Mingdu, Sun Moon Royal Academy

No one answered. Everyone stood as silent as cicadas in winter, not daring to even breathe loudly.

Seeing everyone remain silent, Meng Yun's anger flared even more. Just as he was about to curse and berate them, he seemed to sense something, and his expression changed.

"You all leave first," Meng Yun said in a deep voice, taking a deep breath to regulate his emotions.

Everyone looked at Meng Yun in surprise, unable to understand why his mood had changed so quickly.

"Get out, now!" Meng Yun barked.

"Yes!" everyone hurriedly replied, feeling as though a burden had been lifted. They rushed out of the room, taking two steps at a time.

Not long after they left, a tall red-haired woman entered. The black uniform she wore accentuated her figure perfectly.

The woman casually entered the Hall Master's office, showing no fear whatsoever toward Meng Yun inside.

"Greetings, Heavenly Phoenix Crown." Meng Yun strode forward and bowed respectfully, no longer displaying the forcefulness he had shown earlier.

The newcomer was Leng Yaozhu, one of the Spirit Pagoda's Vice Pagoda Masters—a rank ninety-eight Super Douluo with the title Heavenly Phoenix.

"Hall Master Meng, there is no need for such formality," Leng Yaozhu said gently, stopping several meters in front of Meng Yun.

"I heard you discovered a genius with innate rank twenty Soul Power, whose martial soul is also a Phoenix?"

Meng Yun's heart tightened, and his expression became somewhat unnatural. "We did indeed discover such a genius."

Leng Yaozhu noticed Meng Yun's expression and could not help asking, "Is there something wrong with this child?"

"There is no problem," Meng Yun said. After hesitating for a moment, he decided to tell the truth. "It's just that we can no longer find him."

"The address he gave when awakening his martial soul was fake. I had people follow him, but after following him for half a day, we discovered that the child had already vanished without a trace."

Meng Yun hurriedly added, cursing inwardly. That brat was far too strange and cunning. He had actually been so wary of them.

"Oh?" Leng Yaozhu frowned. She had come this time specifically because of the child named Yun Ze.

Innate rank twenty, with a Phoenix martial soul—he was practically the perfect disciple in her eyes. If she could take him as her disciple, she would have no regrets.

"Have you mobilized people to search for him?" Leng Yaozhu asked.

"Over the past few days, I've already sent people to search as hard as they can, but we've found nothing. Your Excellency knows that Star Moon City has a population of nearly ten million. Finding one person in a city like that is difficult..." Meng Yun said helplessly.

Leng Yaozhu also understood how difficult it was to find someone in a city with such an enormous population, so she did not blame Meng Yun.

"Keep searching. I will also mobilize the other Branch Towers to search. We must find this child," Leng Yaozhu said.

Her martial soul was the Heavenly Phoenix, a branch of the Phoenix lineage. With her rank ninety-eight Soul Power, she was undoubtedly the best possible teacher for that child.

Likewise, that child would be the disciple best suited for her, capable of perfectly inheriting her legacy.

She would not easily let such a rare disciple slip away.

"Yes," Meng Yun replied, secretly breathing a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it was the Heavenly Phoenix Douluo who had come. She was relatively easy to talk to.

After carefully learning about Yun Ze's circumstances, Leng Yaozhu also inspected the situation at this Spirit Pagoda Branch Tower. The results left her fairly satisfied.

"Mingdu isn't far from here. I can go see Nana tomorrow. It's been some time since I last saw that girl. I wonder how her cultivation has been progressing."

Leng Yaozhu stood by the room's window, admiring the night scenery. Thinking of her disciple, a smile unconsciously appeared on her face.

In Mingdu, Yun Ze, Gu Yue Na, and the others presented the identity cards they had prepared in advance and entered this western core city.

Their identity cards were naturally forged. With their powerful strength as intimidation and enough money offered, obtaining legal-looking identity cards was not difficult.

Di Tian and Zi Ji had not yet left Star Moon City. They were helping those soul beasts who had taken human form obtain identity cards.

As the seat of the Federation Government, Mingdu had always been the continent's political, technological, and commercial center.

After years of development, Mingdu's permanent population had surpassed thirty million. Skyscrapers could be seen everywhere, traffic flowed endlessly through the streets, and the city was saturated with a sense of technology.

Star Moon City was already prosperous enough, but compared to Mingdu, it still fell far short. There was simply no comparison.

The group had no intention of sightseeing. They took a vehicle straight to Sun Moon Royal Academy.

Sun Moon Royal Academy did not have a conventional campus layout. Instead, it consisted of three enormous metal towers.

The three main towers stood several hundred meters tall, with many shorter buildings gathered beneath them, forming a vast cluster of structures.

The academy occupied a huge area, leaving plenty of open spaces among the buildings. These had been developed into combat arenas and testing grounds for Soul Tools.

Yun Ze and the others got out several hundred meters from the academy and split up.

Bi Ji and the others went to investigate the surrounding area and select suitable shops and buildings.

Meanwhile, Yun Ze and Gu Yue Na headed toward Sun Moon Royal Academy. Yun Ze was going there to enroll.

The two walked side by side into the building. The moment they entered, a faint metallic scent drifted toward them, as though even the air here were made of metal.

A slightly piercing alarm sounded, and red lights lit up on both sides of the entrance. Four tall men in gray uniforms immediately ran over.

"I forgot. Entering the academy requires identity verification. Without verification, you'll be detected," Gu Yue Na said awkwardly.

Sun Moon Royal Academy had no school gate and no fixed guards, but that did not mean its entrance could be entered freely.

There were identity recognition sensors on both sides of the entrance. Anyone who had not been verified would trigger this alarm upon being scanned, after which they would have to deal with these four burly men.

Besides these four burly Soul Masters, Yun Ze also sensed other dangers. If he was not mistaken, many hidden Soul Tools should have already locked onto him.

"An explanation will be enough," Yun Ze said, showing no emotional reaction as he looked at the four men who were displaying hostility.

"Come with us," one of the four men said in a low voice as they surrounded Yun Ze.

They would carefully interrogate anyone who trespassed into the academy, determine their intentions, and decide how to handle them according to the circumstances.

They certainly would not deal with such matters at the entrance, as that would look bad. The person would be taken to a designated room instead.

"You explain it," Yun Ze said to Gu Yue Na beside him. No matter how much he said, it might not be as useful as a single sentence from Gu Yue Na.

Identity determined one's right to speak. He currently had no identity and was still in the body of a six-year-old child, so his words naturally carried little weight.

"Mm." Gu Yue Na nodded and showed the four men her identity card.

Her identity card was somewhat special. The name on it bore a golden seal, one stamped with the academy headmaster's exclusive seal.

Upon seeing the seal, the four men's expressions changed. They immediately bowed in respect.

"He is my friend. I am taking him to see the headmaster now," Gu Yue Na said succinctly.

Hearing this, the four men exchanged looks and moved aside. Since Gu Yue Na had said so, they naturally did not dare stop them any longer. At the same time, they took out objects resembling remote controls and pressed the green buttons on them.

As the green buttons were pressed, the Soul Tools aimed at Yun Ze withdrew, and Yun Ze's identity was temporarily deemed valid.

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