After a period of rest, Huo Yuhao and his companions once again activated their flight soul tools and continued their journey south.
Along the way, they stopped briefly at some of the major cities within the Dou Ling Empire, including its capital, Lingdou City.
To be honest, after sightseeing throughout the journey, Huo Yuhao did not gain any pleasant experiences from touring different nations. Instead, he only felt bored.
If he had to describe the Dou Ling Empire in a single word, it would be "weak."
This weakness could be seen clearly from the monotonous and outdated appearances of its major cities, including its capital. Huo Yuhao felt that these cities seemed stuck a thousand years in the past, stagnant and lifeless, as if time itself had frozen.
Although the Star Luo Empire and the Heaven Dou Empire also adhered to the traditional ways of Douluo Continent, their prolonged conflicts with the Sun Moon Empire over thousands of years had tempered their strength. Just the Star Luo Empire's capital, Star Luo City, was far more prosperous and vibrant than Lingdou City.
This gave Huo Yuhao even more confidence about his future plans to conquer the three nations of Douluo Continent. With Dou Ling Empire's national strength, aside from a few Titled Douluo-level powerhouses, it posed no real threat.
Moreover, considering the internal conflicts within the Dou Ling Empire's royal family and the rebel forces, and leveraging his knowledge gap from the original story, Huo Yuhao even felt confident he could take over the Dou Ling Empire without shedding a single drop of blood.
But that was a matter for the future.
In short, without any emotional ripples, the group crossed the entire Dou Ling Empire within three days and arrived at the border where Dou Ling and Heaven Dou Empires met. There stood their final destination: Dragon City, home to the two mighty sects, Heaven Dragon Gate and Earth Dragon Gate.
Standing beneath the towering city gates of Dragon City were Huo Yuhao, Meng Hongchen, and the Auspicious Beast. Travelers and merchants streamed past them continuously. To avoid attracting attention, the three changed into plain civilian clothing. Meng Hongchen and the Auspicious Beast even disguised their appearances to look more ordinary before queuing at the city gate.
Huo Yuhao looked up at the top of the city gate, squinting slightly.
There, a massive dragon head was mounted, exuding an overwhelming aura of majesty. Beneath it was a plaque with the two characters for "Dragon City," the calligraphy resembling a dragon soaring through the skies.
Heaven Dragon Gate and Earth Dragon Gate were powerful sects with deep foundations, both famous for their dragon-type martial souls. Heaven Dragon Gate, in particular, had inherited a branch of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul, a lineage that had been nearly exterminated by Spirit Hall ten thousand years ago.
The founding of Dragon City itself was in honor of these two great sects. Even the city lord of Dragon City would have to show deference before the sect masters of Heaven Dragon Gate and Earth Dragon Gate. The old master of Heaven Dragon Gate was a Titled Douluo powerhouse with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul.
Of course, Huo Yuhao and his group entered Dragon City disguised, not because they feared the prestige of Heaven Dragon Gate or Earth Dragon Gate.
With Snow Empress and the Ice Bear King by his side, there were few people on the continent who could pose a threat to them. Unless Long Xiaoyao, Ye Xishui, and Mu En teamed up and came after him—which was highly unlikely—there was little to worry about.
"By the way... don't human cities require identity documents to pass through the gates? Especially for a border city like this?"
Within the queue, the Auspicious Beast, disguised as a country girl, asked Huo Yuhao and Meng Hongchen in confusion.
To be honest, during her journey from the Great Star Dou Forest to the Sun Moon Empire, the Auspicious Beast rarely managed to enter human cities. Without human identification, she could only get into some small towns where entry inspections were lax.
Hearing her question, Huo Yuhao chuckled disdainfully.
"Identity documents? Don't forget, I'm a spiritual-type soul master."
The Auspicious Beast froze for a moment, then nodded in realization.
That was right. With a slight mental suggestion, Huo Yuhao could easily mislead guards who lacked strong spiritual power.
Naturally, the three of them entered the city without encountering any obstacles.
Compared to the quiet and lifeless Dou Ling Empire, Dragon City of the Heaven Dou Empire was bustling and full of life.
However, sightseeing was not their goal.
Now that they had arrived, their objective was to infiltrate Earth Dragon Gate's underground area and retrieve the Ten Thousand-Year Ice Marrow and Extreme Ice Divine Crystals hidden there.
Finding the location of Earth Dragon Gate wasn't difficult. Before long, the three stood in front of a large, ancient courtyard located in the southern part of Dragon City. Hanging above the main entrance was the plaque of Earth Dragon Gate.
Hiding in a nearby corner, they carefully observed the surroundings. Huo Yuhao closed his eyes, recalling the information from the original story stored in his mind.
"Earth Dragon Gate... rear courtyard spring well."
Huo Yuhao opened his eyes.
He remembered now. The Ten Thousand-Year Ice Cavern was hidden beneath a small spring well located in the rear courtyard of Earth Dragon Gate.
Having recalled the exact location, the key for the three was now to infiltrate without being discovered.
"Little Rui, Senior Sister Meng, you two stay outside and cover for me. I'll go in alone to retrieve the Ten Thousand-Year Ice Marrow and Extreme Ice Divine Crystals."
Hearing this, Meng Hongchen instinctively wanted to object out of worry.
But then she remembered that Snow Empress was within Huo Yuhao's spiritual world.
Relaxing slightly, she nodded and said, "Mm, be careful, Yuhao. If you get discovered by people from Earth Dragon Gate, don't worry about us. Just escape immediately."
Huo Yuhao stepped forward and hugged Meng Hongchen. He nodded at the Auspicious Beast, who had been fed another round of public affection, and activated his simulation soul skill to completely conceal himself.
The sect master of Earth Dragon Gate, Nan Shuishui, was only a Soul Douluo.
The guards at the gate likely had even lower spiritual cultivation.
Huo Yuhao was confident that he could infiltrate without being noticed.
As expected, under his extreme concealment, Huo Yuhao moved like a ghost. The massive sect grounds felt as if they were empty as he slipped quietly to the spring well at the rear courtyard.
Standing before the spring, cold air visibly emanating from it, Huo Yuhao's heart leaped with joy.
He had indeed found the right place.
Sensing the aura, even Snow Empress and the others in his spiritual sea became visibly excited.
As fearsome beasts from the Extreme North, they were naturally very familiar with such energies.
"Ten Thousand-Year Ice Cavern! It really is the Ice Cavern! Brother, I really didn't expect there would be another paradise like this left in the world!"
Even the Skydream Iceworm couldn't help but exclaim emotionally.
(End of Chapter)
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