"By the way, why don't you bring your little girlfriend along? Since we're going to Sea God Island, it's good for her to take the assessment as well," Fighting Heaven Douluo asked.
It's one thing for War God's side; besides some directly trained high priests and elders, there are rarely any assessments. But Sea God is rich and powerful and could easily bring a few more people along.
Su Wen glanced at Fighting Heaven Douluo and said, "Because this time, it might be a life-or-death situation."
?
Fighting Heaven Douluo was stunned and turned to look at Su Wen.
What did you just say?
"Even though I have the Sea God's Token in hand, it doesn't mean we have his approval, alright?" Su Wen rolled his eyes.
What is the purpose of the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud?
It's not about gaining the trust of Sea God Island or anything else; it's to help him cross the ocean to reach Sea God Island.
"Especially now, we are actually in more danger."
With Tang Chen killed, who knows if Bo Saixi would come for personal revenge?
Bo Saixi might not know that Tang Chen is dead, and still died at Su Wen's hands, but what about Sea God?
What if Sea God detects it?
What Su Wen is actually worried about is Sea God's attitude. If Sea God is friendly, then everything will be fine. But if Sea God is hostile, then Su Wen and the others will be in danger.
Su Wen and Fighting Heaven Douluo might be fine, with a chance to escape. But if Ning Rongrong is brought along, it would be dangerous.
It's better for the two of them to scout the way first, and let Ning Rongrong go only after confirming it is safe.
"More dangerous?" Fighting Heaven Douluo's attention was focused on this point Su Wen mentioned.
"Of course, the Sea God's Grand Priest Bo Saixi is a Limit Douluo, and there's a bit of ambiguity between her and Tang Chen, who is also a Limit Douluo," Su Wen warned Fighting Heaven Douluo with his eyes, indicating not to let anything slip.
Hiss~
Fighting Heaven Douluo immediately responded with a look, signaling that today's events would remain confidential.
Wow, we're going to Sea God Island and we've just taken care of the Grand Priest's lover?
Fighting Heaven Douluo felt a bit of a headache.
"Don't worry, Heaven knows, Earth knows, you know, and I know. As long as we don't let anything slip, Bo Saixi won't find out."
"That's true."
Skysea City.
This is a large city on the western coast of the Heaven Dou Empire, with the main economic source being fisheries. The Spirit Masters in the city are mainly Sea Spirit Masters.
Sea Spirit Masters has two definitions: broadly, it refers to Spirit Masters whose Martial Spirits are Spirit Beasts from the sea; narrowly, it refers to Spirit Master groups living on small islands in the sea.
Generally, there is no deliberate distinction between the two definitions.
This is because Spirit Masters on the islands may have Martial Spirits that are not Sea Spirit Beasts, or they might have Martial Spirits that are Sea Spirit Beasts but have never actually seen the sea.
In Skysea City, most Spirit Masters' Martial Spirits are not Sea Spirit Beasts, but they are all close to the sea. They practice in the coastal areas and enjoy the benefits of the Mimetic Environment, so they all call themselves Sea Spirit Masters.
Su Wen had previously visited Skysea City to establish the Mountain of Books and Sea of Knowledge.
This time, he planned to prepare for a sea voyage here.
Xu Family of Skysea City.
"Master Wen." The head of the Xu Family invited Su Wen into the mansion.
The Xu Family is a prominent family in Skysea City, inheriting the Ice Staff Martial Spirit, which is a top-tier Martial Spirit. The family can generally ensure the stable inheritance of Spirit Masters at the Spirit Saint level.
The head of the Xu Family, Xu Jiawei, is a 72nd level Spirit Saint.
"Well, last time I asked the Xu Family head to build a suitable sailboat for deep-sea voyages and to recruit excellent navigators. I wonder if the preparations are complete."
"Master Wen, rest assured. We have been working on building the ship and recruiting sailors for the past six months. We completed it recently."
"Thank you, Xu Family head."
"You're too kind. The Xu Family should be the ones to thank Master Wen."
The current younger branch head of the Xu Family, Xu Jiawei's son, awakened a relatively rare Martial Spirit in the Xu Family—the Starwheel Ice Staff. When Su Wen came here to establish the Mountain of Books and Sea of Knowledge, he noticed it and gave some advice. With the Body Tempering Technique and the array Su Wen helped set up to channel the power of the stars, the Martial Spirit evolved, and the Starwheel Ice Staff transformed into the Star Staff.
Compared to the Starwheel Ice Staff, the Star Staff Martial Spirit, while both are top-tier Martial Spirits, has a significant difference, especially in terms of control. The gap is on a completely different level.
If we were to compare it, it would be like the difference between the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and other auxiliary Martial Spirits. Other auxiliary Martial Spirits might have Spirit Skills that, with personal cultivation and a bit of luck, are not much worse than those of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. However, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda is very stable, with fixed Spirit Skills that follow specific rules.
The Star Staff is similar. Although it doesn't have fixed Spirit Skills, its control effects are very close to rule-based.
Even Xu Xingyuan's previously obtained First Spirit Skill mutated directly after the Martial Spirit evolved.
"According to his own training, as long as he encounters a star-related Spirit Beast in the later stages, there's a chance for the Martial Spirit to evolve," Su Wen said, waving his hand and not exaggerating his own contribution.
"According to Master Wen's Theory of Martial Spirit Growth, the higher the Soul Power level, the more mature the Martial Spirit's growth realm becomes. In the later stages, evolving the Martial Spirit into a mutation is not so simple," Xu Jiawei said with a wry smile.
Even if Xu Xingyuan absorbs a star-related Spirit Ring, it would be very difficult to achieve mutation under the stimulation of the star attribute.
The weaker the Martial Spirit, the easier it is to evolve. A ten-year-old Spirit Beast, after obtaining a drop of dragon blood, can experience a revolutionary evolution that changes its fate, as long as it can withstand it.
However, a ten-thousand-year-old Spirit Beast, even if it receives the entire essence of a ten-thousand-year-old true dragon Martial Spirit, cannot guarantee a successful Martial Spirit evolution.
Even if it evolves, it cannot achieve the same kind of thorough evolution as a ten-year-old Spirit Beast.
Moreover, these situations can also be compared within the same Spirit Beast at different cultivation ages.
For the Xu Family, when Su Wen first met Xu Xingyuan, it actually reminded him of some past memories.
If he guessed correctly, this should be the Xu Family from twenty thousand years later, which is the same family as Xu Xiaoyan, one of the Shrek Seven Devils.
However, that Xu Family should have been in Eastsea City according to Su Wen's memory.
But now, Eastsea City on the Douluo Continent is still quite backward, just a small coastal city that hasn't developed.
Moreover, the collision and fusion of the Sun-Moon Continent and Douluo Continent came from the west, so it is completely understandable that the Xu Family from Skysea City migrated to Eastsea City after the continents collided.
At that time, with a trial-and-error mindset, Su Wen made a suggestion for Xu Xingyuan.
And the result, judging by Xu Jiawei's attitude, is promising.
"Master Wen, Xingyuan is now only seven years old and has just awakened his Martial Spirit for a year. How about letting him join the Wisdom Palace and go there for further study?" Xu Jiawei asked tentatively.
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