Li Changhen looked at the three women hauling mountain-like piles of goods with three small carts, and the corner of his mouth twitched uncontrollably. He was even filled with dread at their terrifying shopping ability.
Then Li Changhen turned his head and remembered that when they had just transformed, they seemed to have no money, so he had given them his gold card.
At the thought of this, Li Changhen's heart bled as he said, "How much did you spend on all this? Don't tell me I'll be reduced to sleeping on the streets after leaving Sea God Island."
Seeing the sorrow on Li Changhen's face, Ali hurried over and asked with concern, "Sir, what's wrong? Why are you so upset?"
Seeing this, Li Changhen suddenly grabbed Ali by the shoulders and shook her back and forth. "You three spendthrifts! Pay me back! Pay me back!"
Ali's head hurt from being shaken, and she hurriedly said, "Sir, don't just shake me! My mother and Ao Shuang bought plenty of things too!"
Hearing this, Li Changhen suddenly turned around with a dark expression and looked at the other two spendthrifts.
When Ao Shuang and Shui Rou saw Li Changhen suddenly turn toward them, one awkwardly lowered her head to stare at her feet while the other raised her head to stare at the sky.
"Shui Rou, why can't I see my feet?"
"How would I know? Don't bother me. I'm looking at the sky."
"Shui Rou, what do you want to eat later?"
"Anything is fine."
Li Changhen stared darkly at the two spendthrifts as they babbled incomprehensibly. In the end, he could only reluctantly let go of Ali.
He continued looking at the three women, waiting to see what explanation these three spendthrifts could give him.
Seeing this, Hai Long Douluo spoke up to ease the awkward atmosphere and help the three women out. "Mr. Li, there's no need to worry about money."
"The expenses of all four of you—no, the three of you—on Sea God Island will be fully covered by me."
Hearing this, Li Changhen immediately changed his expression and said awkwardly to Hai Long Douluo, "That would be too embarrassing."
Seeing this, Hai Long Douluo hurriedly waved his hands. "It is my honor to do this for you, Mr. Li."
Li Changhen felt even more awkward and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you to pay for it, Hai Long Douluo."
Having said that, Li Changhen turned to look at the three spendthrifts.
When the three women saw Li Changhen turn toward them again, they hurriedly stood up straight, becoming so obedient that it was almost ridiculous. Seeing this, Li Changhen could only snort helplessly and walk into the restaurant.
The three women were also extremely embarrassed. After Li Changhen entered the restaurant, they went to Hai Long Douluo and thanked him. "Thank you, Hai Long Douluo, for helping us out—and for paying for us."
Hai Long Douluo knew only that the three women were Mr. Li's people, which was why he had helped them out. He hoped to earn their goodwill.
Hai Long Douluo said, "It's nothing. There's no need to be so polite."
Hearing this, Ao Shuang stepped out from among the three and said, "Hai Long Douluo, if you ever run into trouble in the future, we'll do our best to help."
Hearing this, Hai Long Douluo knew that his money had not been wasted, so he hurriedly led the three women into the restaurant.
At the same time.
Ye Han Yue also arrived at Sea God Island. She hurriedly disembarked and wanted to board the island.
Seeing this, the other seven Sacred Pillars of Sea God Island hurriedly stopped Ye Han Yue and said, "To board Sea God Island, you have to undergo an aptitude test."
Ye Han Yue explained, "I'm here to find someone. I don't want to join Sea God Island."
Even after Ye Han Yue stated that she did not want to join Sea God Island, they still stopped her from boarding and told her that anyone who wanted to board Sea God Island had to take the test.
Ye Han Yue understood that she could not board the island without taking the aptitude test. Besides, Sea God Island was their home, and forcibly intruding into someone else's home would be inappropriate.
She could only say, "All right, then. I'll go with you to take the aptitude test."
Seeing this, Zi Zhenzhu hurriedly said, "Seven Sacred Pillars of Sea God Island, hello. I'm here to join Sea God Island, and I'd like to take the aptitude test too."
The Seven Sacred Pillars of Sea God Island agreed to let Zi Zhenzhu take the aptitude test.
Not long afterward, the Seven Sacred Pillars of Sea God Island led Ye Han Yue and Zi Zhenzhu to the location of the aptitude test.
Before the site of the Sea God test, Sea Spear Douluo said to the two of them, "In a moment, I'll spar with you. Of course, I won't use Soul Power. You two will come one at a time."
Hearing this, Zi Zhenzhu and Ye Han Yue knew that the trial had begun. Zi Zhenzhu stepped in front of Sea Spear Douluo first and said, "I'll go first."
Having said that, she summoned her Sea Serpent Martial Soul. Three soul rings—yellow, yellow, and purple—rose around her as she attacked Sea Spear Douluo.
"First Soul Skill: Sea Serpent Poison Sting!"
Facing Zi Zhenzhu's Sea Serpent Poison Sting, Sea Spear Douluo made no move. He merely dodged when the poisonous sting was about to hit him and commented, "The soul skill is decent, but its attack speed is too slow."
Hearing this, Zi Zhenzhu's third soul ring lit up.
"Third Soul Skill: Sea Wind Enhancement!"
Having said that, Zi Zhenzhu's speed doubled. However, she still could not harm Sea Spear Douluo at all and could not hit him. Even when she used her second soul skill midway, it was useless.
Finally, Sea Spear Douluo called a halt and said, "You're a control-type soul master. Your first two soul skills can interfere with your opponent, while your third soul skill increases your speed. However, your physical body is too weak. Once your opponent withstands the impact and seizes an opening, you could very well be defeated in one move..."
Zi Zhenzhu listened attentively to Sea Spear Douluo's assessment. Then Sea Spear Douluo said to Ye Han Yue, "Your turn."
Hearing this, Ye Han Yue took a step forward and summoned her Martial Soul, Ancient Qin. Six soul rings rose around her: yellow, purple, purple, black, black, and black.
"A thousand-year second soul ring and a ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring!"
Sea Spear Douluo exclaimed in surprise. He had never seen such a combination of soul rings before.
Ye Han Yue showed no reaction to Sea Spear Douluo's astonishment. She merely lit up her last five soul rings in succession. Five soul skills activated simultaneously, fully enhancing her overall combat strength and aura. Her fingers lightly plucked the strings, sending an invisible sword aura flying toward Sea Spear Douluo.
"Seven-String Formless Sword!"
The invisible sword aura could neither be seen nor touched, yet it reached Sea Spear Douluo in the blink of an eye.
Sea Spear Douluo cried out in surprise. Relying on his powerful Spiritual Power, he immediately sensed the sword aura's location and hurriedly dodged.
Ye Han Yue was not discouraged when Sea Spear Douluo reacted so quickly and dodged her formless sword aura. She simply continued plucking the strings and attacking him. Along the way, she even plucked several strings to create resonance within Sea Spear Douluo's body.
Zi Zhenzhu was extremely shocked when she saw this. She knew Ye Han Yue was strong, but she had not expected her to be this strong. Ye Han Yue was only a few years older than her, yet the gap between them was so enormous.
Before long, Sea Spear Douluo called a halt. Ye Han Yue stopped as well. After the spar, she showed no sign of having expended any Soul Power.
Seeing this, Sea Spear Douluo assessed Ye Han Yue. "Your last five soul skills are all enhancement skills. Aside from your first soul skill, your other offensive skill should be your Self-Created Soul Skill."
"Your attacks are powerful and strange. You can actually resonate with the airways in my body without making a sound and inflict damage."
"Among soul masters of the same rank, I estimate that no one is your opponent. Even higher-ranked soul masters would not be your match unless they surpassed you by a great deal."
Having said that, Sea Spear Douluo allowed the two women to enter the site of the Sea God test.
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