Tang San glanced sideways at Poseidon's expression, letting out a slight sigh of relief. He asked with some curiosity, "Senior Poseidon, may I ask, what is the Cold Spring Jade?"
He knew about the Dragon Blood Jade Coral.
It was a treasure among treasures, a rare gem. Legend had it that its effects could bring back the dead and mend bones, not only instantly healing all internal and external injuries but also greatly enhancing one's cultivation.
If a soul beast species possessing dragon blood obtained this item, it could maximally purify its bloodline and evolve towards a true dragon.
For some pseudo-dragons or powerful soul beasts and soul masters, a Dragon Blood Jade Coral of ten thousand years could serve as a precious second life, let alone one of a hundred thousand years.
But the Cold Spring Jade was completely outside his encyclopedia.
"I know this!" Xiaobai eagerly raised her hand to answer. "Cold Spring Jade is the essence of essence, purified and condensed from extremely ancient cold jade. I'm not entirely sure of its specific effects, as no one has ever used it, but even a fragment of Cold Spring Jade can bring a qualitative leap to ice-attribute soul beasts."
"For them, if Cold Spring Jade is used properly, it might even allow their ice-attribute abilities to develop towards the legendary Extreme Ice."
"Extreme Ice?" Tang San acquired another new term.
"Extreme Ice refers to an ice and snow temperature reaching a terrifying minus 150 degrees. The moment it appears, it creates an ice-bound world where even souls might freeze. However, on the entire Douluo Continent, soul beasts or soul masters possessing Extreme Ice haven't appeared for thousands of years."
This time, it was Poseidon who answered Tang San.
"I see," Tang San mentally noted down the knowledge of Extreme Ice in his memory palace.
"Great Priest, since Tang Sui and the others are alright, and the Deep Sea Demon Whale King doesn't intend to pursue them, can the Sea God Island's alert be lifted?" Xiaobai tested cautiously.
Tang San also looked over.
His companions were still waiting for his news.
If the Sea God Island's ban was lifted, he would immediately return to his companions, inform them of the news, and then discuss whether to look for Sui Sui.
Poseidon merely pondered for a few seconds before nodding, "It can be. However, Tang San, I still say the same thing. I hope you will do your best to complete your assessments and not let down the earnest hopes of the Sea God. As for Tang Sui, with the presence of Lord Shang Yang, she is unlikely to be in any danger."
His thoughts revealed, Tang San was silent for two seconds before nodding, turning, and using his Ghost Shadow Perplexing Steps to sprint rapidly towards the City Lord's mansion in Seahorse City.
During the days they were forbidden from leaving the island, even the Sea Within the Sea within Sea God Island – the Ring Sea – had not dared to relax its guard. Xiaobai, as the patriarch of the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan and a divine beast guarding Sea God Island, had diligently patrolled the island's waters with her clan and other sea soul beasts, guarding against enemy attacks.
Tang San and his companions were not the type to take advantage of a weakened state. Furthermore, worried about Tang Sui, they had naturally suspended their assessment challenges, waiting for news.
Sea God Island's highest alert was lifted.
Except for Tang San and his companions, who continued their studies with even more diligence, the other islanders returned to their usual routines.
Tang Sui and Shang Yang's deep-sea arena had been open for a full month.
Each day was filled with fighting, observation, or scavenging the spoils.
Initially, the sea soul beasts drawn by the prizes chose Shang Yang as their opponent.
Even though Tang Sui's aura felt strange, it couldn't change the fact that she still felt like an un-grown cub. Su Dan Novel Network.
But as more and more sea soul beasts watched, Shang Yang's victories were always overwhelming and without suspense. Their gaze gradually shifted to Tang Sui, who acted as the scavenger.
At this moment, the notion of her being a cub was thrown out the window as they calculated how to maximize their chances of victory.
What was a cub?
She wasn't one of their own kin, so killing her was simply a matter of course.
Thus, the primary targets for the subsequent challenges became Tang Sui.
Tang Sui had long been mentally prepared for this.
From the moment she started setting up the arena to lure them in, she had anticipated that once the sea soul beasts discovered Shang Yang was unbeatable, they would turn their attention to her.
To enhance her own combat awareness and for the sake of their bodies, Tang Sui had no reason to refuse.
Even with Shang Yang's protection, Tang Sui had come close to disaster during her battles against powerful sea soul beasts of different species.
In such moments, she had to thank her second spirit ability.
For the first few days, Shang Yang fought, and later, Tang Sui was the main attraction.
Sometimes there were three or even four battles a day, non-stop, surviving solely on her second spirit ability and the conversion of her demonic power, making those sea soul beasts who wanted to kill her while she was exhausted marvel.
By the twenty-third day of the arena, there were hardly any sea soul beasts left to challenge.
While they craved treasures, they also valued their lives.
Even when Tang Sui and Shang Yang's arena moved from the deep sea to the outer sea, no sea soul beasts came to challenge them.
The longer they lived and the stronger their cultivation, the more rational the sea soul beasts became.
When contemplating whether to smash the arena and seize the treasure, those with profound cultivation immediately noticed Shang Yang's unusual aura.
As seasoned veterans of the sea, they naturally knew that not long ago, a ten-headed ancient mythical beast had provoked the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, and their battle's outcome was unknown.
Combining Shang Yang's aura, which was different from that of a soul beast, those with extremely high intelligence instinctively linked Shang Yang with the unknown ancient mythical beast that had challenged the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, and they simply flicked their tails and left.
Were they kidding? A creature that had fought a battle with the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, whose cultivation neared a million years, and still had so much energy to fight other powerful sea soul beasts – could it be a pushover?
This was just fishing for them; they had seen through the truth of this arena!
On the twenty-fifth day, no sea soul beasts came.
On the twenty-eighth day, Tang Sui and Shang Yang were still basking in the sea breeze.
Shang Yang, whose patience had reached its limit, roughly tugged at Tang Sui's back collar, took down the black flag representing the arena competition, and prepared to flee.
"Wait, Snake Uncle, can we wait another two days? Maybe we can still lure in a sea soul beast!" Tang Sui quickly wriggled free from Shang Yang's grasp.
Shang Yang frowned, "What's there to wait for? All the sea soul beasts in this area have probably run away. No matter how long we set it up, I don't think they'll come back."
Tang Sui choked.
After a moment's thought, she pulled out the cold jade prism she had chosen from the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's treasury from her spatial storage and said, "How about... we add a prize?"
Shang Yang: "......"
He looked at the mirror with disdain, its attributes clashing with his, and took a step back, saying, "You don't even know its function yourself, and you want to add a prize?"
Tang Sui's eyes widened, and she stubbornly raised the cold jade prism in her hand towards Shang Yang, saying, "We can create hype first! For example, whoever obtains this mirror is the chosen one, a divine treasure seeking its owner, and so on."
Shang Yang scoffed, "A mirror that can't even clearly reflect my appearance? Who would believe that?"
Tang Sui: "...That's because... Hmm?"
Her voice abruptly stopped, and she looked at Shang Yang, who wore a disdainful expression, uncertainly asking, "Snake Uncle, what did you just say?"
— Author's Notes —
See you tomorrow~