Titanic Iconic Scene

Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong exchanged a glance.

As expected, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's activity range was suppressed by Sea God Island, which means that there is a relatively clear buffer zone between Sea God Island and the Demonic Whale Sea Area.

By starting from this position, the initiative is in your own hands.

"Then take us to the outskirts of Sea God Island, and we'll disembark."

Qian Xunji turned his gaze away from the sea chart and looked at Bibi Dong.

"I'll also visit my elders while I'm at it."

He knew that he, Tang Chen, and Qian Daoliu were once known as the "Three Peak Douluo of the Soul Master World," and the three of them had a friendship when they were young.

The elders of the Spirit Hall had all heard some of the story about Qian Daoliu's feelings for Bo Saixi.

As the son of Qian Daoliu -ryu, Bo Saixi is indeed an elder in terms of seniority.

Qian Xunji was indeed curious—what kind of woman could make a peerless genius like her father remember her for his entire life?

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Old Ma rolled up the nautical chart, wrapped it again in oilcloth, and put it back in the hidden compartment. "We'll dock at the Sea Maiden City then."

After agreeing on the itinerary, Qian Xunji carried Qian Renxue and took Bibi Dong's hand as they walked out of the captain's cabin and down the gangway to the bow deck.

The wind was strong on the deck, carrying the salty smell of the sea.

Qian Xunji stood at the bow of the ship, his hand resting on the railing, gazing at the boundless blue sky before him. Suddenly, he recalled a scene from an old movie in another world.

He smiled, turned around, took Bibi Dong's hand, and pulled her to the very front of the boat.

"Come on, stand here."

He helped Bibi Dong onto the steps at the bow of the ship, placed his hands on her waist, and made her open her arms to face the sea.

The sea breeze blew Bibi Dong's long hair back, the silvery strands shimmering in the sunlight.

"How about it?"

Bibi Dong nodded with a smile, "Not bad."

Qian Renxue stood on the deck, arms crossed, watching her father support her mother's waist from behind, the two of them forming a silhouette against the sea breeze, and sighed dramatically.

"My parents are my true love; I was an accident."

Upon hearing this, the couple turned to look at her at the same time.

Then, Bibi Dong came down from the bow of the boat, bent down and picked up Qian Renxue, letting her step onto the crossbeam of the bow, and held her waist with both hands.

"How could we forget Xiao Xue? Open your hands."

"Mom is the best."

Qian Renxue opened her arms to the sea breeze, her long golden hair dancing in the wind.

Bibi Dong steadily supported her from behind, while Qian Xunji stood behind Bibi Dong, his arm wrapped around her waist.

The family of three stood at the bow of the boat, forming three overlapping shadows of varying heights.

The ship sailed on the sea for two days...

The first day was calm, and nothing happened.

Qian Renxue spent the whole afternoon lying on the ship's side counting dolphins. When she counted to the thirty-seventh one, Bibi Dong called her back to the cabin for dinner.

The following afternoon, the ship sailed out of the nearshore waters and entered the edge of the White Shark Sea Area.

The color of the seawater changed from light blue to deep inky Mo Lan, and waves on the surface began to surge higher than a person.

Occasionally, a few Demon Soul Great White Shark could be seen slicing through the water with their dorsal fins in the distance, but they seemed uninterested in the ship, swimming for a while before sinking into the deep sea.

The captain stood on the command deck, holding a brass telescope, his eyes scanning the sea ahead warily.

He had been running this route for thirty years. The edge of the White Shark Sea Area was the most dangerous area, not because of the Sea Soul Beast, but because of people.

Sure enough, shortly after the ship entered the next leg of its voyage, a sailor on the lookout tower shouted down, "Three miles to the left, a ship is approaching!"

Three miles is not a long distance on the sea.

As the ship drew closer, the sailors on deck gradually came into clearer view of it.

It was disguised as a merchant ship, with many wooden crates of cargo piled on its deck.

As the two sides drew closer, the canvas of the other ship was suddenly lifted, revealing several Youyou cannon barrels.

Dozens of pirates surged onto the deck, led by a burly, shirtless man at the bow. "We're from the Purple Pearl Pirate Group! Pay your toll now!"

"Good."

Just as the captain was about to make the routine payment, Qian Xunji, who was standing at the bow, patted the captain on the shoulder and said, "No need to pay, I'll do it."

He remained expressionless until the pirates opposite him began to swing their grappling hooks in an attempt to hook onto the ship and board.

A terrifying pressure was released, and the pirates' expressions changed drastically; their previous arrogance vanished instantly.

"Titled Douluo! We... we were blind to your greatness."

"Is the ferry fee waived this time?"

"No... no need."

"Then get out of here!"

Seeing their terrified expressions, the sailors on deck burst into laughter.

"Yes, go quickly."

Qian Xunji snorted and withdrew her oppressive aura. The pirates, without looking back, struggled to escape in their ships.

The captain put down his binoculars and wiped the sweat from his brow with his sleeve. "Thank goodness His Majesty is here, otherwise this trip would have been quite troublesome."

Bibi Dong leaned against the ship's railing, watching the wobbling pirate ship as it fled, and asked, "Are there pirates all around here?"

"Yes, not far ahead is the pirates' stronghold Purple Pearl Island."

"The island's owner is called Zi Zhenzhu. He's quite famous in this area, specializing in robbing merchant ships and collecting tolls."

Upon hearing this, Bibi Dong frowned. "Why not just wipe them out directly?"

In her view, this cancer that entrenched itself on the air routes should be eradicated directly; why let it grow stronger?

"Dong'er, if annihilation were the optimal solution, Vast Sea City would have already taken action."

"Guess why no one has touched her?"

Bibi Dong remained silent for a few seconds, then looked back in the direction of Purple Pearl Island.

"Because of Sea God Island?"

"Right."

"Purple Pearl Island appears to be a pirate's den, but in reality, it's inhabited by people from Sea God Island."

"They are responsible for maintaining order in the outer seas, Sea God Island protects their perimeter. To put it simply, they are Sea God Island's eyes and hands in the outer seas."

"Moreover, they were careful with their robbery—they charged merchant ships a toll, and if they didn't pay, they would rob them, but they didn't charge fishing boats."

"To put it another way, there is no direct conflict of interest between our Spirit Hall and the two great empires, so all parties turn a blind eye."

The captain, standing nearby, nodded repeatedly and couldn't help but chime in, "Your Majesty is absolutely right."

"Although this Purple Pearl Island is a pirate captain, his reputation isn't too bad; he's done his fair share of robbing the rich to help the poor."

"Merchant ships like ours usually prepare a toll, unlike regular pirates, they don't kill indiscriminately."

Bibi Dong leaned back against the ship's side, lost in thought.

Over the years, she has been in charge of the internal affairs of the Spirit Hall and has a thorough understanding of the distribution of power on land, but she does not know much about what is happening at sea.

The power dynamics in this sea area are completely different from those on land. The Spirit Hall has little involvement here, and many things are new to her.

After this brief incident, the ship continued smoothly along its course.

Occasionally, one or two pirate ships flying the skull and crossbones flag could be seen sailing in the distance, but once they saw the flag, none of them dared to approach.

News of the daytime conflict had already spread among the pirates, and everyone knew that Titled Douluo was on board.

Night fell again.

The sunset at sea comes quickly, the sun sinking below the horizon.

Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong returned to their room and closed the hatch.

Qian Renxue was meditating cross-legged in the next room, and her Soul Power fluctuations could be felt through the wooden wall.

Bibi Dong sat down on the edge of the bed, untied the hair tie that had been binding her hair all day, let her hair fall loose over her shoulders, and leaned against the headboard.

"We haven't found a suitable Soul Beast for Xiao Xue in the past two days."