Departure and First Acquaintances

Morning light pierced the clouds and gilded Heavenly Phoenix City. Outside the eastern gate, thirty young figures stood ready to depart, accompanied by the powerful auras of eleven elders.

Li Xuansheng stood at the front of the Li Family's group, the dark-gold Divine Phoenix Halberd slung across his back. Restrained patterns of flame shimmered along its blade in the morning sun. Beside him, Li Bing'er wore fitted ice-blue clothes, as cool and pristine as a lotus on a snowy peak. Li Longyue stood silent and mountain-like, his imposing frame lending him an air of solidity. Behind them, Li Mengchen, Li Xiaochen, Li Aotian, and the other twelve stood in a line. Though they had drawn in their auras, their tempered sharpness and composure were still unmistakable.

Opposite them, fifteen prodigies of the Dongyue Clan stood solemnly. At their head was Dongyue Qi, handsome in white. He looked at Li Xuansheng with mixed feelings; yesterday's astonishing events still echoed in his heart. Beside him, Dongyue Ling grinned at Li Xuansheng in anticipation. Farther back, Dongyue Chuxuan stood with a sword in his arms, his expression stern. Dongyue Huaixin held the Star God Staff with composed elegance, while a faint nine-colored glow played around Dongyue Xueya. The fifteen had different temperaments, but every one of them brimmed with vigor, a testament to the Dongyue Clan's deep foundations.

Beyond them stood eleven accompanying elders, their auras as deep as the sea. Li Qianqian held the Vast Sea Holy Staff, her blue robes fluttering and her eyes smiling. Li Tongyu stood as still as a pine, his aura of the five elements balanced and contained. The four Super Douluo—Li Lexuan, Li Shaozhe, Chen Xin, and Li Qingluan—were by turns dignified, carefree, aloof, and cool, each with an extraordinary bearing. On the Dongyue Family's side,