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

All the waves stopped in mid-air.

In front of the White Bone Ferry, the human battle spirits, the remnant souls of the moon sharks, and the shadowy souls of the sea beasts that were rushing towards the shore were all frozen in place.

The black lamp in the hand of the lamp-bearer in the Moon Abyss trembled slightly.

It raised its head, over the East China Sea.

From the crack in the silvery-black crescent moon, an extremely cold aura slowly descended.

That was not the Kuroshio Current.

This aura is even more ancient than the Kuroshio Current.

It was as if the entire sea had been dragged back to countless years ago at that moment.

Under the moonlight, a hand covered with silver and black scales emerged halfway out from the crescent moon.

The palm didn't fully descend; it just pressed down slightly.

Click!

Dozens of miles of sea surface outside Tokyo Bay froze simultaneously.

The massive body of the Azure Sea Dragon Whale King was mostly locked in ice, and the whale markings on its back quickly faded.

As soon as the Xuanjia turtle reached the seabed along the water veins, a layer of silver-black frost covered its shell.

Even the countless vines that Qingfeng had extended stiffened in the seawater.

The Lamp Holder of Moon Abyss let out a maniacal laugh: "Do you see it? Lord of Moon Abyss, you have heard my call! The fourth tide has begun, and the seal of the ancestral realm is loosening."

"Zhenyuan, can you protect Tokyo Bay and this entire land today?"

Chu Zhou did not respond.

Nine lotus leaves gently unfurled on the frozen sea surface.

The black gold imperial seal hangs in the sky.

Facing the giant silver-black hand, the Imperial Seal did not yield an inch.

The strange stone's voice was somewhat hurried: "Lotus Demon, this is the remnant will of the Moon Abyss Priest. Its true form cannot yet emerge, but it can temporarily reduce the impact by using the Fourth Tide and the Moon Abyss Nails."

Chu Zhou's roots slowly spread out, and he coldly snorted, "Then kill the lamplighter before it unleashes its second attack."

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

It gripped the black lamp tightly: "This lamp is protected by the Moon Abyss Nail. What can you use to kill me? If you dare to touch the Moon Abyss Nail, the River of Souls will overflow."

Chu Zhou's voice was calm as he sneered, "Who said I was going to move the Boundary Nails?"

hum!

The black gold imperial seal suddenly began to rotate.

On the Imperial Seal, the lotus patterns of the Myriad Beasts Soul-Suppressing Platform lit up layer by layer.

Lingnan Heilong Lake.

Changbai Mountain Flower Sea, Sichuan Duanyun Ridge, Nanjiang Three Passes, Zhenhai Relic Island.

The waters off Tokyo Bay.

At each point of the promise made under the blue lotus, black and gold lotus patterns simultaneously emerge.

The power of the Soul-Suppressing Platform of Ten Thousand Beasts no longer falls on the Moon Abyss Nails.

Instead, it bypassed the nail and landed directly on each of the manipulated remnant souls at the ferry crossing.

The Lamp Holder of the Moon Abyss finally changed his expression: "You want to sever the source of my soul?"

Chu Zhou raised his roots: "You rely on the souls of the dead to prolong your life, then I will first send the souls back on their way."

boom!

Over Tokyo Bay.

Black and gold lotus patterns fell like rain.

The first to break free of its restraints was the giant whale with half a skeleton.

The chain on its chest broke apart inch by inch.

The remnant soul of the giant whale did not rush towards the lamp-bearer in the Moon Abyss.

It looked at the Azure Sea Dragon Whale King and slowly lowered its head.

The Dragon Whale King trembled all over.

It heard an ancient whale roar, resounding from the depths of its bloodline.

"Junior, is the East Sea still there?"

The Dragon Whale King gazed at the distant port defense line.

There, dozens of psionic towers are still glowing.

Countless human team members braved the soul tide and stood guard behind the light barrier.

Its voice was deep: "They are still here. The human race is still here, and the sea race is still here. The East Sea has not been lost."

The crimson soul flames in the eyes of the giant whale's remnant soul were completely extinguished.

It let out a desolate whale cry.

This whale cry seemed to travel through countless years.

At the ferry crossing.

One after another, the remnants of the Tide-Suppressing Whales ceased their struggle.

They dragged their chains and turned around.

Instead of heading towards the shore, they all crashed into the black lamp in the hand of the Moon Abyss Lamp Bearer.

"Get out of here!"

The man holding the lamp in the moonlit abyss roared wildly.

A large cloud of black mist billowed out from the darkness.

Countless tormented souls lunged at the remnants of the giant whale's soul, trying to swallow them back.

The roots of the Chu boat broke through the sea and rose up.

Snapped!

The roots of the green silver plant grow on the dark lamp.

The black light vibrated violently.

The first crack appeared in the lamp body.

The lantern-bearer from the moonlit abyss staggered backward.

It looked up at Chu Zhou, and fear appeared in its vertical pupils for the first time.

"How do you know that the Moon Abyss Nails are merely a seal?"

Chu Zhou's voice was indifferent: "I am not here to reason with you. You dare to use the lives of the people of my land as sacrifices."

"Then they deserve to die."

The words fell.

The black gold imperial seal sank with a roar.

The giant silver-black hand that emerged from the crack in the crescent moon suddenly reached out to grab the imperial seal.

Boom!

The sky trembled.

The terrifying spiritual pressure caused the port's defenses to continuously crumble.

The leader of the East China Sea Brigade knelt on the ground, gritting his teeth and shouting, "All psionic towers, increase your output! The defensive line must not be breached!"

One of the team members, his face pale, cried out, "Captain, the tower core is about to burn out!"

The person in charge stared at the nine-petaled blue lotus on the sea surface: "Then burn it!"

"With the Lord of the Azure Lotus and the Dragon Whale King blocking our way, what kind of Ninth Injunction are we if we can't even hold one line of defense!"

boom!

Dozens of psionic towers simultaneously erupted with silver-white beams of light.

The previously crumbling defense line has been stabilized once again.

Chu Zhou felt the power emanating from the coast.

The power wasn't very strong, and the Nine-Leaf Green Lotus swayed gently.

The next moment, he held nothing back.

[The Emperor's Seal of Zhenyuan, suppress!]

The black-gold imperial seal crashed headlong into the silver-black giant hand.

boom!

The sky seemed to have been torn apart.

The giant silver-black hand crumbled inch by inch.

From within the crack of the crescent moon came an angry and indistinct roar.

"Zhenyuan..."

The roots of the Chu boat entangled the black lamp.

The black and gold lotus pattern of the Ten Thousand Beasts Soul-Suppressing Platform seeped into the cracks in the lamp body.

"I'll see you off on your way."

boom!

The black light exploded.

The lamp-bearer in the moonlit abyss stood frozen in place.

Countless black chains within its body broke.

Those souls that had been enslaved by it transformed into streaks of silvery-white light and burst forth from its body.

The human warriors returned to the coast of the East China Sea.

The remnant soul of the moon shark disappeared into the depths of the Moon Gate.

The Soul of the Tide-Suppressing Whale surrounds the Azure Sea Dragon Whale King, uttering its final whale cry.

The black robe of the lamp-bearer from the Moon Abyss, along with his silver-black vertical pupil, turned to ashes under the black-gold imperial seal.

【Ding! 】

[Successfully killed: Moonlit Lamp Bearer.]

[Devouring the source of higher-level Abyssal Erosion.]

[Evolution Points Gained: 18 million]

[Item obtained: Moonlit Fragment Lamp]

[The Moon Abyss Nails have lost their controller.]

Center of the White Bone Ferry.

Even after the Moon Abyss Nail lost control of the Black Lamp, it continued to vibrate, but it no longer drew upon battle spirits.

Chu Zhou's roots curled up a wisp of the essence of the realm and fell into the nail.

The black and gold lotus pattern slowly spread along the iron nail.

The originally pitch-black nail gradually revealed layers of Zhenyuan patterns.

Strange Stone asked in surprise, "You've forged the Moon Abyss Nail into a new realm-suppressing artifact?"

Chu Zhou said, "The old nails suppress the Soul River, and the new nails suppress the Moon Abyss. I suppose I've made the best use of them."

hum!

The Moon Abyss Nail fell completely into the center of the White Bone Ferry.

The frozen surface of Tokyo Bay has begun to flow again.

The silver-black crescent moon that had split open above gradually closed up.

Behind the moon gate came a final, unwilling roar.

Then all was silent, and the Bone Ferry retreated.

It carried the remnant soul of the Moon Shark, the soul of the Tide-Suppressing Whale, and countless battle spirits, and once again sank into the depths of the East Sea.

The seawater returned to calm.

The first thing to shine on the port defense line is the pale golden morning light of the fourth tide.

The Azure Sea Dragon Whale King floated on the surface of the sea, its black chains completely shattered.

Several remnant souls of the Tide-Suppressing Whales swam around it for a moment.

Finally, a wisp of azure whale-like markings flew out from between the brows of the oldest remnant whale soul and landed on its back.

hum!

The whale pattern on the back of the Dragon Whale King rapidly transformed, and a crescent moon appeared in the deep sea amidst the azure whale pattern.

Its aura rose steadily.

Late stage of seventh rank, peak stage of seventh rank, perfect stage of seventh rank!

[The Azure Sea Dragon Whale King, a member of the Clan, obtained the remnant will of the Tide-Suppressing Whale Clan.]

[Comprehension Ability: Ancestral Pattern of Tide Suppression.]

[The ancestral emblem of Zhenchao: Suppressing the sea tides, sealing the sea gate, and pacifying the soul of the sea.]

The Dragon Whale King lowered its massive head: "Thank you, Master."

Chu Zhoulianye swayed gently: "I'm leaving the East Sea to you. If the Moon Gate opens again, suppress it first and then report it."

The Dragon Whale King said in a deep voice, "Your subordinate obeys."

……

Three days later.

The Tokyo Bay Tsukidō Incident was made public by the Ninth Bureau.

In the video footage.

The Dragon Whale King of the Vast Ocean used its whale body to block the tide of souls.

The human defenses withstood the seductive whispers.

The nine-petaled blue lotus rises from the East Sea.

Finally, the Bone Ferry retreated back into the deep sea.

The entire internet is buzzing.

For the first time, some people have seen that the monsters do not only devour cities.

Some people also learned for the first time that those souls controlled by the Black Tide were originally warriors who guarded the mountains and rivers.

But the changes brought about by the fourth tide have only just begun.

Here at Heilong Lake.

After the fourth wave of spiritual light descended, the entire Black Dragon Mountain underwent a transformation.

The lake has expanded outwards for dozens of miles.

In what was once a barren valley, large patches of spiritual herbs have sprung up.

In the surrounding mountains, ancient caves that had been dormant for many years began to reappear one after another.

Flocks of birds flew over Heilong Lake.

Little Jinbao stood on a lotus leaf, its golden feathers shining even brighter in the spiritual light.

After it flew back from the East China Sea, it circled the Chu ship several times.

"Master, this time I flew all the way to the East China Sea! When those giant whales were fighting, the waves almost hit my tail!"

Chu Zhou swayed gently on the lotus leaf and asked with amusement, "So?"

Little Jinbao raised its head: "That's why I can fly even faster!"

As it spreads its wings, a faint crimson-gold light emerges from among the golden feathers.

[The little golden treasure, a member of the family, receives the baptism of the fourth tide.]

[The Golden Feather Sky Patrol range has been increased.]

[Current patrol area: 1200 li.]

Little Jinbao was extremely proud: "From now on, even if there's a bird stealing a spirit fruit, I'll be able to see it 1200 miles outside Black Dragon Mountain!"

Bai Shanjun lay on the mountaintop and said calmly, "You mentioned last time that a black-feathered vulture stole some spiritual fruit, but when it was caught, it turned out to be just an ordinary crow."

Little Jinbao's wings stiffened: "That's because it looks like a vulture!"

Baishan Jun was too lazy to pay attention to it.

This guy is indeed very strong, but his intelligence clearly needs improvement.