The once-calm seafloor began to tremble violently, cracking, heaving, and spewing magma.
Bubbles surged upward in a frenzy.
"What’s happening? Where is the Dragon King? Report to the Dragon King immediately!"
"No one knows where the Dragon King has gone!"
Several shrimp and crab soldiers struggled to swim, but were swept away by the raging currents, vanishing without a trace.
On the surface, monstrous waves surged.
People on the shore stared blankly at the tsunami roaring in from the horizon.
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In the Netherworld, Lord Genesis gazed upward in silence.
Chunks of rock broke free from the enormous dome above, igniting into flames as they scraped through the air and shattering into a rain of fire that scattered across the ground.
Meteorites pierced the clouds and crashed down, igniting wildfires across the land.
The last remaining ghost soldiers on the ground screamed as they scattered in all directions.
The entire world had turned a blazing red.
Amid the thunderous roar, the Golden Staff continued to bore madly into the dome.
Droplets of seawater slid down the crevices of the Golden Staff.
Lord Genesis gazed upward in silence, yet was already powerless to turn the tide.
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The gates of South Heaven Gate slowly opened, and floating warships carrying Avalon Mountain disciples rushed through in a frenzy.
A heavy warship crashed into the gate, blocking half the passage; Skyward Legionnaires were hauling on ropes, trying to move it aside.
The leaders of two warships began arguing over the right of way, until a Skyward General hurried over, brandishing his weapon and ordering them to stop at once.
On the deck, Isabel Su stared blankly at the swirling clouds to the north.
Below, the sea churned as if boiling.
Prince Adrian, the Little White Dragon, looked around in astonishment, while Belle Whitebone followed closely behind him.
In the courtyard, Anna Yang stared in terror at the trembling cobblestones beneath her feet.
A fierce wind swept through, and every leaf pointed in the same direction.
“What’s happening? What’s wrong with him?” she cried out.
Erik Yang slowly turned around and said in a low voice, “No matter what, do not let the Third Holy Mother leave this courtyard, understood?”
“Yes!” Skyhowl and Skypride answered in unison.
Anna Yang stared blankly at her brother, unmoving.
With his back to Anna, Erik Yang said slowly, “From now on, he has nothing to do with you.”
The raging seawater, mixed with scalding magma, rushed straight toward him.
Monkey’s eyes widened in a savage grin, still clinging tightly to the Golden Staff.
His eyes had already turned a dark red.
A massive column of water poured into the Netherworld.
"The whole world has gone mad..."
Lord Genesis smiled faintly, slowly turned, and left.
An unprecedented colossal vortex quietly formed on the ocean’s surface, even the sky changed color.
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