Crazy Plan to Convince the Demon Empress

Spirit Empire, Weihai City, Salted Fish Village.

At night, Su Ming crouched by the sea, whispering to the waters.

"Little White, still no sign of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King?"

"Wuuu..." The small whale-type sea soul beast shook its head vigorously.

"Then go back first. I should head home and sleep too."

"There's no need to rush this. Take it slowly, and be sure to stay safe."

Su Ming patiently reminded it, then tossed over the string of dried fish in his hand.

"Wuuu..." After finishing the dried fish as a snack, the little whale-type soul beast bade Su Ming farewell and left.

As expected, the Demon Empress won't be that easy to find.

Su Ming did not hurry home. Instead, he plopped down onto the beach.

He was a transmigrator, and an unusual one at that.

He had been born with an ability called Listening to the Voice of All Things, allowing him to communicate with creatures that did not understand human language.

In Douluo Continent, that meant he could communicate with soul beasts that could not speak human words.

After learning that the Douluo Continent he had transmigrated into was during the era of Peerless Tang Clan,

Su Ming made an extraordinarily bold, utterly insane decision.

He would persuade the future Demon Empress—the wife of the million-year Deep Sea Demon Whale King, whom Tang San had killed ten thousand years ago—to sacrifice herself to him.

That decision sounded like nothing more than wild fantasy.

If others found out, they would surely think Su Ming was daydreaming about the impossible.

Yet Su Ming was dead serious about this.

Only after careful consideration had he realized that it was truly quite feasible, which was why he wanted to give it a try.

He had the right time, place, and people on his side.

The Demon Empress hated Tang San, and even the entire human world, because Tang San had killed her husband.

But in truth, the Demon Empress's real desire was only to kill Tang San.

Her later plan to destroy humanity had ultimately been a second-best choice brought about by the disappearance of the Divine Realm.

Therefore, all Su Ming needed to do was let the Demon Empress see the possibility that he could kill Tang San.

As long as there was hope, the Demon Empress might be willing to take a gamble.

If he succeeded in persuading her, the rewards Su Ming would gain would undoubtedly be enormous.

If he did not even have the courage to take a chance, then what right did he have to dream of taking down the Tang God King?

Forget it. Time to go home and sleep.

Tomorrow is my martial soul awakening. Hopefully, my talent will be a little better.

Then if I really do get in touch with the Demon Empress, I'll have more confidence.

With that, Su Ming left the beach and headed toward home.

Su Ming was not worried about whether he would possess Innate Soul Power.

In this life, both his parents were well-known sea soul masters in the area.

His father's martial soul was a whale, and his cultivation had reached the Soul Emperor level.

His mother's martial soul was a sea shark, while her cultivation was stuck at the Soul King level.

Therefore, Su Ming would certainly possess Innate Soul Power as well.

Barring any surprises, he would most likely inherit one of his parents' martial souls.

Whether he inherited the Whale Martial Soul or the Sea Shark Martial Soul, Su Ming would be satisfied.

Both were exceptionally strong martial souls.

The reason Su Ming's family lived in Salted Fish Village was simply because his father was attached to his ancestral homeland.

As far as Su Ming was concerned, Salted Fish Village was even better, since it made it easier for him to communicate with sea soul beasts.

Early the next morning, an awakening array built from six awakening stones had already been set up in the center of Salted Fish Village.

Thanks to Su Ming's parents being there,

the children of suitable age from the village and nearby villages did not have to worry about having no one to awaken their martial souls.

Moreover, Su Ming's parents had no intention of making money from such a trivial matter.

The only reason they charged a fee was to set a threshold and keep out the ungrateful freeloaders.

Compared with the awakening fees charged by other factions, the fee Su Long charged could be called extremely low.

And for families in greater hardship, they could pay in installments over time. There was no need to repay it all at once; it was exceptionally humane.

"Listen to my instructions later. Step into the center of the array one at a time."

"Remember, no matter what happens later, don't be afraid. It's all part of the normal awakening process..."

Su Long spoke kindly.

He had always had a good temper. After entering semi-retirement, he had almost completely lost the airs of a soul master.

"Whale, possess!"

With a low shout, two yellow, two purple, and two black soul rings—the optimal soul ring configuration—appeared around Su Long.

As his body grew taller, special scales gradually emerged across his skin.

However, his appearance did not change much. Su Long had deliberately restrained himself considerably.

He was mainly worried about frightening the children.

Even so, the children of Salted Fish Village, who had rarely seen much of the world, were badly startled.

Dad's life really has gone remarkably smoothly.

Although this was not the first time Su Ming had watched his father possess his martial soul and help others awaken theirs,

he could not help sighing inwardly.

Born into a commoner family, yet blessed with the fortune to awaken Innate Soul Power and possess such a powerful whale-type martial soul.

While at school, he happened to catch the eye of the headmaster's daughter.

Because of that, he received his father-in-law's support and obtained the optimal soul ring configuration.

Over the decades, they had lived harmoniously and never had any conflicts.

After witnessing the cruelty of the soul master world, he returned to his hometown of Salted Fish Village to live in seclusion with his wife, who shared his views.

Such a rich and satisfying little life truly made many people envious.

If not for an overpowered ability like Listening to the Sound of All Things, perhaps Su Ming would have lived an ordinary life like his father's.

But there was no helping it. Great responsibilities were bestowed upon those chosen by heaven.

"Children, don't be afraid. This is what I look like after my Whale Martial Soul possesses me." Su Long patiently reassured the children present.

"If any of you awaken a beast martial soul and become a sea soul master, you can be like this too."

After the children had calmed down, Su Long began injecting soul power into the six awakening stones prepared beforehand.

He called the children forward one by one, having them enter the array and awaken their martial souls.

As for their Innate Soul Power, that would be tested after all the children had awakened their martial souls.

"Li Goudan, martial soul: seaweed."

"Zhang Erhua, martial soul: fishing net. Useless martial soul."

"Luo Dalang..."

Su Long was extremely familiar with the entire martial soul awakening process.

But because there were so many children, it still took a fair amount of time.

After finishing all that, Su Long began testing their Innate Soul Power.