Douluo Continent, Sunset Forest.
At the foot of an unnamed mountain, a dazzling light erupted abruptly, startling the surrounding soul beasts into a frantic retreat.
The intense radiance flickered for the duration of an entire joss stick before gradually fading, leaving behind a pure white light gate in its place.
Following this, three figures emerged one after another from the gate.
When the last man, a middle-aged individual with streaks of white at his temples, stepped out, the light gate transformed into specks of light and slowly dissipated. A crystal the size of an infant's fist remained, falling into the middle-aged man's hand.
These three were none other than those who had crossed the spatial barrier from another Douluo Continent world: Dugu Xue, Feng Xiaodi, and Ozka!
Dugu Xue glanced at the spot where the World-Crossing Gate had been and sighed, "Only the three of us made it? It seems the limit of what the gate can sustain is just us three; the energy required for the World-Crossing Gate is truly staggering!"
Beside him, the silver-haired youth Feng Xiaodi said with delight, "Lord Enshrined, we actually succeeded! The concentration of soul power here is a full thirty percent higher than in our original world! We have truly crossed the spatial barrier and arrived in another world! This is no longer our original world!"
Feng Xiaodi's expression was filled with irrepressible excitement!
Dugu Xue smiled and said, "The decision of Emperor Qingtian is beyond doubt! It has never once gone wrong!"
"Indeed! Emperor Qingtian never makes mistakes! By the way, Lord Enshrined, you are well-traveled; can you determine where we are now?"
Dugu Xue flew into the air, surveyed the surroundings, then descended and stated, "If I am not mistaken, this should be the depths of the Sunset Forest. Four or five hundred kilometers from here lies Tiandou City!"
"As long as it is not the depths of the Star Dou Forest, we will not be in immediate danger."
Dugu Xue nodded, "Our first priority now is to determine how powerful the Immortal Court of this world is! The second is to establish a fixed World-Crossing Gate to drastically reduce energy consumption! Only then can we welcome the army of the Immortal Court into this realm!"
The last man, a brown-haired youth named Ozka, immediately changed his expression and said solemnly, "To expand the territory for Emperor Qingtian and gather the power of faith is a duty our generation cannot shirk!"
"Good! It is well that you have this resolve! Feng Xiaodi, Ozka, the task of gathering intelligence on this world is left to you two! I shall head to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well first; the medicinal herbs there are one of our primary objectives!"
"Understood!"
"Also, watch your own safety and do not expose your identities! If you encounter danger, send word to me immediately! The soul power concentration in this world is higher, so the soul masters here must surely be stronger!"
"Lord Enshrined, we will use our wristwatches to communicate! We shall rendezvous in Tiandou City!"
Each of the three wore a wristwatch on their wrist, capable of long-distance signal transmission, functioning just like a mobile phone.
Meanwhile.
In the depths of the Sunset Forest, Qian Renxue had just absorbed her seventh soul ring, with Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo acting as her guardians.
Seeing Qian Renxue awaken, Snake Lance Douluo said in a deep voice, "Young Mistress, a very intense soul power fluctuation just appeared ahead! I fear it was a fluctuation of level 98 or higher!"
"I felt it too while I was absorbing my soul ring."
Qian Renxue frowned, worried, "To have such a powerful expert suddenly appear so close to Tiandou City... who could it be? Is it some expert hidden within the continent?"
Just as Qian Renxue was contemplating whether to go and see what kind of expert was passing by, she saw two youths walking out from the dense forest ahead.
"Who goes there?" Snake Lance Douluo immediately shouted.
"Uh... we mean no harm!"
Feng Xiaodi and Ozka walked over from the distance with foolish grins on their faces.
At the same time, as they walked, they whispered to each other.
"Ozka, don't give us away! Contacting the natives to obtain intelligence is crucial!"
"Rest assured! My acting skills are top-notch! You're the one who shouldn't slip up!"
"Don't you worry about me!"
The two did not want to expose their identities, but the next moment, Qian Renxue recognized Feng Xiaotian and asked in confusion, "Feng Xiaotian, why are you here? Did you see what happened over there just now?"
Feng Xiaodi: "..."
Ozka: "..."
Who is Feng Xiaotian?
Their minds raced, and they immediately thought of what Emperor Qingtian had said: counterparts from another world!
Feng Xiaodi laughed awkwardly, "Ha... haha... we are here for training!"
Ozka also nodded, "Right! I am accompanying him for training!"
"Oh~" Qian Renxue nodded, looked at Ozka, and asked, "This brother, what should I call you?"
"Me? I am called..."
"Ahem~~" Feng Xiaodi coughed hurriedly and said, "Just call him Xiao Ao!"
"Yes, yes, just call me Xiao Ao."
Qian Renxue nodded again, her brows slightly furrowed, thinking: 'Why do I have such a strange feeling? It's as if... Feng Xiaotian doesn't recognize me at all!'
Feng Xiaotian was a polite person; in the past, he would have bowed respectfully and spoken cautiously upon seeing the Crown Prince. Today, Feng Xiaotian's speech and behavior were very casual! Qian Renxue felt something was quite odd.
At this moment, a telepathic message from Porcupinefish Douluo reached Qian Renxue's ears: "Young Mistress, Feng Xiaotian's soul power fluctuation exceeds that of an level 80 Soul Douluo—it is unfathomable! That youth also possesses the cultivation of at least a Soul Emperor!"
"What?" Qian Renxue exclaimed.
Feng Xiaodi asked blankly, "Wha... what's wrong?"
"It's nothing!"
Qian Renxue's inner confusion deepened. Feng Xiaotian is a genius, but his Soul Power Level is only around 42 or 43. How could he possibly have the cultivation of a Soul Douluo? Could he be Feng Xiaotian's twin brother? Then... why would he impersonate Feng Xiaotian? And even if he were his brother, wouldn't this level of cultivation be far too exaggerated?
Consequently, Qian Renxue tentatively asked, "Brother Feng, I heard rumors of you breaking through to the Soul Douluo realm quite some time ago. I wonder what your current cultivation level is?"
"Ah? This... that..."
Feng Xiaodi stammered, his mind racing as he screamed internally: Help me! What exactly is the Soul Power Level of the 'me' in this world?
Seeing Feng Xiaodi's conflicted expression, Ozka suddenly interjected, "Isn't it very rude to ask someone about their Soul Power Level like that? My big brother Feng Xiaotian won't hold it against you, but you really shouldn't ask such things!"
Feng Xiaodi immediately chimed in, "Exactly! Our Soul Power Level is a secret! After all... after all, when traveling abroad, it's better to be a bit cautious! Of course, I'm not talking about you, brother! I'm just worried about hostile factions finding out!"
"Haha~~ That was abrupt of me. My apologies, my apologies."
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