The oars of the boat churned through the waves, splashing with a pattering sound.
It harmonized with the rhythm of the tide, subtly in tune with the mysterious forces of heaven and earth.
A giant turtle lay sprawled in the sea, gazing upwards at the sky, where fiery clouds stretched across Changkong like a bird of flame soaring with spread wings.
If a sailor beheld the sight, he might be reminded of the powerful and fierce Four Symbols Sect, the heaven-scorching Vermilion Bird, and the mysterious and profound Xuanwu.
According to rumors deliberately spread by the Four Symbols Sect, both these figures had broken through to the Third Layer Secret Treasure and were now among the ranks of the Heavenly List. The news shocked the world. Who else but a state or race-level power could boast of two from the Heavenly List?
It could truly be said that dual stars outshone the world, and in that moment, the demonic grew while the path of righteousness faded.
