No matter how active the creatures within the Gray Realm are, once brought into the present world, they will inevitably turn into muddled Sea Monsters—this is common knowledge!

Even the most outstanding platinum-level sailors can only enslave and control the Sea Waves, rather than communicate with them normally.

What exactly did the Ark Leader do?

To everyone’s astonishment, the gigantic Sea Waves started to rapidly shrink, transforming into a normal size fit for human interaction.

A grand array of magnificently styled Deep Sea Treasures were piled up on the dock by the Sea Waves.

The sailors instinctively held their breath, while some reporters were itching with curiosity, raising their alchemy cameras to approach the dock, only to be blocked by the stern Sun Warriors.

Lin Lan paid no attention to the clamor of the crowd.

He observed the Judge standing on the sea, stretching his limbs, and smiled at him: "Do you still remember the way back to Heaven City, Roman?"

"If you’re not afraid of facing the world’s end, we can strike back at any time, Lord Lin Lan."

Roman turned, gazing intently at the celestial body faintly hovering in the sky, his eyes growing complex.

"That’s great."

Ansel clenched his fist, his tone invigorated: "It seems we can save more of the Justice Tomb Guardians."

"Thank you for not giving up on the old era’s Sea Waves."

Roman’s cold face finally showed a hint of a smile.

"Hold on a second."

Lucia stared unblinkingly at the Judge’s face, exclaiming: "You can actually recognize your Sea Waves identity? And you’re willing to help us unconditionally?"

"Is this something odd?"

Roman seriously replied: "I don’t know the situation of other Sea Waves, but I have fully understood the mission I bear."

Under Lucia’s curious gaze, the Judge pointed to his own body: "We, the Undying Soul Spirits of the old era, are essentially ’tools’ shaped by the Gods through their ultimate power for future generations."

"We ought to fulfill the Gods’ last wish, ferrying the final civilization into the new world they have crafted with their own hands."

He let out a complex sigh: "This is the responsibility we old souls should undertake."

"But there’s one thing I must clarify, Lord Lin Lan."

Roman looked at Lin Lan, his tone becoming solemn: "I should have sent you to the Gods-created ’Genesis,’ yet I failed."

"Failed?"

Lin Lan was slightly stunned: "Haven’t we returned to land now?"

Sami had once told him that the island in the sea was the Gods’ final Genesis.

He relayed the giant physician’s description to Roman.

"In fact, what your companion described is not quite accurate."

Roman shook his head: "I can sense the island in the sea is only a part of Genesis, this narrow world is more akin to..."

He made an analogy: "If you consider all the worlds throughout history as a giant hourglass, the Historical Deep Sea and Genesis are the two ends, whereas the world you’re in now is the middle section."

Lin Lan nodded thoughtfully.

It makes sense—civilizations from the Deep Sea had all boarded the Starship, and the real world only has a few barren islands, which indeed seems unreasonable.

This confusion finally found an answer.

"The problem we face now is..."

The Judge’s tone became elusive: "The path to Genesis has disappeared."

The civilization has not truly escaped the sea; no matter how one ascends, the coastal islands have become the limit of reach. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Some distorted, chaotic light shadows have severed the ascending path, as if the hourglass were forcibly stretched and twisted, the middle passage clogged with chaotic impurities.

"The future epoch is indeed peculiar."

Roman frowned: "Whether it’s the Historical Deep Sea caused by the collapse of history or the Gods-crafted Genesis, everything is utterly disordered."

Exactly...

Lin Lan’s eyes were filled with helplessness and empathy, as the world seemed mismatched and abstract to an exaggerated degree.

"Stop discussing those bizarre truths."

Lucia tugged at Lin Lan’s hand, impatiently asking: "What about the rules? What are the rules on this Ark route?"

Every route has rules, and this new path will be no exception.

"Very simple."

Roman glanced at the gray-haired youth’s attire, his tone becoming peculiar, "Sailors seeking the Sea Waves’ assistance must tear open the evil wrapped in flowers."

Tear open the evil?

Lucia tilted her head.

"Don’t rush, I’ll publish the details on how to explore in the Ark Gazette."

Lin Lan patted the Witch’s head, winking at her: "Moreover, we set the rules for this route, so it’s something we all need to discuss together."

"Oh, oh! I understand this!"

Lucia’s eyes instantly sparkled: "Next, we can rely on the rules to hike up the maritime tax and then rob every sailor passing through the Ark route ooh ooh ooh..."

Lin Lan covered her babbling mouth with a dark face.

He almost forgot this Witch was actually a coarse Pirate Leader.

How could something so offensive be said, ’raising maritime tax and robbing others’? Is this something that can be said lightly?

In general, Ark Kingdom’s new route currently has two directions for exploration.

For the nation, pioneers can search for the so-called ’Genesis’ on the safe path; as long as they keep moving forward, sailors will surely find newly emerging islands on the sea.