"They're Horn-Scaled Horses. The Sun Moon Empire is truly wealthy," Feng Xiaotian was the first to recognize the horses, exclaiming.
The Horn-Scaled Horse is a Spirit Beast itself. Because its combat strength is not strong, it mostly lives in herds on grasslands. Although it lacks combat strength, its endurance is excellent, and its speed is very fast. When running, it can also release a Sky Horn Shield to protect itself, reducing resistance.
The Heaven Dou imperial family has an ace cavalry regiment composed of a thousand Horn-Scaled Horses.
In the Heaven Dou Empire, a single Horn-Scaled Horse can sell for as much as ten thousand gold Soul Coins. Every time they appear, they are snatched up, truly a case of having a price but no market.
All eighteen of these individuals rode Horn-Scaled Horses, essentially walking gold Soul Coins.
The speed of the Horn-Scaled Horses was indeed very fast. In a short while, this group of Horn-Scaled Horse riders had already appeared before everyone with lightning speed.
Under the command of the leader, the entire team stopped in a uniform and orderly manner, showing great control.
The leading cavalryman approached the group, asking with a smile, "Are you all from the five great academies of the Heaven Dou Empire?"
The one responsible for leading the team this time was Meng Shenji, the chief committee member of Heaven Dou Royal Academy. He stepped forward with a solemn expression and cupped his hands, saying, "Indeed. This old man is Meng Shenji, a committee member of Heaven Dou Royal Academy."
"Greetings, Committee Member Meng. Please come with me, everyone. Dean Xuan Hongchen has already arranged your enrollment matters."
Led by the Sun Moon Empire cavalry, the group slowly approached Ming City. Seeing Ming City for the first time, everyone's eyes revealed shock.
After several years of development, Ming City had become even more extraordinary. Its original city walls had been dismantled, and now Ming City was much larger, with more tall buildings.
Seeing the numerous towering buildings in Ming City, the people from Douluo Continent felt an even stronger sense of shock, and their eyes involuntarily grew serious.
This was the first time they had so directly experienced the might of the Sun Moon Empire. The Douluo Continent had never seen a unified nation or power.
The energy that a unified nation like the Sun Moon Empire could mobilize far exceeded everyone's imagination.
An invisible pressure enveloped everyone's hearts.
Upon arriving at the gates of Ming City, Xuan Hongchen had already been waiting for a long time. He looked at everyone with his characteristic smile, a unique light flickering in his narrowed eyes.
"Welcome, everyone, to Ming City."
Walking on the streets of Ming City, between the buildings, wide flagstone streets were scattered like stars.
Meng Shenji couldn't help but voice the doubt in his heart, "Dean Xuan Hongchen, why doesn't Ming City have city walls?"
Xuan Hongchen looked at him calmly, "Ming City doesn't need city walls." His calm tone revealed powerful self-confidence.
Everyone's hearts wavered upon hearing this.
Indeed, the Sun Moon Empire was a unified empire, the most powerful nation on the Douluo Continent today. Who could threaten its capital?
However, this was where everyone's thoughts went astray. Ming City's defense system did not rely on city walls, but on powerful spirit tools. If an enemy broke through Ming City's firepower control network, then even the tallest city walls would be useless.
Soon, everyone arrived at Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy.
At the academy's entrance, more than a dozen people were already waiting to welcome them.
"Dean, everything is ready," one of them quickly stepped forward to Xuan Hongchen, bowing respectfully.
Xuan Hongchen was currently the dean of Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy.
Xuan Hongchen nodded upon hearing this and said with a chuckle, "Since you all have come to my Sun Moon Empire for exchange and study, I naturally won't be stingy. Coincidentally, a few years ago, under the guidance of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, we completed a new spirit tool that can detect a Spirit Master's physical fitness and mental strength level, making it easier for Spirit Masters to understand themselves better. I wonder if any of you young friends are interested in trying it out?"
"There's such a miraculous device?" Meng Shenji raised an eyebrow, unable to hide his shock.
"However, for a physical test, it still depends on the students' own willingness."
There was some resistance in Meng Shenji's words. He instinctively felt that the Sun Moon Empire's actions had another meaning.
However, being on someone else's territory, he couldn't outright refuse.
Meng Shenji's intuition was not wrong. The Sun Moon Empire had always been collecting data on various Spirit Masters and Spirits from the Douluo Continent.
After many years of effort, they had made considerable progress, but when it came to the top-tier Spirits of the Douluo Continent, they seemed to be at a loss.
This student exchange had both sides with their own calculations. Naturally, collecting data on top-tier Spirits like the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, Ice Phoenix, Swift Wind Double-Headed Wolf, Nine Heart Begonia, and Black Tortoise Turtle made the researchers of Sun Moon Royal Academy extremely eager.
"That is natural." Xuan Hongchen didn't mind being seen through. Instead, he looked at the students from the various academies with a smile and said, "Since this device was created, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince set the highest record, which no one has broken since."
"After our assessment, the record set by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will likely not be broken for a thousand years..."
Xuan Hongchen's narrowed eyes constantly observed everyone. Sure enough, upon hearing this, expressions of eagerness appeared in the eyes of Yu Tianheng, Feng Xiaotian, and others.
Indeed, as soon as these words were uttered, a fighting spirit instantly rose in everyone's eyes.
"Dean Xuan Hongchen, I wonder if the Frost Goddess Xu Nianshuang is more powerful or the Sun Moon Crown Prince?" Shui Yue'er's eyes darted around as she spoke loudly.
Instantly, everyone's gaze fell on Xuan Hongchen. Compared to the mysterious Sun Moon Empire Crown Prince, Xu Nianshuang felt more real to them.
"Since the Sun Moon Empire has been recorded, no one has ever come close to even a fraction of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's abilities." Everyone rarely saw an expression of reverence on Xuan Hongchen's face, which made them feel incredible.
Xuan Hongchen was a Spirit Douluo and an eighth-rank Soul Engineer. As the dean of Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy, his status was pivotal in the entire Sun Moon Empire.
Such a 'big shot' actually showed an expression of admiration for a peer, which made everyone look forward to Xu Tianyang even more.
Feng Xiaotian was the first to step forward and cup his hands, saying, "Dean Xuan Hongchen, I am willing to try. I also want to see what level my own strength is at."
"Feng Xiaotian, you..." Huo Wushuang, seeing this, hesitated beside him, his face filled with conflict.
Before Huo Wushuang could react, Huo Wu also stepped out, her bright face showing a hint of eagerness, "I want to try too."
"Sister, this is so interesting! Let's try it later too," Shui Yue'er exclaimed excitedly, pulling Shui Bing'er beside her.
"..."
"If you want to test, then test. It's not some important secret," Lan Die said with a smile, seeing Shui Bing'er's hesitation.
"Good!"
Seeing more and more people wanting to test, Meng Shenji was instantly flustered. It was too late to stop them now. Xuan Hongchen's words instantly ignited everyone's competitive spirit, and even Yu Tianheng, who had always looked down on spirit tools, agreed to the test.