also good luck. I've been stuck at this bottleneck for so many years; I didn't expect to break through out here on the ocean."

Xu Zhao nodded, quickly calculating in his heart, his tone filled with excitement:

"Father, Mother.

Originally, in our team, besides you, Father, a level 98 Super Douluo, and myself, there were two accompanying elder patrons, as well as Brother Yan and Sister Ping, both Title Douluos.

Now that Mother has also successfully broken through, the high-level combat power of our Expeditionary Force has gone from six Title Douluos to a full seven!"

Seven Title Douluos!

If this number were placed on the Douluo Continent, no force other than Martial Soul Hall could compete in terms of quantity.

What's more, they possessed soul guidance technology that was ahead of the era.

And the method of the 'Soul Core' that increases the individual combat power of a soul master!

Xu Zhao had condensed two soul cores within his body, representing the Sun and the Moon of his Twin Martial Souls.

Soul cores condensed from two ultimate attributes.

Coupled with the fact that Xu Zhao had fused the Sun Meditation Method and the Moon Meditation Method to create a new top-tier meditation method.

The two soul cores were like the yin and yang fish of the Taiji Diagram, endless and continuous.

The Sun-Moon Soul Core together created an effect where one plus one was greater than two.

Added to that were several Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings and Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones.

Although Xu Zhao's soul power was only level 94, he had the confidence to defeat an average level 98 peak Douluo from the Douluo Continent.

Yes, I'm talking about you, Golden Crocodile Douluo!

"Seven Title Douluos... Good! Very good!"

Xu Yu clenched his fists, the fire of ambition in his eyes burning even more fiercely.

"With this strength, when we arrive at the Douluo Continent, let's see who dares to underestimate us!"

In his excitement, Xu Yu couldn't help but ask curiously:

"But Yan'er, you've been stuck at level eighty-nine for three or five years; why did you break through at this very moment, on this boring sea?"

Hearing this, the smile at the corners of Kong Yan's mouth faded slightly. She looked through the porthole toward the west, in the direction of their homeland which was no longer visible, a complex emotion appearing in her eyes.

She sighed softly and said gently:

"Perhaps it is because... it is hard to leave one's homeland."

"Hmm?" Both Xu Yu and Xu Zhao were puzzled.

Kong Yan turned around, looked at the father and son, and explained softly:

"For these past two months, watching our homeland disappear bit by bit over the horizon, a faint sense of sorrow and parting has lingered in my heart.

This melancholy allowed my usually taut heartstrings to finally relax.

In the past, I only focused on studying soul guidance arrays and managing the affairs of the prince's mansion, neglecting the realization of my own state of mind."

Speaking of this, she raised her hand, a faint glimmer of light dancing at her fingertips.

"This sorrow of parting has given me a new understanding of the words 'to give and to gain.'

Only by giving can one gain; by leaving my familiar homeland and severing the ties of the past, my state of mind has instead become clear and ethereal.

In this transition between tension and release, the bottleneck that had troubled me for so long... naturally shattered."

After hearing his mother's realization, Xu Zhao nodded thoughtfully.

On the path of cultivation, the further one progresses, the more important one's state of mind becomes.

Although his mother felt reluctant to leave her home this time, she had resolutely chosen to follow for the sake of her husband and son's grand ambitions. This determination and deep affection were perhaps the very catalyst for her breakthrough.

"Mother's realm is profound; your son has been enlightened," Xu Zhao said respectfully.

Xu Yu, on the other hand, laughed heartily and waved his large hand:

"Forget about all this sorrow of parting; a breakthrough is a good thing regardless!

This shows that our expedition is in accordance with destiny!

Even the heavens are helping us!

Pass down the order: extra rations for the entire fleet tonight to celebrate the Princess Consort breaking through to Title Douluo!

Let everyone share in the joy!"

"Yes!"

The guards outside the door shouted their acknowledgment, and the good news quickly spread throughout the entire fleet.