It was the height of summer in July, and the sun blazed like fire.
Heaven Dou City, Heaven Dou Empire.
Even on a sweltering day like this, when you could break into a sweat after only a few steps outside, the streets were still teeming with people—a testament to the city's prosperity.
Yet its style was entirely different from Mingdu's. There were few tall buildings, and Soul Guidance Technology was rarely used. It was like comparing the old world to the new.
With shops lining both sides of the street, Xu Lanqing weighed the bright red invitation Ice Empress had somehow gotten her hands on, then turned to her and asked curiously:
"This auction is on such a grand scale that there'll definitely be Titled Douluo, and maybe even Super Douluo. You used to wander around the outer city. Now that you're going inside, aren't you worried about being discovered?"
The blazing sunlight fell freely across the red bricks and green tiles, the brightly colored rooftops and their upturned eaves, and the breathtaking faces of Snow Empress and Ice Empress, lending the street a hazy beauty.
Ice Empress chewed and swallowed the roast meat she had just bought, then ran her tongue over her glistening lips and said unconcernedly:
"Your teacher specially made two Soul Tools that can change a Soul Beast's aura into that of a human. He had Zheng Zhan bring them back. Anyone below Limit Douluo level won't see through them."
Xu Lanqing glanced at Ice Empress's pink tongue. The weather wasn't just hot; it was enough to make him feel a little feverish.
He nodded. No wonder nothing had gone wrong in six years. So that was why.
It seemed Kong Deming and Snow Empress's group got along fairly well, which put him at ease.
Suddenly,