Bestowed the Title of Prince Xiaoyao

The pressure of destruction had yet to dissipate when a bright and holy aura bloomed once more from behind him.

It was not only bright and holy, but an indescribable life attribute also permeated the entire room.

Xu Tianran could clearly feel a surge of energy flooding into his legs, making them seem to regain a faint sense of feeling.

Then, the Emperor at the head of the room showed an even more obvious change; his appearance seemed to grow ten years younger in an instant, and the rich life force even extended his already withered lifespan.

Soon, they saw the true form of this Martial Soul: a nearly ethereal phantom with hands clasped together, as if praying to the heavens and the earth.

On both sides of it bloomed the radiance of the sun and the moon, and the phantom's eyes were tightly closed, its face filled with compassion.

Suddenly, two streams of light descended from the sky.

One green, one purple, they fell respectively into his Martial Soul.

In the God Realm at this moment, a purple-clad man wearing a hood stroked his chin in the God Realm Committee, smiling as he looked toward the direction of the Douluo Continent.

The woman beside him also looked on with a beaming smile, their gazes clearly converging on Xu Yanli, who had just awakened his Martial Soul.

The couple looked at each other and smiled, nodding in satisfaction.

At this time, Tang San was holding Xiao Wu's hand, walking along the railing, when suddenly, his footsteps faltered, though he returned to normal the next moment.

Tang San muttered to himself, "I clearly felt the presence of a variable just now; why did it disappear? It seems I sensed it wrong."

Xiao Wu suddenly jumped down and hugged Tang San, saying, "Third Brother, what were you thinking about just now?"

Tang San stroked Xiao Wu's head and said, "Nothing much, just thinking about matters on the Douluo Continent."

The moment Tang San lowered his head, his expression turned ferocious, thinking to himself, How can I turn this Child of Destiny into my dog?

But when he discovered he wanted to reach out to the Douluo Continent again, the divine sense of the great Sea God was blocked by a layer of white film.

How is this possible?

He is the great Asura God and Sea God! How could the mere plane of the Douluo Continent block his divine sense?

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

At this moment, inside the Imperial Palace of the Sun Moon Empire on the Douluo Continent, the Emperor walked down from his throne in excitement and picked up the soul power measuring instrument nearby, handing it to Xu Yanli.

"Child, do you hate us?" the Emperor asked casually.

Xu Yanli's heart skipped a beat, but he hooked his lips into a proper smile and said, "I do not hate you; I have been living very well with my eldest brother."

"Good child, hurry and measure your Innate Soul Power," the Emperor said.

Xu Yanli picked up the soul guidance measuring device, and the instrument beeped, "Innate Soul Power level 20, body strength equivalent to a level 30 Soul Elder, eligible for a thousand-year soul ring."

The Emperor returned to his dragon throne, tapping the armrest repeatedly, and after some thought, said, "In that case, I shall confer upon you the title of Prince Xiaoyao. As a prince, you need not kneel before me."

"Furthermore, your Imperial Father promises you that as long as you grow up, no matter who becomes the Crown Prince or the next Emperor, you will always be a pillar of the Empire's future."

Xu Yanli nodded and said, "Thank you, Imperial Father."

At this moment, neither of them noticed the trace of excitement on Xu Tianran's face; it seemed his legs could be saved.

Moreover, this was a younger brother he had raised since childhood, a brother who would not threaten his throne—Heaven was helping him.

After receiving a pile of rewards, Xu Yanli returned to Xu Tianran's residence for the time being, as his own estate had not yet begun construction.

Xu Tianran rolled his wheelchair over from behind and said with a smile, "Your second Martial Soul is very powerful; could I see it again?"

"Imperial Brother, I..." Xu Yanli looked at Xu Tianran, a flash of nervousness crossing his heart, though he did not show a hint of it on his face.

After all, this guy was ruthless, especially the image of the madman from the original work deeply ingrained in his mind; although things had improved over such a long time, still...

"Rest assured, you will not threaten Imperial Brother's position, and naturally, Imperial Brother will not threaten your life. I know you are precocious; why not tell Imperial Brother about your future plans?" Xu Tianran chuckled, then pointed toward the direction of the study.

Xu Yanli nodded and pushed Xu Tianran's wheelchair toward the study.

Once in the study, Xu Tianran had him sit in a chair nearby and asked with a smile, "What plans do you have for the future?"

"I want to become a god," Xu Yanli said, his eyes very firm as he thought of his level 20 Innate Soul Power.

If he hadn't guessed wrong, the streams of light in the sky at that time must have been the attention of the Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction.

His chances of becoming a god were high, provided he could ensure his cultivation while doing everything possible to improve his various abilities.

However, if the Sun Moon Empire could be of help to his future, he would do his best to make the Sun Moon Empire the only power.

If he were to unify the Sun Moon Empire in the future, it should help his faith, much like Qin Shi Huang or Emperor Taizong of Tang; that power of faith should be inexhaustible.

But the prerequisite was that he must have a good reputation, especially with his tyrant brother; it would be best if he changed his personality.

Xu Tianran smiled very relaxedly and said, "Good, Imperial Brother will do his utmost to help you pursue the opportunity to become a god. This will be good for our Sun Moon Continent as well. They have the legend of the Shrek Seven Devils becoming gods on the Douluo Continent, and in the future, our Sun Moon Continent will have the legend of Prince Xiaoyao becoming a god."

A flash of excitement crossed Xu Tianran's eyes. Becoming a god—did that mean his legs had a chance to recover?

After all, there was nothing in this world that a god could not do.

And with becoming a god as his goal, he would definitely not choose to fight for the throne; that would be counterproductive. It seemed he could have a brother in the future.

Xu Tianran was now somewhat hesitant about whether to continue cooperating with that bunch of vermin from the Holy Spirit Cult. His younger brother, who was destined to become a Limit Douluo, possessed an Angel Martial Soul and would certainly not get along with those evil soul masters.

Xu Yanli scratched his head and said, "Then Imperial Brother, shall I go cultivate now?"

"Go ahead," Xu Tianran nodded and said, "Tomorrow, Grand Elder Kong Deming will take you to hunt soul beasts. Starting tomorrow, you will take him as your master and learn soul guidance knowledge from him properly."

"Understood." Xu Yanli nodded and returned to his room.

At this moment, two voices rang out in the Emperor's office within the palace.

"This child has peerless talent, and you still want him to go to Shrek Academy as an undercover agent? Are you even human?" Kongming Dede said angrily.

"The child's second Martial Soul is one that once belonged to the Martial Soul Hall of the Douluo Continent; they won't suspect that he is from our Sun Moon Continent. Furthermore, that child's talent as a soul master cannot be taught well within our Sun Moon Empire," the Sun Moon Empire Emperor sighed.