Chapter 154 - 149: Spectacular Event

Chapter 154: Chapter 149: Spectacular Event

In addition to the Tier Three and Tier Four Soul Beasts in the sky, other Soul Beasts roamed the city streets. Some were horses the color of flowing blood, while others were tiger-like beasts with cloud patterns under their paws.

Despite the Soul Beasts passing through, the common folk who weren’t Soul Masters showed no fear. Instead, they watched with great enthusiasm as cheers and excited chatter rose up one after another.

When a "carriage" completely inlaid with gold and adorned with tassels passed by, the entire street erupted in waves of cheers.

The vehicle was luxurious, and pulling it were no ordinary horses—there were nine mid-grade, Tier Four Soul Beasts: Ink Jade Dragon Lions!

Each Ink Jade Dragon Lion stood up to five meters tall. Though their bodies were ink-green, the ends of their limbs were trimmed with gold-edged Scale Armor. With every step they took on the stone tiles, a single golden scale would fall off.

As the luxurious "carriage" passed, Li Heng finally understood the reason for the cheers. A crowd of commoners who were not Soul Masters rushed forward, scrambling to snatch up the golden scales that had fallen to the ground.

Li Heng saw with a glance that the scales weren’t Soul Energy Items—they were just ordinary gold!

He slowly walked toward the street of the Snow Feather Tower. Golden Floating Flowers drifted through the air, reflecting the red lanterns of the shops on either side.

At first, Li Heng had thought they were merely for decoration, but as the sun began to set, clouds the color of blood spread across the entire sky.

The afterglow of the blood-red sunset escaped through the clouds, scattering across Li Liang City. In that moment, an interplay of light and shadow bloomed upon each and every Floating Flower.

The golden Floating Flowers, now dyed blood-red, looked both vibrant and seductive. This was just like the Snow Feather Tower itself, established in the southern part of Li Liang City. It was founded with a single purpose: to ensure any male Soul Master, regardless of his realm, would become utterly enchanted and obsessed with it from the moment he stepped inside, his soul forever entangled.

’How beautiful! If I didn’t have to worry about other things, staying here for a month or two would be wonderful. A view like this is truly rare in the real world.’

If he had a cell phone or a camera, Li Heng would have definitely taken a picture to capture this magnificent view.

Bringing his attention back to his surroundings, he saw that starting from about four hundred meters away from the Snow Feather Tower, the exposed stone tiles of the street gave way to a soft, golden carpet.

All the shops on both sides of the street were closed. Lining the golden carpet were rows of beautiful young women.

The women on the left were taller with slender waists. Their gazes were full of seductive charm, and their attire was incredibly daring.

The women on the right, however, had graceful figures but were dressed quite modestly, revealing no skin save for their hands. Though their gazes were icy, their lips were painted with an alluring, blood-red rouge.

Regardless of which side they were on, all the women were strikingly beautiful. At the "entrance" to the golden carpet, in addition to the rows of eye-catching women, stood two Grey-robed Elders who seemed somewhat out of place in such a setting.

Yet it was these very two elders who compelled guests arriving on Tier Four Soul Beasts to recall their mounts, dismount, present an invitation, and proceed on foot.

Even the owner of the carriage pulled by the nine Ink Jade Dragon Lions dismounted when he drew near the two elders, approaching on foot to present his invitation with utmost courtesy.

This carriage owner was a young man of about twenty, dressed in an ink-green long robe. He had sharp, sword-like brows and eyes as bright as stars. Despite being a man, his hands were exceptionally delicate. His name was Chang Si’an.

Li Heng guessed, ’He must be some pampered young master who’s lived a life of luxury.’

Those who arrived on Flying Soul Beasts also descended from the sky as they neared the two elders, recalling their mounts before handing over their invitations with the utmost respect.

Li Heng kept a moderate distance from the two elders. Since the sun was only just setting, he was in no hurry to enter the Snow Feather Tower and decided to observe silently for a while.

The specific cultivation realms of the two elders then came into Li Heng’s view—Soul Saints!

For now, Li Heng only knew that the Soul King Realm came after Soul Energy Grandmaster. He had no idea if Soul Saint was the realm that followed.

But seeing the specific attributes of these two Soul Saints made Li Heng’s scalp tingle. ’If these two were enemies,’ he thought, ’I’m not even sure I could escape with my life.’

’To send out two Soul Saints just to welcome guests... that’s a serious display of power. And normally, at this distance from a Soul Saint, I should be feeling some pressure.’

After all, he had felt immense pressure just facing that young ice flood dragon in the water. Yet from these two elders, not only was there no pressure, but he even felt a pleasant sensation, like being bathed in a spring breeze.

Li Heng wasn’t in a hurry to enter. He simply stood on the street and watched, realizing that observing the guests as they arrived one after another was an eye-opening experience in itself. He certainly had never imagined that there were Soul Beasts that literally dropped money as they walked.

There were quite a few others like Li Heng, content to just watch from the sidelines. All of them gazed at the lavish scene before them, their eyes filled with envy. Some of the more impatient ones couldn’t help but start discussing it amongst themselves.

"I wonder how long it’ll be before I can attend the Hundred Flowers Assembly!"

"No kidding! Whenever the Hundred Flowers Assembly is held, this whole city, Li Liang City, becomes something else entirely!"

"And you guys have no idea, I heard that this year, just for these Floating Flowers, the Snow Feather Tower spent at least several hundred thousand Soul Crystal Coins!"

"The Floating Flowers?! Forget about them! Just the golden carpet they’ve laid out was special-ordered from the imperial capital! The shipping fees alone were more than tens of thousands of Soul Crystal Coins!"