"What did you say?!"

The Sea God, the hundred-meter giant made of seawater before them, watched Su Jiujie next to Qi Qingmo with a grave expression and asked, "Green Hills Ancient Mountain has been attacked by Elder Tree and Lord of Silence together?"

It was then that the Sea God noticed Su Jiujie's presence.

Until now, all his attention had been on Qi Qingmo, constantly on guard against this Taoist Robe Woman who turned the Origin Land upside down.

"Yes, Elder Tree and Lord of Silence are attacking Green Hills Ancient Mountain together. Right now, only my aunt is struggling to maintain the Mountain Protection Array, resisting the joint attack of those two," Su Jiujie replied anxiously.

Although anxious, she didn't dare rush a Mythical Level Creature to immediately head to Green Hills Ancient Mountain for rescue, she just stated the matter as it was.

The Sea God did not fully believe Su Jiujie's words.

Having evolved from a weak aquatic creature to a ruler who dominated the Eastern Region, caution was an indispensable quality.

Otherwise, no matter how talented, one would have long since perished in various crises, erased deep in the annals of history.

"Boom!"

A loud noise was heard, and the hundred-meter giant composed of seawater suddenly collapsed into countless droplets that fell onto the sea surface, splashing water everywhere.

At the same time the giant collapsed, a nimble figure burst forth from the ocean, rising to the sky to become parallel with Qi Qingmo.

It was a man—The Sea God's true form.

His appearance was the same as the hundred-meter giant just now, only his stature had changed to a little over two meters tall, possessing a body full of vigorous life force.

Under the watchful eyes of the others, the Sea God conjured a crystal clear orb in his hand and dropped a droplet of Essence Blood onto it, muttering strange incantations.

Shen Qinghan couldn't help but be slightly moved when he heard these incantations.

Then, turning his head towards Lin Zichen with a covert motion, he communicated through Qi-Blood Transmission, "Lin Zi, the incantations he's muttering sound very similar to the whispers that used to echo in my mind—it's not just the sound, the language itself seems very similar."

Lin Zichen was not at all surprised, and simply responded calmly through Qi-Blood Transmission, "This proves that the divine inheritance within you comes from the Water God. It makes sense for the Water God to speak the same language as the Sea God."

Shen Qinghan nodded, finding this quite reasonable.

Lin Zichen transmitted once more, "Have you noticed that the Sea God before us looks identical to one of the figures we saw on the murals in the underwater ruins?"

"What do you mean?"

Shen Qinghan had not noticed the resemblance between the Sea God and any figure in the murals, as her ability to spot details was far inferior to that of Lin Zichen.

Lin Zichen explained, "The mural we saw earlier depicted a group of high-status aquatic creatures all venerating a mysterious woman lying in a shell with expressions of awe."

"I guess that the mysterious woman in the shell is most likely the so-called Water God."

"And the Sea God before us was featured in that mural."

"In the mural, he played the role of a sturdy gatekeeper."

"Even from afar at the entrance, He knelt on the ground alongside the other aquatic creatures, worshiping the mysterious woman with a devout expression."

"..."

"A Mythical Level Expert who can dominate a region was just a gatekeeper?" Having heard Lin Zichen's explanation, Shen Qinghan felt immensely shocked.

She couldn't imagine that the Sea God, with his boundless strength, was merely a minor gatekeeper.

By such a comparison, how powerful must the Water God be?

On the other side.

While Lin Zichen and Shen Qinghan were communicating through Qi-Blood Transmission.

Qi Qingmo heard everything.

She was now an adept at utilizing Qi-Blood herself, the pioneer of this field; Lin Zichen and Shen Qinghan's Qi-Blood Transmission could not escape her perception.

She just listened quietly to the exchange between the two and did not take any action.

Opposite them.

The Sea God was still murmuring to the orb in his hand.

Suddenly, the color of the orb changed from its crystal clear pale blue to a deep, rich black.

Upon witnessing this scene, the Sea God's brows furrowed tightly, and his expression became extremely somber.

The bead in his hand could reveal the future path of a living being.

He had just observed the future path of the Mountain Lord of Green Hills Ancient Mountain, Su Meixiao.

When the bead turned pitch black, it indicated that the future path was grim.

And the intense blackness meant it was exceptionally dire.

Exceptionally dire referred to either demise or a fate worse than death: a living hell.

At this moment, the Sea God could no longer sit idly by.

Su Meixiao, the Mountain Lord of Green Hills Ancient Mountain, was an old friend he had made when he was still a Rare Level creature. With several Epochs of friendship, he was willing to risk his own life to rescue Su Meixiao.

"Taoist Robe Woman, accompany me to Green Hills Ancient Mountain to partake in the rescue mission. Ask for any reward you desire."

With eyes as deep blue as the sea, rippling like its surface, the Sea God looked directly at Qi Qingmo, a Mythical Level Expert of the same caliber as himself, and spoke.

Qi Qingmo responded indifferently, "I want the bead in your hand."

"Take it!"

The Sea God, without the slightest hesitation, flung the bead in his hand towards Qi Qingmo.

Then, he threw several crystal clear glass bottles filled with an unknown liquid.

"Within these glass bottles lies Primordial Water Essence, which takes at least an Epoch to condense into a small vial."

"Primordial Water Essence is one of the vital substances from which all things originated. According to records in ancient ruins, the progenitors of all living beings in the Origin Land were born from a vast ocean composed of Primordial Water Essence."

"It is said that the Water God, one of the most ancient deities of the Origin Land, was the first being born from the Primordial Water Essence."

"To put it bluntly, just a drop of Primordial Water Essence could allow a Legendary Level Creature who has reached the end of its Evolution Path to break the limits of evolution and possess the potential to evolve into a Mythical Level Creature."

"I am giving you these precious vials of Primordial Water Essence in addition to the bead because I hope that you will give your all in the upcoming rescue of Green Hills Ancient Mountain."

The Sea God, afraid that Qi Qingmo would not fully commit to the rescue, purposely gave her several vials of Primordial Water Essence.

Qi Qingmo waved her Jade Hand, catching the glass bottles that were thrown at her.

The moment her hand touched the bottles, she immediately sensed the endless vitality they contained.

This is a treasure!

Qi Qingmo's eyes lit up.

Meanwhile, Lin Zichen was observing the Primordial Water Essence in the glass bottles, recalling the Sea God's introduction, and he began to entertain the idea of asking Qi Qingmo for a vial of Primordial Water Essence.

He didn't want it for himself but was considering it for Shen Qinghan.

From the moment Shen Qinghan was born, she had a special connection with water.

Most crucially, she is now suspected to be the vessel for the resurrection of the Water God.

He wondered, if such a Shen Qinghan possessed a vial of Primordial Water Essence, could her Biological Level soar dramatically?

As he pondered these and other things.

The Sea God urged Qi Qingmo, "There's no time to idle here with chatter. Let's depart now."

In the blink of an eye upon his declaration, the Sea God vanished

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He did not bring any other powerhouses with him.

Apart from Mythical Level, all others participating would merely be cannon fodder.

Lin Zichen wanted to follow them.

He was going to loot bodies!

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PS: I had to go out today for some errands, unavoidably delaying the update, resulting in a short chapter of just 2000 words. My apologies.

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by Aunomay Read