Yes, I did all of this!

Negative emotions swirled slowly in a vortex before Cangyi nodded at Huangyi: "Alright, go in, but remember not to be careless."

"it is good."

Huang Yi nodded firmly, looked at the vortex in front of him, and stepped into it without saying a word.

whoosh-

Under the watchful eyes of the other three, her body was twisted and sucked into the vortex.

"I'm going too!"

As the sun set, he hurried inside, his body swallowed by the vortex.

Yin and Ling exchanged a glance and simultaneously entered the vortex.

As the last two people entered, the vortex immediately expanded, transforming back into negative emotions that filled the area.

. . . . . .

"Hmm..."

Huangyi opened his eyes, looked at the surrounding scenery, and immediately widened his eyes and covered his mouth.

After trying for a while, she realized what was happening, let go, and took a deep breath.

"Where is this...the seabed?"

Looking at the dim scenery around her, she looked at her hands in surprise and said.

What exactly is going on here?

At the same time, a vortex appeared, and the sisters Yuhi and Kamui appeared beside her, also showing surprise.

"The field of vision is so small, and there's no gravity..." Fengling looked around, pressed her earpiece to pop out her goggles, looked around again, and frowned.

She then turned around and looked at everyone: "I don't feel any discomfort or falling. Is this what the seal is like? It's really strange."

"Actually, we are only at the very edge of the seal."

Cangyi appeared beside Huangyi and said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Lingyin nodded: "Is that so... Hey, Cangyi?!"

Realizing what had happened, she looked at Cangyi in surprise, her eyes showing obvious astonishment.

"Oh?"

Seeing her and the others' expressions, Cangyi also raised his hand, feeling his own body.

"I see, it's because I resonated with the energy within the seal."

"Resonance refers to..."

"My method of returning to the past is to absorb all the energy in the underworld so that I can reincarnate at a fixed time. However, doing so also leaves the aura of the underworld in my body, which is why I resonate with this place."

Similar things had happened in past reincarnations, but this was the first time Cangyi had appeared here in this form, so she didn't react at first.

"But it's also good, this will make my future activities more convenient."

Somewhat unexpected, but not too surprising. Cangyi raised his hand and passed it through Huangyi's shoulder, looking at his own body which still lacked a physical form, and calmly accepted this fact.

"Absorb all the energy here?"

Lingyin sensed the surrounding atmosphere and looked at her in surprise, saying:

"How exactly did they do that?"

"..."

Cangyi did not answer directly, seemingly still deep in thought, before finally replying after a while:

"It wasn't all my doing... Let's leave this topic here; we have other important things to do."

As she spoke, she turned her head and looked in a certain direction.

After a brief conversation, everyone suddenly sensed an aura approaching rapidly.

call--

In the dark sea, they couldn't see any figures in the distance, but they could sense a colossal creature approaching them.

"...It's coming."

Cangyi's expression was obscured by her mask, but a sense of longing could still be heard in her tone, suggesting that the beings approaching them were not enemies.

Even so, the immense aura that was slowly approaching was still oppressive to the magical girls, making it difficult for them to let their guard down.

—Huh!

A pair of bright lights came on, and to their astonishment, the enormous creature slowly swam toward them.

"That is..." Yuhi clenched his fists, extremely vigilant yet revealing a look of doubt.

"...A huge killer whale?" Fengling asked, puzzled, as the image of the killer whale was reflected in her goggles.

"good."

Cangyi nodded and met the orca's gaze.

As it gazed at them, the orca's eyes were incredibly calm, its seemingly unintelligent gaze instinctively observing them.

"What exactly is that thing? Did Neville fall right in front of it?"

Feeling the immense pressure coming at him, Huang Yi couldn't help but feel a little suppressed when he tried to breathe.

"The guardians of the sealed land, the last guarantee left by the ancient magical girls, and the key to our ability to move within this seal."

Compared to the reactions of others to this aura, Cangyi was much more natural, gazing at the giant whale with his hands behind his back, his tone filled with obvious emotion and admiration.

The others were somewhat surprised, as they had never heard Cangyi speak in this tone before.

But just as they were about to relax, Cangyi suddenly changed the subject: "So what you need to do next is fight it."

"What? You're kidding, right?"

Xi Ri paused for a moment, then said in disbelief.

“If we don’t do this, we’ll be stuck in this ocean, unable to go any further.” Cangyi pointed to the giant whale and said calmly, “Only by helping it regain a sliver of its self can we move under its protection.”

As she spoke, she drifted toward the orca, and under its watchful gaze, raised her hand and placed it on its head, whispering, "You agree, right, magical girl... Cangyuan."

—Cangyuan?

Upon hearing the name, the giant whale's eyes widened, and it seemed as if some vague memory was recalled:

—In the deep sea, a blurry figure walked towards him and raised his hand to touch his face.

But the palm didn't touch him; instead, it felt like he touched something transparent, and he could see the palm lines of the blurry figure's hand under the touch.

"Finally found you..." The words were indistinct; only the pity and helplessness in the voice could be felt.

"The situation has reached its most critical point. If this continues, the entire world will be destroyed... We have no choice but to seal them away."

"But we're still not at ease. The seal needs one final safeguard... and that is you."

"It must be very irresponsible to filter out that one hope over time... So I beg you, if we reach the future, please say to those people—I'm sorry."

As soon as she finished speaking, the blurry figure dimmed considerably. She looked at her gradually becoming transparent body, her tone still gentle:

"I am truly sorry to entrust you with such a difficult task, but this is all I can do. I hope you can put aside past grievances and save humanity once again."

"My time is running out, so everything is in your hands. Until you find yourself again..."

Before she could finish speaking, she raised her hand, and a pure white light shone from it:

[Stop all beings from crossing the endless sea.]

—These words echoed in its heart. When time returned to the present, a look of struggle flashed in its eyes, and it let out a lonely cry.

"Ugh—"

An even more powerful aura spread out, and it stared at the crowd with obvious hostility in its eyes.

"Oh no..."

As the evening sun spoke, the giant whale shattered the phantom of Cangyi and charged rapidly toward them.

"It didn't use its full power, otherwise you wouldn't have had even the slightest chance of winning." Cangyi's phantom reappeared above everyone's heads, calmly stating:

"Only by cooperating with each other can we have a chance of winning."

"Easier said than done—"

As the sun set, it unleashed its thrusters with both hands, barely managing to dodge the giant whale's attack. The other three also managed to avoid the attack.

"So what do we do next? Defeat it?" Yuhi shouted, looking up.

"You could say that. Try to inflict as much damage as possible on it, weaken its stamina... although I haven't really seen its stamina weaken much before."

"Is that how you describe an enemy...?" Yuhi gritted her teeth and fired a fireball at it.

The sea here is different from real seawater, so the flames will not be hindered—of course, even if it were real seawater, the setting sun could still burn it through.

However, when the fireball touched the giant whale, it was stopped by its smooth skin, and it did not cause any damage, nor even leave any scorch marks.

boom!

The giant whale glanced at her, then suddenly swung its tail, sending the setting sun flying into the distance.

"Yūnihime-senpai!"

Lingyin raised her hand towards the setting sun that was flying backward and pulled it forcefully out of thin air.

The wind shield that had been protecting her immediately dissipated the force on Xi Ri and carried her back to Ling Yin's side.

"Are you okay?"

"Hmm... With your shield, it's fine." Yuhi covered her hands; even with the shield's protection, her arms were still damaged.

"However, it shattered my wind shield with a single blow... I'll rebuild it for you."

A transparent wind shield was once again placed around her, and the two looked at the giant whale again, their eyes showing signs of difficulty.

"How am I supposed to fight this guy...?"

Chapter 280: Numbers and Mechanisms

—On the other side of the magical girls' battle with the giant whale, a figure quietly entered this endless sea.