Lu Mingfei starts from Douluo.

Lu Mingfei also met the boss's so-called old partner here, an old man with white hair and beard like him. However, he had probably been at sea for many years, so his skin was as black as charcoal, and his face was full of wrinkles. But his eyes were bright and piercing.

When Lu Mingfei and the boss arrived, the old man immediately looked Lu Mingfei up and down, and then nodded.

Today, Lu Mingfei was dressed in tattered, coarse linen clothes, his hair was disheveled and greasy, and his whole body was covered with soot from the bottom of a pot. Anyone who looked at him would think he was a poor boy struggling to make a living at sea.

As an experienced sailor, the boss had naturally introduced him to some of the rules and taboos at sea.

This sea is home to many pirates. Ordinary fishermen who encounter pirates usually just need to pay some protection money. Although Lu Mingfei is not afraid of any pirates, he does not want to cause trouble for the boatmen.

After paying the toll, the old man quickly led Lu Mingfei onto the fishing boat. The boat was not big, only about seven or eight meters long, and the wooden planks were covered with repair marks, showing that it had been around for many years.

Also on the boat was a teenager, the old man's grandson, who was obviously a very lively and mischievous boy.

"Sir, I will get you there safely, but if anything happens, please follow my instructions." The old man said sternly after boarding the ship.

"Of course, sir." Lu Mingfei nodded. Whether it was the old man or his grandson, they were just ordinary people, and it was normal for them to be cautious.

Perhaps sensing Lu Mingfei's friendly attitude, the old man relaxed a little. After all, this was a Soul Master, and they couldn't afford to offend him. If it weren't for saving money to buy a new ship, he would never have done something so dangerous.

Soon the fishing boat set sail, and Lu Mingfei stood on the deck, looking at the rising sun, feeling a mix of emotions.

Although he used to live in a coastal city, he had never been out to sea by boat. After arriving in Hanhai City, he only flew out at night to enjoy the sea breeze and take a stroll.

This was his first time on a boat, and he found it quite novel.

The novelty wore off in just a few minutes, and then the discomfort returned.

"I go."

Lu Mingfei held onto the railing, covering his mouth. It's no wonder he's so delicate and precious. Soul Masters are human too. Even if he's a quasi-Soul Emperor who can kill a Title Douluo, he still has to respect basic physiological reactions, okay?

"Talk to someone, it'll help distract you," the old man said, sounding very experienced.

Lu Mingfei nodded with a wry smile. He really needed to shift his focus, otherwise he felt like he was going to vomit bile.

"By the way, old man, you've been at sea for so many years, have you ever heard of Poseidon Island?" Lu Mingfei scratched his head and casually asked.

In Hanhai City, news about Poseidon Island is widely circulated, but it is always shrouded in mystery, and no one knows much about it.

At least the Angel God of the Spirit Hall has a specific doctrine and legendary deeds, but calling him the Sea God is absurd. Sea Spirit Masters all talk about respecting faith, but when it comes to specific content, they have absolutely no clue.

If he hadn't known that Poseidon Island really existed, he probably would have thought it was some charlatan's religious hoax.

Chapter 211 Pirate Crew

“Seagod Island, huh? You’ve come to the right person. I delivered supplies there when I was young. It’s the closest place to the Seagod.” The old man clicked his tongue as if he was reminiscing.

"There really is a god?" Lu Mingfei's eyes lit up as he leaned on the ship's railing. He had been in Hanhai City for so long and had only heard legends. Finally, he had met someone who had been to the island.

After seeing the half-body of that dragon god, he knew that this world was not as simple as it seemed on the surface.

"An ordinary person like me can't go up there. I've only traded goods on the outskirts." The old man shook his head with a smile. "I heard from the people on the island that they have all seen the Sea God manifest. The Sea God's chief priest can even wield the Sea God's power."

"Why is it even related to a miracle? Is it the seventh day after his death?" Lu Mingfei raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself, "So this sea god is really quite free. The main storyline is clearly getting more and more exciting."

Who knows how many hidden gods are on this continent?

Is it going to end in a chaotic battle of gods? How is he supposed to beat the game then?

Lu Mingfei felt a little panicked. If Di Tian, ​​who had not yet become a god, was already incredibly powerful, how strong must these gods themselves be?

Does he also need to break through level 100 to clear the game?

One perplexing question after another left Lu Mingfei even more bewildered.

Forget about reaching level 100 and becoming a god; right now, you can't even find a titled Douluo at level 97 or 98 on the entire continent.

In the entire history of the continent, only the Angel God of the Spirit Hall has been recorded as having successfully reached level 100 and become a god; such a feat has only occurred once every few thousand years.

Could it be that he really has to turn to the Spirit Hall and ask them for a way to break through to level 100?

Judging from Bibi Dong's youthful appearance, how long will it take for him to have the opportunity to succeed as Pope and access these secrets?

Not to mention the covetous Holy Maiden, Lu Mingfei didn't think Tang Hao's life was worth that much.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but cover his head, suddenly feeling immense pressure. He had originally thought that with his abnormal Word Power cheat, he might be able to sweep across the continent once he reached the Title Douluo realm, but now it seemed that was far from enough.

"Forget it, things will work themselves out. Anyway, I'm only level 60, a long way from level 100." Lu Mingfei consoled himself with his Ah Q spirit. He decided not to think too much about it now and to focus on getting the Soul Ring in front of him first.

"By the way, how much longer until we get there?" Lu Mingfei blurted out.

"It's still early. We'll rest on a transit island this afternoon and arrive by noon tomorrow. If you're tired, go lie down in the cabin," the old man replied casually.

"Forget it, I'd rather stay here and chat with you a little longer," Lu Mingfei quickly shook his head. If he were to take a nap, he'd probably feel so dizzy that the sky would fall down.

It has to be said that the men on the high seas are really talkative. Lu Mingfei even learned how to read nautical charts from him so that he wouldn't accidentally get lost next time he flew out at night and have to wait until dawn to determine his direction.

The next day arrived quickly, and Lu Mingfei's seasickness had mostly subsided. As he was looking at the scenery at sea, the child who had been sitting on the mast observation post suddenly shouted.

"Grandpa, a ship is coming! It's the flag of the Purple Pearl Pirates!" The child quickly slid down from the mast.

At the same time, the old man's expression changed, and he quickly lowered the canvas. This was the rule at sea: if you didn't want to die when you encountered pirates, you had to stay where you were and not think about escaping.

After finishing everything, the old man stood at the bow of the boat, catching his breath, and reminded them, "Stand still for a while. They're probably just passing by to collect protection money and will be gone soon."

Lu Mingfei had actually seen a large, all-black ship sailing towards them from afar, but he never expected to encounter pirates on a casual sea voyage.

The Purple Pearl Pirate Gang was quite notorious throughout the entire Hanhai City. They specialized in robbing noble merchant ships and had hundreds of Sea Soul Masters and thousands of men under their command. Even the Hanhai City government could not suppress them.

Lu Mingfei had promised the old man before setting sail that he would do as he was told and not cause any trouble, so he could only obediently stand by the side of the boat as he was told.

When the pirate ship approached the fishing boat, a rope was thrown down from the ship, and three pirates quickly slid down the rope, along with more than a dozen other pirates on the ship watching the situation.

The three pirates that came down were led by a tall and burly Great Soul Master, with two short and skinny henchmen behind him, who were baring their teeth and carrying swords, their faces full of arrogance.

"The Purple Pearl Pirates, behave yourselves." One of the henchmen drew his sword and threatened.

Another henchman rushed into the cabin to search for valuables or people hiding there.

After confirming that it was just a broken fishing boat, they reached out their hands to the old man. According to the rules, three people would receive three gold soul coins.

The old man quickly presented the gold coins with both hands. The three pirates weighed them in their hands, then boarded the ship with satisfaction.

Once the shadow of the pirate ship had disappeared, both the old man and the child breathed a sigh of relief.

"These bastards, if there really is a sea god, he should have struck them all down." The old man kept cursing. Three gold soul coins were equivalent to a month's worth of his usual work for nothing.

"They really are a bunch of bastards," Lu Mingfei echoed, watching the pirate ship sail away.

He used to hear people in bars praising the Purple Pearl pirate ship as righteous thieves, saying they robbed the rich to help the poor and were not harsh on ordinary fishermen.

Looking back now, I guess the person who said that was a member of a pirate crew.

The so-called righteous act of the Purple Pearl Pirates was actually to force every fisherman to carry a head money guarantee before going to sea, thus turning them into leeks that they could harvest repeatedly.

Lu Mingfei shook his head and made an excuse to return to his cabin to rest.

Half an hour later, as the sun was already high in the sky, the old man cast his net and prepared to make lunch. Suddenly, a thunderclap rang out in the clear sky.

My first instinct was that a storm was about to break out at sea, so I quickly looked around to see what was going on, but I didn’t find anything. I could only assume that it was some kind of spirit beast that was making the noise.

When the seafood for lunch was brought up, Lu Mingfei emerged from the cabin, stretched, and was clearly in a good mood.

After the three of them had a quick lunch, the outline of an island was already faintly visible on the horizon.

The old man quickly took out his binoculars, nautical chart, and compass to check the location, then bowed deeply to Lu Mingfei: "Sir, we've arrived at the place you requested. The soul beast I saw was in this area. Our ship can't pass through here, so you see..."

"No need, you've taken us to our destination. You can go now. Thank you for taking care of us these past two days. By the way, please don't come to this area too often in the future."

Lu Mingfei waved goodbye, and then, to the disbelief of the old man and the child, he climbed over the ship's side and jumped into the sea.

But what surprised them even more was that Lu Mingfei actually stepped directly onto the sea surface and started running wildly.

Chapter 212 Ant Nest

Lu Mingfei's agile figure sped across the sea at lightning speed.

This wasn't some kind of light-footed water-walking skill; he simply used freezing power to solidify ice on his feet with each step, allowing him to walk on the ice.

His main concern was that revealing his golden eyes would alert the nearby spirit beasts, which would be awkward.

A few minutes later, Lu Mingfei landed on the island, and the old fishing boat on the horizon gradually disappeared from sight.

He disposed of the pirate ship very cleanly, leaving not a single piece of wreckage. The pirates wouldn't have noticed the missing crew so quickly; by then, the fishing boat should have already returned to Hanhai City.

Lu Mingfei looked around the island. Although it was called an island, it was more like a group of reefs, with almost no flat area.

But it does indeed seem more like a place where sea spirit beasts would inhabit and roam.

According to the old man, he only saw the golden electric eel at night, which means this is probably its nest. It must have been out hunting during the day, otherwise it would have been attacked when he came ashore earlier.

As for going into the sea to investigate, that would be suicide. He had never learned to dive, and his swimming skills were only rudimentary. If some ancient soul beast really appeared, he wouldn't be able to use its strength to accelerate.

As night slowly approached, the rising tide submerged almost half of the entire reef island.

The entire sea was pitch black, and even the moonlight was obscured by thick, dark clouds in the sky.

Lu Mingfei stood on a platform made of ice and took out the bait he had prepared beforehand from his storage soul tool.

A large piece of century-old soul beast meat, plus a basin of fresh soul beast blood, and a strong bloody smell spread with the rise and fall of the sea breeze and waves.

However, despite such a large investment in baiting, not even a single small fish or shrimp appeared.

But Lu Mingfei knew that this meant he had found the right place—the lair of a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast. Other soul beasts would certainly not dare to approach rashly.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but suddenly Lu Mingfei felt a slight numbness in his feet.

On the dark sea, a golden light suddenly shone, accompanied by crackling thunder. A colossal creature, over thirty meters long, darted towards him from afar like lightning.

"Good heavens." Although he knew that sea spirit beasts were generally quite large, the last time he saw a spirit beast this big was the 100,000-year-old bull-headed snake he saw in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Lu Mingfei kicked off the ice block and leaped onto the reef. At the same time, a bolt of lightning as thick as a thigh struck the ice block and shattered it.

Then, the golden electric eel, its body covered in golden scales, slowly emerged from the sea. Lightning crackled on its body, and a powerful dragon's might suddenly spread out. Its huge, blood-red beast eyes coldly looked down at Lu Mingfei on the reef, vaguely carrying mockery and anger.

The ten-thousand-year-old soul beast already possessed human intelligence. It knew that Lu Mingfei, this human, had come for its soul ring, but it was the absolute overlord of this sea area.

Possessing powerful dragon blood and lightning power, it can roam freely among sea spirit beasts, and even 100,000-year-old spirit beasts dare not provoke it.

Many humans have provoked it, but without exception, they all met their demise.

However, what it saw in its beastly eyes was not the usual panicked and desperate expression of humans, but rather an unusually bright joy.

"I knew I'd come to the right place." Lu Mingfei smiled knowingly.

The next moment, golden light instantly filled everything in the golden electric eel's field of vision, and an even more terrifying dragon's might spread throughout the entire sea like a tidal wave.

"You think you can become a dragon from a mere eel? You're a hundred thousand years too early!"

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Ten days later.

A huge purple sailing ship cuts through the waves on the sea.

As the ship of Purple Pearl, the captain of the Purple Pearl Pirate Crew, the Purple Pearl is known to everyone in this sea area.

The reason why Purple Pearl personally took action was because three ships that went out to collect protection money had all disappeared in the past few days.

Purple Pearl's first thought was that a fellow thief was trying to steal her food, so she immediately drove out her vehicle and cruised her own sea area, fully loaded, ready to see which fool dared to snatch food from her jaws.

They searched for a long time but couldn't find a single trace of the enemy.

Left with no other choice, she returned to her base on Purple Pearl Island and summoned all her subordinates to a meeting to discuss countermeasures and avoid being defeated one by one.

However, unnoticed by anyone, a figure quietly boarded the Purple Pearl.

At night, after five days, all forty-odd pirate ships had gathered at the main camp.

More than 3,000 members, more than 200 Sea Soul Masters, and leaders of all ranks were crammed into the square in the center of the island.

Everyone held weapons, exuding murderous intent, waiting for Purple Pearl to give the order to prepare for war.

They grew to their current position by defeating and annexing several rival pirate crews, so naturally they wouldn't allow outsiders to take their territory.

"Commander, just give the order! No matter who the opponent is, we'll fight to the bitter end!" a leader shouted immediately, followed by the echoes of thousands of people in the square.

Purple Pearl glanced at her subordinates and nodded in satisfaction. The loss of three ships was insignificant to a pirate crew.

"Very well, no matter who the opponent is, we must let them know what happens when they mess with our pirate crew! They want war, then we'll give them war!" Purple Pearl raised her hand and waved her arm, and everyone raised their swords and roared.

Jixiang stood in the far corner, head down, and sighed.

"What are you thinking about?" a voice came softly from the side.