Absolute Conviction

"I think that works."

Xiao Wu took Tang San's hand and smiled.

"I agree with him, too. You should give him a chance. Otherwise, after being friends all this time, not being able to help at all would leave everyone feeling uneasy."

"Xiao Wu, you really don't hold back."

Tang San reached out and tapped her cheek, his eyes full of affection.

"I have no choice but to ask them for help this time. If the God of Destruction weren't so powerful, I could handle it myself."

"Dad!"

Tang Wutong went straight over to him, displeasure in her eyes.

"How can you say that? We're all in this together, so we should solve the problem together. If you avoid it, you won't solve anything—you'll only make the trouble keep piling up."

"That's why I agreed, didn't I?"

Tang San smiled again and gently ruffled Tang Wutong's black hair with his broad palm.

"Wutong, seeing you so full of energy makes Dad truly happy. Do you know how much it hurt me to see all the sorrow you went through before becoming a god? I feel I let you down. I didn't protect you well enough."

"Third Brother, this wasn't your fault."

Lin Yi couldn't help coughing. "You've already done more than enough. Some things can get out of hand during a trial, and problems are bound to arise. That's only natural."

"Thank you for speaking up for me, but as a father, I still wasn't good enough."

"Don't think of it that way."

Yu Xiaogang walked over and patted him on the shoulder.

"You and Xiao Wu were young when you had this child, so it was inevitable that you'd overlook some things. From now on, just treat Wutong a little better, and that'll be enough. Besides, even though you couldn't interfere with what happened on Douluo Continent, you still brought her and Huo Yuhao together without even realizing it. That's already plenty."

"Thank you, Father."

Tang San gratefully nodded to Yu Xiaogang.

Just then, Tang Hao and Ah Yin flew over to join them, smiling knowingly.

"With something this important at stake, even if your mother and I wanted a peaceful life, it wouldn't be easy. Besides, the God of Destruction wants to bring the entire history of Douluo Continent to an end. As members of this world, we can't just let him do as he pleases!"

"Thank you, Mom and Dad."

Xiao Wu smiled, a hint of delight flashing through her eyes.

"Our whole family's together again. What a wonderful thing."

"Um..."

Lin Yi interrupted them, scratching his head.

"I probably shouldn't interrupt everyone right now, but there's something I really need to tell you. Since you're all here with Third Brother, I can go search the Divine Sea for the Giant Shark Beast without worrying."

"Are you sure?"

Yu Xiaogang looked a little tense.

"Your Soul Power has reached a very impressive level, but the Giant Shark Beast has been around for three or four million years. Fighting it will be extremely difficult."

"I'm not worried."

Lin Yi still smiled cheerfully. "At a time like this, worrying about pointless things would only waste time. But so I can focus, Grandmaster, you don't need to come with me. I'll handle the Giant Shark Beast on my own."

"Would you like some help?"

Bibi Dong glanced over. "My Death Spider Emperor and Blood-Devouring Spider Emperor are both top-tier Martial Souls. They could definitely paralyze and restrain that Giant Shark Beast."

"Thank you, Senior Bibi Dong, but I have to do this myself."

Lin Yi's gaze grew even more resolute as he shook his hand.

"There'd always be some regret if I didn't do it myself. Doing it with my own hands will feel better than having someone else do it for me."

"Very good."

Bibi Dong smiled knowingly as well.

"Having this kind of conviction shows that you have real potential. In that case, hurry to the Divine Sea. With your current abilities, you definitely won't win right away, so I'll give you two days. If you still haven't won by then, we'll come help you ourselves."

Lin Yi could only laugh helplessly at that.

"So you mean there's a time and place for everything, and if I can't finish quickly, you'll come beat me into shape yourself?"

"That's right."

Bibi Dong smiled playfully. "Who told you to make things so complicated? Actually, having someone hunt a Soul Ring for you is something most people would beg for!"

"But I think that would mean losing a lot."

Lin Yi held firm to his own convictions on this matter.

"There's a huge difference between a Soul Beast offering itself willingly and being forced to offer itself. This time, I want to beat the Giant Shark Beast until it loses all will to live. That should be the highest goal a Soul Master can strive for, don't you think?"

"You're right, but that's still far too risky."

Huo Yuhao fell silent for a moment, then couldn't help speaking up.

"Lin Yi, when it comes to a Soul Beast that's three or four million years old, even I might not be able to kill it with complete certainty. How about we..."

"No."

Lin Yi kept shaking his head.

"I don't need anyone's help. I'll bear the consequences of everything myself. Right now, you need to focus on facing the God of Destruction!"