Spirit City stood at the center of the continent, on the border between the two great empires, close to the Star Dou Great Forest.
Judging by the map Long Yue had studied, the future Shrek City might well have been built on Spirit City's former site.
In this era, however, Shrek Academy was still near Suotuo City in the Balak Kingdom. It had not even moved to Heaven Dou City yet, much less built a city of its own without permission.
After several days on the road, the Divine Realm Empire's Diplomatic Mission finally reached Spirit City.
Spirit City's walls towered high, built to the specifications of an imperial capital's main city. There were six walls in all, and each of its six gates bore a massive relief identical to those on Spirit Hall's tokens.
Pope Bibi Dong seemed not to have taken Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan's disappearance or the destruction of the Clear Sky Remnants into account. She still sent a red-robed bishop outside the gates to welcome the Diplomatic Mission.
Salutes, crowds, performances-not a single element was missing. The ceremony was even grander than the one Xue Qinghe had arranged in Heaven Dou City.
Sima Lanxiao perked up. Spirit Hall occupied the same niche as the Spirit Pagoda, only as a vastly more powerful version. Its influence could be said to reach across the entire Douluo Continent.
If soul spirits could be widely introduced, the empire was sure to make another fortune in the future.
Long Yue grew serious as well. Qian Daoliu was still in Spirit City's Douluo Hall, and he could draw on divine power. That alone warranted the attention of the entire Divine Realm Empire.
The Diplomatic Mission followed the red-robed bishop into Spirit City. Welcoming crowds lined their surroundings, waving the Divine Realm Empire's