Zhenguan

"You can't do this to me! I'm Tang San's mother! You're making enemies of the God Realm!"

Ah Yin felt the pain in her soul. If this continued, her soul would definitely be pulled out. The only person she could invoke was Tang San.

After Yue Guan and Gui Mei exchanged a glance, the expressions on their faces became even more arrogant. What a joke—would they be afraid of Tang San? They had already latched onto the Celestial Court. What was a mere God King? The Netherworld currently had three of them serving there. If he truly drove them into a corner, the other six elders could slit their throats and ascend on the spot. Then it would be nine God Kings against his five. The advantage was theirs.

"Tang San, Tang San. Sure enough, a god and a non-god can't be treated as the same person."

The reason Xu Feng had captured Ah Yin now was mainly for the entertainment of watching the show, but there was an even more important reason: he wanted to test whether Tang San would come save his mother.

If it had been Tang San from ten thousand years ago, as the purest kind of feudal warrior, he definitely would have come to save her. Just like how he was currently cursing nonstop in the Skyscreen's comment section, demanding that they release his mother.

However, Tang San after becoming a god had clearly changed. From being able to tear apart his own daughter's soul to now watching his mother get captured without reacting at all, it was enough to show that he had become a complete egoist.

Ah Yin simply was not valuable enough in his eyes for him to act personally. Or rather, he simply did not dare to act now.

God Realm

Tang San watched as his mother's soul was extracted. Though he wanted to go down there, he could not do it now. Even if Destruction did not stop him, he alone could not defeat three God Kings. Moreover, the four God Kings around him surely wanted to use him as a token of allegiance. They might even stab him in the back at a critical moment. One against seven? He would have to be insane to go.

But Tang Hao did not know what Tang San was thinking. He had only one simple thought: no one could touch his wife. And even now, he was still maintaining that damned ten-thousand-year plan, so he came to the scene.

"A chrysanthemum and a little ghost! Just defeated subordinates from ten thousand years ago! You dare lay hands on my wife here?!"

Tang Hao still appeared with an incomparably arrogant bearing, but his strength simply did not match that arrogance. If he could completely devour the Douluo Continent's planar will and become its master, he would have roughly the strength of a Second-Level God.

But now, he had not even devoured half of it. At most, his combat power was that of a Third-Level God. Even that level required self-destruction to sustain it; in normal combat, he was only as strong as a Divine Official at best.

"Today really is a wonderful day! Both enemies have actually gathered here! Old Ghost, tie up this Blue Silver Emperor. I'll deal with this guy."

The more Yue Guan looked at the Mourning Staff, the more he liked it. It was far stronger than his Martial Soul. As expected of a magical treasure bestowed by the Celestial Emperor.

One minute later, Tang Hao was also bound tightly by the Soul-Seizing Lock. Yue Guan continuously whipped his backside with the Mourning Staff while kicking him at the same time.

"You're pretty arrogant, aren't you?! Can't tell your place, huh?! Back when I was still a Titled Douluo, you strutted around like that! But now, I'm a ghost envoy of the Netherworld! The illustrious White Impermanence! And you still dare act arrogant in front of me?!"

"Alright, it seems we won't be seeing any grand spectacle today. You two, take them back to the Netherworld. Deal with them however you see fit."

Xu Feng had kept watching the sky, but Tang San still had not appeared. Both his father and mother had been tied up, yet he still did not show himself. This guy was even more patient than Xu Feng had imagined.

"We obey Your Majesty's decree!"

The two of them directly opened a gate to the Netherworld and dragged Tang Hao and Ah Yin inside. With those two in their hands, life in the Netherworld would probably not be pleasant for them.

After that, because of this joint operation, the Sun Moon Empire temporarily lost its pretext for attacking the other empires. Thus, the Douluo Continent inexplicably entered a period of peace.

Then, the four great empires began frantically expanding their armies. The Sun Moon Empire did so out of a fear of insufficient firepower, while the other three empires were preparing for a civil war. Whoever survived would hold the more important position in the future.

As several years passed, Xu Feng, who had been holding himself back for years, finally came of age. Naturally, so did the female leads. That very day, Xu Feng completed his union with Meng Hongchen and Jiang Nannan!

"Ah! This feels like putting on a brand-new pair of pants for the New Year! It's truly delightful for both body and mind!"

Xu Feng even wanted a cigarette afterward, but unfortunately, he personally disliked smoking, so the Sun Moon Empire had never developed anything related to cigarettes. Yet as Xu Feng fully stepped into adulthood—

Xu Yuan, who had never cared much for court affairs and spent all day plotting how to throw off his responsibilities, finally found the perfect opportunity.

He packed his luggage overnight, left behind a brief imperial decree, and quietly vanished into the palace night. Just like that, he lightly tossed the entire Sun Moon Empire to Crown Prince Xu Feng.

The court was immediately thrown into an uproar. But a country could not go a day without a ruler. Under the earnest persuasion of several old ministers and the support of the entire court, Xu Feng could only grit his teeth and accept the weighty imperial seal.

He stood atop the high platform of Tai Chi Hall, looking at the ministers kneeling below him, his heart filled with mixed emotions. His father had run away, so he had to step up. Though ascending the throne and becoming emperor had only been a matter of time.

By the mandate of Heaven, the Emperor decreed:

I have inherited Heaven's mandate and succeeded to the great lineage. Today, I ascend the throne as Emperor and adopt Zhenguan as the reign title. From this day onward, the Sun Moon Empire enters a new era. Though I am young, I understand the weight of the realm and the trust of the people.

My father, Xu Yuan, carries the world in his heart and aspires to wander the lands. He has passed the throne to me. I shall devote all my strength to diligent governance, never failing the trust of the late emperor or the expectations of my subjects.

From that day onward, the Sun Moon Empire turned a brand-new page. After ascending the throne, Xu Feng adopted Zhenguan as his reign title and resolved to use both an iron hand and benevolent governance to reform the court's long-standing abuses.

With his ascension, the other empires also sent all kinds of rare treasures, though none of those things amounted to much.

What truly surprised him was that Huo Yutong had reached level 80 Soul Power in only a few years. She truly was the daughter of fortune—the entire Douluo Continent was practically chasing after her to feed her.

Then there was Gu Yena. Back then, she had gone to the era of Douluo I and fused with her former self. It had supposedly been something that could be settled in a few days, but the fusion ended up taking years.

She only returned today. But not only had she returned, she had also brought the Imperial Auspicious Beast along, since the fusion had taken too long and soul beasts had fallen far behind humans.