The vast sea is boundless, yet it also harbors endless mysteries and dangers.
After leaving Sea God Island, Shen Han Yu and Snow Empress quickly headed toward the deep sea, preparing to enter that true land of freedom and savagery.
The Douluo plane is enormous, especially its ocean area, so vast that no soul master can even imagine it. Within such a massive expanse, countless lives have been born and extinguished over time. The birth and destruction of life is the main theme of this world of waves. Once one enters, they will be completely lost within it.
The number of races inhabiting the sea is far greater than on land. These massive races have brought them powerful cycles and evolutionary instincts. With humanity's capabilities, it is impossible to deeply explore this unknown world, which has led to the number of powerful sea soul beasts in the ocean far exceeding those on land.
Shen Han Yu and Snow Empress sped along. Before long, they had completely left the areas humans had ever set foot in and truly entered an unknown sea region.
The sea surface shimmered with ripples, as if devoid of any life aura, but the two's spiritual power still keenly detected just how terrifying the darkness hidden beneath this seemingly calm sea surface truly was.
Their spiritual power spread outward and precisely captured the auras of one powerful sea soul beast after another. The two exchanged a glance, and in the next moment, Shen Han Yu dove straight into the water.
Accompanied by a massive sea turtle being thrown high out of the sea surface and then heavily crashing back down, stirring up raging waves, a pitch-black soul ring as dark as ink slowly emerged above its corpse. A deep vortex opened in front of Shen Han Yu and swiftly swallowed it inside.
Strands of pure soul power flowed in along the pull and surged into the nine soul rings of the Cold Heaven Spear. The age of the soul rings was also slowly increasing, though the speed was truly pitifully slow.
Shen Han Yu frowned slightly and then said:
"At this rate, the number of sea soul beasts we need to hunt will not be small. However, that's a minor issue. It's just that the process is truly somewhat boring."
Snow Empress stood to the side, watching as Shen Han Yu absorbed all the energy. Only then did she softly say:
"No rush. We are not short on time. If the progress is really too slow, we can go hunt hundred thousand-year soul beasts. That way, the speed might be faster. The soul bones left behind by those creatures would also be perfect for the few girls."
Shen Han Yu raised an eyebrow, thought for a moment, then smiled gently and said:
"Feasible. When we return, I'll have Lingling absorb the hundred thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor leg bone. Once she gains the ability to regenerate severed limbs, it will be perfect for letting Bing'er and the others replace the lower-year soul bones on their bodies. This is also a good thing."
Snow Empress nodded. After waiting for Shen Han Yu to finish, the two headed into the distance, and the sea surface here returned to tranquility once more.
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Seven days later.
Accompanied by the corpse of the final ninety-thousand-year deep-sea giant crocodile slowly dissipating, Shen Han Yu slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air. His body felt slightly hot from absorbing too much energy. The Cold Heaven Spear slowly floated behind him, emitting a faint blue light that dispelled the surrounding heat and stuffiness, bringing a touch of coolness to the two.
The nine soul rings floating beneath Shen Han Yu's feet had also undergone a major change. The first two soul rings, which had previously been purple, had now turned into a deep, ink-like pitch black. Because of the overly dazzling soul rings behind them, they had even taken on a trace of golden-red color, adding a touch of noble aura.
Snow Empress quietly stood guard to the side. Seeing this as nothing unusual, she took a soul bone emitting a dark green luster from the air beside her and stored it in her soul tool. She had repeated this action countless times over these past days.
The soul beasts Shen Han Yu hunted were all top-tier soul beasts exceeding eighty thousand years in age and of extremely high quality. The soul ring energy they produced was naturally far more massive than that of ordinary soul beasts. Moreover, the probability of such soul beasts producing soul bones was much higher than normal. Coupled with the large number of soul beasts Shen Han Yu had hunted, the soul bones obtained in these days were no fewer than ten pieces.
Until the final strand of energy was injected into the soul rings, the remaining black on Shen Han Yu's fifth soul ring began to slowly shatter and peel off, then transformed into a vibrant red.
Only after everything was completed did Snow Empress step forward and say:
"Do you still need to continue hunting? Your first four soul rings…"
Before she could finish speaking, Shen Han Yu shook his head and said:
"No need. Later, I have a way to raise them all to a hundred thousand-year level or even ferocious beast level in one go. The soul beasts hunted this time are already enough. Although compared to the total number of powerful soul beasts in the ocean, this bit of loss can't even scratch the surface, I don't have the patience to grind it out bit by bit…"
Snow Empress silently nodded. She also felt this was somewhat dull and uninteresting. However, since it was Shen Han Yu's idea, she would not say much and would only silently accompany him.
"Here, take these. These are the soul bones harvested this time. Quite luckily, that hundred-thousand-year abyssal demon flood dragon earlier produced two different hundred-thousand-year soul bones. Adding in the other gains, let alone replacing bones, it's even enough for your future children…"
As Snow Empress spoke, her expression was somewhat strange, as if she had more to say.
Shen Han Yu was also somewhat surprised. After examining the quality and age of these soul bones, the corners of his mouth also revealed a smile. It was precisely this moment that allowed Snow Empress to complete her expression change, so Shen Han Yu did not notice her previous expression.
"Since that's the case, it's about time. We should return to Sea God Island."
Shen Han Yu said softly, then looked toward Snow Empress.
Snow Empress nodded silently and followed behind Shen Han Yu. The two quickly left this sea region together and headed back in the direction they had come from.
...
After returning to Sea God Island, Shen Han Yu immediately found Ye Lingling, who was struggling to resist the crashing seawater, and brought her back to the shore.
Ye Lingling coughed twice. Her entire body was drenched, and her long, blue hair even had a strand of seaweed mixed in. Clearly, even with her physical quality far surpassing that of ordinary auxiliary system soul kings, facing the violent pounding of the sea waves was still quite grueling.
"You… you're finally back…"
Ye Lingling said while lightly coughing, looking at Shen Han Yu.
Shen Han Yu nodded. A warm soul power rose in his hand and slowly poured into Ye Lingling's body, helping her quickly recover her condition and dry the clothes on her body.
"How do you feel?"
Listening to the continuous sound of waves in his ears, Shen Han Yu asked with a smile.
A trace of lingering fear flashed in Ye Lingling's eyes as she replied:
"I really hate the feeling of suffocation. It makes me very uncomfortable. Every time I finish being battered, I feel like I'm about to completely pass out, but before I lose consciousness, the next wave of seawater has already rushed up and jolted me awake again…"
Shen Han Yu gently stroked the girl's head and sighed softly, comforting her:
"The path of growth is arduous, especially the assessment left by a god. Hold on. I can only try to help you with these other aspects. The rest still depends on you yourself."
Ye Lingling nodded, then softly said:
"Go ahead and tell me. You came looking for me in such a hurry. I don't think you're just feeling sorry for me. You definitely have something to ask of me to act like this…"
Shen Han Yu chuckled lightly, then took out a soul bone emitting a rich life aura from his soul tool and said:
"Smart girl. This time, I came to find you because I want to give you this hundred-thousand-year-old Blue Silver Emperor right leg bone. Both soul skills of this soul bone are very suitable for you, and they will have great use later…"
Ye Lingling pouted slightly and asked:
"Is it urgent?"
Shen Han Yu nodded and said:
"I'll take you back to absorb it right now. Afterward, you'll understand my true intention…"
Ye Lingling gave a somewhat absent-minded "oh," but still obediently held Shen Han Yu's hand and was led away from the cliff by him.
...
The next morning, accompanied by a burst of soul power fluctuations spreading outward, Ye Lingling's soul power instantly completed a leap of three levels, jumping from level fifty-six to level fifty-nine. She was now only one final period of accumulation and polishing away from smoothly breaking through to the Soul Emperor level.
Accompanied by an unconscious tender moan from Ye Lingling, a light laugh suddenly came from beside her. The owner of the voice was none other than Shen Han Yu, who had sat in meditation guarding her for the entire night.
Ye Lingling's face flushed slightly. She then said somewhat uncomfortably:
"Have you been here the whole time?"
Shen Han Yu nodded without denying it and said with a light smile:
"How do you feel? This soul bone is extremely suitable for you both in terms of attributes and origin. I think the final result should not disappoint you…"
Ye Lingling nodded. A smile appeared on her face as she said:
"Both soul skills this soul bone brought me are very suitable. Especially the one besides the flight. As long as the conditions are met, I can help myself, and others regenerate severed limbs, and there is no limit on the number of times…"
At this point, Ye Lingling gave Shen Han Yu a strange glance, as if she had instantly understood his true thoughts in that moment.
Seeing this, Shen Han Yu chuckled and said:
"It's a bit of a pity that you already have a head soul bone. Head soul bones have always been extremely difficult to replace, and there is practically no precedent for it. Conventional methods simply cannot be implemented. However, once there is a way later, I will replace it with a better one for you."
Ye Lingling gently shook her head. A trace of emotion flashed in her eyes, and her tone became much softer.
"No need. My head itself is an extremely high-quality soul bone and is also the most precious treasure of my Nine Heart Begonia family's inheritance for over a thousand years. This Life Spirit head soul bone comes from a hundred thousand-year-plus Wanling Deer and can be said to be extremely rare in the world…"
"And the Wanling Deer itself is also a top-tier healing-type soul beast. Moreover, they can unleash the dominion ability that only overlord soul beasts possess within a certain range. Their rarity in the Star Dou Great Forest is second only to the race my teacher belongs to. All of this was personally told to me by my teacher…"
Shen Han Yu laughed in amusement. After a moment, he said:
"Let's talk about things after that day when the time comes. Anyway, your cultivation is only at the Soul King level right now. Some things indeed don't need to be touched yet…"
Ye Lingling looked at Shen Han Yu with some confusion and then said:
"Then… when do you plan to start with the soul bone replacement? I'll prepare in advance too…"
Shen Han Yu smiled mysteriously and said:
"There's no time like the present. Let's do it today. Prepare yourself mentally. The process might be a bit bloody and terrifying…"
Ye Lingling felt a chill run down her spine for no reason. In her heart, she had already silently begun praying for everyone…
...
In the evening, Shui Bing'er and the others, their bodies exhausted and aching all over, were finally rescued from the endless pounding of the sea waves. One by one, they directly collapsed onto the nearby rocks.
Shui Yue'er coughed twice, then inexplicably burped. After realizing it herself, she quickly covered her mouth, only to find that everyone's gazes had already turned toward her. Shen Liu Yu's face was already full of smiles, just waiting for an opportunity to laugh without hesitation…
But before Shen Liu Yu could laugh, Shen Han Yu's figure suddenly appeared behind everyone, his face still carrying a gentle smile.
Shui Bing'er and Shen Liu Yu had just wanted to stand up when they were pressed back down by Shen Han Yu. Gentle soul power enveloped the surroundings. Everyone felt soft soul power quickly entering their bodies to replenish what was lacking. In the next moment, before anyone could thank him, after a dizzying spin, several of them fell into the water again. This time, however, it was clear lake water, no longer the dry, salty, bitter seawater.
"Take a bath and relax. There are still things for you to do afterward. Friendly reminder: remember to prepare yourselves mentally…"
After Shen Han Yu finished speaking softly, his figure instantly disappeared, no longer disturbing them.
Shen Liu Yu spat out a mouthful of lake water, then dry-coughed twice. She inexplicably felt a little uneasy and leaned close to Shui Bing'er beside her, whispering:
"By the way, why do I have a bad premonition…"
Shui Bing'er also looked somewhat bewildered and gently shook her head, saying:
"Forget it. It definitely won't be anything bad. Let's soak properly first. Being washed by seawater every day, I feel like I'm about to be pickled…"
Upon hearing this, Shen Liu Yu also forced herself to dismiss the doubt in her heart and joined the playful splashing of the others nearby. Before long, she had completely forgotten the earlier strange feeling…
After a cheerful water fight, everyone quickly came ashore, changed out of their thoroughly soaked clothes, and then slowly made their way toward the residence in the city.
Before long, the group pushed open the door and saw Shen Han Yu and the others already seated together in the hall.
Ye Lingling sat beside Shen Han Yu with a trace of sympathy on her face, her gaze falling especially often on Shen Liu Yu and Shui Bing'er.
The smiles on everyone's faces instantly froze. They looked somewhat puzzled.
Shen Han Yu chuckled lightly and then said to Shen Liu Yu:
"A'Yu, come here…"
Shen Liu Yu's body stiffened slightly, but unable to withstand so many gazes focused on her, she still took small steps toward Shen Han Yu. Somewhat embarrassed, she said:
"Brother, what are you going to do? Why do you all look so serious…"
Shen Han Yu simply smiled without speaking, while Ye Lingling, who was sitting beside him, sighed softly. She took out a clean white gauze scarf from her bosom and handed it to the still somewhat dazed Shen Liu Yu.
Shen Liu Yu took it with some confusion and curiously asked:
"Lingling, what is this for? What's the use of giving this to me…"
Ye Lingling glanced at the curious Shen Liu Yu, then remained silent for a moment before softly saying:
"Bite on it, so that when your leg breaks later, and it hurts, you won't bite your tongue…"
Shen Liu Yu was first stunned, then her expression turned somewhat panicked.
"No, what do you mean by leg breaking? Don't scare me. This joke isn't funny at all…"
Before Shen Liu Yu could finish her words, Ye Lingling snatched the gauze scarf back and stuffed it into her mouth. Behind her, Snow Empress and Demon Empress held her firmly in place from left and right. Shen Han Yu sighed softly and then said gently:
"Don't worry. Your sister-in-law is very quick with her hands. That three-thousand-year leg bone has now limited your upper limit. It's time to replace it. A'Yu, close your eyes…"
Shui Bing'er and the others stared dumbfounded. They had just wanted to turn and run, but were petrified on the spot by a single glance from Snow Empress. No matter how hard they tried, they could not take even a single step.
Under Shen Liu Yu's gradually terrified gaze, Shen Han Yu slowly turned his back. Demon Empress gave Shen Liu Yu a somewhat pitying look, then directly circulated her soul power, using her palm as a blade, and slowly brought it down…
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