A new day dawned, and the chaos of the night fell like a curtain.
Compared to yesterday, seven fewer apprentices remained, all having taken the ocean current back to the steeple ahead of time—some having lost hope in gathering enough water scalding bubble fruits, others having reached their set goals.
That day, the sun blazed fiercely, and the maturity density of the water scalding bubble fruits had improved.
Ivan was busy capturing 14 portions of water scalding bubble fruits, giving him a total of 56 portions, enough to exchange for a portion of Aqua Alva.
Not far away, Wolban had shaken off the gloominess of the previous day, clearly reaping a good harvest.
"It's time to leave."
A moment later, one by one, the apprentices bid farewell to this special secret realm with the help of the ocean current pillars, with the endpoint still being the original sea steeple.
At the bottom layer of the steeple, Ivan emerged from the defensive membrane and landed lightly on the ground.