The women leaped into the sea.
They swam swiftly through the water.
The seawater shifted from light blue to deep blue, then from deep blue to inky black.
The sunlight gradually receded above their heads, and the surroundings grew darker and darker.
Yet their eyesight far surpassed that of ordinary people, and they could still see their surroundings with perfect clarity.
The world beneath the sea was far richer than they had imagined.
Enormous coral reefs stood like underwater palaces.
Schools of brilliantly colored fish darted between the coral, while several-meter-long sea soul beasts occasionally swept past in the distance.
But upon sensing the women's auras, they kept far away.
Seaweed swayed gently in the currents like green silk, looking especially soft and beautiful against the dark-blue backdrop.
"So beautiful..." Na'er sent through their symbiotic link, her voice full of wonder. "It's even prettier than gardens on land."
Yan Lingji's nine tails swayed lightly as she approached a massive coral reef.
The coral stood over a person's height, entirely crimson and covered in fine golden patterns that emitted a faint glow in the dim seawater.
"Fire coral?" Tide Enchantress swam over from the side and touched its surface.
"This can be used in medicine. It's useful for fire-attributed soul masters."
"Take it." Yan Lingji waved a hand and stored the entire piece of fire coral in her storage Soul Tool. "It may come in handy later."
They continued descending.
The scenery along the way grew ever stranger.
The points of light in the deep sea resembled stars—various luminescent algae and creatures.
They flickered blue, green, and purple in the darkness.
A giant sea turtle slowly swam over their heads, its shell covered in moss. It had clearly lived for who knew how many years.
"Look over there." Snow Maiden suddenly