The previous giant warship had been completely repaired and was now peacefully docked at the pier on Poseidon Island.
The matters on Poseidon Island had mostly been settled. The content of Poseidon's Eighth Trial was also extremely simple: Shui Bing'er needed to complete her missing soul rings and soul bones. In addition, there were requirements for Shui Bing'er's soul power, but these were all minor issues. With ample time, everyone had sufficient time to prepare and complete these tasks.
The plan to head to the Sun Moon Continent had been put on the agenda. Everyone had stayed on Poseidon Island long enough. Now, Shui Bing'er needed her eighth soul ring, Shen Liuyu needed her final ninth soul ring, and besides that, Dugu Yan and Bai Nian also needed ten-thousand-year seventh soul rings.
Although the two of them had clearly stated that they had no such excessive requirements for the age of their seventh soul rings, since they had the capability, Shen Han Yu naturally would not shortchange them. After all, from a certain perspective, one was the granddaughter of his old friend, and the other was a little girl he had watched grow up. No matter what, they were among the people closest to Shen Han Yu and deserved the best.
After everything was fully prepared, everyone chose a bright and sunny morning to set off and bid farewell to Poseidon Island. As the fluctuations of the sea and Xiao Bai's final goodbye dissipated in the air, everyone thoroughly left the near-sea area of Poseidon Island under the gentle caress of the sea breeze.
The giant warship sailed steadily for some distance. After Poseidon Island had completely disappeared, the figures of Gu Yuena and the other two appeared out of thin air on the deck. In order to wait for everyone, they had stayed in the vicinity for nearly a full month. On this point, Shen Han Yu could not help but praise their patience.
After a simple exchange, Shen Han Yu and Gu Yuena rose into the air together. Under the joint effect of their powerful soul power, the space in front of the giant warship was directly torn open, and the warship itself was wrapped in a layer of silver-white soul power. Immediately after, along with everyone on board, it was swallowed by the rift and instantly disappeared from the spot.
If they traveled to the Sun Moon Empire at the warship's maximum speed, it would take at least over a month. No one had the patience for that, nor did they want to wait idly at sea for so long. Therefore, Shen Han Yu and Gu Yuena chose to bring the entire giant warship together for a spatial jump. Although they could not reach the Sun Moon Empire in an instant, the distance they had covered far exceeded what they could have covered by sailing for more than ten days previously.
Of course, the risk of such an operation was also extremely high. Spatial power was still somewhat too advanced for a fantasy low-tier plane like Douluo. Ordinary Limit Douluo could not achieve this. The reason Shen Han Yu and Gu Yuena dared to do so was simply that the two had absolute confidence in their own strength and their mastery of spatial power.
After traveling for some distance in the endless space, Gu Yuena directly waved out a silver-white strand of soul power. A beam of light then appeared in the darkness ahead, followed by the familiar sound of sea waves and wind. This spatial crossing took them only the time for an incense stick to burn in space, but the actual distance advanced had already exceeded half of the entire journey.
This was still the vast ocean, only the color of the seawater was deeper. A few desolate small islands could be vaguely seen around them. From time to time, huge water columns shot into the sky on the distant sea surface. It was evident that this seemed to be the habitat of some kind of whale-type soul beasts.
However, after everyone carefully investigated the distribution of soul beasts in the surroundings, they could not help but feel somewhat disappointed.
They had already entered the deep sea. Apart from the sporadically appearing islands, there was no sign of land or human presence. Yet in such an environment, the number of soul beasts beneath the sea surface was extremely sparse, even less than in the sea area near Poseidon Island.
You Mengchu, who had the deepest research in this area, said:
"The soul beasts around here are mostly sperm whales, a very ordinary type among whale soul beasts. They generally use their massive bodies as weapons and are the most numerous among whale-type soul beasts…"
Everyone did not say much more and simply ordered the crew to sail quickly. Before long, they left this sea area with the sea breeze.
The view was filled with a boundless sea, with no trace of any islands. Within the range of spiritual power detection, there were various sea soul beasts of varying strengths, most of them aggressive. However, under the interference of the special scent applied to the hull, none chose to attack the group.
Xu Yuexuan took out a unique little gadget from her soul tool, but on the vast sea, they could not estimate their exact coordinates at all. After fiddling with it for a while, she could only helplessly put it away.
Shen Han Yu looked toward Gu Yuena and asked:
"Is the course confirmed to be correct?"
Gu Yuena glanced at Shen Han Yu and replied:
"Along the way, I left my soul power marks. As long as we follow the soul power marks I left, there will be no mistakes."
Shen Han Yu nodded, his gaze turning toward the distance, his eyes deep and distant. His entire aura slowly lowered as if he had completely merged into the surrounding space.
The girls each leaned against the railings of the giant warship. Sailing in the crisis-filled deep sea felt more like a trip to them. The powerhouses accompanying them were all top-tier figures of the current era. Under such circumstances, they had nothing to worry about.
…
This situation continued until late at night. The moonlight on the sea appeared particularly desolate. The ocean at night turned black, with turbulent waves, looking especially eerie and terrifying.
However, everyone was unaffected. The large ships built by the Sun Moon Empire were equipped with special devices in the center of the vessel to stabilize the ship and protect it from wave impact. Even in this environment, standing on the deck felt as steady as walking on flat ground.
Several bright lights were lit. Led by Shen Liuyu, everyone started a small party on the deck. Various wines and foods loaded on Poseidon Island were casually brought out. Under the moonlight, it had its own unique charm.
You Mengchu stood alone at the bow holding a wine cup. Under the moonlight, she gracefully took a light sip of the fruit wine in her cup, then suddenly sensed a strange aura.
A large wave four to five meters high surged on the sea surface ahead. Within the waves, the roars of sea soul beasts could faintly be heard.
"Is it a group of scale turtles?"
You Mengchu frowned slightly, then quickly recognized the numerous sea soul beasts in the waves.
Scale turtles were ordinary soul beasts and one of the most representative types among turtle soul beasts. With their strong defense and reproductive capabilities, they had established a massive race in the ocean. This type of soul beast had almost no natural enemies and lived very comfortably in the sea. At the same time, they were naturally fond of quietness and were the typical "slacker" faction among soul beast groups. It was extremely rare for them to appear on the sea surface in such large numbers.
Facing this scene, You Mengchu did not hesitate. Golden soul power transformed into a sword light in her hand and directly slashed apart the scale turtle wave not far away.
But just as You Mengchu thought it was only a minor accident, a faint blue light suddenly bloomed from the distant seawater. Immediately after, three blue tentacles shot out at high speed and headed straight toward the group.
You Mengchu hurriedly rose into the air and blocked them with her soul power. The commotion from the collision alerted everyone, and they quickly gathered toward the bow.
The blue light continued to spread. You Mengchu landed on one of the masts, vigilantly watching the ocean.
From the previous scene, she could already determine that the opponent was likely an octopus or jellyfish-type soul beast, but she could not identify the exact species without it revealing more obvious features.
Just as the sea surface returned to calm, a faint collision sound clearly reached everyone's ears.
You Mengchu looked at the blue light at the bottom of the ship with some surprise. Within that dreamlike blue glow, she clearly saw the opponent's transparent body. She quickly said:
"It's a Phantom Sea Jellyfish. But why would it actively approach a human ship and even attack us…"
Xue Ke beside her asked with some confusion:
"Soul beasts attacking humans and humans hunting soul beasts—this is a very ordinary thing, right, Teacher? What's so surprising about it in this situation…"
You Mengchu shook her head and softly explained:
"Although what you said is not wrong, the teacher still has to correct you. Actually, many soul beasts can coexist harmoniously with humans. Some soul beasts have relatively friendly attitudes toward humans, such as the Green Leaf Spirit Vine among plant-type soul beasts, or certain ice butterflies. There are also such existences in the ocean…"
"And this Phantom Sea Jellyfish is one of them. When I was young and traveling in my hometown, I once encountered a group of Phantom Sea Jellyfish. This type of soul beast is like the elves of the ocean, beautiful with a touch of dreaminess, hence the name Phantom Sea."
"Under normal circumstances, this type of soul beast would not actively attack humans unless some special situation has occurred…"
As soon as You Mengchu finished speaking, the Phantom Sea Jellyfish clinging to the hull began to riot again. Then, the sharp-eyed Shui Bing'er suddenly noticed something unusual and quickly said:
"Dream Chu Jie, look, doesn't this Phantom Sea Jellyfish have something inside its body? The luster there seems a bit off…"
You Mengchu was slightly stunned, then looked in the direction Shui Bing'er pointed. She was immediately startled.
"This is… a maggot?"
After struggling for a while, You Mengchu finally uttered the word.
Yes, through the nearly transparent body of the Phantom Sea Jellyfish, one could clearly see a dark red maggot-like creature inside. This worm was covered in dark red scales all over its body. Its head had no eyes or other organs, only a large mouth full of sharp teeth. There was also a large, hidden mouth at its tail, making it look extremely ferocious and horrifying.
Looking at this creature's ugly appearance, everyone's faces showed a trace of disgust.
You Mengchu took out a thick ancient book from her soul tool and began flipping through it rapidly. After a while, she suddenly closed the book and said:
"Sea Violent Bug… This type of soul beast actually still has surviving individuals until now…"
Everyone cast curious glances, waiting for You Mengchu's explanation.
You Mengchu organized her words and then said:
"The Sea Violent Bug is an ancient type of soul beast. It is said that they first appeared during the era of the great war between dragons and phoenixes in ancient times. At that time, there were many powerful races on the Douluo Continent, and in the ocean, powerhouses contended for dominance. Countless sea soul beasts died almost every day."
"The corpses of these sea soul beasts rotted on the seabed, and from this decaying flesh, the Sea Violent Bug emerged…"
"This type of soul beast has no intelligence at all, but their bodies are extremely hard and possess very powerful devouring abilities. They are best at entering the bodies of other soul beasts while they are feeding, then slowly consuming the parasitized soul beast bit by bit. During this process, the parasitized soul beast experiences extreme pain. Many soul beasts cannot endure until the end and choose to end their own lives due to the endless torment…"
"But later, as times changed, the killings in the ocean decreased greatly compared to before. Logically, this type of soul beast should have gone extinct long ago…"
As she spoke, You Mengchu carefully observed the Sea Violent Bug inside the Phantom Sea Jellyfish below, then suddenly slapped her forehead and said:
"This Sea Violent Bug is over three meters long, and its armor is like solidified blood. If judged by normal soul beast age limits, this thing should be a ten-thousand-year soul beast."
"Its instinct is to devour. In that case, it should be quite suitable as Xiao Nian's seventh soul ring…"
Bai Nian's eyes moved, but before she could speak, an emotionless voice sounded from behind. The newcomer was Gu Yuena.
Everyone quickly made way. Gu Yuena walked straight to the railing. A trace of disgust also appeared on her face. In the next moment, silver-white soul power erupted. The entire Phantom Sea Jellyfish was directly brought onto the ship's deck. Then, a cold light flashed, white blood like transparent liquid splashed everywhere, and the Sea Violent Bug that had been greedily devouring the Phantom Sea Jellyfish's body was thrown out and landed in front of everyone.
The girls retreated one after another; no one wanted to get close to this terrifying and disgusting giant maggot. You Mengchu coughed awkwardly and said:
"Xiao Nian, although this thing looks a bit disgusting, it should be pretty good as a soul ring. If it's really unbearable, you can close your eyes and deal with it…"
Bai Nian's face showed no emotion. After hearing this, she calmly said:
"It's fine. I don't mind…"
As she spoke, strands of gray mist surged from her hand. In the next moment, they directly drilled into the Sea Violent Bug's body through the gaps in its scales.
Accompanied by the Sea Violent Bug's violent struggles and hoarse shrieks, thick red liquid soon flowed from its mouth, and a foul stench assaulted their faces.
At the same time, a strangely colored red soul ring slowly rose.
Bai Nian frowned slightly but did not say anything more. She simply found a clean area, sat down cross-legged, and began absorbing the soul ring…
Gu Yuena glanced at everyone. She had already been tormented by the commotion Shen Han Yu caused for quite a while, and her mood was quite irritable. Encountering this matter at this time naturally became an outlet for her emotions.
Now that her emotions had been vented, she couldn't be bothered to stay any longer and turned to disappear directly…
Seeing that Bai Nian had already begun absorbing the soul ring, You Mengchu breathed a slight sigh of relief. Her gaze then turned to the Phantom Sea Jellyfish lying on the deck, which was on its last breath. A trace of regret appeared in her eyes.
"What a pity. Even though the jellyfish clan's recovery ability is extremely strong, after suffering such severe injuries, its fall is probably only a matter of tonight…"
As soon as You Mengchu finished speaking, the motionless Phantom Sea Jellyfish on the deck suddenly extended its tentacles again and actually tore open the wound it had just started to heal. The tentacle reached straight into its own body.
This strange behavior left everyone slightly stunned. But soon after, everyone understood the Phantom Sea Jellyfish's true intention.
The blue tentacle slowly extended, carrying an egg that was transparent like crystal with wave-like patterns. Under the gentle caress of the Phantom Sea Jellyfish's tentacle, the egg was directly delivered in front of everyone.
You Mengchu also realized the Phantom Sea Jellyfish's true intention. She quickly used her soul power to receive the egg.
Looking at the egg in her hand that emitted a faint blue light, You Mengchu sighed softly and said:
"Rest assured, we will take care of your child's hatching and will not let it die prematurely. This can be considered our repayment to you…"
The Phantom Sea Jellyfish, already on its last breath, seemed to understand You Mengchu's words. Its blue tentacle gently touched the egg, which was about the size of a human head, one last time before it fell forever.
Everyone felt somewhat emotional, their moods varying.
You Mengchu looked at the egg in her hand. A tiny life had already been nurtured within it. There were quite a few cracks on the outer shell of the egg. It was clear that the previous Sea Violent Bug had nearly devoured the entire egg.
It was likely that this Phantom Sea Jellyfish had urgently approached the human ship not only because it was enduring heart-piercing pain itself, but more so because it did not want its child to be completely devoured, which was why it had chosen to fight desperately.
You Mengchu gently stroked the warm, moist egg with her hand. The little jellyfish inside seemed to sense the touch and rubbed toward the direction of her hand, appearing extremely attached.
Shui Bing'er could not help but sigh softly. Then, she looked somewhat surprised as she took out a nearly transparent head soul bone from the Phantom Sea Jellyfish's corpse.
"This…"
Shui Bing'er looked at the head soul bone in her hand that emitted a soft soul power halo, momentarily at a loss.
You Mengchu reached out to take the head soul bone, then stored the Phantom Sea Jellyfish's egg safely before saying:
"The Phantom Sea Jellyfish itself possesses gentle water attributes, along with weak toxicity and spiritual attributes. This Phantom Sea Jellyfish's age is over sixty thousand years. This soul bone is undoubtedly a rare, top-quality item. But in terms of attributes, the most suitable owner for this soul bone is undoubtedly Ruo Shui. How about it? Does anyone have any objections to this allocation?"
Everyone shook their heads. Almost everyone already had at least two top-quality soul bones, and they were not lacking soul bones at all. They simply had not encountered any that were absolutely suitable for themselves, which was why they had not absorbed any yet. Their horizons were already very broad, so they were naturally not in a hurry. In the future, they would probably all have ten-thousand-year soul rings and naturally ten-thousand-year soul bones as well. Unless it was extremely suitable for themselves, they would most likely not make a move now.
Qiu Ruoshui walked out from the crowd with some surprise, took the beautiful head soul bone from You Mengchu's hand, and then showed everyone a brilliant smile…
She was undoubtedly somewhat surprised by the ownership of this soul bone. After all, her presence in the team was actually among the lowest. For such a good thing to fall on her head at this time, she was extremely happy…
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