On a night adorned with brilliant stars, across the vast and endless sea, a solitary shuttle boat cut through the waves, forging ahead with unwavering determination. Inside the shuttle, one male and three females sat together, enjoying the unique starry seascape through the transparent shield of the cabin.
This shuttle boat was precisely the Moon God Shuttle, and the four individuals inside were Zhu Ziyang and his companions.
By this time, three months had passed since they began their voyage. The Moon God Shuttle had long left the coastal areas of the Douluo Continent and entered the far seas, a region never before reached by the people of the Douluo Continent. The sea charts on the Moon God Shuttle were now useless; they could only rely on the stars to discern the east, controlling the Moon God Shuttle to continuously head eastward.
If they were ordinary people, drifting aimlessly at sea for three months would likely have driven them mad, but Zhu Ziyang and the others were not ordinary individuals. They were all recognized geniuses, so this bit of solitude and boredom was completely insignificant to them.
Furthermore, they were not alone; there were four of them. And if you included each person's Soul Spirit, that made ten individuals.
Just like at this very moment, Zhu Ziyang's Snow Ice Frost Dew, Jiang Nannan's Cha Cha, and Zhang Lexuan's Yu Yu had all been called out, adding a lively atmosphere to the solitary boat.
If Electrolux had not disagreed, Zhu Ziyang would have even wanted to call out the several light powerhouses within the Saint Law Demiplane.
Speaking of Electrolux, it must be mentioned that ever since the Saint Law Demiplane came into existence, the time Electrolux spent in Zhu Ziyang's spiritual sea had greatly reduced. More often than not, he was in the Saint Law Demiplane, training and guiding the newly born lives within it—those lifeforms resurrected from the dead into living beings.
According to Electrolux, these races, born from death, would be Zhu Ziyang's greatest foundation for conquering the God Realm and traversing the starry sky in the future.
Although Zhu Ziyang felt a bit helpless about Electrolux's immense expectations, he did not try to dissuade him. If the old man wanted to play, let him play; he needed something to do to pass the time!
"Ziyang, there's an island ahead!" Ice Dragon King, who was steering, poked her head out of the cockpit and called to Zhu Ziyang.
"An island? What kind of island?" Zhu Ziyang raised his eyebrows, instantly lifting his head from Zhang Lexuan's lap, and asked Ice Dragon King in return.
"It's a bit far, so I can't see clearly," Ice Dragon King said. "But I can confirm it's a large island, at least bigger than all the islands we've encountered before!"
"Doesn't that mean it's even bigger than Tianxing Island?" Jiang Nannan's movements paused, a fruit falling into the plate, and a surprised expression appeared on her pretty face as she spoke.
Tianxing Island, the largest island in the Douluo Continent's sea area, was as large as an entire Douling Empire. Although nominally belonging to the Star Luo Empire, it was home to the only kingdom currently on the Douluo Continent, the Tianxing Kingdom.
Ice Dragon King's assertion that the island ahead of them was larger than Tianxing Island immediately piqued everyone's curiosity and anticipation. After all, an island larger than Tianxing Island could, to some extent, already be considered a small continent.
"Brother, let's go ashore and take a look!" Qian Lingyi suggested with sparkling eyes. At some point, Qian Lingyi had also adopted Jiang Nannan's way of addressing him, calling him 'Brother.' Although Jiang Nannan was very unhappy, Zhu Ziyang's happiness was enough.
"Go! Why not go!" Zhu Ziyang immediately decided. He stood up directly and walked towards the cockpit. Jiang Nannan, Zhang Lexuan, and Qian Lingyi followed closely behind. As for the Soul Spirits, they had no interest.
Arriving at the cockpit, guided by Ice Dragon King, the four also saw the island far in the distance. The distance was indeed great, allowing them only to make out a faint outline, unable to discern the island's specific scale or condition. So Zhu Ziyang did not hesitate, immediately injecting spirit power to increase speed, heading full throttle towards the island.
Soon, the full panorama of the island slowly unfolded before everyone's eyes. The island's area was indeed very large; just looking at one side's length already rivaled Tianxing Island. The terrain on the island was very undulating; at least within their line of sight, they had already seen no fewer than four protruding tall mountains.
As the Moon God Shuttle approached within a mile of the island, more detailed conditions of the island were revealed before the four. The entire island was covered in lush, verdant forests, with tall trees covering everything on the island. Even the cliffs and tidal flats near the sea were completely covered with various plants.
As far as the eye could see, there was no sign of human habitation. The hearts of the four couldn't help but sink; they could initially determine that this was an uninhabited island. They decided to circumnavigate the island to see if there was a suitable place to dock. Although this island might be uninhabited, the four had not given up the idea of going ashore to explore.
After circling the island, the four first confirmed one thing: the island was indeed very large, at least twice the size of Tianxing Island, already comparable to the Tianhun Empire combined with the Douling Empire.
"Such a large island, it can't really be uninhabited, can it?" Jiang Nannan's voice carried a hint of regret as she spoke.
"Whether it is or not, we'll know once we go ashore and explore," Zhu Ziyang said with a smile. "If it really is an uninhabited island, then we'll record its location and let the people of the Douluo Continent develop it."
"Exactly!" Zhang Lexuan nodded and said, "We've encountered so many uninhabited islands along the way, one more won't make a difference!"
They landed at a suitable mooring spot. After putting away the Moon God Shuttle, the four did not act rashly. Instead, they oriented themselves and decided to first go to the highest point of the island to get a general overview of the entire island.
The highest point on this island was naturally a mountain, a solitary peak at least five thousand meters high. This isolated peak stood in a dense forest, with no other mountains around it, as if it were isolated. This isolated peak was not far from where Zhu Ziyang and the three women landed, so they set off immediately.
The four simultaneously rose into the air. A pair of dragon wings appeared behind Zhu Ziyang; this was his external Spirit Bone, the Ice Dragon King Wing. Qian Lingyi, with her Spirit attached, had two pairs of angel wings appear. Zhang Lexuan, as a Titled Douluo, no longer needed her Spirit to maintain flight; she simply flew into the air. As for Jiang Nannan, as a Spirit Saint, she had naturally mastered the ability to fly.
Thus, they locked onto their target and flew towards the highest peak on the island. They flew at a height of a hundred meters above the ground, not forgetting to observe the scenery below. In the lush forest, there was a rushing river. Along the banks of the river, they occasionally saw Spirit Beasts they had never encountered before, but their strength was not high; there wasn't even a single one over ten thousand years old.
The source of the river was on that isolated peak, so the four flew along the river, able to see more information along the way, as living by water is a common trait for all races.
The four flew at a leisurely pace, taking four or five hours before they reached the foot of the isolated peak. They landed and then began to look for a path up the mountain.
Why not fly up? Naturally, it was to conserve spirit power. This isolated peak was located in the center of this jungle, and a large number of Spirit Beasts lived in the jungle. Referring to the Star Dou Great Forest on the Douluo Continent, this isolated peak, as the center of the entire forest, was very likely to harbor 100,000-Year Soul Beasts or older.
And indeed, this was the case. The four had only ascended to about a thousand meters up the mountainside when they were blocked by a tiger-type Spirit Beast they had never seen before.
"What are you four things? How dare you trespass into the Holy Mountain without being summoned? Disturbing Your Majesty, the Holy Emperor's slumber, your deaths a myriad times over would not atone for your crime!" The tiger-shaped Spirit Beast spoke in human language, immediately revealing information that greatly concerned Zhu Ziyang and the three women.
"Ziyang, what should we do?" Zhang Lexuan moved closer to Zhu Ziyang and asked in a low voice.
"This tiger has probably just broken through to become a 100,000-Year Soul Beast, and its aura is unstable. Let's control it first; we should be able to get a lot of information about this island from it!" Zhu Ziyang's mind raced, and he immediately made a decision, telling Zhang Lexuan.
"Alright!" Zhang Lexuan heard Zhu Ziyang's words and agreed without hesitation, regardless of whether the tiger opposite was a 100,000-Year Soul Beast. She always trusted Zhu Ziyang unconditionally.
"Act!" Zhu Ziyang, having received Zhang Lexuan's approval, immediately shouted, and then was the first to act, silver light blossoming in his eyes, and a peculiar fluctuation instantly spread outwards from him.
Zhang Lexuan also acted in sync, nine spirit rings flying out simultaneously, the last red spirit ring shining brightly, golden moonlight scattering its radiance, which contained a captivating purple hue.
Ninth Spirit Ability, Imperial Seal of the Moon.
Sky Thunder Net Tiger never expected that in the core of this sacred forest, on the Holy Mountain, there would actually be someone so unafraid of death as to attack it, the most trusted subordinate of Your Majesty, the Holy Emperor. However, no matter how unexpected it was, it had already been subdued by the combined efforts of Zhu Ziyang and Zhang Lexuan.
Zhang Lexuan's Imperial Seal of the Moon could seal the target's spirit power, making it unusable. With Zhang Lexuan's current strength and Sky Thunder Net Tiger's strength, this sealing effect could last for three minutes.
Three minutes was enough for Zhu Ziyang and the three women to interrogate it.