On Yunzhou Island, outside the Array of Heaven, everyone was greatly astonished when the vast, foggy array suddenly vanished, revealing the figures of Ji Youzhi and Xiaosuisui.
They all stared intensely at the two figures hovering above the sea, watching helplessly as they dropped into the swirling water below.
"Suisui!"
Those who recognized them couldn’t help but cry out in shock, calling Xiaosuisui’s name.
Yun Cang and Yun Kuo charged forward together. The father-son duo hovered in the air, peering intently into the whirlpool.
However, the whirlpool quickly subsided, revealing nothing.
"How can this be? Shouldn’t they be breaking through the Third Level right now?"
Yun Cang and Yun Kuo retreated to Yun Yi’s side, murmuring in confusion.
Yun Yi slowly opened his eyes and said, "It seems there’s only one possibility now. They must have already broken through the Third Level, and this Fourth Level... it must be under the sea!"
"The true Fourth Level is under the sea?"
Yun Kuo and Yun Cang were very surprised.
Island Master Yun Lao stood up, looked towards the sky, and said, "Everything depends on the will of the heavens!"
Yun Cang remained expressionless, but Yun Kuo looked somewhat worried.
He glanced around. The faces of the onlookers were filled with excitement; they all eagerly awaited the breaking of the Fourth Level. However, they didn’t know that once the Fourth Level was broken by them, what awaited them was not a new life, but death!
"ACHOO!"
In the underwater world, Xiaosuisui and Ji Youzhi couldn’t help but sneeze consecutively.
The two exchanged a glance in this completely unfamiliar world and then sneezed again in unison.
"Uncle Seven! Where are we?"
Ji Youzhi turned and scanned their surroundings: coral, seaweed, rockeries, and various fish and shrimp swimming in the distance.
"Obviously, this is the seabed."
"The seabed? Then why is there no water where we’re standing?"
Xiaosuisui was amazed. She quickly waved her hands around but didn’t touch a single drop of water.
Ji Youzhi observed their surroundings, thought for a moment, and then said, "Could this be the Fourth Level, the Dragon-Locking Array?"
Hearing this, Xiaosuisui suddenly understood. "That makes sense! This Fourth Level was truly unexpected."
"Indeed! So unexpected. What should we do next?"
"I plan to first find the Array Eye of the Fourth Level, then set up a new Dragon-Locking Array identical to this Fourth Level’s. I’ll leave Dahei here to enact a grand deception, then break the actual Fourth Level, retrieve the Dragon Soul sealed here, and then we leave."
The moment Xiaosuisui said this, Ji Youzhi’s eyes widened.
"What did you say?" Ji Youzhi was utterly bewildered.
"Oh, my dear Uncle Seven! Why are you always so dense? I just explained everything clearly. How could you still not understand?"
Xiaosuisui scratched her little head, feeling anxious about her Uncle Seven’s comprehension.
"I just don’t understand! You clearly said before that this Fourth Level cannot be broken. But now you’re saying you want to set up a new Dragon-Locking Array and pull off some grand deception? I really don’t get it!"
"Oh! It’s like this. My maternal grandfather told me we can’t directly break the Fourth Level. If we did, all the islands in this sea and all living beings on them would perish. So, we need to set up an identical Dragon-Locking Array, make Dahei the Array Eye, and enact a grand deception. This will prevent the Celestial Dao from noticing that we’ve broken the original Dragon-Locking Array, making it believe the array is still active. That way, we can leave this place, and the people on Yunzhou Island, along with the myriad creatures in the sea, can survive."
Hearing this, Ji Youzhi nodded, absolutely overjoyed.
"That’s excellent, truly excellent! Xiaosuisui, you’re so clever!"
Ji Youzhi picked up Xiaosuisui and spun her around on the spot, absolutely ecstatic.
After all, the people on Yunzhou Island were his own mother’s kin, and he himself was the world’s foremost Divine Hunter. In his heart, beyond familial affection, there was naturally also a place for all people!
"Dizzy, dizzy, dizzy! Uncle Seven, put me down quickly! Uncle Seven, you’re making me so dizzy!"
Hearing her, Ji Youzhi quickly put her down and said joyfully, "Quickly, find the Array Eye! We’ll enact our grand deception and get out of here."
"Okay, Uncle Seven. Let’s leave this place."
Xiaosuisui slipped out of Ji Youzhi’s arms and quickly found the Array Eye. Finally, she took out some materials for setting up an array, and then...