"If we don't find out what the Demon Clan is up to, we can hardly rest easy. But we can't risk everyone's lives either. If we encounter any danger we can't handle later, we'll withdraw," Shen Luo said after a brief hesitation.
Yuan Qiu was one thing, but Nie Caizhu was now part of the group as well. Shen Luo could not afford to be careless.
"I have a question. From its name, the Northern Abyss Kun should have lived in the Northern Darkness for a long time. Why would it come to the East Sea Abyss?" Nie Caizhu asked doubtfully.
"According to legend, the Northern Abyss Kun must undergo a complete transformation once every ten thousand years. During this process, it needs an immense amount of natural spiritual energy to sustain itself. It likely came here to seize the East Sea's origin and help itself complete its transformation," Ao Hong replied.
"If that's the case, wouldn't the East Sea lose an enormous amount of spiritual energy? It would surely suffer severe damage, wouldn't it?" Shen Luo asked with a frown.
"No one has ever seen this creature undergo its transformation. The East Sea suffering severe damage would be the least of it. What I fear is that it may be like a Bottomless Cave and drain the East Sea's Spirit Veins dry. Then the entire East Sea's Spirit Veins would wither, the seawater would lose its source, and more than half the creatures in the sea would likely die or be injured. The rest would merely cling to life, waiting to perish alongside the East Sea," Ao Hong continued.
"Could it really be that serious?" Shen Luo found it hard to believe.
"During its transformation, the Northern Abyss Kun has to keep a small world from collapsing. Just think