Beneath the deepening night, the boundless sea within the barrier lay quiet as a dream. Rippling waves reflected the stars' clear radiance, shining silver like scaled backs.
A school of multicolored sea creatures swam by, their fins and tails translucent and soft. As they moved, they seemed to wear layers of gauzy skirts, graceful and nimble, like a painting frozen in the azure waters, poised to stir the waves. They were enchanting to behold.
At the center of the vast sea stood a Crystal Palace, majestic and luxurious, shimmering with brilliant colors and radiantly beautiful.
The instant the ripples began to surge, the sound of waves came rolling in.
In the waterside pavilion, countless multicolored conch shells struck against one another, ringing out with the pleasing chime of clashing gold and jade.
Time flowed normally again!
In the blink of an eye, the Dragon Girl, the Merfolk Female Immortal, and the Flood Dragon Female Immortal dropped from the air to the ground. All three stared at the waterside pavilion before them, momentarily stunned.
The next moment, they all came to their senses and turned at once, their gazes converging on the woman in a black robe with loose hair, sliding down the wall inlaid with countless precious treasures.
"Mo Lilan" wore no expression. She showed neither pain nor fear, and still held the baby girl tightly in her arms.
At the head of the group, the Dragon Girl in a pine-green robe gazed at him with blazing eyes. The golden flames in her vertical pupils shone in tandem with her translucent dragon horns and Crimson Gold Crown, like the rising sun, as if pure golden fire would soon sweep across this entire world.
Her voice was cold and imperious. "Who gave you the courage?"
As soon as the words left