Dragon City

A Rank 9 Spirit Tool Master from the Sun Moon Empire entering the territory of the Original Douluo Three Kingdoms would, once exposed, inevitably draw the attention of the three royal families. That would be far too troublesome.

Luan Yu held the two little ones' hands and headed toward Dragon City on foot.

Walking more than ten kilometers would still take some time. Luan Yu had originally wanted to carry the two children, but Liu Xing and Firefly unexpectedly refused. The four- or five-year-old children had walked several kilometers without showing the slightest fatigue. Their legs were simply too short, making them too slow.

Luan Yu narrowed her eyes slightly and noticed that the children's physical constitution was unusual, but she did not pay it much mind. As long as they were not transformed Spirit Beasts, it was nothing strange for human children to be exceptionally gifted.

However, Luan Yu could not stand the speed of their short little legs any longer. In the end, she grabbed one in each hand and strode quickly toward Dragon City. Liu Xing looked utterly lifeless as he was carried along, but after glancing at Firefly, whose tiny fists were clenched and whose face was full of grievance, he felt that being carried like this was not so bad.

Firefly, the mecha girl of the Glamoth Iron Cavalry, the Scorching Knight who tore apart the Swarm and shattered planets with her bare hands, was now being carried around like a little puppy. Liu Xing found it incredibly amusing, especially Firefly's current expression. She was just too adorable. He claimed that he was not a lolicon, but if it was Firefly, he would not mind being one just a little.

Luan Yu did not take long to reach Dragon City's gates while carrying the two little ones. She put them down and led them into the city.

Although there were guards at Dragon City's gates, it was not wartime, so inspections were not strict. They entered Dragon City with ease without even being checked.

That made sense. What danger could a delicate grown woman accompanied by two little brats possibly pose? What was there to inspect?

Upon entering Dragon City, the temperature rose by several degrees. With the crowds and the braziers set up throughout the streets and alleyways, this city of ice and snow had gained a hint of warmth. Outside the city, the land was blanketed in snow, but within the city, there was little accumulated snow due to the braziers and the constant flow of people.

The streets bustled with crowds. Although the north generally had far fewer people than the south, Dragon City was the largest city in the north, and its traffic was no less than that of the great southern cities. Moreover, Dragon City was close to the Far North and Sunset Forest, making it attractive to many spirit masters.

While they did not dare venture deep into the Far North, its outskirts were rich in ice-attributed Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and ores. As long as they did not go too far in, they generally would not encounter overly powerful Spirit Beasts, and spirit masters could still acquire ample resources there.

As for Sunset Forest, no one knew why its Spirit Beast population had sharply declined. High-year Spirit Beasts had nearly gone extinct, and poisonous mist that even Titled Douluo did not dare approach filled the depths of the forest. However, some low-year Spirit Beasts still lived around its outskirts, where Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures also grew. Poison-attributed Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures in particular were practically everywhere in the forest's core region, attracting many unusual groups.

Although Dragon City belonged to the Heaven Dou Empire, the empire had not stationed heavy forces in this major northern city. The ones truly holding the initiative were not the Dragon City Lord sent by the Heaven Dou Empire, but Dragon City's two top sects: the Heavenly Dragon Gate in the south and the Earthly Dragon Gate in the north.

The Heavenly Dragon Gate had a Titled Douluo presiding over it. Its inherited spirit soul was the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, and its origins could be traced back to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, one of the Upper Three Sects from ten thousand years ago. It had once been known as the strongest Beast Spirit Soul in the world and possessed a secret art of Partial Dragonification.

Every Titled Douluo stood at the peak of the continent and was revered by countless people. Even the royal families of the Three Great Empires had to show them a measure of respect.

With a Titled Douluo overseeing it, the Heavenly Dragon Gate could practically be called a top-tier sect. Naturally, the Earthly Dragon Gate was no ordinary sect either if it could share Dragon City with the Heavenly Dragon Gate. Although the Earthly Dragon Gate Master was only a Soul Douluo, the Rouge Dragon spirit soul inherited by the Earthly Dragon Gate was extremely powerful and possessed a unique Annihilation Power. Even against an ordinary Titled Douluo, it had the strength to fight.

Although the Heavenly Dragon Gate and the Earthly Dragon Gate competed with each other in ordinary times, their relationship was actually quite good. After all, the spirit masters of both sects possessed dragon-type spirit souls, and their competition never involved matters of life and death. It was healthy competition.

Still, the Earthly Dragon Gate was usually suppressed by the Heavenly Dragon Gate and lost more often than it won. Though it could not compare to the Heavenly Dragon Gate, it could barely squeeze into the ranks of the top-tier sects.

Thus, a small portion of Dragon City's resources was handed over to the Heaven Dou Empire, while the greater portion was divided between the Heavenly Dragon Gate and the Earthly Dragon Gate. After all, the resources required to nurture spirit masters were no small amount. This was also an unspoken understanding between the Heaven Dou Empire's royal family and the major sects. In return, once the Heaven Dou Empire went to war with another nation, the major sects had to provide people and support and fight for the country.

The Heaven Dou Empire had the right to conscript spirit masters from the sects into military service, but once the war ended, those conscripted spirit masters could still return to their sects.

"Though they're called top-tier sects, they're really only so-so. They're still far inferior to the Three Continental Titans."

Luan Yu led Liu Xing and Firefly through the streets and alleys, looking for a suitable restaurant so the two little ones could have a hearty meal.

"The Three Continental Titans? What are those, Elder Sister Luan Yu?"

Liu Xing had already learned much information from Luan Yu. He knew that the story of the first installment had taken place ten thousand years ago and that this was now the era of the second installment, but he knew none of the specifics and would have to gather information himself.

Firefly was the same. She was very curious about this world. Although she had learned from Liu Xing's memories that her world had appeared in Liu Xing's world in the form of a game, she did not care. After all, Liu Xing had appeared before her, proving that everything was real.

She was also deeply curious about the novel world from Liu Xing's memories. Unfortunately, Liu Xing had not read the second installment, and many things here only vaguely resembled what he remembered. After all, ten thousand years had passed, so changes were perfectly normal.

Luan Yu stroked the two children's silver hair and smiled. "The so-called Three Titans are the three strongest forces on the continent in the public eye. They are Shrek Academy, Mingde Hall, and the Body Sect. Of course, that does not include those hidden sects, nor does it include the Four Great Empires."

"Shrek Academy!"

Liu Xing and Firefly exchanged glances. They had heard another familiar name. Wasn't this the academy attended by the protagonist of the first installment? They had not expected it to still exist after ten thousand years, much less become one of the so-called Three Continental Titans.

"What? Do you want to go to school?"

Luan Yu pinched Firefly's little cheek and spoke thoughtfully. She assumed Firefly had deliberately brought up Shrek Academy because she wanted to attend school. After all, it sounded like a school just from the name.