Chapter 274: Setting Sail

Shi Quan also understood the doubts in Zhu Zhuqing's heart and slowly began to explain them to her.

The Asura God is quite simple; in reality, Slaughter City is the test for the Asura God Inheritance. As long as one passes through Hell Road, it signifies passing the Asura God's assessment and possessing the qualification for the Asura God Position. However, it is merely a qualification; whether one can actually inherit it still depends on one's own efforts.

As for the God-Bestowed Soul Ring.

Shi Quan also learned about it after asking Gu Yuena.

Because Shi Quan had selected suitable Soul Spirits for everyone, and the Soul Spirits were sufficient to satisfy their needs for Soul Rings.

Therefore, the demand for God-Bestowed Soul Rings decreased significantly.

Thinking that gods can increase the year limit of Soul Rings, the God-Bestowed Soul Ring is actually a manifestation of Divine Power.

Shi Quan tentatively asked Gu Yuena if the power of a God-Bestowed Soul Ring could be broken down into year-limit enhancements to be added to absorbed Soul Rings.

It was obvious.

Shi Quan received an affirmative answer from Gu Yuena.

In the cultivation of gods, using Divine Power to improve Soul Rings is one of the ways for gods to increase their strength. The higher the Spirit Ring Year Limit, the stronger the foundation after becoming a god, and the more Divine Power one can mobilize.

This can also be considered another way to use a God-Bestowed Soul Ring, but Gu Yuena cannot perform this operation on all God-Bestowed Soul Rings.

She cannot do it for the Sea God's God-Bestowed Soul Ring.

Because it contains the Sea God Mark, if she were to convert the Soul Ring power within it into year limits to attach to other Soul Rings, it would attract the attention of the Sea God.

However, this method is not impossible to replicate.

Gu Yuena cannot do it, but Ye Lingling, as a Sea God Inheritor, could give it a try, though the prerequisite is that Ye Lingling must obtain sufficient Sea God Affinity.

After finishing the explanation with Zhu Zhuqing, the group officially set off on their return journey.

Before leaving, Shi Quan specifically asked Di Tian to keep an eye on the Evil Soul Masters in the Star Dou Great Forest; if he encountered anyone with a Blue Silver Grass martial soul, he should spare their life, as they might be useful later.

Di Tian also agreed.

On the way back, Shi Quan also told Zhu Zhuqing about some of the things that had happened on the continent over the past year or so.

Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.

"Xiao Quan, you guy finally returned. I thought you were deliberately hiding from us?" Yu Feng's excited voice came over.

Besides Yu Feng, the Shi brothers had also returned to the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.

Of course, they were all called back by Shi Quan.

The Sea God Island trials are an excellent opportunity for improvement for anyone.

With such an opportunity, Shi Quan naturally would not let his friends miss it.

"I was just hiding from you." Shi Quan chuckled.

Upon hearing this, a resentful look immediately appeared on Yu Feng's face, "Sure enough, once you have a beautiful wife, you forget your brothers."

"Not convinced?" Dugu Yan stepped forward and said.

Seeing Dugu Yan, Yu Feng immediately admitted defeat, "Convinced, convinced."

Not seeing each other for several years did not affect everyone's feelings, so they naturally had to have a good gathering. However, after these few years, neither Yu Feng nor the Shi brothers had changed much; they were still the same as before.

Since it was a gathering, Shi Quan also called Oscar and Ma Hongjun over. After all, they would be together for the upcoming trip to Sea God Island, so they should get to know each other.

The gathering lasted until late at night, and then everyone returned to their respective rooms.

Qian Renxue had already ascended the throne, so things were much more convenient for her. Not only did she arrange more of her confidants in the palace, but she also focused on consolidating political power. Unifying the political power of the Heaven Dou Empire was not something that could be achieved overnight; it also required time.

However, with the support of Ning Fengzhi, plus the support of Shi Quan's Soul Spirits, Qian Renxue's actions were naturally much smoother than before.

Three days later.

Shi Quan and the others officially set off for Sea God Island.

Qian Renxue had already prepared the carriage for them.

Those who came to see them off included not only the Three Great Education Committees of the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, but also Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, the Basalt Turtle Clan, people from Yu Feng's clan, and of course, Qian Renxue came in person.

The people traveling this time, besides Shi Quan, the three women, and Gu Yuena, also included the Shi brothers, Yu Feng, Ning Rongrong, and Oscar.

What made everyone quite puzzled was that Dugu Bo did not appear in the group seeing them off.

After Ning Rongrong and Yu Feng said goodbye to their families respectively, they also boarded the carriage one by one.

The carriage was pulled by four sturdy horses and was very spacious; even sitting a dozen people was no problem at all. The coachman was personally arranged by Qian Renxue.

Soon, the carriage left the west gate of Heaven Dou City and headed west along the main road.

Less than half an hour after departure.

Dugu Bo's figure appeared in front of the carriage.

"Greetings, Your Excellency." The coachman hurriedly stopped the carriage and bowed in salute.

Dugu Bo waved his hand and brought a man and a woman to the front of the carriage, and the door of the carriage was opened.

"Dad, Mom." Shi Quan's happy voice came over.

"Xiao Quan." The two excitedly stepped forward and hugged Shi Quan; these two were none other than Li Meili and Shi Jian.

Dugu Bo was absent because he had been arranged by Shi Quan to go pick up his parents.

"Uncle, Auntie." The three women greeted Li Meili and Shi Jian cautiously, especially Zhu Zhuqing, who was even more flustered.

Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan had been to Shi Quan's home once before, but this was Zhu Zhuqing's first time meeting Shi Quan's parents. This sudden "meeting the parents" segment inevitably made her a little nervous.

"You must be Zhuqing, right?" Li Meili stepped forward affectionately and took Zhu Zhuqing's hand.

Zhu Zhuqing's cheeks immediately turned rosy from nervousness, and she replied in a low voice, "Yes."

"Mom, you can't only have your daughter-in-law in your eyes; my friends are still here." Shi Quan laughed.

"I think you kid want to get beaten." Li Meili gently patted Shi Quan's hand and said with a smile, "Talking to your mother like that."

Shi Quan chuckled, came to Zhu Zhuqing's side, patted her reassuringly, and then began to introduce everyone.

The presence of two elders in the carriage did not make things awkward; instead, it became even more lively.

As for Dugu Bo, he did not accompany Shi Quan to Sea God Island. After he sent Shi Jian and Li Meili to the carriage and gave Dugu Yan a few brief instructions, he left the carriage.

They traveled by day and rested by night.

Many days later.

The group finally arrived outside Hanhai City.

Before even entering the city, everyone could faintly smell a faint, salty, fishy scent.

At this time, they had already reached the city gate and had gotten off the carriage due to routine inspections.

"Damn, what is this hellish smell?" As soon as he got off the carriage, Yu Feng started shouting noisily.

The city guards could tell at a glance that this group was extraordinary, and the inspecting soldier smiled and kindly reminded them: "Is this everyone's first time in Hanhai City? What you are smelling is the scent of the ocean. To the west of our Hanhai City is the beautiful ocean; when the sea breeze blows, it is natural for a salty, fishy scent to drift over."

Hearing this, everyone revealed expressions of sudden realization.

The inspection ended quickly, and the group did not get back into the carriage.

Shi Quan had already prepared everything needed for the trip. Except for Shi Quan and the three women, everyone else was visiting a coastal city and seeing the ocean for the first time. Coupled with the fatigue of the journey, Shi Quan specifically stayed for one day to let everyone properly experience the local customs and practices of the coastal city before continuing on their way.

The group was entirely composed of handsome men and beautiful women, and as they walked along, the rate of people turning their heads and paying attention was maxed out.

Arriving at a coastal city for the first time, everyone was undoubtedly excited and thrilled. After booking a hotel, the group wandered around until late at night before returning to the hotel.

The night passed without incident. The next morning,

The group did not linger too long. After exiting Hanhai City through the west gate, they followed a wide road specifically carved out of the reef outside the city to descend from the reef, heading straight for the docks.

The docks here were extremely large, with at least twenty piers, each several hundred meters long, extending into the ocean, where hundreds of sea vessels were moored.

After finding a vacant patch of sea surface.

Shi Quan took out the Qianlong obtained from Longteng Continent and injected soul power into it. The Qianlong immediately turned into a stream of light, floated up, and landed steadily on the sea surface. The hull expanded rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, it had become a special vessel about ten meters long.

"Everyone, come on up." Shi Quan was the first to land on the Qianlong.

The others looked at the Qianlong in amazement; it was their first time seeing such a magical Soul Guidance Device.

The streamlined hull was as elegant and powerful as the posture of a dragon, and just one look gave people a feeling of being dazzled.

Everyone leaped up one after another, landing steadily on the Qianlong, and then followed Shi Quan into the interior of the Qianlong from the upper cabin.

"Wow! Can we actually see outside from the inside?"

The group was pleasantly surprised to discover that when looking from the inside, the pale blue hull on all four sides was actually transparent, and everything outside was clearly visible.

This scene immediately made the group, who were heading out to sea for the first time, look around in every direction.

Everyone's eyes were filled with wonder.

"Ready to set off!" Shi Quan said with a smile, raising his hand to place it on the crystal ball that controlled the Qianlong.

Before long, the Qianlong slowly submerged beneath the sea surface and sailed toward the depths of the ocean.

"Wow, so beautiful. Husband, look quickly, there are so many fish all around." Li Meili looked at everything around her with excitement. Seeing the beauty of the ocean for the first time, her beautiful eyes were full of light.

The sunlight filtered down through the sea surface, rippling with the waves like an aurora in winter; it was breathtaking and truly extremely gorgeous.

"The scenery is also very beautiful." Shi Jian nodded in response, his eyes also holding a hint of amazement.

"Wow, this is all seafood." Ma Hongjun looked at the swimming fish, drooling. "I wonder if the seafood on Sea God Island is as delicious as the seafood in Hanhai City."

"Pangzi, you finally managed to lose a little weight, don't think about eating all day long." Oscar looked at Ma Hongjun speechlessly.

Upon hearing this, Ma Hongjun said directly: "What do you know? Only by eating your fill do you have the motivation to lose weight and cultivate, you know?"

The group burst into laughter.

Regarding the scenery all around, Shi Quan, the three women, and Hu Liena were not particularly interested, as they had seen plenty of it when they returned to Douluo Continent from Longteng Continent last time.

While maneuvering the Qianlong forward, Shi Quan also took out the nautical chart, which had the location of Sea God Island marked in detail.

The reason why Yu Xiaogang knew of the existence of Sea God Island in the original story was because he had seen it when he was at the Spirit Hall. Knowing that Shi Quan was going to Sea God Island, Qian Renxue had directly given a map of Sea God Island to Shi Quan.