Douluo: Twins of Fate

Chapter 256 Savage Land
The level of modernization of this capital city, the first in the entire continent without city walls, was unbelievable to the people who originally belonged to the three kingdoms of Douluo Continent.

After everyone got off at Mingdu Station, Jing Hongchen and the competition committee members were already waiting on the platform.

Welcome to Mingdu!

Jing Hongchen looked at everyone. When he saw Yan Shaozhe and Old Song, he showed a little resistance, deliberately letting the two of them notice.

"Big Brother!"

Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong greeted Jing Hongchen with smiles, but Jing Hongchen seemed not to hear them and said directly, "The Soul Master Competition is still a few days away. Please follow me. The Mingdu Hotel has arranged accommodations for you."

With that, Jing Hongchen turned and walked out with her entourage.

Yan Shaozhe patted Jiang Shengyu on the shoulder and said, "Don't be sad, the academy will always be your home."

Jiang Shengyu suppressed a smile, but on the surface, she still nodded while pretending to be sad.

Seeing his heartbroken expression, Xue Di sighed. "That brat's quite the actor."

After everyone checked into the Mingdu Hotel, the competition schedule was delivered to them by dedicated staff.

With two days left before the competition, Yan Shaozhe and Elder Song planned to wander around Mingdu and try to gather as much intelligence as possible about the Sun Moon Empire! Of course, their actions were known to Jing Hongchen and Kong Deming. When they left the Mingdu Grand Hotel, two level-nine soul masters followed them with the help of a concealment soul tool.

Although their cultivation levels are not as high as Yan Shaozhe and Elder Song, they have concealment soul tools, so as long as they are far enough away, they don't have to worry about being discovered.

Among the Shrek Academy team, only BeiBei knew nothing about the Sun Moon Empire. He thought Shrek City was already the most prosperous city in the world! But when he saw the towering buildings of Mingdu, his firm belief began to waver.

The capital was too big, much bigger than he had imagined.

He tried to find Tang Ya in the hotel, but couldn't find any trace of her, because Tang Ya hadn't checked into the hotel; she had gone directly back to the office that the Tang Sect had set up in the Soul Hall.

Yan Shaozhe and Elder Song also arrived outside the Soul Hall, but the Soul Hall did not display any signs that could indicate their identities. Just by looking at the patterns of the sun, moon and mirror lotus, it was impossible to tell what this magnificent building was for.

The two inquired with the people around them, but the Sun Moon Empire kept this matter extremely secret, and even those living around the Soul Hall headquarters did not know anything about the building.

At most, they would be told that important people come and go here every day.

Just as Yan Shaozhe and Elder Song were pondering how to conduct the investigation at the door, Tang Ya came out from inside. She was somewhat surprised to see the two of them and said, "Dean Yan, Elder Song, what are you doing here?"

"It's you?" Old Song frowned when he saw Tang Ya.

Upon hearing Elder Song's words, Tang Ya frowned and said, "Elder Song, I am, after all, the sect leader of the Tang Sect. As a senior of Shrek Academy, how can you be so impolite?"

After Tang Ya questioned him, Elder Song reluctantly said, "Sect Leader Tang! What a coincidence."

"Unfortunately, this is my Tang Clan's base in the Sun Moon Empire," Tang Ya said, shaking her head.

"Is this Tang Sect territory?"

Yan Shaozhe and Song Lao were shocked by Tang Ya's words. This building was even more magnificent than the Sea God Pavilion. It actually belonged to the Tang Clan? What merit did the Tang Clan have? How could the Sun Moon Empire possibly give them such a large, palace-like place as a base?
Seeing the shocked expressions on their faces, Tang Ya was in high spirits and continued, "That's right! This is a gift from the Sun Moon Empire to the Tang Sect!" Although she didn't mention Shrek Academy in her words, you could tell from her tone that she was subtly mocking Shrek Academy.

Both of them looked rather unwell. Tang Ya didn't say much to them. She said, "I have other matters to attend to, so I won't invite you two in. Don't even think about forcing your way in. This place is protected by several level-nine defensive soul tools. Even if Elder Xuan came, he wouldn't be able to get in, let alone you two."

After saying that, without caring whether the two people would be angry because of her words, Tang Ya turned around and left the place, heading towards Mingde Hall.

"The Sun and Moon Empire is indeed a barbaric land. She wasn't this impolite when she was in the academy!" Old Song frowned as he looked at Tang Ya, recalling how she used to be so timid and fearful in Shrek Academy.

She overlooked the difference between Tang Ya's situation then and Tang Ya's situation now.

Back then, Tang Ya needed Shrek Academy's help and was naturally humble, but things are different now.

The people guarding the main entrance of the Soul Hall looked at the two of them with hostile eyes.

To avoid alerting the enemy, Yan Shaozhe and Elder Song refrained from forcibly breaking in or exploring other methods of infiltration. Who knew if Tang Ya's claim about the level-nine soul tool was true? It wasn't worth exposing themselves just to test the waters.

When Tang Ya arrived at Mingde Hall, she saw a group of people happily eating hot pot.

Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong, and Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, two pairs of siblings, are prominently featured. Oh no... the former are already a couple.

Upon seeing Tang Ya, Huo Yuhao greeted her with a smile, "Sister Xiao Ya, come here! Let me give you an extra pair of chopsticks."

Tang Ya readily agreed, took the bowl and chopsticks Huo Yuhao handed her, sat down next to him, and looked at the cheerful Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong, saying, "Aren't you worried that Yan Shaozhe and Elder Song are strolling around Mingdu?"

Jiang Qingtong, with a meatball in her mouth, shook her head and mumbled, "No!"

Jiang Shengyu took a sip of water to clear his throat and said to Tang Ya, "With Elder Hong and Elder Ye keeping an eye on things, there's no need to worry."

Both Hong Lao, the Starry Sky Douluo, and Ye Yulin, the Starry Sky Douluo, possess the Starry Sky as their martial soul, and their respective innate soul tools are also very similar, except that one is a single-target burst attack and the other is a group attack bombardment.

Kong Deming once commented that the two of them working together could even contend with a level 98 Super Douluo or even a Limit Douluo!

With two people watching, Yan Shaozhe and Old Song couldn't cause any trouble.

Seeing their confident demeanor, Tang Ya asked, "Aren't you worried about being discovered? If they find out you're actually on the side of the Sun Moon Empire, they'll probably explode, right?"

Xiao Hongchen placed a piece of meat on Meng Hongchen's plate, then looked at Tang Ya strangely and asked, "Did you come here to eat or to ask a question?"

"Let's eat and ask each other," Tang Ya replied.

Jiang Shengyu and Jiang Qingtong smiled and looked at Huo Yuhao, saying, "Yuhao, why don't you explain this to Sect Leader Tang?"

Huo Yuhao nodded and said to Tang Ya, "All the concealment and acting were for this moment, to bring these geniuses from the three kingdoms of Douluo Continent to Mingdu. Now that they're here, it's no longer a matter of whether they've been discovered or not."

(End of this chapter)