The surroundings remained unchanged, not a single thing out of place.

The waters of the Sea of Sumeru were semi-transparent, but they obscured one’s vision more and more the farther one looked.

Moreover, clusters of floating, firefly-like specks of light greatly obstructed both sight and the perception of the Power of the Heart.

However, this had little effect on Hu Qi.

The Three-Eyed Primordial Serpent was an Overlord Level creature from the Spirit Realm.

Its Bloodline Power allowed his gaze to pierce the obscuring waters of the Sea of Sumeru and see the region that was different from their current location.

Behind him, Ouyang Shuokong had been sitting cross-legged, cultivating his Secret Martial Arts with his senses sealed. He opened his eyes when he heard Hu Qi speak.

He followed Hu Qi’s gaze, but all he could see were the same green specks of light and the transparent waters of the Sea of Sumeru.

Above them, beyond the Sea of Sumeru, was only an empty void.

At first, he had looked around with curiosity, but after nearly two months, the sight was starting to make him sick.

Still, he understood that if Hu Qi said so, they must have truly arrived.

Over the past two months, he had managed to exchange a few words with Hu Qi whenever he was free, learning that their destination was the Shallow Wave Zone.

Ouyang Shuokong, who had also received a gift of information from the Sea of Sumeru, naturally knew what that was.

He was, of course, willing to go to the Shallow Wave Zone.

After all, the reason he’d left the Earth Star World was to escape that barren, hopeless place and extend his Lifespan.

If he wanted to live a long life, he needed to grow stronger.

What was the point of going to an ordinary world? That would be no different from staying on Earth Star.

Only by traveling to a world more powerful than Earth Star, a world with Extraordinary Power, could he hope to achieve his goal.

At this thought, his gaze grew more intense with anticipation.

He was a little curious about what the Shallow Wave Zone looked like.

The information gifted by the Sea of Sumeru hadn’t been very detailed, providing only general names.

As for what it was like inside, he had no way of knowing.

Soon enough, it happened.

As the angler Fish Monster swam onward, the water ahead began to change.

The region ahead was no longer colorless and transparent. Instead, it was a patch of faintly azure water, though the same green specks of light still floated within.

Having received information from the Sea of Sumeru, Ouyang Shuokong recognized it at a glance. These were the defining Features of the Shallow Wave Zone.

Strictly speaking, the Intertidal Zone was merely the fringe of the Sea of Sumeru. One had to enter the Shallow Wave Zone to be considered truly inside it.

Within a few breaths, the new region was right before them. The angler Fish Monster’s movements seemed slow, but this was far from the truth.

In reality, its speed was immense.

The lack of reference points simply made it seem sluggish.

As they neared the Shallow Wave Zone, the angler Fish Monster’s speed dropped noticeably, clearly wary of something.

As a Spirit Realm creature, it naturally understood the difference between the Intertidal Zone and the Shallow Wave Zone.

The Intertidal Zone, being the periphery of the Sea of Sumeru, was home to ordinary worlds. No matter how strong the Spirit Realm creatures there were, they generally wouldn’t surpass the Spirit Level.

But the Shallow Wave Zone was different. One might encounter Apostle Level Spirit Realm creatures there.

If it encountered one, its only fate would be to be devoured and turned into sustenance for the other creature.

It remembered entering the Shallow Wave Zone once, about a thousand years ago. It had watched as a silver, six-finned creature impaled a Late Stage Spirit Level being and devoured it completely within seconds.

Because of that, it had never dared to venture inside again.

But it knew that refusing was not an option; the one on its head would make it die an even quicker death.

"Relax. I’ll keep you safe."

Hu Qi chuckled, having seen through the thoughts of the angler fish below.

Hearing this, the angler Fish Monster paused briefly, then plunged headfirst into the Shallow Wave Zone.

GURGLE!

The moment it entered the Shallow Wave Zone, the surrounding pressure suddenly multiplied.

Unlike the Intertidal Zone, the pressure and power of Erosion in the Shallow Wave Zone were far more terrifying.

Moreover, the waters of the Shallow Wave Zone were infused with a potent Spirituality, making them much more powerful than those of the Intertidal Zone.

To make an analogy, it was like the difference between the current, Primordial Energy-depleted Earth Star World and the same world during the revival of Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy.

The stronger the Spirituality contained in the Sea of Sumeru, the more powerful the worlds it could naturally nourish.

This was why all the worlds within the Shallow Wave Zone possessed Extraordinary Power.

At this thought, Hu Qi spread his Power of the Heart and began searching the vicinity for any potential worlds.

He knew that if he entered the Deep Dark Zone, he would find even more powerful worlds. The trade-off, however, was that he might also encounter True Gods.

He would inevitably face situations beyond his control, which was far too dangerous.

With his current strength, if he encountered a being like a True God, he had no confidence in surviving.

To be safe, it was better to spend some time developing in the Shallow Wave Zone. It wouldn’t be too late to enter the Deep Dark Zone once he was strong enough.

The number of worlds in the Shallow Wave Zone was somewhat smaller than in the Intertidal Zone; they weren’t as densely packed.

Of course, it was also possible that Hu Qi had simply entered a more sparsely populated area.

For the moment, he didn’t detect any other worlds.

Hu Qi was not surprised by this.

The Sea of Sumeru was immense, practically boundless.

This was true according to the memories of both the Three-Eyed Primordial Serpent and Mother Earth.

The Earth Star World’s previous location hadn’t actually been far from the Shallow Wave Zone. According to Mother Earth’s memories, it was practically on the border.

Otherwise, Mother Earth wouldn’t have been swept from the Shallow Wave Zone to that location by a Tide of Spirituality after she was injured.

Even so, it had still taken Hu Qi two months to arrive here.

Speaking of the Tide of Spirituality, it was a peculiar phenomenon within the Sea of Sumeru. As its name suggested, it was a kind of tidal surge, a natural occurrence.

For the weak Spirit Realm creatures living within it, it was a devastating disaster.

A single Tide of Spirituality would sweep through and kill countless Floating Level creatures from the Spirit Realm.

Moreover, when a Tide of Spirituality encountered special regions or certain conditions, it could generate an even more powerful impact.

In these two months, Hu Qi had not encountered a Tide of Spirituality.

As these thoughts crossed his mind, Hu Qi’s gaze flickered. He had suddenly made a discovery.

His gaze fixed on a particular spot. The angler Fish Monster below, as if receiving a command from Hu Qi, turned and began swimming to the side.

Before long, a peculiar world appeared before the two men and the fish.

It was an ink-black vortex, like a giant funnel, deep and bottomless.

The spinning vortex generated a powerful gravitational pull, constantly swallowing the surrounding green specks of light, which then vanished without a trace.

A peculiar glint flashed in Hu Qi’s eyes as he watched.

During his journey through the Intertidal Zone, he had seen quite a few worlds.

The external appearances of those worlds had all been different.

Most of them appeared as bubbles. Beyond that, there were also world entrances that looked like granules or a mass of distorted waves.

This was the first time he had seen one like this vortex.

The vortex gave off a feeling of deathly stillness and gloom.