The Forbidden Sea was boundless, and so was the seafloor.1

Before the broken face of Eminent Desolation came to Revered Ancient, there wasn’t a single powerful expert who would dare to say they controlled the seafloor. At the very most, they might control a certain portion of it.0

One reason was that the seafloor just covered too much area. Another reason was that there were simply too many layers of sedimentary rock. And that became more the case the deeper you got into the sea. What was more, you never knew what was underneath those layers. There could be stunning underwater caves, or there could be even more of the sea.2

The truth was that the true depths of the sea contained countless mysteries. And some of the most ancient varieties actually surpassed the Brilliant Heaven Godfolk from back in the day. There were even areas where Grand Emperors wouldn’t tread. Therefore, whether it was the Summer Immortals of yesteryear or the Ancient Emperors after them, they all dreamed of controlling the seafloor, but never made that dream into a reality.10

Thankfully, even though the seafloor was mysterious and had a history that stretched back countless years, there had never been an instance in which anything from the seafloor posed a threat to the mainland. Gradually, the ancient peoples had just come to accept that it was a very mysterious place.0

Eventually, Eminent Desolation came, and the Sea of Endlessness turned into the Forbidden Sea. When the powerful mutagen reached the seafloor, it went from being simply mysterious to being terrifyingly mysterious. That was especially...2