Dragon City is located in the northeast of the Heavenly Soul Empire and is the largest city in the northern part of the Heavenly Soul Empire, faintly echoing Heaven Dou City from afar and holding extremely important strategic significance.
If Dragon City falls, it would basically mean that the Heavenly Soul Empire has completely lost its entire northern region. At that point, the Heavenly Soul Empire would face enemies on both its western and northern fronts, inevitably falling into an extremely passive situation.
After weighing the gains and losses, once the Heavenly Soul Empire's imperial family had stabilized the current situation in Heaven Dou City, they made the decision to fully support Dragon City.
The group of Body Sect powerhouses led by Du Bushi was the first batch of reinforcements, and subsequently, the Heavenly Soul Empire's armies would also rush to the front lines at the earliest possible moment.
Xu Zihuang tightly gripped the slip of paper in his hand, his gaze profound as he said in a low voice, "Uncle Ning, Elder Gu. I need to make a trip to Dragon City."
Ning Xingxu and Elder Gu exchanged a glance; they were not surprised by Yu Tianhuang's decision. No matter what, Yu Tianhuang had come from the Heavenly Dragon Gate within Dragon City after all.
Ning Xingxu comforted Xu Zihuang, saying, "Tianhuang, Dragon City isn't too far from Heaven Dou City, and the Body Sect's reinforcements arrived very promptly. The situation there probably isn't as dire as you imagine. How about this: we'll temporarily put aside the matter of sending Tian'er to Shrek Academy and let Grandfather Long accompany you to Dragon City."
"Uncle Ning, there's no need to trouble Grandfather Gu like that. I can go alone. Neither Long Xiaoyao nor Ye Xishui could stop me. Even if something unexpected happens, with my abilities, I can withdraw calmly and at ease."
Xu Zihuang solemnly shook his head.
"Elder Gu, you should proceed as we discussed earlier and take Ning Tian to the academy first. Since the Sun Moon Empire has already surrounded Dragon City, their next target is very likely to be Heaven Dou City."
Elder Gu nodded deeply in agreement, then cast an inquiring look toward Ning Xingxu.
"Very well, Tianhuang. We'll do as you say then." After a moment of contemplation, Ning Xingxu nodded seriously.
"Both Grandfather Long and I believe in your abilities. I only have one thing to remind you: be extra careful in everything. Alright, go explain things to Tian'er first so she doesn't worry too much."
"I understand." Xu Zihuang responded heavily, then took out a jade box containing an Eight Petals Immortal Orchid from his Starlight Sapphire Ring.
"Elder Gu, this is an immortal-grade herb I obtained from a certain treasured land, called the Eight Petals Immortal Orchid. Among all immortal-grade herbs, the Eight Petals Immortal Orchid has the gentlest medicinal properties, yet it is also the richest, with the effect of consolidating the foundation and cultivating the origin. I can sense that you have recently been attempting to break through the bottleneck to Limit Douluo. This Eight Petals Immortal Orchid should be of some help to you."
The moment Xu Zihuang took out the Eight Petals Immortal Orchid, both Ning Xingxu and Elder Gu's gazes converged upon it.
With their insight, they had seen countless heavenly treasures, yet none possessed the divine aura of the immortal herb before them. And upon hearing the name Eight Petals Immortal Orchid, both of them trembled slightly.
Within the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, there was a secret record: ten thousand years ago, the Food God Douluo Oscar had once consumed an Eight Petals Immortal Orchid. The reason Oscar was able to achieve the position of a god was precisely that he had relied on the effects of the Eight Petals Immortal Orchid to make up for his insufficient foundation.
Otherwise, with the cultivation speed of a food-system soul master, even reaching the Titled Douluo realm would have required at least several decades, let alone touching the divine level.
Before Ning Xingxu and Elder Gu could fully react, Xu Zihuang handed the jade box to Elder Gu. Immediately afterward, his figure vanished from the spot.
On the top floor of the central castle of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, in a luxurious room.
Ning Tian was sitting on the large bed with Ye Guyi, chatting and laughing sweetly, occasionally letting out crisp, delicate giggles. Especially Ning Tian, only after learning that Yu Tianhuang had returned safely did her body and mind truly relax.
Seeing Yu Tianhuang suddenly appear, Ning Tian parted her red lips in surprise.
"Tianhuang, your conversation with Dad and the others ended so quickly?"
"Mm." Xu Zihuang smiled and nodded, then stepped forward and sat on Ning Tian's other side, explaining the matter of having her stay at Shrek Academy for a period of time.
Ye Guyi seemed to sense something. Her delicate brows furrowed slightly as she softly asked Xu Zihuang, "From the way you look, it seems something else has happened, right?"
"Not long ago, the Sun Moon Empire's army surrounded Dragon City." Xu Zihuang's eyes opened and closed as he calmly replied.
"I want to go take a look at Dragon City. Coming here was also to bid farewell to you both."
Hearing Yu Tianhuang's words, the joyful smile that had been blooming on Ning Tian's pretty face instantly faded. Worry appeared on her face as she pursed her lips. Yu Tianhuang had only just returned, and now he was leaving again; feelings of loneliness and concern were inevitable. But she knew this was something Yu Tianhuang had already decided, and at a time like this, it was not good to stop him.
Ning Tian could only change her approach.
"What did Dad and the others say?"
"Uncle Ning and Elder Gu both agreed. This time, I'm going alone." Xu Zihuang smiled faintly. He leaned closer, gently pressing his forehead against Ning Tian's, and transmitted the portion of memories from when he had severely injured Ye Xishui in the Mingdou Mountain Range.
"Rest assured, as long as I want to leave, no one in this world can stop me."
Scenes flashed through her mind one after another. Ning Tian's eyes immediately widened. Although she had heard about this matter from Ye Guyi earlier, hearing it described verbally was far less shocking than personally witnessing those images.
Unknowingly, Yu Tianhuang had already grown to a level far beyond her reach. In her heart, worry and happiness mingled together.
What worried Ning Tian was that the gap between her and Yu Tianhuang was growing larger and larger; she felt immense pressure. What made her happy was that she felt genuine pride for Yu Tianhuang from the bottom of her heart. This was the youth she loved, the one she would spend her life with. Moreover, they already had the fruit of love and bloodline between them.
This was an unbreakable bond.
This time, unlike before, Ye Guyi appeared very calm. After the encounter with Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui, she gradually realized that even if she had successfully condensed her soul core ahead of time, when facing those top-tier powerhouses, she would only become a burden to Xu Zihuang.
"Then go ahead. Ning Tian and I will wait for you at the academy."
"Mm." Xu Zihuang stood up apologetically and took Ye Guyi's hand. He then reached out his other hand to gently stroke Ning Tian's cheek, smiling warmly.
"Wait for my return."
Ning Tian gave Xu Zihuang a sweet smile. She said nothing more, simply guiding his hand to rest on her lower abdomen.
With that, Xu Zihuang left the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. However, before departing, he did not forget to hand the Narcissus Jade Bone and Earth Dragon Golden Melon to Ning Tian and Ye Guyi.
The Narcissus Jade Bone was for Ning Tian to use, while the Earth Dragon Golden Melon was to be passed on to Elder Xuan by Ye Guyi.
After leaving the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Xu Zihuang directly released the Evil God Wings, transforming them into demonic patterns imprinted on his dragon wings. At the same time, he mobilized the energy of the Evil God Pearl. Under the amplification of wind and thunder power, he rushed at full speed toward Dragon City north of Heaven Dou City.
With his current speed, he could arrive within one hour.
At the same time, Wang Qiu'er, who was heading from Sunset Forest toward Shrek Academy, suddenly had the Eye of Destiny on her forehead flicker without warning. Guided by the power of destiny, she abruptly halted, turned around, and looked toward the north. Her pink-blue eyes were filled with indignation and anger.
"Liar!"
In an instant, she changed direction. A layer of brilliant golden light quietly covered her delicate frame, pushing her speed to the extreme as well.
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Dragon City.
Dragon City borders the Extreme North, and the harsh, low temperatures of deep winter make it unbearable. Fortunately, Dragon City is surrounded by mountains on its west, north, and east sides, blocking the bone-chilling winds from the Extreme North; otherwise, the environment would be even worse.
The terrain surrounded by mountains on three sides also gives Dragon City a natural advantage, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, resembling a solid fortress. Ten thousand years ago, when the Heaven Dou Empire split into the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Dou Ling Empire, there had been several fierce battles over Dragon City, ultimately ending in victory for the Heavenly Soul Empire.
The southern wall of Dragon City is a hundred meters high and dozens of zhang thick. It is truly a strategically vital heavy city.
Under the leadership of Dragon City's City Lord, tens of thousands of city guard troops stood ready in formation. On the city walls were also soul masters who had spontaneously gathered from the various sects within Dragon City. Worth mentioning is that the bow soldier legion formed by the Heavenly Soul Empire had always been fighting on the front lines. But due to the Heavenly Soul Empire's successive defeats under the Sun Moon Empire's offensive, one of the squads from that bow soldier legion had retreated to Dragon City.
And the small captain leading this bow soldier squad was none other than Mu Xue, whom Xu Zihuang was quite familiar with.
At this moment, Mu Xue stood atop the city wall, gazing toward the location of the Sun Moon Empire's military camp in the distance. A contemplative expression appeared on her cold and aloof face.
Since the start of the war, the Sun Moon Empire had been overwhelmingly suppressing the Heavenly Soul Empire. In just over half a month, the Sun Moon Empire had already occupied nearly one-third of the Heavenly Soul Empire's territory. She had originally thought that the Sun Moon Empire would launch a lightning-fast surprise attack on Dragon City, but unexpectedly, the Sun Moon Empire had gone against the norm by sending someone to deliver a letter urging surrender and issuing a final ultimatum.
Of course, the Sun Moon Empire's actions had indeed produced unexpected results. By proving their dominance with facts, panic spread throughout Dragon City for a time. Those willing to sacrifice their homes for the country were ultimately only a very small minority. Among those in Dragon City who only cared about their own interests, some had already deliberately stirred up negative public opinion.
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