You Decide What to Do!

"Splash."

"Caw! Caw!"

The cold wind whipped up the waves, while flocks of Seagulls circling overhead kept letting out hurried, low cries.

Dusk was approaching. Beneath the cover of the clouds, the sun gradually sank below the horizon, leaving behind a sky that was nearly blood-red. Its afterglow spilled across the sea like blood dragons churning in the waves, reflecting a strangely bewitching beauty.

Compared to the vast ocean, the Soul Tool Ocean Survey Ship was like a lone leaf drifting across the water, sailing slowly and solitarily ahead.

Even if Soul Beasts had long since declined in this era, this was still the sea. The power of Sea Soul Beast clans remained terrifying beyond measure. Since it was used for ocean surveys, the ship's capabilities were naturally exceptional.

A faint water-attribute Soul Power Light Film shrouded the ship's surface. From beneath the hull, it blended the already weak soul power fluctuation into the seawater, making the vessel seem as though it had fused with the ocean itself. Unless a Sea Soul Beast possessed astonishing cultivation, it would be difficult to detect a human-made vessel moving across the sea.

Buzz!

Just as the Soul Tool Ocean Survey Ship continued forward for another two kilometers, countless specks of soft light suddenly lit up in silence ahead. They formed the shape of a protective barrier, spreading outward in ripples.

Upon the boundless sea, an island of considerable size appeared as if by magic.

Under the fading light of the sunset, the island's outline looked deep and secluded. Vast stretches of vegetation covered it, as though no human had ever set foot there.

Yet atop the island's highest peak stood a metal-colored Soul Power Light Pillar, radiating light in all directions. Clearly, the soft glow that had revealed the island came from it.

On the survey ship, Sun Kong stared blankly at the two boxes resting on the table behind him.

Three others sat around him, their expressions equally grim. The team's only woman appeared to have cried, her eyes slightly swollen.

The cabin was terrifyingly quiet.

The survey ship slowly sailed into the island.

The light pillar atop the mountain immediately drew in its Soul Power Output. The island vanished once more, and the sea returned to calm.

The survey ship slowly came to a stop in the harbor.

Another group of people had long gathered on shore. Most were around forty years old, both men and women. Judging by their attire and bearing, they were clearly no ordinary people.

The man standing at the very front was tall and upright, with a resolute face. He resembled a Fangtian halberd, and his sharp gaze and immovable presence were enough to inspire fear at a glance.

He was the leader most revered by this group, and also a soul master expert who stood at the pinnacle of the continent.

The salty, bone-piercing sea breeze blew in from beyond the harbor alongside the survey ship, stirring the hems of everyone's clothes.

No one spoke. Every person watched the group slowly disembark from the survey ship.

Sun Kong and the woman with swollen eyes each held a box filled with the aura of the Life Element in both hands as they walked at the front.

At the sight of the two boxes, the expressions of those on shore suddenly froze. Sorrow and heaviness began to spread through the crowd.

"Boss." Sun Kong and the woman beside him stepped forward, arriving before the resolute-faced man with low voices.

Qiangu Qingfeng lowered his eyes toward the two boxes radiating a gentle Life Aura. Expressionlessly, he asked, "What happened in the Small World on the Star Luo Continent?"

Rather than explaining immediately, Sun Kong asked, "Is Sister Xia not here?"

Qiangu Qingfeng fell silent for a moment. "I will tell her about this personally."

Sun Kong's expression shifted repeatedly before he finally sighed. "Since we were young, Sister Xia has raised us as her own children. Now A Nan and Yue Er have gone ahead of us..."

"I will counsel her. You only need to tell me what happened in that Small World."

Qiangu Qingfeng seemed incapable of being swayed by emotion, even if the boxes contained the ashes of children he and his wife had raised since childhood.

Sun Kong paused slightly. His gaze swept over the brothers and sisters who had rushed over upon receiving the news, and a cold gleam surfaced in his eyes.

"It was those damned Evil Soul Masters, filthy as sewer rats. Somehow, they had infiltrated the Small World too. They launched a surprise attack while we were split up."

The moment the words "Evil Soul Masters" were spoken, everyone present except Qiangu Qingfeng turned cold-eyed, looking as though they wanted nothing more than to eat their flesh and drink their blood.

Most of those gathered here had come together because their families had been destroyed by Evil Soul Masters.

Their hatred for Evil Soul Masters had long reached an indescribable extent.

With anger in his voice, Sun Kong recounted every event that had occurred in the Small World.

A gradually clearer sequence of events formed in everyone's minds.

"If I had led everyone there in time, perhaps things would not have ended this way. It was all my fault."

By the end, Sun Kong's voice was already hoarse, and his face was filled with intense grief and remorse. "Boss, before A Nan and Yue Er died, they burned the last trace of their Martial Soul Origin, protecting their souls from perishing for a short time. Please take them to see Liujing one last time."

As he spoke, someone stepped out from behind Sun Kong and respectfully presented Qiangu Qingfeng with a strange bead. Its surface was densely covered in mottled patterns, and its murky color made it appear utterly ordinary.

The only thing that could be sensed was a faint, indistinct Lightning Attribute fluctuation within the bead.

"This was obtained by A Nan and Yue Er from the Small World. Before they died, they repeatedly said it was no ordinary object and entrusted us with delivering it to you. The Evil Soul Masters launched their all-out attack because of this." Sun Kong spoke in a deep voice as the scene from that time resurfaced in his mind.

After entering that accidentally discovered Small World, they had encountered no danger for a long time. To speed up the search, after everyone discussed it, he gave the order for them to split into pairs. Yet less than two hours after separating, something happened.

Although they eventually reached the scene, everything was already too late.

Those Evil Soul Masters were all dead, their bones gone. In contrast, A Nan and Yue Er were also at the end of their strength.

If a top-tier Healing System Soul Master had been there at the time, perhaps they could have been saved. But within that Small World, the outcome had already been decided.

Qiangu Qingfeng glanced at the bead without saying anything. With a wave of his hand, the boxes in Sun Kong's and the woman's hands instantly vanished, along with the bead held by the other person.

"Just now, word came from headquarters. Dark Hummingbird, one of the Holy Spirit Cult's Four Heavenly Kings, appeared near Shrek City. I do not know what he did, but he was pursued by Shrek Academy's experts and fled toward Ming Capital."

"Every Heavenly King has an exclusive Evil Soul Master Organization under him. In the past, I did not agree with you having too much contact with Shrek Academy. This time, you decide what to do."

Everyone's gazes instinctively converged.

Qiangu Qingfeng did not linger. He turned and left, his figure flickering before vanishing from everyone's sight.

Watching the direction Qiangu Qingfeng had departed in, the group said nothing. A moment later, faintly crackling Lightning Soul Power began gathering around Sun Kong's body, then burst into a strange radiance, like ghostly light flowing. In an instant, a suit of dark blue armor attached itself to his entire body, and his aura swiftly withdrew.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.

At the same time, all kinds of fluctuations and lights appeared around the others present.

Some were weak, some strong, but if an outsider had been here, they would surely have been horrified.

Because every one of them was among the most powerful beings of this era.

Battle Armor Masters!

And now, these Battle Armor Masters were going to kill!

The new book is here. Sorry to have kept all you handsome men and beautiful women waiting.