Boom!
Crackle!
Su He, deep in cultivation, was jolted awake by the tremendous noise. Puzzled, he looked toward the lake's surface.
Listening Sea Lake was thirty zhang deep, yet the sound still reached the lakebed so clearly. What were they doing up there? Listening Sea Lake was his cultivation ground—who dared behave so wildly here? Su He glanced aside and saw Chou Nuer holding a flower wreath, her dark brows slightly furrowed. Her mermaid tail swayed gently as she too looked toward the surface in confusion.
The noise had disturbed the King's cultivation. She did not like it.
Su He paddled toward the surface, with Chou Nuer closely following behind. The nearer they got to the top, the louder it became—applause, whistles, and cheers rang out without end.
Su He broke through the water. Near the surface, Chou Nuer leaped from the lake and tossed out a green leaf. It transformed into a tiny flat boat. By the time she landed, she had returned to human form, barefoot upon the little leaf boat.
Su He looked in every direction.
There were even more people at Listening Sea Lake. Noisy commotion came from all five Five Directions Arenas at once. The contests had actually already begun!
No one had told him! "Big Turtle!" a delighted voice cried out in the distance. Feng Ya Ya and Gu Lin were swaying on a small boat, waving at him from afar.
At the sight of Su He, the little girl grew tremendously excited. She broke free from Gu Lin's hand, stomped on the small boat, and sprang into the air, smashing into Su He's turtle shell like a cannonball.
The impact was too great, and his Mountain-Shadow Manifestation appeared. Feng Ya Ya was stopped by the mountain shadow, then slid down it like a