Waves surged across the surface of the Forbidden Sea as Xu Qing and the Captain went back toward Sea-Sealing County. All of a sudden, Xu Qing stopped in place and looked off into the distance. He felt like he could hear a voice in his mind, and could just barely make out some images floating in front of him. Unfortunately, the images were blurry, like runny ink.5

When Xu Qing suddenly stopped in place, the Captain looked over in surprise. Then he followed Xu Qing’s gaze off into the distance. He didn’t see anything.0

Curious, he asked, “What’s going on, little Ah Qing? Did you see something?”0

Xu Qing didn’t respond at first. After seeing Xu Qing just looking blankly off into the distance, the Captain was about to ask another question. That was when Xu Qing’s expression returned to normal.1

Realizing he was looking in the direction of the Nightspirit Region, he said, “It seems like something is calling out to me. Something I originally assumed didn’t exist.”21

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On the Nightshade front lines, a violet moon descended, casting violet light in all directions, and causing the previously bright canopy of heaven...2