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Chapter 113: The struggle between the Star Luo Imperial Family and the White Tiger Lineage
Shrek City was especially lively on the evening before the Outer Court began its holiday.
Shrek Academy's students came from all over the Original Douluo Continent. Only the tiny minority whose homes were close to Shrek City chose to leave that same day. Most would spend another night at the academy and set out the following morning.
Before they had even entered Shrek City, however, Tang Ya had already stuffed her little belly at the snack street outside Shrek Academy's East City Gate. Now she was strolling along the Imperial Road encircling Shrek City with Ye Xixuan and Jiang Nannan.
The orderly rows of Soul Guidance Streetlamps on either side illuminated the road, turning it into a trail of starlight beneath the dark sky that stretched all the way to Shrek City's Northern City Gate.
From here, they could already see the brightly lit city in the distance. The northern district had always been Shrek City's liveliest and most prosperous area.
Tang Ya walked ahead by herself, seemingly overflowing with inexhaustible energy. Sometimes she suddenly ran a few quick steps forward; at others, she balanced on one foot with her arms outstretched. Her high black ponytail swayed behind her, cloaked in a dreamlike shimmer beneath the gentle soul guidance lighting.
Ye Xixuan and Jiang Nannan followed a short distance behind Tang Ya. They walked shoulder to shoulder, even their steps seeming to fall into the same rhythm.
From their earlier conversation outside Shrek Academy's East City Gate, Ye Xixuan had learned that Jiang Nannan had reached the Level 40 bottleneck. With clear eyes, he casually asked in a soft voice,
"Sister Nannan, will getting your fourth soul ring be a problem? Do you need