"Jiang Nannan, you're awake?" Yu Tianlong smiled kindly at her. "You've been in a coma for quite a few days."
"Jiang Nannan?" Jiang Nannan was stunned by his address. "But, my name is Jiang Nan!"
"This..." Yu Tianlong didn't understand, but he didn't need to argue with her about her name. He first explained how he had taken Jiang Nannan away from Rising Sun City.
"So, the academy is completely finished."
Jiang Nannan was in low spirits. She had been in the academy for quite a few years, and the careful cultivation of the academy teachers was something she had never forgotten for a moment.
"Little girl, your bloodline is somewhat special." At this time, the old man standing beside Yu Tianlong spoke, his eyes a little strange.
"Special bloodline? What do you mean?" Jiang Nannan hurriedly checked her body again. "Did you do something to me?"
"Jiang Nan, don't misunderstand. We didn't do anything to you." Yu Tianlong signaled her not to be nervous. "Uncle He's martial soul is also the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. He usually studies dragon bloodlines quite a bit. He was just curious about the high-level dragon bloodline flowing in your body."
"Dragon bloodline?" This time it was Jiang Nannan's turn to be confused. She was clearly an ordinary human, and her martial soul was a Soft Bone Rabbit completely unrelated to the dragon race.
"Honorable student of Shrek, please allow this old man to introduce himself. This old man is named Herzog, an elder of the Heavenly Dragon Gate." The old man bowed slightly to Jiang Nannan, his etiquette impeccable.
"H-hello..." Jiang Nannan subconsciously returned the bow, but she always felt that the old man in front of her seemed unfathomable, and the look in his eyes when he looked at her was as fanatical as a devout believer seeing God.
"Shrek Academy has been destroyed. As one of the current nominated Seven Devils, you are also wanted by the Sun Moon Empire. Why don't you rest for a while in my Heavenly Dragon Gate and plan for the future later?" Yu Tianlong suggested.
"This..." Jiang Nannan wanted to refuse, but when she thought of her current situation, she couldn't stop the sadness from rising in her heart.
The academy was destroyed at the hands of the Demon King Huo Yuhao, implicating the Sun Moon Emperor and Crown Prince. The Sun Moon Empire dared not attack Huo Yuhao, so they vented their anger on the remnants of Shrek. No matter how strong Jiang Nannan was, she couldn't contend with an empire.
More importantly, the Shrek Seven Devils existed in name only and could never be reunited again...
Thinking of this, Jiang Nannan felt as if a knife was twisting in her heart, and finally nodded dejectedly.
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Xu Sanshi and Tang Wutong's voyage for the next half a month was very smooth. During the voyage, Xu Sanshi carefully checked all the various sea soul beast territories marked on the sea chart. They would detour around any territory with sea soul beasts over ten thousand years old.
Although with the strength of the two of them, ordinary ten-thousand-year sea soul beasts could still be dealt with. But their ship couldn't. Even the sturdiest ship couldn't withstand the attacks of powerful sea soul beasts.
But strangely, the two of them had been ready to face the enemy at any time, but they hadn't encountered any offense from any sea soul beast from beginning to end.
This made Xu Sanshi feel very strange, but inexplicably reassured in his heart.
What he didn't know was that whenever a sea soul beast underwater noticed the ship on the surface, the trident icon on Tang Wutong's forehead would flash, and the aura from the Sea God instantly deterred the invading sea soul beasts. None dared to approach.
According to the coastal boatmen, no one could know how many sea soul beasts were in the sea, but there were at least several known hundred-thousand-year sea soul beasts.
Among them, there was a sea soul beast known as the Sea Princess near the icy sea of the Extreme North, and another hundred-thousand-year sea soul beast lurking near Sea God Island. It was said that it was once the Sea God's mount, second in strength only to the Deep Sea Demon Whale killed by Tang San's ancestor ten thousand years ago, and one of the overlords of the sea.
In the distance, a small black dot gradually appeared on the horizon.
Xu Sanshi stood at the bow holding the sea chart and looking out. Seeing this black dot, he immediately prepared to drop anchor and stop the ship.
Further ahead was the territory of Sea God Island. If any ship entered this range, it would immediately be attacked by the island-guarding divine beast, that is, the Devil Spirit Great White Shark.
It was said that its strength was extremely terrifying and highly aggressive.
"Shall we fly over?" Tang Wutong came to Xu Sanshi's side and asked.
Xu Sanshi shook his head. Unlike Tang Wutong's Light Dragon God Butterfly, with his Black Tortoise martial soul, he could clearly sense the abnormality of the water vapor on the sea surface ahead. If they rashly flew over, they might encounter mishap.
"This is probably a test of Sea God Island. We can only swim over or reach the island by diving." Xu Sanshi said: "My Black Tortoise martial soul can create a force field underwater to separate the seawater, so we don't have to worry about air for a short time."
"I knew Third Brother was the best." Tang Wutong hugged his arm happily. For half a month, they had been sailing alone on the sea and had basically walked out of the sadness of the academy's disaster.
It had to be said that the Black Tortoise, as a top-level beast martial soul with water attributes, had all the advantages in the sea. With the Black Tortoise Domain unfolded, the two dived into the depths of the ocean as if they were playing.
Without truly diving into the sea, one could never understand what kind of scene it was. In the blue seawater, reefs, corals, and fish of various colors. There were also some creatures whose names they couldn't even call out, appearing colorful and dazzling under the refraction of sunlight.
Looking at the various moving scenery in the transparent seawater around them, both of them felt a little intoxicated, especially Tang Wutong, a girl.
Beautiful corals were everywhere on the seabed, extremely splendid under the light of the Black Tortoise shield.
Traveling on the seabed was much more difficult than on land. The seabed was uneven, even giving a feeling of rolling hills. Fortunately, the strength of the two was not weak. Even if they encountered very difficult places, they could move forward quickly as if walking on flat ground.
Gradually, the two felt the terrain of the seabed rising. They knew that after more than half a month, they were finally about to step on the destination of this trip.
The seawater in this area was not deep, only about two hundred meters. The reef below rose and fell like mountains. Just as an hour passed, Xu Sanshi controlled the Black Tortoise shield to surface.
Finally, the ground under their feet gradually turned into gravel. The surrounding vision brightened greatly, and the two walked out of the sea step by step.
As soon as he stepped onto Sea God Island, Xu Sanshi immediately felt the difference here. Leaving aside the scenery, the first thing he felt was the abnormal temperature.
Logically speaking, it was already late autumn. Even with the influence of the oceanic climate, the temperature of islands in the sea would be higher than inland, but it would definitely feel cool. However, when they stepped onto Sea God Island, the first feeling was warmth, warmth like spring.
Looking around, Sea God Island was actually all green. This huge island gave them the feeling of returning to the continent. At a glance, there was no end in sight. Various plants grew on the island, many of which they couldn't name.
The air carried the scent of the sea rushing towards them, fresh, moist, and refreshing. There were faint shouts and murmurs of the sea in the wind.
Under the sunlight, the white, delicate sand grains like small crystals on the beach would emit silver light. Arriving here for the first time, the first feeling was serenity. The sea and sky were the same color, and gulls competed in flight. The sky was azure blue, high and distant, pure, transparent, just like Tang Wutong's eyes, indescribably moving.
Looking at this shocking scenery, the excitement in their eyes was gradually replaced by intoxication. Xu Sanshi held Tang Wutong's small hand, "Wutong, it's really beautiful here. When we successfully take revenge on Huo Yuhao, we'll bring our parents here to live out their lives, okay?"
Hearing this, Tang Wutong's pretty face instantly turned red, and she just hummed in a voice as small as a mosquito.
However, in front of Xu Sanshi's eyes, it seemed as if the scene of their two families enjoying themselves on this jade sea and silver beach had already appeared.
About to truly face the challenge of Sea God Island, after a brief excitement, Xu Sanshi suggested resting first to replenish physical strength and recover the slight soul power consumed by diving into the seabed earlier.
Soon, he opened his eyes and looked at the eager Tang Wutong. For them, everything they had experienced before was just a prelude. At this moment, the training of Sea God Island truly began.
The refreshing moist air was intoxicating, but at this time, the spirits of the two were highly concentrated. Just as the two were advancing towards the center of the island, a slightly surprised voice came from the forest ahead.
"Who goes there?" Accompanied by a low shout, seven or eight figures suddenly leaped out of the woods, blocking their way.
These people looked different, but they had a common characteristic—that was the clothes on their bodies, similar to tight-fitting clothes, pale yellow.
Among the few, the oldest was about forty years old, and the younger ones were about the same age as Xu Sanshi and the others. There were ten people in total, lined up in a row, blocking Xu Sanshi and Tang Wutong in front of the woods.
Regarding the colors of the clothes of the soul masters on Sea God Island, Xu Sanshi had understood beforehand: The sea soul masters on Sea God Island were graded according to the color of their clothes, but this was not the level of soul power, but the difficulty of the Sea God's test they endured at the beginning.
The higher the difficulty of the test passed, the higher the status on Sea God Island, and the color of the clothes would be different. From low to high, it was arranged according to the colors of ordinary soul rings.
So these yellow-clothed sea soul masters in front of them were obviously the second rank, only higher than the white-clothed soul masters. Above them were purple-clothed, black-clothed, and red-clothed.
And on Sea God Island, the only one qualified to wear red clothes was the legendary High Priest, the number one expert of Sea God Island.
Just then, the trident pattern on Tang Wutong's forehead lit up. Her delicate body glowed with golden light, like a goddess descending to the mortal world.
"Th-this... this is, Sea God's Light?"
The faces of the ten sea soul masters blocking Xu Sanshi and the other changed greatly. They couldn't imagine that a person could release the Sea God's Light!
At this time, under a desperate peak in the center of Sea God Island, in the darkness, a body that seemed to have been trapped for countless years moved slightly.
Six golden wings suddenly spread out behind it, blooming with dazzling light, and then drooped down dimly in the next moment. Looking closely, this person was actually wrapped in thick chains.
On that wrinkled face, a pair of golden eyes slowly opened, exuding infinite majesty.
"It's that beast's aura..."