"What's wrong with this human..."
As the Great White Shark pondered, its entire figure flipped over. While swiftly approaching, its form underwent a complete transformation, morphing into a beautiful young girl.
She was none other than Dong Qianqiu, who had been drawn here earlier by the powerful energy, never expecting to witness such a scene.
Previously, after consuming the top-tier water-attribute Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure gifted by her parents, her cultivation had advanced further, already surpassing ninety thousand years.
The ability to barely shapeshift was something she had always possessed—a point of pride as a subordinate of the God of the Sea. Any Great White Shark over eighty thousand years old could briefly assume human form, with higher talent allowing for longer durations.
As the daughter of the current Great White Shark King, she undoubtedly possessed the most elite bloodline, ensuring her transformation would last long enough to save this person.
"Why is there someone here?"
At this moment, Tang Luochuan sensed a humanoid figure not far away, his gaze immediately focusing on her. A human girl...
No—this was a hundred-thousand-year-old Shapeshifting Soul Beast?
"Human, are you alright?"
Dong Qianqiu cautiously approached while keeping her eyes fixed on him, studying him with curiosity. So this was what a real human looked like...
As the princess of the Great White Shark clan, her kind had always dwelled in the ocean.
Even her parents—the Great White Shark King and the Great White Shark of the Demon Soul, Xiao Bai—rarely interacted with humans, maintaining contact only with the God of the Sea's family at most.
"Looking at him..."
"He's quite handsome..."
Dong Qianqiu couldn't help but murmur.
Then, her small hand tentatively reached out to touch his hair. Seeing his black strands—so different from her own blue locks—the girl fell into thought.
His hair was just as smooth as hers, though she couldn't help but wonder if he'd look even better with blue hair like hers...
Well, mainly because this human was already very good-looking.
Dong Qianqiu silently admitted to herself.
"Enjoying the touch?"
"Yeah... Huh? What the—?!"
Hearing the voice, Dong Qianqiu instinctively replied but soon froze, her gaze snapping back to him in sudden panic.
He was awake!
The human was awake!
"Planning to keep touching?"
Tang Luochuan sighed helplessly, unable to resist asking.
He had been quite curious about her identity—a woman from the Great White Shark of the Demon Soul clan, and so young at that...
In the original records, the only two members of this clan to appear were the Great White Shark of the Demon Soul, Xiao Bai, and her daughter, Bai Xiuxiu, who later renamed herself Dong Qianqiu.
"N-no..."
"Sorry! I thought you were drowning! I saw you here and wanted to help..."
As the tall man stood up, Dong Qianqiu's eyes remained fixed on his, instinctively stepping back while secretly marveling...
What beautiful eyes.
Even though she wasn't human, she couldn't help but be captivated by his striking presence. In all her life, Dong Qianqiu had never seen someone so breathtaking.
"Like what you see?"
"Yeah... Huh?"
Tang Luochuan's voice came through, and Dong Qianqiu responded almost instantly, yet the next moment she swiftly lowered her head, seemingly lost in thought—though no one knew what she was pretending to ponder.
Only, her already rosy cheeks now flushed even deeper, betraying her shyness.
"Such a simple Soul Beast..."
Observing her reaction, Tang Luochuan couldn't help but silently assess her in his mind. This little Soul Beast...
She really was too naive.
Perhaps Soul Beasts were indeed much simpler compared to complex humans, but that wasn't entirely true—there were plenty of intelligent hundred-thousand-year Soul Beasts as well.
After all, reaching that level of cultivation made them top-tier existences. But this one before him...
Perhaps she was the pampered princess of the Great White Sharks, possibly even related to Xiao Bai or Bai Xiuxiu.
"Um..."
"Human, are you really okay now?"
Just as Tang Luochuan was about to say something, the girl in front of him seemed to find the silence too awkward and quietly raised her head, accidentally meeting his gaze as she softly asked.
"Mhm..."
"I'm really fine."
Tang Luochuan shook his head with a smile. Such a simple-minded Great White Shark girl—still asking if he was okay at a time like this.
"Oh..."
Dong Qianqiu murmured in response and lowered her head again.
"By the way, what's your name?"
He then asked.
"My name is... Dong Qianqiu. And yours?"
Dong Qianqiu hesitantly lifted her head, about to say something, but then seemed to steel herself and spoke plainly.
She didn't want to be called Bai Xiuxiu!
She would be called Dong Qianqiu!
"Dong Qianqiu?"
Hearing this name, the smile on Tang Luochuan's face froze momentarily, his eyes flashing with surprise. Dong Qianqiu...
This little girl was Dong Qianqiu?
The same Dong Qianqiu whose mother was the Great White Shark of the Demon Soul, Xiao Bai, and who appeared as a supporting heroine in the fourth installment of the series?
"To think..."
"I'd actually meet her today."
Tang Luochuan couldn't help but muse inwardly. Her first appearance in the original story was at ninety-thousand years of cultivation, during Wu Lin's Sea God Inheritance—still a few years away from now...
Yet she could already take human form at this level? Was this the privilege of being a servant of the God of the Sea?
"Yes, Dong Qianqiu!"
"Do you think my name sounds nice?"
Dong Qianqiu looked at him expectantly.
"Mhm..."
"It's lovely, very lovely."
Hearing this, Tang Luochuan chuckled in response, not wanting to disappoint the hopeful little creature.
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"I suppose your Martial Soul is ice-related, and your dream is to freeze everything in this world, isn't it?"
Tang Luochuan said with a smile, essentially asking a question he already knew the answer to.
"Wha—how did you know?!"
At these words, Dong Qianqiu immediately grew excited, her gaze locking onto him intently. A kindred spirit...
Right before her eyes!
Aside from the fact that she was a Soul Beast and thus had no Martial Soul, everything he said was spot-on. Could this truly be her destined companion?
"A noble ambition, Dong Qianqiu!"
Tang Luochuan laughed.
"You understand me so well!"
"Oh, you still haven't told me your name. What is it?"
Dong Qianqiu took a deep breath and giggled.
"My name is Tang Luochuan."
"Tang Luochuan… Luo Chuan…"
"I've remembered your name."
Silently committing the name to heart, Dong Qianqiu nodded thoughtfully as if realizing something.
"So, does that mean…"
"We're friends now?"
The next moment, she blinked playfully.
In her clan, as the sole descendant of the king, she enjoyed abundant resources but was also lonely. Without any friends, perhaps…
She could make a human friend!
"Friends?"
"Of course."
Looking at the innocent little Soul Beast before him, Tang Luochuan smiled and nodded, not wanting to dampen her excitement.
"Yay…"
At that moment, Dong Qianqiu's mood soared to its peak.
"Um, Tang Luochuan…"
She was about to say something, but the next second, sensing that her human form could only last another minute or two, her expression suddenly changed.
"I might have to go find my family now. They'll worry if I don't return soon. Here, take this!"
"As long as we both have this, we can hear each other's messages anytime. Pretty amazing, right?"
Looking in Tang Luochuan's direction, she gently took his hand and placed a magical conch in his palm.
"Messages anytime…"
Tang Luochuan pondered—a Sea Soul Beast version of a Communicator?
"If you ever come looking for me here, or if you need anything, just come to this place."
"Hehe, my parents are super strong! If you're ever in trouble, you must come find me!"
Dong Qianqiu spoke earnestly.
She didn't want her new friend to know she wasn't human like him, but her parents…
Were indeed incredibly powerful!
"Oh?"
"Then I'll keep this memento you've given me. And if you ever need help, you can come to me too."
Tang Luochuan chuckled in response.
"Huh?"
"No way! My parents are super, super strong. I'll be the one protecting you!"
Dong Qianqiu grinned, waving at him before quickly darting away, leaving Tang Luochuan with only the sight of her lovely retreating figure.
"Dong Qianqiu…"
"A simple, adorable little Sea Soul Beast."
Holding the small conch in his hand, Tang Luochuan smiled softly.
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