Unspeakable bubbles

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"Heh, you were just one step away from becoming a grandmaster, yet you've fallen to this state."

Old Ghost shook his head repeatedly: "Are all major sects this dark?"

"I wouldn't say for sure; I can only blame myself for being a half-baked amateur."

Rhodes shrugged: "I'm not some peerless genius who can be pampered by the sect. I don't need to think about anything else; I just need to focus on practicing martial arts."

"If your aptitude isn't high enough, the only way to advance further in martial arts is to use time and resources."

"Time can be waited for, but resources... where will you get resources if you don't form alliances?"

"Sigh, I'm just too dramatic!"

"Since you've accepted their bribes, you should do whatever they say! Why are you still complaining and refusing to do this or that?"

"It serves me right that I offended a lot of people, and in the end they tried to destroy me."

"..."

"Let's not dwell on the past; let's look forward now."

Seeing that the old ghost's murderous aura had disappeared, Rhodes said with a smile, "Let's get back to the main topic and talk about the most important thing right now."

"Old Ghost, you have the highest standards on our island. What do you think of that little girl?"

"Hmph, if you hadn't interrupted me, I would have already started talking about that little girl!" Old Ghost sneered.

"Just kidding, if I didn't interrupt you, you'd probably be bragging to yourself all night."

"Nonsense! I... I talked about myself first to lay the groundwork. Do you understand what a groundwork is?!"

"What foreshadowing?" Rhodes quickly pressed for an answer.

"..."

"I have always considered myself to be exceptionally talented, but I never imagined that there would be so many people more capable than me."

"Hmm, Old Ghost, you are indeed exceptionally talented. With the foundation of 'Heavenly Fire Force' there, you actually managed to combine the strengths of many schools and forcefully evolve it to the Earth level... Honestly, no one expected that."

"Those old fogies used to laugh at you for overestimating yourself. When they heard you broke through to Grandmaster, they were really..."

Seeing the old ghost glaring at him, Rhodes gave an awkward smile.

"Okay, okay, you can continue."

The old ghost stared at him for a while, then slowly uttered, "Immune to heat and cold, a body without blemish."

"..."

"What?"

"I said that little girl is an extremely strong person!"

Rhodes' eyes widened, and his entire body of fat jiggled.

"You're getting senile! A super strong person... a super strong person must be cultivating a heaven-level technique."

"Leaving aside external cultivation, internal cultivation methods are all gradual and cannot be achieved overnight!"

"How old is this little girl? Even if she started cultivating from the womb, she wouldn't be able to master a Heaven-level technique at this age!"

"Do you know how I could tell at a glance that she was an extremely strong person? If it weren't for me, any other grandmaster would never have been able to see through her strength."

"Why?" Rhodes looked at him expectantly.

Old Ghost sighed: "Because her path is my ultimate pursuit!"

"Focusing on external skills but not internal ones, relying solely on external techniques to break through the limits of the human body."

"She, she is the true peerless genius!"

"..."

"External martial arts? I was wondering how you managed to return to the Grandmaster level after your Qi Sea was destroyed and you lost all your cultivation. It turns out that after arriving in this godforsaken place, you actually comprehended an external cultivation method that could prove your Grandmaster status!"

Rhodes clicked his tongue in admiration: "Those old fogies underestimated you. If they knew you had such talent, they would be trying to win you over, not treating you as a pawn."

"Rhodes, if you had been a little more foolish, you wouldn't have ended up like this!" the old ghost said coldly.

"Uh, you went off-topic again. My bad, let's not talk about it anymore."

Rhodes shook his head: "But, that shouldn't be the case! Bubble is so young, it's not impossible that he will become a peerless powerhouse who influences the world order in the future."

"If I were one of those congressmen, I'd be treating her like royalty, why would I trick her into coming to this godforsaken place?"

"Are you smarter than those scheming congressmen?"

Old Ghost glanced at him sideways: "They must have their reasons for doing this."

"Of course there are reasons, but I'm afraid that we might be tricked and killed by the councilors if we're not careful."

Rhodes sighed: "I've looked at Bubble's file, and there's nothing there except her transfer record."

“There’s a problem.” Old Ghost frowned.

“Even if the file of a super strong person is not complete, it would not contain only this much information.”

"There's clearly a problem! The key question is, what do we do next?"

Rhodes slapped his thigh: "Old ghost, and you guys too, stop hiding, come over and give us some ideas!"

"Boss Rhodes, you're smart, I'll listen to you!"

“Boss Rhodes, we trust you won’t betray us. We’ll do whatever you say.”

"What can a bunch of roughnecks like us come up with? Boss Rhodes, give us an idea!"

A group of people walked over with smiles on their faces, their eyes full of trust as they looked at Rhodes.

Old Ghost looked at Rhodes seriously and said, "This time, I'll listen to you too."

"..."

Looking at the expectant eyes, Rhodes suddenly felt a great weight on his shoulders.

"Everyone, don't panic. We've endured so much over the years, we can't afford to lose our composure now."

"Wait a little longer, let me think about it..."

Section 297, Chapter 296: Slacking Off

On the west side of Hell Island, a little girl is following a tall, thin man to catch tonight's ingredients.

"Even catching fish requires skill; you have to be quick and gentle."

"Don't use too much force. It's not that I'm afraid you'll kill the fish, but the fish here aren't that fragile."

"Bubble, this is your first time handling fish. If you use too much force and hurt the fish, they will bite you."

"Will it bite?" the little girl asked nervously.

"Don't be afraid, just watch it a few more times and you'll get the hang of it."

The man stared intently at the black sea, then suddenly reached out and scooped it up.

"Uncle Bamboo Pole, did you catch a fish?"

"hey-hey."

Bamboo pole proudly held up what it was holding above its head: "Look, it's huge!"

"..."

"What's wrong? Oh, I almost forgot, this is your first time seeing fish from the Dead Sea."

Bamboo Pole shook his head: "Although it doesn't look very good, it tastes pretty good."

"Is...is this really a fish?"

Bubble stared incredulously at the strange creature in Bamboo Pole's hand. This...this doesn't look like a fish at all!

It has a flat body and a slimy surface without a single scale.

Dead fish eyes, and a round mouth full of sharp teeth that sends chills down your spine.

Several black tentacles were growing from under the belly of this strange creature, and these tentacles were moving around very energetically.

"Well, I know it'll be hard for people to accept when they see it for the first time, since this thing looks like a monster that has been severely mutated by radiation."

Bamboo Pole smiled bitterly, "Unfortunately, there's no other food on Hell Island besides it."

"There are no fish on the east side of the island. For so many years, everyone has relied on them to survive."

"Bubble, you should try to overcome your psychological barriers as soon as possible."

After speaking politely, Bamboo Pole took a step back warily, fearing that the great master in front of him might get angry and use him as a punching bag.

"Hmm, Bubble, Bubble will try its best!"

The little girl waved her fist, and her innocent yet earnest expression made Zhugan breathe a sigh of relief and couldn't help but laugh.

"Just close your eyes when you eat it, trust me, it tastes really good."

"One isn't enough for everyone, Bubble, would you like to try some?"

"Yeah!"

The little girl squatted down with great interest and reached out to feel around in the black seawater.

"The water is too shallow where you're standing; you can't catch any fish from there."

The bamboo pole reminded him, "Roll up your trouser legs and take a few steps forward."

"I think I touched it," the little girl said uncertainly.

"Forehead"

Bamboo Pole didn't expect to be proven wrong right after he said that. But how could you catch fish in such shallow water?

"It's not a rock or marine debris, is it? Does the thing in your hand move?"