The night was dark, the waves surging.
The Hat-Wearing Man stood on a lone boat, watching Scholar Master sweep over from afar.
Suddenly, as if he had sensed something, he tapped his foot, and the entire lone boat abruptly exploded.
The Hat-Wearing Man's figure vanished into thin air.
Almost at the same time, beneath the distant heavens, Scholar Master suddenly hurled out the Sea of Destiny Cauldron in his hand.
But he was ultimately a step too late. Countless starlights shot from the Sea of Destiny Cauldron, sweeping across the sky and blasting Scholar Master's body into pieces.
The starlight fell like rain, revealing Heavenly Emperor Qingyi's graceful, slender figure.
She raised a hand and grabbed the Sea of Destiny Cauldron, which landed in her palm. Then her pair of cold starry eyes looked into the distance.
"I wondered who it was. So it was you, you old thing."
A trace of mockery appeared on Heavenly Emperor Qingyi's lips.
Over the distant sea, the Hat-Wearing Man smiled. "I knew that kid surnamed Su wasn't honest, but I truly didn't expect Hua Qingyi to be willing to serve him."
Boom!
A dazzling beam of starlight descended from the heavens, tearing through the darkness as it slashed toward the Hat-Wearing Man.
It was shockingly fast.
The Hat-Wearing Man raised a hand and struck.
The starlight shattered.
Amid the scattering rain of blazing light, the man's face beneath the bamboo hat was revealed.
It was Emperor E!
He took a step, and his figure shifted farther away. "If you want to help Su Yi find old Ku Xuan, you'd better not attack again!"
Hua Qingyi snorted coldly and swept her hand.
Boom!
The void near Emperor E seemed to have been severed by a sword edge, suddenly collapsing.
At almost the same instant,