After a series of twists and turns, the three parties, each with its own thoughts, finally gathered together.
Wei Na and Xu Jiujiu, the two princesses, had their gazes briefly intersect before locking onto Xu Zihuang from beginning to end without shifting away.
In Xu Jiujiu's view, Yu Tianhuang, as the Sea God Pavilion's heir apparent, was naturally the one in charge on Shrek Academy's side. Her eyes burned intensely.
And upon seeing Yu Tianhuang's shocking soul ring configuration, Wei Na had similar considerations. However, compared to Xu Jiujiu's utilitarianism, which always placed the Star Luo Empire's interests first, the special tenderness in her gentle and beautiful eyes was clearly evident.
Ye Guyi and Ning Tian keenly sensed this, but in such an occasion, neither showed any unusual emotions. They sat quietly on the sofa, elegant and composed.
Xu Zihuang glanced sideways at Zhang Lexuan beside him and gestured, "Eldest Sister, it's better if you explain those matters."
Zhang Lexuan nodded lightly. Ending things this way was what she was willing to see. Although Xu Jiujiu could not fully represent the Star Luo Empire, with a great enemy looming, making their relationship so rigid was not wise.
Feeling greatly gratified, she couldn't help but highly approve of Yu Tianhuang's handling of the situation. Becoming the Sea God Pavilion Master required far more than just great strength. And through this matter, she could confirm that Yu Tianhuang already possessed these excellent qualities.
Zhang Lexuan turned to face everyone and went straight to the point: "We invited the two princesses here to tell you both a piece of information. According to intelligence gathered by the various elders of our Shrek Academy's Sea God Pavilion, on the Sun Moon Empire's side, there is an evil soul master sect called the Holy Spirit Cult. This sect is composed entirely of evil soul masters, including even some at the Titled Douluo level. Moreover, various signs in the information we obtained indicate that the Holy Spirit Cult is colluding with the Sun Moon Empire. When we first arrived here, we discovered a team of evil soul masters registering to participate in this edition of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Dueling Tournament."
"This edition's tournament has seen the Sun Moon Empire suddenly change the format, very likely plotting a massive conspiracy."
Zhang Lexuan's tone was very calm, but in Xu Jiujiu's ears, it exploded like thunder. This princess, who had finally managed to calm her emotions, could no longer maintain her composure. She shot up like she was sitting on pins and needles, shocked as she said, "What did you say?"
Upon hearing Zhang Lexuan's words, although Wei Na's expression also changed, she did not lose composure to the extent Xu Jiujiu did. Confidence stems from strength. With the long heritage and profound foundation of the Body Sect as backing, they were not without the ability to deal with this Holy Spirit Cult.
However, when she heard Zhang Lexuan's next sentence, she could no longer maintain that calm demeanor.
"Moreover, according to Elder Xuan's deduction, behind this Holy Spirit Cult, there are likely at least several Super Douluo-level evil soul masters in command. Most cooperation is built on equality between both sides. If the Holy Spirit Cult lacked sufficient powerhouse support behind it, with the Sun Moon Empire's aggressiveness and tyranny, they would never risk universal condemnation to cooperate with these evil soul masters."
But in reality, Elder Xuan had withheld something from Zhang Lexuan; he had not mentioned Dragon Emperor Douluo Long Xiaoyao and Death God Douluo Ye Xishui.
Because that was simply too despairing.
A single Limit Douluo could easily kill more than ten Titled Douluo. If the Sun Moon Empire truly had these two Limit Douluo standing behind it, the three original empires of the Douluo Continent would likely only end up as meat on the chopping block.
The Sun Moon Empire already held a massive lead in soul tool technology over the three original Douluo Continent empires. With such peak combat power added on top, once war erupted, the three original empires' chances of victory would be negligible.
The only thing that gave Elder Xuan some comfort was that Dragon Emperor Douluo Long Xiaoyao, for the sake of his past friendship with Mu Lao, should not make things too difficult for the people of Shrek Academy.
Xu Jiujiu shook her head with a pale face, staggered, and fell back onto the sofa in a daze, murmuring, "Impossible, impossible. How could evil soul masters cultivate to the Super Douluo realm? That's absolutely impossible."
"Sister Jiujiu, nothing in the world is absolute." Wei Na's clear and melodious voice reached Xu Jiujiu's ears.
"For hundreds of years, the continent's evil soul masters have been dormant. If they have been secretly accumulating strength and have finally come into their own, then everything makes sense."
By now, Xu Jiujiu had also realized her loss of composure. Her full chest heaved up and down.
Indeed, as Wei Na said, nothing is absolute. And most importantly, Shrek Academy had no reason whatsoever to deceive her.
The matter was easy to verify. Since that team of evil soul masters had entered this tournament, they would inevitably display abilities characteristic of evil soul masters during the matches. The cultivation methods of evil soul masters destined their techniques to be bizarre and sinister, vastly different from those of ordinary soul masters. It would be easy to distinguish.
Although Xu Jiujiu's heart was somewhat chaotic, she still did not forget to express her sincerest gratitude to Xu Zihuang and Zhang Lexuan.
"Thank you, thank you for telling me this. I will immediately send people to verify the truth of these matters and report them accurately to my imperial brother. Afterward, we will certainly repay you handsomely."
The Star Luo Empire's national strength was indeed the strongest among the three original Douluo Continent empires, but in terms of top-tier combat power, it had always lagged behind the Heavenly Soul Empire. This information was far too important to them.
This was due to historical reasons. The Heavenly Soul Empire split off from the former Heaven Dou Empire, and the territory it occupied had housed the residences of the top three of the Seven Great Sects ten thousand years ago. With Heaven Dou City as the center, that region had been extremely prosperous for soul masters. Even after ten thousand years, far more genius soul masters emerged in the Heavenly Soul Empire than in the Star Luo Empire.
The former Dragon God Douluo Mu Lao, Dragon Emperor Douluo Long Xiaoyao, and Death God Douluo Ye Xishui were all from the Heavenly Soul Empire. Likewise, the two generations of Body Sect leaders, Du Busi and Du Bisi, and even the current Sea God Pavilion Master Elder Xuan, were from the Heavenly Soul Empire.
Among the younger generation of soul masters today, the most outstanding talent is Xu Zihuang. And he also carried half Heavenly Soul Empire bloodline.
Zhang Lexuan said gravely, "We of Shrek Academy are informing the two princesses of this, not to seek any so-called repayment. For us, both the Sun Moon Empire and the Holy Spirit Cult are enemies we may, indeed, almost certainly will have to face together in the future."
Xu Jiujiu took a deep breath.
"In that case, Jiujiu will take her leave first. I must convey this to my imperial brother as quickly as possible. Once again, thank you for this information. If in the future Shrek Academy has need of the Star Luo Empire, please do not hesitate to ask."
As she spoke, she gave a slight bow to Xu Zihuang and Zhang Lexuan before turning and leaving. Naturally, the Starcloud Douluo Man Yi accompanied her.
After Xu Jiujiu left, Wei Na gazed at Xu Zihuang with eyes like autumn ripples and asked softly and weakly, "Tianhuang, may I speak with you alone?"
Sensing the two gazes falling upon him from beside him, Xu Zihuang's heart tightened, but outwardly he maintained a calm and composed appearance.
"Wei Na, I can more or less guess what you're thinking. Actually, there's no need for us to speak alone."
With a flash of light, Xu Zihuang placed a rolled-up blueprint on the table in front of him and pushed it toward Wei Na.
"This blueprint is the design diagram for the Thunder Rocket."
Wei Na subconsciously took the blueprint, her face showing astonishment. Beside her, Mu Xue could not help but immediately unfold it. Seeing the detailed information recorded on it, although her knowledge of soul tools was not as deep as Xu Zihuang's, she could still tell at a glance that the blueprint was genuine.
The Thunder Rocket design diagram was indeed fine, but it was missing the most crucial part.
Upon discovering this, Mu Xue's curiosity was thoroughly piqued. Where was any trace of her previous cool demeanor? She eagerly asked, "This blueprint should be missing a portion, right? If a Thunder Rocket is made according to only this blueprint, even if launched, the charging array at the arrow's tail cannot be activated, and the fixed soul cannon installed at the front cannot be triggered either."
"Sister Xue." Wei Na softly reminded her. Mu Xue immediately fell silent, but the heat in her eyes burned even more intensely than Xu Jiujiu's earlier.
Wei Na looked at Xu Zihuang again and said, "I understand, Tianhuang. Our Heavenly Soul Empire is willing to pay any price to purchase the complete design blueprint you hold. Please name your price."
Whether intentional or not, she particularly emphasized the word "complete."
Zhang Lexuan, Ye Guyi, and Ning Tian were also stunned. They could see the determination in Wei Na's eyes.
Pay any price to purchase this design blueprint?
Xu Zihuang smiled faintly.
"No need, Wei Na."
Thinking Yu Tianhuang was unwilling to sell the complete Thunder Rocket design blueprint, Mu Xue could no longer hold back.
"As long as you state your conditions, our Heavenly Soul Empire will do everything possible to fulfill them."
Xu Zihuang still shook his head, but he took out another blueprint from his storage soul tool, stood up, and handed it to the surprised Wei Na.
"Wei Na, Sister Xue, that's not what I meant. Actually, from the very beginning, I intended to give you the complete Thunder Rocket design blueprint. The Thunder Rocket itself is not complicated to manufacture. The reason it has such miraculous effects is that it uses a rare metal alloy called Thunderflame Gold. You should know that even with the same two rare metals, even a slight difference in fusion ratio can cause huge variations in the alloy's properties. This blueprint is the forging and fusion method for Thunderflame Gold."
"The Thunderflame Gold forged through this method has a property called divergence. When it rotates at high speed, it emits a faint energy fluctuation. This energy fluctuation is exactly what can activate the charging array within it and extend continuously forward until it triggers the fixed soul cannon installed at the front of the Thunder Rocket. This is the fundamental reason why the Thunder Rocket can accelerate multiple times and increase its range."
"In other words, even ordinary people can use this Thunder Rocket. The structure of the Thunder Rocket ensures that once launched, it will enter a high-speed spinning state. It only needs an initial propulsion force; it can be fired from a longbow or a crossbow. My suggestion is that the Heavenly Soul Empire could specially train an elite unit of archers to equip these Thunder Rockets."
Not only did Xu Zihuang give Wei Na the complete blueprints for both the Thunder Rocket and the forging of Thunderflame Gold, but he also provided an extremely constructive suggestion.
Having studied soul tools, Mu Xue instantly understood the principle upon hearing Xu Zihuang's explanation. Applying the properties of rare metal alloys in soul tools was, without exaggeration, ahead of the current era.
After all, this soul tool perfectly solved the problem of ordinary people being unable to use powerful soul tools. The value of this design blueprint was self-evident, yet Yu Tianhuang had given it to them so readily.
Wei Na stared with wide eyes and sincerely shook her head.
"No, Tianhuang, I cannot accept it just like this. This design blueprint is too precious…"
Before Wei Na could finish, Xu Zihuang interrupted her gravely.
"Wei Na, you don't need to refuse. I am a spiritual-attribute soul master and have an unusual sensitivity to certain things that have not yet happened. In the future, the Sun Moon Empire may not remain peaceful. And to be precise, this design blueprint is not given to you and Sister Xue, but to the Heavenly Soul Empire. If in the future the Sun Moon Empire makes any unusual moves, having the Heavenly Soul Empire's army equipped with these Thunder Rockets will provide one more layer of security. Most importantly, I am a person of the Heavenly Soul Empire. I deeply love my country. Contributing a little to my country, even if you are a princess of the Heavenly Soul Empire, you should have no reason to refuse me, right?"
Hearing these words, Mo Feiyun, behind Wei Na and the Super Douluo from the Snow Demon Sect were both deeply moved.
Coincidentally, all eight people present were from the Heavenly Soul Empire. Apart from Ye Guyi, Xu Zihuang's words stirred more or less resonance in everyone.
The look in Mu Xue's eyes toward Xu Zihuang gained an extra sparkle. With peerless talent, immense strength, outstanding appearance and temperament, plus this sense of honor and identity toward the nation, such a Yu Tianhuang was simply perfect.
Ye Guyi forcefully suppressed the urge to laugh, leaned close to Ning Tian's ear, and transmitted something with soul power.
Ning Tian trembled slightly as she came back to herself. Looking at the amusement in Ye Guyi's golden eyes, she gave a barely perceptible nod.
"Thank you, Tianhuang." Wei Na stood up and gave Xu Zihuang a deep bow. With the words having reached this point, she naturally could not refuse any longer. Her gaze became even gentler, and with slight shyness, she continued, "I have one more thing to tell you. This matter involves some secrets, and I hope only the two of us are present."
Xu Zihuang frowned slightly as he met Wei Na's gaze. Although Wei Na's pretty face was flushed, her eyes held mostly frankness.
At that moment, under everyone's gaze, Ye Guyi and Ning Tian stepped forward from left and right, each taking one of Xu Zihuang's arms.
Ye Guyi lazily leaned against Xu Zihuang's shoulder and said somewhat apologetically to Wei Na, "Sorry, Princess Wei Na. We only just arrived here not long ago, and after the journey, we're a bit tired. If you have something to say to Tianhuang that you don't want others to know, you can completely use soul power transmission."
Mu Xue stared dumbfounded at Xu Zihuang and the three of them, especially Ye Guyi and Ning Tian beside him, both looking full of tender affection.
"You, you all?!"
Although Ning Tian's face was flushed with shyness, she did not explain.
Xu Zihuang's mouth twitched slightly. He didn't need to think to know this was Ye Guyi's idea.
Sure enough, Ye Guyi narrowed her eyes slightly and responded to Mu Xue without a care.
"What's so strange about it? Tianhuang is so outstanding, it's normal for several girls to like him."
Mu Xue was momentarily rendered speechless by Ye Guyi's retort. She suddenly looked toward Wei Na beside her, about to say something. But before she could speak, Wei Na made a bold move that left her completely stunned.
Wei Na simply moved close to Xu Zihuang, stood on tiptoe, leaned against his ear, and moved her red lips. And she did so at such close distance, right in front of Ye Guyi and Ning Tian.
After doing this, she nodded slightly to Zhang Lexuan, then forcibly dragged the stunned Mu Xue out of the room. In the angle Xu Zihuang and the others could not see, Wei Na's eyes were already shyly misted over with water.
During the latter half of the conversation, Zhang Lexuan had felt like an outsider from start to finish. But her expression at this moment was also somewhat subtle.
"Eldest Senior Sister, we'll head out first as well." A moment later, coming back to his senses, Xu Zihuang gave an awkward light cough and likewise left Zhang Lexuan's room with Ye Guyi and Ning Tian.
Having been countered by Wei Na like this, Ye Guyi's expression did not look good.
After entering Xu Zihuang's room and closing the door, she immediately asked, "What did she say to you?"
Ning Tian likewise stared straight up at Xu Zihuang, clearly very concerned about this.
"She said that the reason I can use the second awakening of my golden-rank Body Martial Soul without suffering particularly severe negative effects is that I possess an extremely rare Innate Leakless Body. From birth, a strand of innate qi has remained within my body. The greatest characteristic of the Body Sect's secret method is that it can trigger the innate qi concealed within the human fetus, allowing one to re-evolve the self and surpass the limits of the human body. If I want to perfectly control the abilities of the golden-rank Body Martial Soul's second awakening, I can go to her room when I have time to meet the Body Sect's Sect Master."
Xu Zihuang hid nothing and relayed everything completely to Ye Guyi and Ning Tian.
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