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"I don't know the Ice God's origin either. I only know that Spirit Beasts born in the Far North learn through bloodline inheritance that there was once an Ice God who protected the Far North, which is why we have this paradise now," Snow Empress said softly, shaking her head with a hint of confusion.
As a snow spirit born of heaven and earth, there was little in the Far North that she didn't know, yet this matter of the Ice God was one she was truly unaware of.
"It doesn't matter. If I ascend to the God Realm in the future, I'll naturally have a chance to meet this Ice God," Xu Tianyang said gently, raising his hand to smooth the furrow in Snow Empress's brow.
Snow Empress looked at Xu Tianyang with an amused gaze, feeling the restless hands that had climbed her waist. "If His Royal Highness's hands could be a little more honest, perhaps Snow Empress would be even more touched."
"What hands? Why don't I know?" Xu Tianyang asked with a bewildered expression, looking innocently at Snow Empress, who had somehow ended up in his arms.
"Keep these tricks for coaxing little girls!" Snow Empress shot Xu Tianyang a glare. Just as his hands were about to reach their peak, she transformed back into a soul spirit and returned to Xu Tianyang's spiritual sea.
"Just a little more..."
Xu Tianyang clapped his hands regretfully, picked up a nearby book, and placed it over his face again, enjoying the rare tranquility.
When soft snores emanated from beneath the book, Snow Empress reappeared beside Xu Tianyang, sitting quietly... Time flew by, and sects and academies from the two great empires arrived in Mingdu one after another over the next few days.
"Is this the continent's number one city?!"
The Shrek Academy group stood outside Mingdu, looking from afar at the colossal city sprawling across the land, their faces filled with shock.
A city without even city walls, yet it was the continent's number one city!
Especially when they saw the towering buildings, their sense of shock grew even stronger, and their eyes involuntarily became solemn.
Although they weren't particularly prominent figures, their individual insights were extraordinary. The direct descendants of the Upper Three Sects, the Xingluo Prince, Flender, and Zhao Wuji, among others, had traveled extensively and possessed remarkable knowledge.
But none of them had ever felt fear towards a nation because of a single city.
The prosperity of the Sun Moon Empire exerted an invisible pressure on everyone; no one knew the true extent of the Sun Moon Empire's power.
Nor had anyone ever seen the truly powerful Soul Engineers of the Sun Moon Empire.
Among the crowd, only Zhu Zhuqing's eyes held a nostalgic glint. This was the city that had changed her destiny. After the competition ended, her mission this time should be considered complete. His Highness would probably let her leave Shrek, right?
She would also gain true freedom... "Let's go, we'll go complete the registration first. The Sun Moon Empire's strength doesn't have much to do with us, and we won't provoke them, nor will they bother with us." Flender clapped his hands, telling the shocked group to collect themselves, and chuckled self-deprecatingly.
As they entered the city, the streets were bustling with people, four or five times more than Tiandou City, yet it didn't feel crowded.
This was the advantage of a sufficiently large city. Moreover, armored taxi soldiers patrolled constantly. Each squad consisted of twelve soldiers, and their discipline was excellent during patrols.
The Shrek group was quickly approached by a squad and led to the registration area.
This was a large, eight-story hotel in the center of Mingdu, named Mingyue Hotel.
It was entirely silver-white, with very tall floors. Although it only had eight stories, it was considered a very tall building in Mingdu.
Upon entering the hotel lobby, one immediately felt a metallic sensation. The hotel's interior decoration was entirely silver-white, just like the exterior.
Its streamlined design, like a beautifully crafted spirit tool, made one feel an irresistible urge to touch it.
Concise and grand—this was the first impression Mingyue Hotel gave people.
At this moment, the spacious lobby, spanning several thousand square meters, was already filled with many people, including some familiar faces.
Canghui Academy and Barak Academy, two teams that had conflicts with Shrek, were prominently among them.
Seeing the Shrek group enter, the expressions of the two academies' personnel immediately turned hostile. If not for their apprehension about being on Sun Moon Empire territory, Shrek Academy would probably have been subjected to a 'righteous beating' as soon as they entered.
There were also many well-known powerhouses from the Spirit Master's world. A rough count revealed no less than ten Spirit Saints, all leaders of various battle teams.
Crucially, this wasn't even everyone, which also indicated how many powerhouses this Soul Master Competition had attracted. Probably more than two-fifths of the continent's top Spirit Masters would gather in Mingdu.
"Oh, isn't this our Fourth Prince? Why aren't you hiding in the Tiandou Empire, running off to Mingdu instead?"
Just then, a team of people approached them from not far away. The person leading them made Tang San and a few others, who were at a loss, slightly stunned, because the person remarkably resembled Dai Mubai by seventy percent.
He had long golden hair cascading down his back, a lazy expression on his face, and was a few inches taller than Dai Mubai, exuding a superior smile. He looked at Dai Mubai in the team with a playful, cat-and-mouse amusement.
Behind him, Zhu Zhuyun, who was taller and more voluptuous than Zhu Zhuqing, looked at Zhu Zhuqing, who was in the same team as Dai Mubai, with a deep-seated dissatisfaction, a look of 'hating iron for not becoming steel' in her eyes.
Noticing the change in Zhu Zhuyun's gaze, Zhu Zhuqing's expression remained calm, as if she didn't recognize the Xingluo group.
"Dai Weisi!" Seeing his elder brother, Dai Mubai's expression changed, and a hint of killing intent flashed in his eyes.
Dai Weisi looked at Dai Mubai with some surprise: "Oh, I didn't expect our playboy to show such an expression. Who gave you the guts?"
Looking at Tang San and the others behind Dai Mubai, a flicker of solemnity passed through Dai Weisi's eyes as he continued to taunt Dai Mubai: "Is it your teammates behind you? Leaning on the Clear Sky Sect's thigh, do you think the family would let such a person become the heir?"
"My affairs are none of your business!" Dai Weisi's words were like a sharp sword piercing Dai Mubai's fragile heart. He looked at Dai Weisi with a grim expression, putting on a brave front while inwardly fearful.
"I look forward to your performance on the field!" Dai Weisi shrugged his shoulders, patted Dai Mubai, and gave a friendly smile to Tang San, Tang Long, and Tang Hu, then led his team past them.
"Mubai, if there's anything, let's talk about it back in the room." Noticing the surrounding gazes gradually converging, Tang San walked to Dai Mubai's side, his eyes flickering.
"Are you from Shrek Academy? Your rooms have already been arranged," a young woman in a silver dress came forward and said softly.