Douluo: The Unrivaled Demon Lord

Chapter 116 Past Events and the Two Great Dragon Gates
Dragon City, located in the northeastern part of the original Douluo Continent, is the largest city in the northern part of the Douluo Continent.

Because it is also close to the far north, Dragon City's climate is not very warm either, and it is covered by ice and snow for most of the year. However, compared to the severe cold of Ice City, Dragon City's situation is much better.

From afar, Shu Yan and Ling Luochen could see the outline of a city in the vast snow fog.

"As expected of the largest city in the north, it is still so prosperous even in such a cold place."

Ling Luochen uttered a soft sigh, then her expression returned to normal.

Shu Yan took Ling Luochen's hand and then led her slowly down the path below.

"The origin of Dragon City can be traced back to ten thousand years ago. After the Spirit Hall was destroyed, the two surviving direct descendants of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan rebuilt the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan on the old site. But as far as I know, for a period of time after the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan was rebuilt, the cousins ​​Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin had serious disagreements on some issues, and these disagreements have continued to their descendants."

"About a hundred years later, it is unknown which branch of their descendants chose to leave, but eventually came to the Northern Region and established Dragon City."

"But fundamentally, whether it is the Heavenly Dragon Gate or the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family, which has completely disappeared from the world, they all share the same ancestors and have an inseparable connection."

Shu Yan led Ling Luochen into the city, speaking softly as he did so.

He sensed several powerful and subtle auras within the city. These auras were essentially similar. The lightning attribute brought powerful attack power, and conversely, the aura of a person with a lightning attribute martial soul was extremely terrifying to others.

Because of the climate, most residents of Longcheng wear relatively thick clothing, but compared to Bingcheng, there are actually quite a few people on the streets of Longcheng dressed as lightly as Shu Yan and his companion.

At this time of year, the temperature in Longcheng is not too low, barely staying above zero degrees Celsius, which is still within an acceptable range for those with soul power.

It was only at this moment that Ling Luochen remembered to ask Shu Yan about the specific purpose of his visit to Longcheng.

On the way here, she chatted happily with Shu Yan. The feeling of being able to let go of all her burdens and be cared for by someone made her so intoxicated that she forgot about the whole thing.

Faced with Ling Luochen's question, Shu Yan did not hide anything and briefly told her his purpose.

After listening to Shu Yan's words, Ling Luochen frowned slightly, but didn't say anything more.

Although the Earth Dragon Gate is one of the two major Dragon Gates that govern Dragon City, it is much weaker than the Heaven Dragon Gate, which has many powerful individuals and possesses the combat strength of a Title Douluo.

The Tianlong Sect's inherited martial soul is the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus, a true dragon martial soul renowned throughout the continent. The dragon race prioritizes bloodline, and no matter how powerful a sub-dragon is, it can only be suppressed in front of a true dragon.

The Earth Dragon Sect's inherited martial soul is the extremely special sub-dragon martial soul, the Rouge Dragon. Most of the other sect members also possess sub-dragon martial souls, so no matter how hard they try, they can never surpass the Heavenly Dragon Sect.

However, as far as Shu Yan knew, although the two Dragon Gates had a certain competitive relationship on weekdays, they had an extremely good internal relationship. These two forces were also among the few forces on the continent that could coexist peacefully in the same region.

That's what they say, but anyone with eyes can see that in the competition between the two major forces, the Heavenly Dragon Gate has always held an absolute advantage. In fact, many people on the continent subconsciously believe that the Earthly Dragon Gate is an affiliated force of the Heavenly Dragon Gate, which is indeed the reality.

Although the current leader of the Earth Dragon Gate is only a Soul Douluo, she possesses the combat power of a Title Douluo due to the unique nature of her Crimson Dragon Martial Soul. Ling Luochen had heard of her before; she was considered one of the best female Soul Masters of the modern era, having more than doubled the development speed of the Earth Dragon Gate despite being a woman.

In fact, looking at the entire continent, there are not many forces led by women, in fact, they are very few.

Apart from the Earth Dragon Gate, the only sect with women is the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School.

When this person was mentioned, Shu Yan's expression became somewhat strange.

Back in Lingdou City, Shu Yan had heard Yu Bingyan mention it briefly.

When Shu Junyou was still studying at Shrek Academy, he had a past relationship with the sect leader of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School.

Shu Junyou back then was somewhat similar to Shu Yan now; both were young talents, spirited and handsome, so they were very popular with the women around them wherever they went.

Ning Qingdai, who is now the sect leader of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, was just a naive young girl back then. After spending a lot of time together, she inevitably developed some different feelings for Shu Junyou, who was far ahead of his peers.

But reality is always cruel. At that time, there seemed to be some problems within the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School. Ning Qingdai, who was not originally the heir, was inexplicably pushed into the position of heir.

After that, everything was simple. After graduating from the sixth grade of the outer academy at Shrek Academy, Ning Qingdai did not enter the inner academy to study, but was taken directly back to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School.

Her budding feelings were gradually extinguished by the cruel environment within the sect. Slowly, the once innocent girl became deep and cunning. After gradually gaining power, she ruthlessly resolved the internal conflicts of the sect and completely seized control. By then, Shu Junyou had already fallen in love with Yu Bingyan. In fact, judging from Yu Bingyan's words, Ning Qingdai had sent several letters to Shu Junyou, but unfortunately, none of them reached him; they were all destroyed by Yu Bingyan en route.

Yu Bingyan is a very possessive and controlling person. To be honest, the reason why she fell in love with Shu Junyou is actually quite unbelievable.

In their youth, Yu Bingyan and Yu Ningyi were renowned beauties within the Heavenly Soul Empire. Compared to Yu Ningyi's gentle and peaceful way of rejecting people, Yu Bingyan was completely arrogant, as if she didn't know better than to look at herself in the mirror.

In Yu Bingyan's words, Shu Junyou was the first man who dared to ignore her after she took the initiative to speak. At that time, she was young and quick-witted, and she fought with Shu Junyou on the spot.

Even with the advantage of elemental advantage, Yu Bingyan still lost miserably in the end. It was because of this that she became completely entangled with Shu Junyou, who was traveling in the Tianhun Empire in hiding.

After that, Shu Junyou finished his training and told Yu Bingyan his true identity before returning to the Douling Empire.

He thought it was all over, but a few days later, he saw the stunningly beautiful Yu Bingyan appear in Lingdou City again.

Afterwards, Yu Bingyan directly revealed her feelings, and after careful consideration, Shu Junyou finally agreed.

Unbeknownst to them, they had both left a deep impression on each other. It was a special kind of fate that brought them together, and they would cherish the gifts that fate brought them.

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With his thoughts back in order, Shu Yan led Ling Luochen toward the north of the city.

In the vast Dragon City, the Earth Dragon Gate occupies the north, while the south is entirely the territory of the Heaven Dragon Gate. As Shu Yan said, Dragon City was born because of these two major forces, and it is difficult for outside forces to gain a foothold here. That's why the position of Dragon City Lord has always been held in rotation by the leaders of the two major Dragon Gates.

It was precisely because of this that Shu Yan was able to easily find the location of the Earth Dragon Gate without even needing to use his mental power to search or ask for directions.

Looking at the imposing vermilion gate and the three large characters "Di Long Men" (Earth Dragon Gate) on the plaque above it, Shu Yan and Ling Luochen exchanged a glance. Shu Yan then stepped forward and addressed the two guards standing at the gate:

"Please inform your sect leader that two inner court students from Shrek Academy wish to meet with her to discuss some matters."

Upon hearing this, the guards at the gate straightened up, but the scene of looking down on people that Shu Yan had imagined did not occur. One of the guards took the school badge representing the identity of an inner court student from Shu Yan's hand and quickly entered the courtyard, while the other politely asked the two to wait a moment.

A short while later, the guard who had been there earlier rushed out, bowed slightly, and then respectfully said:

"The sect leader invites you two distinguished guests to enter for a chat. Please follow me..."

After saying that, he made a gesture of invitation. After Shu Yan and the other person took a step, he quickened his pace and led them into the Earth Dragon Gate.

After passing through the vermilion gate, a large complex of buildings built along the mountainside comes into view. Most of these buildings have an ancient style and are constructed from wood and some new building materials. Every part is extremely exquisite. In addition, there are countless exotic flowers and plants and well-trimmed trees on both sides of the road. The whole Dilongmen looks like a beautiful large tourist estate.

After passing through another door, the guard's task of leading the way was complete. He bowed and returned the way he came, while a beautiful woman in a purple dress continued to lead Shu Yan and his companion inside.

The woman in the purple dress led the two around the covered walkway, speaking with a light laugh:

"My name is Yue Lanzhi, and I am the steward of this mansion. The sect leader is currently busy with some matters, so you two honored guests may have to wait a while. If you are in a hurry, you can let me know and I will immediately inform the sect leader."

Shu Yan chuckled and then said:
"No need to trouble Sister Yue, we're not in a hurry. Since Master Nan has something to attend to, we'll just wait a while."

"elder sister?"

Yue Lanzhi was taken aback for a moment, then her smile widened, and her eyes curved into crescent shapes as she looked at Shu Yan:
"I like this nickname, handsome little genius brother..."

Ling Luochen glanced silently at Yue Lanzhi from behind Shu Yan. To be honest, she was very unhappy listening to Shu Yan and Yue Lanzhi's conversation...

You should know that Shu Yan has never called her "sister" yet...

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(End of this chapter)