Dragon Rise City lay in the north of the Star Luo Empire, less than two hundred li from the border with the two great empires. It was a main city, and a true border city as well.
Dragon Rise City itself was not directly governed by the Star Luo Imperial Family, but was territory within one of its subordinate kingdoms. Thanks to trade, this modest city was exceptionally prosperous, with a constant stream of passing merchants and travelers.
Ever since Spirit Hall released the news, the city had become even livelier. Countless people awaited the arrival of major figures from every great faction today, who would discuss the matter of the Divine Decree here.
It was foreseeable that today's and tomorrow's events would surely be recorded in history. Such an occasion was exceedingly rare. The residents of Dragon Rise City were naturally thrilled, hoping that, like protagonists in storybooks, they might catch the eye of some great figure and change their fate against the heavens—or accomplish something today that would be recorded in history alongside them.
Of course, what more knowledgeable people looked forward to was that man who had reached the pinnacle of the human world a century ago, one of the two great mountains of the Soul Master world—the legendary messenger of the Angel God, a level ninety-nine Peerless Douluo...
Qian Daoliu!
For some long-lived elders in Dragon Rise City who had admired Qian Daoliu's prestige in that era, being able to see the Angel Douluo once before their deaths would leave them with no regrets.
However, early that morning, many residents walking the streets around the city's central district found that the central area had already been cleared and sealed off. The Red Bishop of the Dragon Rise City Spirit Hall Branch led a group of deacons