Southern Sea, Heaven Pool.
The seawater was deep and dark as ink. Waves surged, and mysterious currents of ren water churned ceaselessly at the bottom of the abyss.
Water palaces, treasure halls, and jade bridges dotted the scattered islands. Crow guards stood in stern ranks, while snake soldiers patrolled-a scene heavy with killing intent.
The central Ren Sea was sealed by the Grand Formation, barring outsiders from entry. The Heaven-Pillar towered above it, with two mountains facing each other.
Purple-crimson Thunderbolt rose from sea to sky and fell from sky to sea, cycling without end. Unbroken thunder resounded throughout the area; without the Grand Formation containing it, it would have shaken the entire Heaven Pool.
Thunder boomed incessantly between the black clouds and dark sea, like ten thousand war drums sounding together. Wind and lightning rolled, waves rose like mountains, and destruction filled heaven and earth.
Then the vault of heaven abruptly split open, revealing layer upon layer of darkness.
The clouds dispersed and the Thunderbolt split apart. A pair of dazzling purple heavenly yang suns rose within the curtain of the sky, and boundless wind and thunder raged down from the heavenly abyss above.
Lightning stretching for dozens of miles suddenly shone down, illuminating heaven and earth.
A dragon's body as vast as a mountain range appeared in the sky overhead, descending slowly and parting the immense sea.
Its head lowered. A pair of flood-dragon eyes like black jade gazed down, purple lightning surging within them, blazing like suns.
Deep-purple lightning plasma covered the sea. The dragon's body gradually vanished into the lightning, replaced by a man who rose upon the wind.
Xu Xuan wore magnificent deep-purple robes that snapped in the wind and thunder. A blazing sword hung at his waist, and a succession of drums resounded behind