Douluo Continent: The Twin Holy Dragons of Light and Darkness, the Dragon Emperor Breaks Through the

The city is not large, but its location is excellent—backed by a forest and facing the sea, a hundred miles to the south is the barren beach where the Sun Moon Continent's advance team landed, and three hundred miles to the north is a major southern town of the Heaven Dou Empire.

It can attack or defend, and even if something happens, it can retreat into the sea, where even the Soul Masters of Douluo Continent cannot catch up.

Xu Tiangang stood at the entrance of the stronghold, looking at the row of newly built wooden houses, his brows furrowed slightly.

"Your Majesty, the stronghold has been built, the defensive array patterns have been inscribed, and all wild beasts and low-level soul beasts within a five-mile radius have been eliminated."

The adjutant walked over, holding a list in his hand. "But... all of us have faces from the Sun Moon Continent, and our accents are off as soon as we open our mouths. It will be difficult to remain infiltrated for a long time."

Xu Tiangang took the list and glanced at it.

He knew the adjutant was right.

Three hundred Soul Masters, each an elite, but none of them seemed like people from Douluo Continent.

Their appearance, accents, gait, and even eating habits are all different from those of the people of Douluo Continent.

They can hide it for a short time, but if it goes on for too long, they'll be exposed sooner or later.

"We need locals."

Xu Tiangang put down the list and looked at the distant sea. "We need a local who is familiar with this land to manage our outpost, handle transactions for us, and protect us from unnecessary trouble."

"People like that are hard to find."

The adjutant shook his head. "We need a local who is reliable, obedient, and capable... We've only been here a short time, where are we going to find one?"

Xu Tiangang remained silent.

His gaze shifted from the sea to the path leading to Sea Breeze City.

"It will happen."

He said, "Wait a minute."

This wait lasted for more than half a month.

Everything at the base was back on track.

Some patrolled, some trained, and scouts went out every day to gather information, draw maps, and record the local customs and traditions of various places in Douluo Continent.

Xu Tiangang locked himself in his room and studied the short knife he had bought from Haifeng City.

The level-two soul tools sold by the Spirit Hall are of high craftsmanship, but they follow a completely different path from the soul tools of the Sun Moon Continent.

Soul tools on the Sun and Moon Continent are designed for great power, wide range, large size, and heavy weight, requiring specialized soul tool operators to use them.

The Spirit Hall's soul tools are designed to be portable, efficient, small in size, and lightweight, so that any soul master can use them.

"Each has its own merits."

Xu Tiangang wrote these four characters in his notebook, then crossed them out.

"The Spirit Hall's soul tools are more suitable for individual combat, while the Sun Moon Continent's soul tools are more suitable for legion combat."

Only by combining the two can their maximum power be unleashed.

He placed the dagger on the table and closed his eyes to rest.

Just then, a commotion broke out outside.

"Your Majesty, someone has broken in!"

The adjutant's voice came from outside the door; it didn't sound nervous, but rather... surprised.

Xu Tiangang opened his eyes, got up, and walked out of the room.

In the courtyard, two patrolling Soul Masters were stopping a middle-aged man.

The man was in his forties, with gray hair and a haggard face. He wore a faded gray robe with several patches.

His left leg was slightly lame, and he walked with a limp. His trousers were rolled up to his knees, and his calf was wrapped in dirty bandages, with a faint trace of blood seeping through them.

His eyes were so bright that they didn't match his clothes at all.

Xu Tiangang looked into those eyes and suddenly remembered something.

"You are... the person at the gate of Sea Breeze City that day?"

Yu Xiaogang raised her head, looked at the man in golden armor in front of her, and swallowed.

"You know me?"

I don't know him.

But that day, when you walked out of the gates of Sea Breeze City, I sensed a murderous aura emanating from you.

Xu Tiangang walked up to him, looking down at him. "You've killed people."

Yu Xiaogang's expression changed for a moment, but she quickly regained her composure.

"I've killed them."

He said, "I've killed a lot."

"who?"

"He deserves to die."

Xu Tiangang stared at him for a few moments, then smiled.

"interesting."

He turned around and walked into the house. "Let him in."

The adjutant and the two soul masters exchanged a glance and released their grip.

Yu Xiaogang followed Xu Tiangang into the house.

The room was very simple, with a table, a chair, a bed, and a few books and a short knife on the table.

Xu Tiangang sat in the chair, looking at Yu Xiaogang.

"What's your name?"

"Jade Small Anus".

"Are you a Soul Master?"

"Yes.

Level 29, Great Soul Master.

The martial spirit of Luo Sanpao is a pig.

Xu Tiangang's brow twitched slightly.

"Level 29, the martial soul is a pig."

With that kind of strength, you've killed people, and many at that?"

There was a hint of doubt in his tone.

Yu Xiaogang looked at him calmly.

"My martial spirit has no offensive power, but my brain does."

Killing doesn't necessarily require a martial spirit.

Xu Tiangang remained silent for a moment.

"Why are you here?"

"Because during the more than half a month that I was recuperating in Sea Breeze City, I could see your scouts coming and going every day."

The way they walked, their wary eyes, and the faint smell of rust on their bodies—that's the smell left behind from the long-term maintenance of soul tools.

You are not from Douluo Continent.

Yu Xiaogang's voice was unhurried, as if she were talking about something very ordinary.

"You have come from overseas, bringing with you sophisticated soul tools. You are organized and disciplined, and you have set up camp here."

You need someone, a local, to handle things for you.

Xu Tiangang's expression changed.

He looked at the limping middle-aged man in front of him again, as if seeing him for the first time.

What do you want?

Yu Xiaogang lowered her head and looked at her worn-out cloth shoes.

"I want revenge."

"revenge?

To whom?

"Hall of Spirits".

To Qian Xunji, to Bibi Dong, to the entire Spirit Hall.

Xu Tiangang tapped his fingers lightly twice on the table.

"Are you an enemy of the Spirit Hall?"

"I am a discarded pawn of the Spirit Hall."

Yu Xiaogang raised her head, her bloodshot eyes burning with a fire. "My family was destroyed by the Spirit Hall, the person I love was taken away by the Spirit Hall, and I don't even dare to mention her name."

They broke my leg, stole my token, and left me outside the city to die.

"I have nothing left, but I don't want to die."

I live only to wait for an opportunity.

Xu Tiangang stared at the ball of fire in silence for a long time.

What can you do for us?

“I can manage your outposts, handle transactions for you, and shield you from unnecessary trouble.”

I know the president of the Chamber of Commerce in Haifeng City, the manager of the docks, and several veterans of the city's defense forces.

I've lived here for several years, and this face is my best passport.

Xu Tiangang thought for a moment.