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

The moment the sharp sound rang out.

At the White Bone Ferry, the two pale white lanterns suddenly went out.

The entire Tokyo Bay was plunged into darkness for a brief period.

The next moment, the Moon Abyss Nail in the center of the ferry suddenly trembled.

boom!

Countless black chains burst forth from the iron nails, piercing through the human battle spirits, the remnant souls of the moon sharks, and the shadowy souls of the sea beasts at the ferry crossing.

The remnant souls let out mournful howls.

The silvery-white soul flame was slowly pulled away by the chains.

Finally, they converged into a tall figure in the center of the ferry crossing.

The figure was draped in a tattered black robe.

He carried an ancient lamp shrouded in black mist.

Within the ancient lamps floated faces contorted in pain.

It has no facial features.

In the center of his face was only a single, slowly rotating, silver-black vertical pupil.

"The Lamp Keeper at the Moon Crossing"

The Azure Sea Dragon Whale King floated on the surface of the sea, its voice deep and mournful, a cry emanating from the depths of its bloodline.

That wasn't the scent of an enemy.

Rather, it is the most familiar atmosphere of the Moon Crossing and Lantern Guarding in the memories of the Chaojing tribe in the ancient town.

According to rumors.

Before the moon sets, the lantern bearer guides the souls of the fallen back to the sea, sending them home.

Countless ancestors of the Zhenchao Whale Clan found peace under the moonlit lanterns.

But now, the being that was supposed to protect the final resting place of the dead has become a monster that manipulates the dead.

The strange stone's voice emanated from the Imperial Seal: "Lotus Demon, be careful."

"It is not an ordinary Abyss Seed. The Moon Abyss Lamp Bearer was once protected by the Zhenyuan Emperor Seal, but later his soul was corrupted by the Moon Abyss, which is why he became what he is today."

Chu Zhou's lotus leaf trembled slightly as he asked, "How much of its power can it unleash?"

The strange stone said in a deep voice, "With the power of Moon Crossing and Battle Soul, it is at least in the mid-stage of the eighth rank, and it will not truly die until the Moon Abyss Nail is removed."

Chu Zhou remained silent.

The black gold imperial seal slowly rotated.

The silver roots pierced through the sea and spread toward the White Bone Ferry.

The lantern bearer from Moon Abyss stands in the center of the ferry crossing.

It looked at Chu Zhou, and an old face emerged from the ancient lamp.

"Suppressor of the Abyss, you're too late."

"The moonlit lamps have been extinguished, and countless souls have nowhere to return. The ancestral realm should have long since become a dead sea."

Chu Zhou's voice was calm: "You guard the ferry to send the dead back to their rightful place, not to drag the living into the sea for Yuan Shi."

The person holding the lamp in the moonlit abyss slowly raised the ancient lamp.

Black mist churned inside the lamp.

"After death, the living will eventually become souls. Since that's the case, why not board the ship now?"

boom!

The ancient lamp suddenly trembled.

In front of the White Bone Ferry, the seawater churned violently.

Countless soul shadows rode on the silvery-white waves, rushing towards Chu Zhou.

Among them, the remnant soul of the giant whale with half a skeleton was the fastest.

It opened its enormous mouth.

The teeth of the white whale resemble an open mountain of bones.

The Azure Sea Dragon Whale King swept its massive tail, blocking Chu Zhou's path.

"Ancestor, please forgive me!"

boom!

Two giant whales collided on the surface of the sea.

The terrifying impact unleashed waves thousands of meters high.

The cruiser was pushed backward by the waves, and on the deck, the captain clung tightly to the railing.

The massive body of the Azure Sea Dragon Whale King was knocked back hundreds of meters.

The wound on his back tore open again, and blood gushed into the seawater.

But it did not retaliate; it simply used its Tide-Suppressing Domain to trap the remnant soul of the giant whale.

"You are not the enemy."

"I know you cannot come ashore."

The crimson soul flames in the remnant soul of the giant whale pulsed wildly.

The black chains inside its body kept tightening.

The next moment, the remnant soul of the giant whale let out a painful roar, and its tail slammed wildly against the surface of the sea.

Boom!

The Zhenchao area was smashed and large cracks appeared.

Hundreds of human battle spirits and remnant moon shark spirits seized the opportunity to break through the waves and rush towards the coastal defense line.

"First line of defense, engage!"

At the port.

The head of the East China Sea Fleet shouted loudly, and dozens of psionic towers lit up simultaneously.

A silvery-white light curtain stretched across the sea. The war spirits crashed into the barrier, but there was no blood, no screams.

They simply reached out their hands, looking at the people in the harbor through the light screen.

"Go home... I want to go home..."

A young law enforcement officer stands behind the barrier.

His face gradually turned pale.

Because in the ghostly image, he saw a little girl wearing a floral dress.

The little girl hugged her doll and stood barefoot in the seawater.

"Dad, I can't find Mom."

The law enforcement officer froze; it was his daughter.

My daughter died in the Spirit Tide and Beast Tide two years ago.

"Don't look!"

An older teammate grabbed his head and said, "They want to use your thoughts to get in!"

The young law enforcement officer closed his eyes, but tears streamed down his face uncontrollably.

"But she calls me Dad..."

The veteran player gritted his teeth: "Even if your daughter really comes back, she won't drag you down with her!"

hum!

The light of the Soul-Purifying Lamp pressed down.

The little girl's ghost lingered outside the light screen for a moment.

She looked at the young law enforcement officers, her lips moving slightly.

In the end, it turned into a pale white soul light and was dragged back to Moon Crossing by black chains.

The young law enforcement officer opened his eyes.

His fists were clenched so tightly they turned white.

He suddenly stood up straight and raised the Soul Cleansing Lamp.

"Hold the line! Don't let a single one get past!"

At the port.

More and more soul-purifying lamps are lighting up.

The human defenses did not fire, but they also did not retreat an inch.

Before the White Bone Ferry.

The roots of the Chu boat protruded.

Hundreds of cyan silver roots burst forth from the sea, forming a giant net that coiled around the lamp-bearer in the Moon Abyss.

The person holding the lamp in the Moon Abyss raised the ancient lamp, and black mist suddenly surged out from it.

The black mist collided with the roots.

Large plumes of white smoke rose from the sea.

Chu Zhou could sense that this power was not stronger than his purification power, but the black mist contained the obsessions of tens of thousands of battle souls.

Each time the roots pressed down, a remnant soul was dragged to the front to bear the force for the Moon Abyss Lamp Bearer.

Chu Zhou's roots paused slightly.

The Lamp Bearer of the Moon Abyss let out a piercing laugh: "Didn't you want to guard all the beasts?"

"Kill them! Kill them, then kill this lamp. Anyway, these souls are already dead."

Chu Zhoulian swayed gently: "They are dead, but you shouldn't have decided for them what kind of torment they would suffer after death."

The words fell.

The black gold imperial seal crashed down.

hum!

The black-gold lotus pattern of the Soul-Suppressing Platform of Ten Thousand Beasts spreads along the three earth veins of Nanjiang, Zhenhai Relic Island, and Tokyo Bay.

Lotus patterns fell into the bodies of the locked-up remnant souls of sea beasts.

The black chains vibrated violently.

The chains on the chest of the remnant soul of a sea turtle were the first to be suppressed by the lotus pattern.

The crimson soul fire in its eyes slowly faded.

The sea turtle remained afloat amidst the silvery waves.

It turned its head and looked towards the White Bone Ferry.

The ancient lamp of the person holding the lamp in the moonlit abyss trembled.

The black chains tightened suddenly, and the remnant soul of the sea turtle screamed in agony.

But instead of rushing towards the shore, it turned around and rammed its broken tortoise shell into the chains.

boom!

The chain broke.

The remnant soul of the sea turtle transformed into a pale blue light and slowly sank into the deep sea.

A slight tremor appeared in the enormous eyes of the Azure Sea Dragon Whale King.

It looked up to the sky and cried out. The whale's cry echoed across the Moon Crossing.

"The descendants of the Zhenchao Whale Clan are here!"

"The East China Sea has not been lost; venerable ancestors, return to the sea!"

hum!

At the ferry crossing, the remnants of several giant whale souls trembled.

The black chains inside their bodies began to twist violently.

The laughter of the lantern-bearer in the moonlit abyss abruptly stopped, and he suddenly raised the ancient lantern.

"Shut up!"

A thick black chain flew out from the ancient lamp.

The black chain stretched across the sea, aiming directly at the brow of the Azure Sea Dragon Whale King.

The Dragon Whale King was awakening its ancestors with its roar and had no time to dodge when Chu Zhou's roots suddenly burst through the air.

The black chain was pulled off course by its roots, and a thousand-meter-high wave exploded on the sea surface.

The figure holding the lamp in the moonlit abyss swayed slightly.

Chu Zhou's voice fell on its ear: "My retinue is not for you to harm."

The next moment, countless cyan silver roots shot into the sky.

Instead of attacking the Ferry Crossing Soul, the roots all coiled around the black chains surrounding the Moon Abyss Nail.

The lamp-bearer in the moonlit abyss suddenly narrowed his pupils.

"You're asking for it!"

Boom!

The ferry crossing trembled violently.

When the Moon Abyss nail was attached, a crack suddenly appeared.

Deep in the crevice.

A series of low, rumbling impacts were heard.

It looked like some enormous thing was striking the moon gate from the other end of the nail.

The strange stone's voice suddenly became urgent: "Lotus Demon, stop! The Moon Abyss Nail is connected to the Moon Abyss Soul River below; you can't pull it out by force!"

Chu Zhou's roots paused slightly, and the lamp-bearer from Yueyuan let out a maniacal laugh.

"Do you see this? This nail cannot be pulled out. If you destroy the nail, the Moon Abyss will open; if you do not destroy it, the Moon Ferry will reach the shore."

"The one who suppresses the abyss, you choose!"

Below the White Bone Ferry, the seawater begins to flow backward.

The entire ferry crossing moved slowly; it was no longer just releasing a tide of souls.

Instead, it sailed along the sea surface, gradually making its way towards the port of Tokyo Bay.

At the ferry crossing.

The two pale white lanterns lit up again, and all the battle spirits took a step forward in unison.

"Living people board the boat, and the moonlit ferry docks."