Time rewound to three days earlier.
Eternal Night Dark Sea.
The turtle ship of the Black Tortoise Oath was about to set sail for the Red Extinction River.
Bai Pu summoned the Blackscale Queen—Mei Xi.
Beside her stood the demon general servant—Blood Bat.
"Mei Xi, I'm about to head to the Red Extinction River. What are your plans?"
Mei Xi answered without hesitation, "Wherever Master goes, I go."
Bai Pu shook his head. "The Red Extinction River is all land, not a place where you can fully use your abilities... Besides, I have another important task for you."
"Master avenged me, and Mei Xi can never repay such gratitude. Everything Mei Xi has belongs to Master. It is Mei Xi's honor to serve Master. Please tell Mei Xi the task."
The Blackscale Queen, Mei Xi, had completely become Bai Pu's shape.
Of course, this referred to her loyalty.
"You said that while you were in the Profound Water Palace, you sensed something unusual?" Bai Pu got to the point.
"Yes. Deep beneath the Profound Water Palace, there should be an extremely deep and icy spring eye. Its energy is incredibly powerful; even the Black Merman King Pearl faintly reacted to it," Mei Xi said.
"Yes. That matches what I sensed through the Watching the Sea Profound Truth."
Bai Pu spoke slowly. "Mei Xi, I suspect that beneath the Profound Water Palace lies an enormous energy mass similar to the Roots of the Galuo Ancient Tree! It must be something the Black Emperor relies on heavily—perhaps even the source of his power. Combined with what the Black Emperor's Avatar said, when the Azure Emperor lost the Roots of the Galuo Ancient Tree, he lost the confidence to negotiate with the Rock Emperor. That shows just how important it is! Furthermore, why