Your Xuedalai

Several days later, Thunder Serpent Archipelago.

Shi Cuina quietly watched the sailing ship grow ever more distant, violet moonlight stretching its solitary shadow long.

On that ship were her dearest younger sister, and... that man. They would be going somewhere far from the Thunder Serpent Archipelago, far from the Sea of Death. She had no idea when she would see them again.

That man had saved her and her sister from the Black Veil Sea God, then miraculously defeated a succession of enemies, even including the Dark Dragon Emperor, who had stood close to godhood.

He had freed countless resentful souls of the Sea of Death, including over a hundred million Naga heroic spirits, from their endless sorrow and pain. Yet he seemed to have forgotten her promise to "agree to any request" when she had asked him to do it.

After the Dark Dragon Emperor was annihilated, not only did the alien force that had incited the creatures of the sea to slaughter one another vanish, but the mysterious force that had long plagued the survival of all sea creatures also ceased to exist. It was tantamount to saving every ocean race, including the Naga and Sirens.

All that man had taken away was the now-worthless Ghost Coral and, of course, Adeline, who had willingly chosen to go with him.

Shi Cuina actually envied Adeline. In some respects, Adeline had more courage than her elder sister.

"Do you regret it?"

Naga Queen Modesty's voice sounded from behind her. Shi Cuina frowned, still staring at the Mandala, now no more than a tiny black speck in the distance, and gave a cold snort.

As her mother, Modesty seemed determined to tear open her daughter's wound. "Do you regret not leaving with Adeline? It seems that cowardice led you to make