Douluo Continent: I, Huo Yuhao, am the Master of Spirit

Chapter 242 Shadow Cat: "Life, can you please spare me this once~"

"Wow, is this Star Luo City?"

"The legendary capital of the Star Luo Empire!"

"Their city walls are indeed a cube, a hundred meters high and a hundred meters wide!"

Led by Wang Yan and Elder Song, Bai E and the others left the Western Army Group's base and arrived at Xingluo City, the venue for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament.

With the competition approaching, they couldn't wait for the academy's support to arrive, so they had to come to Xingluo City ahead of time.

Old Song looked at the city walls of Xingluo City, shook his head, and said:

"This city wall looks magnificent, but in reality, it doesn't have much defensive capability anymore."

"This city wall has been built for ten thousand years. It looks the same as it did ten thousand years ago."

"Its materials and structure are outdated."

"In the East and West, they can only bully backward armies that don't have flying soul tools."

"With the advent of flying soul tools today, they are no longer of any use."

For the first time ever, Medemos took the initiative to ask:

"Has Xingluo City never considered rebuilding or improving this city wall?"

Old Song's kind face broke into a cheerful expression as he patiently explained:

"not at all."

"This city wall was built to the standards of a permanent fortification."

"Rebuilding would cost an astronomical sum of money, and no matter how the city walls are built, their defensive capabilities against soul tools will still be limited."

"The reason why we repair the city walls of Shrek City every year is because we need to guard against the beast tide."

"Star Luo City is not threatened by a beast tide."

"The best way to deal with soul tools is still to use soul tools. There are a large number of defensive soul tools and detection soul tools inside Star Luo City."

"The Star Luo Royal Family's Hall of Worship is also the most powerful among the three great empires."

"Generally speaking, no one would choose to launch a large-scale attack on Xingluo City."

"Therefore, the Star Luo royal family had no intention of repairing this city wall that had stood for ten thousand years."

"Come on, children, we're heading into town."

Old Song led Bai E and the others to the city gate with his hands behind his back. A general exuding a murderous aura and wearing silver armor immediately came before them.

"Shrek members, Star Luo City has been waiting for you for a long time."

"plz follow me."

The general immediately led Old Song and his entourage into the city. During the journey, he secretly glanced at the Shrek Academy's participating teams this year and was immediately puzzled.

As per usual practice, Shrek Academy should send a total of sixteen people, including the regular team, the reserve team, and two teachers.

This year, however, there are only ten people.

And aren't the Shrek team members a bit too young this year?
He could tell at a glance that these children were definitely no more than fifteen years old! Their soul power level was most likely below Soul Master. Could this be Shrek Academy's lineup this year?!

Old Song looked at the general with gentle eyes. The general felt a chill run down his spine as he felt Old Song's gaze, and quickly regained his composure, earnestly leading the way for them.

Feng Jin and Ti Bao looked around at the cityscape of Xingluo City, finding it all very novel.

"There are so many wooden buildings here!"

"And there aren't any tall buildings."

"But there are so many people here!"

Old Song gently patted Feng Jin and Ti Bao's heads and said:

"That's normal. The All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Competition is about to be held."

"The eyes of the entire continent are focused here, and countless people come here because of its reputation."

"Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the population of this city will surge to 15 million."

This data made Feng Jin and Ti Bao's eyes widen in surprise.

Xilu City has pursued a high-tech development path, and its population is only 1.5 million to date.

The majority of Shrek City is Shrek Academy, with a permanent and transient population of five million.

The combined population of the two super-large cities of the Tiandou Plain is still less than that of Xingluo City.

The general leading the way explained to Feng Jin and Ti Bao:

"We have regulations here; the height of buildings in the city is not allowed to exceed that of the palace."

I won't explain the specific reasons.

"But rest assured, everyone, there are 30,000 soldiers inside Xingluo City responsible for maintaining order."

"No matter how many people there are, there won't be any problems."

Bai Er, who was being pulled along by Medemos, asked curiously. He had almost been swallowed up by the crowd because he was distracted by the novel sights.

"Ugh?"

"Is order in Star Luo City maintained by soldiers?"

This statement left the generals and commanders completely baffled.

"Um, is there a problem?"

Bai E actually saw the soldiers maintaining order in the distance and said:

"Actually, I always thought that cities outside, like those in the Tiandou Plain, had dedicated law enforcement teams to manage them." The general didn't continue the conversation. Matters related to systems were not something a garrison commander like him could discuss; those were matters for princes and ministers to talk about.

The group then passed by Star Luo Plaza, which was more like a giant battle arena than a plaza, with various magnificent sculptures standing around it.

The flamboyant and artistically beautiful murals radiated a hazy glow under the midday sun, and their unique visual design made passersby think that the murals were moving on their own.

"What an exaggeration."

Wang Dong was astonished by the flamboyant paintings and exquisite decorations. Even as the young sect leader of the Haotian Sect, she had never seen such artistic architecture before.

After all, their whole family wields sledgehammers, so their strength is undeniable, even surpassing that of the Body Sect. However, when it comes to art, they prioritize simply being able to live in a place, without any particular regard for aesthetics.

In front of Xingluo Square, Wang Yan bid farewell to Bai E and his group for the time being, as he was going to register for Shrek Academy.

Shrek Academy's uniforms are not the kind of clothing that looked like urea belts from ten thousand years ago.

However, because of his great fame, passersby couldn't help but stare at him.

Many of them were contestants this year, and countless scrutinizing gazes were cast upon Bai E and his group.

This time, Old Song did not help shield them from view, because they would be exposed to the entire continent's sight sooner or later.

This year's Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament will be broadcast live on the Magic Network.

Because the Magic Network live stream has no barriers to entry, the number of pre-registrations has exceeded 100 million. It can be said that people all over the continent, including spirit beasts, will watch this competition.

This has led many colleges to put in 200% effort in this competition. As long as they make a name for themselves, they will gain a lot of Dream Coins and talent!
"Kids, let's go to the hotel first. We have a meeting later."

Old Song led the reserve team and Ling Luochen to the Xinghuang Hotel, located next to Xingluo Square.

This is the most luxurious hotel in the Star Luo Empire, owned by the Star Luo royal family.

As the top academy on the continent, Shrek Academy was naturally assigned to the top-floor room, with all the privileges afforded to them, and even had a private conference room.

As they entered the hotel, Xia Die secretly tugged at Ling Luochen's sleeve.

Ling Luochen looked at the beautiful junior, who was as charming as an elf, with some confusion.

"what happened?"

Xia Die asked somewhat shyly:
"Senior, have your spirit rings and spirit skills been restored?"

During the battle with the Gehrman bandits, Xia Die recognized Amon's true identity; his features were too obvious, and he had been avoiding her throughout the fight.

She was a little worried that her brother might get carried away and not want to return the soul skill to Ling Luochen.

A look of realization dawned on Ling Luochen's usually icy face as she said:

"I forgot to tell you."

"After Old Song killed all those bandits in one blow."

"My soul skills and soul rings have returned."

"To be honest, this time it really taught me a lesson."

"Once I lose my soul skills, I'll be nothing more than a lamb to the slaughter, with most of my strength crippled."

"I guess I'll have to go learn some self-created soul skills from the inner court teachers later."

Xia Die breathed a sigh of relief, nodded slightly, and followed closely behind the others to the room on the top floor.

"Meow~"

The moment Xia Die opened the door, You Ying Cat rushed in, sniffing around as if familiarizing himself with the new environment and checking for any dangers.

Although he was almost ruined by Huo Yuhao's family, he still retained the instincts he had honed during his time as a wanderer.

The Shadow Cat surveyed its territory like a lion before wobbling over to Xia Die, nuzzling her fair, shapely legs, and then lying down on its side, exposing its belly.

Xia Die crouched down, a faint smile appearing on her usually indifferent face. She gently rubbed its belly and then whispered:
"You just ate."

"You can't eat anymore. Your father said he would strictly control your diet."

"Let's wait until night."

The shadow cat let out a mournful cry, feeling that its life was hopeless. It lay flat on the soft carpet, its eyes vacant.

Just then, Feng Jin pushed open the door to Xia Die's room and said:

"Butterfly Baby!"

"Teacher Wang Yan is looking for us!"

"Let's go to the conference room together."

Xia Die stood up, smoothed out the wrinkles on her skirt, nodded, and Feng Jin, full of energy, took Xia Die's hand and headed towards the conference room.

When the Shadow Cat saw its little master leave, it immediately rolled over like a fat pig and stood up on all fours again.

Then, looking out the floor-to-ceiling window at the bustling Star City, his eyes lit up, and he decided to go out and get some food.

It gracefully strode to the door, manipulated shadows to open it. The Shadow Cat possesses both dark and wind attributes. The wind attribute was developed by feeding it the Wind God Fruit years ago, and its wind attribute quality is quite high.

With the help of shadows and wind, don't let its size fool you, it's surprisingly fast!
"Meow!"

The Shadowcat suddenly felt itself bump into a pair of legs. Its large black cat head showed a displeased expression, and when it looked up, it almost activated its Spinosaurus form.

Audrey stood before it, gently shook her finger, a polite smile on her face, and said softly:
"I will follow you."

"Both the young lady and the master have told you not to eat too much and to lose weight."

"So I'll watch you run three laps around Xingluo City."

Shadow Cat: "Old Wu, ha!!!"

Although Audrey didn't use her mental powers to perceive its inner thoughts, it was clear that the Shadow Cat was swearing filthyly and had already started unleashing a powerful three-ha-one-enhanced basic attack.

(End of this chapter)