The fog scattered.
The scenery around them had changed.
Above the boundless ocean, there was a 10-mile-squared remote island devoid of any living being.
Gu Qing Shan, Zhang Ying Hao, Ye Fei Li abruptly appeared on the island.
It was just a bit before dawn, when the ocean winds were at their strongest.
The three of them stood on the sandy shores, staring at the blue horizon.
"This place is quite scenic, it would make quite the resort location" Zhang Ying Hao commented.
"Weren't we going to participate in some Apotheotic Combat? Why did we suddenly appear here? What are we going to do now?" Ye Fei Li excitedly asked.
"Look"
Gu Qing Shan pointed at the sandy beach in front of them.
Lines of neatly written text were being drawn into the fine sand:
[Both sides of the Apotheotic Combat had entered the Sea of Deep Mysteries]