The Legendary Son-in-law of the Emperor
Chapter 460 - 459: Soul Spring Eye, Fierce Sharks Swarm

Chapter 460: Chapter 459: Soul Spring Eye, Fierce Sharks Swarm

Ye Xuan plunged into the depths of the West Coast Sea, continuously descending with the aid of a Water Avoidance Charm, and soon reached a depth of five thousand meters.

At this depth, an ordinary mortal would have been easily crushed to death.

But to Ye Xuan, it was merely a trifle.

With a slight movement of his Soul Power, Ye Xuan determined his direction and swam downward like a fish.

After reaching the seabed, Ye Xuan’s gaze locked onto one of the sea eyes emitting a faint glow.

"Soul Spring Eye."

Ye Xuan looked at the sea eye and revealed a slight smile.

This was the treasure he had sensed before.

The Soul Spring Eye, a naturally occurring wonder of heaven and earth, sometimes found within a spring, other times within a sea eye, was very difficult to locate.

The Soul Spring Eye greatly aids the growth of Soul Power.

Its effectiveness is even greater than that of the Ghost Spirit Fruit!

This was precisely what Ye Xuan needed most at the moment.

Within the Ye Family, he had exhausted a great deal of his Soul Power.

Now was the perfect time to restore it with the energy of the Soul Spring Eye.

The trip was far from futile.

Ye Xuan sat in meditation beside the Soul Spring Eye, the Taichu Hongmeng Primordial Dao Technique began to circulate, and all surrounding forces, along with the energy from the Soul Spring Eye, surged rapidly towards Ye Xuan.

Ye Xuan welcomed all comers, absorbing all these forces.

And Ye Xuan’s Soul Power was also being continuously restored.

Quickly, three days passed.

......

While Ye Xuan was occupied with the restoration of his Soul Power,

Within the deep sea thousands of miles away, currents surged wildly.

Suddenly, a swath of pitch-black shapes rapidly approached.

It was a school of vicious sharks!

Sharks capable of easily tearing apart cultivators in the Life Palace Realm!

At that moment, the sharks swarmed out as if they were courting death.

Ahead was the presence of a bloody scent!

"Damn it, why did it attract so many vicious sharks!?"

The source of the bloody scent was a young man in white, his expression incredibly grim at that moment.

Beside the young man in white stood a female in white, her complexion pale and anxious as well.

Being chased by tens of thousands of vicious sharks is a situation even cultivators of the Yin Yang Realm feared.

But now, they were facing such a perilous situation.

"We shouldn’t have come here alone to collect the Water Spirit, now it looks like we won’t be able to escape..." the woman in white said, her beautiful face filled with despair and regret.

"Disciple Sister Duan, don’t be afraid, I will protect you!" the young man reassured as they fled.

The originally despairing woman in white, Duan Rourou, felt a warm current pass through her heart upon hearing this, finding a glimmer of comfort amidst her despair, and softly spoke, "To die alongside Disciple Brother Fan is already more than I could ask for."

"Dying is out of the question," the young man in white named Fan Jian suddenly grinned, a hint of ruthless determination flashing in his eyes.

Whoosh!

The next moment, a Flying Sword flew out from his body and streaked across Duan Rourou’s smooth calf.

In an instant, blood flowed and quickly dispersed into the sea.

"Disciple Brother Fan!?" Duan Rourou was dumbstruck.

Without waiting for Duan Rourou’s reaction, Fan Jian kicked her away, his mouth still claiming, "Disciple Sister Duan, wait here for me. I’ll quickly call Master and the others over, and then I’ll come back to save you!"

No sooner had he spoken, than Fan Jian was already disappearing into the distance.

Duan Rourou was completely stunned.

But she quickly snapped out of her shock, furiously cursing, "Fan Jian, you are a despicable person, even though I devoted my heart and soul to you!"

Duan Rourou felt betrayed.

She had risked her life alongside Fan Jian to fetch the Water Spirit, all so that Fan Jian could advance to the Yin Yang Realm.

But now, she had been abandoned!

As mentioned before, within the West Coast Sea, there are countless fierce sea beasts.

Among them, the schools of vicious sharks could easily shred cultivators in the Life Palace Realm, which was extremely terrifying.

However, within the West Coast Sea, there also lay many opportunities.

The sea beasts were dangerous, but they also held immense value.

Besides sea beasts, many other rare treasures conducive to cultivation were bred there.

Because of this, naturally, there were cultivators who risked their lives to venture into the West Coast Sea.

Duan Rourou and Fan Jian were both disciples of the Sacred Land Qinghong, often accompanying their seniors from the sacred land to this place for trial and training.

It’s worth mentioning that Qinghong Sacred Land’s standing in the West Coast Sea was absolutely that of an Overlord, much stronger than that of Qianyuan Cave Heaven.

They were practically on the same level as the Ye Family.

And both Duan Rourou and Fan Jian were true inheritors within the Qinghong Sacred Land.

The two harbored affection for each other, bonded by an intention to share life and death together.

But now,

Duan Rourou’s dream had shattered.

Betrayed, she was nearly at her wits’ end.

But she dared not stop and could only keep swimming forward.

Because she knew that once she stopped, tens of thousands of ferocious sharks would tear her to shreds in an instant.

Despite the despair, she would not give up her longing for life.

After all, the thought of being buried in the mouths of ferocious sharks was enough to prevent anyone from standing still and waiting!

Boom!

Tens of thousands of ferocious sharks became violent once again the moment Duan Rourou’s blood was released, headed straight for her.

It had been Fan Jian’s blood before, but now Duan Rourou’s seemed even more attractive!

Or perhaps, there was something even more appealing about Duan Rourou herself.

The tens of thousands of sharks, all very sentient, abandoned Fan Jian and pursued Duan Rourou.

Duan Rourou felt the fury behind her, her face grew even paler, and her eyes were filled with despair.

It was at that moment Duan Rourou saw a figure, sitting cross-legged in the depths of the sea.

"Save me!"

In a flash, Duan Rourou, as if spotting a life-saving straw, dashed desperately towards the figure.

And as Duan Rourou swam, the tens of thousands of ferocious sharks turned immediately, continuing to chase her.

"Hoo——"

Ye Xuan let out a gentle breath, slowly opening his eyes.

The Soul Power he had expended at the Ye Family had finally recovered, not only had it returned, but it had also improved a level.

Though it was but a drop in the ocean for the restoration of Emperor Soul to its peak, it was better than nothing.

"Hmm?"

At that moment, Ye Xuan sensed a massive approach of murderous intent and turned to look.

He saw a woman calling out, rushing toward him.

Behind her was a dark mass of ferocious sharks.

The scene was terrifying.

If those sharks got to the woman, she would definitely be torn to shreds in an instant.

"Save me!"

Seeing Ye Xuan awaken, Duan Rourou was immediately overjoyed.

Ye Xuan looked at the rapidly approaching Duan Rourou and was slightly surprised, "Heavenly Fragrance Jade Body?"

Duan Rourou finally reached Ye Xuan’s side and took refuge behind him, panting and anxiously said, "My Lord, save me!"

Ye Xuan examined Duan Rourou for a moment and spoke unhurriedly, "I can save you, but give me the Water Spirit."

Duan Rourou was momentarily stunned, then slightly angry.

At such a critical time, he actually thought about demanding the Water Spirit from her? Didn’t he see the tens of thousands of ferocious sharks coming?

And how did this guy know she had the Water Spirit on her?

"Think it over and answer me, if you don’t, I’ll take your silence as consent."

"Of course, if you refuse, I don’t mind waiting until you’re torn apart by the sharks before I kill them and take the Water Spirit."

Ye Xuan didn’t look at Duan Rourou; instead, his gaze was fixed on the frenzied swarm of sharks.

A full ten thousand ferocious sharks!

Each one possessed the strength to tear apart a cultivator at the Life Palace Realm!

In such a terrifying scene, even a powerful individual at the Yin Yang Realm would flee without a second word.

But Ye Xuan showed no intent to retreat.

Duan Rourou nearly suffocated with anger at Ye Xuan’s words, her chest heaving.

But suddenly, Duan Rourou seemed to have realized something shocking, staring at Ye Xuan, she said in a daze, "You..."

"How are you only at the Heavenly Phenomenon Realm?!"

At that moment, Duan Rourou was stunned again.

This guy had spoken a bunch of nonsense with such confidence, and she had thought he was at the Yin Yang Realm. Only now did she realize this guy was actually at the Heavenly Phenomenon Realm!

How could someone at the Heavenly Phenomenon Realm dare to venture into the West Coast Sea?!

Wasn’t that courting death?!

Duan Rourou was dumbfounded.

"Young lady, who told you that Realm equals combat power?" Ye Xuan chuckled.

Duan Rourou was even more bewildered.

Realm doesn’t represent combat power?

Then what does represent combat power?

Words?

Boom————

The tens of thousands of ferocious sharks attacked, and their vicious scent could even be smelled.

One by one, their gaping mouths filled with sharp teeth were open.

"It’s over..." Duan Rourou closed her eyes in despair.

If she had known, she would have run away directly. Perhaps there was a slim chance for survival.

Instead, she had encountered a man ignorant of life and death!

"Get lost."

The moment Duan Rourou closed her eyes, she heard a cold shout.

(PS: Sorry for the delay, folks. Have a read of one Chapter and go to bed; the rest is still being written by the old ghost, and you can continue in the morning.)