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

Chen Ming's words left Xu Aoxin stunned.

She was thinking.

[If my father really has the ability to take everything away from the perilous Linghai Mountain Range...]

"No, it shouldn't be the Sun and Moon Emperor."

After a moment's hesitation, Xu Aoxin spoke with unwavering determination.

"What did you say? How could it not be him? If it wasn't him, why would he let Silvermoon City be in such chaos?"

[Chen Ming questioned excitedly.]

"Because Silvermoon City is nothing to warrant such attention from the Sun and Moon Emperor."

Xu Aoxin looked at Chen Ming.

"First of all, you need to know that he is the emperor who controls the entire Sun Moon Continent, and everyone in the world is his subject."

"There's nothing he can't get his hands on."

"We previously said that no one could resist the treasures in dangerous places; those treasures have accumulated since the Spirit Sea Mountains existed."

"This truly qualifies as being richer than a country."

"But if someone can freely enter and exit the dangerous area, they could take all the wealth inside in one fell swoop."

"Then the Spirit Sea Mountain Range will have to start accumulating wealth from scratch."

"And this accumulation process may not yield a soul bone in three to five years. People who go into the mountains and die in dangerous places only drop some storage soul tools full of food and water, and at most some other things."

"Do you think the Sun and Moon Emperor lacks this?"

"Just for something this little, you sent three trusted confidants to Silvermoon City to stir up trouble?"

"To be honest, let alone the Emperor of the Sun and Moon, even I wouldn't be interested in this kind of wealth."

Xu Aoxin stated this logically and with evidence.

She wouldn't deny the bad things her father had done, but if he wasn't the one who did them, no one else should try to pin the blame on him.

【"this……"】

Xu Aoxin's reasoned and well-founded words calmed Chen Ming down.

Although he didn't know how much money the Sun and Moon Emperor amassed each year, or how many treasures ended up in his hands.

However, it must be said that, considering Silvermoon City alone, and especially in this manner, it seems utterly pointless to transfer wealth into the hands of the Sun and Moon Emperor.

Why is Silvermoon City in such chaos?

Chen Ming looked pained; he had thought he had discovered the emperor's secret, but it turned out he was wrong.

This feeling is truly awful.

"Don't worry, the Spirit Sea Mountains are right here. No matter how deeply the secret is buried, it will eventually see the light of day."

Yu Xiaogang offered a word of comfort from the side.

Compared to Chen Ming, Yu Xiaogang's mindset is currently much better.

The ethereal voice told him to go to Qingyun Peak and said it wanted to see him.

[If nothing unexpected happens, this is the god from the Spirit Sea Mountains.]

[And once they meet, all the secrets of the Spirit Sea Mountains will be revealed.]

Hearing Yu Xiaogang's confident words, Gu Rong roughly guessed what Yu Xiaogang was hiding.

[Yu Xiaogang wouldn't have spoken so confidently if he didn't have a definite answer.]

This is a habit he has as a researcher.

After everyone calmed down and set off again, Gu Rong approached Yu Xiaogang and asked in a voice only the two of them could hear.

"Xiao Gang, you must have found something else in that dangerous place, right?"

"...Uncle Gu, your reaction was pretty quick."

"Hehe, after all, I've followed you all this way. If you weren't confident, you wouldn't have spoken so confidently."

"...Alright, the illusions I experienced in the Illusion Valley were a test. When I resisted all the temptations, a voice rang in my mind, telling me to go to Azure Cloud Peak."

"Hiss—is it the god behind the Spirit Sea Mountains?"

"It's highly probable."

Having received a definite answer, Gu Rong smiled.

Great, it's good to get a response.

The worst-case scenario is no response at all.

Few people enjoy that feeling of being lost and helpless.

With a clear destination, the subsequent actions become simpler.

Yu Xiaogang's goal was Qingyun Peak, while Chen Ming had recovered from his earlier excitement. Although he was still a bit emotional, it didn't stop him from leading Yu Xiaogang and the others and explaining the situation in the mountains.

As for Xu Aoxin, she had already shown Chen Ming the treasure map she had retrieved from her home—actually, from her father's secret chamber.

Chen Ming's expression changed when he saw that picture.

[Because the location marked on that map is also a dangerous area in the Linghai Mountains.]

[Moreover, this dangerous place is far more dangerous than the Illusionary Spirit Valley.]

[Comparing spirit ring ages, Illusion Valley is equivalent to a yellow, hundred-year spirit ring, while the perilous place on the treasure map is comparable to a black, ten-thousand-year spirit ring.]

This answer made Xu Aoxin's heart pound wildly as she looked at the treasure map.

[This is yet another dangerous place, and one that is many times more dangerous than Illusion Valley.]

Xu Aoxin had a premonition that perhaps his father's secret lay within this perilous place called the Cave of Broken Souls.

The only thing that Xu Aoxin found regrettable was that the Broken Soul Cave wasn't on the mountain path they had chosen so far.

[It's not even in the area starting from Wangshan Stone.]

Xu Aoxin didn't mind; she was determined to go to the Soul-Severing Cave.

"Let's go there after we've explored Qingyun Peak."

[Xu Aoxin concluded.]

Chen Ming opened his mouth, wanting to say that the Soul-Severing Cave wasn't exactly a tourist destination.

Just from the name, you can tell how dangerous it is there.

That's a dangerous place known for devouring souls and causing silent death!

[Countless people, after the fog in their minds cleared, found themselves in the area of ​​the Cave of Broken Souls, and without hesitation, changed direction to explore other places.]

This is the formidable reputation that Broken Soul Cave has earned through its own exploits.

[Because in the Soul-Severing Cave, a genuine level nine Soul Master perished there.]

Even level nine Soul Masters inevitably die there; what right do they have to explore that place?

However, Xu Aoxin still wanted to go and see.

She wanted to know what secret her father was hiding.

Upon hearing Chen Ming's description of the Soul-Severing Cave's danger of devouring souls, Yu Xiaogang immediately recalled the instruments of torture used by the executioners when he witnessed a death sentence in Aojia City.

[The Soul-Splitting Staff and the Soul-Soothing Shield.]

These soul tools are all designed to devour souls.

[Now, the location marked on Xu Aoxin's map points directly to the Soul-Severing Cave, which can devour souls.]

It's hard not to think that the two are related.

Could it be that the Sun and Moon Emperor knew the secret of the Soul-Severing Cave, and thus developed torture instruments like the Soul-Splitting Staff?

Or perhaps he's imitating this Cave of Broken Souls?