Sun Moon Empire, Mingdu, Imperial Palace.
Zhu Ziyang and Ma Xiaotao arrived together. In the imperial garden of the palace, two adorably carved little ones were chasing and playing with each other. Zhu Ziyang's parents stood nearby, watching them with faces full of affection.
"Daddy!" The two little ones spotted Zhu Ziyang at a glance and twisted their way toward him, reaching out their small hands, wanting hugs.
Zhu Ziyang naturally wouldn't refuse. He took a few steps forward, squatted down, and with a sweep of his hands, skillfully picked up both little ones, one in each arm, smiling as he said, "Did you miss Daddy?"
"Yes!" The two little ones answered in unison, their fair and tender faces filled with joy.
The two little ones were both three years old and looked identical. The only difference was that his sister Jingjing had two small pigtails; otherwise, outsiders really wouldn't be able to tell the siblings apart. For example, Ma Xiaotao, who was meeting the two little treasures for the first time, was a bit confused at the moment.
"What's your name?" Ma Xiaotao held the hand of Jingjing, whom Zhu Ziyang was holding in his left arm, and asked softly.
"My name is Jingjing. Are you an auntie too?" Jingjing looked at Ma Xiaotao, her big black eyes darting around as she said in a milky voice.
"Yes." Ma Xiaotao showed a joyful smile and said, "Let me hold you, okay?"
"Okay!" Jingjing wasn't shy at all and immediately opened her arms toward Ma Xiaotao. Ma Xiaotao smiled happily and smoothly took her into her arms.
A moment later, Ma Xiaotao was playing in the garden with Zhu Yuhuang and Zhu Yuyue, who had already become familiar with her, while Zhu Ziyang sat in the pavilion talking with his parents.
"Dad, how is Anyang City now? How does Uncle Hong feel about the Sun Moon Empire? What about everyone's reactions?" Zhu Ziyang asked.
"What reactions could there be?" Zhu Changhe waved his hand helplessly and said, "Besides the first few days when everyone was a bit anxious and panicked, after that, they just went about their business as usual. After all, the Sun Moon Empire's army didn't do anything outrageous, so the villagers naturally wouldn't provoke trouble.
As for your Uncle Hong, although he is a viscount of the Tian Hun Empire, you know that ever since Tianyuan Academy was established, he's put all his heart into the academy and neglected Anyang City's affairs quite a bit. After the officials sent by the Sun Moon Empire to Anyang City arrived, he unhesitatingly handed over the position of city lord and devoted himself fully to being the dean.
Moreover, Lexuan even granted him the title of earl."
"That's good then." Zhu Ziyang heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this. At least from the situation in Anyang City, the common people of the Tian Hun Empire didn't have much objection to unification, which would save a lot of trouble. Not bad.
"Then what do you two plan to do in the future?" Zhu Ziyang smiled and asked his parents.
"Your brother has reached an age where he can be independent, so we're relaxed. Your dad and I originally planned to travel around, but now the situation on the continent is unstable, so we plan to stay in Mingdu for a few years with the babies. Once the continent's situation stabilises, we'll go out then," Liang Ying said.
"That's fine. As long as you two are willing, going anywhere is not a problem." Zhu Ziyang said with a cheerful smile, "Aguang is at the academy, and I'll look after him, so you don't need to worry. Zhu Yuhuang and Jingjing will trouble you two more."
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In the evening, Zhu Ziyang and Ma Xiaotao met Zhang Lexuan and Jiang Nan Nan.
Yes, Jiang Nan Nan. She had also come out of seclusion and successfully inherited the position of the God of the Moon, becoming the new God of the Moon.
So far, Zhu Ziyang had six god-level combatants by his side: himself, Jiang Nan Nan, Ma Xiaotao, Snow Empress, Demon Empress, and Second Frost. Although on the Douluo Continent, they were all collectively called god-level, once they ascended to the God Realm, the situation would be different.
He was a God King, Jiang Nan Nan and Ma Xiaotao were both first-class gods, while Snow Empress, Demon Empress, and Second Frost were only ordinary divine officials, but the three of them had unlimited room for growth—or rather, their upper limit was Zhu Ziyang.
Although Zhu Ziyang had not yet ascended to the God Realm, a formidable force had already coalesced around him. Coupled with Qian Lingyi and Huo Yuhao, who were in the process of ascending, his force was still growing. By the time they ascended to the God Realm, even Sea God Tang San would absolutely not dare to act rashly.
Moreover, he had a trump card in his hand. As long as Tang San dared to cause trouble, he could immediately make the God Realm lose both the Sea God and the Asura God!
"Lexuan sis, when do you plan to take action against the Star Luo Empire?" Zhu Ziyang asked Zhang Lexuan, who was sitting beside him.
"I've discussed it with several legion commanders. We plan to launch an attack on the Star Luo Empire in one year, striving to complete the unification of the continent within half a year!" Zhang Lexuan said, her pretty face filled with the confidence and dominance of someone strategising victory from afar.
"That's fine," Zhu Ziyang nodded, looked at Ma Xiaotao and Jiang Nan Nan, and said, "Nannan, Sister Xiaotao, at that time, you two will act together with Sister Lexuan. When necessary, directly display your divine might. I think the appearance of gods in the world will definitely speed up the unification process and deter those with ill intentions!"
"Great, I've been bored with nothing to do." Ma Xiaotao immediately said excitedly upon hearing this.
Jiang Nan Nan also nodded, indicating no problem.
Next, the four talked about some trivial matters, and then it was a night of indulgence under the same blanket.
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Evil Demon Forest. Two streaks of light flew out from the pitch-black forest and landed on a nearby mountaintop, revealing their true appearances. They looked extremely dishevelled—it was none other than Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui. Behind them, a peerless angel with six wings and holding a golden longsword flew unhurriedly. She was Qian Lingyi.
The current situation was very clear. Qian Lingyi, whose cultivation had reached Ultimate Douluo, had absolute suppression over Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui. Whether in terms of martial souls or cultivation, Qian Lingyi clearly had the upper hand. The Holy Spirit Cult's headquarters underground in the Evil Demon Forest had been destroyed, and the evil soul masters hiding in the headquarters had all been annihilated under the angelic holy light. Only a very few Titled Douluo managed to slip away when Qian Lingyi's attention shifted to the two Ultimate Douluo.
It turned out that Qian Lingyi had followed Zhu Ziyang's advice and continuously judged evil soul masters across the continent. In this process, the Angel Holy Sword in Qian Lingyi's hand had transformed due to accommodating too much faith power, becoming a divine artefact, which allowed her to smoothly complete the second part of the god position assessment.
Her state had reached the optimal level. Now, as long as she judged Ye Xishui, the strongest evil soul master in the world, her state of mind would be sublimated, her merits would be complete, and she would be able to achieve her Angel God position in the best possible condition.
Now, there was only the last step left.
"Don't resist stubbornly. The holy light will cleanse your sins and send you to rebirth!" Qian Lingyi's Angel God Sword pointed at Ye Xishui as she said seriously and coldly.
"Why must you kill us all?" Long Xiaoyao asked with some grief and indignation, "We've already sworn to retire from the world and never appear before people again. Isn't that enough?"
"Sins will not diminish because of avoidance. Only accepting judgment is her best destination!" Qian Lingyi said without any ripples in her heart.
"You..." Long Xiaoyao wanted to continue arguing, but Ye Xishui pulled him back.
"Xiaoyao, don't say any more." Ye Xishui looked at Long Xiaoyao affectionately, then at Qian Lingyi, and said, "As long as I accept your judgment, will you let Xiaoyao go?"
"Naturally." Qian Lingyi nodded faintly and said, "The angel's sword only judges those burdened with sins. Although Long Xiaoyao bears darkness, he has no sins, so naturally, he is not within my scope of judgment."
"Good!" Ye Xishui nodded upon hearing this, then, under Long Xiaoyao's shocked gaze, struck his chest with a palm. Long Xiaoyao was directly sent flying, crashing hard onto the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood, his aura instantly weakening.
"Xishui, you..." Long Xiaoyao looked at Ye Xishui with shock and grief, seeing a flash of determination on her face. He panicked and wanted to stand up to stop her, but Ye Xishui's palm had not held back, scattering all the soul power in his body, making him completely unable to exert strength immediately. He could only watch helplessly.
"Xiaoyao, don't blame me..." Ye Xishui's words were not finished when the Angel God Sword fell on her head. An incomparably holy radiance enveloped her, and in an instant, the purifying power of the divine made this Death God Douluo turn to ashes, leaving only remnants on the ground.
At the moment of killing Ye Xishui, Qian Lingyi heard a "ding" in her mind. She knew that her moment of ascension had arrived, so without even glancing at Long Xiaoyao, her figure flashed and disappeared into the horizon.
When she appeared again, she would return to the world in the posture of the Angel God.
Not long after Qian Lingyi left, several more figures flew out from the Evil Demon Forest and landed at the spot where Qian Lingyi killed Ye Xishui, looking somewhat bewildered at everything around them.
After a long while, one of them spoke: "Senior Di Tian, since the matter is over, I'll take my leave first. Goodbye!"
After speaking, his figure began to slowly fade, disappearing from this world.
The remaining few were none other than the overlords of the Star Dou Great Forest: Beast God Di Tian and several other ferocious beasts. The one who left first was Huo Yuhao.
They had come together with Qian Lingyi. Unlike Qian Lingyi's goal, their target was the second fiercest beast allied with Ye Xishui, the Evil Emperor.
Di Tian wanted to subdue the Evil Demon Forest and the Evil Eye Tyrant clan, Huo Yuhao wanted an Evil Eye Tyrant as his ninth soul ring, and Qian Lingyi wanted to act against the Evil Emperor's ally, the Holy Spirit Cult. Their goals were different, but their targets aligned, so under Zhu Ziyang's matchmaking, they joined forces.
Qian Lingyi was responsible for the Holy Spirit Cult side, Di Tian and Huo Yuhao were responsible for restraining the Evil Eye Tyrant Ruler Evil Emperor for her, and the result was as it was now: Qian Lingyi successfully destroyed the Holy Spirit Cult, Di Tian successfully subdued the Evil Demon Forest and the surviving Evil Eye Tyrant clan, and Huo Yuhao obtained an 800,000-year cultivation Evil Eye Tyrant Ruler as a spirit soul. It was a three-way win-win cooperation.
Only the Evil Emperor and Ye Xishui were the ones who got hurt. The Evil Emperor really wanted to say, "Are you satisfied now!"
"Let's go too!" Di Tian waved his hand grandly, leaving the Evil Demon Forest's domain in a pleasant mood.
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