Somewhere in the Wuding Sea.
On the seabed.
Above this stretch of sea, gale thunderstorms raged without end, but deep beneath the surface, everything was peaceful.
All kinds of marine creatures swam to and fro, their dazzling colors a beautiful sight.
A large deep-sea fish swam leisurely along, occasionally sweeping its tail against the bottom and stirring up clouds of soft mud.
The little fish and shrimp nearby scattered in alarm, afraid of becoming its next meal.
After swimming around for a while, the fish seemed to lose interest. With a powerful flick of its tail, it darted away, gouging a large pit in the seabed.
A fan emerged at the bottom of the pit.
The fan was badly damaged, but its ribs were still fairly intact. There were seven in all, each a different color.
Perhaps because of the fish's blow, the fan trembled slightly. A mass of black qi emerged from it, growing denser and denser as it spread across the entire fan.
But immediately, all seven ribs shone at once. Seven-color radiance intertwined, swiftly suppressing the black qi.
The fan fell still again.
Just then, an enormous crab passed by. Curious, it picked up the fan with its huge pincers and held it before its eyes.
After examining it for a while, the crab decided it must be a treasure and tucked it into a gap in its shell. Plenty of things were already lodged there, including a broken sword and a rusted saber. It paid little attention to one more fan and soon forgot all about it.
Two months passed in a flash.
The enormous crab was of a high tier and rarely encountered a match in the Underwater World. It constantly hunted sea beasts for food, but that day, it encountered an enormous blue shrimp.