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Shi Quan understood Zhu Zhuqing's doubts and slowly explained it to her.
The Asura God is quite simple; in reality, Slaughter City is the trial for the Asura God Legacy. As long as one passes the Hell Road, it means they have passed the Asura God's assessment and gained the qualification to inherit the Asura God's position. However, it is only a qualification; whether one can truly inherit it still depends on their own efforts.
As for the god-bestowed spirit ring.
Shi Quan also learned about it from Gu Yuena.
Because Shi Quan had chosen suitable soul spirits for everyone, and the soul spirits were enough to satisfy their needs for spirit rings.
Thus, the need for god-bestowed spirit rings was greatly reduced.
Thinking that a God could increase the age of a spirit ring, a god-bestowed spirit ring was actually a manifestation of divine force.
Shi Quan tentatively asked Gu Yuena if she could divide the power of the god-bestowed spirit ring into an age increase to be absorbed into existing spirit rings.
Clearly.
Shi Quan received a positive answer from Gu Yuena.
In a God's Cultivation, a God enhancing spirit rings with divine force is also one of the ways for a God to improve their strength. The older the spirit ring, the stronger the God's foundation after becoming a God, and the more divine force they can utilize.
This could be considered another use for god-bestowed spirit rings, but Gu Yuena could not perform this operation on all god-bestowed spirit rings.
She could not do it for the Sea God's god-bestowed spirit rings.
Because they contained the Sea God's mark, if she were to transform the spirit ring power within them into age to be added to other spirit rings, it would attract the Sea God's attention.
However, this method was not impossible to replicate.
Gu Yuena could not do it, but Ye Lingling, the Sea God's Legatee, could try. However, the prerequisite was that Ye Lingling had to gain enough affinity with the Sea God.
After explaining to Zhu Zhuqing, the group finally officially started their return journey.
Before leaving, Shi Quan specifically told Ditian to pay attention to evil Spirit Masters in the Star Dou Great Forest. If he encountered anyone with a Blue Silver Grass Martial Spirit, he should spare their life, as they might be useful in the future.
Ditian agreed.
On the way back, Shi Quan also told Zhu Zhuqing about some of the events that had occurred on the Douluo Continent over the past year.
Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
"Shi Quan, you finally came back! I thought you were deliberately avoiding us!" Yu Feng's excited voice came.
Besides Yu Feng, the Shi Family Brothers had also returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Of course, they were all called back by Shi Quan.
The Sea God Island trial was an excellent opportunity for anyone to improve.
With such an opportunity, Shi Quan naturally would not let his friends miss out.
"I was just avoiding you," Shi Quan said with a light chuckle.
Upon hearing this, Yu Feng immediately showed a resentful expression, "As expected, with a beautiful wife, you forget your brothers."
"Not convinced?" Dugu Yan stepped forward and said.
Seeing Dugu Yan, Yu Feng immediately admitted defeat, "Convinced, convinced."
Several years had passed, but it did not affect their camaraderie. Naturally, they had to have a good gathering. However, after all these years, neither Yu Feng nor the Shi Family Brothers had changed much; they were still the same as before.
Since it was a gathering, Shi Quan also called Oscar and Ma Hongjun over. After all, they would be together for the Sea God Island trip and needed to get to know each other.
The gathering lasted until late into the night before everyone returned to their respective rooms.
Qian Renxue had already ascended to her position, making things much more convenient. Not only did she arrange more of her trusted subordinates within the palace, but she also focused on consolidating political power. Unifying the Heaven Dou Empire's political power was not something that could be achieved overnight; it would take time.
However, with Ning Fengzhi's support, coupled with the support of Shi Quan's soul spirits, Qian Renxue's actions were naturally much smoother than before.
Three days later.
Shi Quan and the others officially set off for Sea God Island.
Qian Renxue had already prepared the carriage for them.
Those who came to see them off included the Three Great Committee Members of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, as well as Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, the Xuanwu Tortoise Family, and Yu Feng's Family members. Of course, Qian Renxue also came in person.
The people traveling this time, besides Shi Quan, the three girls, and Hu Liena, also included the Shi Family Brothers, Yu Feng, Ning Rongrong, and Oscar.
What puzzled everyone was that Dugu Bo did not appear among the farewell party.
After Ning Rongrong and Yu Feng said goodbye to their families, they each boarded the carriage.
The carriage was pulled by four strong horses and was very spacious; it could easily seat more than a dozen people. The coachman was personally arranged by Qian Renxue.
Soon, the carriage left the west gate of Heaven Dou City and headed west along the official road.
Less than half an hour after departure.
Dugu Bo's figure appeared in front of the carriage.
"Greetings, Your Excellency." The coachman quickly stopped the carriage and bowed.
Dugu Bo waved his hand, bringing a man and a woman to the front of the carriage, and the carriage door was opened.
"Dad, Mom." Shi Quan's happy voice came.
"Shi Quan." The two excitedly stepped forward and hugged Shi Quan. These two were Li Meili and Shi Jian.
Dugu Bo was not there because Shi Quan had arranged for him to pick up his parents.
"Uncle, Auntie." The three girls greeted Li Meili and Shi Jian cautiously, especially Zhu Zhuqing, who was even more flustered.
Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan had visited Shi Quan's home once before, but this was Zhu Zhuqing's first time meeting Shi Quan's parents, and this sudden meeting-the-parents scenario inevitably made her a little nervous.
"You must be Zhuqing, right?" Li Meili affectionately stepped forward and took Zhu Zhuqing's hand.
Zhu Zhuqing's cheeks immediately flushed red from nervousness, and she quietly replied, "Mm."
"Mom, you can't only have your daughter-in-law in your eyes; my friends are still here," Shi Quan said with a smile.
"I think you, kid, want to be hit." Li Meili gently patted Shi Quan's hand, smiling as she said, "How dare you talk to your mom like that."
Shi Quan chuckled, came to Zhu Zhuqing's side, patted her reassuringly, and then began to introduce everyone.
With two elders added to the carriage, it didn't become constrained; instead, it became even livelier.
As for Dugu Bo, he did not accompany Shi Quan to Sea God Island. After sending Shi Jian and Li Meili onto the carriage, he briefly instructed Dugu Yan a few words and then left the carriage.
They traveled during the day and rested at night.
Many days later.
The group finally arrived outside Vast Sea City.
Before even entering the city, everyone could already faintly smell a faint salty, fishy odor.
At this point, they had arrived at the city gate and had gotten off the carriage for a routine inspection.
"Holy cow, what is this weird smell?!" As soon as he got off the carriage, Yu Feng began to exclaim loudly.
The guards at the city gate immediately recognized that their group was extraordinary. The inspecting soldier smiled and kindly reminded them, "Is this your first time in Vast Sea City? What you're smelling is the scent of the sea. To the west of our Vast Sea City is the beautiful ocean. When the sea breeze blows, a salty, refreshing scent naturally wafts over."
Hearing this, everyone showed a look of realization.
The inspection quickly ended, and everyone did not get back into the carriage.
Shi Quan had already prepared all the necessary travel supplies. Besides Shi Quan and the three girls, everyone else was visiting a coastal city and seeing the sea for the first time. Coupled with the fatigue from the long journey, Shi Quan specifically set aside a day for everyone to experience the local customs of the coastal city before continuing their journey.
The entire group consisted of handsome men and beautiful women, and along the way, their attention rate were directly maximized.
Arriving at a coastal city for the first time, everyone was undoubtedly excited. After booking a hotel, they strolled around until late at night before returning to the hotel.
The night passed without incident. The next morning,
The group did not linger much longer. After exiting Vast Sea City through its west gate, they followed the spacious road specially carved out of the reefs outside the city, descended the reefs, and headed straight for the dock.
The dock here was extremely large, with at least twenty piers, hundreds of meters long, extending into the sea, where hundreds of sea vessels were moored.
After finding an empty patch of sea.
Shi Quan took out the diving dragon number he had obtained from Dragon Continent. Injecting spirit power, the diving dragon number immediately transformed into a stream of light, gracefully rising and settling steadily on the surface of the sea. The hull rapidly expanded, instantly becoming a special boat about ten meters long.
"Everyone, come aboard." Shi Quan was the first to land on the diving dragon number.
Everyone else curiously examined the diving dragon number. It was their first time seeing such a magical spirit tool.
The streamlined boat, like the graceful and powerful posture of a Dragon, gave an immediate sense of wonder at first glance.
Everyone leaped up, landing steadily on the diving dragon number, and then followed Shi Quan into the interior of the diving dragon through the upper cabin.
"Wow! We can see outside from inside?!"
Everyone was pleasantly surprised to find that from the inside, the four sides of the light blue hull were transparent, and everything outside was clearly visible.
This scene immediately made everyone who was going out to sea for the first time look around in wonder.
Everyone's eyes were filled with astonishment.
"Ready to depart!" Shi Quan said with a smile, raising his hand to place it on the crystal ball that controlled the diving dragon number.
Before long, the diving dragon number slowly submerged beneath the surface of the sea and sailed towards the deep ocean.
"Wow, it's so beautiful! Husband, look quickly, there are so many fish around!" Li Meili excitedly looked at everything around her. Seeing the beauty of the sea for the first time, her beautiful eyes were full of light.
The sunlight penetrated the sea surface and scattered, rippling with the waves, like the aurora in winter, beautiful and indeed extremely splendid.
"The scenery is also very beautiful," Shi Jian responded with a nod, a hint of amazement in his eyes as well.
"Wow, these are all seafood!" Ma Hongjun drooled as he looked at the swimming fish. "I wonder if the seafood on Sea God Island is as delicious as the seafood in Vast Sea City."
"Fatty, you've finally lost a little weight. Don't think about eating all day long," Oscar said speechlessly, looking at Ma Hongjun.
Ma Hongjun immediately retorted, "What do you know? Only by eating enough do you have the motivation to lose weight and Cultivate, understand?"
Everyone immediately burst into laughter.
As for the surrounding scenery, Shi Quan, the three girls, and Gu Yuena were not very interested. After all, they had seen plenty of it when they returned from Dragon Continent to Douluo Continent last time.
While controlling the diving dragon number to move forward, Shi Quan also took out the nautical chart, which clearly marked the location of Sea God Island.
In the original work, the reason Yu Xiaogang knew about the existence of Sea God Island was because he had seen it when he was in Spirit Hall. Knowing that Shi Quan was going to Sea God Island, Qian Renxue directly gave Shi Quan a map of Sea God Island.