The Crisis Is Resolved

Southern Underworld Waters descended from the heavens, like the Milky Way pouring down from the Ninth Heaven. The Witch God and Shen Yi naturally bore the brunt of it.

A' Yue had no time to worry about those two. Shen Yi had told her to take care of herself, so of course she had to take care of herself first.

Facing the crushing weight of an entire sea pouring backward, even a Celestial would suffer grave injuries if not die outright. A' Yue naturally would not stand there foolishly and let herself be smashed. She immediately grabbed Ji Xianya.

"Uncle, let's hide first."

Then she flashed into the mountain cave behind them. The next instant, an earth-shaking roar resounded between heaven and earth.

The entire land of Gui Xu was abruptly flooded by seawater.

The vast, majestic force even caused several mountains to collapse outright, stirring endless rubble and clouds of dust beneath the water.

The upheaval did not last long.

A' Yue blasted open the collapsed cave entrance with one palm, then drew upon the vital energy of heaven and earth to force back the seawater and form a sphere of air.

Once outside the cave, all she could see was murkiness. Endless seawater seemed to be surging toward the sinkhole lake, forming hidden currents and whirlpools.

A' Yue spread out her divine sense but did not detect Shen Yi's aura, so she spun around and shot up toward the sea surface.

A quarter of an hour later,

with a splash,

A' Yue burst from the sea with Ji Xianya on her back.

By then, the storm on the sea had already subsided.

The sky stretched clear for ten thousand miles, the breeze gentle and the sun bright. A' Yue looked in every direction, yet still saw no trace