Landing on the Island

The vast Great East Sea stretched boundlessly beneath the heavens, its islands vying in splendor. Deep within the sea, several island-based kingdoms had even been established. Though their populations were small, they remained orderly and well-governed.

They had gradually developed from the ancestors of Shenzhou, who had fled by ship to escape the flames and blades of war.

The Star Luo Archipelago was not an island nation, yet in the hearts of those living along the mainland coast and in several island countries, it was exceedingly famous. The reason lay in one word: peril.

This archipelago lay deep within the untraveled reaches of the Great East Sea. Its islands were scattered without any discernible pattern, like stars strewn across the sky, hence its reputation as the Star Luo Archipelago.

Ever since its discovery, countless people had landed upon its islands, hoping to seize enormous resources and wealth. After all, the abundance of the sea's resources was common knowledge, and many rare pearls and gemstones were dredged from the deep sea before being polished into treasure.

Yet what inspired terror was that no matter how many people went ashore, and no matter how formidable their martial arts, none ever returned. In the end, it became a forbidden land that no seafarer dared offend.

The East Sea Dragon Subduing Diagram recorded that the Divine Dragon dwelled in the depths of the waters surrounding the Star Luo Archipelago. Every sixty years, it would turn its dragon body, leap from the sea, stir wind and waves, and devour countless creatures of the ocean. Then it would soar beyond the heavens and wreak havoc for three full months before returning once more to the deep sea to roost.

Duàn Yì found this an exceedingly strange phenomenon. To him, the Divine Dragon was like a pet