Douluo Unrivaled: The Beginning Materializes the Black Abyss and White Flowers

Chapter 285 Vita and Fireworks

Sun and Moon Empire, Mingdu.

Skyscrapers rise like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, piercing the clouds. Their glass curtain walls refract the sunlight, making this walled megacity seem like a dream.

On the crisscrossing tracks, soul-guided trains roared past, their bodies shimmering with a deep blue aura of soul-guided energy, creating a striking contrast with the various soul-guided airships floating in the air.

Between the high-rise buildings, a huge soul-guided screen flickered continuously, playing promotional videos for this year's All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament on a loop. The exciting music and narration were amplified through the soul-guided loudspeakers, spreading to every corner of the city and creating an extremely enthusiastic atmosphere as the tournament approached.

Even compared to Haiyuan City, Mingdu's prosperity is in no way inferior, after all, Mingdu covers a larger area and has a larger population.

If it weren't for Haiyuan City's profound foundation and the presence of geniuses beyond their time, Mingdu would undoubtedly be the undisputed number one city on this continent—whether it's its astonishingly large area, its massive population of tens of millions, or its leading-edge soul-guided technology, it would firmly surpass any city in the original Douluo Three Kingdoms.

Even more noteworthy is that, thanks to the emergence of the simulated universe, Mingdu's development is advancing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Various civilian soul tools emerged like mushrooms after rain, from self-cleaning soul tools to temperature-controlled soul tools, greatly facilitating people's lives and indirectly promoting the rapid growth of the Sun Moon Empire's national strength.

With the support of massive data and simulation experiments provided by the simulated universe, the already advanced soul guidance technology has seen its research and development efficiency multiply, and the gap between it and the original Douluo Three Kingdoms is being widened continuously.

Even if the original Douluo Three Kingdoms also tried to catch up by using the simulated universe, the gap would still remain, and it couldn't be closed in a short time.

This is the principle that the strong get stronger and the weak get weaker.

The Hyperion silently hovered tens of kilometers above the ground, its stealth mode completely blending it into the clouds.

Lu Jingming, along with Gu Yue and the others, slowly descended from the sky, concealing their auras, and walked towards Mingdu like ordinary travelers.

Although the capital city of Ming had no city walls, it had strict rules for entering the city.

Especially during the sensitive period when the competition is about to begin, all personnel must enter through the designated official road, complete the registration and obtain an entry permit. Otherwise, if they are discovered by patrolling soldiers, they will be arrested on the spot for illegal entry.

Lu Jingming and his group naturally chose to enter through the main entrance openly and honestly.

Their stated purpose in coming here is to participate in the Soul Master Competition. If they have to sneak into the city, it would be beneath them and invite ridicule.

Coincidentally, the Shrek Academy team approaching from afar had the same plan.

As one of the top academic powers on the continent, they have always acted with integrity and honesty. If they were discovered to be sneaking in, they would lose all face.

Mingdu Avenue, as the main artery running through the entire city, is wide enough to accommodate ten Soul Electric Vehicles side by side, and it is also the only way for all outsiders to enter Mingdu.

Before entering the city registration office, besides the heavily armed soldiers and busy staff, Lu Jingming also keenly sensed a life force belonging to a ninth-level soul master hidden in the shadows.

Possessing a portion of the power of the Great Tree King, few living beings can hide in his presence.

"They really went all out."

Lu Jingming thought to himself.

During the competition, various forces gathered, creating a chaotic scene. To prevent any unforeseen events, the Sun Moon Empire even dispatched a level nine Soul Master to guard the gate, demonstrating the importance they placed on the matter and the fact that they were on high alert.

As Servants formed from negative emotions, Raiden Mei and others are energy beings, but not spirits; they are real physical entities and therefore must abide by the registration rules.

This is precisely one of the goals of the Sun and Moon Empire—to try to track down the followers by registering them upon entering the city.

After all, Servants are almost indistinguishable from ordinary people in their daily lives. As long as they do not reveal their strength, they can easily disguise themselves as humans.

Even the most advanced soul-guided detection devices of the Sun Moon Empire were powerless against these powerful beings from another world.

The detection functions designed for native Soul Masters and Soul Beasts have negligible effect on Servants.

The registration process was surprisingly simple.

Staff operated a specially designed soul-guided camera to take images of each person entering the city, register their names, and then allow them to pass.

The whole process was incredibly fast. To put it simply, it was just a matter of taking a photo and leaving a name. As for the authenticity of the name, the Sun Moon Empire officials didn't seem to care. What was truly impossible to fake was the face that was clearly recorded.

Of course, even if the faces were faked, the Sun Moon Empire was already mentally prepared. They never expected to gather all the intelligence in this way; it was more of a gesture, an invisible deterrent against potential threats.

After registration, Lu Jingming was about to lead everyone into Mingdu when a faint gaze suddenly fell on him, filled with a mixture of inquiry and curiosity.

He frowned slightly, glanced back subconsciously, and then couldn't help but twitch his lips.

The owner of that gaze was a girl with long blue and pink hair, whose appearance was exquisite and beautiful; it was Wang Dong'er.

However, her expression and the aura she exuded at this moment were completely different from the Wang Dong'er in Lu Jingming's memory—whether it was Wang Dong in men's clothing or Wang Dong'er in women's clothing, the girl in front of him had the same appearance, but her inner charm was completely different.

"Tang Wutong?"

Lu Jingming instantly understood.

Such a complete transformation can only be explained by Tang Wutong's awakening.

Although it was much earlier than in the original story, considering the waves he had stirred up in Douluo Continent these days, it was reasonable for Tang San to change his plans, and he wasn't too surprised.

What truly surprised him was the woman standing next to Tang Wutong—she wore a magnificent peacock dress, with delicate gold patterns adorning the hem, and exuded an indescribable allure and danger with every gesture.

"Holy crap, Vita, the goddess of Venus?"

Lu Jingming almost lost control of his expression.

Tang Wutong's Servant is actually her?! Vita's here too, Mingdu is really going to get lively.

Given her personality, it would be a shame if she didn't cause something earth-shattering to live up to her reputation as a bad woman.

Looking around Tang Wutong, besides Vita, there were two middle-aged men dressed in gray robes.

The two men maintained a restrained aura, appearing like ordinary people, but Lu Jingming could sense a vast, boundless life force within them, indicating their unfathomable strength.

"It must be Da Ming and Er Ming."

Lu Jingming nodded to himself. Although these two had deliberately concealed their auras, their inherent strength could not escape his perception.

Besides them, there was a group of young people under the age of twenty. Judging from their clothing and the fluctuations of their martial spirits, they were obviously disciples of the Clear Sky Sect, and presumably the team representing the Clear Sky Sect in the Soul Master Competition.

After only a fleeting glance, Lu Jingming withdrew his gaze and led the group into Mingdu with a calm expression.

Mingdu Avenue is surprisingly wide, with a smooth and flat surface paved with bluestone slabs, large enough to accommodate dozens of people walking side by side.

Shops lined both sides of the road, displaying a dazzling array of soul-guided goods. The sounds of hawking and bargaining filled the air, creating a scene of prosperity.

"Interesting, there are a lot of familiar faces here!"

Unlike Tang Wutong, who was focused on Lu Jingming, Vita lightly touched her lips with her finger, recalling the two familiar figures she had just seen, Yulandal and Raiden Mei, and revealed an expression of great interest.

"Oh! Beautiful sister, you're here! I'm so happy to see you, hee hee~." A clear, slightly surprised girl's voice rang out, accompanied by the tinkling of bells. A figure with black hair in pigtails, dressed in a fiery red outfit, appeared behind Tang Wutong and the others.

"My lovely Hanabi, what a coincidence! This is so much fun!"

Vita was taken aback for a moment, then broke into a bright smile, her slightly narrowed eyes filled with pleasure.

"Right, right? My sister thinks so too. As the opening act of this drama, our meeting is a golden start, isn't it!"

Hanabi affectionately grasped Vita's hand, leaned forward slightly, and smiled warmly at her.

"Of course, little sister, next up is Fool's time."

Vita was equally incredibly friendly, as if she and Hanabi were best friends who could talk about anything, even closer than blood sisters.

"Sister Vita, is this your friend?"

Tang Wutong looked at Vita and Hanabi in surprise. Their intimate appearance clearly indicated that the two had a close relationship. However, she knew that Vita was a memory of a character from another world and was a Servant. Since she was able to run into an acquaintance, the other person was undoubtedly also a Servant.

"Of course, this is Hanabi, my sister and friend."

Vita introduced Tang Wutong with a beaming smile.

"Oh, so you're my sister's Master? As expected of someone who can summon my sister, you're such a beautiful little sister."

Hanabi's eyes lit up, and she instantly appeared in front of Tang Wutong, looking very intimate and curious.

Tang Wutong was a little uncomfortable with this overly familiar personality and subconsciously took a step back. Niu Tian and Titan, who were standing to the side, also frowned and instantly locked their mental energy onto Hua Huo.

"Hehe, don't be so wary. Little monkey and little green snake, Master Hanabi is very friendly and a good person."

Hanabi pouted, somewhat dissatisfied.

Niu Tian and Titan's pupils contracted. They could see their true forms directly. This seemingly harmless and lively girl truly shocked them.

"Xiao Wutong, Hanabi-chan didn't mean any harm, she was just being too enthusiastic."

Vita wore a faint smile, completely unconcerned that Hanabi was getting close to her Master.

Although under the rules of the Holy Grail, if the Master dies, the Servant's power will gradually dissipate until the negative energy is completely dissipated, at which point the Servant will also disappear completely.

Therefore, under this rule, Servants generally will not harm their Masters. This was a safeguard that Lu Jingming set up when designing the Holy Grail.

After all, he had too many troublesome people in his memory, and the existence of a Master was also a kind of limitation for Servants.

"Hello, my name is Tang Wutong, and I am Vita's Master, Hanabi-neechan."

Tang Wutong hesitated before reaching out her hand. Although Huahuo looked to be about the same age as her, Tang Wutong still subconsciously addressed her as "older sister."

"Hehe, little Wutong is very well-behaved. Big sister has trained her very well!"

Hanabi's eyes darted around, and then she said with a grin.

"Discipline them?"

Tang Wutong's lips twitched, unsure how to respond.
"Hehe, Hanabi is just joking with you, Xiao Wutong!"

Vita chuckled softly, but from an angle Tang Wutong couldn't see, her expression turned cold for a moment.

This mischievous little sister is subtly trying to trip her up.

"My lovely Hanabi, when our stage arrives, we still have plenty of time to have fun, don't you think!"

Vita's implication was that Hanabi should find other fun and not bother her until the stage was set up.

"Of course, sister. Some people are stubborn and self-righteous, some are self-indulgent, some are solely driven by profit, some are deceitful and fraudulent, while the foolish mock everything and find joy in it all, hee hee~"

Hanabi was very happy. She already had a lot of fun, and Vita's appearance made her even more excited.

The main meal is usually saved for last, so she was willing to heed Vita's warning and wait to find other ways to pass the time.

Tang Wutong couldn't understand Vita and Hanabi's conversation and was completely confused. She just instinctively felt that these two sisters, who were as close as siblings, didn't seem to have the same good relationship as they claimed.

"Sister, if you want to have fun, you have to seize the right moment to appear, hee hee~!"

When Hua Huo saw Ma Xiaotao and the other Shrek Academy students approaching from behind, she knew that the reunion was coming to an end.

Vita also noticed the arrival of the Shrek Academy group. There were many of them, including several powerful individuals, some of whom even made Vita instinctively feel threatened. But this only made her happier.

The more powerful characters, the better, so the plot won't fall into clichés, and the twists and turns will be more enjoyable.

If her original body were here, she would have to consider saving her life, but since it's just a memory, it doesn't matter; she can do whatever she wants to have fun.

"Dong'er, it really is you!"

In the Shrek Academy team, Xiao Xiao spotted Tang Wutong at a glance and immediately showed a look of great surprise.

Wang Dong'er, who had been in contact with them, suddenly lost contact for some reason. Xiao Xiao thought something had happened to her and was very worried.

If she had known the exact location of the Haotian Sect, she would have gone to find Wang Dong'er long ago. Now that she saw that she was safe and sound, she was overjoyed.

Tang Wutong frowned slightly when she saw Xiaoxiao.

Although she inherited Wang Dong'er's memories, she did not fully accept them. Out of a strange sense of escapism, she stopped contacting Xiao Xiao and the others.

But at this moment, there is clearly no way to escape; we can only grit our teeth and face it.

"Xiaoxiao, it's been a long time."

Tang Wutong tried hard to recall Wang Dong'er's tone and expression from her memory, and greeted Xiaoxiao.

Xiao Xiao stopped abruptly, her smile froze, and she looked at Tang Wutong with surprise and uncertainty.

Although the other person's smile and tone were exactly the same as Wang Dong'er in her memory, the subtle sense of distance made her feel a sense of unfamiliarity, as if the person in front of her was not the Wang Dong'er she knew, but a complete stranger.

Not only Xiaoxiao, but also Beibei, Jiang Nannan, Xu Sanshi and others who approached noticed that something was wrong.

The person in front of them still looked like Wang Dong'er, but her inner temperament and feeling had undergone earth-shattering changes, making her somewhat unfamiliar and even difficult to understand.

"Dong'er, what's wrong with you?"

Xiao Xiao cautiously asked, her tone full of worry. She thought it was because of Huo Yuhao that Wang Dong'er had changed.

(End of this chapter)