An Unexpected Connection

The sea breeze whistled past Shisui's ears, creating a soft "whooshing" sound as it rubbed against the air.

Without the mingled smells of gunpowder and the sweet, metallic scent of the battlefield, the wind seemed unusually bland.

At his current speed, returning to the Ringwater Continent would only take a few seconds.

Therefore, he did not try to activate Spatial Energy to open Wormhole, but instead relied on his own flight speed to leave the battlefield.

After all, with nearly 100,000 Awakened Ones suddenly disappearing, the surrounding sea area will inevitably be searched afterwards.

He didn't want his whereabouts to be discovered so easily.

He flew from high Ringwater Continent, Shisui the sea breeze dispel the stench of blood that surrounded him.

A moment later, as a sliver of white appeared on the horizon, illuminating a small part of the bottomless sea, Shisui finally found a place to settle down.

He slowly folded his wings, lightly touched the ground with his toes, and stopped on a deserted island in the Ringwater Continent.

Like a falling Radiant Feathers, it happened silently.

This small island is only two square kilometers in size; it would be more appropriate to call it an "island" than an "island".

Almost the instant his feet touched the ground, a thick fog suddenly rose up around him.

The thick fog seemed to have a life of its own, spreading rapidly.

In the blink of an eye, it completely engulfed the entire small island.

From a distance, the small island, whose outline could still be vaguely seen, vanished completely from the surface of the vast sea in an instant.

The long night has finally ended, but like this small island, countless others remain forever shrouded in darkness.

With the abundant Feather Powder isolating him from the outside world, Shisui finally found a place to sit down and began to examine his harvest.

In the Alternate Space, mountains of prey lay suffocated from inhaling large amounts of Feather Powder.

They are being rapidly crushed, filtered, refined, and then coagulated into Flesh Crystals.

Those three enormous 500-meter-long sea beasts alone are enough to produce tens of thousands of crystals.

The four Earth Realm were placed separately in another alternate Alternate Space used for preservation.

It's worth mentioning that along with them were a batch of barnacles, each only the size of a finger joint.

Shisui was somewhat curious about this little gadget that emitted strong Psychic Energy fluctuations.

So I picked one out and cracked it open like a sunflower seed.

"Snap!"

The shell cracks open, and then the sweet and fresh seafood flavor explodes on your tongue.

Perhaps it's because they recently consumed a large amount of Psychic Energy metal.

After a short period of digestion, a huge reserve of Psychic Energy was stored in the body.

Shisui chewed on the barnacle meat, which tasted quite like snail meat, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

We don't have sunflower seeds right now, but eating barnacles seems like an option.

Just as Shisui was happily chewing on barnacles, a strange movement suddenly occurred in the Alternate Space where miscellaneous items were stored.

He rushed over to check and immediately discovered two spatial artifacts resonating with each other.

One was the Black Jade pendant on the Sea Race's body, and the other was the Lou Family's Spatial Ring, which had been lying in a corner of the Alternate Space for a long time.

"Um?"

Shisui immediately sensed that something was wrong.

The Lou Family, a newly emerging noble family in Kaiyang Yin City, had not even expanded their influence beyond Yin City before their property was confiscated by a joint force.

Logically speaking, they should have no way to contact the Sea Race.

Unless, in reverse order, the Lou Family came into contact with the Sea Race first, and then their rapid rise occurred.

This is why Lou Shisui, a descendant who was about to come of age, was spared and allowed to live.

She was even wearing the Lou Family's Spatial Ring on her hand.

Because it's bait used to catch the Sea Race liaisons who contact the Lou Family.

However, no one expected that the bait would be replaced with a different "core" before it even had a chance to work.

Perhaps Lou Shisui's body can withstand a soul far stronger than his own, which is also related to the Sea Race.

Thinking about this, Shisui became even more interested in the research content of the Sea Race Research Institute.

He separated the two spatial artifacts that were still resonating and first took out the Black Jade tablet that he hadn't examined much.

The Black Jade used for this jade plaque is not top-grade; under Kakugan, one can clearly see cotton-like inclusions and a few air bubbles within the jade.

However, this is ultimately the Black Jade, one of the top-grade materials for crafting various magical artifacts, which is priceless and unavailable.

The reason why Black Jade is expensive is because of its strong plasticity, Psychic Energy reserves, and rarity.

This is not something an ordinary family can afford.

In particular, there is an inconspicuous dragon pattern engraved on this jade plaque.

"So you're a member of the Dragon Spirit Species."

But that Sea Race didn't have dragon horns, so was it a trusted subordinate of some prince?

A guy who commands a naval fleet, holding a jade token that allows him to contact the Yin City family—the meaning of which is self-evident.

The Sea Race had long coveted the land, but the Lou Family exposed themselves too early, so they didn't Kaiyang Continent.

This is why Yin City was so aggressive at the time.

Anyone labeled as a rebel would have their property confiscated and their entire family wiped out.

This was not only because of Zi Sui's Shisui, but also because they had actually uncovered a powerful family that had been colluding with foreign enemies.

That's why there's such a tense atmosphere, with the attitude of "better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free."

Just as Shisui was about to unlock the external combination lock of the spatial jade tablet, a sudden change occurred.

A familiar pressure suddenly descended through the jade tablet.

Just like that night when Shisui searched that researcher at the First Research Institute.

The pre-installed "safety device" was triggered.

However, this time, the Shisui was no longer a small Profound Realm that the other party could easily manipulate.

The ferocious Psychic Energy instantly enveloped the Black Jade tablet, biting off a small portion of the remaining part.

Then, the remaining Black Jade, along with the space created within it, was annihilated in the air.

Shisui held the tiny remaining fragment, which still retained traces of the other party's Psychic Energy.

With this fragment of Black Jade, he could also study the Lou Family ring that had resonated with him in the future.

Furthermore, he was also able to trace the origin of this aura.

"You'd better pray that you're strong enough when I find you after I ascend to the Heaven Realm."

The Koukaku instantly enveloped and isolated the Black Jade from the outside world.

He needed to prevent the other party from discovering that the reserved Psychic Energy had been activated and then tracking him down.

Because of this unexpected turn of events that could expose them to the enemy, Shisui decided not to stay any longer.

He planned to explore the nearby Ringwater Continent, which had been completely occupied by the Sea Race.

Then, he spread his Ukaku, took off, and plunged into the dark seabed.

The white mist slowly dissipated, and the small island returned to the sunlight.

A moment later, Jiang Ning led a group of Sea Race soldiers ashore on the island.

"Search!"

"Yes!"

Following Jiang Ning's order, the soldiers began a thorough search along the coastline from the outside in.

However, under Shisui's control, Feather Powder will erase all traces, and they are destined to gain nothing.

"Report: No abnormalities found."

This was expected, but Jiang Ning's expression still darkened upon receiving the result.

The inability to find them means that an unknown threat is lurking in the shadows, watching them.

This is not a good thing.

He ordered his men to expand the search area, while he turned and walked towards the temporary encampment located on the Ringwater Continent.

To avoid any unforeseen complications, it would be best to hand over the prototypes to the Second Research Institute as soon as possible.