The forbidden region’s silence turned into something very gruish with the arrival of the Singing. The lyrical voice brought sinister coldness that froze the grass, turning each blade into an icy thorn, and each tree into a statue. It seemed like it was part of the night, so instead of breaking the deep stillness, it actually made everything more still.3

Xu Qing stood in place listening, his heart racing as he thought back to what happened seven years ago. This was his second time hearing the Singing. [1]6

To the scavengers, the Singing in the forbidden region was something terrifying; generally speaking, anyone who heard it ended up dead.0

But something different happened back when Xu Qing heard it. He’d had no means to protect himself back then. All he could do was wait for death as the Singing froze everything around him.1

As for right now, though he wasn’t actually standing on the soil of Sea-Sealing County, he could still feel the county’s destiny aura. With the blessing of that destiny aura, he didn’t need to fear anything but the most horrifying grues. And that wasn’t even to mention the fact that he had backup in the form of a dreadnaught and Qingqi...1