The Eastern Sea.
Lin Ze appeared above the sea. Beneath his feet stretched an endless azure ocean, its waves churning in the wind and throwing up white foam.
He hovered in midair, his white hair drifting in the sea breeze. His Rinnegan slowly rotated as he began sensing that elusive, illusory power of grand burial.
"At the bottom of the sea."
A moment later, Lin Ze withdrew his gaze and looked down at the sea beneath him.
That aura was peculiar. Unlike the woman's "Eternal Sleep Lullaby" from before, this power was even more ethereal and elusive, like a mirage. He could clearly sense its existence, yet it gave him a feeling of "unreality."
Lin Ze moved, plunging straight into the sea.
The seawater parted automatically to either side. The power within his Rinnegan spread an invisible barrier around his body, keeping the water out.
Lin Ze continued descending.
One hundred meters.
Five hundred meters.
One thousand meters.
The light grew dimmer and visibility worsened, but Lin Ze's perception grew clearer. That power lay deep on the seabed, not far from him now.
Two thousand meters.
Three thousand meters.
When Lin Ze descended to a depth of three thousand meters, the sight beneath him made him pause slightly.
It was an underwater palace.
The palace was immense, covering at least tens of thousands of square meters. Built entirely from some kind of luminous white stone, it emitted a soft glow in the dark depths. Its walls were densely engraved with runes that gave off faint fluctuations of natural energy, keeping the seawater entirely outside.
"Interesting."
Murmuring to himself, Lin Ze passed through that invisible barrier and landed before the palace doors.
The moment he steadied himself, the palace doors opened on their own.
A man's voice came from deep within