Future Beast World: Becoming A Pampered Beauty-Chapter 248 - 192: Return to the South Sea

Sang Luo asked, "Where exactly are the Four Great Realm Gates?"

Si Ye shook his head. "The more hidden the Gates are, the better. No ancient records or historical documents note the locations of the Four Great Realm Gates. However, I’ve heard that there are two on land and two in the sea."

Sang Luo’s heart suddenly tightened, and she grabbed his arm. "Ah Ye, do you know about the Eye of the Ruins in the South Sea?"

"I know the South Sea is closed off year-round, but I’ve never heard of the Eye of the Ruins." Si Ye realized what she was implying. "You mean..."

If even Si Ye hadn’t heard of the Eye of the Ruins, it was even more unlikely that other Beastmen knew of it.

Sang Luo had only learned about the Eye of the Ruins from the memories of Lou Xianyue’s clone, Ah Ze. The only other person who had mentioned it was Elder Su, who had loyally served two generations of Sea Emperors. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say he was practically family to Lou Xianyue.

The Eye of the Ruins was a top secret of the South Sea. Lou Xianyue had never kept secrets from her, yet she had somehow missed such a crucial piece of information.

Sang Luo slapped her forehead. "I... I’m such an idiot!"

’I’m usually pretty sharp, so how could I have been so slow on this?’

’Pregnancy brain is real.’

’The Eye of the Ruins is one of the Gates!’

Recalling the words Lou Xianyue had left behind, Sang Luo felt more and more uneasy. Every line was filled with the air of a final farewell. ’What on earth is he planning to do?!’

Seeing her get dressed, Si Ye quickly followed. "Where are you going?"

"The father of this child might be in danger. I’m going back to the South Sea. Ah Ye, please take a letter to Fei Yuan for me."

Sang Luo immediately wrote a letter by hand, gave it to Si Ye, and left.

She rushed back to the South Sea.

On the way, she called out to Lou Xianyue many times.

Ah Ze!

Ah Ze!!

Ah Ze...

There was no response at all.

Her voice held a suppressed sob.

’Lou Xianyue, I’m about to give birth! If you don’t come back now, I’ll give the child to someone else to raise!’

The soul mark suddenly became scorching hot.

Right, the soul mark. She had almost forgotten about it.

Sang Luo quickly looked at the soul mark on the back of her ankle.

His was the only soul mark in such an inconspicuous place, one she rarely noticed. The silvery-blue mark of a swimming fish had always been faint, but now it seemed even paler, almost invisible...

Fear eclipsed her anger.

She didn’t want anything to happen to Ah Ze.

Only after arriving in the South Sea did Sang Luo learn of the earth-shattering changes that had taken place during her two-month absence. A new ruler had been instated overnight.

The very night she last left, Lou Xianyue had announced his abdication, passing the throne to his only heir, Blue Eucalyptus.

The new ruler was still too young to handle state affairs alone, so he had also appointed his two most capable confidants, Chao You and Zai Xin, as Regent Beast King and Supervisor Grand Tutor, respectively. They were to assist in managing the affairs of the South Sea, suppress various factions, and consolidate the new king’s rule until he came of age.

This wasn’t just paving the way for his child; it was more like he was arranging his own affairs and entrusting his son to others’ care!

’Something really happened at the Eye of the Ruins.’

As Sang Luo passed through the major cities and tribes of the South Sea, her suspicions were confirmed.

Tens of thousands of powerful Demon Beasts had poured out from cracks in the leaking seal. Like a plague of locusts, they burned, killed, and plundered, committing every imaginable evil and frantically slaughtering the Beastman populace.

Many females and cubs had died at the hands of the Demon Beasts.

It was no exaggeration to call it a scene of utter devastation!

The sudden eruption of Demon Beasts was overwhelming in number. The dispatched Beastman troops had already suffered heavy casualties, and their defeat seemed imminent.

Sang Luo helped the suffering Beastmen as much as she could, but her Phoenix True Fire couldn’t be used in the sea. The sheer number of Demon Beasts was too great; her power was far from enough...

The barrier surrounding the South Sea, both inside and out, was like a cage, trapping the Demon Beasts that had escaped from the seal.

But cracks were faintly appearing in the cage. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Before long, this army of Demon Beasts would break through the cage and bring disaster to all lands.

Sang Luo went to the Sea Palace first.

The Sea Palace was also in chaos.

Chao You and Zai Xin were also discussing countermeasures.

"Is there no other way? Does Your Majesty truly intend to..." The younger, taller male was Chao You, a brilliant talent from the Black Shark Clan. His face was beaded with anxious sweat.

Zai Xin was an old Beastman with a white beard and long eyebrows. As a veteran who had served three dynasties, this was not the first time he had experienced such an event. He sighed helplessly, "From ancient times to the present, the mission of the King Shark Clan has been to guard the Eye of the Ruins. Their lives and deaths exist for this mission alone..."

"His Majesty often falls into long slumbers... is it because all his power is used to guard the Eye of the Ruins?"

"You’ve guessed correctly. Especially in recent months, he has been using his own lifeblood as a sacrifice. His body grows weaker by the day, and the situation is beyond saving."

"This..." Chao You was clearly hearing this royal secret for the first time and was stunned on the spot.

Zai Xin also felt a bitter sorrow. After all, this was the Beast Emperor he had watched grow up. But he had long known this day of parting would come, he just hadn’t expected it so soon. "I am now over a thousand years old and have lived through the change of three dynasties. The Shark Kings and Shark Emperors of every generation have had very short lifespans. Not one has lived past four hundred years. They all die shortly after leaving behind an heir to succeed them..."

"The Shark Kings sacrificed themselves," Chao You guessed, his voice bitter. "Is there no other way?"

"Only the bloodline of the King Shark Clan can be used as a sacrifice to reinforce the seal again. Besides sacrificing himself, the only other solution for His Majesty is to sacrifice his own pure-blooded heir." Zai Xin sighed. "Actually, back then, His Majesty had an older brother, a pure-blooded Young Master. He was originally born to be a sacrifice, to preserve the previous Beast Emperor and another Young Master. Unfortunately, Merfolk children are frail in their youth, and that other Young Master later died of illness..."

Sang Luo’s heart clenched. ’Lou Xianyue had been asking her for a second child... Was he planning to use the child as a sacrifice?’

She immediately denied the thought. "Impossible! He loves his children deeply. He would never use a child as a sacrifice!"

Chao You looked at the newcomer in surprise, the scroll in his hand falling to the floor.

"Queen... Y-You, why are you here? Isn’t the South Sea closed?"

Sang Luo didn’t answer his question, staring directly at Zai Xin. "What exactly is Lou Xianyue planning to do? I want the truth, not concealment!"

Zai Xin had lived for over a thousand years, yet he didn’t dare to meet the Queen’s terrifyingly cold gaze. He lowered his head in fear and said, "Heirs are precious. The Beast Kings cherish their children; almost none would do such a thing. They all... choose to sacrifice themselves to protect their offspring."

Sang Luo’s face turned deathly pale.

"Including the previous Shark King. In the end, he also chose to sacrifice himself, leaving His Majesty as the sole remaining heir. His Majesty has also chosen to walk this same old path... Queen, where are you going? Please wait!"

No one present could stop Sang Luo. She immediately rushed toward the Abyssal Tomb—the Eye of the Ruins.

She finally understood.

No wonder the Eye of the Ruins was located within the Abyssal Tomb.

It wasn’t that the Abyssal Tomb existed first, and then the Eye of the Ruins.

Rather, the Eye of the Ruins existed first, and then came the Abyssal Tomb.

Buried in the Abyssal Tomb were all the King Sharks from every generation who had died as sacrifices. After being sacrificed, they would vanish from the world, leaving behind no body, not even a tomb. That was why this ever-growing cenotaph existed...