I'll Protect Ye Tian Gege

A violent gale howled across the sea, making the clothes of the pirate leaders rustle as they shivered in the bitter cold.

Coral's arrival made the pirate leaders' hearts suddenly turn cold.

It was the bone-deep chill of being watched by killing intent.

Far more terrifying than the sea wind.

Who didn't know that on the East Sea Coast, the great pirate Coral slaughtered people without mercy?

Running into Coral and merely losing an arm or leg would already count as tremendous luck.

For most of the pirate leaders, this was their first time seeing Coral.

Unlike the ferocious monster of the rumors, Coral, with the scar across his face, could even be considered somewhat handsome.

But the killing aura radiating from him concealed all his other qualities.

It made those around him afraid to meet his gaze.

Purple Pearl stood among the pirates, silently watching Coral.

She felt a trace of dissatisfaction in her heart.

Clearly, Coral had summoned all these pirates with ill intent.

Most likely, they were meant to serve as the Coral Pirate Crew's vanguard and fight the Li Family to the death.

The pirate crew she led had always robbed the rich to help the poor. Those they killed were wicked rich men, and those they aided were truly impoverished people.

Attacking the Li Family went against the Purple Pearl Pirate Crew's original purpose.

Yet they had no choice but to answer the Coral Pirate Crew's summons.

After all, Coral was notorious for his ruthlessness. Anyone who dared disobey him would only meet a miserable death.

She herself was alone, without family, and did not fear Coral's threats.

But most of her subordinates already had families.

More importantly, over the years, she had not only robbed the rich to help the poor, but also taken in many refugees who could no longer survive on the mainland.

These refugees and the families of her subordinates lived on several islands in the East Sea.

If she refused the Coral Pirate Crew's demands,

the refugees on those islands would likely be unable to escape death.

After much deliberation, Purple Pearl ultimately decided to agree.

Before them, the scar-faced Coral slowly opened his mouth.

"We're about to enter the waters around the Li Family's Golden Turtle Island. At a critical time like this, I don't want any of you pulling petty tricks like infighting or saving your own skins."

His voice was calm, but the chill in his words was especially frightening.

Coral's sharp eyes turned toward Golden Turtle Island.

Then he slowly raised his gaze to the dark sky and continued, "A typhoon is about to arrive."

"So if we fail to take Golden Turtle Island today, we'll all feed the fish together."

The moment he said that,

the pirates fell silent as cicadas in winter.

Having spent so much time at sea, how could they fail to recognize the signs of an approaching typhoon?

Originally, they had thought Coral had simply lost his mind and set out without checking the weather.

Now it seemed that Coral was forcing them into a fight with no way out!

The pirates instantly grew solemn.

Today, they would either successfully attack the Li Family or die trying!

Amid the crowd, Purple Pearl was secretly shocked when she heard Coral's words.

She had not expected Coral to be so vicious, using the typhoon to force them into a frontal assault on Golden Turtle Island.

After all, Golden Turtle Island was the only nearby island where they could shelter from the wind.

If they failed to take it, the chances of being buried in the bellies of fish amid the raging wind and rain were extremely high!

"Go back and command your fleets. Everything will proceed according to my orders!"

Coral did not make a lengthy speech. He waved his hand, signaling everyone to return to their pirate ships.

"What kind of joke is this? How could the Li Family be taken down in a single day?"

At that moment, a Red-Clothed Pirate Captain complained in dissatisfaction.

In his eyes, Coral was completely giving orders blindly.

Who fought during a typhoon?

What an idiot.

He looked at the crowd and said indignantly, "You can play by yourselves. I don't give a damn about the Li Family's wealth. Goodbye!"

With that, he strode away.

Seeing a pirate captain openly confront Coral like this, everyone fell silent and began whispering among themselves.

"Has he gone crazy? He actually dared to talk back to Boss Coral!"

"Is this brother really that fearless?"

"It's over. This guy is finished."

Everyone sighed, though even more of them were secretly delighted at his misfortune.

A pirate leader who was on good terms with the Red-Clothed Pirate Captain stepped forward and quietly tried to persuade him.

"The Li Family's strongest member, their patriarch, has already been poisoned and can't wake up. With so many of us, taking Golden Turtle Island isn't impossible."

"Hurry up and apologize to Boss Coral. Maybe you'll still have a chance to live."

The Red-Clothed Pirate Captain snorted coldly, Soul Power surging around him. "I'm an eighty-third-ranked Soul Douluo! I refuse to believe that that bastard Coral would dare do anything to me... Urgh! Pfft!"

Before he could finish,

the Red-Clothed Pirate Captain clutched his throat, unable to speak.

His eyes widened as he looked down to see a long spear piercing through his neck.

The other end of the spear was in Coral's hand.

Having killed the Red-Clothed Pirate Captain, Coral acted as though nothing had happened and withdrew his spear martial soul.

He calmly glanced at the crowd. "Does anyone else have any objections?"

All the pirates were dumbfounded.

They had all known that Coral would make a move.

And they had all been watching him.

Yet even under those circumstances, they had failed to catch Coral's movement.

By the time their eyes could see clearly, the Red-Clothed Pirate Captain's neck had already been pierced.

Such strength was beyond what an ordinary Titled Douluo could achieve.

The pirates' hearts turned ice-cold, followed by relief.

Relief that they had not defied Coral.

Otherwise, they would not even know how they died.

Purple Pearl, who had not yet left the deck, watched this scene with an extremely heavy heart.

She had not expected Coral to be so powerful.

This was definitely not strength an ordinary Titled Douluo could possess.

Could the poor Li Family survive this joint assault?

While the pirates made their final preparations, the Li Family's defenses were also being arranged in full swing.

When Li Haitian had first been poisoned half a year ago, he had anticipated that pirates might attack the Li Family.

Therefore, the Li Family had prepared a large number of long-range weapons, including Military Ballistas.

The harbor leading into Golden Turtle Island had also been blocked by several lines of iron anchors and tattered fishing nets to prevent the pirates from launching a surprise attack.

Ye Tian carried a fish basket as he returned to Li Family Castle with Hu Liena.

Upon hearing the news, Li Haitian personally came out to receive them.

Li Haitian looked solemn as he gave Ye Tian a slight bow.

"With pirates attacking, for your safety, I'm afraid Young Master Ye will have to remain in the underground secret chamber for the time being."

"It's fine. I have great faith in your Li Family's defensive capabilities."

There was no worry on Ye Tian's face as he casually waved his hand.

"This..."

Li Haitian revealed a bitter smile.

Young Master Ye trusted him, but he did not trust himself.

Their enemy was the Coral Pirate Crew, the most famous pirate crew in the region.

Even during its prime, the Li Family would not have confronted the Coral Pirate Crew head-on.

Now, the other side had gathered the strength of the surrounding pirates to jointly attack Golden Turtle Island.

And he had yet to recover his full strength.

Whether the Li Family could escape this crisis was still unknown.

Li Jiuchuan stepped forward and looked at Ye Tian apologetically.

"Young Master Ye Tian, we already feel deeply guilty for putting you in danger. If anything happens to you again, the Li Family truly cannot bear such responsibility."

"It's alright. With me protecting Ye Tian Gege, there won't be any danger." Hu Liena stepped forward and said seriously.

On their way back, she had already sent a signal to the Spirit Hall patrol squad roaming in the distance.

As long as the pirates dared to attack, she would make sure none of them returned.