Zi Zhenzhu prepared the fastest oceangoing ship she had for the Shrek party.
The sea wind blew hard on the day they parted.
Ma Hongjun clung to the mast, his face green from vomiting, while Bai Chenxiang laughed so hard she could barely stand. Oscar busied himself checking the fresh water. Ning Rongrong put the Ten-Thousand-Year Sacred Soul Grass into a Soul Tool and kept it close.
Tang San stood at the bow and held out his hand to Bai Jin.
"When Xiao Wu wakes, I'll bring her to thank you."
Bai Jin shook his hand. "Thanks are fine. A fight is fine too. Just don't arrange both on the same day. I'm afraid you'll be too busy."
The corner of Tang San's mouth twitched.
"I'll honor the coastal ceasefire agreement. But if Spirit Hall hurts my family, I won't back down."
"Fair enough."
Bai Jin released his hand, his gaze falling on the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud at Tang San's chest.
"Sea God Island won't welcome a Soul Master from the mainland. That thing can open the Gate for you. Once you're inside, you're on your own."
"I understand."
The oceangoing ship raised its sails and left port, gradually shrinking to a black speck on the horizon.
Qian Renxue stood beside Bai Jin and asked softly, "You're really not worried he'll obtain the Sea God Inheritance?"
"Of course I'm worried," Bai Jin answered at once. "A clever man who holds grudges and can endure just about anything has a chance to become a god. Who could sleep soundly knowing that?"
"Then why let him go?"
"I can stop him once. I can't stop him forever."
Bai Jin folded his hands behind his head, the wind tossing his Silver Hair into disarray.
"Power can cause trouble in anyone's hands. If