"This is..."
Everyone looked astonished.
A long flight of bluestone steps appeared before them, stretching slowly upward for an unknown distance.
The steps were also covered in dust. Clearly, no one had walked on them for a long time!
Looking back at the room they had emerged from, they discovered that the supposed stone chamber was actually just a small cave in the rock.
Ahead, a massive boulder blocked the exit.
Naruto thrust the Nine Heavens Astral Wind in his hand forward, slicing the boulder into several pieces as easily as cutting tofu.
Dazzling sunlight immediately streamed in from outside, along with fresh, slightly damp air.
Everyone took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled.
The air here was somewhat humid, with a faint salty tang.
It was quite different from the air they had breathed before!
As far as they could see, endless blue water stretched out in every direction, with no end in sight.
Naruto and the others had all seen the sea in the Naruto World, so they did not find it particularly remarkable.
Han Li, however, stood stunned for quite a while before finally recovering his senses.
"Could this be the sea I've heard about?"
Han Li murmured.
Until now, Han Li had always lived in Tian Nan. The largest body of water he had ever seen was a broad river in Lan Province, several dozen yards across.
He had only occasionally read about such a vast, boundless sea in books.
Seeing it with his own eyes was an entirely different experience, and it left him thoroughly awestruck.
Beside him, Naruto and the others lowered their heads to examine their surroundings.
They were standing high up on a steep cliff, with the seashore not far from its foot.
One enormous wave after another crashed endlessly against the