Before long, Dai Youheng and Ling Ya arrived at the capital of the Sun Moon Empire, whose full name was Sun Moon City. This vast metropolis, commanding the plains, was renowned throughout the world for its unparalleled soul guidance technology. Most people simply called it Mingdu.
It was like a heart of steel embedded in the Douluo Continent, beating vigorously and radiating a vitality utterly unlike that of any traditional ancient city.
The two had not entered the country through official channels. Instead, they had slipped into a Sun Moon Caravan that traded with the Heaven Dou Empire.
Dai Youheng paid generously, asking only that the caravan owner bring them into the city as "distant cousins curious about Sun Moon technology."
Both had adopted simple disguises. Dai Youheng reined in the sharp bearing of a Star Luo Empire noble and a power attack system Battle Soul Master, posing as a well-off young merchant who found everything fascinating. Ling Ya concealed his Titled Douluo aura so flawlessly that he looked like nothing more than a seasoned household servant, quiet and attentive.
As the great caravan's wheels rolled over the smooth roads marking Mingdu's outskirts, the caravan owner pointed proudly at the seemingly boundless forest of steel already rising into view. "Gentlemen, we're within Mingdu's boundaries now. See that? This is the pride of our Sun Moon Empire, the undisputed greatest city on the continent! I'm not boasting-Heaven Dou City, Star Luo City, even Shrek City are all dusty old antiques compared to our Mingdu!"
Walking through Mingdu's streets and taking in everything around him, Dai Youheng had to admit that the merchant's words were not all empty boasting.
The city had no walls. Towering metal buildings stood in tightly packed rows, their glass facades reflecting cold light beneath the soul guidance