Wu Changkong sized up the fish and did a quick calculation in his head. "Let's call it a thousand jin. Ten Copper Soul Coins per jin makes ten thousand Copper Soul Coins altogether. Will you take it?"
"Of course we will!" Uncle Zhou beamed. "Ten thousand Copper Soul Coins for a Flying Fish Emperor is well worth it. I'll send word to Boss Yu right away."
Meanwhile, Shui Yue'er could no longer sit still.
As she watched the Soul Ring, waves of excitement surged through her.
"You can work out the price. I'm going to absorb the Soul Ring. If I don't start soon, it might disappear."
Wu Changkong nodded at Shui Yue'er. "Go ahead. We'll stand guard, so absorb it without worrying."
Shui Yue'er sat cross-legged on the deck, closed her eyes, and focused.
The purple Soul Ring drifted slowly toward her, sinking into her body through the top of her head.
Her body shuddered violently. Her Lustrous Jade Dolphin Martial Soul appeared on its own, circling her with ringing cries.
Wu Changbing crouched a few steps away, her chin cupped in both hands, watching Shui Yue'er without blinking.
Curiosity filled her face as she watched the Soul Ring sink into Shui Yue'er's body.
After watching for a while, she turned to Xue Wu beside her. "Big Sister Xue Wu, is that a Soul Ring?"
"Yes, that's a Soul Ring. Once Big Sister Yue'er absorbs it, she'll become even stronger."
"Why is it purple?"
Gu Qingbo explained from beside them, "A Soul Ring's color represents its age. White means ten years, yellow means a hundred, purple means a thousand, and black means ten thousand. Big Sister Yue'er is absorbing a thousand-year ring, so it's purple."
"Are my brother's Soul Rings purple too?"
"Some of them are. Your brother's are