"That was an earthquake rarely seen even once in centuries. It affected an extremely wide area. At the time, the tsunami waves rising in the East Sea were over a hundred zhang high, and the seawater forcibly surged inland, already nearing Daughter Village. When I went to investigate the East Sea afterward, I discovered that the East Sea Abyss had already undergone a change. Countless spatial passages had appeared there out of nowhere," Sun Granny said.
"Did you determine whether that earthquake was caused by a natural disaster or some other reason?" Shen Luo asked.
After hesitating briefly, Sun Granny turned her wrist, and a blue-black scale as large as a palm-leaf fan appeared in her hand. It glimmered faintly and bore a distinctive layer of fine patterns, as though polished from obsidian.
"I picked this up while investigating the East Sea Abyss. Take a look," Sun Granny said.
As she spoke, she handed the round blue-black scale to Shen Luo.
Shen Luo accepted it and found that although the blue-black scale appeared thin and light, it was rather heavy in his hand. It felt slightly cool to the touch, and there were even faint remnants of bloodline power within it.
"It has been separated from its original body for decades. How can such bloodline power still remain? What exactly is this scale?" Shen Luo asked.
"I have not figured out exactly what it is either. However, I believe its original body was very likely the source of the East Sea Abyss's upheaval. At the time, its aura lingered throughout the entire East Sea Abyss, only gradually dissipating later," Sun Granny said.
Hearing this, Shen Luo rubbed the scale in his hand and pondered for a long while.
Just then, a burst of clamor came from outside. An elder of