After several days of travel flashed by, Qian Xunzong and his group bid farewell to the Blazing Flame Sect. Riding the wind all the way, they crossed thousands of miles of mountains and rivers before finally entering the imperial capital of the Radiant Sun Empire—the core heartland of Soul Tool technology across the continent, Radiant Sun City.
This supreme royal city of the continent was even more exquisitely prosperous than Spirit City. Its streets stretched out in orderly grids, with ingenious Soul Tool streetlamps, suspended corridors, and powered machinery visible everywhere. Metallic gleams intertwined with halos of Soul Power, displaying the flourishing splendor of Soul Tool civilization at every turn.
The All-Continent Soul Tool Grand Finals, watched by countless people across the continent, grandly commenced at the central arena plaza here.
The vast arena plaza roared with voices, every seat occupied.
The stands, capable of holding one hundred thousand spectators, rose in layer upon layer and were packed with onlookers from the two great empires and various factions. Shouts and discussions rose and fell without end, while waves of heat swept through the entire venue.
At the very center of the plaza stood a towering, incomparably luxurious white-jade viewing platform. This was the core place of judgment for the entire competition, where the leaders of the continent's foremost Soul Tool powers had all gathered. Their presence was overwhelming, and their pressure filled the hall.
Seated at the head was the Radiant Sun Empire's emperor, Xu Qingxuan. Dressed in an imperial robe of purple and gold embroidered with dragon patterns, he looked solemn and composed, his eyes as deep as an abyss. The aura of a sovereign surrounded him as he overlooked the entire venue, carrying an absolute majesty that seemed to hold the power of life and death.
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