Vast Sea City was the largest city on the western frontier of the Heaven Dou Empire. It was also the largest coastal port city on the Douluo Continent.
The enormous city had been built against the sea—or rather, upon the mountains by the shore. No matter how the tides rose and fell, they could not shake it in the slightest. Its broad, sturdy walls were absolutely on the level of a main city. Before they had even entered, Zhang Yang and Ning Rongrong could already faintly smell the salty tang of the sea.
Zhang Yang was now certain he had come to the right place. Even without entering a cultivation state, merely feeling the sea breeze and smelling that salty scent made the Soul Power within him stir restlessly.
Cultivating here would definitely yield twice the results with half the effort.
After passing the routine inspection at the city gates, Zhang Yang and Ning Rongrong crossed through the walls and entered Vast Sea City.
Once inside, the salty smell became even stronger. As he walked through the streets, Zhang Yang made a few simple observations and discovered that the people of Vast Sea City were somewhat different from those inland. The locals were generally shorter, and their skin was darker as well.
That was easy enough to understand. People with more water on them were more likely to get tanned.
Walking through Vast Sea City, Zhang Yang's 195-centimeter height made him stand out like a crane among chickens. Ning Rongrong's fair skin and elegant temperament were even more worlds apart from the local people.
"This place smells awful." Ning Rongrong wrinkled her nose.
"It's close to the sea, after all. It's not that bad." With an arm around Ning Rongrong's shoulders, Zhang Yang brushed it off with a smile.
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