As Wang Han's self-murmuring voice fell, the others also nodded in agreement one after another.
This journey of theirs was an emergency. Many people had not even properly bid farewell to their families. Even the captain had said nothing more, only briefly preparing supplies before hurriedly sailing away from the dock and venturing into the ocean. Everything else had been left unexplained, almost keeping everyone in the dark.
Now, all this fog was slowly being lifted. To be honest, Wang Han had initially felt a trace of sympathy, but after reacting, it turned into a chest full of rage.
His original brothers had all left due to such an accident. To be honest, for existences like them who would not be affected by major events at all, if given another chance to start over, they estimated they would rather leak the information than set sail like this. As for Xu Yuexuan's life or death, they might feel a momentary pity, but more of it was indifference unrelated to themselves.
Thinking back now after the fact, the starting point of all the tragedy seemed to have been found...
You Mengchu looked at the crowd whose gazes were gradually becoming strange, a flash of understanding in her eyes. She then waved her hand and said:
"Except for the two of them, everyone else can go down. Sea God Island will arrange accommodations for you. Food, clothing, shelter, and transportation are all taken care of, but you must also control your own mind and hands. Do not do anything that violates Sea God Island's rules, or whether you live or die later, we won't be able to control it..."
After speaking, You Mengchu did not want to say anything more and sat straight back in her original position.
The few people looked at each other, then still lowered their heads and walked out one by one. During this, they did not dare to raise their heads, afraid of attracting the crowd's attention again.
Shen Hanyu had no interest in all this. He simply took out paper and a pen from his soul tool, placed them on the stone table beside him, and raised an eyebrow at Xu Yuexuan.
Xu Yuexuan's body trembled. A flash of tears passed through her eyes, and her whole body emitted intense emotional fluctuations, as if she would collapse at any moment. But she still forced herself to sit over, then picked up the pen and began writing and drawing on the paper.
The crowd waited patiently without any impatience. Meanwhile, Shui Bing'er and the others held Shen Hanyu's hand and began asking him about matters regarding the Sun Moon Empire, while also curiously wondering why he knew so much about them.
Shen Hanyu explained some key points about the Sun Moon Empire, but directly smiled and glossed over the subsequent questions. In fact, when he had previously slain Tang San and the others, he had already made clear that he possessed memories from his previous life. Unfortunately, the others had not reacted much, and later they had tacitly avoided mentioning this matter. He roughly understood their meaning, they did not care much about it, or rather, it did not feel surprising that this had happened to him. Moreover, after all, Shen Hanyu's kindness toward them was out in the open; this was a fact that would not change just because of an extra set of memories.
...
After patiently waiting for about half an hour, Xu Yuexuan finally put down the pen and directly handed a detailed and exquisite map to Shen Hanyu.
Shen Hanyu examined it for a moment and could not help but praise:
"As expected of a country's princess. Such painting skills are indeed comparable to those of master painters. It seems that your imperial family's research into artistic cultivation is also extremely good..."
Everyone curiously gathered around, and in the end, they could not help but be startled. Even the Snow Empress, after looking at it, could not help but exclaim that it was good.
It was not difficult to remember the outline of a country, but if one wanted to depict all the details and terrain, it would definitely be a difficult task. Not only did it require the person to be extremely familiar with these things, but it also required committing them firmly to memory so that they could be completely and correctly drawn in one go.
The map drawn by Xu Yuexuan not only depicted all the details and terrain outlines but also marked the main cities and roads. It even specially highlighted their target, the Evil Demon Forest, with a key marker.
Shen Hanyu looked at the map and suddenly asked without reason:
"If I remember correctly, the Evil Emperor is still the totem of your Sun Moon Empire..."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone fell into silence, then uniformly turned their gazes toward Xu Yuexuan.
Xu Yuexuan's body trembled, seemingly not having expected Shen Hanyu to know about this either. Mo Ying, beside her, really could not stand it anymore. She took two steps forward, stood in front of Xu Yuexuan, and blocked the crowd's gazes for her.
Shen Hanyu raised an eyebrow, then inexplicably sensed a somewhat familiar aura from the woman in front of him, who was entirely wrapped in a black robe.
"Your martial soul should be very special. It makes me feel a somewhat familiar aura..."
Mo Ying was silent for a moment before she calmly said:
"My lord, my martial soul is Mo Ying, a type of ghost and phantom. You may have seen someone with a martial soul similar to mine. This kind of deathly aura is indeed easy to identify..."
"Oh?"
Shen Hanyu seemed to understand somewhat, then directly said:
"Your martial soul was probably not normally awakened either. I think that under the premise of such similar martial soul auras, the awakening experiences are probably similar as well..."
Mo Ying was silent for a moment, then somewhat reluctantly nodded, seeming very unwilling to mention past events.
Shen Hanyu nodded and then said:
"We will still need some time before heading to the Sun Moon Empire. During this period, you two will also need to stay and reside on Sea God Island. As for everything else, you can do as you please. After all, if you wanted to cause trouble on Sea God Island, just the two of you would indeed not be enough to look at..."
Both Xu Yuexuan and Mo Ying silently nodded. Under the eaves, one had no choice but to lower one's head. At present, they had neither the capital nor the ability to complain or seek respect, so naturally they could not retort against the other party.
...
The morning sun rose at the foot of Sea God Mountain.
The crowd, who had rested for a night, looked at the several thousand steps in front of them and could not help but swallow hard. You Mengchu looked at everyone's appearance and found it somewhat amusing, lightly laughing once. She then took the lead and said:
"I have nothing more to say. Girls, do your best. I'll go up first~"
As she spoke, she did not even use her martial soul. Her figure leaped lightly onto the steps, and in the blink of an eye, her silhouette had already appeared more than two hundred steps ahead.
It was unknown whether it was because You Mengchu herself had powerful cultivation, but her assessment difficulty was more than three times higher than that of ordinary assessments at the same level. Even so, for a ninety-sixth-level You Mengchu, there was still hardly any pressure.
Before long, accompanied by a golden light blooming from You Mengchu's body, nine soul rings, yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, red—emerged from beneath her feet. The golden light slowly permeated them. The yellow on the first and second red rings slowly peeled off, finally all turning into a slightly deeper purple. The years of the other seven soul rings also received some increases.
As You Mengchu leaped back, Shui Yue'er looked on somewhat eagerly and said:
"Sister Mengchu, why did your soul rings change color? This..."
You Mengchu found it somewhat amusing and pinched Shui Yue'er's cheek, then said:
"This is the reward after completing my assessment. The years of all soul rings have been increased by a full seven hundred years. I believe you all will have such rewards as well..."
After speaking, You Mengchu walked over to Xue Ke's side and began speaking softly with Xue Ke.
Looking at the soul ring changes from You Mengchu just now, a trace of fervor and excitement appeared in everyone's eyes. Ask any soul master, which one would not want to possess heaven-defying soul ring ratios like Shen Hanyu's? Now, such an opportunity that countless soul masters dreamed of was openly placed before them. How could they not be excited?
After excitedly rubbing their hands, Shen Liu Yu was the first to excitedly step onto the first step. The faint pressure was directly ignored by her. Subsequently, she began climbing upward at a terrifying speed as well. Before long, she had reached more than one hundred and twenty steps.
At this point, even with a body as strong as Shen Liu Yu's, she could not help but feel some pressure. Mobilizing the soul power throughout her body, Shen Liu Yu quickly advanced another segment. The soul power within her body was still condensing, waiting for the final sprint.
In the blink of an eye, Shen Liu Yu had already reached one hundred and sixty steps. There were only eight steps left until the final target. Accompanied by Shen Liu Yu fiercely stomping down with one foot, her entire person shot out like a cannonball. In the next moment, golden light scattered, and Shen Liu Yu's soul power directly increased by half a level. The soul rings beneath her feet also unconsciously emerged, and the first-ranked yellow soul ring slowly transformed into purple...
Shen Liu Yu cheered once, then happily bounced back, clicking her tongue twice before saying:
"I didn't expect this assessment to be so simple. It's so much easier than my whatever Darkness First Test. If I had known, I would have gone to inherit the Sea God position instead. Sigh, miscalculated..."
Shui Bing'er rolled her eyes and then said:
"You should look at how high your own soul power is, how strong your martial soul is, and how good your soul bone configuration and physical quality are. If an assessment like this could still pressure you in the first test, I think you should just stop cultivating and wait for Ah Yu to become a god before taking you directly into the God Realm."
Shen Liu Yu smiled and hooked her arm around Shui Bing'er's, then said meaningfully:
"It's fine. I was thinking the same thing anyway. You all gave birth to a little nephew first. At that time, I'll help you take care of the child. You can cultivate with peace of mind..."
"See, isn't it killing two birds with one stone? Sister-in-law, don't you think so..."
Shui Bing'er chuckled lightly, then lowered her voice and said:
"I'd be very willing, but unfortunately, someone isn't too keen on it. But it's fine. After becoming gods, there will be plenty of time. At that time, don't find it troublesome..."
Shen Liu Yu patted her chest and then vowed:
"Impossible. My Shen Liu Yu's word is as good as gold. When I'm out and about, I'm the most trustworthy."
Shui Bing'er laughed coquettishly, then looked toward the others and said softly:
"You all go first. I'll observe the situation first and see if I can rush up in one go. Otherwise, it might waste quite a bit of time..."
Everyone nodded one after another. Bai Nian said nothing more. Gray aura enveloped her body as she exchanged a glance with Xue Ke. The two then stepped onto the first step together.
The people behind were also unwilling to lag. Under the blazing sun, one after another stepped into the Sea God's Light and climbed upward with great effort.
Meanwhile, in the shade of the trees not far away, Shen Hanyu was watching this scene with gratification. The Snow Empress beside him leaned against the tree trunk, somewhat bored as she twirled her hair in her fingers. After a long while, the Snow Empress spoke softly:
"I didn't expect their god assessment rewards to be like this. Then what about the Ice God assessment..."
Shen Hanyu seemed to think of something, the corner of his mouth twitching. He then lightly sighed and said:
"Forget it. The Ice God has already fallen. Being a bit poorer is fine. After all, the divine power is all borrowed. It seems pointless to demand more..."
The Snow Empress snorted lightly and then said:
"What about that silly bird? Why does it keep falling asleep? I still have some things I want to ask it."
Shen Hanyu frowned, then probed the spiritual world inside him. Only then did he say softly:
"It's still asleep. I don't know why either. Its body is completely normal, but it just uncontrollably needs to sleep. Forget it. We'll ask about the real reason when it wakes up next time."
The Snow Empress nodded. Suddenly thinking of something, she said softly:
"Finally, the Demon Empress was discussing a problem with me. I think you must know about this..."
Shen Hanyu raised an eyebrow and then said:
"It's about herself, right..."
The Snow Empress nodded, her gaze once again turning toward the few girls over there.
"The Demon Empress becoming the ninth soul ring for either Bing'er or Ah Yu is a choice she made after thinking about it for so many years. What do you think?"
Shen Hanyu was not surprised at all. After thinking for a moment, he said softly:
"This idea is good for both sides. I indeed approve. Ah Yu's soul ring doesn't need to be worried about anymore. I plan to hunt the Evil Eye Tyrant Lord as her ninth soul ring. The Evil Emperor's current years are close to eight hundred thousand, and it is itself an extremely powerful race, which is very suitable for Ah Yu..."
"As for the Demon Empress... although there is some discrepancy in attributes, in theory, ice and water are of the same origin. After Bing'er breaks through to level eighty later, she can make another choice..."
The Snow Empress was somewhat surprised and then said:
"You're not planning to let her become Bing'er's ninth soul ring? The Demon Empress's cultivation is already high enough..."
Shen Hanyu chuckled lightly and then shook his head.
"Originally, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King was the predetermined ninth soul ring for the Sea God successor, but because of my appearance, this predetermination was broken, and I took away Bing'er's original opportunity. Naturally, I have to compensate her. At that time, I will bring her the ninth soul ring most suitable for her..."
The Snow Empress's eyes were somewhat complicated. After hesitating for a moment, she said softly:
"You should know that Bing'er won't care about these things. Afterward, your attention should be on the path to becoming a god. Sometimes, these matters don't need to be forced..."
Shen Hanyu smiled indifferently, then pulled the Snow Empress into his arms with one motion. Smelling the faint fragrance on her body, Shen Hanyu could not help but close his eyes.
"You all are my wings. I have to care for each one properly, lest one day you fly away on your own..."
Before the Snow Empress, whose pretty face was slightly flushed, could reply, Shen Hanyu changed the subject and continued:
"Accompany me to the deep sea later. After we return, it's also time to properly change the equipment on their bodies. Additionally, my first few soul rings need to have their colors changed too. They've always been the same color, I'm almost getting tired of looking at them..."
The Snow Empress was slightly stunned, then instantly understood Shen Hanyu's meaning. She nodded knowingly, and the two could not help but smile at each other...
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