Third update today: Chapter 2026! 3/3!
"Father!"
Beihai Dragon King, Ao Shun, watched his father's Jiao body gradually dissolve into weapons, his cries mournful and piercing.
Ancient Sage of the Vast Sea looked down and smiled faintly. "Ao Shun, go. Find your elder brother, and return this to its owner."
Bang, bang! Bang, bang!
Ancient Sage of the Vast Sea used his Jiao claws to gouge out his powerful Jiao heart. Once separated from his body, it rapidly withered away, turning into a damaged jade pendant!
It was the final missing fragment of Xu Kun's Kongtong Seal!
Ancient Sage of the Vast Sea looked toward the man standing beside Ao Shun. "Wuben, you have now comprehended a path of your own. I shall grant you one final opportunity. I hope you will put in a few good words for me before your lord!"
Wuben's expression remained calm as he dropped to one knee. "I will never forget Master's grace in teaching me."
After Xu Kun had sent Wuben to the Vast Sea to recover from his wounds, Ancient Sage of the Vast Sea discovered that his own path suited him exceptionally well. Thus, he had taught him everything without reservation. Though he had never formally acknowledged their master-disciple relationship, Wuben still addressed him as Master.
"Go. The future belongs to you!"
Ancient Sage of the Vast Sea dissolved into weapons. Yet in the Human Race's northern territory, where the power of rules remained incomplete, it did not trigger the phenomenon of Saint Fall. Instead, he poured his centuries of cultivation and his immense, soon-to-disperse Life Force into Wuben's body.
"Farewell, Master!"
Wuben's face remained calm, but two streams of tears rolled down his cheeks.
The Vast Sea had completely dried up. Ancient Sage of the Vast Sea, hailed as