A comparison of the two Douluo, starting with Dragon God Douluo Yu Xiaogang.

The moment they stepped outside the red line, everyone's gaze became vacant and blank, their bodies frozen in place like marionettes.

The taxi drivers watching seemed quite used to this scene; some, even those taking a break, were secretly betting on whether something bad would happen to them.

However, something unexpected soon happened to all of them.

[Yu Xiaogang, walking in the center, emitted a deep darkness from his body. The darkness gathered around him and quickly coalesced into the shape of a small dragon.]

"Aww!"

[After letting out a soft shout, Xiao Long glanced down at Yu Xiaogang and the others, a smug gleam in his red eyes.]

Before stepping onto the red line, Yu Xiaogang gave Xiaolong a few instructions in his mind, telling it to calm its mind.

[After crossing the red line, let's see if Xiaolong and I both fall into a mental fog, or if I'll be the only one falling into a mental fog.]

[From the current perspective, it's clear that Yu Xiaogang himself was trapped, while Xiaolong was still able to move freely.]

"Now you can proceed."

[So, following Yu Xiaogang's instructions, Xiaolong used his first soul skill to condense a dark elemental clone.]

Then, through mental manipulation, a portion of Yu Xiaogang's mental energy was drawn from his body and merged into that dark elemental clone.

Once everything was complete, Xiaolong stood quietly beside the dark element clone, awaiting its reaction.

The next second, the dark elemental clone opened its tightly closed eyes, and Yu Xiaogang regained consciousness.

"...Just as I expected!"

[Yu Xiaogang, within his dark elemental clone, mentally surveyed his surroundings and instantly reconciled with the previous situation.]

Walking to his side, Yu Xiaogang carefully examined his body.

"...Soul power fluctuations are normal, physical condition is normal, mental strength is normal."

"It seems like nothing's different from usual."

[Yu Xiaogang muttered to himself.]

He had never heard of such a situation before.

However, Yu Xiaogang was not discouraged. If everything was as he suspected, then it was the work of the gods, and it was normal that he couldn't see through it.

"So it's up to us to keep an eye on them from now on."

"I really don't like this feeling of being unable to control my own destiny."

Looking at his body moving like a puppet, Yu Xiaogang couldn't help but say to Xiaolong.

As he spoke, Yu Xiaogang raised his hand and condensed some devices using dark elements, then placed these devices on his own body and on Xu Aoxin and the others.

Once it was discovered that anyone was heading in a different direction, Yu Xiaogang would manipulate these devices to change everyone's direction of travel, forcibly reversing their paths to converge.

"In this way, the foggy stage of the brain is not so scary."

[Yu Xiaogang said.]

Even seasoned veterans of the Mountain Alliance cannot guarantee 100% success in clearing the "Brain Fog" stage.

Because no one knows whether they will encounter terrifying soul beasts or find themselves in dangerous situations during this time.

However, with Yu Xiaogang present, attacks from soul beasts could be driven away, and their routes could be actively altered by him.

What else is there to be afraid of at this stage?

[Xiao Long's combat power is comparable to Yu Xiaogang's. With him protecting them, unless a 100,000-year-old soul beast suddenly appears at this stage, they are not worth mentioning.]

Meanwhile, the taxi drivers responsible for observing the people heading into the mountains witnessed Yu Xiaogang's actions from beginning to end.

When they first saw darkness emanating from Yu Xiaogang, they exclaimed in surprise.

When Xiaolong appeared, they froze in place.

Then, when Xiaolong conjured a clone of Yu Xiaogang, and Yu Xiaogang's consciousness descended upon the clone, actively altering the group's path, they stood there, mouths agape, staring blankly, even forgetting to breathe.

After an unknown amount of time, once Yu Xiaogang and his group had disappeared into the dense forest, they gradually came to their senses.

"I think I just saw things. I think I saw someone use a soul skill while their mind was fogged up."

[A soldier muttered to himself.]

"I think I saw it too."

"Haha, I saw that too! Could it be that we're seeing the same scene?"

The group exchanged bewildered glances. After a moment's realization, they left without a word, rushing towards the center of the camp to report the situation to their superiors.

Not long after, in the City Lord's Mansion of Silvermoon City, information about Yu Xiaogang and his group was placed on City Lord Jiang Sheng's desk.

["Yu Xiaogang, Level 6, 45 years old, Martial Soul: Little Dragon, a special detached beast Martial Soul, Soul Rings are yellow, purple, and black, Origin and Experience unknown."]

["Ye Aoxin, Level 6, 39 years old, Martial Soul: Emerald Leaf Dragon, Beast Martial Soul, Soul Ring Configuration: Yellow-Yellow-Purple-Purple-Black, Origin and Experience Unknown"]

["Gu Rong, Level 8, 66 years old, Martial Soul: Bone Dragon, Beast Martial Soul, Soul Ring Configuration: Yellow Yellow Purple Purple Black Black Black Black Black, Origin and Experience Unknown"]

【"Chen Ming..."】

After reviewing the intelligence report in his hand, City Lord Jiang Sheng glanced calmly at the personnel in charge of intelligence below.

"So, this is the intelligence you reported to me?"

"Unknown origins, unknown experiences? And all three of them are like this."

"If you want to go into the mountains and become nourishment for these mountains, then I can grant your wish."

The voice contained not a trace of anger, but the person reporting the intelligence below was trembling with fear.

"Lord City, we really can't find anything out."

"These people seem to have appeared out of thin air; there's absolutely no information about them."

"No... but our people have some suspicions about their identities..."

At this point, the person's voice suddenly lowered.

"What are you dawdling about? Just say it!"

Jiang Sheng said, frowning.

"Based on...based on our analysis, there's a high probability that they were using forged identities."

"But very few forces on the entire Sun Moon Continent could forge something so perfectly."

"Furthermore, since their martial souls are all dragon-type martial souls, some people in our intelligence department have speculated..."

"They might be from Mingdu."

The man stopped there, but Jiang Sheng understood the meaning behind his words.

He picked up the intelligence reports on Yu Xiaogang and the other two, read them twice, and then took out Xu Aoxin's report.

"Ye Aoxin, surname Ye, and this Emerald Leaf Dragon Martial Soul..."

Jiang Sheng's lips twitched as he looked at Xu Aoxin's intelligence report.

If it weren't for his subordinates' guesses, he wouldn't have even considered this possibility.

[But once you start thinking in this direction, your train of thought instantly becomes clear.]

After all, he had once been an absolute confidant of the Sun and Moon Emperor, so he knew about the emperor's harem.

[For example, one of His Majesty's concubines has the surname Ye, and her martial soul is also a plant-type martial soul.]

The princess born to the other party had her martial soul mutated, transforming into a dragon-type martial soul based on the wood element.

[And the other person's name was Xu Aoxin, with the title of Heavenly Dragon Princess.]

Now, combined with the information he gathered about Ye Aoxin, how could he not guess what was going on?

"So, this is Her Highness the Princess traveling incognito?"

The thought crossed Jiang Sheng's mind, and then his gaze fell upon Gu Rong and Yu Xiaogang.

"Then this ancient banyan tree must be the guardian, but a bone dragon? The royal family is hiding such a powerful figure?"

"And what's the deal with this Yu Xiaogang?!"