Because the smiling monster was too enormous and terrifying, they had no idea how dangerous it really was.

Su Yilin pleaded, “Save me, please!”

However, more sea monsters slowly emerged.

This time, there were dozens of them.

When they disturbed the lock of the ancient stone, the monsters that had been lost in the sea truly surfaced.

The Eastern Sea was not an easy place to go.

The large black snake wanted to continue coiling around Li Cangyan, but this human was clearly much more agile and managed to slip away. The big black snake had no choice but to find Yao Yao and take her away from there.

However, when it turned its head, the large black snake suddenly saw a strange eel-like creature with barbed tongues, slowly approaching Yao Yao.

Yao Yao was already very close to the ancient stone and, in everyone’s eyes, she was going alone towards that direction.

The big black snake quickly spat out, “Little Pearl!”

Li Cangyan hastily raised his hand and exclaimed, “Yao Yao, how can you go in alone?”

In the next second, Ji Rong, like a shooting star, flew out from under the sea. “Sister!”

Ji Rong felt dizzy and nauseous underwater, struggling to regain his senses. Finally, he felt the immense power and quickly understood the situation, which startled him awake.

Yao Yao finally looked up.

A pitch-black, barbed tongue rolled towards her head.

The barbs reflected a faint light, appearing incredibly hard, as if they could pierce through her.

Ji Rong rushed over, and in his peripheral vision, a large black object also flew past at high speed.

“Yao Yao!”

However, in the next moment, a huge silver-white hooked claw, covered in scars, gently grabbed her.

The tongue and the barbs were blocked by the hooked claw.

Then, among the group of huge and eerie sea creatures, the truly terrifying beast passed over everyone’s heads, leaving behind a fragmented figure, and he…

Tore apart the piece of ancient stone that Li Cangyan had prayed to the gods.

It was torn out like a piece of ink, revealing pitch-blackness.

Then, he entered directly.

After the ancient stone cave opened, it returned to its original state, becoming invisible once again.

“What… what is that? Did you all see it clearly?”

“Wait.”

“So, Ji Yao has entered the Eastern Sea.”

Endless whiteness.

When Yao Yao opened her eyes, she found herself surrounded by endless whiteness.

This kind of white was different from the white in the Forsaken Abyss.

In the Abyss, there were snowstorms and unmelting glaciers.

But here, it was pure emptiness, a vast expanse of white. In this place, even the smallest of beings would become infinitely small.

Yao Yao looked up and had a feeling of being swallowed by the whiteness. The whiteness also seemed like the pitch-black depths of the sea.

However, at the end of the pure white, she saw a circular object standing there.

Is the round thing her little demon’s heart?

Yao Yao tried hard to walk towards it, but no matter whether she walked, ran, or swam, she couldn’t get past it.

White had no boundaries, causing one to lose their sense of direction and distance.

Then, Yao Yao’s feet moved.

The silver-white hooked claw was still there, carrying her towards that direction.

Yao Yao looked up and saw his silver-white amidst the boundless white.

It was empty here, but the ancient demon was immense enough.

In his palm, Yao Yao no longer felt small.

She was being held by the Chong Yan, brought to the outside of the circular object.

Then Yao Yao suddenly realized that it wasn’t one circle, but two.

Connected by a thin crystal tube, a spiritual force akin to time was rolling within it.

Yao Yao looked for a while and suddenly noticed.

It was an hourglass.

It wasn’t the heart of the ancient deity, but it emitted immense energy just the same.

This power even covered the entire Lost Sea and even the entire Eastern Sea region.

Yao Yao was stunned.

She vaguely felt that there was something very important about this. After thinking for a while, scratching her head, she turned to look at Chong Yan.

The towering figure of the ancient demon still stood tall, supporting this emptiness for her.

But he remained silent, and his amber eyes didn’t meet hers.

Yet Yao Yao knew that when there was danger, Chong Yan was still the fastest to protect her.

At this moment, too, his worn-out wings curled up, circling around her, instinctively protecting her from behind.

It was like a beast protecting its territory.

There was no one else here. They had ventured into some secrets and had the quietest moment for communication.

Yao Yao looked up at him.

Under the focused gaze of the young girl, the massive beast gradually lowered its head. Then, using its claw, which was powerful enough to tear apart the ancient stone and could protect her, it shielded its scarred head.

Ugly.

And he was still a broken monster without a heart.

Perhaps it was just because his human disguise was good enough that she had accompanied him for so long.

So, his rose could also be given to others.

Giving the little pearl to someone else.

“Chong Yan,” Yao Yao looked at him. “I gave two pearls to the black snake when I hadn’t met you yet.”

“I wanted to be with you because you looked good, but not just because of your appearance, because back then, I wasn’t very good-looking either.”

The ailing girl had no energy and was as thin as a skeleton.

The giant beast listened quietly, but he didn’t speak.

Yao Yao knew that he was sad and insecure, but every one of his scars and wounds wasn’t caused by himself.

From the very first time she saw his true form as the great demon, she didn’t find him ugly. She thought he resembled a silver-white big dog.

Yao Yao spun around in place, and in the end, she decided to sincerely approach him, just like a true friend.

Let Chong Yan feel her heart.

So, she held onto his hooked claw and began to climb up along his immense dragon neck, hugging him tightly.

Like a tadpole climbing on a whale.

So high, so high.

The more she climbed, the more anxious she became. Why was she still so far away from Chong Yan’s ears?

She wanted to tell him loudly.

The heart of a child is pure and sincere. She didn’t mind his flaws and scars, and she wouldn’t reject him just because she couldn’t find his heart here.

Until she finally climbed to the top of the giant beast’s head, touched his horn, and then thought for a moment before sliding down his nose to his mouth.

There was also a scar there, torn when his dragon whiskers were pulled out.

Yao Yao hugged him. “I want to touch this place.”

The giant beast carefully held her, but he didn’t speak.

Yao Yao didn’t know how to express herself. So she chose the most enthusiastic way to tell him.

“If I can’t touch it, then I’ll kiss it.”

The beast’s amber round pupils suddenly stopped.