Spirit Masters are, after all, somewhat different from ordinary people, and Super Douluos are even more so.
Two days later, Wang Nan and Yan Shaozhe arrived at the eastern coast of the Star Luo Empire. For ordinary people, before each sea voyage, they must plan their route according to sea charts, check the weather, and make other preparations of that kind.
But Wang Nan and Yan Shaozhe had no such concerns when going out to sea. With Yan Shaozhe's strength, as long as they didn't encounter a Sea Soul Beast over two hundred thousand years old, nothing could threaten them.
"Are you sure you've thought this through? Although I can carry you in flight, if we can't find a place to land, once our spirit power is exhausted, we'll both be in danger."
"I've made preparations."
Wang Nan came to the seaside, injecting his spirit power into the storage spirit tool in his hand, and a silver metal ship appeared on the sea.
It was the Soul Hunter.
Just as Lin Huiqun said, this was indeed a large vessel, about fifty meters long, six meters high, and ten meters wide at its widest point. Its entire body was covered in a silver-white metal shell, and it was equipped with several spirit tool cannons.
Not only could it provide a place for him and Yan Shaozhe to recover their spirit power, but it could also accommodate dozens more people. It was originally built by Mingde Hall to capture Sea Soul Beasts, so its size was not surprising.
"Is this also a spirit tool from the Sun Moon Empire?"
Yan Shaozhe immediately recognized the Mingde Hall mark engraved on it.
"This is an eighth-rank spirit tool called the Soul Hunter. It was made by Mingde Hall to capture Sea Soul Beasts. According to Elder Lin, after activating its shield, it can also dive underwater."
This was one of the reasons Wang Nan borrowed this spirit tool from Lin Huiqun. After all, he only knew that the place he was going was deep in the ocean, but he couldn't be sure if it was above or below water, so he could only prepare in advance.
Yan Shaozhe nodded at his words. "I didn't expect the Sun Moon Empire to have developed such a spirit tool."
"Dean Yan, look. For us Spirit Masters, the dangerous ocean—helped by spirit tools like the Soul Hunter—can be ventured into by even a Spirit Douluo with insufficient strength."
"The same goes for combat. As long as spirit tools continue to develop, there will come a day when a Spirit Master, with the help of spirit tools, will defeat a Titled Douluo with the strength of a Spirit Douluo."
Yan Shaozhe didn't speak for a moment, only following Wang Nan aboard the Soul Hunter. He walked and observed along the way, deep in thought.
Wang Nan came to the control room of the Soul Hunter and found that its controls were much simpler than he had imagined. This area was at the very front of the entire ship, and the front of the control room was made of a translucent material, allowing the Spirit Master to clearly see the outside situation from inside.
Several metal seats were fixed to the floor, and in front of the foremost seat were several metal control levers.
Wang Nan was not clear about the principles of spirit tools, but he couldn't help but praise Mingde Hall's craftsmanship. An ordinary ship, even the smallest kind, required three to five people to operate. Yet, such a large spirit tool could be operated with just a few control levers.
Yan Shaozhe's expression changed continuously as he walked. When he left the room and Wang Nan put away the Soul Hunter, he slowly spoke. "Alas, let's go."
In fact, Yan Shaozhe still had many questions about going out to sea, but in the end, he remained silent due to Mu En's words.
'Shrek Academy is ultimately a place for training students. It can provide them with help, but it cannot overly restrict them. Students can seek help from the Academy precisely because they trust the Academy, and we cannot betray that trust.'
Wang Nan's thoughts were not entirely as Mu En had described.
It was just that, in his opinion, since there was a Super Douluo with a spirit power rank over ninety who had agreed to help, he could naturally seek his assistance if anything happened. Otherwise, if he went to an unfamiliar place and got injured, it would be rather irrational.
Wang Nan took out his spirit tool detector again and then looked up at Yan Shaozhe. "Dean Yan, let's go."
Yan Shaozhe frowned. "What is this…?"
"It's a spirit tool detector. It can detect all spirit power fluctuations within a five-kilometer radius. With it, we can avoid some Sea Soul Beasts."
Yan Shaozhe nodded, but his gaze couldn't help but fall on Wang Nan's hand again.
He felt that he might truly be getting old. Wang Nan's two spirit tools, one large and one small, gave him a different perspective on spirit tools.
Finally, Yan Shaozhe suppressed all his thoughts. With a tremor of his spirit power, a pair of golden-yellow wings unfolded behind him. Nine spirit rings—two yellow, two purple, and five black—rose around him. His spirit power enveloped them, carrying Wang Nan into the air. They flew eastward, deep into the ocean.
…
This was a pristine mountain forest, as if forgotten by time, still retaining nature's purest appearance.
On the mountainside, a stream gurgled, its water crystal clear.
Several young deer were drinking water by the stream. After a few sips, one of them raised its head and cautiously surveyed its surroundings.
"Swish—"
A sharp arrow pierced through the forest. Although the young deer leaped backward, it was still struck through the neck by the arrow. Blood splattered, and after only a few steps, the young deer lost its strength and fell to the ground.
A moment later, several children, eleven or twelve years old, emerged from the forest. None of them carried weapons like longbows; only the leading child held a few crude arrows in his hand.
"Brother Yi, Grandpa Village Chief said not to hunt young deer, otherwise, we won't have anything to eat later." Behind the leading "Brother Yi," a little girl timidly spoke up.
"Hmph, don't listen to him. Those man-eating fellows are transformed from these animals." "Brother Yi" walked forward. Despite being eleven or twelve years old, he had considerable strength. With a lift of his hand, he hoisted the young deer onto his shoulder.
"Brother Yi—Brother Yi—"
Just as the children were about to return, shouts suddenly came from down the mountain.
"I'm here—"
Soon, another child, about their age, ran up panting. "Quick, Brother Yi, quickly return to the village! Two people flew down from the sky."
"Flew?" "Brother Yi" asked in confusion. "Are you saying they fell from the mountain?"
"No, Brother Yi, they just, just flew. They came down from high in the sky to the village entrance. Both of them are fine, it's just that they don't seem to speak very well."
Upon hearing this, "Brother Yi" adjusted the young deer on his shoulder. "Let's go, we'll take a look."
Meanwhile, Wang Nan and Yan Shaozhe had already set foot on land completely different from the Douluo Continent. Before them was a simple small village, where most of the houses were built of mud and thatch, seemingly blending with the surrounding environment.
In the village, many people gathered at the entrance, looking at the two uninvited guests.