The vast ocean.
Gusts of wind whipped up waves, creating ripples that shaped the wind itself.
The next moment, it suddenly returned to calm, and the entire sea surface was as smooth as a mirror.
Strong winds and waves dragged [Sky] and the others to the surface of the sea.
"It's amazing how the sea can become so smooth."
Tuote pushed up his glasses, looked at the calm sea, and clicked his tongue in amazement.
[Sky]'s starry eyes turned to [Winter], and with a gentle tap of her finger, an air staircase leading directly to the sea appeared in front of the latter.
"Could you please provide us with a place to stay?"
[Winter] nodded gracefully and walked with noble steps to the sea.
Crystal high heels stepped onto the water's surface, and the crystal-clear, flawless ice began to spread outwards, freezing everything within sight into a layer of ice in no time.
The group slowly stepped onto it.
Hela stepped on it and found it to be exceptionally sturdy; it could easily support a hundred or so people.
Just as Hela thought this, there was a splash behind her, followed by a struggle to drown.
"Ugh... how come it's ruined the moment I step on it... squeak..."
[Summer] struggled incessantly inside that icy hole, its own scorching heat causing the seawater to begin to evaporate.
The billowing steam enveloped his entire body.
"..."
[Winter] sighed and rubbed his forehead in exasperation.
[Spring] looked nervous and went forward to help, but was too scared to get close because of the scalding steam.
"Hehe, that's interesting. I thought you could control your own temperature."
[Sky] smiled faintly, and with a slight flick of its finger, a whirlwind scooped up [Summer].
"Quickly calm down and lower the temperature."
[Winter] said coldly to him.
"I'm incredibly calm!"
As she said this, [Spring] felt that the temperature around [Summer] had risen a notch.
Hela stood aside, observing everything expressionlessly, her eyes flickering slightly as she sensed the approaching presence of the [Ocean].
The [Sky] standing next to Hela felt the same way.
A green orb, about half the size of a person, rose from the sea and floated to a position less than a meter in front of Hela.
"Buzz buzz buzz--" (We meet again [Life].)
The language of the [Ocean] emanated with a faint flicker of light, instantly drawing everyone's attention.
Hela was fluent in six languages, nodded.
"Yes, we meet again."
"It's been quite a while since we last saw each other."
The [Sky] drifted by like a ghost, offering a lukewarm greeting.
The relationship between the [Sky] and the [Ocean] doesn't seem to be good, or rather, apart from Hela, the [Sky] doesn't have a good relationship with any of the [Five Calamities].
Therefore, [Ocean] simply responded with a neither humble nor arrogant tone.
"Alright everyone, now that we're all here, let's get started on the fusion."
Ye Yiqing spoke respectfully, while simultaneously sensing the information conveyed by Ye Ciqing through his eyes.
" The Tree of Terra has been successfully captured; only the [Ultimate] is missing."
As they spoke, the gazes of all four [Five Calamities] fell upon Ye Yiqing.
Suddenly, a sense of oppression, as if the entire world were staring at him, enveloped his entire body.
It would be a lie to say he wasn't afraid in this situation, but as the only member of the Light God Society present, Ye Yiqing forced back his fear and smiled as he spoke.
Please do so as soon as possible.
The [Ocean] shimmered faintly, "buzzing"—(You really are a peculiar human.)
As he finished speaking, Ye Yiqing could clearly feel the pressure exerted on him disappear completely, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"Buzz buzz buzz..." (Alright, I'll take you down now.)
"Buzz buzz buzz--" (Once we merge with the [Ground], we will be able to become [Ultimate].)
For some reason, even though Mingming had no idea what [Ultimate] [Autumn], she felt inexplicably excited after hearing that she was about to become [Ultimate].
"Buzz buzz buzz--" (Okay, let's go...)
"Wait a moment."
Just as [Ocean] was about to drag everyone away, Hela called for a stop.
Before the other party could ask any questions, Hela looked in one direction and said, "One of my underlings has arrived."
"But it seems to fly a bit slowly."
[Sky] spoke while gently flapping the wings behind it.
A gust of wind, carrying a golden flying insect, came hurtling towards us.
Hela reacted quickly, grabbing Xiao Huan and holding her in her hand.
He opened his palm, somewhat puzzled, and asked, "Where's Aidan? Why did you come alone?"
Xiao Huan was a little dizzy from the previous series of actions, but as soon as she saw Hela, she didn't care whether she had recovered or not, and immediately flew up and shouted at the top of her lungs.
" Aidan is dead!!!"
Hela was taken aback, seemingly not quite understanding what Xiao Huan had just said.
Tuote looked utterly shocked and incredulous.
"Impossible." Ye Yiqing denied with a solemn expression, "That person, Aidan, has already killed a [ Heroic Spirit ] and stepped into the highest realm of the previous level. Apart from the [Five Calamities], there is simply no one who can kill him."
But his words only made Xiao Huan more agitated.
"No one killed him... he committed suicide!"
Mingming Xiao Huan was just an insect, one could hear the immense anger and sorrow in its heart from the intense vibrations of its wings and its hoarse vocalizations.
"It's all your fault!!!"
Before Hela could even ask a question, Xiao Huan charged forward and rammed headfirst into Hela's head.
"It's all because of you!!! You drove him to his death! You made him kill the child!!!"
Golden insects, like moths to a flame, kept crashing into Hela's face, having no effect whatsoever, yet they persisted without stopping.
Hela opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something or ask something, but she couldn't utter a word.
The words, " Aidan is dead..." kept echoing in my mind.
"It's all your fault!!!"
"It's all your fault!!!"
You didn't even know he was dead!!!
"He's been searching for you for five years! He hasn't stopped for a single day in those five years! He's searched the whole world! All for you!!"
Even as an assassin, he only kills bad guys! He's so Mingming, yet he'd kill anyone for you!
"But what about you!!!"
Xiao Huan's desperate shouts were felt by everyone around her.
"He's been by your side for so long! Have you remembered that you're no longer in a symbiotic relationship?! Have you given him your cells back?!"
"That's why he felt so guilty about killing people!!!"
"Did you find out he vomited violently after committing the murder?"
"Didn't you even notice he still wants the scarf you gave him?!"
"You monster..."
Two golden eyes blinked incessantly, and the evaporating seawater from [Summer] clung to them, forming droplets that resembled tears.
"You monster, you don't deserve to be a leader at all!!!!"
Hela stood quietly on the ice, listening to Xiao Huan's heart-wrenching screams, like a statue, standing there silently, motionless.