In the afternoon, the sea shimmered beneath the sunlight.
At the edge of a small island, several sea turtles lounged lazily on the beach, basking in the sun.
Every so often, a few seabirds swooped down to catch fish and shrimp from the sea.
This peaceful scene was torn apart by a howling gale when Qiongqi arrived.
Qiongqi had come from Yanfu to the Mortal World and was desperately dodging the pursuer behind it. Unfortunately, its injuries were too severe, and even after several days, it still could not shake off that enormous fish on its tail.
Just like now—the enormous fish had caught up with it and was using some kind of spell to make Water Tendrils rise from the sea.
The Water Tendrils were as flat as blades and extraordinarily sharp. If Qiongqi was carelessly grazed by one, it would be injured.
Thus, feather after feather fell onto the beach of the island below, while across the sea...
Qiongqi fought back with all its might, its wings flashing with a cyan storm.
In an instant, the wind howled over the sea, waves pounded the beach, and spray flew in all directions.
A startled seabird flew into the sky and crashed into the cyan storm. Invisible blades within the wind instantly shredded it to pieces, exploding into a cloud of Blood Mist.
Within the cyan storm, threads of cyan light flickered, slicing apart the Water Tendrils created by the enormous fish's spell and opening a path for Qiongqi.
Qiongqi roared as it skimmed over the sea, the vortex it raised tearing the waves to shreds.
It passed through the gap between the Water Tendrils, then beat its wings again and shot into the sky.
Qiongqi intended to use a Flying Beast's advantage to shake off the enormous fish.
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