Sun Moon Empire

Biodata

Geography and Society

• Ming Capital is the imperial capital and is recognized as one of the only cities on the continent comparable to Shrek City. Extensive use of Soul Guidance Devices gives it a distinctly modern appearance. 24
• Dongyang City, a northern commercial hub and the empire's largest northern city, is governed by Xu Xiang, a royal cousin who relocated there to avoid succession struggles in Ming Capital. 2
• The empire's royal family has three inherited Martial Souls: the Sun, Moon, and Purple Imperial Heaven-Extinguishing Dragon, the last of which is called the Ancestor of Sub-Dragons. 73
• Sun and Moon Martial Souls are inherited through royal bloodlines; people possessing them need not reside in the empire, but trace their lineage to its imperial family. 55
• Imperial succession is notably violent, with internal royal-family conflict influencing the movements and political decisions of collateral relatives. 2 115

History

A thousand years before the present story, the Sun Moon Empire's attempt to unify the continent was halted by Shrek Academy's many Title Douluo. This failed campaign remains a major regret for members of the imperial family. 10

The Sun Moon Continent and Douluo Continent have been connected for thousands of years. Their repeated wars allowed some intermingling of Spirit Masters and Martial Souls, though elite bloodline Martial Souls rarely spread between the two regions. 56

By the current era, the empire has developed a decisive technological and economic advantage through Soul Guidance Devices. Its leadership and prominent Spirit Masters increasingly seek continental unification, presenting it as a means to end national divisions and accelerate technological development. 20 107 154

Government and Major Institutions

Imperial Family

• The royal family governs the empire and possesses inherited Sun, Moon, and Purple Imperial Heaven-Extinguishing Dragon Martial Souls. 73
• Xu Tianran, initially Crown Prince and later referred to as the Sun Moon Emperor, actively seeks to strengthen the empire and unify the Douluo Continent. 46 135 154
• The royal family supports exceptional talent, including Xu Tianming, whose rise is treated as strategically significant to the empire's future. 47 107 114
• The empire's succession conflicts remain a central political concern; Xu Tianming's father is transferred from Dongyang City to Ming Capital and granted a title amid these tensions. 115

Imperial Enshrinement Hall

• The Imperial Enshrinement Hall jointly developed the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy's advanced physical-testing equipment with Mingde Hall. 103
• Kong Deming, the Hall Master and strongest known figure in the empire, is a Level 10 Soul Tool Master. By fusing with the Silver Moon Divine Light Shield, he reaches Level 95 Super Douluo strength. 107 215 216
• Kong Deming's Soul Tool-enhanced defense withstands attacks from Body Sect Master Du Busi, demonstrating that the empire's high-level Soul Tool users can contend with stronger conventional Spirit Masters. 216 222

Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy

• Located in southern Ming Capital, the academy occupies an area comparable in scale to the imperial palace and is regarded as the empire's foremost academy. 24
• It recruits and develops Soul Masters and Soul Engineers, while also forming the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Team for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament. 103 109
• Academy policy formally prohibits preferential treatment for imperial-family students, though royal connections remain politically significant. 109
• The academy has traditionally been a perennial tournament runner-up. 153
• Its students and staff use Soul Tools as a major combat advantage, particularly in long-range engagements. 201

Mingde Hall

• Mingde Hall is a major Soul Tool institution associated with the empire and participates in developing advanced academy testing equipment. 103
• It produces high-level Soul Tools, including an eighth-level Tyrant Tiger Soul-Refining Blade and Fixed Soul Guidance Cannonballs. 182
• The institution is also connected to research into humanoid Soul Tools. 115

Technology and Military Strength

• The Sun Moon Empire is the continent's leading power in Soul Guidance Device research; its advances exceed those of the Three Douluo Kingdoms and Shrek Academy. 4 223
• Its Soul Tool development extends beyond military equipment to civilian applications, exemplified by portable heated cabin Soul Tools used in the Far North. 55
• The empire's Soul Tool-driven productivity gives it wealth greater than that of the Three Douluo Kingdoms combined; its tournament team alone travels with more than one hundred million in funds. 185
• Its combined national strength is stated to exceed that of the Three Douluo Kingdoms combined. 107
• The empire fields Royal Soul Master Legions capable of raiding illicit institutions such as underground auction houses. 46
• Its Soul Tool-equipped high-level Spirit Masters can offset a historical shortage of top-tier combatants and challenge stronger opponents from rival factions. 171 216 225

Foreign Relations

Three Douluo Kingdoms

• The Sun Moon Empire seeks to unify the continent, placing it in direct strategic opposition to the Three Douluo Kingdoms. 154
• The Star Luo Empire is its primary target due to Star Luo's leading strength among the Three Douluo Kingdoms. Though open war has paused for a century, border skirmishes at the Mingdou Mountain Range continue. 171
• Star Luo civilians and officials commonly view the empire as aggressive and hostile, shaped by border casualties and public-opinion campaigns from the Three Douluo Kingdoms and Shrek Academy. 153
• Star Luo leadership regards the empire's technological, financial, and growing high-level Spirit Master strength as an escalating national threat. 170 171

Shrek Academy

• Shrek Academy historically stopped the empire's earlier continental-unification campaign through its Title Douluo. 10
• Shrek personnel often distrust Sun Moon Spirit Masters and portray them as dangerous or untrustworthy. 174
• Despite this rivalry, Shrek later proposes an exchange-student program with the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy in response to the empire's superior Soul Tool development. 152 225
• Shrek's Sea God Pavilion recognizes that the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy may represent the future of Soul Master development if Soul Tools become central to that future. 187

Body Sect

• The Body Sect and the empire are viewed by outside factions as potential collaborators because of Xu Tianming's Body Martial Soul and the powerful Body Sect-affiliated figures around him. 196
• Du Busi's confrontation with Kong Deming highlights the strategic significance of the empire's Soul Tool-enhanced high-level combat power. 215 216

Holy Spirit Cult

• Crown Prince Xu Tianran uses an alliance with the Holy Spirit Cult for his own political purposes. 46
• Evil Spirit Masters affiliated with the cult believe that its alliance with Xu Tianran could enable it to become the empire's state religion and act freely within its territory. 117

Soul Hall

• The Soul Hall is a developing faction intended to promote free Martial Soul awakening and the Spirit Soul Method, allowing Soul Rings to be obtained without hunting Soul Beasts. 129 135
• Xu Tianran agrees to provide the organization with manpower, a base, and funding in exchange for support against Super Douluo-level opponents. 135
• Outside powers consider the Soul Hall's ability to grant Soul Rings without Soul Beast hunting a major strategic development for the Sun Moon Empire. 230

Notable Individuals

• Xu Tianran — Crown Prince, later Sun Moon Emperor; pursues alliances and military strength to enable continental unification. 135 154
• Kong Deming — Hall Master of the Imperial Enshrinement Hall, the empire's strongest known figure, and a Level 10 Soul Tool Master. 107 216
• Xu Tianming — Imperial-family member, captain of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy team, and an exceptionally powerful Body Martial Soul user treated as a key imperial asset. 109 168 208
• Xu Xiang — Dongyang City Lord, royal cousin, and father of Xu Tianming. 2
• Jing Hongchen — Dean of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy and a leading figure connected to its Soul Tool development. 24 103
• Xue Chen — Shadow Douluo and confidant of Xu Tianran. 46
• Mu Ye — Empire-affiliated elder tasked with assisting research into mecha and Battle Armor. 129