Sea Dragon Douluo slumped in a corner of the deck, looking at the unfamiliar steel structure, his heart filled with bitterness.
With my soul power sealed, I am at their mercy, like a fish on a chopping board.
Just then, a tall, slender figure blocked his view.
Sea Dragon Douluo subconsciously looked up.
Standing in front of him was a young man who looked to be no more than thirty years old.
He was dressed in a dark blue robe, with a handsome face and refined demeanor, yet exuding an indescribable aloofness and arrogance.
The young man did not exude a nauseating poisonous aura like Wei Kurong, nor did he possess an arrogant and domineering air like Xu Yu.
He stood there quietly, yet he exuded an aura of awe and reverence.
"Don't shout or try to break the seal."
The young man's voice was soft, as gentle as the misty rain of Jiangnan, yet it carried an undeniable authority:
"The prince spared your life; he has his reasons."
As long as you stay put, we won't do anything to you.
Sea Dragon Douluo swallowed hard. His intuition as a Title Douluo told him that this seemingly young man was extremely dangerous!
That hidden soul power fluctuation was unfathomable, even... a level stronger than that of Princess Kong Yan, who had just broken through to level ninety-two!
"Who...who are you?"
The Sea Dragon Douluo asked in a hoarse voice.
The young man glanced at him indifferently, casually pulled a silk handkerchief from his sleeve, gently wiped the spotless railing in his hand, and said nonchalantly:
"The Great Sun King's Palace, the Black Bird Douluo, and the Misty Rain."
As the words fell.
A phantom image of a divine bird, entirely black with its wings edged in a deep blue light, flashed past the youth.
That was a black bird!
Ancient divine beast bloodline, the Heavenly Bird of Destiny!
Although it was only for a moment, Sea Dragon Douluo still clearly sensed that aura.
Level 93!
This is a level 93 Title Douluo!
The pupils of the Sea Dragon Douluo trembled violently, and his heart was filled with turbulent waves.
Within the fleet of the Great Sun King's Palace.
Aside from the unfathomable Prince Xu Yu, the newly promoted Princess Kong Yan, and the terrifying Poison Douluo Wei Kurong.
And besides Lan Ya, who can bring the dead back to life...
There's actually a level 93 Title Douluo who's so young?!
Moreover, judging from the young man's position and attitude, his status in the Prince's mansion does not seem to be top-notch; he is more like a... family retainer?
In fact, Sea Dragon Douluo was right.
In the top-level combat structure of the Great Sun Royal Palace, besides the core royal family of Xu Zhao and his family of three, and the two high-ranking Grand Elders Wei Kurong and Lan Ya, there are also other members.
There are also two individuals who are jokingly referred to as "ordinary Title Douluos".
The person in front of me, Yan Yu, who is level 93 and has the martial soul of the Mysterious Bird, is one of them!
"Misty rain…Black bird…"
Sea Dragon Douluo muttered to himself, searching through his memories of powerful figures on the continent, but he couldn't find this person at all.
Just from which monstrous force did the Great Sun King's Mansion spring from?
After confirming that he was not in immediate danger.
Sea Dragon Douluo suppressed his fear and shock, raised his head, and looked at Yan Yu with a complicated expression.
He finally asked the question that had been lingering in his mind, the one that had puzzled him for so long:
"Where... exactly do you come from?"
"With such terrifying resources, and the ability to easily hunt down the Demon Orca King, you are definitely not nobodies."
"What exactly are you trying to do by making such a grand trip towards the Star Luo Empire?"
Faced with the wary and inquisitive question from Hailong Douluo, Yan Yu simply shook her head slightly, a faint smile playing on her lips.
"Your Excellency is overthinking it."
Yan Yu put away the silk handkerchief in her hand, stood with her hands behind her back, and cast her gaze towards the distant horizon where the sea and sky met. Her tone was calm:
"Although our Great Sun Royal Palace acts somewhat domineeringly, it is not ignorant of its own limitations."
We have other important business on this trip and have no intention of making enemies of your Seagod Island, much less disrupt the balance of this sea."
Upon hearing this, the Sea Dragon Douluo, who had been on edge, finally felt a huge weight lifted from his heart.
Since the other party has admitted that they do not want to be enemies with Poseidon Island, it means that they still have some fear of Poseidon Island.
Thinking of this, the Sea Dragon Douluo straightened his back, which had been somewhat hunched, and the arrogance of the guardian of the Seagod Island's sacred pillar reappeared on his face.
"Hmph, I bet you wouldn't dare!"
Sea Dragon Douluo snorted coldly, a hint of smugness in his eyes, and his voice rose several octaves:
"Although you are quite powerful, and even possess 100,000-year soul rings, if you dare to touch me, the High Priest will not stand idly by!"
When the words "Grand Elder" were mentioned, the reverence in Hailong Douluo's eyes was palpable, as if it were the source of his greatest confidence.
"High Priest Poseidon is one of the three peerless Douluo of this era, a level 99 Limit Douluo, and a demigod powerhouse!"
On this vast ocean, she is an invincible being!
If you anger her, even if you flee to the ends of the earth, you will not escape death!
Upon hearing the words "Level 99 Limit Douluo" and "Demigod," Yan Yu, who had always been calm and collected, twitched slightly at the corner of her eye.
A deep sense of apprehension flashed briefly in his calm, watery eyes.
That is the ultimate reverence for power.
But this fear was quickly replaced by a more intense, almost fanatical, longing.
As the second youngest among all the titled Douluo of the Great Sun Royal Palace, Yan Yu is actually only in her early sixties this year.
For ordinary people, sixty years old is already considered the age of retirement.
However, for a titled Douluo with a long lifespan, he is still in the golden period of his strength growth, truly "young and vigorous".
Looking back, he was just a rogue cultivator. Although he was exceptionally talented, he encountered setbacks everywhere because he had no background.
People are willing to risk their lives to compete for even a little bit of cultivation resources.
Until he encountered people from the Great Sun King's Palace.
Seeking protection and coveting the coveted cultivation resources, he resolutely joined the royal palace and became a guest retainer.
The Great Sun King's Palace did not mistreat him.
With the terrifying abundance of resources in the Prince's mansion, his cultivation level advanced by leaps and bounds.
Not only did he break through the level 90 barrier before the age of sixty, becoming a titled Douluo.
What made him even more devoted was that in the year he broke through to level 90, the royal palace actually dispatched several powerful experts.
Prince Xu Yu even personally led the charge, venturing deep into the heart of the Soul Beast Forest to hunt down a 100,000-year-old Soul Beast for him!
That was his ninth spirit ring.
A genuine 100,000-year-old red soul ring!
It was because of this soul ring that he was able to unleash combat power far exceeding that of other experts of the same level with his level 93 soul power, thus securing his position as a retainer in the royal palace.
"A demigod..."
Yan Yu murmured softly, her fingers unconsciously stroking the black bird pattern on her cuff.
Since the prince can help him hunt for a 100,000-year soul ring, he can enable the princess to break through several levels in an instant.
Under the guidance of that unfathomable prince, will I also have the opportunity to peek into the legendary realm of demigods in the future?
After all, he himself was born with full soul power!
Thinking of this, the longing in Yan Yu's eyes grew stronger, and she paid little attention to the clamor of the Sea Dragon Douluo.
He merely glanced at Sea Dragon Douluo, neither refuting nor admitting it.
She turned and walked to the other side of the deck, continuing to admire the sea view, as if the conversation had never happened.
The sea breeze howls as the giant ship cuts through the waves.
Time passed by, second by second.
The Sea Dragon Douluo, who originally thought that invoking Poseidon's name would get the other party to release the person, gradually realized that something was wrong.
Although this group claimed they didn't want to be enemies with Poseidon Island and showed fear of the High Priest, their actions remained completely unaffected.
The fleet continued to advance at full speed, moving further and further away from Poseidon Island and closer and closer to the mainland.
He was left on the deck like a useless person, ignored by everyone, and no one untied or removed him from his restraints.
This feeling of being ignored and imprisoned caused the anxiety in Hailong Douluo's heart to increase exponentially.
Finally, after a long while, Sea Dragon Douluo could no longer hold back.
Sea Dragon Douluo struggled to sit up straight in the corner and shouted loudly at Yan Yu not far away:
"Hey! What exactly do you want?!"
"If you don't want to be enemies with Poseidon Island, why are you still holding me captive?"
When are you finally going to let me go?!
Xu Zhao, however, was staring at the coastline that was growing larger and larger in his line of sight.
The Star Luo Empire, here we come!
(End of chapter)