Heaven Spirit Empire

Dou Ling City.

After the Heaven Dou Empire split, the original Heaven Dou royal Xue family departed and consolidated the territories of the former Hagen Das Kingdom, Tian Shuang Duchy, and Gu Lei Kingdom.

It is the capital city established during the refounding of the nation on the current Spiritual Mountain Plain.

It is also the largest and most prosperous city outside of Shrek's Shrek City, the Sun Moon Empire's capital Mingdu, the Heaven Dou Empire's Tiandou City, and the Star Luo Empire's Star Luo City.

(Theoretically the fifth-ranked city in the world.)

Is this truly a fantasy world? This level of productivity... I wonder if there are giants hiding inside?

Still, to have hacked my way from a corner of the Heaven Dou Empire all the way to Lingdou City and remained unscathed, it seems I count as at least half a Child of Destiny.

Fang Le looked at the hundred-meter-high city walls before him and the bustling crowds all around, unable to help but sigh with emotion.

Heaven knows how shocked he was when he learned the young girl he saved was named Jiang Nannan.

Born in the Heaven Spirit Empire, her Martial Soul is a Soft Bone Rabbit, and she has a sick mother at home—isn't this exactly the outer court goddess Jiang Nannan from the original plot?

At first, he thought the starting location for Jiang Nannan had been changed.

As it turned out, he never expected that the problem was with himself.

He had unknowingly hacked his way from the Heaven Dou Empire all the way to the Heaven Spirit Empire.

At the beginning, Fang Le had even asked:

What is going on? How can the Soul Hunting Forest next to Nuoding City be so ridiculously large?

He had hacked for two months without seeing the boundary, unable to find a way out no matter what.

However, the truth was that this guy had been wielding a large machete (Twin Star) and specifically choosing to drill into areas where Soul Beasts were present.

Coupled with his own poor sense of direction.

Consequently, he perfectly missed every town along the way and kept wandering through different Soul Hunting Forests.

It was only because his awakened Martial Soul had strong survival capabilities, plus a tiny bit of luck, that he never encountered any formidable Soul Beasts.

Otherwise, with his six-year-old body, he would have died long ago.

Conscious Will from the Void: Do I dare let this living ancestor die here?

However, just as Fang Le was still lost in his thoughts, an impatient voice rang out beside him.

"Kid, are you done looking? Pay the fee and get moving! Don't get in the way here! Once you're inside, you'll have plenty of time to stare!"

Before he knew it, the queue for the toll had reached Fang Le and his group.

The soldier at the head of the line looked extremely impatient, pointing at the money box beside him.

Every single day at this side gate, nothing but bumpkins from out of town showed up.

After a whole day, the kickbacks weren't even enough to pay for a drink, yet they all dawdled and dragged their feet.

Taking out an entry fee was like losing their own parents; if you don't have money, why are you trying to enter the city!

What? Five Silver Soul Coins is too expensive?

How is that expensive? It's always been this price, hasn't it? If you don't have the money, shouldn't you reflect on whether you've been working hard enough?

And what do you mean, why does it only cost five Copper Soul Coins elsewhere?

Then go to the place that only charges five Copper Soul Coins; why come to Lingdou City! Hah! A bunch of stinking, begging country bumpkins!

"One, two, three, four... seven, five times seven is thirty-five, forget it, here is one Gold Soul Coin, keep the change."

Not wanting to get into a dispute with the arrogant soldier, Fang Le counted the number of people in his group and then generously tossed a Gold Soul Coin into the box.

After finishing, he lifted his leg and prepared to walk into the city.

"Wait! You can't go in yet!"

However, although Fang Le did not want to cause any extra trouble, there were always some people who thought that concession meant they were easy to bully.

The soldier looked at Fang Le with greed, his long spear held horizontally to block the group from entering the city.

"What is it now?"

Fang Le looked at the spear blocking his path and asked in a cold voice.

Right now, he only hoped this guy wasn't an idiot; after all, while cliché plots are cliché, they always make one want to give the villain a good beating.

(If possible, I'd beat the protagonist too.)

"The little bit of money you paid isn't enough! It costs five Gold Soul Coins to enter the city now! Don't just stand there, pay up quickly; the people behind are still waiting to get in!"

He hadn't jumped out of the cliché; there really was an idiot who would offend people so blatantly.

It truly left Fang Le stunned.

He couldn't help but look back at the majestic Di Tian behind him.

That's right, isn't it?

A black robe with gold patterns, radiating an imposing aura.

At a glance, he was clearly a big shot, a master among masters.

"Are you talking to me?"

Fang Le, for the first time in his life, pointed at himself in speechlessness and asked.

"Who else would it be? Hurry up! Otherwise, don't blame me for dragging you into a cell for a few days!"

Still acting arrogant, the soldier spoke as if it were only natural.

"Heh! Is he always this brave? Wait a moment, let me ask. Little brother, how many Title Douluo does your family have?"

The soldier's cocky attitude truly made Fang Le laugh.

Pointing at the soldier, he asked the other guards who had already silently retreated from the battlefield with a hint of amusement.

"What Title Douluo? Don't try to distract me with jokes. Listen well, kid. I am Mi Hu, and my brother is Mi Long. We are genuine Soul King powerhouses! Absolute experts who came out of Shrek! We are even favored aides to the Young Master of the Mysterious Underworld Sect! If you know what's good for you, pay up and get lost. Otherwise, with that delicate skin of yours, hehe! There are plenty of nobles in this city who love to feast on something fresh!"

Regarding Fang Le's inquiry, Mi Hu spoke with great self-satisfaction.

With his nostrils flared in pride, he looked exactly like one of the henchmen A, B, or C standing beside a minor early-game villain.

After spilling his background like beans from a bag, he was not met with the usual gasps of awe, but with a deathly silence.

When he opened his eyes, he saw that the area around him and Fang Le's group had become like a vacuum zone; the previously crowded street had all retreated several meters away.

They were whispering to each other from afar.

Even his teammates, who had previously been fawning over him, had retreated inside the city gate at some point, looking ready to bolt at any moment.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Fang Le's group was definitely not simple.

Furthermore, as city guards, they kept a mental list of people they couldn't afford to offend.

Weren't two of the people in that group teachers from Lingdou Intermediate Academy who usually led soul-hunting teams?

Liu Fang and Lin Hu were both Soul Ancestor-level experts.

Only a guy who usually looked down on everyone else would fail to recognize them.

Not to mention that middle-aged man in the black robe, whose aura was far stronger than any Soul Douluo expert they had ever seen.

As for his potential cultivation level, the soldiers didn't even dare to imagine it.

To think he dared to go up and provoke them—they never realized he could be this "brave" on a daily basis.

To provoke them under these circumstances?

He was purely courting death!

Even if his brother Mi Long were just a guard for the Young Master of the Mysterious Underworld Sect, he shouldn't be poking the hornet's nest of a Title Douluo like this!

Mi Hu, oh Mi Hu! You really are a "tiger" (reckless)!

He truly lived up to the ferocity in his name.

The arrogance cultivated over the years left Mi Hu feeling that nothing was wrong.

Instead, he prepared to speak again.

"Little brat..."

However, Fang Le no longer had the mood to listen to this minor villain's brainless remarks.

He closed his eyes, supported his forehead, and exhaled, trying to adjust his speechless state of mind.

With a God King in the heavens and so many "god-like" fools on the ground, this world was truly beyond saving.

"Hoo! Beat him! Beat him until he's smoking!!"