Sun Moon Empire

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Sun Moon Empire
Original Name	日月帝国
Affiliation	Sun Moon imperial family; Royal Offering Hall; Virtue Hall; Royal Soul Guidance Academy
Status	Active imperial state
First Appearance	7

Power Progression

Period / Development	Advancement
Pre-story Soul Tool development	Developed Soul Tool technology for over 10,000 years, including offensive, defensive, flight-type, and fixed-load weaponry capable of offsetting gaps in individual Soul Master cultivation. 15 95
Previous continental war	Its Soul Tool-equipped armies nearly defeated the Douluo Three Kingdoms and their Tang Sect hidden weapons before Shrek rallied nearly sixty Title Douluo to reverse the campaign. 4 74
Alchemy development	Zhong Kui's Soul Raising Pills raise Jing Hongchen and Kong Deming to level 95, giving the empire two Super Douluo and improving its prospects of producing Level 10 Soul Engineers. 20 24
Far North cooperation	The Ice Empress and Snow Empress enter the Royal Soul Guidance Academy to study Soul Tool technology, giving the empire access to Super Douluo- and Limit Douluo-level allied combatants. 64
Expanded alchemical capability	Zhong Kui advances to a Tier 3 Alchemist, further strengthening the empire's emerging alchemy program and its ability to cultivate high-level talent. 75 77
Tournament mobilization	The empire prepares high-level Soul Tool contingencies for the Soul Fighting Tournament, while Jing Hongchen personally guards its delegation. Its team includes multiple Soul King- and Soul Emperor-level Soul Engineers equipped with advanced defensive and offensive Soul Tools. 85 89 90 125 126

Background / History

The Sun Moon Empire originated from the Sun Moon Continent, which collided with the Douluo Continent. It initially gathered intelligence on the Douluo Three Kingdoms before escalating conflicts led to war. Its forces, equipped with advanced Soul Tools, nearly defeated the three kingdoms and their Tang Sect hidden weapons. The campaign was reversed when Shrek Academy’s headmaster assembled nearly sixty Title Douluo to take command; the empire surrendered and later signed unequal treaties. 4 15 74

The defeat left the empire hostile toward Shrek Academy and the Douluo Three Kingdoms. It continues preparing for a future unification war, while many citizens and officials regard Shrek’s intervention in a national conflict as the decisive cause of the earlier loss. 15 25 74

A later account concerning the original future timeline states that Tang San personally intervened in the lower realm to force the Sun Moon Empire to withdraw its forces and restore Star Luo territory, even ordering the empire renamed the Heaven Dou Empire. This intervention is portrayed as an abuse of divine authority rather than the result of an ordinary military defeat. 118

The empire is portrayed as a destination for commoners and merchants from the Three Kingdoms, where noble rule and paid Martial Soul awakenings limit social mobility. Zhong Kui chooses it as a base because he considers its education, Soul Tool development, and treatment of civilians superior to those of his homeland. 1 7 8 20

Society and Education

The empire provides free Martial Soul awakenings for its citizens, including commoners. This policy is contrasted with the Douluo Three Kingdoms, where poor families may need to pay for awakening and many remote villages reportedly lack even basic knowledge of Martial Souls. 7 8 20 64

Its educational institutions accept applicants from multiple countries, including the Douluo Three Kingdoms. The Royal Soul Guidance Academy prioritizes diligence, practical ability, and results rather than innate Soul Power alone; even a student with only half a level of innate Soul Power may remain if they demonstrate Soul Tool talent. 8

Ming Capital is characterized by advanced buildings, Soul Guidance vehicles, and infrastructure approaching the level of a modern city in Zhong Kui’s assessment. 8 64

The empire is also described as providing commoners with greater access to schooling, medical treatment, and upward mobility than the Douluo Three Kingdoms. Its Soul Tool-based development allows ordinary people to gain useful skills and combat capacity without relying solely on inherited Martial Soul talent. 64 90 93

Soul Tool Technology

The Sun Moon Empire is the continent’s leading Soul Tool power. Its technology includes offensive, defensive, flight-type, and fixed-load Soul Tools, allowing ordinary people and lower-ranked Soul Masters to gain combat capability beyond their personal cultivation. 4 15 64 71

• The empire’s Soul Tool technology developed for more than 10,000 years. 15
• Its military technology previously outperformed the Tang Sect hidden weapons fielded by the Douluo Three Kingdoms. 4 15 74
• The Royal Soul Guidance Academy and Virtue Hall train and develop Soul Engineers. 9 64
• The Ice Empress concludes that a full-scale Sun Moon assault on the Far North, supported by large quantities of Soul Tools and fixed-load shells, could devastate the region. 71
• Zhong Kui later brings the Ice Empress and Snow Empress to the academy so they can study Soul Tool technology for the benefit of soul beasts. 64
• Fixed-load Soul Tool shells are regarded as capable of severely injuring or killing a Title Douluo, demonstrating the empire’s ability to threaten opponents whose personal cultivation exceeds that of its ordinary soldiers. 95
• The empire possesses numerous high-level Soul Engineers; some Soul Douluo unable to advance to Title Douluo are nevertheless qualified to become Level 9 Soul Engineers. 92
• Its tournament delegation is expected to use Class 8 Soul Tools, while Class 9 Soul Tools are treated as strategic assets rather than standard competition equipment. 85 101
• The empire closely protects information concerning its Soul Tool designs and tournament contestants, limiting the accuracy of foreign intelligence. 125 126

Government and Major Institutions

Institution / Position	Role
Imperial family	Ruling house of the empire; the state operates under an imperial system. 24 66
Regent Xu Tianran	Current regent; seeks to secure his succession and has cooperated with the Holy Spirit Cult. 65 66 72
Royal Offering Hall	Royal institution whose members include prestigious Title Douluo; Kong Deming serves as its head. 24
Virtue Hall	Soul Tool institution led by Jing Hongchen; supports academy training, talent cultivation, and Soul Tool research. 9 28 64
Royal Soul Guidance Academy	Major academy in Ming Capital that teaches Soul Master knowledge and Soul Tool technology. 8 10

Notable Figures

• Kong Deming — Head of the Royal Offering Hall, royal-blooded Title Douluo, and the empire’s foremost Soul Engineer. He participates in major decisions and later reaches level 95 with Zhong Kui’s Soul Raising Pill. 9 24
• Jing Hongchen — Hall Master of Virtue Hall. He recruits Zhong Kui, supports the development of imperial alchemists, promises protection for Zhong Kui’s parents in exchange for his instruction, and personally protects the imperial tournament team. 11 28 89 126
• Xu Tianran — Regent whose political position depends on producing an heir. His cooperation with Evil Soul Masters causes friction with Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen. 65 66 72
• Xu Tianling — Young imperial talent with Twin Martial Souls and Innate Full Soul Power. Kong Deming considers him a potential successor capable of replacing Xu Tianran. 73 74
• Ju Zi — Acts on behalf of the regent when seeking Zhong Kui’s help with Xu Tianran’s condition. 65
• Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen — Jing Hongchen’s grandchildren and elite Soul Engineer competitors. Both are reported to be around the Soul King level and possess high-level Soul Tools capable of threatening opponents near the Soul Saint realm. 15 16 125
• Ma Rulong — Captain of the Sun Moon Empire’s Soul Fighting Tournament team. He welcomes Zhong Kui as a companion and represents the experienced core of the delegation. 90
• Lin Xi — A member of the imperial tournament team who is disappointed by Star Luo’s comparatively weak Soul Tool development after arriving for the competition. 92
• Ice Empress and Snow Empress — Far North soul beast sovereigns accepted as allied students of the Royal Soul Guidance Academy. The Snow Empress has reached the level of a second-rank Soul Engineer, while the Ice Empress can produce first-rank Soul Tools. 64 71

Military and Foreign Relations

The Sun Moon Empire maintains heavily guarded borders with the Douluo Three Kingdoms. Entrants are questioned by soldiers and subjected to spirit-based interrogation to identify spies before admission. 7

Its stated long-term ambition is to annex the Douluo Three Kingdoms and unify the continent. This ambition, combined with the legacy of the previous war, makes its relationship with Star Luo and the other kingdoms openly hostile. 7 25

The empire’s technological and military superiority remains a major concern to the Three Kingdoms. Star Luo officials believe that an invasion by the Sun Moon Empire would be difficult to resist because Star Luo lacks comparable Soul Tool strength and high-level protectors. 95 103

Shrek Academy

Shrek is regarded as the empire’s greatest enemy because its intervention turned the earlier war in favor of the Douluo Three Kingdoms. 15 74

The empire also accuses Shrek-associated forces and the Three Kingdoms of killing Sun Moon contestants during the Soul Fighting Tournament, including through biased officiating and retaliatory executions. 16 25

Zhong Kui and Linglong learn of Shrek’s secret Ultimate Single Soldier Plan, a program intended to produce elite Soul Master-Soul Engineer weapons capable of conducting reconnaissance, sabotage, decapitation operations, and large-scale destruction against the Sun Moon Empire. They regard preventing Shrek from obtaining advanced imperial Soul Tool technology as strategically necessary. 84

After Xuan Zi’s failure to protect Shrek’s tournament students from the Evil Soul Master Death’s Emissary, Sun Moon competitors view Shrek’s reputation as severely diminished. From the empire’s Soul Engineer perspective, Xuan Zi’s failure to maintain surveillance, secure escape routes, and prevent hostage-taking constitutes a major command failure. 120 121

Holy Spirit Cult

Some high-ranking imperial circles cooperate with the Holy Spirit Cult due to pressure from Shrek and the Three Kingdoms, but this relationship is unstable. 24 25

Jing Hongchen and Kong Deming oppose the cult’s actions, particularly its suspected kidnapping of academy students. They fear the cult could eventually consume the imperial family and establish rule by Evil Soul Masters if left unchecked. 71 72

The suspected abduction of an academy student intensifies Jing Hongchen’s and Kong Deming’s opposition to the cult. They decide to support Zhong Kui and his allies in dealing with the organization while Kong Deming waits for an opportunity to replace Xu Tianran. 72

Far North Soul Beasts

The empire has formed an indirect alliance with the Far North through Zhong Kui, the Ice Empress, and the Snow Empress. Jing Hongchen permits the two sovereigns to study Soul Tool technology after they demonstrate Super Douluo- and Limit Douluo-level strength. 64

The arrangement creates a potential technology exchange between humans and soul beasts. Zhong Kui, Zi Ji, and Di Tian later discuss sending the King of Ten Thousand Demons to the empire to learn Soul Tool technology for the Star Dou Great Forest. 85 86

Story Role / Major Arcs

Zhong Kui’s Arrival

Zhong Kui crosses the Star Luo border after passing the empire’s interrogation process and travels to Ming Capital to enroll in the Royal Soul Guidance Academy. 7 8

His level 62 Soul Power at age fourteen attracts immediate attention from academy personnel, Jing Hongchen, and Kong Deming. Despite initial suspicion that he may be a spy, the empire chooses to cultivate him as an exceptional talent. 8 9 11

Alchemy Development

Zhong Kui’s Soul Raising Pills elevate Jing Hongchen and Kong Deming to level 95 Super Douluo, giving the empire two Super Douluo and improving its prospects of producing Level 10 Soul Masters. 20 24

Jing Hongchen then asks Zhong Kui to cultivate imperial alchemical talent. Zhong Kui accepts after receiving a guarantee that his parents will be protected and given high-quality living conditions within the empire. 28

Following further seclusion, Zhong Kui becomes a Tier 3 Alchemist. His growing expertise increases the strategic value of the empire’s developing alchemy program, which is intended to attract talent and reduce dependence on Evil Soul Masters. 75 77

Soul Beast Cooperation

After forming alliances with the Ice Empress and Snow Empress, Zhong Kui returns with them to Ming Capital. Jing Hongchen permits both to study at the Royal Soul Guidance Academy after they demonstrate Super Douluo- and Limit Douluo-level auras. 64

Their presence creates a direct channel for Far North soul beasts to learn the empire’s Soul Tool technology. 64 71

The Snow Empress becomes a second-rank Soul Engineer and the Ice Empress becomes capable of making first-rank Soul Tools. Their studies are motivated by the belief that the Far North could be devastated if the empire deployed its full Soul Tool arsenal against it. 71

Zhong Kui later communicates with Di Tian regarding the Star Dou Great Forest’s intention to send the King of Ten Thousand Demons to learn Soul Tool technology, extending the prospective cooperation beyond the Far North. 85 86

Succession Tensions

Kong Deming plans to support a more suitable imperial successor and depose Xu Tianran when circumstances allow, citing the regent’s collaboration with Evil Soul Masters. 72

He identifies Xu Tianling, a young imperial talent with Twin Martial Souls and Innate Full Soul Power, as a potential future ruler and intends to secure Zhong Kui’s support for him. 73

Ultimate Single Soldier Countermeasures

Linglong informs Zhong Kui of Shrek’s Ultimate Single Soldier Plan, which is intended to counter the Sun Moon Empire through trained Soul Master-Soul Engineer operatives such as Huo Yuhao. 84

Zhong Kui agrees that Shrek must be prevented from acquiring the empire’s cutting-edge Soul Tool technology. Linglong is tasked with gathering tournament intelligence so that Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen can be warned without exposing the source of their knowledge. 84

Soul Fighting Tournament

Kong Deming originally encourages Zhong Kui to enter the Soul Fighting Tournament in hopes that he can help the empire defeat Shrek and restore imperial prestige. 25

Before the tournament, Zhong Kui and Jing Hongchen discuss preparing against possible aggression from Xuan Zi and Shrek, including Class 9 Soul Tool contingencies. Jing Hongchen later accompanies the imperial delegation personally. 85 89

The delegation departs with Zhong Kui, Ma Rulong, Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, Lin Xi, and other elite competitors. Its members are regarded as powerful Soul Engineers equipped with advanced defensive Soul Tools. 89 90 125

Upon arriving in Star Luo, the team observes that the empire’s architecture and Soul Tool development lag far behind those of the Sun Moon Empire. Zhong Kui and the Hongchen siblings attribute this gap to the Three Kingdoms’ hostility toward Soul Tool development and their treatment of commoners. 92

Shrek’s intelligence identifies Zhong Kui as the imperial team’s rumored strongest competitor, alongside the Hongchen siblings and several Soul King- or Soul Emperor-level Soul Engineers. The incomplete intelligence and Jing Hongchen’s protection prevent Shrek from reliably assessing the team’s full capabilities. 125 126

Trivia

• The empire welcomes foreign students and immigrants if they can pass its entry screening and meet institutional requirements. 7 8
• Its people are said to progress more slowly after reaching the Title Douluo realm, a phenomenon some scholars attribute to physiology and long-term medicinal enhancement. 17
• The empire views the development of alchemy as a way to attract talent and reduce reliance on Evil Soul Masters for high-end combat power. 25 28
• The Sun Moon Empire’s commoners are described as having access to free Martial Soul awakenings and greater educational opportunities than their counterparts in the Douluo Three Kingdoms. 7 64
• Foreign observers and rivals consider the empire’s Soul Tool secrecy a major obstacle to gathering reliable intelligence on its military and tournament teams. 125 126