Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 502 Heaven Dou City Imperial Palace

Ji Lin flew rapidly through the air, skillfully avoiding the Sun Moon Empire's high-altitude detection soul tools several times along the way, thanks to his powerful mental detection.

His trip to Tiandou City to see Jing Hongchen was not something that could be openly discussed. Moreover, there were people from the Holy Spirit Cult in Tiandou City, and Ji Lin would not forget his grudges with the Holy Spirit Cult. Most of the people from the Holy Spirit Cult would recognize him.

Two days later, Ji Lin finally arrived near Tian Dou City, the capital of the Tian Hun Empire. Compared to other cities occupied by the Sun Moon Empire, Tian Dou City's defenses were much stronger. From afar, Ji Lin could see numerous high-altitude detection soul tools above Tian Dou City. On the city walls, the Sun Moon Empire's flags fluttered, and soldiers patrolled and stood guard at all times.

The situation inside the city was not clearly visible from the air, and Ji Linfei dared not get too close from the air.

Seeing the state of Tian Dou City, Ji Lin couldn't help but think to himself that it must be heavily guarded by the Sun Moon Empire. Tian Dou City was the capital of the Heavenly Soul Empire, a famous ancient city on the continent. The Heavenly Soul Empire must have repeatedly mobilized its forces to launch attacks or raids on this place, resulting in Tian Dou City's tight defenses. If those hidden sects were to make their move, Tian Dou City would obviously be the perfect target.

Looking at this former capital of the Heavenly Soul Empire, Ji Lin couldn't help but wonder how Princess Vina and the people of the Body Sect were doing now. The last time they met in Mingdu, they were still cooperating, but now, the other side had fallen into the state of a lost nation.

Ji Lin landed less than a hundred miles from Tian Dou City, changed into a set of ordinary civilian clothes, and then headed towards Tian Dou City.

It wasn't until evening that he arrived outside the gates of Tiandou City.

At this moment, the sunset glow was already visible on the distant horizon. The fiery red clouds, seen from outside the city, cast a layer of crimson gold over Tiandou City, making it exceptionally beautiful.

Ji Lin arrived at the city gate and underwent a routine inspection.

"Where do you come from, and what brings you to Heaven Dou City?"

There was a squad of fifty soldiers at the city gate, twenty of whom guarded the gate and the other thirty were responsible for questioning and inspection.

Ji Lin had already prepared his explanation, and he simply gave a random name to get away with it.

The soldiers of the Sun Moon Empire didn't deliberately make things difficult. They all had soul power detection devices, and a quick scan would tell them whether someone was a Soul Master. If they weren't, they would usually just ask a few questions and let them pass.

After the incident in Sunrise City, Ji Lin had already prepared a way to deal with the soul power detection soul tool. It was very simple: he just needed to have Xuan Ziwen make a soul power shielding soul tool. With his level nine soul master skills, this was not difficult.

So Ji Lin entered Tian Dou City smoothly. Tian Dou City was still very prosperous, but after entering the city, Ji Lin used his mental power to scan and found many traces of battle, especially around the city walls.

Clearly, when the Sun Moon Empire attacked Tian Dou City, the two sides went through a fierce battle, and the hidden sects of the Heavenly Soul Empire also harassed the Sun Moon Empire's garrison in Tian Dou City quite often.

After entering the city, Ji Lin continued walking into the city and found an inn in a relatively prosperous area to stay in.

After traveling for two days, he decided to treat himself to something good.

After dinner, Ji Lin left the hotel and headed towards the Heaven Dou City Imperial Palace, where Jing Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, the siblings, were currently staying.

The sky above Tiandou City was filled with all sorts of soul-guided detection devices. Ji Lin didn't dare to be too arrogant. As he walked along the road, his mental detection quietly probed outwards.

Although Tiandou City is heavily guarded, Ji Lin is not worried about being exposed. With his current mental strength, even the Nightmare Douluo, the Holy Spirit Cult's retainer mentioned by Meng Hongchen, would not be able to pinpoint his location.

Ji Lin was not worried about his safety. Putting aside the fact that the strongest force in Tian Dou City was his own people, he himself had the strength of a Super Douluo if he unleashed his full power. Tian Dou City, which was now occupied by the Sun Moon Empire, could not keep him.

Even at night, Tiandou City remains bustling, especially its streets, where crowds throng, making it hard to believe that this is a city that has recently been ravaged by war.

The main streets of Heaven Dou City are under renovation, with soul-guided lamps being installed. Undoubtedly, the Sun Moon Empire continues its strategy of influencing the world through soul-guided technology.

The people of the Heavenly Soul Empire undoubtedly harbor hatred towards the people of the Sun Moon Empire. However, once they become accustomed to Soul Guidance Technology, and since the core technology of Soul Guidance Technology is controlled by the Sun Moon Empire, then there's no need to fear further unrest from the nobles and common people of the Heavenly Soul Empire. Over time, the Heavenly Soul Empire will be gradually assimilated.

As Ji Lin walked along the road, he couldn't help but admire in his heart that the Sun Moon Empire's move was indeed brilliant. Using superior living conditions to corrupt the people and nobles of the Heavenly Soul Empire and win their hearts was a skillful one.

It wasn't until late at night, when the streetlights had dimmed, that Ji Lin arrived near the palace. At this time, not only were Jing Hongchen and others living in the palace, but the evil soul masters of the Holy Spirit Cult were also there.

Ji Lin sensed that there were quite a few Soul Masters with powerful soul energy fluctuations within the Heaven Dou City Imperial Palace.

Ji Lin, having activated his spiritual probe, entered the palace as if stepping into his own garden. The Heaven Dou City Palace boasts a long history, dating back to the Heaven Dou Empire. While the buildings within weren't brand new, they were extremely ancient and imposing. The palace exuded a powerful sense of grandeur, though the presence of several soul-guiding lamps slightly diminished this ancient feel.

Looking at the somewhat mottled walls, Ji Lin knew that the Sun Moon Empire had no intention of repairing the palace. Indeed, although they had occupied Tian Dou City, the Tian Hun Empire had not yet perished, so repairing the palace now was unnecessary.

Guided by his mental detection, Ji Lin quickly entered the palace.

Inside the Heaven Dou City Imperial Palace, there are 500 soldiers stationed, in addition to 100 Soul Masters. These Soul Masters are responsible for a Soul Guidance Formation to defend the entire Imperial Palace. With the help of various detection Soul Guidance Devices, it can definitely be described as impregnable to ordinary people.

Of course, these four words meant nothing to Ji Lin.

With a faint smile on his face, Ji Lin stopped in front of a palace gate.

Inside the palace.

Jing Hongchen held a cup of fine wine, took a small sip, and a look of satisfaction appeared on his aged face. "Fine wine. As expected of the Heavenly Soul Empire's imperial palace, even someone of my status would rarely get to drink wine of this quality. Although our Sun Moon Empire has powerful soul tools, when it comes to brewing wine, we are indeed no match for the original Douluo Three Kingdoms."

"Grandpa, drink less! This isn't Mingdu after all," Meng Hongchen said helplessly from the side. Her grandfather was good in every way, but he also had his flaws. His love for good wine was a flaw that wasn't really a flaw. He disdained ordinary wine, but when it came to good wine, he couldn't bear to put it down and had to drink it to his heart's content.

Jing Hongchen chuckled and said, "Little Meng! What can Grandpa do if he doesn't drink? In this Heaven Dou City, unless there are special circumstances, there's absolutely no need for me. The title of City Lord is just for show. Do you really think Xu Tianran values ​​me and sent me here to be the City Lord? He just wants to transfer me away so he can easily infiltrate Mingde Hall and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, weakening my influence. But I can't refuse, so I can only obediently come here to be a City Lord in name only. With those disgusting guys from the Holy Spirit Cult around, I don't have much control over this Heaven Dou City. Xu Tianran can't afford to offend those two Limit Douluos from the Holy Spirit Cult, and neither can I!"

Xiao Hongchen's face was grim. He had been in Tiandou City for some time now, and he had been thoroughly disgusted by those evil soul masters. Although they dared not lay a hand on him, they could still disgust him and his grandfather. The Holy Spirit Cult had already made Tiandou City their own territory, and there was no way they would tolerate the three of them. Xu Tianran's decision to send his grandfather to Tiandou City as the city lord and to fight against the Holy Spirit Cult was clearly ill-intentioned.

Thinking of this, Xiao Hongchen said angrily, "Grandpa, this Xu Tianran is too despicable. You have made so many contributions to the Sun Moon Empire, and just because you didn't support him before he ascended the throne, he treats you like this? Now that he has control of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Corps, if he places his own people in the Mingde Hall and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, won't our Hongchen family be nothing? We'll even lose our foundation."

Jing Hongchen sighed and said, "We are forced by circumstances! Xu Tianran has two Limit Douluos from the Holy Spirit Sect backing him up. He doesn't care about anyone now. I'm afraid he only dares not touch the people in the Hall of Offerings. On the surface, he is the Emperor of the Sun Moon Empire, and I must obey his orders. But in secret, he holds the Holy Spirit Sect as a weapon. If I dare to go against him, I'm afraid my head will be taken off by those two Limit Douluos the next day. Now we can only obey. He wants the Mingde Hall and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. I will give them to him."

After saying that, Jing Hongchen looked at Meng Hongchen and laughed, "Fortunately, I had long guessed that this day would come and had a backup plan. Xu Tianran is ruthless, so don't blame me for being unjust."

Xiao Hongchen's anger subsided slightly. He glanced at Meng Hongchen and said, "Brother-in-law's path is indeed an option, but it will probably take him quite some time to succeed. During this time, our Hongchen family will definitely suffer significant losses. Those smaller families and forces that relied on us have all turned to Xu Tianran's subordinates now that they see the situation is not good. Why don't you go into the Hall of Worship, Grandfather? With Grand Tutor Grandfather there, Xu Tianran won't dare to go too far. Let everyone see that our Hongchen family will not fall so easily."

(End of this chapter)