Sun Moon Empire, Arriving at Ming Capital

"This is the Sun Moon Empire." Zhong Kui stepped fully onto the territory of the Sun Moon Empire at this moment, then began heading toward the capital, Ming Capital, preparing to join the Royal Soul Guidance Academy of the Sun Moon Empire.

Shrek Academy claims to be the number one academy in the world, but the quality of education at Shrek is something everyone knows all too well.

First, there is the large-scale poaching of geniuses from the various Douluo nations. Many geniuses from the three kingdoms should have joined their own national academies, but instead, they were all swept up into Shrek Academy; even geniuses from many powerful sects were snatched away to Shrek.

As for their teaching standards, one only needs to look at the teacher in Huo Yuhao's class to know. To allow that old hag to serve as a teacher—and the fact that no one opposed it—shows that Shrek's teaching quality is truly nothing to brag about.

Furthermore, regarding the championships Shrek won in previous tournaments, Zhong Kui highly suspects that, much like when Huo Yuhao participated, they were likely achieved through cheating.

After all, if Shrek allowed Huo Yuhao to cheat to win a championship, who is to say whether previous tournaments had similar cases? It is highly probable.

That is why Zhong Kui is unwilling to join Shrek Academy. Moreover, if one wants to receive elite education at Shrek, one must join the Inner Court, and joining the Inner Court requires joining the Supervision Group. When the time comes to hunt down Evil Soul Masters, is that not just a threat?

If you don't join, you cannot enter the Inner Court, and you cannot receive elite education. How is that any different from a threat?

And to have someone like Xuan Zi, who couldn't even protect his own students, serving in a high-ranking position—and potentially becoming the next Pavilion Master of the Sea God Pavilion—is already absurd enough.

There is one more point: Shrek is Tang San's territory. If he, a transmigrator, were to arrive at Shrek Academy, he would very likely be discovered by Tang San. Therefore, under no circumstances can he join Shrek Academy; it is, after all, Tang San's turf.

Thus, joining Shrek Academy is, in every way, the worst possible strategy.

The drawbacks are simply too numerous.

Choosing to join the Sun Moon Empire is, conversely, the best choice at present.

After all, the education in the Sun Moon Empire is far better than that of the Douluo Three Kingdoms.

On the road, Zhong Kui admired the scenery of the Sun Moon Empire while pondering how to join the Royal Soul Guidance Academy.

During this process, Zhong Kui saw many buildings in the Sun Moon Empire that were filled with a sense of advancement, at the very least approaching the modernized cities of his original world.

It was already very close; although it wasn't technology, but rather Soul Guidance technology, it was still quite impressive—far better than the Douluo Three Kingdoms.

And here, just like in the former Martial Soul Hall, basically every citizen of the Sun Moon Empire can awaken their Martial Soul for free.

It costs absolutely nothing, whereas in the Douluo Three Kingdoms, commoners still have to pay to awaken their Martial Souls.

Huo Yuhao was only able to awaken his Martial Soul because he was the illegitimate son of the White Tiger Duke. At the time, in the White Tiger Duke Mansion, everyone wanted to see if this illegitimate son had any value, which is why they awakened his Martial Soul.

Unexpectedly, the Martial Soul Huo Yuhao awakened was merely a Body Martial Soul, and his Innate Soul Power was only level one. It was truly too poor, so he was judged to have no value and continued to suffer suppression. Later, after his mother, Huo Yun'er, passed away, he chose to leave the Duke Mansion.

From this, one can see that the Sun Moon Empire is a more advanced country, closer to the modern civilized societies of Earth.

The Douluo Three Kingdoms lean more toward the Middle Ages, that feudal era, or perhaps a slave-owning society.

In such a situation, is there any need to ask how the Douluo Three Kingdoms could possibly resist the Sun Moon Empire? It is obvious that the Douluo Three Kingdoms are doomed to lose; the Sun Moon Empire will definitely win.

If not for that beast, the Great God King Tang, pulling a deus ex machina, how could the Sun Moon Empire possibly lose?

"Young man, want a ride? The Soul Guidance Bus here can take you to many places in the Sun Moon Empire. Want to hop on?" At this moment, a man who looked like a driver waved at Zhong Kui.

Many people nearby were boarding the vehicle; it looked just like a bus.

"How much does it cost? Can it go to Ming Capital?"

Zhong Kui then took out his Soul Tool and retrieved some Gold Soul Coins.

"It only costs one copper coin to ride. The bus basically goes stop by stop; it doesn't have a fixed direction, but it will designate a specific direction for you..."

No need to ask; this is basically the same thing as a bus from his original world. It should be called a Soul Guidance Bus. He hadn't expected the Sun Moon Empire to already have Soul Guidance Buses.

"Then how many stops until I reach Ming Capital?"

"You must be from out of town. To reach the capital of our Sun Moon Empire, you need to go to the last stop, so it will take quite a while—a few hours, perhaps."

"That's fine."

Zhong Kui paid the coin and boarded the bus. Once it was mostly full, the bus driver closed the doors, and the vehicle began to drive from stop to stop.

After a few hours, Zhong Kui finally arrived at Ming Capital.

"So this is the capital of the Sun Moon Empire. It really does look advanced..."

Looking at Ming Capital, the capital of the Sun Moon Empire, Zhong Kui had to admit that this capital had at least begun to reach a level of advancement approaching modern society.

Afterward, Zhong Kui began searching for a way to join the Royal Soul Guidance Academy of the Sun Moon Empire. He found the location of the academy while asking some passersby for directions.

He then saw a large crowd of people preparing to register; there were many people here who wanted to join the Royal Soul Guidance Academy.

"Hello, I'd like to ask how one joins this Royal Soul Guidance Academy of the Sun Moon Empire?"

"You're from out of town, aren't you? I am too. I want to learn advanced Soul Guidance technology, which is why I'm joining this academy. They welcome people from many countries here, including those from the Douluo Three Kingdoms, as long as you meet the criteria. Simply put, you don't have to be a genius; as long as you are hardworking and have results, you can stay.

There's even a student who is a piece of trash with only half a level of Innate Soul Power, but because they have talent in Soul Guidance technology, they are allowed to stay in the academy. As long as you are hardworking, capable, and have results, you can stay."

After hearing this, Zhong Kui felt relieved and joined the registration line. After a long wait, it was finally Zhong Kui's turn.

"Let me measure your Soul Power Level."

The Soul Master from the Sun Moon Empire Academy then took out a Soul Power crystal capable of measuring up to level 99 Soul Power.

Zhong Kui placed his hand on it, and it immediately displayed a Soul Power Level of 62!

"How old are you?"

"14 years old."

"!!! A genius!!! Welcome to the academy." The academy staff member said excitedly at this moment.