Douluo Continent: The Celestial Star, Ruler of the Stars

Chapter 13: A Chance Encounter on the Street - Shrek Team vs. Sun and Moon Team

Xu Xinghan felt a chill run down his spine.

"No, no, no, I'm talking about myself. I'm Old Ox, I'm Old Ox, hahaha..."

The Snow Emperor didn't speak, but the icy blue aura swirled leisurely in his sea of ​​consciousness, as if measuring where it would be best to strike.

Xu Xinghan decisively admitted defeat.

"Sister Snow Empress is intelligent, pure, and beautiful. She has been peerless for seven hundred thousand years. To be with me is like a beautiful flower stuck in cow dung. I am unworthy of her. I am truly unworthy of her."

"...You're quite the smooth talker." Xue Di snorted, and the dangerous aura dissipated. "Alright, I won't tease you anymore."

……

Afterwards, with Electrolux's help, Xu Xinghan struck while the iron was hot.

He also purified and fused the Soul-Devouring Blade along with it, and with the help of Electrolux, successfully opened up a second spiritual sea.

By the time all this was finished, the sun was already high in the sky outside the window.

Xue Di's voice suddenly rang out.

"Speaking of which, I haven't really seen your human world properly yet." Her tone held a hint of curiosity. "You've been holed up in the far north for seven hundred thousand years, and now that you've finally come out, can't you take your sister out for a look around?"

Xu Xinghan didn't seem to have any objections to this.

Moreover, if you don't go along with Xue Di, this ancestor, she might say something shocking like "give birth to a little snow woman".

"Okay. Let's go for a walk."

Xue Di fell silent, satisfied.

Xu Xinghan changed into casual clothes.

Wearing a dark blue robe, his silver hair was tied back with a matching ribbon. His heterochromatic eyes were too eye-catching, so he rummaged through the cabinet and put on a pair of dark crystal glasses to barely cover them.

The person in the mirror looked like a young master from a prominent family who was traveling for study. He wasn't exactly low-key, but at least he wouldn't be recognized as Prince Xuanxing at first glance.

The streets of Xingluo City were bustling with people.

As the capital of the Star Luo Empire, this place is just as bustling as Shrek City.

Shops lined both sides of the street, selling soul guides, medicinal herbs, and rare metals, with shouts of vendors rising and falling.

Xu Xinghan walked among the crowd, while Xue Di exclaimed in amazement within his spiritual sea.

"What's that sparkly thing?"

"Glass lamp".

"What about the one that can fly?"

"A low-level levitation soul tool, something kids play with."

"You humans really know how to make trouble."

……

As he strolled around, he unconsciously walked to the front of the Xingluo Hotel.

It serves as a landmark building in Xingluo City.

The Xingluo Hotel has seven floors and is built entirely of white stone. Two carved stone pillars stand at the entrance.

Xu Xinghan's gaze initially swept over the area casually, then fixed on it.

At the hotel entrance, seven or eight young people wearing school uniforms of different colors were standing there, each with a different expression.

But this is not a particularly noteworthy point.

Instead, a green Shrek monster silhouette was embroidered on the left chest of the school uniform.

Are they from Shrek Academy?

Xu Xinghan's gaze swept quickly across the group, finally landing on two people.

She had short, light blue hair, a delicate face, and a slender figure, and was not particularly noticeable in the crowd.

But Xu Xinghan recognized him.

Or rather, I recognize her.

Wang Dong, whose true form is Wang Dong'er, is one of the materials used to fuse with the daughter of the God King. She is a core disciple of Shrek Academy and an important character in the original work.

The other person standing next to Wang Dong was slightly shorter and had an ordinary face, but his eyes were very bright, like two polished black gems.

Without a doubt, this person is Huo Yuhao.

Xu Xinghan's gaze lingered on Huo Yuhao for a moment longer before he casually looked away and continued walking forward.

What he didn't notice was that the moment he turned around, a small ripple stirred in Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea.

"what?"

A sharp female voice rang in Huo Yuhao's mind, tinged with a hint of doubt.

"Hyotei, what's wrong?"

Huo Yuhao asked in his heart.

"Just now... I think I sensed a familiar presence." Hyotei's voice was uncertain. "It was very faint, and it disappeared in a flash. It felt like... Yuki-tei."

Huo Yuhao was taken aback.

Snow Emperor?

Is he the leader of the Three Heavenly Kings of the Far North?

"Bingbing, are you still half asleep?" Another lazy voice interrupted, it was Tianmeng Bingcan, "The Snow Empress is holed up in the far north, how could she possibly appear in Xingluo City? Besides, if someone of her level really showed up, wouldn't I be able to sense it?"

Hyotei was a little annoyed by the rebuke.

"I just said it seems so! Are you deaf?"

Huo Yuhao sighed helplessly in his heart at the two's daily flirting.

Hyotei snorted and didn't say anything more, but the doubt in her heart never dissipated.

Although the aura was so faint as to be almost negligible, it was indeed the scent of the Snow Emperor.

She had dealt with the Snow Emperor in the far north for so many years, it was impossible for her to be mistaken.

But Tianmeng Bingcan's words also make sense.

An existence of the Snow Empress's caliber could be sensed by the entire city once her aura appeared; it was impossible for her to be the only one to notice it.

I guess... I'm just overthinking it.

Hyotei suppressed the thought.

Xu Xinghan continued walking forward, turned the corner, and the white stone wall of the Xingluo Hotel disappeared from view.

Xue Di's attention was entirely focused on the scenery of Xingluo City, and she paid no attention to Huo Yuhao.

……

As Xu Xinghan was walking, he bumped into seven young people wearing silver-white school uniforms.

Seven young people dressed in silver-white school uniforms walked from across the street, their style of dress completely different from Shrek's.

More refined, and more capable.

The man and woman walking at the front were particularly eye-catching.

The man was tall and handsome, with a hint of arrogance on his lips.

The woman was petite, with long, wine-red hair cascading over her shoulders. Her features were delicate, like a porcelain doll, and her eyes were sky blue, bright and lively.

Dreaming of the mortal world and laughing at the mortal world.

He is the most outstanding Soul Master among the younger generation of the Sun Moon Empire, and also one of the biggest threats to Shrek Academy in this competition.

The two groups of people brushed past each other.

Xu Xinghan wore sunglasses, his silver hair was tied back, and his dark blue robe was inconspicuous in the crowd.

He hadn't intended to attract anyone's attention, but sometimes things don't go according to plan.

Meng Hongchen's pace suddenly slowed down.

She turned her head, her sky-blue eyes falling on Xu Xinghan, her gaze sweeping over him from head to toe before finally settling on his dark crystal glasses.

The glasses covered his heterochromatic eyes, but they couldn't hide his face.

With snow-white hair, a handsome face, and a cool yet languid demeanor, he seemed like a figure who had stepped out of a painting.

Meng Hongchen's lips curled up slightly.

"Brother," she said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "look at that person."

Xiao Hongchen followed her gaze and frowned slightly.

"The royal attire of the Star Luo Empire belongs to either princes or dukes. Don't cause trouble."

Meng Hongchen ignored him and continued to stare at Xu Xinghan's back until he turned the next street corner and completely disappeared into the crowd.

She looked away, and a glimmer appeared in her sky-blue eyes.

"Wow, he's an incredibly handsome guy."

P.S.: I can't compete with readers sitting in front of the screen! Readers are the coolest!

Xiao Hongchen rolled his eyes.

"Are you here to compete or to see the men?"

"We won't let either of us interfere with each other," Meng Hongchen said confidently.

Xiao Hongchen was too lazy to argue with her and turned his gaze in another direction.

The Shrek Academy group had just stepped out of the Star Luo Hotel.

His expression instantly shifted from helplessness to contempt.

"Shrek," he uttered the three words under his breath, as if reciting a joke, "Just wait. In the finals, I'll show them what true shock really means."