Reborn as a lotus, she initially refuses to hand it over to the state.

The moment the old man uttered those words, the conference room fell silent, and Oda Ichiro's face turned extremely grim.

Not high enough level? This was a direct slap in the face to him in front of everyone.

However, he dared not get angry, mainly because the old man in front of him was no ordinary person, but the great Onmyoji of Ise Grand Shrine, named Fujiwara no Miyaji.

Before the island nation's spiritual energy was restored, Ise Grand Shrine possessed a wealth of ancient secrets.

After the spiritual energy was restored, many more awakened individuals appeared at the shrine, including a priestess who could communicate with the ancient seal.

Oda Ichiro took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing his anger, and said, "Fujiwara no Tsukasa, this is not the time to talk about these things. What exactly is the situation in Tokyo Bay?"

Fujiwara no Miyaji said coldly, "Beneath Tokyo Bay, there is a piece of bone being suppressed."

Oda Ichiro frowned and said, "Suppressing a piece of bone? What does that mean?"

Fujiwara no Miyaji looked at the monitoring screen and said coldly, "You are not qualified to know everything, but I can tell you that thing is related to the legend of Orochi."

Oda Ichiro's expression changed. "Is it the Yamata no Orochi from mythology?"

Fujiwara no Tsukasa shook his head and said, "It's not the snake from the ancient myths. That's just something made up by later generations. What was really suppressed at the bottom of the sea was part of an ancient source of pollution."

Oda Ichiro's expression darkened further. He said, "You mean, the blood mud I brought back awakened it?"

Fujiwara no Kyoji gave him a cold look: "Otherwise what? Do you think the Crimson Cloud Ridge of the Dragon Kingdom is some ordinary forbidden zone? The Blood Mud there itself carries the aura of the gate."

"By bringing it back, you've successfully awakened the forbidden existence beneath Tokyo Bay."

Ichiro Oda's forehead veins throbbed.

Several high-ranking officials from the Disaster Countermeasures Office standing nearby also turned pale.

This is a big problem; red-eyed rats have appeared in the Tokyo subway.

Another unusual underwater event has occurred in Tokyo Bay. If this situation cannot be contained, the entire island nation will descend into chaos.

Oda Ichiro gritted his teeth and said, "What do we do now?"

Fujiwara no Kamiji glanced back and saw a young woman, around twenty years old, with a pale face, wearing a white and red shrine maiden outfit, walking towards him.

Fujiwara no Miyaji said, "Tsukimi Riko will take people to Tokyo Bay; she can see the seal's condition."

Oda Ichiro glanced at the shrine maiden and said dismissively, "She's only at the early stage of the fourth rank. Can she really handle this?"

Fujiwara no Miyaji sneered, "You, at the third rank, dared to steal the Blood Mud of Crimson Cloud Ridge, so why can't she, at the early fourth rank, go and see the seal?"

Oda Ichiro's face darkened, and he almost choked. Tsukimi Riko ignored Oda Ichiro and said in a low voice, "I'm afraid I can't resolve the severity of this seal with my current strength. The loosening of the seal is far too serious."

Upon hearing this, Oda Ichiro immediately became anxious and quickly asked, "Then what should we do? Isn't there any other way?"

Riko Tsukimi paused for a moment: "Maybe there's no way, maybe there isn't. We can only leave it to fate."

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent instantly.

……

Several patrol boats sped towards Tokyo Bay.

Helicopters circled in the sky.

A large number of countermeasures agency members sealed off the nearby sea area.

Riko Tsukimi stood at the bow of the ship, the sea breeze ruffling her shrine maiden robes. She closed her eyes and formed hand seals.

The next moment, a faint white light appeared between her brows.

The images of the deep sea immediately came to mind.

In the endless seabed, the seawater appears black, filled with countless dead fish and mutated giant sea snakes.

Her consciousness continued to move, and soon she finally saw the bronze torii gate entangled with seaweed at the bottom of the endless sea.

Finally, they saw the giant eye on the torii gate. At the same time, the giant eye seemed to sense that someone was spying on it.

The giant eye suddenly opened, emitting an eerie, dark blue light, and looked at Tsukimi Riko. In an instant, Tsukimi Riko's face turned pale.

He opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Her spirits were completely shaken, and her face grew even paler. The Onmyoji beside her paled and quickly asked, "Miss Riko, what's wrong?"

Riko Tsukimi said with lingering fear, "I can't say, that thing is too terrifying."

Seemingly recalling the moment she locked eyes with the giant eye, Tsukimi Riko's face turned even paler.

Upon hearing this, the Onmyoji was also somewhat surprised and uncertain.

Before they could speak again, a violent wave suddenly came from the sea ahead.

Immediately afterwards, a huge red-eyed sea serpent burst out of the water and rushed straight at the patrol boat, causing the awakened ones on board to change their expressions drastically.

He growled in a low voice, "Fire!"

The dense barrage of bullets kept hitting the sea serpent, leaving a large patch of sparks on its scales, but it had no effect whatsoever.

boom!

The patrol boat shook violently, and several team members were thrown out. Tsukimi Riko raised her hand, and a white talisman flew out.

The talisman burned in mid-air, turning into a white flame that landed directly on the sea serpent's head.

The sea serpent let out a miserable cry and its body crashed directly into the sea, but before everyone could even breathe a sigh of relief...

In the distance, more than a dozen dark figures rose from the sea.

They were all red-eyed sea snakes. Tsukimi Riko's face was grim: "Get out of here, all of you. Stop wasting time."

This situation was beyond her ability to completely resolve, and she was quite angry. What had that idiot Oda Ichiro done?

This has brought a serious disaster to the island nation.

……

Disaster Countermeasures Office.

Oda Ichiro looked at the footage transmitted from the scene, his face frighteningly grim.

An official nearby whispered, "Lord Oda, the people are out of control."

"We're being criticized online."

Oda Ichiro angrily retorted, "Let the public relations department continue to shift the blame to China!"

The official looked distressed: "But China has too much evidence. Some people internationally are already saying that we illegally stole the samples, which led to the spread of the contamination."

Ichiro Oda's face turned ashen.

He suddenly felt like he had shot himself in the foot.

At this moment, Fujiwara no Miyaji coldly said, "Oda Ichiro, are you still thinking of shifting the blame? You'd better pray that thing under Tokyo Bay doesn't fully wake up."

"Otherwise, Tokyo would be the first to be sacrificed."

Ichiro Oda froze.

……

Deep in the ocean, a drone pierces through the murky water, gradually approaching the bronze torii gate.

The video feed was transmitted back to the conference room.

Everyone stared at the screen; behind the torii gate, the cracks in the mud and sand widened even further.

More of the white skeleton was revealed; it was so large that even the exposed section resembled a white mountain beam.

Chains were wrapped around the skeleton.

The chains were rusty, but faint runes still shimmered on them.

The drone continued to approach.

The camera finally captured a few fragmented ancient characters on the chain.

Sealing off the sea, suppressing disasters, eight in total.

Upon seeing these words, Fujiwara no Tsukasa's expression completely changed.

"Stop! Don't come any closer!"

But it was too late. In the footage, deep in the mud and sand, a faint blue light suddenly appeared.

Immediately afterwards, a deep, hoarse voice came from the drone's transmission channel.

"Blood...is coming..."

The next second, the screen went completely black. The conference room was deathly silent. Ichiro Oda stared at the black screen, his hands and feet ice-cold.

He's already starting to regret it and knows how much trouble he's gotten himself into, but it's too late.

……

At the same time.

Dragon Kingdom, City 49, Headquarters of the Ninth Bureau.

Wang Jun presented the latest intelligence on Tokyo Bay to Elder Ye: "Elder Ye, an underwater anomaly has occurred in Tokyo Bay, Japan. A high-intensity pollution source has been detected. Judging from the videos they have released so far, it should have some similarity to the Blood Nest in Crimson Ridge."

After reading the intelligence, Elder Ye said with a solemn expression, "Send a copy of this document to Director Zhou as well."

If there are also strange seals existing beneath the seabed of island nations, does that mean that similar terrifying seals also exist beneath the ground in other cities of China?

What if one day, the third spiritual energy tide arrives and all the seals are broken?

Time is running out for the Dragon Kingdom.

"I need to go to the psionic research lab."

Elder Ye stood up. Recently, with the revival of spiritual energy, the research on spiritual weapons in the Psionic Research Lab has also reached a new stage.

Elder Ye wanted to do his best to develop more powerful weapons within his limited capabilities, in order to prepare the Dragon Kingdom for dealing with new changes.

Wang Jun looked at him with some admiration and said, "Old Ye, what about your health?"

Old Master Ye waved his hand and said with a smile, "It's alright. Since I started cultivating again after the spiritual energy was restored, my body won't break down so easily. Don't worry."

After he finished speaking, he burst into loud laughter.

……

In Nanjiang City, at the same time, Zhou Zhenshan was standing next to the corpse of the Crimson Scale Python when he received a message from Sijiu City.

After hearing the report from headquarters, his expression immediately turned serious. Zhang Xuanling also heard the contents and said solemnly, "Director Zhou, it seems that similar seals exist all over the world, not just in our Dragon Country. Furthermore, based on my speculation, I suspect that similar taboos are sealed underground in some famous mountains and rivers in our country."

Zhou Zhenshan looked towards Chixia Ridge, where the blood mist had mostly dissipated. His heart was heavy as he spoke, "Notify headquarters that, starting today, all coastal relics worldwide will be placed under high-risk observation."

Zhang Xuanling nodded: "Understood."

……

At Black Dragon Lake, Chen Mo knelt by the lakeside, holding a tablet. He reported to Chu Zhou, "Master, something has happened in Tokyo Bay, Japan."

On the screen was a blurry underwater photograph. Behind the bronze torii gate, a dark blue eye was faintly visible.

The island nation, realizing the danger, no longer concealed the matter but instead published all the photos online and sought federal assistance.

Chu Zhou looked at the photo, the seven lotus leaves swaying. His expression didn't change much, but he sneered inwardly. These Japanese devils from his past life were just good at causing trouble.

In the late game, when the cataclysm arrived, he almost destroyed himself, and the same thing is happening this time.

It seems that whether it's rebirth or time travel, some things remain essentially unchanged.