Young people were naturally daring and unconventional. Wu You and Gan Ning took it much better than Ziju Min. They weren’t particularly interested in what history had to say, choosing instead to trust their own gut.

“Elder Ziju, historical records are meant to be broken. Hasn’t senior brother Jiang Chen done that countless times? He’s accomplished the impossible every single time.” Wu You mentioned Jiang Chen’s name with immense confidence.

“Exactly. Records are meant to be broken. No matter how scary the tenth island is, it’s just a trial in the end. The senior brother has passed the eighth...