Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Emperor, Unifying the Continent!

A ball of light quietly appeared at Xu Tianming's fingertips, warm and pure, giving a sense of redemption in this dark cave.

The flickering light guided Xu Tianming toward a certain part of the cave.

Half an hour later, Xu Tianming arrived in front of a mountain wall.

He glanced at the mountain wall in front of him.

The light in my hand points here, but there is no path here.

"A hidden door?"

Xu Tianming did not reach out to touch the mountain wall, but instead used his mental energy to conduct a meticulous examination of the entire mountain wall.

He is not a spirit master with a mental attribute, but after years of tempering with the Sun Martial Soul, his mental strength is no less than that of spirit masters of the same level, and may even be stronger!

His mental energy swept across the mountain wall inch by inch, and he soon noticed an outline somewhere on the mountain wall.

Under his mental scan, the seemingly seamless mountain wall revealed an incredibly fine, almost invisible rectangular outline.

Clearly, this is the secret door.

It's worth mentioning that this hidden door isn't in the exact center of the cliff, but rather in a corner of the wall near the right corner.

When Xu Tianming arrived here, his gaze immediately fell on the area in the very center.

If we keep exploring this area, we'll waste a lot of time.

Moreover, there are mechanisms in the very center area!

Once touched, it will be triggered immediately! As for what will happen, Xu Tianming has no idea.

Click click click...

The hidden door was pushed open, and Xu Tianming quickly made a mark so that Zhang Lexuan could find it later.

He knew that Zhang Lexuan must have come in after he did, otherwise how could she supervise him to complete the task?

The hidden door closed, but Xu Tianming wasn't in a hurry. He continued to use his mental energy to probe the area around the doorway.

"Good heavens, there are even traps and mechanisms behind the door! How many years have these people been running this place?!"

Xu Tianming glanced at the traps and mechanisms beside him that would explode at the slightest touch, and his lips twitched involuntarily.

The Human Skin Hall has traps, the secret door has traps, and there are traps behind the secret door. Aren't they afraid of harming their own people?

Hmm...maybe I'm really not afraid. After all, these people are robbers, and evil spirit masters probably don't care much about their lives.

Continuing to explore with their mental energy, they encountered a trap or mechanism almost every so often.

This made Xu Tianming's heart sink.

This evil soul master with the cultivation of a Soul King might not be so easy to deal with...

But now that we're already here, we can only keep moving forward.

Gathering his energy and lightening his body, he used his spiritual power to explore the path. After walking for about a hundred meters, a strange, blood-red light appeared ahead.

Xu Tianming's heart tightened, and he slowly walked towards that direction.

Instead of going straight over, I stayed close to the wall, just in case someone was inside, and listened to see if there was any sound inside.

However, as he reached the door, he couldn't help but clench his fists.

Damn it, there's a trap at the entrance!

It's like it's specifically designed to prevent someone from eavesdropping by pressing against the wall.

Xu Tianming was somewhat impressed by this guy; no wonder he had survived for so long despite being besieged by the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Sun Moon Empire.

The temporary outposts outside are one thing, but this core headquarters has so many traps and mechanisms, all conveniently located in the places where people are most likely to let their guard down.

The Human Skin Hall is a place where anyone who gets angry and goes astray will trigger a mechanism.

Outside the hidden door, touching the middle of that wall will trigger a mechanism.

Inside the hidden door, if you relax even a little and touch the walls on either side, you'll trigger a mechanism.

The passage in the hidden door, if you touch the wall, you might trigger a mechanism if you're unlucky.

Now, at this corner, anyone who eavesdrops here will bump into the wall and trigger a mechanism!

Moreover, although this design has many traps and mechanisms, it is very simple; you just need to remember not to touch the walls!

This won't impose many restrictions on yourself; aside from the Human Skin Hall, you don't need to remember any complicated landing locations.

For those entering this place for the first time, walking close to the walls in the dark and eerie environment is almost an instinctive behavior.

Xu Tianming still moved closer, but was very careful not to touch the wall.

There is sound inside.

"Master, the Shrek Academy people have arrived. They have discovered our base camp. I told them to wait where they are. They should still be in the woods outside."

"However, Master, this guy has already given this location to the Heavenly Soul Empire's military. If there's no news from here for a long time, the military will probably send troops over."

The familiar voice made Xu Tianming's body tremble, and his pupils suddenly contracted.

That voice... it's from the scouts sent by the Heavenly Soul Empire's military!

The Heavenly Soul Empire's military... was betrayed by an evil soul master?!

"People from Shrek Academy? How strong are they?"

Another voice rang out, sounding like a middle-aged man, who should be the evil soul master with the cultivation of a Soul King.

Scout: "I haven't been able to find out anything, but judging from his age, he's no more than fifteen years old."

Middle-aged evil spirit master: "..."

"You mean, a brat under fifteen years old dares to target our Blood Butcher's Hand?"

His voice was not only filled with astonishment, but also with a hint of exasperated laughter.

"Under fifteen years old, even a genius from Shrek Academy would at most be a Soul Master! How dare he!"

"No, that's not right. Shrek Academy wouldn't send someone like that. It's a trap! He must be accompanied by a powerful member of Shrek Academy!"

After a moment of surprise, his cautious nature made him react immediately.

He never treated others like fools, otherwise he would have died at the hands of the military forces of the two great empires long ago.

Scout: "Master, I didn't see anyone else around him..."

The middle-aged evil spirit master roared, "Fool! If you could discover the strongmen of Shrek Academy, would they still be considered strongmen of Shrek Academy?!"

After saying that, he took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Go back and get the people from the Heavenly Soul Empire's military to come over. Tell them to bring more men!"

"Hmph, I was originally planning to act in a few days, but since the Shrek Academy people are here, let's start today and make sure they come up empty-handed!"

Scout: "That Shrek Academy guy in the woods..."

The middle-aged evil spirit master said, "Didn't you tell him to wait in the woods? Then let him wait! Wait until we all leave through the back door, and then we'll slaughter several villages of the Heavenly Soul Empire!"

Scout: "Aren't we going to kill them?"

The middle-aged evil spirit master said, "He must be protected by a strong person from Shrek Academy. We don't even know what level he is, why kill him! Ignore him, hurry back and focus the attention of the Heavenly Soul Empire's military and Shrek Academy here. It will make our operation much smoother..."

Suddenly, his voice stopped.

"You've been listening for so long, aren't you coming out yet?!"