Zi Zhenzhu; A Nighttime Incident

Nothing happened that night.

The next morning, the sun slowly rose from the east, casting shimmering light across the sea. The weather was pleasant, the waters calm, and many seagulls flew in the distance.

Li Changsheng stood at the bow, gazing at the beautiful ocean. He could not help but sigh inwardly. "The sea is truly beautiful. If one has never truly come to the sea, one will probably never experience that vast, magnificent feeling."

At that moment, Purple Ship Captain walked up beside Li Changsheng from behind. Looking out at the sea, he asked, "So, Mr. Li, did you sleep well last night?"

Li Changsheng replied, "Mm, very well. Thank you for your hospitality, Purple Ship Captain. If not for you, my disciple and I would not have known how to reach that unfamiliar island."

Purple Ship Captain said, "It was no trouble. My daughter happens to be heading to that island as well to have her aptitude tested. I heard that there are many Title Soul Sages there, even a ninety-ninth-level Ultimate Douluo. If my daughter's aptitude is sufficient, she can join that island."

Li Changsheng asked, "Hm? Your daughter is going there to have her aptitude tested? May I ask how old she is and what her level is now?"

"Uh..." Purple Ship Captain hesitated.

Seeing this, Li Changsheng realized that his question had been impolite. He apologetically said, "Sorry, I forgot that such things are not casually disclosed to others."

Seeing Li Changsheng apologize, Purple Ship Captain waved his hand. "Ah, it's nothing serious. That information can be found in certain places. My daughter is called Zi Zhenzhu. She is fifteen this year, and she hunted her third Soul Ring not long ago. She is now Level 31."

Hearing the captain's daughter's name, Li Changsheng froze for a moment. "I wish your daughter luck in successfully joining that island." Yet inwardly, he thought of Zi Zhenzhu from the original story and sighed. "Alas, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed. Your daughter ultimately did not join Sea God Island, and in the future, she even led Spirit Hall in attacking the Sea God."

Hearing Li Changsheng's blessing, the captain happily said, "She'll definitely succeed. My daughter is so talented."

Just then, a young girl ran over. "Dad, why are you running around again? Uh..." At that moment, the girl spotted Li Changsheng standing nearby.

"Who is this handsome big brother? I don't remember him being one of our crew," the girl asked in surprise.

"Uh, he is our guest. He boarded our ship to travel with us to that island," the captain said.

Then the captain proudly introduced her to Li Changsheng. "Mr. Li, this is my daughter, Zi Zhenzhu."

Li Changsheng looked at Zi Zhenzhu and said, "Such a beautiful girl will surely grow into a great beauty in the future."

The captain said, "Of course. I'm so handsome, so my daughter will definitely be very pretty."

Seeing her father shamelessly praise his own looks, Zi Zhenzhu mercilessly exposed him. "With your face? Give it a rest. If it weren't for my mother, and I had grown up looking like you, I'd have found somewhere to kill myself." ╭(╯^╰)╮

Hearing his daughter expose him without giving him any face, the captain coughed awkwardly twice and continued arguing with her.

Li Changsheng did not continue watching the father and daughter and turned back toward the sea.

At that moment, a powerful wave of Soul Power suddenly came from within the cabin, interrupting the father and daughter's conversation. They hurried into the cabin to investigate.

Arriving outside the room where Li Changsheng and Ye Han Yue were staying, Zi Zhenzhu looked at her father and asked, "Uncle, whose room is this?"

The captain answered, "It belongs to Mr. Li and his disciple. Mr. Li was outside just now, so that Soul Power must have come from his female disciple. I never expected such a young girl to possess such powerful Soul Power. But Mr. Li himself is no simple man either."

Zi Zhenzhu said, "That's right. Look, he didn't come in with us. He must have already guessed where that Soul Power came from."

The captain said, "But there's no need to worry. There's nothing valuable on our ship. If they wanted to make a move, they would have done so long ago. They probably only boarded our ship for a ride."

Seeing her father say this, Zi Zhenzhu could only say helplessly, "All right."

At that moment, the door opened. Seeing the father and daughter outside, Ye Han Yue asked in confusion, "What is it? Why did you suddenly come to my room, Captain?"

Without beating around the bush, the captain directly explained why they had come.

Hearing the reason, Ye Han Yue felt extremely embarrassed. "Uh, sorry for disturbing you. My Soul Power just broke through, and I failed to hold it back for a moment, so..."

"It's fine, it's fine. It is our ship's honor to have you master and disciple aboard," the captain quickly said, waving his hand.

Ye Han Yue said nothing further. She simply walked past the father and daughter toward the outside of the cabin.

Outside the cabin, Li Changhen continued gazing at the calm sea. Hearing footsteps behind him, he spoke without even turning his head. "Your Soul Power has broken through to Level 70?"

"Mm. The efforts of the past few days were not wasted. I just happened to break through to Level 70," Ye Han Yue replied.

Hearing this, Li Changhen said with satisfaction, "Not bad. Of you three siblings, your talent is the highest. Now that you have broken through Level 70, I will find time to get you a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast for your Seventh Soul Ring. The Seventh Soul Ring is of vital importance to Soul Masters. Once they have it, they gain their Martial Soul Avatar. The Martial Soul Avatar has a tremendous impact on one's later combat strength."

Ye Han Yue asked worriedly, "Can my body withstand a hundred-thousand-year red ring?"

Li Changhen waved his hand dismissively. "Don't worry. Haven't you been using the Body Tempering Elixir I left for you all these years? Besides, apart from your first Soul Ring, haven't the ages of your other five Soul Rings all surpassed the current maximum limit for Soul Rings?"

After hearing her master's words, Ye Han Yue did not say anything else. She merely stood quietly beside Li Changhen.

The night was calm.

The Zhenzhu Hao sailed alone across the sea when a fierce wind suddenly rose from the surface. The sailors clutched the objects around them tightly to keep from falling into the ocean.

Suddenly, Li Changhen appeared at the bow. He lightly stamped his left foot, and his Soul Power instantly spread through the ship. The Zhenzhu Hao immediately steadied itself, ignoring the fierce winds and crashing waves around it as it continued sailing calmly across the sea.

At that moment, the captain hurried over and asked Li Changhen, "That's impossible... What exactly is going on, Mr. Li? Based on my many years of sailing experience, I had already checked the nearby wind direction and signs used to predict the weather before dusk. Tonight should have been calm and peaceful. How could such fierce winds suddenly rise?"

Hearing the captain's question, Li Changhen calmly explained, "According to your prediction, tonight should indeed have been calm. However, we inadvertently entered a little fellow's territory. It seems to be very angry and caused us a bit of trouble. But don't worry. I already intimidated it with my Soul Power. It probably won't cause any more trouble."