Douluo Continent: The Peerless Tang Sect, Angels and Rakshasa Return

Chapter 27 - Shrek?

During the time they were grilling the meat, it gradually got dark. After Qian Renxue finished absorbing the soul ring, the first sense that recovered was her sense of smell. She took a light sniff and followed the aroma of the grilled meat to Qian Lingyun's back.

"It's absorbing pretty quickly! Mine's still a little undercooked!" Qian Lingyun paused her fiddling with the charcoal fire, then took a strip of already grilled meat from a few washed leaves beside the fire, saying:

"Eat this first to fill your stomach; I think the rest will be ready soon."

"Great! I can eat something hot right after absorbing the spirit ring." Qian Renxue bent down, took the "leaf lunchbox" handed to her by Qian Lingyun, and casually picked up a piece and stuffed it into her mouth.

Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, rich but not greasy, it's perfect except for being a little bland.

Looking at Qian Renxue's chubby cheeks, Qian Lingyun said helplessly, "It's all yours, eat slowly, no one's going to take it from you!"

"..." Hearing this, Qian Renxue swallowed the roasted meat in her mouth with difficulty, wiped the residue from the corner of her mouth with her handkerchief, picked out a strip of meat from the leaves and handed it to Qian Lingyun's mouth, "You've worked hard too, eat something."

"Hmm..." Qian Lingyun glanced at Qian Renxue with suspicion. Seeing that her expression was natural and she didn't seem to be up to any bad intentions, she obediently opened her mouth and let Qian Renxue stuff the meat she had grilled into her mouth.

"I feel like you're just using someone else's good points to curry favor!" Qian Lingyun smacked her lips, then added another freshly grilled unicorn leg to her mouth, still wanting more.

"Tomorrow, let's go to Shrek Academy! As for the Imperial Beast... we'll talk about it later."

"Um…?"

Seeing that Qian Lingyun did not respond, Qian Renxue turned her head to look. Beside the orange-red campfire, Qian Lingyun's fair face was flushed red from the fire, her sleepy eyes opened and closed intermittently, and her body swayed like the flickering campfire. It was unclear whether she had fallen asleep.

"Although she is usually very opinionated, she is still a child at heart..." Qian Renxue turned to the side, gently leaned against a withered tree, and looked up at the brilliant starry sky with her pure purple eyes.

The instant a shooting star streaked across the sky, she quickly closed her eyes, clasped her hands together, and mumbled something under her breath.

……

As the first rays of dawn shone on Qian Renxue's thick eyelashes, she slowly awoke, opening her eyes from her slumber. Beside the now-extinguished embers, everything had been neatly arranged.

The morning air was still quite chilly. Qian Lingyun, who had changed into a backless dress, put on a coat and somehow got some water to wash up.

After washing up, the two flew towards the outer area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest.

After a long journey, the two finally arrived at the gates of Shrek City in the afternoon.

The closer they got to Shrek City, the more depressed Qian Renxue became, and Qian Lingyun naturally knew the reason.

As is well known, Shrek City covers a vast area and has a very advantageous geographical location. It is located within the territory of the Heavenly Soul Empire, bordering Douling to the east, Xingluo to the south, and the Star Dou Great Forest not far to the southeast.

The city is well-connected, with four gates in total. The south, west, and north gates are open to all, while the east gate is controlled by Shrek Academy.

Ten thousand years ago, Shrek City had another name—Wuhun City.

Back then, Wuhun City was a holy land for all soul masters in the world, simply because Wuhun City worshipped the Douluo Palace!

Shrek City was magnificent, with guards patrolling outside the city gates. The walls on both sides were each more than a mile long, totaling more than three miles. The walls were more than ten feet high, and guards stood on the walls every few meters.

Not only was the city bustling with activity, but the area outside the city gates was also teeming with people, forming long queues.

After completing the entry procedures at the North Gate, Qian Renxue walked along the spacious road where merchants came and went in an endless stream.

Numerous shops lined both sides of the road, displaying a dazzling array of goods at their entrances. This bustling and prosperous scene was something I had never experienced in the small border towns of the Douling Empire.

The lively scene made the two of them feel as if they were in another world.

As she walked, Qian Renxue kept looking around, always subconsciously glancing in a certain direction, as if hoping to see something.

Finally, Qian Renxue smiled—a rare occurrence on her usually icy face. Her smile was soft and cold.

After a brief tour of Shrek City, Qian Lingyun led Qian Renxue into an incredibly luxurious building with three large, gilded characters on the plaque above the door: Jubaoge (Treasure Pavilion).

This Treasure Pavilion is a large shop that sells all kinds of items related to Soul Masters and Soul Instructors.

From a distance, the Treasure Pavilion is a huge building with four floors and a height of over twenty meters. The building itself occupies a large area and its exterior is magnificent, just like a treasure basin.

Such a luxurious building might be considered magnificent by outsiders, but in the eyes of Qian Renxue, who grew up in the Hall of Worship, it was nothing special, at best only at the level of someone who had just entered a grand hall.

Interestingly, the young women in long dresses who were greeting guests at the entrance looked to be only seventeen or eighteen years old.

She has a sweet face and a slender figure. Her lower body is covered by a long skirt, making it difficult to see clearly, but her upper body is bare, with her shoulders exposed and her chest tightly wrapped, revealing a noticeable cleavage.

Against the backdrop of the magnificent Jubaoge building, her fair skin appeared even more alluring, causing Qian Lingyun to freeze in place in a daze.

"Is it pretty...?" Qian Renxue whispered in Qian Lingyun's ear.

"Ah!" Qian Lingyun felt a tingling sensation run through her body. In a panic, she blushed and glared at Qian Renxue, her tone even carrying a hint of anger, "Why did you scare me!"

"Hello, are you here to look at the merchandise?" A beautiful young woman in a white dress walked out of the Treasure Pavilion with a polite smile.

"No, I'm here to sell things," Qian Lingyun replied, turning around and taking a deep breath.

"Selling things? Okay, please follow me." The girl in the white dress led them up the golden stairs to the second floor of the Treasure Pavilion, and then walked along the corridor for nearly a hundred meters before arriving at the western end.

Beneath the long counter is a light trough shimmering with a crystalline yellow light. Soft light flows out from below, not glaring but full of texture.

A sprightly elderly man stepped out from behind the counter, smiling broadly at the two young ladies. He said in a very friendly manner, "Good afternoon, you two young ladies. I am the appraiser here, my surname is Xiao. May I ask what you two would like to buy?"

At this point, a glint of light appeared in the old man's eyes, and he curiously began to chat: "Judging from the extraordinary bearing of these two young ladies, they must be heirs from prominent families!"

"Hmm," Qian Renxue gave a cold snort without expression, which could be considered an answer.

"Hehehe, old man, don't ask too many questions when you're in business! Knowing too much isn't a good thing," Qian Lingyun said, seemingly making a joke, but actually telling the old man not to ask questions he shouldn't!

"That was an overreaction from an old man."

The appraiser was a shrewd one; his eyes darted around, and he adopted a serious, business-like demeanor, asking with a smile, "Then... please bring out what you wish to sell!"

"Here you go." Qian Lingyun took out a wrench-shaped soul bone that emitted a dark red light from her storage ring and slid it directly from the table to the old man.

"A soul bone? A secret technique soul bone!" The appraiser examined the soul bone for a while before finally giving his conclusion: "A secret technique soul bone can provide a certain degree of agility enhancement, suitable for agility-based and power-based soul masters. Our Treasure Pavilion will offer 300,000 gold soul coins to purchase it! What do you two ladies think?"

According to the original novel, this city almost entirely belongs to the Spirit Hall. It is located at the border of two great empires, neither of which has ownership of it. Most importantly, one of the two most prestigious halls of the Spirit Hall, the Papal Palace, is located within Spirit City.

In Douyu II, Shrek Academy is located in the southeastern part of the Heavenly Soul Empire. To its southeast lies the Star Dou Great Forest, to its east is the Douling Empire, and to its south is the Star Luo Empire. It can be said to be situated at the core of the intersection of these three great empires.

Considering that in the second season of Douluo Continent, Heaven Dou became two separate entities, we can assume that Shrek City was essentially a rebuilt version of Spirit City.

Otherwise, with such a large area and such a good location, Wuhun City in Douyi couldn't possibly be demolished and left uninhabited!

(End of this chapter)