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In order to obtain the precious Snow Emperor Embryo, Xu Jiawei would naturally not refuse Wang Xiao's request.

However, the final result was that Xu Zihuang had already died.

Xu Zihuang stopped watching and withdrew his divine sense, realizing something in his heart.

From the very beginning, Tang San had noticed him and harbored the intention to eliminate him beforehand; the karmic connection between them had already been established. The Great White Shark Demon Soul Clan was summoned by Tang San. Tang San could not allow someone with the royal blood of the Sun Moon Empire and exceptional talent to escape, as this would inevitably affect Tang San's plan to transform the entire Douluo Continent into the Tang Family Continent and collect the continent's faith.

The reason why that parallel universe situation has not occurred is because Xu Zihuang, who became the God King of Time and Space, interfered with the past in the future.

He was destined to become the God King of Time and Space; this was an unchangeable fact. Tang San's attack on him was the cause, and his interference in the past from the future was the effect. Cause and effect are cyclical; everything in the world must follow the changing rules of the universe.

Chapter 559 The End

As the scenes of Tang San attacking Xu Zihuang repeatedly replayed, Elder Mu and the members of Shrek Academy fell into silence.

Xu Zihuang met Elder Mu's gaze directly and said calmly, "Shrek Academy will be renamed Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy from this day forward, and the Sea God Pavilion will be disbanded. If you wish to stay, you are naturally welcome to become a member of Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. If you do not wish to, you may leave on your own."

He wasn't discussing anything with the people from Shrek Academy; he was stating an established fact. His decision brooked no questioning.

Most of the elders of the Sea God Pavilion were over six months old, and their brows were furrowed with regret, but they did not take any drastic actions. Among them, Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er were the most resentful.

Ma Xiaotao glanced at Xu Zihuang with a complicated expression. Normally, she would have said something angry, but today she simply pursed her lips and remained unusually silent.

Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Tang Ya, and He Caitou all looked at Xu Zihuang with similar expressions of emotion.

Judging from everyone's behavior, it's likely that Elder Mu told them something beforehand.

Old Master Mu sighed softly, his deep eyes filled with both melancholy and relief.

"Everyone, let's leave."

"Elder Mu!"

"teacher!"

Everyone gasped in unison, their voices filled with sorrow. Elder Mu had dedicated his entire life to Shrek Academy, yet in the end, he had met such a tragic end.

Elder Mu saw things clearly enough; he knew that under a unified empire, Shrek Academy would no longer be able to maintain its former prestigious status. Perhaps Xu Zihuang didn't care about these things, but the continued presence of these remnants of the Sea God Pavilion would become a hidden danger.

The Sun and Moon Empire can never erase the history of Shrek Academy. In a sense, the legacy of Shrek Academy will never be severed.

"Go on," Elder Mu said, his expression becoming much more serious.

Old Song sighed and shook his head, then followed Old Mu's wishes and left with the elders of the Sea God Pavilion. Yan Shaozhe, Xian Lin'er, Qian Duoduo, and Cai Mei'er wanted to say something more, but were forcibly stopped by Old Mu's stern gaze.

Of the elders of the Sea God Pavilion, only Zhang Lexuan and the mentally unstable and insane Elder Xuan remained in the same place.

Elder Mu looked at Xu Zihuang and said again, "Xuanzi's cultivation has been sealed by you. From now on, let him stay on Seagod Island to spend the rest of my life with me. As for Le Xuan, I believe you are aware of her situation. She possesses half of the royal blood of the Sun Moon Empire, and from the perspective of bloodline origin, she is from the same clan as you. Making Le Xuan the dean of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy will, I believe, eliminate the original Douluo Continent's aversion to the Sun Moon Empire to the greatest extent possible."

Xu Zihuang nodded silently, shifting his gaze to Zhang Lexuan, who was lightly biting her lip. He naturally understood Elder Mu's thoughts, but he had to admit that what Elder Mu said was indeed beneficial to their Sun Moon Empire. This was an open and aboveboard strategy.

Elder Mu finally found some solace, and then dismissed all the inner disciples of Shrek Academy.

The inner court disciples all bowed respectfully to Elder Mu before suppressing their emotions and leaving one after another. Not long after, only Ma Xiaotao, Bei Bei, Tang Ya, Xu Sanshi, and He Caitou, who had previously had close interactions with Xu Zihuang, remained standing in the same spot.

A clear and melodious phoenix cry suddenly resounded through the sky. Ma Xiaotao, her eyes slightly red, released her martial spirit and hovered high in the air. Gazing at the Seagod Island below, she remained lost in thought for a long time before finally and resolutely transforming into a dazzling golden-red light and disappearing into the distance.

Her captivating pink eyes were filled with determination and unwavering resolve. With her talent, she might very well reach that level in the future.

Ma Xiaotao knew she might never catch up to Xu Zihuang, and her stubbornness was more of a way to mask her inner regret. More than once, in the quiet of the night, she had asked herself if things would have been different if she hadn't chosen to leave Shrek Academy.

Looking at the desolate Seagod Island, Xu Sanshi forced a smile and asked Bei Bei and the others, "Now that Shrek Academy no longer exists, what are your plans?"

"Xiaoya and I will probably stay in Shrek City to continue developing and expanding the Tang Clan." Beibei held Tangya's hand tightly, which calmed Tangya's downcast mood a little.

"Sanshi, what about you?"

"I plan to spend some time training on the mainland." Xu Sanshi smiled freely, seemingly returning to his usual carefree self.

"To be blunt, the fact that the Douling Empire chose to surrender to the Sun Moon Empire has actually made me feel much more relaxed. I'm no longer bound by those things. With my elder brother supporting me in the sect, I can say that I have no worries now."

At this point, everyone turned to look at Xu Zihuang. Although they had known Xu Zihuang for nearly ten years, the change in his identity and the huge changes that had occurred in just a few months made him seem like a complete stranger to them.

Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei habitually opened their mouths as if to say something, but didn't know where to begin. They didn't ask He Caitou either, because He Caitou had already revealed his identity to them before Xu Zihuang arrived at Shrek Academy.

Xu Zihuang walked slowly to He Caitou, and the two brothers met again in this setting.

"Brother, what are your plans for the future? If you don't have any plans, come back to Mingdu with me. Your uncle's bloodline needs to be passed down by you."

He Caitou's next answer surprised everyone present.

He Caitou smiled and touched his bald head. His smile no longer had the usual honesty and simplicity, but instead had an unusually calm and wise quality.

“Zihuang, my only obsession in surviving Xu Tianran was to avenge him and pay tribute to my father. But now that Xu Tianran has been executed, my obsession has naturally ended. I will not return to Mingdu. From now on, I only want to live out the rest of my life like Sanshi, free from any constraints.”

“Then I respect your opinion.” Xu Zihuang nodded seriously.

Xu Sanshi grinned and put his arm around He Caitou's neck, no longer showing any of the awkwardness he had shown before.

"Well done, Cai Tou, you're quite carefree. With your status, if you went back to the capital, you'd surely have a princely title."

At this point, Xu Sanshi seemed to have thought of something.

"Oh right, I almost forgot. Your real name is Xu He, which is the same as my surname."

"Just call me Caitou as before." Caitou's face was also beaming with a smile.

"My name is just a label to me."

Bei Bei nodded slightly to Xu Zihuang, then left together with Xu Sanshi, He Caitou, and Tang Ya. Xu Zihuang could clearly feel an invisible barrier between himself and Bei Bei and the others. Even He Caitou was no exception.

Tang Ya, on the other hand, was simple-minded by nature. Several times she seemed to want to say something to Xu Zihuang but hesitated.

Xu Zihuang looked up at the clear blue sky and gradually suppressed the emotions in his heart.

everything is over.

Ye Guyi, Wang Qiu'er, Ju Zi, Ning Tian, ​​and Vina silently stayed by Xu Zihuang's side. Xu Xiyan and Xu Ningqing also leaned against their mothers, seemingly sensing Xu Zihuang's emotions and remaining quiet.

Chapter 560 Ten Years

Since the collision between the Sun Moon Continent and the Douluo Continent more than four thousand years ago, the thousands of years of conflict on the continent has finally come to an end.

Under the leadership of Xu Zihuang, the God of Time and Space, the Sun Moon Empire unified the Douluo Continent. The Heavenly Soul, Douling, and Star Luo kingdoms vanished completely into the annals of history.

The advanced soul-guiding technology of the Sun Moon Empire thus became widespread, greatly improving the lives of the people on the continent. The initial rejection of the Sun Moon Empire by the Douluo Continent was gradually disappearing due to various influences. The continent was now a scene of prosperity and flourishing.

Shrek Academy, renamed the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, began recruiting its first batch of students from across the continent. Zhang Lexuan, who possessed half-royal blood of the Sun Moon Empire, served as the first dean of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

Coupled with its former reputation as the number one academy on the continent, Shrek Academy was so sought after that it attracted countless young soul masters.

The Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy have become the two most prestigious academies on the continent, or rather, within the Sun Moon Empire. Historical legacies have maintained a competitive relationship between them, just as they were in the past. Of course, this is now a healthy competition.

However, what had a greater impact on the mainland were the Angelic Temple and the Sun and Moon Temple, which the Sun and Moon Empire established on the mainland several years later.

Each city possesses an Angelic Temple. The size and level of the Angelic Temple vary depending on the city's size. The Angelic Temple extensively recruits special Soul Masters from across the continent who possess exceptional combat power and have the ability to counter evil Soul Masters.

Besides searching for and eliminating evil spirit masters, the Angelic Temple is also responsible for maintaining order in the cities it serves. The Angelic Temple has become a special force independent of the Sun Moon Empire's army. Every spirit master who joins the Angelic Temple enjoys extremely generous benefits and a high status.

The Temple of the Sun and Moon is similar. However, unlike the Temple of the Angels, the Temple of the Sun and Moon does not control a particularly powerful fighting force; it is only responsible for the promotion and fusion of souls.

The enormous impact on the mainland mainly stemmed from this method of soul fusion. The emergence of soul spirits almost completely changed the entire soul master cultivation system.

A powerful spirit can not only grant a spirit master multiple spirit rings, but also assist them in combat. A spirit master who has fused with a spirit holds a natural advantage when facing a regular spirit master.

Every Soul Master desires to become stronger. Therefore, the appearance of Soul Spirits naturally garnered immense popularity.

Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Over the past decade, the systems of the Angelic Temple and the Sun and Moon Temple have become increasingly sophisticated.

With the suppression of the Angelic Temple, the large-scale devastation of the continent by evil spirit masters ceased. Even the few who managed to escape were suppressed to the point of not daring to show their faces.

The Sun and Moon Temple's widespread adoption of Soul Spirits across the continent has greatly alleviated the conflict between Soul Masters and Soul Beasts. Recently, the temple's higher-ups even announced that research into ensuring Soul Spirits can continue to be passed down after a Soul Master's death is nearing completion and may be realized soon.

If souls could be passed down forever, it would be excellent news for both soul masters and soul beasts.

Soul beasts, as spirits, attach themselves to soul masters, essentially gaining a different kind of immortality.

The number of spirits can accumulate steadily, and sooner or later it will be able to fully meet the needs of human spirit masters. After all, the overall growth of the number of human spirit masters is quite slow, while the number of spirit beasts who are willing to transform into spirits when their lives are about to end is not small.

At that time, with more options available, human soul masters will likely no longer risk going to wild soul beast habitats to hunt soul beasts. This is a win-win situation.

The method by which spirits can be passed down forever comes from Electrolux.

Xu Zihuang had long ago moved the Dragon Valley space to the vicinity of Mingdu. His urgent desire to obtain a method for the permanent inheritance of soul spirits was to transform the dragon souls within the Dragon Valley space into soul spirits, serving as the foundation of the Sun Moon Empire's royal family.

The number of true dragons that have perished within Dragon Valley is at least a thousand. Add to that the various sub-dragons, flying dragons, and earth dragons, and the number becomes truly terrifying. It's no exaggeration to say that if all the dragon souls within Dragon Valley could be crafted into spirit spirits, the top powerhouses of the Sun Moon Empire for tens of thousands of years to come would no longer need to worry about spirit rings.

It should be noted that a true dragon soul is definitely more powerful than an ordinary 100,000-year-old soul.

As a result, the Sun Moon Empire's rule over the Douluo Continent has become increasingly stable over the past decade. However, during this period, three unusual celestial phenomena have occurred on the continent, all of which took place this year.

The first event was that the entire continent darkened. Thick, dark clouds gathered, and countless black lightning bolts raged across the sky, like divine might. If these black lightning bolts were to converge and fall, they would likely be enough to pierce through the continent.

The second phenomenon, however, lacked any of that oppressive feeling. Everyone on the continent saw a colossal phantom of an angel appear in the sky, seemingly obscuring the entire heavens and blotting out the sun. Within this immense pressure lay a sacred and warm aura. Bathed in that pale golden holy light, everyone felt their hearts being cleansed.

The third phenomenon, though not as grand as the previous two, was even more wondrous. Heaven and earth were turned upside down, and the golden sun and silver moon simultaneously fell to earth, transforming into a phantom lake of sun and moon. This phantom lake of golden and silver sun and moon was like a transparent world, overlapping with the Douluo Continent.

Unlike ordinary people on the mainland, Elder Mu, who once stood at the pinnacle of human soul masters, clearly understood what these three strange phenomena meant.

The heavens and earth changed color as three more deities were born! And it was clear that these three deities were closely related to Xu Zihuang. Just like ten thousand years ago, because of Xu Zihuang's appearance, this era was destined to be a golden age where deities frequently emerged.

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Tian Dou City.

In the past, the most magnificent building in Tiandou City was undoubtedly the Imperial Palace of the Heavenly Soul Empire in the city center, but things are different now. The Angelic Temple and the Sun and Moon Temple, located in the south and north of Tiandou City respectively, have long since replaced the Imperial Palace of the Heavenly Soul Empire as the iconic buildings in Tiandou City.

Tiandou City, formerly the capital of the Tianhun Empire, is one of the most prosperous cities on the continent. The Angel Temple and the Sun and Moon Temple within the city are of the highest caliber. These white-walled, golden-roofed domed buildings stand silently, reaching into the clouds.

A young man and a woman stood side by side on a bustling street in Tiandou City, gazing at the towering Angel Temple and Sun and Moon Temple with complex expressions.

Both the young man and the woman appeared to be around twenty-five or twenty-six years old. The young man was handsome, with long, dark blue hair and a gentle demeanor. The woman wore a form-fitting black dress, and her dark eyes still held a hint of their former liveliness. However, the experiences of the past few years had left those once clear and pure eyes with a touch of weariness and despondency.

"Beibei, have we really come to this?"

The two were none other than Bei Bei and Tang Ya. Both Bei Bei and Tang Ya were actually in their thirties this year. However, due to their considerable soul power cultivation, their appearances hadn't changed much, and they still looked like they were in their twenties.

When they witnessed Tang San scheming against Xu Zihuang several times, Bei Bei and Tang Ya were the ones who found it hardest to accept it. They were both disciples of the Tang Clan and had known about the deeds of Tang San, the first sect leader of the Tang Clan, since childhood.

Tang San's sinister and despicable side completely shattered the glorious and heroic image they had of him. Moreover, Xu Zihuang helped them several times without holding a grudge.

It was precisely because of these reasons that Bei Bei and Tang Ya were filled with shame and didn't know how to face Xu Zihuang. When Bei Bei said that she wanted to stay in Shrek City with Tang Ya to continue to promote and expand the Tang Clan, she was actually trying to take all the blame upon herself so that Tang Ya would feel better.