Inside the light wall of the Abyssal Tower Boat.
Feng Chunya sat dejectedly on the deck.
A deep sense of powerlessness welled up inside her, making her hate her own weakness.
If only she were stronger, just a bit stronger...
That way, even if she couldn't bear the heavenly punishment for the Divine Lady, she could at least use her own flesh and blood to share a portion of the burden.
Instead of being like a useless bystander, only able to watch helplessly as the Divine Lady endured the heavenly punishment alone for the sake of all living beings.
There was no such thing as naturally perfect weather in the mortal realm.
It was only because they were fortunate enough to meet a compassionate Divine Lady who shielded them from the wind and rain.
Suddenly, a commotion arose nearby.
“You... look, quickly!”
Feng Chunya snapped her head up. Her gaze pierced through the pale golden wall of light, and her entire body instantly froze in place.
In the deep sea.
A stream of light was silently slicing through the darkness.
“Divine Lady...” Feng Chunya murmured blankly.
She saw the Divine Lady's water-blue dress drifting around Her like wisps of clouds. Beneath the hem of the dress was a magnificent fish tail, with every single scale shimmering with a moon-like luster.
As She swam out of the dense darkness, it was as if a hazy moon had sunk to the seabed. The dead, silent seawater was illuminated by the light radiating from Her, turning into flowing liquid glass.
Hovering not far from the wall of light, She raised Her eyes to look at the stunned crowd on the deck. With a gentle flick of Her tail, She left behind a trail of delicate, shimmering golden light.
Feng Chunya almost forgot to breathe.
Not just her.
Everyone on the deck stood frozen in place, as if a binding spell had been cast upon them.
Once they finally snapped out of it, they rushed to the ship's railing one after another, staring with wide eyes at the dreamlike figure outside the wall of light.
Had it been in the past, they would have certainly been terrified to see the Divine Lady in such an unusual form.
But at this moment, not a single one of them felt any fear.
That was the deity they believed in!
“The Divine Lady is fine... This is truly wonderful...”
Perhaps because they were close, the golden specks of light floating around the Divine Lady drifted through the wall of light and landed on them.
A miraculous scene occurred.
The wounds on their bodies actually began to heal one after another.
The crowd was filled with astonishment.
“Divine Lady, please do not expend any more of Your divine power!”
Someone gathered the courage to shout.
“It is of no consequence.”
An ethereal, celestial voice drifted into everyone's ears. “I have just saved these marine creatures. Although I suffered heavenly punishment, it has also stabilized My Dao Heart, which is of great benefit to My cultivation.”
“That is good to hear, that is good to hear...”
Right at that moment,
Shen Jue, who had been knocked out with a reef by the system's underhanded trick, sat up from the deck while cradling his aching head. He looked around in confusion at the crowd, who were crying and laughing all at once.
Naturally, no one paid any attention to Shen Jue. After all, everyone was completely immersed in the joy of the Divine Lady being safe and sound.
Yun Shu waited until all the life essence converted from the storm's power was completely exhausted before returning to the tower boat from the deep sea.
The moment she stepped through the golden wall of light, she unequipped the Shark-Moon Illusion Tail, the tail fin piece of the Tide of All Things Set, and her water-blue fish tail automatically transformed back into normal legs.
“The Divine Lady is infinitely merciful.” The crowd knelt in unison to worship the Divine Lady as She walked through the air toward them.
“Rise.”
The Divine Lady's calm gaze swept over the crowd before she turned her head to look at the undersea volcano outside the wall of light.
The people who stood up subconsciously followed the Divine Lady's gaze. An unbelievable sight was deeply etched into their eyes, one they would never forget for the rest of their lives.
Without them realizing it, this dead and silent sea area had undergone an earth-shaking transformation, now bursting with vibrant life.
The once-terrifying volcano was now wrapped in rings of emerald-green seaweed vines.
The seabed below was no longer a desolate grayish-white.
A thick layer of fine, velvety moss covered it, dotted with glowing miniature coral polyps that flickered on and off.
Several ancient algae, as tall as two people, stretched their branches out at an angle from the crevices of the rocks, their tips hung with translucent spores.
Further away, a school of unidentified marine fish was swimming in an orderly formation, patrolling around the newly formed coral reefs.
As their tail fins flicked, the currents they kicked up carried tiny, glowing plankton.
From a distance, it looked like a flowing river of stars.
“So beautiful...”
Feng Chunya's mouth hung open, unable to close it for a long time.
The soldiers behind her also leaned over the railing, stretching their necks out as they murmured, “I never expected that a mortal like me would actually get to see such beautiful scenery at the bottom of the sea.”
Pei Du was also leaning against the ship's railing. He stared unblinkingly at the undersea world outside the wall of light and sighed, “What a pity that I cannot paint this scene on paper to bring back to the mortal realm, so that future generations could also witness this magnificent and majestic deep-sea view.”
His tone was filled with regret. “If only Fuyan were here. He is the most skilled in painting and calligraphy.”
Of everyone present, only Shen Jue had no interest in the deep-sea scenery. He stared blankly at the Divine Lady standing not far away.
She just stood there quietly.
She was clearly so close, yet She felt so far away from him.
【Shen Jue Shock Value +100】
【Pei Du Shock Value +100】
【Feng Chunya Shock Value +100】
【...】
【Current Shock Value: 75,220,000】
Seeing that she could still squeeze Shock Value out of the people on the ship, even Yun Shu was a bit surprised. Could it be that Shock Value was indeed like water in a sponge—there would always be some if one squeezed hard enough?
The little fox followed Yun Shu in its invisible state. “Host, I've readjusted the route. We should leave now.”
Yun Shu did not speak, merely nodding slightly.
In the next second, the massive tower boat trembled slightly, then turned in a new direction and began to sail around this newly reborn sea area.
The crowd stood on the deck.
They watched as the tower boat swiftly glided past one revitalized undersea hill after another, passing through swaying forests of seaweed.
The scenery outside the tower boat shifted constantly. They didn't even dare to blink, terrified of missing any new marvel.
“What a huge fish...”
“What a huge conch...”
“What a huge coral tree...”
“So huge...”
A group of soldiers uttered the most simple and unadorned exclamations of awe.
Pei Du, the only highly educated one among them, remained quiet and taciturn. If he were to analyze the diction, he would seem out of place. Yet, if he were to follow the crowd and praise how big the undersea scallops were, he couldn't bring himself to say it.
After completing a loop, the tower boat suddenly surged upward.
Everyone was thrown backward by the sudden momentum.
They instinctively grabbed the ship's railing and looked up.
The surface of the sea drew closer and closer.
Light poured down from above.
Splash—
The tower boat carried everyone as it broke through the water.
Myriad water droplets splashed from both sides of the ship, shattering under the sunlight into a sky full of diamond-like rainbow light.
The sea breeze rushed over them, carrying a salty, tangy scent.
The sky was as blue as if it had been washed clean. A few beautiful white gulls were startled into flight, screaming as they circled above the tower boat.
“The pavilions on the tower boat are meant for rest. You do not need to keep watch on the deck.”
After Yun Shu spoke, she turned and headed upstairs.
Just as the crowd tearfully spoke words of farewell to the Divine Lady, a sudden commotion occurred on the sea's surface.
Shen Jue quickly spoke up, “Divine Lady, it's the Kun from the seabed. It seems to have come for You.”
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