As Yuri and Akuma were engaged in the catastrophic bout, a profound, tempestuous tremor vibrated far across the region.Somewhere dozens and dozens of kilometers away from the Flying Fish Port, toward the eastern expanse, the open ocean thrashed violently. Even at such a vast distance from the battle raging to the south, the deep waters roared in towering waves and dark, chaotic squalls. The sea refused to settle, and high above, the heavens themselves groaned under the heavy, atmospheric displacement caused by two Peak Enlightened monsters clashing.Then, amid the roaring waves of the open ocean, something suddenly erupted from the surface!SHOOSH—!!!!!!A figure blasted straight out of the water, wrapped in a dense, glowing shroud of golden earth mana!It was Lancelot, holding the still-unconscious Zane securely around his waist. Lancelot had maintained his Earthshroud movement spell continuously from the moment they plunged beneath the Flying Fish Port, burrowing through the deep

Even Lancelot, who was moving east and was already dozens and dozens of kilometers away, was forced to pause and gaze back over his shoulder. From that vast distance, the gigantic, blinding sphere of the explosion generated by the collision of the two opposing forces was clearly visible against the dark horizon. The ocean waves erupted aggressively in every direction, surging outward like a massive, unstoppable avalanche of water and foam. Lancelot stood suspended above the waves in sheer shock, his heart pounding as he processed the staggering, apocalyptic scale of the destruction.About half an hour later...At the absolute epicenter of the clash, a colossal crater had been blasted directly into the middle of the sea, spanning several kilometers in all directions. The sky above hung quiet, but the area was no longer deserted. Cultivators had begun gathering at the site from all across the surrounding region, some who had been watching the high-tier battle from hidden spatial voids,

Yuri's gaze was wide in shock as he looked at Conri before him; he simply could not bring himself to believe what his eyes were seeing.“So this... this is Conri Bluemoon? This is the supreme leader of Lunaris, and the father of Zane and his brothers? How is he here, and why on earth is he here?!” Yuri thought, his mind reeling as more heavy beads of cold sweat danced from his temples down his pale face.As he sat frozen, the fine porcelain tea set resting on the stone table before them began to move entirely on its own. Neither Conri's hands nor any visible physical force touched the delicate teaware; driven purely by the invisible, divine intent of the Saint Realm master, the heavy teapot lifted weightlessly into the air. It tilted with absolute grace, pouring a steaming, fragrant stream of amber liquid into two fine cups without spilling a single drop.“This is one of the most cherished teas back in Lunaris, this is the Lunarsilk Tea,” Conri said, his voice entirely calm and smoot

“Boss! Boss!”After a few minutes of high-speed flight across the air currents, Jidal finally arrived at the rocky, desolate island where Akuma had been blasted during the catastrophic explosion. From a distance, his sharp eyes locked onto the figure of Akuma sitting cross-legged atop a mound of shattered stone. Akuma’s upper, torn robes had been stripped away, exposing his muscular torso. His left arm was completely gone, and the raw, cauterized wound at his shoulder was tightly bound with thick bandages. He sat in total stillness, circulating his internal mana to stabilize his crippled origin.Jidal descended in a frantic blur, his heart pounding in his chest. Shock and horror filled his thoughts as he witnessed the horrific state of his leader, a man he had viewed as invincible for centuries.THUD!Jidal landed heavily beside Akuma Muramasa, the force of his arrival kicking up a spray of loose gravel.“Calm down, Jidal. You are a fully grown man, you cannot be shouting like a pan

The five figures rattled in that moment as they felt the suffocating heat from the scalding wind wave the exact second Yuri appeared. They started trembling far more intensely, feeling it deep to their very core that the presence that had just arrived was completely and utterly different. Even the Enlightened Realm leader holding the high-grade artifact trembled uncontrollably, his body shivering as if plunged into absolute ice. As the strongest among the five, his perception was significantly higher, allowing him to comprehend the terrifying, unfordable strength standing before them. In his mind, he envisioned himself as a ant pinned to the ground while a colossal, endless mountain fell from the heavens to crush him whole, a mountain so immensely vast he could not even fathom where its borders ended in any direction.And this overwhelming sensation was not limited to the five bandits. Both Zane and Lancelot stood frozen in absolute shock. The last time they had seen Yuri, his culti