Journey to Golden Turtle Island

The Four Great Families had indeed been passed down for centuries. Their private hoards alone amounted to a staggering seventeen million Gold Soul Coins.

Ye Tian could only exclaim in amazement. Those Gold Soul Coins alone were equivalent to one-fifth of his savings.

After all, he made money quickly, but spent it even faster.

Previously, he had spent twenty million on construction costs in one go just to build a refined steel smelting furnace for manufacturing firearms.

So in reality, he barely had any cash flow on hand throughout the year.

Faced with that figure, Ye Tian could not help but laugh.

If only there were a few more families blind enough to provoke him.

He could put those Gold Soul Coins to use and accomplish even more.

When he reached the end of the intelligence report, Ye Tian's expression suddenly froze.

"30,000 Year Ice Sculpture Snow Lotus?"

The Ice Sculpture Snow Lotus was a Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure produced only in the distant Arctic.

A single plant could be worth five million Gold Soul Coins. It was priceless on the market and simply could not be bought.

In the eyes of ordinary soul masters, consuming an Ice Sculpture Snow Lotus could increase an ice-type soul master's cultivation.

Ye Tian, however, scoffed at that.

Giving it directly to an ice-type soul master would simply be a terrible waste.

The Ice Sculpture Snow Lotus's greatest use was refining it into a Taiyi Ice Soul Pill.

During the pill-refining process, the negative effects caused by the Ice Sculpture Snow Lotus's extreme coldness could be removed.

Even those who were not ice-type soul masters could take it.

The Taiyi Ice Soul Pill could improve a soul master's talent, allowing them to break through their shackles and gain the possibility of advancing to the pinnacle.

It was an extremely terrifying thing.

One had to know that an ordinary soul master's talent was essentially fixed from the moment their martial soul awakened.

If their Innate Soul Power was insufficient, there was basically no path to becoming a Titled Douluo.

But after taking a Taiyi Ice Soul Pill, one could practically be guaranteed to advance to Titled Douluo!

If the effects of the Taiyi Ice Soul Pill became known across the continent, soul masters everywhere would surely flock to it and fight until their heads bled.

However, this pill formula had been gifted to Ye Tian by the system. He was the only one who knew of it.

The continent's soul masters had no such fortune.

He might not need it himself, but his future wife definitely would.

Ye Tian handed the document back to Zhou Long and instructed, "Store this Ice Sculpture Snow Lotus properly in the Sea Soul Mountain base warehouse. I'll have great use for it later."

"Yes." Zhou Long bowed deeply and answered with utmost respect.

Breakfast time.

Ye Tian and the others ate at the stone table in the small courtyard.

Li Jiuchuan, who had arrived late, looked preoccupied.

She walked over and sat across from Ye Tian.

Worry filled her beautiful eyes. "Have you heard? Something terrible happened in Eastsea City."

"What happened?" Ye Tian calmly continued picking up food.

Li Jiuchuan picked up her chopsticks with a pale face and sighed. "I just learned from one of the guards that the East Sea City Four Great Families were wiped out overnight."

Hu Liena ate a steaming bun and mumbled, "Do you have relatives among them?"

"No." Li Jiuchuan shook her head lightly, her expression grave.

"Then why are you so worried?"

Hu Liena took a huge bite of her bun and chewed noisily as she asked in confusion.

Distractedly picking up a slice of spicy cabbage, Li Jiuchuan said with a complicated expression, "This may be related to pirates. I don't know whether my Li Family can avoid this calamity."

Hearing that, Hu Liena burst out laughing.

She lightly patted Li Jiuchuan on the shoulder.

"Jiuchuan Sister, you're worrying too much. How could this possibly have anything to do with pirates?"

After saying that, Hu Liena could not help wanting to see Ye Tian's expression, but she held herself back.

Hearing Hu Liena's reassurance, Li Jiuchuan nodded solemnly.

"Hopefully it has nothing to do with pirates."

With her grandfather gravely ill, she had truly been worrying too much these past few days.

At the slightest disturbance, she startled like a frightened bird.

Ye Tian put down his chopsticks and said indifferently, "What happened in Eastsea City was probably Spirit Hall's doing. After all, the Four Great Families' actions were too vile."

"How could it be Spirit Hall?" Hu Liena shot him a glare and immediately retorted, "Even if Spirit Hall acted, they wouldn't launch a sneak attack in the middle of the night."

"Oh? Nana Meimei, you've already left Spirit Hall."

Ye Tian narrowed his eyes.

Na Na seemed deeply attached to Spirit Hall. Since staying by his side, she had never spoken ill of it.

"Anyway, it definitely wasn't Spirit Hall." Hu Liena stretched her neck, her expression unnatural.

"Let's stop talking about this." Bibi Dong spoke up. "It's early in the morning. Eating is more important."

"Alright."

"Mm." X2

Everyone continued eating.

Before long, Hu Liena stared at Ye Tian and tapped his bowl with her chopsticks.

"Brother, I have a request..."

"What is it?" Ye Tian, who was drinking porridge, looked at Hu Liena's expectant face.

"I want to go to Golden Turtle Island with you. I want to protect you, Brother."

Hu Liena raised her arm, indicating that she was quite capable.

That made Ye Tian laugh. He put down his bowl and said, "You? Protect me?"

Hu Liena puffed out her cheeks in displeasure. "What? I can't?"

With her strength as a Soul Emperor, she could defeat a hundred Ye Tians.

Saying she would protect him was not excessive at all.

"Sure."

Ye Tian agreed calmly. With Zhou Long there, Na Na would not be in any danger even if she went.

Seeing Na Na's smug expression, Ye Tian could not help shaking his head.

Her mentality was truly immature. When she dated in the future, she would probably be completely lovestruck.

If she met a bad person, she would probably happily help count the money even after being sold off.

Those words made Li Jiuchuan, seated beside them, feel envious. She took small bites from her meat bun and did not dare lift her head.

...The two of them really are a match made in heaven.

At dusk.

Ye Tian and his group rode to the Eastsea City harbor.

Looking at the azure sea, Hu Liena felt refreshed and at ease.

After coming to the East Sea Coast for so many days, this was still her first time seeing the ocean.

Watching the setting sun, she sighed. "It's so beautiful!"

"If we go to Golden Turtle Island, you'll be able to see a sunrise even more beautiful than this."

Li Jiuchuan, wearing a long trench coat, walked over with a faint smile.

"Really?" Hu Liena looked up at Ye Tian beside her. "Then once we reach Golden Turtle Island, let's watch the sunrise together, Brother."

"Not interested."

Ye Tian gazed at the rippling sea surface, which shimmered with golden light.

The wind over the sea was strong, so he too wore a formal coat.

"Mm..."

Hu Liena lowered her head, looking somewhat dejected.

She slowly moved closer to Ye Tian and silently hooked her arm around his.

Then she lifted her head, her Kazi Lan Big Eyes gazing at Ye Tian pleadingly.

She held out her right index finger while her left hand swayed Ye Tian's arm. "Just once~, Brother. Please say yes."

Ye Tian looked at Hu Liena in surprise and could not help taking a step back.

"Little sister, who taught you that look?"

Who could withstand that?

Helpless, he waved his hand. "Fine, I promise you."

Hu Liena wore a victorious expression, tilted her head toward Ye Tian, and made a V sign.

"Brother, you're so nice."

"That's enough."

Ye Tian frowned and could not help pulling his arm free from Hu Liena's grasp, taking two steps to the side.

Hu Liena wanted to act cute a little longer, but then she caught sight of Li Jiuchuan beside them.

Her expression immediately returned to normal. She brushed back her hair. "We should get going."

"Mm, I'll have the guards bring the ship over."

Li Jiuchuan nodded and stepped forward, preparing to wave at the guards.

Ye Tian raised a hand to stop her. "Miss Jiuchuan, there's no need. I've prepared a ship."

As soon as he finished speaking.

Bubbles rose across the sea ahead, and a massive, dark warship surfaced from the water.