Porpoise Sound; it was the very Finless Porpoise that had once been rescued in the Xia River.

Due to the vast number of Deep Sea Monsters, Porpoise Sound's Level-up speed was incredibly fast, and it had already reached the Ninth-Order.

It helped the warriors of the Xia Country Customs to guard the mouth of the Xia River, working diligently and earning the love and respect of the customs warriors.

Thinking of this, Qi Ye spread his wings and summoned Porpoise Sound.

A large porpoise weighing nearly half a ton, with moist, lustrous green skin, appeared in mid-air.

“Ying!”

Porpoise Sound let out a surprised shriek and hovered in the air just as it was about to fall into the lake.

Before being summoned, it seemed to have been fighting something, as there were many scratches on its body.

Porpoise Sound looked around, saw Qi Ye, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming it was at the Sacred Lake.

“Lord! Why have you summoned me, ying?”

Seeing that Porpoise Sound was unharmed and full of energy, Qi Ye nodded with satisfaction.

“Porpoise Sound, how have you been faring at the river mouth lately? How is the situation at the customs compared to before?”

Porpoise Sound lowered its head respectfully and said, “Thank you for your concern, Lord! I am doing very well at the customs with the humans taking care of me!”

“Recently, the number of monsters at the Xia River Customs has increased significantly compared to before, but we can still handle them.”

“Just before you summoned me, Lord, I was working with the customs troops to intercept a Deep Sea Monster Lord.”

Qi Ye felt a bit awkward. “Then didn't I delay your battle? I'll send you back right away—”

“No need! No need! The battle is almost over; it doesn't matter if I'm not there!”

Porpoise Sound hurriedly shook its head and interrupted.

Having finally been called over by Qi Ye, Porpoise Sound felt extremely honored and was unwilling to go back just like that.

It turned out that Porpoise Sound had just been intercepting a Ninth-Order Lord-class Deep Sea Broodmother alongside the customs warriors.

This was a monster as massive as a mountain, carrying thousands upon thousands of offspring on its back.

It attempted to break through the customs blockade and swim upstream into the Xia River to deliver its descendants.

Porpoise Sound, along with its fellow Finless Porpoise companions and a group of Archerfish underlings it had summoned, had been launching a fierce attack on the Broodmother together with the customs warriors on the shore.

The opponent was already heavily wounded and near death; even without Porpoise Sound's help, it would have been cornered and killed by its own underlings, the customs troops, and the shore-based giant cannons.

Qi Ye breathed a sigh of relief. “That's good then.”

He pulled up Porpoise Sound's follower panel, his eyes brightening slightly.

【Race】: Finless Porpoise

【Level】: 9th Order, 329/1000

【Aptitude】: A

【Racial Trait】: Ultrasonic Wave

【Skill】: Water Shield Technique (A+), Streamline Leap (A+), Water Jet (A), Summon Fish School (S).

Four simple Skills, each very practical.

Porpoise Sound, who just a few months ago was timidly hiding in a tributary of the Xia River struggling to survive,

had now grown into a Great Lord of the Xia River capable of standing on its own.

Qi Ye said, “Porpoise Sound, do you know about the Eye of the Deep Sea?”

Porpoise Sound nodded heavily.

“I know. Those people often mention the Eye of the Deep Sea. That Deep Sea Broodmother came out of the Eye of the Deep Sea and then grew to the Ninth-Order in the ocean.”

Monsters emerging from the Eye of the Deep Sea, though restricted to below the Eighth-Order initially, can receive the blessing of the Deep Sea God and possess immense growth potential.

Porpoise Sound continued, “Commander Long of the Eastern Customs frequently cursed those people from the Eagle Country during recent meetings, saying they don't care about anything and are letting the Eye of the Deep Sea continuously summon monsters.”

“He has also considered organizing a group to close the Eye of the Deep Sea, but it's over eight thousand kilometers away from our customs. It's simply too far, and the journey is too dangerous.”

If it knew, then things would be easier to handle.

Qi Ye wasn't surprised that Porpoise Sound could participate in top-level military meetings. He said, “I need you to take Mi Dou with you to the Eye of the Deep Sea. Can you do it?”

Porpoise Sound hesitated. “I'm not entirely sure myself; the ocean is the home turf of those Deep Sea Monsters.”

It suddenly thought of something and asked tentatively, “Lord, do you mean for us to go and close the Eye of the Deep Sea?”

Given the composition of the Sacred Lake's Animal Followers,

those with combat capabilities in the water were Porpoise Sound and the other Finless Porpoises, as well as the Great Lake Dragon stationed back in the Gloomy Great Lake.

The twenty-plus Finless Porpoise companions Porpoise Sound led were all at the Eighth-Order. Their Aptitude wasn't very high, but they were quite suited for underwater combat.

As for Little Antlion's Antlion army, although their Level was high, their strength would be significantly weakened upon entering the water, making them essentially useless.

Among the other Animal Followers, only the Green Water Lizards were amphibious, but their size was too large, making them easy targets to lock onto in the deep sea.

“It's not to close the Eye of the Deep Sea, but to attract the Deep Sea God's attention. I don't need you to destroy it; after all, destroying a large Otherworld Rift isn't that easy.”

Porpoise Sound seemed to have a new idea and asked, “Lord, when do you want us to set off?”

“In about ten days.”

Porpoise Sound breathed a sigh of relief. “Ten days is enough. Lord, can I look for more helpers?”

Qi Ye smiled. “Who do you want to find? I'll have them go with you.”

Porpoise Sound muttered, “I want to ask the Xia Country Customs troops for help, ying!”

Qi Ye was surprised. “Wait, you're looking to Xia Country?”

In his calculations, Qi Ye had instinctively ignored the possibility of Xia Country's assistance.

After all, his Followers could be resurrected, but when the humans of Xia Country died, they were truly dead.

Unless it was absolutely necessary, Qi Ye didn't want Xia Country to be involved in his conflict with the Deep Sea God.

Sending a group of Human Adventurers out to sea by ship to escort Porpoise Sound and the others was practically no different from sending them to their deaths.

Porpoise Sound nodded. “I know Commander Long. He is a Ninth-Order Telekineticist and has always wanted to take the troops out to sea!”

Qi Ye said, “The problem is, how will they go out to sea?”

The ocean is the territory of the Deep Sea Monsters. Once at sea and away from land, there would be monster attacks from all directions—from the seabed and the sky.

Any troops organized by Xia Country would surely be discovered quickly and face the onslaught of the Deep Sea Monsters.

Porpoise Sound showed an excited smile, circled vertically in the air, and said:

“Lord, please rest assured. The human customs troops have been cooperating with us for several months.”

“Moreover, they know about your resurrection ability, Lord, and they know what to do.”

Qi Ye helplessly rubbed his forehead. He knew his resurrection ability must have been figured out by those people in Xia Country long ago. “But they are still in great danger.”

Porpoise Sound also knew it couldn't convince Qi Ye with this reason alone, so it continued:

“As for the matter of going to sea, their troops recently explored a very rare Technology Instance as a group and brought out many technological components. Using these components, they built an Otherworld Aircraft Carrier that looks very powerful!”