Douluo Continent: Angel Saint Huo Yuhao

Chapter 120 Mingdu
From the moment Elder Yi entered the Sea of ​​Spirit, he sensed that the fragments of divine consciousness within his divine core had long since vanished. Coupled with the continuous dissipation over the past few years, even his lingering remnants had probably disappeared without a trace.

Logically speaking, we shouldn't react proactively.

"So now it's because..."

After a few seconds of contemplation, Elder Yi condensed his spiritual body and pointed towards the divine core. The source of light hidden deep within his body was activated, and a golden thread extended from his fingertip.

The divine essence before him was based on the laws of light, and the moment Elder Yi made his move, it released a wave of light in response, granting him the power to break through the boundaries of divinity once again.

"Whoo~"

A faint gray hue spread outwards, casting extremely faint shadows beyond the cocoon of light.

Although this god-level power only lasted for a moment, Elder Yi still sensed the response from afar.

“Something that is approaching the same origin is rapidly getting closer… no, it should be that we are getting closer to it.”

"Yilao?"

Sensing the unusual activity in his spiritual sea, Huo Yuhao lowered his gaze and concealed the light in his spiritual eyes: "What's wrong?"

Old Master Yi rarely took the initiative to act, but every time he did, it was at a crucial moment.

Could it be... that there's danger now?

"It's nothing. You might just gain something else from this trip."

Old Yi smiled mysteriously.

After all, the situation ahead is unclear, and it is still unknown whether it will be good or bad. Huo Yuhao will have to go and explore it himself to find out the answer.

"Is it…"

Huo Yuhao's eyes flickered as he looked into the distance, where a vast and magnificent city slowly emerged on the horizon.

Mingdu, the City of Sun and Moon!

As the distance closed, those high in the air gradually began to see a corner of this enormous city more clearly…

The edge of the city presented neat and angular features, with countless high-rise buildings of geometric shapes intersecting and overlapping under the constraints of wide roads, which immediately attracted the attention of Shrek and his group.

As dusk settled, the entire city slowly lit up, from streets to high-rises, from alleys to homes, with scattered soul-guided lights converging into a sea of ​​stars.

"Hiss~ This... what is this—"

Faced with this seemingly dreamlike scene, some people couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

Of course, some people, like Fan Yu, had grim expressions, as if they could see an abyss of time from the gradually unfolding scenery below.

'In just twenty short years, Mingdu has been transformed once again.'

Fan Yu's gaze lingered on the towers evenly distributed along the city's edges before sweeping his attention across the city's streets.

If he wasn't mistaken, all those densely packed devices installed throughout the city were soul-guided tools. In just one area spanning a hundred meters, he could count over twenty...

This is still visible to the naked eye.

The exact number of soul-guided facilities hidden inside buildings, buried underground, or even concealed in the air remains a mystery.

"The entire city... is almost entirely made up of soul tools!"

As if knowing what everyone was thinking, Jing Hongchen slowed down and slowly traveled through the high-rise buildings, supported by the light cocoon.

The enormous golden soul-guiding membrane naturally attracted the attention of many residents, causing Shrek's forces to gradually fly towards their destination under the gaze of tens of thousands of people:

A hexagonal plot of land, comparable in size to a medium-sized city, whose boundaries can only be barely seen from high above.

"This is the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy! Everything you see is our academy's property!"

Jing Hongchen carried everyone to the square, then casually strolled forward, leaving the residents of the Old Continent behind him plenty of space to admire and marvel.

"The Holy Land of Soul Masters..."

Huo Yuhao's gaze swept across the surroundings in an instant, and his mental detection constructed a picture of the surroundings in his mind within a few seconds. If he had to give a rating, it would be 'bright'.

If the lights in the capital city can be considered a sea of ​​stars, then the Sun and Moon Academy is directly immersed in the Milky Way, with all kinds of lighting soul tools densely installed as if they were free.

Think back to the dimly lit soul-guided light bulbs in Shrek Academy's dormitory...

Tsk.

"Just to maintain the lighting, this academy needs at least one eight-ring Soul Douluo to supply the soul power at full capacity."

As Huo Yuhao toured the area, he estimated the exorbitant cost of the lighting. However, when he stepped over a metal-sealed ditch, his mental detection detected something unusual: "...Hmm?"

The soil and rock layers below appear to have all been replaced.

"There's something buried down there."

Manipulating his mental power to press down the soil, he explored downwards with the aid of mental detection, only to be blocked by something strange.

After struggling to break through, Huo Yuhao discovered that there was more than one layer of barriers that seemed to be designed for probing. Even with his spiritual power, which had reached the level of tangible yet intangible, he could only penetrate the first layer with the help of his soul skills.

"I'll try."

The celestial dream in my mind illuminated the origin, emitting a layer of golden light.

With the powerful assistance he received, Huo Yuhao was instantly invigorated and broke through several barriers in one breath, revealing the secret hidden deep within.

A pipeline, shimmering with dazzling light and surging with terrifying energy, appeared before his eyes.

"Sun and Moon... they actually planted a soul tool of this level underground in the city?!"

Huo Yuhao's lips twitched suddenly, feeling as if he had unintentionally discovered something he shouldn't know.

It doesn't matter if he doesn't recognize the soul-guiding array; he only needs to recognize the terrifying energy fluctuations.

Nine rings of accounts were banned, and that's not all.

"The last student."

Jing Hongchen, who was walking at the front, turned around and looked at Huo Yuhao, who had repeatedly caught his attention: "It's time to catch up. We need to conduct a physical examination for you before you move into the dormitory. It's not good to take too long."

"Oh…"

Suddenly being called out, Huo Yuhao, feeling a bit guilty, looked around and quickly caught up with the group.

Then, somewhat belatedly, he realized something:
"A physical examination?"

"Correct."

Jing Hongchen stopped and turned around to introduce the short, stout middle-aged man who was hurrying over to the group:

"This is Lin Jiayi, the Dean of Students of the College. He will be directly responsible for your studies and life from now on—including the monitoring and recording of your physical condition."

At this point, he glanced at Huo Yuhao with a strange expression, unable to understand why the latter would react so strongly to the physical examination.

"The most important assets for a Soul Master to carry more and stronger Soul Tools are physical strength and Soul Power level. All students of my Sun Moon Academy are tested every six months."

It's over.

Huo Yuhao rubbed his face in despair: "Tianmeng, can you fool the testing equipment? Or change the test results?"

"..."

"You're putting me in a difficult position."

　It's actually quite strange... The Sun Moon Empire's forte is compressed soul guidance arrays + centralized transmission of soul power. According to the original text, this kind of pipeline-type soul guidance device can even be mass-produced and popularized.

　　So, why doesn't Dou San have this thing anymore?

　　Three hundred players with seven or eight rings plus one player with nine rings can unleash an eleven-level attack. If the overall power were increased, the extent of its power would be unimaginable.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)