The void twisted, and the sound of rushing wind flashed through his mind.
When his feet touched solid ground again, he stood beside the windswept cliffs of the Ring Sea.
The briny sea wind whipped up waves dozens of meters high and slammed them against the black reefs, spraying foam into the sky.
Su Bai held the Sea Witch in his arms. Before her toes had fully touched the ground, she was already half hanging off him.
She coveted his warmth a little. Her arms slipped around his neck without thinking, and she could not bear to let go.
"All right, don't hold on so tight. Anyone who knows what's happening would think you're heading out to sea. Anyone who doesn't would think you'd stuck yourself to me."
Su Bai patted her waist, teasing her.
The Sea Witch's ears burned. She buried her face in the hollow of his shoulder and gave a soft huff.
"Master, you're warm. The sea wind's so cold."
Su Bai stopped teasing her and turned toward the churning Ring Sea. The aura of his Kirin Spirit seeped through the rock beneath his feet and spread across the waters.
It was the aura of an Auspicious Beast, supremely domineering yet irresistibly alluring to Spirit Beasts.
The roar of the waves abruptly faltered.
Boom!
The calm, deep-blue surface suddenly split apart, and a towering silver-white spray shot into the sky.
A huge white shark marked with golden patterns burst from the waves.
Midair, brilliant white light suddenly engulfed the shark.
Its enormous body rapidly shrank and reshaped itself.
As the light faded, a tall figure descended lightly and landed firmly on the reef.
She stood nearly six feet three, her white, close-fitting leather outfit tracing breathtaking curves.
Her gray-blue hair fell all the way to her ankles,