Douluo Dragon King: I'm creating a golden age behind the scenes!

With the protection of the mech squadron, the rest of the journey became smooth and uneventful.

Two days later, they finally arrived at the capital of the Star Luo Empire, Star Luo City, located in the heart of the Star Luo Continent.

Star Luo City is vast, but it has city walls that are extremely rare in the Douluo Continent, making it look more like an ancient city.

The city walls are also equipped with various soul-guided weapons as a defensive system. Every so often, you can see soul-guided weapons of different shapes and flashing soul power fluctuations quietly embedded in the walls or standing behind the battlements.

These defensive systems, representing cutting-edge contemporary soul-guided technology, were forcibly "grafted" onto the ancient stone walls, making them appear quite formidable.

However, in Zuo Qiulun's eyes, this deliberate display of military power did not demonstrate the empire's strength and confidence, but rather revealed a sense of outward strength but inner weakness.

A barely perceptible sneer flickered across his lips: "Going to such lengths to reveal both the 'spear' and the 'shield' at the same time, are you afraid we won't see them? Or... are you feeling guilty?"

In his view, this almost ostentatious display of defense precisely exposed the Star Luo Empire's deep-seated tension and vigilance when facing the unknown intentions of the Douluo Federation.

However, once inside the city, a sense of familiarity immediately arose.

The streets were bustling with people. Apart from the architectural style and people's clothing being slightly different from those on Douluo Continent, there was nothing particularly different.

After such a long boat ride, plus the fatigue of the journey.

Finally arriving in a big city, everyone from the Douluo Federation felt a sense of relief.

They were accommodated in the luxurious Xingluo Hotel. Perhaps to compensate the delegation for the fright they had suffered, even the young people like Zuoqiu Lun were given very luxurious suites.

The Xingluo Hotel has a very luxurious architectural style, with gold and white as the main colors, giving it a magnificent feel everywhere.

The banquet soon began, with His Majesty the Emperor of the Star Luo Empire, dressed in magnificent robes, chatting with the Empress and the high-ranking members of the delegation.

The atmosphere was very harmonious, with nobles from the Star Luo Empire and members of the Douluo Continent delegation exchanging pleasantries, creating a peaceful scene.

Of course, harmony is only superficial.

Just then, melodious music began to play. Emperor Dai Tianling and Empress of the Star Luo Empire stepped onto the dance floor together, beginning the first dance of the day.

Then, Wei Heng and his group were surrounded by a group of young men and women from the Star Luo Empire.

Wei Heng, in particular, was surrounded by the noble ladies. After all, even within the delegation, his appearance and demeanor were so striking and captivating.

Even Zuo Qiulun was surrounded by many noble girls. Although they were indeed very beautiful, Zuo Qiulun had little interest in such social occasions.

However, since it was an exchange activity, Zuo Qiulun couldn't directly refuse them. He could only try to appear aloof and hope they would back down.

suddenly!

"I've always admired the culture of Douluo Continent and Shrek Academy. Seeing them today, I can see they're truly extraordinary. Will you be my boyfriend?"

A female voice imbued with soul power rang out throughout the hall. The voice wasn't loud, but with the effect of the soul power, it could easily travel throughout the entire hall.

For a moment, the entire hall fell silent, and everyone turned their attention to the source of the sound.

A beautiful girl dressed in palace attire, with dazzling golden hair, who looked no more than fifteen or sixteen years old, was smiling at Tang Wulin, whose expression was somewhat stiff.

When she noticed that everyone's eyes were on them, Dai Yun'er flashed a mischievous smile and said loudly, "However, if you want to be my boyfriend, you need to be very powerful."

After saying that, she gave Tang Wulin a thumbs-up, then smiled sweetly, bowed to him, and gracefully left.

"Hey... me!" Tang Wulin stared dumbfounded at her back, wanting to chase after her and say something, but unfortunately, he was quickly blocked by a group of young people from the Star Luo Empire.

Zuo Qiulun watched Tang Wulin's commotion quietly, never expecting that the two of them could be involved in such a complicated situation.

Watching Dai Yun'er's departing figure, Zuo Qiulun fell into deep thought. If he remembered correctly, this Star Luo Princess possessed twin martial souls, "Evil-Eyed White Tiger" and "Spirit Eye." With the potential of the Spirit Eye, if she joined the Body Sect, she could potentially become a Super Douluo, but...

It's a pity that his identity is too sensitive and that he has too close a relationship with the Tang Clan.

However, there should be quite a few Body Spirit Martial Soul Masters on the Star Luo Continent. It would be great if they could all be recruited into the Body Spirit Sect.

Just as Zuo Qiulun was pondering how to resolve the matter, he heard the Grand Elder's angry rebuke from the side: "What is a traitor doing here pretending to be virtuous?"

Turning his head, he saw a chubby middle-aged man standing in front of Song Yanming. Judging from the insignia on his body, he seemed to be a representative of the Tang Clan, and he appeared to hold a high position within the Tang Clan.

Looking at this distinctive appearance and the elder's angry expression, Zuo Qiulun thought of someone—Hu Jie.

According to seniority, Hu Jie is Zuo Qiulun's grandmaster, provided that he did not betray the Body Sect back then.

After understanding Hu Jie's identity, Zuo Qiulun was no longer surprised.

Let's rewind to thirty minutes earlier.

At this moment, Hu Jie received intelligence about the exchange team being attacked. Looking at the familiar figures in the intelligence report,

Originally unwilling to participate in this boring banquet, he changed his mind, came to the venue, and met his former senior brother—Song Yanming, the Grand Elder of the Body Sect.

The feud between the two dates back several decades.

The First Elder, Song Yanming, was the senior disciple of Hu Jie's generation, and belonged to the same generation as Zuo Qiulun's grandmaster—the previous sect leader of the Body Sect and Mu Ye's mother.

They were also the three most talented disciples of that generation of Body Sect. They grew up together and originally had a very good relationship.

Later, when Hu Jie's unrequited love for Mu Ye's mother led him to betray his sect and join the Tang Clan, the Body Sect was on the verge of splitting apart. Song Yanming, then the senior disciple of the Body Sect, carefully considered the situation before deciding...

They believe that Hu Jie's betrayal of the sect and the sect's split were caused by the lack of the secret of inheritance and the fact that the position of sect leader was not legitimate.

Therefore, for the sake of the sect's inheritance, he, who was then a level 97 Super Douluo, went directly to Shrek Academy and challenged the then Sea God Pavilion Master—a level 99 Heavenly Favored Douluo—hoping to retrieve the secret of the inheritance and stabilize the sect's morale.

The result was naturally a loss. Song Yanming felt that he had let down the sect's cultivation, so he decided to go into seclusion and vowed to break through to level 99 and then go to Shrek Academy to retrieve the secret of inheritance.

It wasn't until Mu Ye retrieved the secrets of the Body Sect's inheritance that he was invited back to the Body Sect to serve as the Grand Elder.

However, although the old man has not broken through to level 99 over the years, he has still achieved a cultivation level of level 98.

However, Mu Ye didn't tell Hu Jie the specific reasons for his betrayal of the sect because he was concerned about his mother's reputation, and Hu Jie himself didn't want to talk about it directly either.

Therefore, the old man still believes that Hu Jie betrayed the sect because he was greedy for power and wanted to become the sect leader of the Body Sect, so he defected to the Tang Sect. He has never thought about the possibility of Hu Jie being driven by love.

At this moment, Song Yanming sarcastically said to Hu Jie, "I've heard that Hall Master Hu has been rising through the ranks in the Tang Clan all these years! He's probably already too happy to leave, hasn't he?!"

Hu Jie's face was no longer beaming with smiles; instead, he looked embarrassed, and his voice carried a hint of guilt and unease as he spoke:

"Senior Brother, I..."

Upon hearing Hu Jie utter the words "Senior Brother," Song Yanming's face instantly darkened. He abruptly raised his hand, interrupting Hu Jie, and said in an icy tone:

"Master Hu, how could I, Song, dare to accept the title of Master Hu? I have other matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving now."

After saying that, he left without looking back, leaving Hu Jie standing there awkwardly.

Then, he looked at Elder Peng Song, who knew about the grudges between the group, took out a soul guide document, and said, "Junior Brother Peng, this is a list of those who have awakened their original martial souls that I have collected over the past few years."

You could try taking them as disciples.

This can be considered my way of making amends to the Body Sect.

After he finished speaking, he slowly lowered his hands, a hint of relief in his eyes, and then turned and left the banquet hall dejectedly.

Elder Peng Song took the soul guidance document, watched Hu Jie's departing figure, and sighed softly.

Seeing this scene, he understood that the feud between these people could not be resolved in a short time.

. . . . .

Late at night, Zuo Qiulun was in his room looking through the documents Hu Jie had sent him.

After checking, he found that Hu Jie had collected only respectable young men from good families with clean backgrounds and no worries. Even if he brought them back to Douluo Continent to train them, there would be no problem.

Looking at these materials, Zuo Qiulun also fell into thought.

Although Hu Jie has left the Body Sect, it seems he still feels some guilt and affection towards it. Perhaps we can try to utilize his power in the future.