The setting sun gradually sank below the western sea horizon, dyeing the entire sea area in a beautiful rose-gold hue.
The waves surged and crashed against the clean sandy beach along the coast. Seabirds soared above the sea surface, occasionally letting out pleasant and highly penetrating cries.
This was the southern sea region of the Star Luo Empire.
Unlike the war-torn conflicts in the center of the continent, this place was like a pure land, peaceful and harmonious.
The figures of Xu Zihuang and Wang Qiu'er slowly descended from the high sky onto the coast, feeling the sea breeze blowing against their faces. Their clothes and long hair fluttered messily, bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun, shining brilliantly.
They had previously been delayed for some time outside Shrek City, and Xu Zihuang had not used the innate ability of his Golden Eyes Martial Soul to hurry on the journey, which was why they only arrived at the southern sea coast of the Star Luo Empire at dusk.
When Xu Zihuang returned to the continent back then and headed to Shrek Academy to study, he landed here.
Wang Qiu'er had exchanged memories with Xu Zihuang. Although it was clearly her first time here, she felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.
Countless brilliant golden lights sparkled at the end of the sea horizon, and the sun officially set within this brilliance. The night curtain extended from the east toward the west, intertwining the dim light with the splendor at the edge of the sky, like a scene from a painting.
Xu Zihuang looked at Wang Qiu'er beside him, whose gaze was slightly dazed, and saw through her thoughts. He smiled gently and said, "Let's rest for one night first. We'll head out to sea tomorrow."
His closed-door cultivation this time to form the second soul core of Yin-Yang complementarity would definitely not be completed in a short time, so there was no need to rush.
"Mhm." Wang Qiu'er responded with a calm expression, but her eyes could not hide a trace of delight and sweetness.
Xu Zihuang said helplessly, "You don't actually need to keep maintaining that kind of expression. Just express your emotions honestly."
With the pull of the power of destiny, he could sense Wang Qiu'er's deliberate act. It was as if she were sulking and insisted on showing this cold expression in front of him. Of course, Wang Qiu'er was the same toward others.
The difference was that Wang Qiu'er was deliberately acting cold toward him, while toward others, it was genuine indifference.
"You don't like it?" Wang Qiu'er looked at Xu Zihuang with some confusion. From their many private interactions in the past, after countless practices, she had discovered that the colder she acted, the stronger Xu Zihuang's reaction became.
Xu Zihuang instantly understood the reason. No wonder Wang Qiu'er always behaved this way. While it certainly had to do with her own personality, more of it was actually her accommodating him.
"I can't say I don't like it, but that time and usual times are different. Do you understand what I mean?" Xu Zihuang reached out and wrapped his arm around Wang Qiu'er's waist. Looking at this silly girl, he didn't know how to explain it for a moment.
"Forget it, do it however you like. I'll go prepare tonight's ingredients first."
However, just as Xu Zihuang turned around and was about to walk toward the sea, Wang Qiu'er suddenly pulled him back. A charming smile bloomed on her exquisite face.
"Silly fool, I know everything. But I just want to do it this way. Who told you to treat me like that back then!"
"So because of that, you deliberately acted cold toward me for such a long time?" Xu Zihuang looked speechless and lightly patted Wang Qiu'er's waist and hips.
"Hmph!" Wang Qiu'er's pretty face flushed slightly as she glared at Xu Zihuang with a mix of annoyance and resentment.
"What, you don't like it?"
Xu Zihuang extended his other hand to gently stroke Wang Qiu'er's cheek, shaking his head with a helpless smile. As always, Wang Qiu'er showed no sign of yielding and just stared straight at Xu Zihuang until his face drew completely close to hers.
As their bodies intertwined, the night curtain fully enveloped this sea area.
A moment later, Wang Qiu'er, breathing slightly rapidly, watched as Xu Zihuang bent down by the sea. She reached out and fiddled with her long, wavy pink-blue hair, her beautiful eyes filled with smiles.
Xu Zihuang plunged his right hand into the seawater. In the next instant, countless black-purple lightning threads filled the nearshore sea area not far from the coast.
One sea fish after another helplessly flipped over, revealing their white bellies, then were buoyed up by the seawater's buoyancy. Some sea shrimps that happened to be returning to the shallows were also electrocuted and lost their vitality.
With fresh ingredients ready, Xu Zihuang quickly prepared a pot of fish soup and a few sea shrimps simply roasted with sea salt.
The fish soup was fresh and delicious, and the shrimp meat was tender and delicate. Even with just simple sea salt seasoning, it had a unique flavor. Xu Zihuang only ate two shrimps with the fish soup; the rest all went into Wang Qiu'er's stomach.
However, after eating so much, Wang Qiu'er's small belly showed no sign of swelling. She sat contentedly by the bonfire.
Xu Zihuang set up the tent nearby. As soon as he crawled out of the tent, Wang Qiu'er stood up and threw herself into his arms.
Xu Zihuang was momentarily stunned, then simply held Wang Qiu'er in his embrace and sat at the entrance of the tent.
The night sky was dotted with stars, and specks of starlight reflected on the azure seawater.
In this scene, Wang Qiu'er couldn't help but recall the promise Xu Zihuang had made to her.
To travel across the continent and see all the brilliant splendor of the world.
Wang Qiu'er gazed with longing at the magnificent night sky in the distance, murmuring in a slightly coquettish and adorable manner, "Don't forget what you told me during the day."
"Of course." Xu Zihuang smiled slightly.
"I already said it, that is my promise to you."
Wang Qiu'er suddenly turned around, pounced on Xu Zihuang's body, and lay down inside the tent. Their eyes met, and a scorching heat quietly grew between them.
Looking at Wang Qiu'er's face, which was identical to Tang Wutong's, Xu Zihuang's gaze couldn't help but deepen. With two first-level gods backing him, even Tang San dared to scheme against him, let alone Wang Qiu'er?
He did not believe that Wang Qiu'er's appearance after taking human form was the same as Tang Wutong, who had nothing to do with Tang San. His plan to bring Wang Qiu'er into closed-door cultivation with him also had considerations in this regard.
Wang Qiu'er was simply Wang Qiu'er, the Emperor's Auspicious Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion from the Star Dou Great Forest, not a copy of Tang Wutong.
Not far away in the sea, the waves surged, rising and falling endlessly.
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The next morning, Xu Zihuang directly released the dragon wings of his second martial soul, the Purple Radiance Thunder Prison Dragon, along with the attached soul bone Evil God Wings. Carrying Wang Qiu'er in his arms, he set off on the journey to Moon Pivot Island.
With his current strength, there were very few existences in the sea that could pose a threat to him. Therefore, he chose to fly across this sea area.
At full speed, it would only take a few days to reach Moon Pivot Island.
But on the second day, as Xu Zihuang and Wang Qiu'er had already ventured deep into the sea, a sudden change occurred.
Xu Zihuang, who was rushing at full speed, suddenly stopped. Wang Qiu'er, leaning in his arms, immediately became alert and followed Xu Zihuang's gaze.
In the sea not far away, a huge shadow was approaching this direction. It was clearly a deep-sea demon whale over eighty meters in length.
Its deep blue skin and incomparably massive body were highly recognizable. However, although this deep-sea demon whale had a huge body, its streamlined figure gave off a sense of proportion.
"Buzz buzz buzz—" This deep-sea demon whale seemed to emit a special ultrasonic wave to probe the surrounding environment, causing the air to tremble slightly. Then it transformed, turning into a delicate and charming young girl whose appearance was not much inferior to Wang Qiu'er's.
The girl's hair color and eyes were a mystical deep blue, as profound and all-encompassing as the ocean. Her perfect body curves were extremely eye-catching, not particularly voluptuous, but still shapely. Her smooth, deep-blue, long hair draped down to her waist. When her gaze locked onto Xu Zihuang, it was as if she had found her last hope, and her eyes turned red.
"It really is you?! You've actually become this powerful already?!" The girl exclaimed in surprise. Then, sensing Wang Qiu'er's aura beside Xu Zihuang, her pupils contracted sharply.
"You are the Emperor's Auspicious Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion?!"
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