The dull roar of the waves washed over one island after another.
A spirit shuttle sped through the shallows, sometimes smashing into large fish because of its excessive speed, instantly raising vast clouds of blood.
At times, the spirit shuttle would also rise above the surface.
Though Ye Jingcheng looked ahead, his divine sense was focused entirely behind him.
Clearly, his heart was in turmoil.
Beside him, the Jade-Scale Flood Dragon had shrunk its body and was licking its wounds.
It raised its head and nudged Ye Jingcheng's hand.
It seemed puzzled as to why Ye Jingcheng was having trouble even keeping the spirit vessel steady.
Yet Ye Jingcheng's divine sense remained fixed behind them. They had already traveled far away—so far that even his divine sense could no longer detect anything.
And yet, his divine sense still lingered behind them. He told himself that he was guarding against the Demon Kings of the Heavenly Flood Dragon Sea catching up.
But he also knew perfectly well that he was merely hoping Ye Shengyi would appear in their sight once more.
That scene, however, was like a castle in the air in the mortal world—something that could never happen.
At this moment, even the Earth Dragon Demon King was uncharacteristically looking back. Beneath its somber expression, it seemed to be recalling all that had happened in the past.
After all, the ties between Ye Shengyi and the Earth Dragon Demon King could be traced back several centuries.
"He was once a genius of the Ye Family as well!" At last, the Earth Dragon Demon King raised its head, turned around, and looked at Ye Jingcheng.
"But when he encountered setbacks and upheavals, he never lost the reason he should have had!"
"Thank you, Dragon Ancestor!" Ye Jingcheng shook his head, casting