Chapter 62: Retreat

Back outside the massive statue, the Su Chen clone standing next to Gu Qingluo suddenly flickered. It took on a slightly ethereal quality, as if it had suddenly turned illusory.

That was how Gu Qingluo knew that Su Chen’s main body had returned.

“Is it done?” she asked.

“It’s done,” Su Chen replied succinctly.

“Then we should leave as soon as we can.”

“We’re not in a hurry. In any case, we still need to provide the Oceanids with an explanation,” Su Chen replied.

As he spoke, he activated a recording Origin Formation and pointed it at the statue.

The statue then exploded; waves of flames engulfed it, shattering it and sending chunks of marbled rock shooting in all directions.

Su Chen had prepared a couple different items beforehand, all to deal with the Deep Sea Sorrow.

One of those preparations was explosive medicines.

The statue’s explosion was recorded by a number of different recording Origin Formations. They would serve as Su Chen’s explanation to the Oceanids ⁠— after all, they didn’t need to know exactly what kind of object the Deep Sea Sorrow was for him to complete his end of the deal.

“ROAR!”

The massive explosion had alerted the Sea Beasts below. The Sovereigns surfaced, howling with rage and terro...