While Princess Xu Jiujiu was absorbing the Sky Star Vine torso bone, Jiang Nannan also finished absorbing her sixth spirit ring.
The young girl stood up directly, a bright smile on her face, clearly very satisfied with the Spirit Ability from her sixth spirit ring.
"Nannan, how is it?" Zhu Ziyang walked over to Jiang Nannan and asked.
"Hehe, it's great!" Jiang Nannan said with a giggle, "My spirit power directly reached level 62, and I'm very satisfied with my sixth Spirit Ability too!"
"Tell me about it," Zhu Ziyang said.
Jiang Nannan's sixth Spirit Ability was called Silver Moon Aurora Transformation. Upon activation, Jiang Nannan would temporarily enter an untargetable state, immune to all control effects, for one second. Afterward, all her attributes would receive a significant boost, and her speed would increase threefold.
For an agility-attack system Spirit Master, this was indeed a very good Spirit Ability.
"Has Jiujiu not finished yet?" After Jiang Nannan finished describing her Spirit Ability, her gaze fell upon Princess Xu Jiujiu, and she asked with some surprise.
"She has already finished absorbing her spirit ring; she is currently integrating the Spirit Bone," Zhu Ziyang explained.
"Spirit Bone?" Jiang Nannan was startled, then said, "What good luck!"
"Indeed!" Zhu Ziyang nodded in agreement and said.
Soon, Princess Xu Jiujiu also completed the absorption of the Spirit Bone, reaching level 63 spirit power. Because she integrated a torso bone, her entire physique underwent a subtle change; her height increased by an inch, her chest became fuller, making her even more charming.
After both Jiang Nannan and Princess Xu Jiujiu obtained their spirit rings, the team continued their journey to find a suitable Spirit Beast for Xu Sanshi.
This last Spirit Beast did not take the team too much time. During a short rest, a 13,000-year-old Heavy Armored Demonic Rhino charged directly into their resting spot, and then naturally became Xu Sanshi's fifth spirit ring.
At this point, after four days, the Spirit Hunting operation successfully concluded. The group did not linger in the Star Dou Great Forest, leaving the forest directly and returning to the Academy.
Upon returning to the Academy, after a brief three-day rest, "Empress's Advent" plan officially began.
In the Inner Courtyard, at Tian Yuan Plaza, the execution team for "Empress's Advent" plan gathered. This team was led by Zhang Lexuan, with Old Song and Old Zhu as assistants, and included seven core Inner Courtyard disciples such as Jiang Nannan and Wu Ming.
"Everyone is here." Zhang Lexuan looked at the seven junior disciples in front of her, a serious expression on her face. Behind her were Old Song and an Old Woman who looked younger than Old Song. She was Old Zhu, an elder of Tian Yuan Pavilion, a level 95 Super Douluo of the attack system. Her Spirit was the Moon-Devouring Wolf, a powerful Beast Spirit whose combat power multiplied when there was a moon, allowing for good cooperation with Zhang Lexuan.
"Sister Lexuan, my brother said to wait for him; he wants to come and see with us," Jiang Nannan said. As the only disciple in the team who knew the entire plan, Jiang Nannan had actively requested to join this plan. Her reason was that she and Zhang Lexuan possessed a Spirit Fusion Ability, which could greatly enhance Zhang Lexuan's strength and foundation.
This reason was unassailable, so neither Zhu Ziyang nor the elders of Tian Yuan Pavilion had any reason to refuse.
"Ziyang is coming too?" Zhang Lexuan and the two elders were surprised and said, "What is he going to do?"
"Of course, he's coming to personally understand the feasibility of the plan!" Zhu Ziyang appeared, smiling, and replied, "However, I'm only going to observe. Once we reach the Yue Nan Islands, I will return."
"Alright then!" Zhang Lexuan and Old Song nodded and said, "Let's depart!"
The group left Shrek Academy, heading south. They first arrived at Nanya City, a large coastal city in the southern part of the Star Luo Empire, and then took a ship from Nanya City to the Yue Nan Islands of the Sun Moon Empire.
It took them seven days to reach July Island, the easternmost island of the Yue Nan Islands.
The Yue Nan Islands, part of the Moon Southern Province of the Sun Moon Empire, is an archipelago composed of seven independent islands of varying sizes. Located at the easternmost tip of the Sun Moon Empire, it is one of only two self-governing territories within the Sun Moon Empire and is the inherent territory of the Silver Moon Priestess Yin Clan.
The Silver Moon Priestess Yin Clan is the family of the Silver Moon Empress and also one of the oldest families on the Sun Moon Continent. Back then, after the Silver Moon Yin Clan and the Golden Sun Yang Clan assisted and supported the Purple Emperor in unifying the Sun Moon, the Yin Clan and Yang Clan merged with the imperial family's Sun Lineage and Moon Lineage respectively. However, not all members of these two clans integrated into the imperial family; each left behind a branch. Zhu Ziyang was unaware of the Yang Clan's remnant branch, but the Yin Clan's remnant branch is the Silver Moon Priestess Yin Clan currently living on the Yue Nan Islands.
One hundred and fifty years ago, after the Shi Yue Palace Coup, the Yin Clan was suppressed due to its close ties with the Moon Lineage. However, because the Yue Nan Islands were far from the central government and the Yin Clan members on the island were few, Emperor Xu Yitian, who came to power through the coup, died of a sudden illness before he could purge them. Subsequent emperors were busy fighting for power with their brothers and had no time to bother with this remnant clan on a remote island.
Therefore, the Yin Clan on the Yue Nan Islands was both affected and unaffected by the Shi Yue Palace Coup. In the more than a hundred years that followed, they repeatedly harbored members of the imperial Moon Lineage, and to this day, the Yue Nan Islands has become the only force within the Sun Moon Empire that openly shelters Moon Lineage Remnants, having once taken in over ten Moon Lineage Remnants.
Zhu Ziyang's purpose for this trip was to establish contact with the Yin Clan on the island and then have Zhang Lexuan inherit the Moon Lineage's legacy.
April Island, the largest island in the Yue Nan Islands, and also the island with the largest population and strongest power in the Yue Nan Islands, is the main base of the Yin Clan. Its island lord, and the actual controller of the Yue Nan Islands, is the Marquis of the Sun Moon Empire, Yin Zhengqi.
"Sister Lexuan, Old Song, let's go directly to the Marquis's Mansion," Zhu Ziyang said. "Old Zhu, you take Nannan and the others to inquire about the Moon Lineage Remnants on the island, and then we'll meet at the hotel."
After arriving at April Island from July Island by passenger ship, they checked into the largest hotel on the island and immediately began their operation.
"Hmm, alright!" Old Zhu nodded in agreement, then left with Jiang Nannan and the other seven disciples.
"Ziyang, do we really need to go directly to the Marquis's Mansion?" Zhang Lexuan looked doubtful and said, "Shouldn't we discuss it more?"
"Sister Lexuan, you must be confident enough in your identity!" Zhu Ziyang smiled helplessly, not expecting Zhang Lexuan to still feel unconfident at the last minute. "Your Spirit is the purest Moon Spirit. If it were people from the imperial Moon Lineage, they might have doubts, but who we are going to see is the Silver Moon Priestess Yin Clan. They will absolutely not doubt you."
"Alright then!" Zhang Lexuan put aside her doubts, nodded, and agreed.
Zhu Ziyang, Zhang Lexuan, and Old Song left the hotel and headed towards the Marquis's Mansion.
The Moon Southern Marquis's Mansion was easy to find; the largest and most magnificent building on the island was the Marquis's Mansion. The three only asked briefly and found it.
"It seems the Yin Clan's life isn't as miserable as we imagined!" Old Song sighed as the three looked at the resplendent mansion before them.
"Living well doesn't necessarily mean living a good life!" Zhu Ziyang said with a smile, then walked forward without hesitation and knocked on the vermilion gate.
"Who is it?" The vermilion gate opened a small crack, and a servant appeared. Seeing Zhu Ziyang and the two, he was first startled, then said, "Do you three have an appointment? The Island Lord's time is very precious."
"Heh! An appointment?" Zhu Ziyang chuckled, disdainfully saying, "Does a Titled Douluo need an appointment to see your Island Lord?"
"Titled Douluo?" The servant was stunned, then looked at Zhu Ziyang, Zhang Lexuan, and Old Song with surprise. His gaze focused on Old Song, and then a fawning smile appeared on his face. He said, "A Titled Douluo naturally doesn't need an appointment to visit our mansion. It's just, is this Old Woman truly a Titled Douluo? Could you please demonstrate so I can confirm and invite the three of you in? Otherwise, if I let the three of you in just like this, and the Island Lord holds me accountable afterward, I'll be dead!"
"I won't make things difficult for you." Old Song showed a faint, indifferent expression, then slightly released some of the aura of a Douluo powerhouse.
This gate-keeping servant naturally couldn't discern the aura of a Titled Douluo; he only felt his body become heavy. And Old Song's target for releasing her aura was not him. The Moon Southern Marquis, Yin Zhengqi, was a Spirit Douluo, and he would naturally be able to sense Old Song's aura.
Therefore, after a mere three seconds, a voice came out: "May I ask which senior has arrived? Yin Zhengqi has failed to welcome you, please forgive me!" Immediately afterward, a somewhat effeminate, refined man rushed out of the Marquis's Mansion and landed in front of Zhu Ziyang and the two.
He was the patriarch of the Yin Clan, the Moon Southern Marquis, Yin Zhengqi.
Yin Zhengqi's gaze fell on Old Song first. A hint of doubt appeared on his face, but more so, respect. Although he didn't recognize Old Song, facing a Titled Douluo, the necessary respect and awe were still there. He said, "May I ask this senior's name and what instructions you have? This junior will do everything in his power."
"Haha, is Marquis preparing to speak with this Old Woman like this? Not even a cup of tea?" Old Song said with a smile.
"Right, right! This junior was impolite. Senior, please come in, and the two young friends, please come in as well." Yin Zhengqi immediately said with a fawning smile.
Old Song was very impolite, directly leading Zhu Ziyang and Zhang Lexuan into the Marquis's Mansion, leaving Yin Zhengqi behind. This arrogant attitude, in Yin Zhengqi's eyes, was perfectly normal, because this was how a Titled Douluo should treat ordinary Spirit Masters!