Biodata
| Feature | Information |
|---|---|
| Name | Sun Moon Empire (日月帝国) |
| Type | Neutral Character (AI) |
| Occupation/Role | Major empire and soul guidance technology power |
| Status | Active |
| First Appearance | 1 |
History
The Sun Moon Empire originated on the Sun Moon Continent, which later reached the Douluo Continent through tectonic movement. Its arrival reshaped the continental balance of power after the Heaven Dou Empire split into the Douling and Tianhun Empires and the Star Luo royal family changed. 1
In its war against the three Douluo nations, the empire initially held the advantage through advanced soul guidance technology and a complete institutional system. The Douluo coalition's Tang Sect hidden weapons proved unable to match its soul guidance devices. 1
Shrek Academy ultimately assembled more than sixty Titled Douluo, assumed command of the coalition army, and defeated the Sun Moon Empire. Shrek's victory further elevated its position; in the current era, even the Sun Moon Emperor is expected to show it respect. 1 22
Recent Developments
The empire admitted Xiao Changge, a fifteen-year-old former Shrek victim with a top-tier Vermilion Bird/Phoenix Martial Soul and two Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings, through exceptional consideration despite his age exceeding the academy's ordinary entrance limit. Its border forces first interrogated him with a lie detector and reported his allegations that Shrek had killed the Sun Moon Soul Engineer who awakened him and exploited him for Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire treatment. 35
Jing Hongchen and Kong Deming subsequently investigated Xiao's background and verified through scouts in Shrek City that Shrek had used him to treat Ma Xiaotao before discarding him. The discovery intensified Jing Hongchen's hostility toward Shrek and reinforced the empire's decision to cultivate Xiao as a major talent. 39 40
Under Jing Hongchen's sponsorship, the empire began cooperating with the Earth Dragon Sect to access its hidden Ice Vein. Jing initially pursued negotiation rather than force, offering advanced Soul Tools and compensation for mining rights; the resulting agreement gave the empire access to rare ice-attributed resources, including Ten-Thousand-Year Black-Ice Marrow, valuable for both cultivation and high-level Soul Tool development. 71 72 74 75
Society and Public Policy
- The empire provides free martial soul awakenings for its citizens, including commoners and poor children. 1 4
- It is described as allowing ordinary people to afford food and medical care, in contrast to the conditions attributed to the Douluo Three Kingdoms. 13
- Its public messaging promises that, under unification, commoners would not be arbitrarily oppressed by noble soul masters and that soul masters would be prohibited from harming ordinary people at will. 13
- Its comparatively favorable treatment of commoners is a major reason Douluo noble soul masters regard it as a threat to their status and interests. 13
- The empire prioritizes ability, effort, and practical usefulness over birth or martial soul pedigree. Even citizens with weak martial souls may receive training and medicine so they can operate Soul Tools in the empire's workforce and military formations. 29 57
- Exceptional foreign talents can be recruited and heavily resourced, but they are subject to background investigations, observation, and institutional measures intended to bind them to the empire. 29 35 37
- In occupied areas, the empire has been associated with policies of restricting looting, suppressing old noble tax collectors, reducing certain taxes and corvée labor, and distributing practical civilian Soul Tools. These benefits are unevenly experienced, particularly in remote areas, and do not erase public fear of its invasions or alleged ties to evil soul masters. 28
Military and Soul Guidance Technology
- The empire's military strength rests on advanced soul guidance technology and a complete supporting system. 1
- Level-9 soul guidance devices were considered capable of overturning the situation of a war, despite the empire lacking Titled Douluo during its earlier conflict with the Douluo nations. 1
- High-tier soul guidance devices consume vast quantities of soul power; once their operators are depleted, the devices cannot be used. 17
- Kong Deming is identified as the empire's stabilizing pillar and foremost technical authority. He is a peak Class 9 Soul Engineer and, while regarded as the person closest to the Class 10 threshold, has not yet become a Class 10 Soul Engineer in the present period. 25 38 75
- A Class 10 Soul Engineer is described as corresponding to Limit Douluo-level power. Kong Deming's eventual advancement to Rank 95 and Class 10 would allow him to contend directly with a Limit Douluo. 25
- Level-9 Fixed Soul Cannon Shells can deliver attacks comparable to a Limit Douluo's full-force strike over a greater area. Through prepared positions, ammunition stockpiles, and coordinated Soul Engineer legions, the empire can threaten or heavily wound Limit Douluo-level opponents. 56
- The empire's technology cannot reliably defeat a healthy Limit Douluo in a one-on-one engagement and remains unable to contend with Demigods or Quasi-Gods. Its strength against the highest-level opponents depends on saturation bombardment and large-scale coordination rather than a single Soul Tool. 56
- Soul Tools can substantially raise the combat value of lower-ranked Soul Masters; a Soul King or Soul Ancestor equipped with sufficiently powerful devices may display Soul Saint-level combat power. 56
- The Class 9 defensive Soul Tool Red Dust Protection can activate automatically, provide defense comparable to the user's strongest Soul-Power-enhanced attack, and consume only a fifth of the user's soul power. Jing Hongchen provided one to Xiao Changge for his expedition to the Earth Dragon Sect. 71
- The empire treats excessive Soul Beast hunting as a serious matter because the depletion of Soul Beasts would threaten the supply of Soul Rings and the future of Soul Masters. 47
Education
Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy
The Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy is one of the continent's two leading schools alongside Shrek Academy. It emphasizes soul tool studies, standardized technical instruction, and the industrialized training of soul engineers. 26
| Category | Requirement or Feature |
|---|---|
| Registration age | Applicants must be no older than twelve; a soul tool checks bone age. 26 |
| Minimum soul power | Rank 10 or above, with a first soul ring already obtained. 26 |
| Background and fees | Commoners and royalty are treated equally; registration is free. 26 |
| Entrance examination | Applicants may distinguish themselves through martial soul combat ability or soul engineering aptitude. 26 |
| Soul engineering examination | Tests include basic theory, core-formation inscription, forging, and producing a basic soul tool from supplied materials. 26 |
| Advancement | Academic progression is determined by Soul Engineer rank rather than age. 26 |
| Elimination threshold | Students who have not reached Level 3 Soul Engineer before age eighteen must leave. 26 |
| Advanced study | Reaching Level 5 Soul Engineer before age twenty-five qualifies a student to attempt the Mingde Hall examination. 26 |
| Exceptional admission | Applicants over the normal age limit may receive special consideration for extraordinary soul master or Soul Engineer talent. 35 |
Strengths and Limitations
- The academy maintains a complete soul tool knowledge system, including blueprints, core formations, inscription procedures, and graded examinations. 26
- Students have independent inscription rooms in their dormitories, and research is actively encouraged. 26
- Its educational model prioritizes soul tools, while martial soul cultivation is comparatively neglected. 26
- The academy is associated with using medicine to increase soul power, which can leave students with weaker foundations and bottlenecks. 26
- Its graduates are closely tied to the Sun Moon Empire's military-industrial system. 26
- The empire's broad use of cultivation medicine creates large numbers of lower-ranked Soul Engineers quickly, but severe medication can destabilize soul power, damage martial souls, and limit later advancement. 57
- For elite students and high-level Soul Engineers, medicine is generally supplementary rather than the sole basis of cultivation; rare metals, Soul Tool research, combat experience, and personal training remain essential. 57
Xiao Changge's Enrollment
Jing Hongchen enrolled Xiao Changge as a dual-track student in the Soul Guidance and combat departments after his two Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings and exceptional potential drew the attention of Kong Deming, the Crown Prince, and the Emperor. Xiao was assigned a mimicry cultivation chamber and Soul Tool materials as part of his cultivation. 38
Xiao later demonstrated a Class 1 Soul Tool remote-controlled car to his class. Though the device lacked offensive and defensive functions, its successful construction demonstrated his developing Soul Tool aptitude and earned recognition from his classmates and Jing Hongchen. 41 43
Relationships
- Douluo Three Kingdoms — Historical military opponents. The empire nearly defeated their coalition before Shrek Academy took command and reversed the war. Its personnel must conceal their affiliation when operating in hostile Three Kingdoms territory. 1 48
- Shrek Academy — Former wartime opponent and a present political constraint; Shrek's influence is great enough that the Sun Moon Emperor must treat it cautiously. 1 22 The empire also remains wary of Shrek because of repeated espionage and sabotage, including Huo Yuhao's infiltration of the academy and Mingde Hall under an exchange-student identity. 37
- Xiao Changge — A Sun Moon Empire Soul Engineer awakened his martial soul and intended to bring him to the empire before Shrek killed the engineer. Xiao later chooses to join the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy. 1 4 27 The empire admits him as an exceptional student, provides him with cultivation and Soul Tool resources, and supports his Soul Beast hunts and expeditions. 35 38 47 71
- Kong Deming — The empire's key soul engineer and a potential source of protection Xiao Changge hopes to secure after joining the empire. 25 26 Kong is informed of Xiao's unusual talent and participates in investigating his background and potential bloodline. 39
- Jing Hongchen — Overseer of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy and another influential figure whose backing Xiao Changge seeks. 26 As Mingde Hall Master, Jing tests and investigates Xiao before personally supporting his enrollment, cultivation, Soul Tool research, and later expeditions. 36 38 41 71
- Holy Spirit Cult — Xiao Changge is concerned that the empire's possible cooperation with evil soul masters could endanger him if he joins. 26 Rumors and fear surrounding the cult have also contributed significantly to the empire's negative reputation among civilians of the Douluo Three Kingdoms. 28
- Earth Dragon Sect — The empire negotiated access to the sect's hidden Ice Vein through Jing Hongchen, offering advanced Soul Tools and compensation rather than immediately seizing the resource. The arrangement leaves the sect politically dependent on the stronger empire while granting the empire access to valuable ice-attributed materials. 71 72 75
- Mingde Hall — The empire's highest Soul Tool institution and one of the continent's major powers. It serves as the principal center of advanced Soul Engineer research and the intended route for academy students who pass its examination. 22 26
Story Role
The empire is introduced as the technologically superior power that once pushed the Douluo nations into retreat, only to be defeated through Shrek Academy's direct intervention. 1
For Xiao Changge, it represents the path he was denied: a Sun Moon soul engineer awakened his Vermilion Bird Martial Soul and planned to take him to the empire for a better future before Shrek intervened. 1 4
After considering the limits of founding his own faction and comparing the continent's schools, Xiao chooses to join the Sun Moon Empire rather than return to Shrek or choose the Star Luo Empire. His system reward for this choice is a Fallen Heart Flame sub-flame. 25 26 27
Xiao reaches the empire's border, reveals enough of Shrek's persecution to pass its initial investigation, and is ultimately accepted into the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy as an exceptional dual-track student. The empire's senior figures regard him as a strategic talent worth cultivating toward Super Douluo-level potential. 35 38 41
Through Xiao's enrollment, the empire becomes a setting for the interaction of Soul Tool engineering, alchemy, foreign magical techniques, and resource diplomacy. Jing Hongchen's support enables Xiao's Soul Tool research, alchemical demonstrations, Soul Ring hunts, and the Earth Dragon Sect Ice Vein expedition, while also advancing the empire's interest in rare materials and future technological development. 43 57 58 67 71 74