Her voice was cool and clear, like a sea breeze sweeping over ice, carrying a hint of unfathomable confusion.
Su Muyue stood atop the waves of the World Sea, her plain white dress stirring though there was no wind. The bearing of an unparalleled Immortal King came naturally to her.
She truly did not know the young man before her. Yet for some reason, the instant she heard his voice, her heart jolted violently, and an inexplicable sense of familiarity surged within her, as if they had met long, long ago.
Unconsciously, she raised a hand and grasped the blood-red crystal pendant she wore close to her chest.
No one knew where the pendant had come from. Within it was the shell of an Immortal Crystal that had long lost all its immortal essence, yet it was stained through with blood.
She had deduced its origins countless times, yet had never discovered where it came from, nor why she wore it.
It was as though... a memory of utmost importance had been completely severed from the depths of her soul by some supreme power.
"Who are you? Why do you know my name?"
Su Muyue spoke again, her gaze fixed tightly upon Lu Qingyun. The confusion in her cool eyes deepened by the moment.
Just then—
"Buzzz—!!!"
The entire World Sea suddenly heaved with monstrous waves!
Countless shattered great worlds broke apart amid the surging tides, turning into the purest power of origin.
The man seated upon the imperial throne slowly raised his eyes. His voice merged with the roar of the sea, and with every word he spoke, it was as though worlds upon worlds were destroyed:
"Interesting. You actually know her?"
"Your life aura is exceedingly young. You should have existed for less than ten thousand years."
"Even