Dou Ling Empire, East Coast.
This was one of the Dou Ling Empire's most prosperous trade hubs, as well as the source of delicacies for the entire continent.
Countless rare treasures from the deep sea came ashore here, flowing onto the dining tables of nobles and Soul Masters.
The famed Spirit Charm Sea Urchin was one of them.
At the thought of Spirit Charm Sea Urchins, Xia Ming's expression turned somewhat bitter.
As someone Shrek Academy had focused on cultivating, he had naturally eaten the stuff before.
Its effects were indeed remarkable, but its taste was truly awful.
The morning mist had yet to disperse, but the docks were already bustling with voices.
Xia Ming stood alone on the embankment at the edge of the pier, the hem of his clothes snapping in the sea breeze.
He narrowed his eyes slightly and looked eastward.
At the end of the horizon, the sky was shifting from indigo to pale white.
Yet farther away, that stretch of deep-blue water remained shrouded in an impenetrably dense fog.
Faint Soul Power fluctuations drifted from deep within the mist.
That was the territory of Sea Soul Beasts, and also forbidden waters for human ships.
It had now been four days since he left Shrek Academy.
He had left alone.
After Xia Ming defeated Qian Duoduo, no one dared voice any objection to his traveling alone.
After all, there were fewer than ten people in the entire academy who could reliably defeat Qian Duoduo.
And during the duration of his soul skills, Xia Ming's combat strength was enough to make even ordinary Super Douluos hesitate.
Before setting out, however, Xia Ming had specifically asked a master skilled in disguise at the academy to alter his appearance.
He now looked around eighteen or nineteen.
His features were