Before the two could question him further, Ye Chen continued, "No one knows when it started, but fishermen in the surrounding areas often encountered such things while out at sea. Even fish they had caught and killed with their own hands would 'come back to life' not long afterward. Their eyes would turn crimson, filled with aggression, as if they were being controlled by some kind of force."
Niu Tian nodded silently. If that was truly the case, then the situation was indeed bizarre.
Because the sea near the Extreme North was so remote and rarely visited, word of it had never spread. Otherwise, even from so far away in the Clear Sky Sect, he should have heard some rumors.
Rather than feeling relieved by the news Tang San had sent, he felt the weight of his responsibility grow even heavier.
News had just arrived from that side when Ye Chen revealed the strange events taking place in the waters of the Extreme North. Niu Tian felt that the Clear Sky Sect could no longer remain hidden. He planned to find time to investigate the place Ye Chen had mentioned as soon as possible.
Ye Chen studied their expressions and seemed to guess Niu Tian's thoughts. "Because this matter was so important, I returned to land and immediately went back to the academy to tell Mu En, the current master of Sea God's Pavilion. Based on the several investigations Xuan Zi and I conducted afterward, we discovered that those 'revived' creatures contained a strange kind of Life Energy. That Life Energy seemed to be emanating from a small island."
Niu Tian said nothing. Ye Chen had done nothing wrong. When something like this happened, they truly needed to discuss it with the powerful figures behind them at once.
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