Douluo Continent: Starting from Tianshui Academy

Chapter 279 The Strange Purple Pearl

"Brother, Yan, how did it feel when you were put into the soul tool by the Pavilion Master?" Hu Liena was very curious about what it felt like for living people to be put into a soul tool.

"Nana, if you want to experience it, why don't you let the Pavilion Master put you inside?"

Xie Yue and Yan remembered that Ye Liangchen's soul tool was full of living medicinal herbs. In order not to trample on the herbs, the two of them could only huddle together in one compartment, and almost died from being squeezed.

"No way!"

Looking at Xie Yue's expression, Hu Liena knew that it wouldn't be pleasant for a living person to enter a soul tool, so she quickly waved her hand, not wanting to experience it.

"Master, where is the Demon Whale King? Hasn't he come after us?"

Xie Yue and Yan, seeing the four of them stranded on a small, scorched island, and not seeing the terrifying soul beast, were eager to know how Ye Liangchen had escaped.

"I tricked that big, stupid fish to death."

Ye Liangchen recalled how he had killed the Deep Sea Demon Whale King using only the Ice Heart Technique and a Barrett sniper rifle. It was incredibly satisfying. Soul beasts are just soul beasts; no matter how strong their cultivation is, they still have no brains.

"Swish..."

Ye Liangchen flew to the water's surface and, with a thought, summoned the backup ship from the game space.

"thump…"

As soon as the Flying Dragon entered the water, it immediately splashed up a huge spray of water.

"Let's go find them."

Ye Liangchen had flown at least several miles away to lure the Demon Whale King away, and now he didn't know how Shui Bing'er and the others were doing. He needed to find them as soon as possible to put his mind at ease.

"What did I just hear? You hit me? Are you dreaming?"

When Xie Yue heard that the Demon Whale King was dead, he was stunned.

"Smack...!"

"Brother, it's not a dream, it's real."

Hu Liena stepped forward and slapped Xie Yue across the face, leaving a red handprint.

"Ouch! Sister, you went too far!" Xie Yue covered her face and gave Hu Liena a resentful look.

"Brother, didn't you tell me to hit him?"

"I'm gone."

Hu Liena smiled, then jumped onto the large ship and walked towards Ye Liangchen with a charming gait and a lovesick look on her face.

"The Demon Whale King was killed by the Pavilion Master? Xie Yue, did I hear that right?"

"Nana was there too, so it must be true."

"The Pavilion Master is amazing!"

Xie Yue and Yan felt as if they were dreaming. Ye Liangchen had actually killed a Soul Beast at the Limit Douluo level, and this guy was only a level 68 Soul Emperor!

"Master, how did you do that?"

"Tell us, what happened next? And how did we get here?"

After Xie Yue and Yan jumped onto the Flying Dragon, they asked Ye Liangchen curiously.

"After Shui Bing'er and the others entered the Vast Ocean Universe Cover, I lured away the Demon Whale King. That big dumb fish chased after us, and then I started to trick that big dumb fish. While it was stunned, I used a divine artifact to blind its left eye. After it lost its eye, that big dumb fish couldn't cause any trouble."

"That big, stupid fish was very powerful, but it wasn't very bright. I guess you could say I tricked it to death."

Ye Liangchen felt that although the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's cultivation was infinitely close to a million years, it wasn't as strong as he had imagined. In the original story, Tang San was able to injure the Demon Whale King with his Eight Spider Lances in their first encounter. Now that he possessed the Barrett sniper rifle and the super trump card of divine soul attack, it was reasonable for him to be able to kill the Demon Whale King.

"With this divine artifact in hand, the Pavilion Master can practically roam the world unchallenged."

Xie Yue and Yan now understood why those Title Douluos from the Spirit Hall were so obedient to Ye Liangchen.

"Alright, let's start rowing!"

Ye Liangchen instructed the men to get to work. There were only four of them, and they would have to work harder to get this large ship moving.

"Yes, Master."

The four men took their positions and, with the help of a weak breeze, struggled to get the 80-meter-long boat moving.

"I'll go check things out ahead first."

Once the large ship started moving, with the help of inertia and wind, it became much easier. Ye Liangchen had the three of them slowly follow in their ship, while he activated his Wind and Thunder Wings and flew directly into the air to search for Shui Bing'er and the others.

"Be careful, you must find them."

Hu Liena shouted in the direction Ye Liangchen disappeared, her face filled with anxiety. She regretted that she didn't have the ability to fly and couldn't help him at all.

"Nana, do you like the Pavilion Master?"

As the older brother, Xie Yue could tell from his sister's anxious expression that she had already fallen for him.

"Brother, I think I'm in love."

Hu Liena smiled sweetly. When Ye Liangchen had taken her to play tricks on the Demon Whale King, it was both thrilling and exciting. In such a dangerous situation, that guy did not abandon her and protected her well, keeping her completely unharmed. She felt so safe. Thinking of this, Hu Liena couldn't help but show a lovestruck expression.

"Nana, you...you like the Pavilion Master? What am I supposed to do?"

When Yan heard that his goddess had fallen for someone else, his heart felt as if it had been shattered.

"Yan! What? What are you going to do? I haven't done anything with you!"

Hu Liena looked at Yan and thought: It's your business if you like me, what does it have to do with me? Do I have to like you?

"But, the Pavilion Master..." Yan felt that he was no less capable.

"Yan, you're a good person, but we're not a good match."

Before Yan could finish speaking, Hu Liena interrupted him and gave him a "friend zone" card.

"Yan, matters of the heart cannot be forced."

Xie Yue patted Yan on the shoulder, offering some words of comfort. Although his good friend liked his sister, a forced relationship wouldn't be sweet.

"Nana, has the Pavilion Master accepted you?" Xie Yue asked curiously.

"I didn't say it, but I believe I can definitely get into the other person's heart."

Hu Liena smiled charmingly, secretly plotting how to pursue that guy.

"Well!…"

Hearing this, Xie Yue was speechless. He hadn't even won over his younger sister yet, and she was already talking about being in love, making him happy for nothing.

"Ah...! Nana, isn't this just unrequited love?"

"Click..."

Hearing Hu Liena say this, Yan's heart shattered once again. The goddess would rather have a one-sided crush on that devilishly handsome boy than like him. It was too heartbreaking.

"Yan! Stop thinking about it so much, let's just follow them in our boat!"

Seeing his best friend looking lost and dejected, Xie Yue felt helpless, but he supported his sister in his heart, as long as she was happy.

Yan was also helpless at this moment. His goddess was in love with that devilishly handsome boy, and judging from the situation, she was going to take the initiative to pursue him.

"Why don't any beautiful women take the initiative to pursue me? How can there be such a big difference between people?"

Although Yan was somewhat resentful, he could only helplessly accept reality. Hu Liena was the Pope's beloved disciple, and Ye Liangchen was the Pope's most favored godson. If he had any wicked thoughts, Pope Bibi Dong would be the first to kill him. Moreover, that monstrous talent could even kill a Soul Beast at the Limit Douluo level, which was beyond his comprehension.

……

On the other side, Shui Bing'er and her group found that the seawater was no longer shaking violently, so they quietly steered the Dragon Abyss Boat to the surface.

"Where are we?"

After surfacing, Shui Bing'er and the others looked at the surrounding seawater, but without any landmarks, they couldn't tell which way was which.

"The sea is so calm, we must have already left the waters where the Demon Whale King is located."

"I wonder how they are doing?"

The group used their soul power to propel the eight oars of the Dragon Abyss Boat, drifting aimlessly on the sea.

"Look, there's a big ship ahead."

After drifting on the sea for several miles, the group suddenly spotted a large ship a kilometer ahead, and were overjoyed.

"Great, I've finally met them."

At that moment, everyone thought that the large ship was the Flying Dragon, so they maneuvered the Dragon Abyss Boat and rushed towards the large ship at high speed.

"Everyone, give it your all!" Jin Ling'er urged everyone to increase their effort, complaining that the Dragon Abyss Boat was moving too slowly.

"Commander, there's a group of young people on the sea, it looks like they're drifting on the water."

Just as Shui Bing'er and her companions were rowing their famous boat over, the people on the large ship opposite them also saw them.

"Let me see."

"Wow...! So many beautiful women! My luck with women has arrived!"

This man was none other than Purple Pearl, the leader of the Purple Pearl Pirate Gang. He saw the beauties Shui Bing'er, Jin Ling'er, and Zhu Zhuqing through a simple telescope and was immediately excited. He then ordered his men to begin their operation.

"Huh! Why is their ship transparent?"

When she got within a hundred meters of Shui Bing'er and the others, Zi Zhenzhu felt very strange.

"Oh no, they're pirates! Get out of here!"

At the same time, Shui Bing'er and the others noticed that the people on the opposite ship were all burly and menacing, clearly pirates. So they immediately turned the Dragon Abyss Boat around and left quickly, not wanting to clash with the pirates.

"Haha...! Ladies, don't run away, come back to Purple Pearl Island with me."

Seeing that the other party turned and ran, Zi Zhenzhu immediately ran to the front of the ship and shouted to Shui Bing'er and the others.

"Captain, with so many beautiful women, are you going to take them all by yourself?"

The other pirates shook their heads helplessly at Purple Pearl's fierce appearance.

"Those beauties are all top-notch, of course I have to have them all, haha..."

"You all better watch out, don't hurt them later. If anyone dares to hurt them, I'll fight them."

Purple Pearl was extremely excited to see so many stunningly beautiful women for the first time.

"Well…!"

The pirates were helpless about Purple Pearl's peculiar preference, and they all complained in their hearts: "Captain, with so many beauties, can't you share some with your brothers?"

However, these pirates only thought about it in their hearts and dared not disobey Purple Pearl, this tomboy, otherwise they would definitely be beaten to a pulp by her, and in severe cases, they might even be thrown into the sea to be fed to the fish.

"Ladies, don't run away, come to me quickly..." Purple Pearl stood on the bow of the boat, calling out to Shui Bing'er and Jin Ling'er.

"What's going on?"

Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wushuang, Qingming, and the Qian Gu brothers were stunned when they saw a stunningly beautiful woman with a hot figure actually eyeing Shui Bing'er and her group of beauties.

"Hahaha...! That beautiful lady actually has such a hobby, that's so unexpected." Shuiyue'er found it very amusing.

"Moon, why don't you just agree to that woman's offer? Then you can bring her over later."

Xue Wu, Yu Hairou, Gu Qingbo, Qiu Ruoshui, and Dugu Yan, several female fans of BL (Boys' Love), suggested that this method was good.

"That's a good idea, Yue'er, why don't you make a sacrifice?" Jin Ling'er, Jin Yue'er, Huo Wu and the other girls chimed in from the side.

"Hahaha...!" These words immediately made everyone laugh.

"This world has gone mad! Beautiful women don't like handsome men? Hahaha..."

Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wushuang, and the other men never expected that they would encounter such a thing on this voyage. It was quite interesting.

"Why aren't you going?" Shuiyue smiled mischievously, thinking to herself: I have a boyfriend, how could I do such a thing?

"Alright! Stop fooling around and get out of here."

Shui Bing'er stopped everyone from fighting, saying that the priority was to find Ye Liangchen and Hu Liena as soon as possible.

"That woman must be the Purple Pearl that Senior Luo mentioned."

"I never imagined that such a beautiful woman would become a pirate."

Ye Lingling, Shen Liuyu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Bai Chenxiang exchanged glances, finding it quite interesting.

"Sister Bing'er, what should we do? Those pirates keep chasing us."

Zhu Zhuqing glanced back and realized she was definitely not going to shake off those pirates today.

"Adapt to the situation," Shui Bing'er said calmly, already prepared for battle.

"Splash..."

Just then, Purple Pearl directly activated her martial spirit, jumped into the sea, and transformed into a beautiful snake, rushing quickly towards Shui Bing'er and her group.

Purple Pearl was a powerful high-level Soul Emperor, and her Martial Soul was a sea serpent. Once she entered the water, she was extremely fast, catching up with Shui Bing'er and the others in just a dozen breaths.

"She actually caught up with us."

Seeing that the woman had caught up so quickly, everyone stopped to see what tricks she was up to.

"Hahaha...! The commander has stopped them."

Seeing that Purple Pearl had caught up with the enemy, the members of the Purple Pearl pirate crew immediately steered their large ship to catch up.

"What kind of ship is this? It's transparent."

Purple Pearl stood in front of Shui Bing'er and her group, looking at the strange ship with great curiosity.

"This is called the Dragon Abyss Boat. It is both a boat and a soul-guided device."

Shui Bing'er said calmly, not worried about anything. Anyway, her strength was not bad, and she could use the three-in-one martial soul fusion skill with Shui Yue'er and Xue Wu to defeat Zi Zhenzhu. It was not a problem.

"A soul tool?"

"That's amazing!"

Purple Pearl was taken aback for a moment, then swam around the Dragon Abyss Boat and indeed found fluctuations in soul power.

"Your name is Purple Pearl, right?"

Shui Bing'er changed the subject, calmly observing the fiery beauty, pondering whether she should use these pirates to help find Ye Liangchen and the others.

"Oh! You know me? You're Soul Masters from the mainland?"

Purple Pearl was also surprised that this aloof and stunningly beautiful woman actually knew her.

"I heard the leader of the Purple Pearl Pirate Crew is a woman, but I never expected her to be such a stunning beauty."

"I'm curious, why are you staring at us women? We have several handsome men here, don't you find any of them attractive?"

Shui Bing'er felt that Zi Zhenzhu's unusual preferences might indicate that she had been hurt by a man.

"Heh...men? I don't care about them!"

Purple Pearl pursed her lips, indicating that she was not interested in men. Then she stared intently at Shui Bing'er, Jin Ling'er and the other beauties, liking them more and more as she looked at them.

"Hahaha…!"

Looking at Zi Zhenzhu's appearance, Feng Xiaotian, Jin Ling'er, Shui Yue'er, and the others knew that this woman was not mentally stable.

"What are you laughing at? Come back to the ship with me."

Purple Pearl glared at Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wushuang, and the other men, thinking to herself: No man is any good.

"Everyone, come on up!"

At this moment, the pirates on the Purple Pearl lowered the ropes, allowing Shui Bing'er and her group to board the ship.

"We can go with you, but you have to help us find our four other companions who got separated from us."

Shui Bing'er decides to enlist the help of Zi Zhenzhu's group to find Ye Liangchen and Hu Liena.

"Okay! No problem, as long as they're still alive, I promise to find them for you."

When Purple Pearl saw that Shui Bing'er and her group were willing to return to Purple Pearl Island with her, she immediately agreed to help them find the people.

Seeing this, Shui Bing'er had no choice but to put away the Dragon Abyss Boat and let everyone board the Purple Pearl.

After boarding the ship, Purple Pearl let Shui Bing'er and the others do as they pleased, while she went back to the captain's cabin to wash up, change her clothes, and dress up nicely before coming out to meet Shui Bing'er and the other beauties.

"You are all noble children from the mainland, aren't you? Why have you come to the sea?"

At this moment, a group of pirate men came over and surrounded Shui Bing'er and the others, trying to extort some gold soul coins from Zi Zhenzhu while she was taking a bath.

"What? Are you trying to rob us?" Shui Bing'er looked at the pirates coldly.

"A while ago, a group of pirates tried to take advantage of us, but we broke their arms and legs and threw them into the sea to feed the fish."

"Swish..."

Seeing the greedy looks in the eyes of these men, the crowd immediately revealed their martial souls and soul rings, not minding to start another massacre, since these pirates weren't exactly good people anyway.

"Hey! What are you doing? Got pirates again?"

Just then, a loud voice came from the horizon, and immediately afterward, a small black dot appeared on the horizon and flew rapidly toward the purple pearl.

(End of this chapter)