The Whole Story!

Lin Xia's voice was hoarse and dry, like sandpaper rubbing against the skin, each word carrying the pain of Burn her throat.

"She?"

He pointed at the Zi Zhenzhu; the Soul Power gathered at his fingertips had not dissipated, but it was no longer aimed at a vital point.

Zi Zhenzhu felt the terrifying Lock-On that had been pressing down on her soul, almost freezing it, suddenly loosen!

Although the Destruction Spear still hung before her, and the deadly threat had not disappeared, it at least gave her a chance to catch her breath.

The relief of surviving the ordeal was instantly intertwined with the immense humiliation of being so suppressed as a pirate captain, and even being "mercifully" stopped by the other side, like a volcano erupting in her chest!

"Save my ass!"

She took a deep breath, as if trying to exhale all the suffocation she had felt earlier, and then her fiery and scathing curses exploded like a machine gun, filled with undisguised hatred and a reckless, defiant arrogance:

"I'm going to torture them! What? I don't like you, you Xiao Bai! Go ahead and kill me if you dare! Do it! Come on! Stab me here!"

She even puffed out her chest, pointed to her heart, and glared Taunt at Lin Xia.

"If you don't dare to make a move, you're a coward! What are you pretending to be? When I was making my way in the sea, you were still nursing in your mother's arms!"

As she cursed, a burst of purple light emanated from her body, and the enormous Purple Pearl Shell Martial Soul phantom instantly solidified, its edges gleaming with a sharp, cold light. A powerful Spirit Saint aura, accompanying her furious emotions, suddenly spread out, attempting to Sheer Force break through the suppression of Lin Xia's residual Soul Power!

She, Zi Zhenzhu, had traversed the vast ocean; how could she have ever suffered such humiliation?

To be cornered in one's "wedding room" and have a spear pointed at you by a mere youth is an utter disgrace!

The pirates, who had been huddled around the gap outside the house, completely stunned by the terrifying punch and the scene of instantly knocking down four Soul Ancestor, now had extremely strange expressions.

Watching their commander's shrewish, fearless display of bravado, their lips twitched. They wanted to laugh but dared not, wanted to offer advice but dared not approach. They could only lower their heads, their shoulders twitching suspiciously. Their commander's temper was truly... unchanged; even on the verge of death, he remained stubbornly defiant.

Jixiang had quietly slipped through the crowd and stood at the edge of the gap, calmly watching the two people facing each other inside the house. Her brows were slightly furrowed, but she did not speak immediately.

Lin Xia was indeed somewhat stunned by Zi Zhenzhu's barrage of harsh and unreasonable scolding.

He was used to killing, fighting, and scheming, but he rarely encountered an opponent who was so unpredictable and extremely ruthless.

But Hu Liena's tearful words, "my savior," were like ice water poured over his head, quickly cooling and calming his boiling murderous intent. Reason began to struggle to regain its advantage, and the purple hue that belonged to him returned with difficulty to his bloodshot eyes.

He took a deep breath, Sheer Force suppressing the surging anger and resentment he felt at being insulted.

However, the violent Soul Power around him had not been completely subdued; it was still like a raging sea poised to erupt, ready to unleash a new storm at any moment.

His sharp gaze swept over Hu Liena, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling, finally settling on Zi Zhenzhu's face, which resembled a bristling leopard. His voice was low and cold, carrying an unquestionable commanding tone:

"Tell me. What exactly happened? Don't leave out a single word."

His gaze was particularly sharp as it was fixed on Hu Liena.

"Nana, you tell us!"

Hu Liena could still feel the chilling Pressure emanating from Lin Xia, but at least the killing intent had subsided.

She steadied herself, took a deep breath, and tried to make her voice clear, but the fear and grievances from the memories still made her voice tremble.

"That day... the towering waves... we were separated... completely lost consciousness... I don't know how much time passed... the icy, bone-chilling seawater poured in... I... I thought I was going to die..."

Tears welled up in her eyes again, and her body trembled slightly, as if she had returned to that deep sea of despair.

"Then... then I was scooped up by something... hard... very rough... it scraped my skin painfully..."

Hu Liena tried hard to recall.

When I regained some consciousness... I was on a small, dilapidated wooden boat that was rocking violently... The boat was small and felt like it could capsize at any moment... It was still raining, and the waves were huge...

"It's Commander Zi Zhenzhu."

Jixiang calm and auspicious voice suddenly rang out. He walked in through the gap, ignoring Zi Zhenzhu's almost Eruption glare, and went straight to Xie Yue and Yan, squatting down to carefully examine their injuries. He spoke in a straightforward tone.

"That day was a once-in-a-decade 'Ghost Cry Tide,' with the eye of the storm near Devil Reef. Even medium-sized ships would have a slim chance of survival if they got close, let alone small boats."

Jixiang's fingers gently brushed over a deep, bone-revealing laceration on Xie Yue's chest, its edges tinged with an eerie blackish-purple, causing her brows to furrow even more.

"Those few were swept by the waves to the edge of the most Man-Eating Whirlpool on the outermost edge of Devil Reef. There, the reefs are numerous, the currents are turbulent, and a group of exceptionally ferocious Sawtooth Poison Eel, disturbed by the storm, are hunting for food."

He pointed to the wound.

"This was left behind by the Sawtooth Poison Eel. The toxin of this Sea Soul Beast can paralyze the nerves, causing people to watch themselves being devoured in despair."

Xie Yue coughed weakly, raised his hand with difficulty, and pointed to the tattered and torn pieces of his clothes. His voice was as hoarse as a broken bellows.

"That boat... was so small... only enough for one person to barely squeeze onto... the hull... was full of cracks... it could fall apart at any moment..."

Jixiang nodded, then turned her gaze to Zi Zhenzhu, who still had an angry expression and seemed ready to pounce on Lin Xia at any moment.

"It was the captain. That day, she was on the flagship Zi Zhenzhu, directing the fleet to avoid the eye of the storm. The lookout spotted a few 'pieces of debris' Levitate at the edge of the whirlpool in the instant lightning struck—those were them."

He paused, his tone flat and even, yet carrying a convincing power.

"No one dared to go. With the Man-Eating Whirlpool and the raging swarm of Sawtooth Poison Eel, even Soul King would be doomed if he went down. It was the captain herself who grabbed the helm and Sheer Force steered the 'Zi Zhenzhu' to the very edge of the vortex, where the storm nearly capsized the ship. Then she jumped in herself, using her Soul Skill to briefly repel the swarm of poisonous eels, and then, in the most brutal way, tossed them one by one onto the deck like dead fish."

The Jixiang description is simple and direct, yet it paints a breathtaking picture.

On the edge of an apocalyptic storm and a vortex of death, a massive pirate ship swayed like a toy under the feet of a raging beast. A purple figure boldly leaped into the pitch-black sea churning with venomous eels, snatching several lives from the clutches of death in the most primal way.

The room was completely silent.

The pirates looked at their captain with a complex mix of awe and reverence.

They knew their commander was powerful and domineering, but they never expected her to have such resolute courage under such divine might.