Li Yan became somewhat interested and continued to read.
"The horrifying truth was unveiled during our eleventh exploration of the Abyssal Mouth..."
"In the past hundred years, this was the third discovered entrance to the Abyssal Mouth and also the largest among the three. The submarine of the city-state descended a full 15,000 kilometers for this exploration mission, more than doubling the record of the tenth exploration. But this still wasn't enough! At this rate, to fully understand the secrets of the Abyssal Mouth, it would take nearly a thousand years of research and the collaborative efforts of a dozen generations of scholars."
"However, the value of this exploration was unprecedented. We discovered one of the most ancient emperors spoken of in legends, the Wingless Emperor, and it was still alive."
