In the south of the Heaven Dou Empire, within the Balak Kingdom.
After leaving the Star Dou Great Forest, Cheng Xiao rode the Shadow Soldier Ghost Tiger at full speed. He did not stop until Barak City appeared faintly in the distance.
Once all the Shadow Soldiers had merged back into his shadow, Cheng Xiao passed the city guards' inspection and entered the city without issue.
After passing through the somewhat dark passage beneath the city walls, his vision suddenly opened up. A deafening wave of bustling voices washed over him, making the unprepared Cheng Xiao's head throb slightly.
He stood on the street in a daze for quite some time. Looking at the crowded flow of people, Cheng Xiao, who had spent a full half-month in the Star Dou Great Forest, suddenly did not know what he was supposed to do.
But when he thought of the token Qian Renxue had left him before departing, Cheng Xiao sighed softly. He asked the people on the street for directions and soon learned roughly where the city's transport company was located.
After thanking them, Cheng Xiao followed their directions through several unfamiliar streets. More than ten minutes later, he found a transport company within the city.
After renting a carriage from the transport company, Cheng Xiao immediately set off for the Heaven Dou Empire.
The Heaven Dou Empire's imperial capital, Heaven Dou City, lay slightly northeast of the empire's center. It was the core of the entire Heaven Dou Empire's political power and one of the two largest cities on the continent.
Other than Star Luo City, the imperial capital of the Star Luo Empire, no city on the entire continent could compare to Heaven Dou City.
To reach the Heaven Dou Empire's imperial capital, one had to cross the entirety