After Xiao Bai took human form, the pressure around her that had nearly crushed her finally dissipated.
She took several great, gasping breaths, her gray-blue hair clinging to her sweat-damp cheeks, leaving her looking rather bedraggled.
Qian Xunji withdrew his divine power and pointed at the Realm Gate suspended in midair.
"I've already reinforced this Realm Gate. For now, it should have no trouble letting you pass through," Qian Xunji instructed her.
"Once you cross the Realm Gate and reach the other side, go straight to Bo Saixi, the high priestess of Asura Island, and ask her for the exact location of Sea God City."
At these words, the expression of the Surface World's Bo Saixi, who stood on the sea below, changed.
When Qian Xunji had mentioned "an old friend of the Sea God" earlier, doubts had already begun stirring in her heart.
Now she had heard the god mention her counterpart in another world with her own ears-and that counterpart was actually the high priestess of Asura Island?
The feeling stirred her curiosity further, mingled with a measure of anxiety about that unknown parallel world.
Xiao Bai, still in midair, froze. Confusion clouded her gray-blue eyes as she instinctively repeated:
"Asura Island?"
Qian Xunji offered no further explanation, merely pointing at the faint image of a dark red sea reflected within the Realm Gate.
"The sea on the other side of the Realm Gate. That world's Bo Saixi originally came from the Sea God Clan, so naturally, she knows where Sea God City is."
With a turn of his wrist, Qian Xunji tossed her an utterly unremarkable black storage ring.
Xiao Bai fumbled to catch it. The cool touch of metal brought her back to her senses a little.
"There are certain requirements for entering Sea God City,