Chapter 293: As if in a Dream!

In fact, it wasn't just Princess Luoying who was stunned.

Even the sword-bearing girl beside Princess Luoying, Ningcui, was completely speechless.

Otherwise, she would have said, "Princess, look!" right now.

Behind them, the guards seated on flying beasts opened their mouths in successive "O"s as the view unfolded.

As if the expression were contagious, it rippled backward in waves until every single mouth was stretched wide into a giant "O"!

Seen from the sky, the City of Miracles was even grander, even more imposing.

You have to understand, the current Miracle City has sides exceeding ten kilometers in length!

The buildings inside were not haphazardly arranged.

They were extremely orderly.

Two straight avenues—one horizontal, one vertical—cut through the entire City of Miracles, dividing it into four large zones.

These two avenues were also the widest roads in the City of Miracles, each nearly fifty meters wide!

At the intersection of these two avenues stood the largest temple in the entire City of Miracles!

The very temple where the fox-woman Sister Qing Ling resided!

This temple sat at the heart of the City of Miracles, surrounded by a vast square.

Each side of this circular square could hold over a hundred thousand people; altogether, all four sides could accommodate hundreds of thousands.

Within the four zones divided by this large "cross," all buildings were constructed with perfect uniformity—neither too tall nor too short, carefully balanced in height and rhythm, yet never chaotic; every single building had a red roof, and from above, the scene was extraordinarily magnificent.

Around the buildings, green trees and red flowers surrounded them; the landscaping was exceptionally well done, with over half the city's area covered in greenery—this was truly a garden city in every sense.

Too much order could seem dull, but here, there was no dullness.

A river flowing through the city, like a jade belt, became the city's finest adornment.

This river brought a lively vitality to the otherwise orderly City of Miracles, radiating unmistakable spiritual energy.

Along both banks, forests thrived lushly, and a long pedestrian promenade was built beside the river; bridges spanning the river could be seen from time to time. In fact, the areas along both banks were the city's public parks!

In the sky, no one spoke. All from the Kingdom of Hellin were utterly stunned.

Originally, seeing the few cities nestled among the Misty Mountains had already amazed them.

This journey to the Beastmen's realm—including Princess Luoying—had been viewed by everyone as merely a tedious, unpleasant mission to a backward, savage, filthy place.

In their imagination, the Beastmen's realm was probably worse than even their own rural towns.

Rural towns, at least, were clean and tidy; the Beastmen likely couldn't even build decent houses.

Until they saw the few small cities nestled among the Misty Mountains.

Like Princess Luoying, everyone else had assumed the first city they saw was the capital of the Beastmen's realm.

At that moment, their impression of the Beastmen's realm had already begun to shift slightly—they sensed it was not at all what they had imagined.

Then came the second city… then the third!

Every single member of this flight team was utterly shocked.

The Beastmen could not only build cities—they had built so many that looked remarkably fine!

They began to grow curious about the true capital of the Beastmen's realm, wondering if it would be even larger than those cities.

Then they saw it.

It wasn't just a little bigger…

It was many times larger!

And the capital of the Beastmen's realm wasn't just large.

Size alone couldn't produce such awe.

Some cities, with row after row of tightly packed houses, might be huge—but still looked dirty, messy, and poor.

But the capital of the Beastmen's realm was grand in a majestic way—clean, orderly, and visually stunning!

Seen from the sky, this city rivaled the Kingdom of Hellin's capital in splendor.

In fact, it was even better!

Because the city's overall design style appeared strikingly fresh, like a vibrant young man, brimming with energy and life!

Compared to this, the Kingdom of Hellin's capital fell far short!

At the front of the formation, the two winged guides, though they had seen the City of Miracles many times, still felt awe each time they saw it.

Now, beyond that awe, they felt something new—pride.

Because this was their Yan Kingdom's capital!

Now, they were all citizens of Yan, a land bathed in the glorious light of the Great Flame Lord!

Once, they had envied the human kingdoms west of the Misty Mountains, believing their cities were larger and more beautiful—but now, their own City of Miracles far surpassed any city in the western human kingdoms.

This, too, was their pride as subjects of Yan, as believers of the Flame Lord!

Though they didn't turn around, they could imagine how stunned the group behind them must be.

The two female winged beings deliberately slowed their flight speed, allowing the Hellin Kingdom flight team to gaze longer.

As they neared the sky above the City of Miracles, Princess Luoying's dazed gaze—previously sweeping endlessly across the city's districts—finally began to return to normal.

Yet her voice still carried unmistakable astonishment as she asked:

"Is this… the capital of Yan Kingdom?"

She found it hard to believe.

Ahead, the female winged guide answered with strong confidence: "Yes. This is the capital of Yan Kingdom—the City of Miracles, built under the revelation of the Great Flame Lord!"

The Flame Lord!

Princess Luoying etched that name deeply into her heart.

Though time was short, the royal court had provided her with a general dossier on Yan Kingdom before her departure.

Of course, the content of this information is very limited.

It only mentions a few points:

The Beast Kingdom, Divine Beans, Divine Power Seals, and the religion of the Beast Kingdom likely unified under a deity associated with fire.

Every coin in the Beast Kingdom bears a flame pattern!

Now she knew—this deity was called the Lord of Flame.

Princess Luoying began to feel a deep curiosity toward the Lord of Flame.

The flight squad continued forward, entering the City of Miracles.

They flew low, just over a hundred meters above the ground.

Princess Luoying stretched out her long neck to look downward.

This was almost the same gesture of everyone in the flight squad.

Up close, the city's first impression on her was beauty.

Even more beautiful than from high above!

The city's streets were impossibly clean—not a single piece of trash!

The road surface, she could not tell what material it was made of, appeared exceptionally smooth.

On both sides of every street stretched wide green belts.

In the middle of these green belts, she could see strange pillars—numerous, elegantly designed, and made of some unknown material.

Princess Luoying wanted to ask, but feared the two female winged ones would think her ignorant.

She was a royal princess, well-traveled and well-informed—yet now she feared being seen as ignorant by the beastfolk!

Along the city's streets, she occasionally spotted beastfolk warriors marching in perfect formation on patrol.

These beastfolk warriors were mostly catfolk, clad in uniform armor, patrolling along the streets.

In truth, the City of Miracles was a place of perfect harmony—there was not even a hint of crime.

The residents of the City of Miracles were all the most devout followers of the Lord of Flame; even if disagreements arose, everyone resolved them calmly and peacefully.

This was the power of faith.

The flight squad followed the grand avenue and finally reached the vicinity of the temple.

The towering, massive temple and its expansive square once again stunned Princess Luoying.

Even the Grand Temple in Ducheng, the capital of the Xiling Kingdom, could not be this large, could it?

Even after the flight squad landed on the temple's square and Princess Luoying stepped onto the ground, she still felt light-headed.