Douluo Continent: My name is Yang Jian, and I achieved sainthood through my physical body

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As evening fell, Yang Jian arrived in Xingluo City.

Xingluo City is the capital of the Xingluo Empire, ancient and magnificent.

The city walls are tall, the city gates are wide, the streets are neat, and the buildings are exquisite.

Compared to Tiandou City, the architectural style here is more rugged and robust, less refined, and more imposing.

The pedestrians on the street were dressed differently from those in the Heavenly Dou Empire. Men preferred to wear short jackets, while women preferred long skirts, with brighter colors and more intricate patterns.

As Yang Jian walked down the street, observing the local customs and traditions that were similar to, yet different from, those of the Heavenly Dou Empire, he felt little emotion.

He walked through several streets and around several alleys, and soon arrived at the gate of the Zhu family's mansion.

The Zhu family mansion occupies a vast area, with red walls and green tiles, and is magnificent in appearance.

Two ghostly cats crouched at the entrance, mouths agape, teeth bared, looking majestic.

Two rows of guards stood at the entrance, dressed in armor, their backs ramrod straight.

Yang Jian was conducting a secret operation this time, so he chose to infiltrate.

Although his cultivation level is still at the Soul Saint level, his mental strength is already no weaker than that of a Limit Douluo.

By using his mental power to interfere with the Zhu family members' perception, he easily entered the mansion, and even if he walked around swaggeringly, no one would notice him.

The guards who walked past him couldn't see him or hear his footsteps at all, as if he were a wisp of air.

Yang Jian wandered around the Zhu residence for a while and soon discovered a Soul Douluo-level powerhouse.

The man sat in an attic, his aura deep and steady. He was probably Zhu Lingtian, the patriarch of the Zhu family, and Zhu Zhuqing's father.

Besides him, there were two other people in the attic, a man and a woman.

The man was in his early twenties, tall and handsome, and bore a resemblance to Dai Mubai.

The woman was also in her twenties, tall and beautiful, and bore a resemblance to Zhu Zhuqing.

Davis, the eldest prince of the Star Luo Empire, and Dai Mubai's elder brother.

Zhu Zhuyun, the eldest daughter of the Zhu family, the older sister of Zhu Zhuqing, and Davis's fiancée.

The identities of the three are becoming increasingly clear.

Yang Jian stood outside the pavilion and listened intently for a while.

They were discussing something that interested him greatly.

Should we kill Dai Mubai?

Davis's voice was low and menacing: "My brother fled to the Heaven Dou Empire and hasn't made a move since. I don't know if he's hiding or plotting something. Rather than waiting for him to come back and compete with me for the throne, it's better to take the initiative and send someone to eliminate him."

Zhu Zhuyun nodded, her tone icy: "That kid Dai Mubai is indeed a hidden danger. But that girl Zhuqing can be spared, but her cultivation must be crippled. Let her live as an ordinary person, marry someone honestly, and not interfere in royal affairs."

Zhu Lingtian didn't say anything, but just slowly drank from his teacup.

He took a sip, put down the cup, and slowly said, "That kid Mu Bai is nothing to worry about."

"You may not know, but not long ago his cultivation was crippled by a young man from the Spirit Hall. He's not even as good as an ordinary person. Whether we kill him or not is irrelevant."

"As for Zhu Qing, she has good talent, but unfortunately she ran off with that guy named Yang Jian. I wonder how she is now."

Davis frowned: "Yang Jian? The genius from the Spirit Hall?"

“It’s him.” Zhu Lingtian’s voice carried a hint of apprehension. “That person is not someone to be trifled with. Let’s not get into a conflict with him for now. As for Zhu Qing, let’s just pretend we don’t have this daughter.”

As the three chatted, the topic shifted to other things.

Yang Jian stood there for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, but found it utterly boring.

He turned and left the attic, continuing his search for possible evidence of guilt within the Zhu residence.

His spiritual power spread silently throughout the mansion, like a large net covering every corner, searching the study, the storeroom, the secret room, and every possible hiding place.

Finally, his mental energy detected an unusual place.

underground.

Directly below the mansion, dozens of meters deep, lies a secret chamber.

The walls of the secret room were very thick; if his mental strength hadn't been strong enough, he wouldn't have been able to find it at all.

Without hesitation, Yang Jian immediately used the Shrinking Earth Technique, which was inherent in the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts, and his body slowly sank into the ground.

The soil and rocks parted like water before him, making way for him.

He walked down step by step, through layers of soil and rock, until he reached the entrance to the secret chamber.

Chapter 176 Human Experimentation

This was the first time Yang Jian had used the Shrinking Earth Technique in a long time. He wasn't very skilled at it, and ended up covered in mud from head to toe, his hair, face, and clothes, looking like a mud-covered person who had just crawled out of the ground.

But it's no big deal, it'll fall off with a pat.

Yang Jian grabbed the doorknob and twisted it hard.

The lock cylinder on the iron gate snapped with a crack.

He pushed open the door and went inside.

The secret room was small, only about twenty square meters.

Rows of bookshelves surrounded the room, filled with various documents and ledgers.

Next to the bookshelf were several tables, piled with experimental equipment: beakers, test tubes, distillation flasks, and other bottles and jars, making it look like a small laboratory.

Yang Jian walked to the bookshelf and began to flip through the books one by one.

About half an hour later, he finished his investigation.

The evidence collected was quite substantial.

Overall, the Zhu family was essentially the royal family's secret agent, handling matters that the royal family couldn't openly discuss.

For example, eliminating some unstable factors, or secretly conducting some human experiments.

That's right, it was human experimentation.

It is well known that the royal family and the Zhu family have a relationship of intertwined interests.

To become the emperor of the Star Luo Empire, one must first awaken the White Tiger Martial Soul, then marry a woman from the Zhu family and strive to cultivate a Martial Soul Fusion Technique with her, thereby enhancing the strength of the royal family.

However, the awakening probability of these two martial souls is extremely low, and the birth of martial soul fusion skills is also very rare.

Of the ten princes, no more than two can awaken the White Tiger Martial Soul.

The women of the Zhu family were the same.

Those who can cultivate a Martial Soul Fusion Technique are extremely rare.

Therefore, Emperor Xingluo came up with the idea of ​​conducting human experiments.

The hope is that through this process, the child can perfectly inherit the martial spirit of their parents and not evolve in any other direction.

If this succeeds, the probability of awakening both the royal family's White Tiger Martial Soul and the Zhu family's Netherworld Cat Martial Soul will greatly increase.

The probability of mastering a Martial Soul Fusion Skill will also increase.

In this way, the strength of the Star Luo Empire will surge.

Because of human experimentation, the Zhu family has persecuted countless innocent people over the years.

The elderly, children, men, and women were mostly ordinary people.

They were captured, locked in a dark basement, injected with various drugs, and subjected to various surgeries.

Some people died, and their bodies were thrown away.

Some people went mad and were locked up in mental hospitals.

Some people survived, but their bodies were completely destroyed.

Yang Jian flipped through the records, but his heart remained unmoved.

He felt neither anger nor disgust; he simply analyzed the value of the evidence calmly and rationally.

These things are enough to ruin the reputation of the Star Luo Empire's royal family.

He stored all the useful items into his storage soul tool and then turned and left the secret room.

After leaving the secret room, Yang Jian did not leave the Zhu residence immediately, but stood there for a while to think.

The records say that there is still a group of people being held somewhere, where human experiments are being conducted.

It's certain that the place isn't in Xingluo City, otherwise it would be too conspicuous.

In that case, we can only ask Zhu Lingtian.

Yang Jian used the Shrinking Earth Technique to reappear on the ground.

This time he didn't use his mental power to interfere, because he no longer needed to hide.

Soon, a servant spotted him.

The servant, dressed in a gray short jacket and carrying a lamp, came out from around the corner of the corridor.

He saw Yang Jian, paused for a moment, and then frowned.

"Who are you? How did you get in?"

Yang Jian said calmly, "I'm looking for your family head."

After saying that, he walked straight towards the pavilion where Zhu Lingtian was, his steps neither hurried nor slow.

The servant realized something was wrong and quickly chased after Yang Jian, reaching out to tug at his sleeve.

"Stop! You can't go in!"

The moment his hand touched Yang Jian's sleeve, a gentle yet irresistible force sprang out from Yang Jian's body.

The servant was thrown into the air and crashed to the ground, shattering the lamp in his hand and spilling oil all over the floor.

"Enemy attack! Assassins!" the servant shouted at the top of his lungs.

The guards from the Zhu residence arrived quickly.