Meanwhile, Shadow Moon and Minami Kotaro also received their admission notices from Heaven Dou Royal Academy a year later.
Over the course of that year, the two had begun building their reputations in the Soul Arenas, and gradually, their names spread throughout the Heaven Dou Empire.
What did it mean for two Soul Elders barely in their teens to be undefeated against opponents of the same rank? The fame of their duo, Shocker Sun and Moon, only continued to grow.
Young, high Soul Power, powerful Martial Souls, and formidable personal combat strength—this not only meant they were destined to become pillars of society in the future, but their age also meant they possessed tremendous potential for development.
Of course, the most important point was that they possessed similar Martial Souls and even called themselves brothers. They had to be biological brothers.
There were only so many inherited Martial Souls on the Douluo Continent. None of the major powers could find any information on these two sudden newcomers, and even Spirit Hall had no records of them. They could only conclude that their Martial Souls had been awakened by some other Soul Master.
Just think about it: two brothers with similarly powerful Martial Souls—weren't they perfect breeding stock?
With two brothers, at least one of their descendants could inherit the Martial Soul, right? They could just bring them in and have them breed, breed, breed. Better yet, they could produce an entire family, making the Heaven Dou Empire stronger again!
Thus, the various Soul Master Academies began extending olive branches to invite the two of them.
And within Heaven Dou City of the Heaven Dou Empire.
"Have you finished investigating?"
Within Heaven Dou City, the greatest power was undoubtedly the true ruler of the Heaven Dou Empire. The Emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire spoke in secret.
"We have already confirmed their identities without error. They are indeed citizens of the Heaven Dou Empire. Their Martial Souls were awakened four years ago by the Empire's Soul Master, Daguva, which is why their information was never sent to Spirit Hall. After training them for three years, Daguva declared them graduated, and so they began to rise to prominence a year ago!"
"Have they come into contact with any other factions over the past year?"
"According to our investigations, the two have relied entirely on their Soul Arena earnings for their expenses over the past year. They have not relied on any faction, and only the major Soul Master Academies within the Empire have extended olive branches to them. However, it is puzzling that Spirit Hall also asked whether they wished to join Spirit Hall."
"Hahaha, that is hardly strange. If their Martial Souls were awakened privately, how could they have records in Spirit Hall's archives? Have Heaven Dou Royal Academy invite them to enroll. But come to think of it, even Spirit Hall would not rule out using two geniuses as bait, would they? What do you think, Crown Prince?"
"Father is correct!"
"Ahahahaha!"
Meanwhile, in Heaven Dou City, Shadow Moon and Minami Kotaro agreed to enroll in Heaven Dou Royal Academy after receiving its invitation.
"Heaven Dou Royal Academy finally sent us a notice!"
Shadow Moon sighed as he looked over the prosperous Heaven Dou City.
"This past year hasn't been wasted after all," Minami Kotaro said with a smile.
"Still, no matter which world it is, there will always be a group of people suffering oppression."
Shadow Moon pointed at the flourishing Heaven Dou City.
"Looking around, it appears to be an age of peace and prosperity. But look closer—everyone is either a Soul Master or a noble. In my world, it was the nobles who oppressed people. Here, it is the common people."
Shadow Moon sighed, then abruptly changed his tone.
"So, Kotaro, this is why we exist. The mission of Great Shocker is to save them from hell. Kotaro, let's work hard together!"
Shadow Moon declared passionately, then held out a hand before Minami Kotaro.
"Mm, let's do it together!"
Minami Kotaro responded to Shadow Moon with equal excitement, and the two clasped hands tightly.
Heaven Dou City.
"Let me introduce them. These two will soon be joining our Heaven Dou Royal Battle Team family. Everyone, welcome them!"
Qin Ming said with a smile, taking the lead in applauding.
However, the members of the Heaven Dou Royal Battle Team showed little interest and only gave a token response.
"Teacher Qin Ming, if they are joining our Royal Battle Team, they should at least possess the necessary strength, shouldn't they?"
Dugu Yan was the first to challenge them. After all, two transfer students had suddenly appeared, and they were going to replace two teammates everyone had known for a long time. Naturally, she was unhappy about it.
"Yan Er!"
Yu Tianheng rebuked Dugu Yan.
However, judging by Tian Yuheng's expression, tone, and manner, he was clearly only doing so to give Qin Ming some face.
"Hmph!"
Dugu Yan turned her head away with a snort. Yet although her face was turned aside, her eyes were still glancing toward Yu Tianheng. Clearly, she did not care much, and she had the exact expression of someone who was angry and could not be coaxed no matter what.
"Ah, sorry, that was my fault. I haven't introduced the names of these two newcomers yet. I believe you all know about the Shocker Sun and Moon duo that has become quite famous in the Soul Arenas over the past year, right?"
"That's right. These two are Shocker Sun and Moon: Kotaro and Nobuhiko. You two should greet everyone as well."
Qin Ming tried to smooth things over between both sides. After all, they were all geniuses, and all of them had their pride.
"No need, Teacher Qin Ming. Let's do as they said and let our strength speak for itself."
Shadow Moon was the first to step forward.
"Which one of you wants to go first?"
Shadow Moon asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Or are all of you coming at me together?"