Retreat to Sun Island Bay

At the Siren camp in North Fjord,

Thousands of Sirens surrounded Lord Commander Alcheza's corpse. More than twenty young Siren women stood on the surrounding Sea Reef Rocks in white gauze dresses, singing a mournful, soaring funeral prelude.

The Sirens lined up before the Sea Beast Priest. One after another, they stretched out their blue-scaled arms, slit their wrists with daggers, and let their blood drip onto Lord Commander Alcheza's body.

Soon, Lord Commander Alcheza's body was soaked in Siren blood. Atias used tough seaweed to bind him securely, then slung the seaweed rope over his shoulder and dragged Lord Commander Alcheza's corpse slowly into the sea alone.

Miss Tiffany quietly explained to Roy that Sirens were buried in the bellies of fish after death.

Lord Commander Alcheza's corpse floated on the sea surface. The blood staining his entire body spread through the water, quickly drawing several Great White Sharks prowling nearby.

Following the scent of blood, the Great White Sharks swam over. They opened their huge jaws and relentlessly tore apart Lord Commander Alcheza's corpse. After the seawater churned for several minutes, everything fell still.

The Sirens were all immersed in grief over Lord Commander Alcheza's death.

When a Sea Beast Priest died within a Siren Tribe, a new Sea Beast Priest had to be born. If no Sea Beast Priest emerged soon, the tribe would likely be annexed by another Siren Tribe. Even if it was not annexed, the Sirens of that tribe would scatter and seek out other Siren Tribes with Sea Beast Priests...

Lord Commander Alcheza's son—young Atias—clearly did not yet possess the strength to advance to Sea Beast Priest.

That was why Lord Commander Alcheza had given his cultivation notes to Jiezena. He hoped she could use his Notebook of Experience to become a Sea