Douluo Phoenix

Chapter 74 Hanhai City

The Elemental Academy made extensive preparations for Xiao Fei and his group's trip to Poseidon Island. They prepared a wide variety of supplies, and everyone's storage rings were full. Even the coachman was carefully selected.

The current group of seven consists of: Xiao Fei (level 75), Huo Wu (level 73), Huo Wushuang (level 72), Shui Bing'er (level 62), Feng Xiaotian (level 65), Yang Pojun (level 52), and Niu Meng (level 52).

Along the way, the seven of them cultivated their soul power and exchanged some cultivation insights with each other.

After traveling for half a month, the group finally arrived at their destination, Hanhai City.

According to Xiao Fei's plan, everyone would first stay in Han Hai City for a while to learn some basic information about Sea Soul Masters. Xiao Fei and his two companions had been to Han Hai City before and had some understanding of it. The other four had never even seen the sea, let alone come into contact with Sea Soul Masters.

In the coming days, everyone will need to fight in the Great Soul Arena. And according to Xiao Fei's inquiry, everyone at No. 1 Middle School except Shui Bing'er is completely unable to swim. It would be troublesome if they had to fight in the sea.

At the Great Soul Arena in Hanhai City, the seven of them bought tickets for a private box before entering the arena, and immediately felt that it was completely different from the Soul Arena they had experienced before.

Inside the Soul Arena, unlike the large arenas they had seen before, there was not a giant fighting platform, but a huge pool of water. The pool was a hundred meters in diameter, and the clear blue water was as still as a giant sapphire. The Soul Pool was circular, with a diameter of one hundred and eight meters and a depth of ten meters. A Soul Master who leaves the vertical range of the Soul Pool loses. Voluntarily surrendering or losing the ability to fight also results in a loss.

Xiao Fei surveyed the situation and said, "In the meantime, we'll first learn to swim; everyone must be able to. Then we'll have the Soul Battle, and we must ensure we can fight in the water."

Xiao Fei and his seven friends rented a small beach to practice swimming and fighting, with Shui Bing'er acting as their teacher because of her excellent swimming skills.

After entering the beach, the six of them felt uncomfortable in various ways. The resistance of the seawater was too great, and they could not even do basic movements. Sometimes they simply choked on the water. Sometimes they shouted "First Soul Skill", but instead of using the skill, they choked on the water.

In other words, the group now needs to learn to swim, and even their fighting habits need to be changed.

The worst off were Huo Wushuang, Huo Wu, and Xiao Fei. Fire-attribute Soul Masters face even greater limitations in water. When their Martial Souls are summoned, the seawater puts immense pressure on them, especially Huo Wu's Naruto Martial Soul. After a day of training, Huo Wu was in agony.

Xiao Fei, however, was now at the peak of his flames, and his flames didn't go out in the seawater, much to the frustration of Huo Wu and Huo Wu.

The training lasted for a week. Except for Huo Wu, everyone else had basically mastered the underwater combat methods. Huo Wushuang's One-Horned Firestorm Dragon directly turned into a One-Horned Tyrannosaurus. Xiao Fei's Fire Phoenix was also greatly restricted in the water. Its attack speed and soul power consumption were much worse than on the mainland. Fortunately, it could fly on the water.

The one least affected is Niu Meng, whose defense is outstanding no matter where he is.

Next came various battles, with everyone except Huo Wu participating. Huo Wu, however, simply gave up: "I'm not playing anymore."

In the Soul Arena, Shui Bing'er, Feng Xiaotian, Niu Meng, and Yang Pojun fought relentlessly. Five Soul Battles were held each day, regardless of victory or defeat; all five matches had to be completed.

Since the Soul Arena didn't have Soul Saint-level Souls, Xiao Fei and Huo Wushuang fought their Soul Skills on the rented beach. Under the water, Huo Wushuang and Xiao Fei were having a great time. Xiao Fei's third and fourth Soul Skills were less affected by the water, while Huo Wushuang focused more on the application of power.

Ten days later, Xiao Fei and his six companions had basically mastered the fighting techniques beneath the sea.

Xiao Fei said to everyone, "There are two main things we must do. First, we need to find a ship that will take us to Seagod Island. Second, we need to buy a soul-guided ship that can travel independently on the sea so that we can protect ourselves in case of storms."

Everyone agreed with Xiaofei's words.

Xiao Fei personally handled the task of finding a ship. Since the journey involved a long voyage, especially to Poseidon Island, the requirements for the vessel were extremely high. Xiao Fei directly found the largest ship in the vicinity, and after agreeing on the terms, they scheduled to depart in a week. Such large ships require extensive preparation before departure, including supplies and personnel. Of course, Xiao Fei didn't explicitly state that they were going to Poseidon Island; he simply drew a map and instructed the captain to follow it. Xiao Fei also demonstrated his strength to intimidate the captain and prevent the appearance of pirates.

Just as Xiao Fei finished negotiating the ship issue and returned to the hotel, Huo Wu rushed back excitedly. It turned out that they had already bought a ship-type soul tool at the auction.

Xiao Fei took the soul tool, examined it closely, and couldn't help but think to himself, "Isn't this the Dragon Abyss Boat that Tang San and the others used in the original story? How can things always be so coincidental?"

Xiao Fei shook his head and sighed inwardly, "Whatever, it's not like I bought it from them. I just bought it through a normal auction."

Since arriving in Hanhai City, Xiao Fei and his six companions have become obsessed with the seafood there, indulging in it almost every day. In fact, Niu Meng's strength has greatly increased after his martial soul evolved into the Primordial Dragon Rhinoceros, but his appetite has also increased considerably, making him eat like an African refugee every time.

Even the usually elegant Shui Bing'er has changed her usual image and has developed a special fondness for seafood.

Taking advantage of the free time, Xiao Fei would sneak into Huo Wu's room several times at night. Although Huo Wu repeatedly refused Xiao Fei, Xiao Fei refused to leave because of his thick skin, and eventually the two inevitably had a big fight.

The night before departure, Xiao Fei gathered everyone again: "There are all kinds of dangers on the sea, including powerful sea spirit beasts and many pirates. We must pay special attention to safety. Since Feng Xiaotian and I can fly, we will be in charge of keeping watch at night to ensure that the ship follows the route on our map." Feng Xiaotian nodded in agreement.

"On the high seas, if we sense any potential danger, we must immediately notify others. Many sea areas are extremely dangerous, especially the Demon Whale Sea, where the Deep Sea Demon Whale King is even stronger than a 100,000-year-old soul beast."

Huo Wu thought for a moment and said, "Since we know that the Deep Sea Demon Whale King is a 100,000-year-old soul beast, why haven't any Title Douluo-level experts tried to hunt it down?"

Xiao Fei shook his head: "There should actually be many sea spirit beasts in the sea, all of which have reached the level of 100,000 years. However, because they are in the ocean, they can swim to the deep sea when they encounter danger. Moreover, land spirit masters are greatly restricted in the sea, so it is very difficult to hunt 100,000-year-old sea spirit beasts."

The next morning, Xiao Fei and his group of seven arrived at the agreed-upon ship. As agreed, they paid half of the gold soul coins first, and then everyone boarded the ship.

The crew on board were clearly well-trained. At the captain's command, the people on shore untied the ropes, and all the crew members carried out their work in an orderly manner. The ship began to sail into the deep sea.

Only when they were truly at sea did they see the real seascape and understand the vastness and grandeur of the ocean. Xiao Fei and his seven companions stood at the bow, full of spirit, braving the wind and waves.

(End of this chapter)