Douluo Jueshi: Picking up Firefly at the Beginning

Chapter 109 Arrival at Xingluo City (3K)
"His Royal Highness is here!"

A loud shout rang out at this moment.

Only the clanging sound of armor colliding could be heard, and a large group of armored soldiers poured in from outside.

These soldiers wore silver armor with sun and moon patterns engraved on them, representing that they were the royal guards of the Sun-Moon Empire.

Behind these guards were about fifty lightly armored soldiers, all of whom were around thirty years old. The light armor they wore was not ordinary armor, but soul-guided armor.

As soon as they appeared, the pupils of Ma Rulong and others immediately contracted.

This is a team of soul guides. It is only a team of fifty people, but it can rival an ordinary army of thousands of people.

Xu Tianran, the Crown Prince of the Sun-Moon Empire, came here under their escort.

Jing Hongchen hurriedly led a group of teachers from the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy to meet them.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince." Jing Hongchen bowed and the other teachers knelt on one knee.

Except for the ninth-level soul master, everyone else needs to give enough respect to the crown prince of the Sun-Moon Empire.

Xu Tianran smiled slightly and nodded gently to Jing Hongchen. Jing Hongchen also narrowed his eyes slightly. Obviously, Xu Tianran's arrival was beyond his expectations.

However, he still walked to the back of Xu Tianran's wheelchair and pushed him to Liuxing and others.

"His Royal Highness."

Ma Rulong and others also hurriedly saluted.

Xu Tianran smiled warmly and said, "No need to be so polite. You are all the future pillars of the empire. This time, you not only represent the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy, but also our Sun Moon Empire. Therefore, I am here to see you off on behalf of the empire. I hope you return with honor."

"I will definitely live up to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's high expectations."

Meteor, as the team leader, spoke on behalf of the team.

Xu Tianran looked at Liu Xing and said with a satisfied smile: "I heard that you became the captain of the team. I was right about you."

The tone was cordial and warm, as if the two of them were very familiar with each other, although Liu Xing was indeed familiar with the Crown Prince.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for coming to see us off. It's time for them to set off."

Jing Hongchen stepped forward and said respectfully.

Xu Tianran's expression remained unchanged as he continued smiling: "In that case, I wish you all a safe journey."

Liuxing glanced at the Crown Prince. Although he was still the same person, he had changed a lot from the Xu Tianran he knew before.

Not to mention the physical changes, from a normal person to a disabled person, even his personality has changed. Although he is still as gentle and approachable as before, Meteor keenly sensed a hint of incongruity.

Xu Tianran now gives him the feeling that he is much more dangerous than before he became disabled. This is not about strength, but about other things.

This can be seen from Xu Tianzhen. In the past, Xu Tianzhen often talked about Xu Tianran in front of Liuxing and others, with a proud and friendly look on his face. It was obvious that he had the potential to be a brother-con.

But since Xu Tianran was attacked, Xu Tianzhen rarely mentioned Xu Tianran. Even when she mentioned him occasionally, Liuxing could notice a hint of fear in Xu Tianzhen's eyes. Perhaps even Xu Tianzhen herself didn't realize that she and Xu Tianran had unknowingly become less close.

Although Liuxing was very curious about what Xu Tianran had done that caused Xu Tianzhen to start to fear him, these were not his concerns at the moment, so he did not ask.

When he met Xu Tianran this time, he discovered that there was a hint of gloom in Xu Tianran's temperament.

However, Liuxing could also understand that any normal person would have a drastic change in temperament if they suddenly became disabled. The fact that Xu Tianran could still maintain his outward gentleness was something that no ordinary person could compare to.

Besides, he was the crown prince of the Sun-Moon Empire, a disabled crown prince. It was almost impossible for him to succeed to the throne and become emperor. One can imagine how great the pressure Xu Tianran was under.

Under such circumstances, Xu Tianran still took the time to come to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy to see them off. This method of winning people's hearts should not be underestimated.

At least judging from the expressions of Ma Rulong and the others, they must have a strong favorable impression of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Xu Tianran.

Even Liu Xing felt that although the prince was disabled, it was not impossible for him to become emperor.

It is not unreasonable that Xu Tianran is still the crown prince even after becoming disabled.

After bidding farewell to Jing Hongchen, Xu Tianran, and the others who had come to see them off, and carrying the hopes of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Instructor Academy, a group of seventeen, led by Master Ma and two other teachers, officially set off for the Xingluo Empire's capital to compete!

The means of travel is a large flying soul guide, which can carry up to 20 people.

Both Xue Nu and Gu Yuena were amazed by this. Human wisdom should not be underestimated.

The more Gu Yuena came into contact with soul guides, the more terrifying she felt humans were. Now soul guides have not yet reached their peak and cannot threaten the soul beast clan for the time being, but it will not be too late.

If humanity continues to develop smoothly like this, it's unclear whether there will be any traces of soul beasts on Douluo Continent in the future. Gu Yuena was very glad that she was awakened by the breath of the Goddess of Life and chose to transform and enter the Sun and Moon Empire.

Otherwise, when she wakes up, she doesn’t know what the soul beast’s situation will be like?
The Snow Girl also became wary of humans. Humans have begun to conquer the sea and the sky, so is the Far North still far away?

Meteor, who had no idea what his two teammates were thinking, stood on the large flying soul guide, feeling the breeze blowing in his face, with anticipation in his eyes.

Star Luo City.

As the capital of the Star Luo Empire, it has an extremely ancient history.

At the same time, it is the political, economic, and cultural center of the Star Luo Empire.

Ten thousand years have passed since its construction. Even after the succession of the throne between the Dai and Xu families, its status as the capital of the empire has never been shaken.

Therefore, it earned the title of the imperial capital that will never fall.

After four days, Liuxing and others successfully arrived at Xingluo City.

As soon as Liu Xing and his companions arrived at Xingluo City, they were greeted by the towering city walls, a terrifying hundred meters high and thick, constructed entirely of solid rock. Covering an area exceeding thousands of square kilometers, and stretching hundreds of miles in both length and width, it was a source of pride for every citizen of the Xingluo Empire.

Many other colleges that came to participate in the competition were amazed and shocked by this magnificent city.

However, in the eyes of the people at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy, this city wall was flashy and impractical, and was far inferior to Mingdu.

The wide and thick city wall did not bring much shock to me. Instead, I thought that with the height and thickness of the city wall, the lighting and ventilation must be greatly affected!
Moreover, what's the point of building such a high and thick city wall? To defend against ordinary soldiers, a wall of more than ten meters is enough, but to defend against soul masters, haha.

Look at the soul guides of the Sun-Moon Empire. Each of them has a flying soul guide device. What’s the difference between this hundred-meter city wall and it’s just a decoration?

Moreover, no matter how thick the city walls are, they can't stop the ninth-level fixed-type soul guide shells of their Sun-Moon Empire, right?

The only thing that deserves praise about this city wall is its history of standing for thousands of years. As for the rest...

Ladies and gentlemen, times have changed!

This is no longer the era of cold weapon soul masters, but the era of hot weapon soul masters.

Because of this, Mingdu, the origin of modern soul guides, abandoned its city walls and became the only impenetrable city on the continent without city walls for protection, yet still inviolable.

However, apart from the indescribable city wall, other aspects of Xingluo City are still worthy of praise. The construction level and urban planning are first-class in the continent, second only to Mingdu.

Especially the inner city of Xingluo City, which is also the imperial city. After being repaired and processed by the royal families of successive generations, in terms of scale and luxury alone, it far exceeds the imperial city of the Sun and Moon Empire in Mingdu.

As the capital of the Xingluo Empire, Xingluo City covers a large area and can accommodate 20 million people.

On the day of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition, which is held every five years, countless people from Xingluo flocked to the event, resulting in a continuous stream of tourists.

With the sudden increase in numbers, even a megacity like Xingluo City feels crowded.

All the hotels in Xingluo City were fully booked, forcing the Xingluo officials to requisition some residential houses and open up some official residences as temporary residences for tourists.

With such a huge influence, the influence of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition is immeasurable, not to mention that this year is even more special, and it will be broadcast live across the entire continent!
In Meteor's previous life, there was even a country that built a city specifically for tourists in order to host competitions.

Compared to some competitions in his previous life, this Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition is actually just so-so!

Although the competition has not started yet, the tourists have already started discussing it. The topic of discussion in Xingluo City these days is inseparable from the competition.

The most frequently discussed topics are the Shrek Academy, which has secured the championship, and the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy, which is competing against Shrek Academy.

Because in previous competitions, most of the time it was a battle between the Shrek Team and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Team.

Compared with other colleges, there is a huge gap in strength.

However, when it comes to the championship, almost 99% of people think that Shrek Academy will still win. There is no other way. Don’t you see how many years Shrek Academy has been winning.

As expected, the Shrek team still has the greatest chance of winning this year.

This is also the reason why Ma Rulong and others were so pessimistic at the beginning.

Many people across the continent, even in the Sun-Moon Empire, are not optimistic about the Sun-Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy. After all, they have lost too many times!
Just like some sports in Meteor’s previous life, he always hoped to win, but never won.

Above the Xingluo Square in Xingluo City, there is a seven-story restaurant. This is the Xinghuang Hotel, an asset of the Xingluo royal family. It is specially reserved to receive college teams from various countries participating in the competition.

As the number one soul guide academy in the continent and the favorite to win the championship, the Xingluo Empire arranged them on the top floor of the Xinghuang Hotel, which is the most luxurious area.

(End of this chapter)