Does Sea Imprisonment Prison directly connect to the Edge of the World Platform?

Or is it only on the eve of the Sea Sacrifice that these prisoners, referred to as “sacrifices,” are transferred to the interior of the Edge of the World Platform?

Jiang Wang does not know the answer, but the scene before him undoubtedly tells him that rescuing people along the way while they are being escorted is utterly impossible. Fortunately, he did not make such a preliminary plan.

“Here is a convict named Zhen Yu, a true disciple of Hundred Treasures Pavilion. He colluded with the Sea Clan, secretly transported supplies, betrayed his people for personal gain. His crimes are unforgivable and he deserves to die!”

A prisoner who no longer resembled a human was dragged onto the Edge of the World Platform by two black-armored soldiers, his whole body like a lump of mud, sliding downwards.

“Here is a convict named…”

One by one, the prisoners were escorted onto the Edge of the World Platform. As the Protecting Elder of the sect, Hai Jingping personally read out their “crimes,” showing the importance attached to the event.

“Here is…”

“Here is a convict named Zhu Biqiong, a true disciple under the Bright Pearl Elder of Fishing Sea Tower…”

With her hair disheveled, Zhu Biqiong was dragged up in such a feeble state.

Her legs bumped against the stone steps, yet she did not move at all.

“…Violated the grace of her teacher, disregarded the affection of her fellow disciples, colluded with outsiders, and plotted against an elder of this sect…”

Hai Jingping announced: “Her crimes are unforgivable and she deserves to die!”

The drums continued to sound, but the convicts were silent.

“Hold on!”

At that moment, Jiang Wang squeezed out from the crowd, standing out from everyone else.

Several minor sect elders who had been trying to cozy up to him were almost stunned. Daring to speak out rashly at the Sea Sacrifice Ceremony, what audacity this young man possessed!

At that time, the sea tides flowed gently beneath the Edge of the World Platform, and the platform itself was in complete solemnity.

There was only the solemn sound of the drums and the dignified announcement of Hai Jingping, the Protecting Elder of Fishing Sea Tower.

The bright moon hung high in the sky, illuminating the people attending the ceremony on the Edge of the World Platform.

In such a sacred and solemn atmosphere, in the hunting sea breeze, a youth stepped out from the crowd.

His eyes were clean and firm, his eyebrows delicate yet sharp, his thin lips slightly pursed, and his straight nose like a blade.

He walked out slowly amidst the attention of everyone, resolute, upright, and advancing without hesitation.

Among those present were descendants of famous clans, masters of sects, some holding dominion over several islands, some commanding vast armies, and even some who had reached the Realm of True Understanding!

But as he walked into the arena, there was not a trace of timidity or cowardice in him.

It was as if he was not interrupting the Sea Sacrifice process, as if he was not challenging the authority of Fishing Sea Tower, but simply taking a stroll in his own courtyard and sighing.

Thus, the drums stopped.

Those black-armored soldiers also halted their steps. The process of escorting the convicts onto the Edge of the World Platform was temporarily suspended on the stone steps.

Hai Jingping stopped his announcement and looked over without saying a word.

Authority had arrived without the need for words.

Jiang Wang calmly surveyed the surroundings, and under the gaze of countless complex gazes, he said, “I have a question.”

Zhu Biqiong, who had been hanging her head low and being half-supported, seemed to have only just noticed what was happening in the outside world.

From some unknown source, she mustered the strength to suddenly raise her head!

And so she saw Jiang Wang.

Their first meeting was when his disruption broke her illusion, leaving her flustered and confused.

Their first encounter was when she was bound by the Tiger Restraining Seal and his Golden Rooster Kicks.

With just a single promise, he returned with the head of Hu Shaomeng.

For the sake of a tranquil place, he went without sleep for many days.

She saw him slay Pig Face, break through thousands of soldiers, and fight Dragon Face.

She also saw him saddened by the stories of ordinary people, and being chased all over the place by a dog protecting its pups.

Among all the people she had known and heard of, none were like him.

She did not know how to describe it, but it gave her an indescribable sense of trust. It was as if her sister was still there… someone she could always trust, someone she could always rely on.

At that time in the prison, she struggled to ask him if they would meet again.

She hoped he would come, but she also lowered her head, not wanting him to see her. Such a feeling was contradictory and painful.

“You really… came.” She uttered with difficulty, her parched lips moving.

The voice was so weak that it seemed to have been swallowed by the sea breeze.

But Jiang Wang had heard it after all.

“A true man born into this world must keep his word!”

Jiang Wang did not rashly step forward to help her up or make any other misleading gesture, but simply looked at Zhu Biqiong, giving her confidence and strength: “I promised you that I would kill Hu Shaomeng. So I killed Hu Shaomeng. I promised you that I would see you again. So I came to see you again!”

“Enough… that’s enough…” Zhu Biqiong murmured.

I would be content even if I died. She thought.

“Well said, ‘a true man keeps his word!'” Hai Jingping interrupted their conversation from behind: “But you must know that the prerequisite for keeping one’s word is to have self-awareness. To know what things can be done and what things cannot be done, and not to boast! Do you know what the punishment is for disrupting the Sea Sacrifice Ceremony?”

He took a step forward, pointing at Jiang Wang with his halberd, the aura of a Divine Proximity expert pressing down on Jiang Wang, forcing him to exert his strength to stand firm: “Do you know that I can kill you on the spot!”

Hai Jingping was the person in charge of the Sea Sacrifice Ceremony this time, and it was precisely during his ritual of announcing the crimes that he could be said to have full authority to handle matters on the Edge of the World Platform—before the Chongguang True Lord spoke.

He could directly order someone to drive Jiang Wang away, or he could personally take action and knock Jiang Wang off the Edge of the World Platform. But at the same time, he could also stop and ask Jiang Wang why he had come.

There was no doubt that the previous visits had had some effect.

Although he questioned him sternly and had a tough attitude, he was actually giving Jiang Wang a chance to explain.

Jiang Wang turned to face Hai Jingping, facing the three silent True Lords in the main seats, neither humble nor arrogant: “I am not here to disrupt the Sea Sacrifice Ceremony. On the contrary, I am here to uphold the decorum of the Sea Sacrifice Ceremony and ensure its continued glory!”

“May I ask, Elder,”

He instead walked towards Hai Jingping, instead walking forward: “Are all the sacrifices on this Edge of the World Platform guilty of unforgivable crimes?”

“Each and every one, the evidence is conclusive.” Hai Jingping stood with his hands behind his back, his expression solemn: “If you want to waste the time of the Sea Sacrifice, you had better think carefully.”

“How would this junior dare at such a solemn moment, facing the heroic spirits of the sea frontier!” Jiang Wang loudly defended, and then bowed deeply: “It is just that my friend Zhu Biqiong is truly wronged, and I must speak out!”

“If there were grievances, they should have been presented before the prison. Isn’t it too late to say it at this sacrificial ceremony?” Hai Jingping directly sent a palm strike through the air, sending Jiang Wang flying: “Get down from here!”

He rebuked: “If you dare to make another sound, you will not escape death!”

On both sides of the stands, Xu Xiangqian and Li Longchuan stood up almost simultaneously. But the former was held back by Yan Fu, and the latter was suppressed by Li Fengyao.

Yan Fu and Li Fengyao, who were more calm in nature, had obviously seen something.

Hai Jingping’s palm strike was not intended to kill, but it was not without force. Facing someone who interfered with the Sea Sacrifice, this was a necessary and even the minimum lesson that could be taught.

Jiang Wang was sent flying to the ground without any suspense.

He could not resist a Divine Proximity expert, nor did he resist.

So he was indeed injured.

He was seriously injured.

But after falling to the ground, he only paused for a moment before getting up, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, and firmly walking back into the arena.

It was as if he had not heard the words—you will not escape death.

“Esteemed Sir!”

He still faced Hai Jingping, still speaking loudly: “Since coming to the sea, I have often heard tales. I heard that the Sea Sacrifice is not actually a sacrifice to the sea, but a sacrifice to those heroic spirits who died at sea!”

“I want to ask, why did those heroic spirits fight?”

“Did they not die at sea so that one day, their compatriots would not have to die in vain like this?”

“How can I not defend myself if I have been wronged? How can justice not be upheld when it is covered in dust!”

He looked around, facing everyone on the Edge of the World Platform: “Can innocent blood be used to offer sacrifices to the heroic spirits on their return journey?”

“Is that what the heroic spirits would want?!”