"Let's go."
Tang Chen stood inside the Spatial Gate and glanced back at the others.
"To Sea God Island."
The wind was fierce along the shore.
Wrapped in the Asura God King's divine light, Tang San landed on the beach feeling as though every bone in his body had come loose.
All nine of his Soul Rings had shattered, and his meridians had been severed. The Asura God King had personally restored them.
Yet even after such injuries, his eyes still shone with hope for the Sea God Inheritance.
Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Yu Tianheng, Yu Tianxin, and Tai Long landed behind him one after another. Every one of them was battered and pale.
"Third Brother, can we really go to Sea God Island?"
Ma Hongjun asked.
His voice was as shrill as ever, but it had a shakiness it had never had before.
"We can." Tang San gave him only those two words.
He turned to look back the way they had come.
There, a blood-red Spatial Gate was slowly opening.
Tang Chen stepped out, followed by the last of Slaughter City's senior figures.
Blood stained half the old man's white robe, but he still stood straight.
He walked up to Tang San and patted his shoulder with his uninjured hand.
"Bo Saixi of Sea God Island is an old acquaintance of mine. Once you get there, tell her who you are. She'll give you a chance to receive the Sea God Inheritance."
"Great-grandfather, what about you?" Tang San asked.
"Me? I'll see you through this part of the journey. And while I'm there, I'll visit an old friend."
Tang Chen's throat tightened at the words "old friend." The frost in his eyes thawed for an instant before he swiftly hid it again. He spoke as though settling