Chapter 378 The Mutant Tide Deep in the East China Sea! Master and Disciple Reunite in the East China Sea!

"Nothing I can do about it."

"Better get to the main business first."

Lin Xiyue shook her head, casting aside the disappointment of not being able to hatch the Divine Beast egg immediately.

Then, she took a step forward, her figure instantly vanishing from the spot.

The next moment.

Inside the office of the Taibai Mountain Base.

Space rippled slightly, and Lin Xiyue's figure appeared out of thin air.

"Hmm?!"

"Girl Yue, you've come out of seclusion?!"

In the office, only Li Zhanjun was currently processing documents.

Sensing the movement, he abruptly looked up; seeing it was Lin Xiyue, a look of pleasant surprise immediately appeared on his serious old face.

He put down his pen, walked over quickly, and asked urgently:

"How was it?"

"Was this seclusion successful?"

"Did you manage to achieve a Breakthrough?"

Although he could roughly guess the result, he still wanted to hear Lin Xiyue's confirmation personally.

After all, that was the Nascent Soul Realm!

A level truly comparable to Earth Immortals!

"Grandpa Li, is there even a need to ask!"

Facing Li Zhanjun's inquiry, Lin Xiyue raised her chin and gave a confident smile.

"With me on the job, it's naturally as easy as pie!"

"Of course I succeeded!"

As she spoke, she released a sliver of her aura.

Boom!

A terrifying pressure, vast as an abyss, instantly filled the entire office, making even Li Zhanjun feel a momentary difficulty in breathing.

"Good!"

"Great!!"

"I knew you could do it, girl!"

"Our Great Xia finally has its own Nascent Soul powerhouse overseeing things!"

Li Zhanjun's excitement was beyond words!

Before this, although Great Xia had Xiao Jin, a Nascent Soul Peak Stage combat power, Xiao Jin was a Puppet after all.

But now that Lin Xiyue had achieved a Breakthrough to the Nascent Soul, it meant that the native humans of Great Xia truly possessed their own Nascent Soul powerhouse!

The significance was entirely different!

"Hehe, Grandpa Li, don't get excited yet; it's just standard procedure."

Lin Xiyue smiled, signaling Li Zhanjun to stay calm.

Then, her expression turned serious as she asked about another matter on her mind.

"By the way, Grandpa Li."

"During the days I was in seclusion, that East Sea Herb Garden we found earlier... has there been any new activity?"

"Activity?"

Hearing this topic, the smile on Li Zhanjun's face gradually faded, and his expression immediately became very serious.

"There actually is!"

"And it's no small matter!"

He said in a deep voice:

"Just two days ago, that child Qing Yi, who was responsible for guarding that place, suddenly sent an emergency message."

"She said... there seemed to be some strange sounds constantly coming out of that rift!"

Lin Xiyue's pupils constricted slightly.

"And then?"

"After receiving the news, I didn't dare to be careless and immediately informed Senior Jian."

Li Zhanjun continued:

"Senior Jian took this very seriously."

"At that time, he took Xiao Fan, Xiao Yun, and the others, and immediately set off for the East Sea to investigate the anomaly."

"They haven't returned yet."

"How long have they been gone?" Lin Xiyue pressed.

"It's been almost two days!"

Li Zhanjun checked the time and answered quickly.

"Two days..."

Lin Xiyue frowned slightly.

Given Senior Jian and the others' strength, they went to investigate a Secret Realm and haven't sent any news back for two days?

This situation seems a bit off.

"Alright, then I'll head over to check the situation as well!"

Lin Xiyue made a prompt decision.

Now that she was in the Nascent Soul Realm and her strength had skyrocketed, it was the perfect time to see what mysteries were hidden there!

"Mm, Girl Yue, you must be careful!"

Li Zhanjun did not stop her, only solemnly reminding her.

"Don't worry, Grandpa Li!"

Lin Xiyue nodded.

Then, under Li Zhanjun's slightly worried gaze.

She raised her hand and made a light swipe in front of her.

Rip!

A spatial rift opened at the motion.

Lin Xiyue stepped into it, her figure instantly vanishing as she headed straight for the East Sea!

...

Meanwhile.

Somewhere at the bottom of the East Sea.

The depth here was nearly a thousand meters; normally, sunlight couldn't penetrate such a thick layer of water,

so the entire undersea world appeared dark, silent, oppressive, and terrifying.

But at this moment, at the bottom of this deep sea, around a massive undersea rift hundreds of meters long, countless high-powered deep-sea searchlights had been lit!

The blindingly bright light tore through the deep-sea darkness like sharp swords, illuminating the area as bright as day.

Not only that, above the rift, a massive, shimmering Formation had been set up.

The Formation's light barrier, like an inverted giant bowl, forcibly isolated the surrounding icy seawater with its terrifying pressure, carving out a dry space deep on the ocean floor.

Inside this Formation, fifty fully armed and fierce-looking elite members of the Kunlun Squad were stationed, standing guard over the rift's surroundings.

Beep beep beep!

Suddenly, the sonar radar detector in the temporary base emitted a rapid alarm.

Captain Chen Gang, the captain of the Kunlun Squad, looked grim as he walked quickly to the screen.

Looking at the dense cluster of red dots rapidly approaching on the screen, he gasped and hurriedly turned on the communicator to report the situation to Shen Qingyi, who was overseeing the front lines.

"Commander Shen!"

"A large number of mutated giant fish have been detected around the Formation, and they are approaching rapidly!"

"There are even more than in the previous wave!"

From the other end of the communicator, a voice as cool and clear as a spring immediately came through:

"Received, Captain Chen!"

"I'll handle it now. Hold your positions; do not come out!"

At this moment, Shen Qingyi, who was sitting cross-legged at the very edge of the Formation's light barrier, slowly opened her eyes.

Her snow-white silver hair emitted a faint glow under the shimmering light of the Formation.

After hearing Captain Chen Gang's report, Shen Qingyi didn't say a word; she stood up and stepped directly out of the Formation's protection,

entering the bone-chilling, high-pressure depths of the sea a thousand meters down!

Miraculously, the terrifying deep-sea water pressure that could flatten ordinary steel, along with the freezing seawater,

were kept away by an invisible force when they came within three feet of Shen Qingyi's body, unable to dampen her Glazed Long Dress in the slightest.

As soon as she stepped out of the Formation, she saw a scalp-tingling scene in the waters ahead.

In the pitch-black water, schools of giant fish, ten to dozens of meters long, were frantically waving their tail fins and approaching the rift!

These fish were clearly abnormal!

Not only were they exaggeratedly massive, but their bodies were also covered in hard black scales,

and sharp, outward-curving fangs grew from their mouths, while their fishy eyes flickered with a bloodthirsty and frenzied red light.

Clearly, they had been attracted by the mysterious energy leaking from the rift and, under its stimulation, had undergone some kind of savage mutation!

Their goal was also very clear: to break through the obstacles before them and dive into that undersea rift emitting an alluring aura!

"There really are a lot of them..."

Looking at the mutated strange fish surging forward like a dark beast tide, Shen Qingyi didn't panic at all.

She frowned slightly, her gaze instantly becoming bone-chillingly cold.

"However... this is a vital location for Great Xia!"

"I will never let you pass!"

As her voice fell.

Shen Qingyi lightly raised her fair hand and gave a gentle wave toward the surging mutated fish swarm.

Buzz!

An extreme Taiyin Cold Qi, centered on her, erupted in the deep sea like a terrifying tsunami!

Crack, crack, crack!

Accompanied by a series of dense freezing sounds.

In the next moment, a shocking spectacle appeared!

The seawater in that area, upon contact with the Taiyin Cold Qi, was instantly frozen into incredibly hard Profound Ice!

Those mutated giant fish, which were opening their bloody maws in an attempt to charge, didn't even have time to struggle before they were instantly frozen in place, mid-lunge.

In just the time of a single breath.

Hundreds of savage mutated giant fish had all turned into lifelike giant ice sculptures, suspended in the deep sea without exception!

"Mm, solved!"

Seeing that none had escaped the net, Shen Qingyi withdrew her hand, a relaxed expression appearing on her face.

These mutated giant fish were aggressive, and their vitality was absurdly powerful.

In terms of actual combat power, even a Foundation Establishment Realm Cultivator would definitely struggle against a deep-sea monster fish swarm of this scale.

But unfortunately for them, they encountered Shen Qingyi.

The current Shen Qingyi had already successfully broken through to the Spirit Sea Realm!

In addition to her peerlessly dominant Taiyin Sacred Body, she was like a fish in water in this deep-sea environment.

A mere group of mutated trash fish that hadn't even developed intelligence was no threat to her; she could slaughter a vast number of them with a wave of her hand!

"The mutations in the deep sea are becoming more and more frequent; I need to report this to Revered Master quickly..."

Shen Qingyi thought to herself, about to turn back into the Formation.

Suddenly, her expression turned solemn, and her eyes snapped toward the void beside her!

"No!"

"Someone's coming?!"

She keenly sensed an extremely subtle spatial ripple in the seawater not far from her side.

This kind of ripple could never be produced by those mutated sea creatures!

Shen Qingyi's gaze turned cold, and the Taiyin energy around her suddenly surged, nearly condensing into a frost longsword in her hand.

But just as she was on high alert, ready to strike at any moment.

Rip!

Space tore open, and a figure she was extremely familiar and close with emerged from the void in a great hurry.

When she saw the person's face, the cold and murderous aura on Shen Qingyi immediately dissolved, and her guarded expression vanished.

In its place was a face full of pleasant surprise.

"Revered Master?"

"So it's you!"

Indeed, the one who had torn through space to arrive was none other than Lin Xiyue, who had just broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm!