He paused, then turned to Fang Fan, his gaze steady and deep.
"Later, I asked Tang Chen to go with me. Even together, we couldn't get past Bo Saixi.
Her Sea God Trident was the sharpest fang Sea God Island had."
"I believe you, Grand Enshrined Douluo!"
Fang Fan nodded, still looking utterly unruffled, as though he were hearing an old story he already knew.
Of course he knew Sea God Island would be hard to take. Otherwise, Qian Daoliu would not have come back with his tail between his legs all those years ago. But hard to take and impossible to take were two different things.
He rose slowly and walked to the map of Douluo Continent hanging in the hall. He pointed to an archipelago at its southernmost edge, painted such a pale blue that its islands looked like shards of jade floating on the sea.
"Sea God Island has three advantages: the Sea God Domain, the Sea God Trident, and Bo Saixi, who's nearly impossible to kill at sea.
Meeting those head-on would be a mistake. We need to shift the battle from the sea onto the island, then lure Bo Saixi away from it."
"How do we do that?"
Qian Renxue was the first to ask.
She stood beside Qian Daoliu, candlelight warming her golden hair. Her violet eyes were clear as ice.
It wasn't that she doubted Fang Fan. It was simply easier said than done—
Sea surrounded the island on every side. Their army would be spotted long before it arrived. Landing unnoticed was impossible.
"I'm not the one who'll shift the battlefield."
Fang Fan turned to meet Qian Renxue's eyes and smiled.
There was a confidence in that smile that steadied everyone in the hall.
"The Sea God Domain is a god's domain.