Douluo: The Throne of Ice

Chapter 1 Beginning

The sun was warm and the breeze was gentle, with the afterglow of the setting sun shining through.

As the last rays of the setting sun gently swept across the sky, the entire ancient city was bathed in a golden veil, appearing exceptionally mysterious and solemn. The towering city walls were sturdy and thick, and every crack and mark seemed to silently tell stories of the past and its glories. The rise and fall of eras and countless events seemed to be recorded and passed down on these walls, flowing in the hearts of every citizen of the Star Luo Empire.

Star Luo City is known as the capital that will never fall. As the capital of the Star Luo Empire for ten thousand years, its status on the Douluo Continent is self-evident. Even in today's rapidly changing era, Star Luo City is still the largest and most prosperous city on the entire Douluo Continent, and still holds a pivotal and lofty position on the continent.

As night falls, thousands of lights illuminate the city, casting a glow over the night sky. The streets remain bustling, with traffic and pedestrians acting as the lifeblood of this giant city, providing it with a constant source of vitality.

Over the past ten thousand years, Xingluo City has been expanded several times. Now, Xingluo City stretches for more than a hundred miles in both directions. In terms of its prosperity, even Shrek City, which is controlled by the so-called number one academy on the continent, cannot compare with it. On the entire continent, perhaps only Mingdu, the capital of the Sun Moon Empire, can barely surpass it.

Today, the permanent population of Xingluo City has exceeded eight million. If the transient population is included, the number is likely to be more than double.

With such a large population, the daily expenses of Xingluo City are an extremely terrifying figure. However, the tax revenue that Xingluo City brings to the Xingluo royal family every year is also an astronomical figure. The revenue of a single city is even comparable to some of the top-ranked provinces in the empire, which is enough to prove the prosperity of Xingluo City.

In the center of Xingluo City, a magnificent palace complex stands, which is the imperial palace of the Xingluo Empire.

Like Xingluo City, Xingluo Palace has been passed down for thousands of years, and it has reached its current size through continuous repairs and expansions over the past ten thousand years.

Viewed from above, the Star Luo Imperial Palace is located at the very center of Star Luo City, surrounded by important institutions and facilities of Star Luo City. Numerous royal guards are scattered throughout the palace, and the city walls are equipped with many early warning soul tools and anti-air attack soul tools. In addition, there are several Guardian Douluo who take turns guarding the palace. The entire Star Luo Imperial Palace can be said to be truly heavily guarded, and not even a bird can easily fly into it.

Within this imperial palace, which symbolizes the pinnacle of imperial power, the most esteemed figure is none other than the current Emperor of Xingluo, Xu Jiawei.

However, below Xu Jiawei, there is another member of the royal family who also stands at the forefront of imperial power. This member of the royal family is none other than the current emperor Xu Jiawei's beloved younger sister, known as Princess Jiujiu.

As the only remaining princess of the Xingluo royal family, Xu Jiujiu possesses exceptional talent and remarkable intelligence, earning her the deep affection and respect of Xu Jiawei. Although little information about this princess circulates outside the family, this is precisely what the Xingluo royal family desires. A genius princess with a lower profile is far safer than a genius princess constantly exposed to the public eye. This can be seen as a protective measure Xu Jiawei takes for his younger sister.

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As the residence of a princess, Princess Xu Jiujiu's mansion occupied a vast area within the extremely valuable imperial palace, and was decorated with extravagance. The style of most of the buildings was designed according to Xu Jiujiu's personal preferences. Inside the mansion, numerous rare and precious treasures, seldom seen in the outside world, were casually displayed. However, here, these treasures lost their luster and became quite ordinary.

Xu Jiujiu has always been elegant and noble. Her education since childhood has made her rational and sociable. Her wisdom allows her to show her charm and talent without any scruples on many occasions, and thus she is active in various important occasions in the Star Luo Empire, and slowly climbs to a higher position.

Logically speaking, it would be extremely difficult to make someone like Xu Jiujiu develop genuine feelings, but who would have thought that this elegant and noble princess of Xingluo would be so charming and soft-hearted in front of her lover?

On the soft chaise lounge, long strands of golden hair clung to her skin due to the sweltering heat. Her usually stunningly beautiful face was now flushed with an astonishing blush. Even a fleeting moment of such charm was enough to melt the hardest ice in the world.

After embracing the boy for a moment, Xu Jiujiu suddenly looked up and gently bit the boy's lips, speaking in a lazy tone, and then pressed her cheek against the boy's firm chest.

"Ayan, I had a discussion with my elder brother today, and he has agreed to our marriage. We will get married in a few years, is that alright?"

The boy looked at the blonde beauty in his arms and simply nodded, as if he didn't care much about the matter.

Seemingly somewhat dissatisfied with the boy's casual attitude, Xu Jiujiu exerted a little force with her jade hand, and the boy's collar was pulled to the side, exposing his fair chest. Xu Jiujiu then opened her small mouth and bit the boy's chest, leaving a clear and perfect tooth mark on his chest.

The boy paused only slightly, seemingly used to the girl's quirky sense of humor. After symbolically ruffling her head, he continued to play with her smooth, long, golden hair.

After a long pause, he scoffed, raised his eyes, and stared at the increasingly handsome young man's face for a moment. A hint of tenderness flashed in his eyes, and then he suddenly spoke:

"Within three days, my brother will have Shattered Star Douluo take you to the far north to obtain your fourth spirit ring. At that time, I will have Grandma Manyi go with you, so that we can take care of each other if anything unexpected happens."

Shu Yan was slightly taken aback, then said softly:

"Grandma Manyi needs to protect your safety. Shattered Star Douluo is already a Super Douluo, which is enough to handle most troubles. If all else fails, we can call on Giant Strength Douluo."

A faint, almost imperceptible smile curved her lips. She seemed to thoroughly enjoy the boy's concern, and feeling a sense of satisfaction, she spoke softly again:

"I won't be leaving the palace anytime soon, so you don't need to worry about my safety. There are quite a few strong people in the palace who can protect me. Compared to me, my brother actually values ​​you more."

"You are probably the only genius in the world with a super martial soul like Ice and Snow Maiden. In the past ten thousand years, you are the first human to possess the ultimate ice attribute. Your brother has long been grooming you as the future of the empire. Compared to you, even I, your younger sister, seem to have fallen out of favor."

At the end of her sentence, she let out a soft hum, as if she were somewhat dissatisfied, or perhaps she was being coquettish.

Shu Yan simply chuckled and shook his head, not saying anything more, but his thoughts drifted away unconsciously, as if lost in memories...

Thirteen years ago, he was a miserable, dark-skinned physical education student on a blue planet. He died from the stench of fermented herring after betting with his roommate. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in the strange yet familiar world of Douluo Continent.

Why do I say it's both strange and familiar?

Because Shu Yan was a semi-anime fan in his previous life, he was familiar with the plot of Douluo Continent I, but he only had a superficial understanding of the plot of the Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect era in which he transmigrated.

As a typical time traveler, Shu Yan was naturally an orphan. Parents are a high-risk group and extras in the time travel industry. If he really had parents, Shu Yan would be even happier, since he had never experienced what it meant to have fatherly or motherly love in his previous life. But since he didn't have any, he didn't really care. Although life in the official welfare institutions of Xingluo City wasn't easy, it was still manageable, and he was already quite content.

In retrospect, his encounter with Xu Jiujiu seems a bit cliché.

These welfare institutions, set up by the Star Luo government, have two main purposes: firstly, to nurture orphans like Shu Yan until they can support themselves; and secondly, to find children with cultivation talent among these orphans, take them away, and train them to become a new force in the Star Luo Empire.

At that time, Xu Jiujiu was attending the ceremony for children of the appropriate age to awaken their martial spirit as a representative of the royal family, and Shu Yan was naturally among them.

Everything went smoothly at first, but when Shu Yan awakened his martial soul, a chilling aura suddenly erupted from his body, instantly freezing the entire hall. The originally clear weather was also affected, turning into a cloudy sky, and soon snowflakes began to fall.

The Nebula Douluo Manyi, who had been protecting Shu Yan for a long time, immediately sensed something was wrong. She took drastic action and imprisoned everyone who noticed the anomaly in place, including Shu Yan. Later, the royal guards and the Giant Strength Douluo who was guarding nearby intervened, and Shu Yan was directly taken into the palace.

As for those who witnessed the strange phenomenon originating from Shu Yan, frankly, Shu Yan didn't know what became of them. But judging from what was said much later, they were simply erased of their memories by a spirit-attribute soul master. But who could say for sure what exactly happened...?

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PS2: This book has multiple female protagonists, so please do not regard the main characters as completely good people and moral exemplars.

PS3: New author, new book! Please be kind to me!

(End of this chapter)