Arrival in Mingdu

"Spare my life, spare my life!" the Death God Messenger pleaded in terror. "I'll turn over a new leaf from now on. Let me go! Let me go!"

"From now on?" Huo Yuhao smiled.

"Next time, for sure."

The Death God Messenger's voice cut off abruptly as his head vanished.

Huo Yuhao split into three figures. Wang Dong'er's face was somewhat pale; she had endured it during their Martial Soul Fusion, but now she immediately bent over and vomited.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Qiu'er patted Wang Dong'er's back to comfort her. Qiu'er was a soul beast in human form and had lived for over ten thousand years, so her tolerance was naturally stronger.

"Dong'er, go check on the people we saved. You'll feel better," Huo Yuhao said softly.

Wang Qiu'er nodded and took Dong'er toward the banquet hall.

After the two had gone far away, Huo Yuhao glanced in the direction they had left, confirming that no one was in sight before he too bent over and vomited.

"I thought you really didn't feel anything at all." Wen Tianren walked over. The Death God Messenger's corpse explosion technique had failed because Wen Tianren's domain had covered the corpse affected by the Death God Messenger's soul skill.

Huo Yuhao wiped his mouth. "Have all the bandits been killed?"

"You ask that right after vomiting. It really makes me wonder whether you actually threw up." Wen Tianren nodded helplessly. "They're all dealt with. Not a single one got away."

"That's good. On behalf of the nearby people, thank you." Huo Yuhao nodded.

"Those people might not thank you. If I put away the undead creatures now, they'd blame us for arriving too late." Wen Tianren plopped down on the ground. "So good people have to get guns pointed at them, huh?"

"Let them point them. What do I have to fear from weak people pointing guns at me? To me, it's only natural for the strong to help the weak." Huo Yuhao looked at the bright moon overhead.

"I can't control anyone else. But that's the standard I set for myself."

"Now the people nearby should be able to live better lives, right?" Wang Qiu'er looked back at the receding town from inside the carriage.

"Hard to say. In this world, nobles have always harmed commoners the most." Wen Tianren controlled the skeletal horses. "Those evil soul masters kill to cultivate, while nobles... kill people, or make their lives worse than death, for amusement."

Wang Qiu'er fell silent. Even though she had inherited Huo Yuhao's memories from his previous life, she had once been a soul beast. She truly found it hard to understand why humans held so much malice toward their own kind.

"Wasn't it the same in the feudal era of our world? Look at the Magic Advancement Book Catalog. And in a world where bloodlines can become power, it would only get worse."

"What's that?" Wang Dong'er had recovered by now.

"Just an animated show. Don't listen to his nonsense." Huo Yuhao rubbed Dong'er's head, then traced "sorry" onto Qiu'er's palm with his finger.

Wang Qiu'er knew Huo Yuhao was apologizing for the unpleasant things in his memories. She merely squeezed his fingers to show that it was all right.

Compared to the original story in Huo Yuhao's memories, she preferred this story as it was now.

"Oh, right." Wen Tianren tactfully changed the subject. "You're going to the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, right?"

"Yes. Do you have recommendation letters?" Huo Yuhao nodded.

"Recommendation letters? No need. This isn't Douluo Continent."

"How do you attend school without recommendation letters?" Huo Yuhao was rather curious.

"Just go in?" Wang Dong'er guessed.

"There has to be some kind of restriction..." Wang Qiu'er was intrigued as well.

"No, are you really transmigrators? Not one of you got the right answer."

The three of them nodded in perfect unison.

"Exams!" Wen Tianren said helplessly. "You've all been poisoned by the local Douluo mindset."

It was no wonder the three had guessed that way. Even ten thousand years later in the original work, recommendation letters were still used. In truth, the Sun Moon Empire had always used an examination system. Only after the Sun Moon Empire unified the world was it forced to accept recommendation letters in order to protect the interests of certain Soul Master Academies.

"There are three assessments: Soul Tool crafting, Soul Tool theory, and Soul Master abilities. After enrollment, students are assigned to classes according to their grades in each subject. Even if you can't craft Soul Tools, you can enter the practical control department."

"Can we still make it in time for admissions?" Huo Yuhao asked doubtfully.

"If you can't, you can't. At your age and cultivation level, only an idiot would turn you down." Wen Tianren replied irritably.

"Oh, right, this is for you." Wen Tianren handed Huo Yuhao and the others a bag. "A thank-you gift for helping me kill the Death God Messenger."

Huo Yuhao opened the bag and found that it actually contained four Soul Bones!

"One Mystic Soul Soul Bone, one thousand-year Soul Bone, one hundred-year Soul Bone, and another rather evil-looking one that I can't identify."

"That's quite generous. Thank you." Huo Yuhao did not refuse and accepted them directly. However, none of the three had any use for these Soul Bones, so they would ultimately be sent to an auction house.

Thanks to the development of Soul Tool technology, the Sun Moon Empire far surpassed the other nations in productivity, and its people enjoyed better lives as well.

At the same time, Soul Tools had narrowed many of the gaps between Soul Masters' Martial Souls, making the advantages granted by Martial Souls less obvious. The nobles' strength was no longer overwhelmingly superior either, so the commoners of the Sun Moon Empire suffered far less oppression than those of the Star Luo Empire.

As for Heaven Dou and Dou Ling? For details, see the Magic Advancement Book Catalog: a grand showcase of human-like beings from the Northern and Southern Dynasties. The reason the Body Sect only became Heaven Dou's national guardian sect much later was because it was not absurd enough and thus did not fit in with the Heaven Dou Empire. Dou Ling was the same; it only got along with the Xuanming Sect because the sect was absurd enough.

Shrek might have this problem and that problem, but on this land of Douluo Continent where human-like beings gathered, it was already an advanced place.

"We've finally reached the Sun Moon Empire!" Wen Tianren looked extremely excited. "Come on, let's rent a few Soul Tool aircraft."

Soul Tool aircraft were already widespread in the Sun Moon Empire. Any moderately prosperous city offered rentals, and all one needed to do was return them in another city.

The convenience of transportation also made commerce in the Sun Moon Empire more developed. Goods from places that were not too distant could all be bought there.

With the convenience of Soul Tool aircraft, they reached Mingdu in just a few days. Soul Tool aircraft could already rival Blue Star's high-speed rail in speed, which also showed that Douluo Planet was larger than Blue Star.

"Everyone, we'll part ways here." Wen Tianren spoke to Huo Yuhao and the other two.

"What? You're not coming with us?" Huo Yuhao asked.

"There are things I must do." Wen Tianren did not explain, but his expression was resolute.

"Take care."

"Take care."

After bidding Wen Tianren farewell, Huo Yuhao and the two girls toured Mingdu. Mingdu was the Sun Moon Empire's political, economic, and technological center all in one, as well as a symbol of royal authority and power.

"We're here. The Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy."