Yun Shu looked at the blue whale, which was barely clinging to life, and knew that if she did not come up with a solution soon, not only would the blue whale die at the mouth of the volcano, but all the other marine life nearby would perish as well.
Her mind raced.
If she drew from the current prize pool, with her notoriously terrible luck, she might not get the outfit she needed even after drawing until the end of time.
Although the Azurefall Immortal Orchid could not be used, she still had the landscape scroll, a handheld accessory that could temporarily protect the blue whale and the other marine creatures that had not managed to escape.
In addition, she could put on the Tides of All Things set and use its skill to quell the underwater volcanic eruption.
The real difficulty was saving the marine life that was already on the verge of death. If they did not receive effective treatment, they would still die once the landscape scroll's effect wore off.
After pondering for a while longer, she said, “Lil' Sys, search the waters around the South Sea and see if there are any large-scale storms. I might be able to find another way—use the Tides of All Things set to absorb the storm's power and convert it into vital essence.”
Little Fox was as efficient as ever. It opened the system interface, its paws flying across the keyboard.
“Host, I found the eye of a typhoon!” it exclaimed excitedly, only to wilt immediately afterward. “But you may not be able to use the Tides of All Things set to absorb it and convert it into vital essence. It's nearly thirty thousand kilometers from our current location. By the time it gets here, the day will already be over.”
Yun Shu furrowed her brows slightly.
“That is indeed a serious problem.”
“The vital essence converted by the Tides of All Things set's storm-absorption skill cannot be stored. It is released automatically at the same time it is absorbed and converted.”
“We have to find a way to bring the typhoon here.”
“Lil' Sys, locate the eye of the typhoon for me first. I'll need to use the system's spatial teleportation to get there later.”
Little Fox's eyes widened in horror. “Host, that's the eye of a typhoon! It's extremely dangerous!”
“If I don't go there, I have no way to bring the typhoon here. Trust me, I have a plan. Hurry and locate it!”
“That's far too risky…”
“Lil' Sys, trust me!” she repeated.
“I…”
Before Little Fox could finish, Yun Shu decisively activated the landscape scroll, the handheld accessory of the Nine Heavens Mystic Sound set.
Golden light burst forth.
While Shen Jue and the others were blinded by the dazzling radiance, she swiftly changed into the Mirror of Retrospection set and teleported directly to the typhoon's eye through the system's spatial passage.
Although she had calculated the timing carefully and activated the Mirror of Retrospection set's time-stasis skill the moment she arrived, the terrifying low pressure at the eye of the typhoon still injured her internal organs. Fortunately, the landscape scroll's effect was still active, so she suffered only minor injuries.
There was no time to worry about her wounds. The moment she released the portal of the Returning Path Formation, she used the system's spatial passage to teleport back to the Profound Abyss Tower Ship.
Without stopping for even a moment, Yun Shu opened the wardrobe and changed into the Rainbow Cloud Feather Garment set. Using its skill, she altered the weather in the surrounding area and summoned a violent thunderstorm, ensuring that she would be able to absorb enough storm power later and convert it into vital essence.
Once that was done, Yun Shu changed back into the Nine Heavens Mystic Sound set and stood where she was, calm and composed. Shen Jue and the others, who had only just begun to adjust to the golden light, assumed that she had never left the Profound Abyss Tower Ship at all.
Little did they know—
She had changed outfits so quickly that she had nearly set them on fire.
“None of you are to leave this tower ship.”
After the Goddess left them with this command, she flew away under the astonished gazes of everyone present. She passed through the layer of golden light and disappeared into the scorching seawater.
The white gauze of her long dress fluttered wildly in the currents, while the ornaments in her hair chimed softly.
“Divine Lady!”
Shen Jue lunged to the railing, both hands gripping the wooden balustrade so tightly that his knuckles turned white. His pupils contracted sharply.
The Goddess's snow-white dress suddenly transformed into countless fragments of light, drifting like fireflies into the churning seawater. In an instant, they were swallowed by the dark-red radiance.
Amid the scattered light, another silhouette slowly emerged.
Scales the color of blue sapphires polished to perfection spread downward along her waist. In the dark-red seawater, they reflected a dazzling, otherworldly glow.
A long and magnificent fish tail unfurled beneath the hem of her dress. Its fin was as thin as a cicada's wing, its edges shimmering with a deep blue luminescence.
Her silver-white hair spread through the seawater, making her appear even more ethereal and aloof—so beautiful that words failed to describe her.
A thought arose in everyone's hearts, entirely of its own accord:
She was the sovereign of the sea, come riding upon moonlight and tides.
No one on the tower ship spoke.
Everyone gazed up in a daze at the figure slowly swimming toward the abyss. Each sweep of her fantastical blue tail left behind a trail of tiny, sparkling lights.
Those glimmers drifted through the boiling seawater and eventually fell upon the churning, reddish-gold lava.
Then something miraculous happened once more.
The instant the glimmers touched the magma, the glaring reddish gold seemed to be gently stroked by a tender hand. The boiling lava gradually settled, cooling into black rock.
Countless motes of light fell from the tip of her translucent tail.
Wherever they passed, the rolling magma went out one stream at a time, while the seawater visibly changed from dark red back to indigo blue.
[Shen Jue's astonishment value +100]
[Pei Du's astonishment value +100]
[Feng Chunya's astonishment value +100]
[…]
[Current astonishment value: 72,550,000]
Yun Shu glanced at the system interface, then swept her fish tail and swam toward the volcano's mouth.
The blue whale struggled to raise its head.
When it saw Yun Shu and Little Fox swimming toward it, its eyes instantly filled with grievance.
“Pearl-Pearl, Lucky-Mud, I… hurt…”
Little Fox was both furious and anxious. “I thought you didn't even know what pain was, you stupid fish! What were you thinking, blocking the lava with your own body? Did you think you were made of solid metal? You're just like that Fang Shuo—both of you only grow taller, never smarter! You're a pair of idiots!”
Remembering that Yun Shu had been injured just moments ago, it grew even angrier.
“If it weren't for saving you, you stupid fish, would my host have had to risk going to the eye of a typhoon?”
Little Blue lowered its head guiltily. “I'm sorry.”
“Don't think that means—”
“Lil' Sys, that's enough. Little Blue is only three years old mentally. Why are you lecturing it?” Yun Shu said as she took out a healing pill bought from the cultivation system and swallowed it.
The healing pill from the cultivation world took effect immediately.
Her eyes lit up. “What an excellent medicine. Too bad the cultivation system sells it for such a high price. Otherwise, I'd buy it in bulk.”
After her condition improved, she asked Little Fox, “How are things at the eye of the typhoon?”
Little Fox opened the system interface. “Host, the Mirror of Retrospection set's time-stasis skill has one second left before it expires. Once the eye of the typhoon starts moving, according to the angle I calculated, it will enter the Returning Path Formation immediately and be teleported here!”
The moment it finished speaking, the entire sea suddenly began to tremble.
