Without any hesitation, Xu Qing put away his dharmaskiff and entered the profound radiance state. His life lamp erupted volcanically as he moved with astonishing speed in the direction of the shadow eye.

The shadow eye was attached to a fish called a moonglow seabass. Such fish reached a length of thirty meters and had huge heads that made up about ninety percent of their body. They had tiny fins and tiny tails, and their mouths weren’t capable of ever closing fully, making them look anything but intelligent. They didn’t swim very fast either. Because they were attracted to light, whether sunlight or moonlight, they generally stayed on the surface of the water, despite being able to dive down to the seafloor. Normally speaking, they would just float on the surface, unmoving as if dead.

Moonglow seabasses were definitely one of the more unusual creatures in the Forbidden Sea, as they were usually surrounded by all sorts of...