The reason they were all gathered was singular.
They all assumed Qi Yu and the others were filming.
After all, such a large group of handsome men and beautiful women gathered together, doing nothing, was a sight too rare to miss.
Qi Yu sensed their curiosity but was too lazy to move. She simply lay on the beach in a starfish position, eyes closed, dozing intermittently.
She hadn't slept well last night, having been engrossed in studying the computer.
Later, she still had to return to the library to research the books and computer games on the second floor.
So, it was perfectly fine to catch up on sleep by the sea now.
As Qi Yu thought this, sleepiness overtook her. Just as she was about to roll over, an old lady with an umbrella approached them.
"Oh, my dears, this sun is too much. It's so hot. What if your skin gets ruined?"
"You should use an umbrella and more sunscreen."
The old lady chattered on, her face full of concern as she held the umbrella over them.
Qi Yu looked conflicted.
She couldn't exactly say they were gods, not humans, and wouldn't get tanned. So, she eventually accepted the umbrella, thanked the old lady, and then the group got up and moved to lie down elsewhere.
People gradually left the beach, while others set up tents by the shore to watch the sunset.
Qi Yu basked in the sun for the entire afternoon. Although there was no substantial change in her skin tone, she felt significantly more energetic.
Perhaps it was due to absorbing a lot of solar energy.
The others also felt invigorated. After resting for the whole afternoon, they watched the sunset and, as the crowd on the beach thinned, they all became restless.
Once most people had left the beach.
Yan Hua instantly reverted to his dragon form and, like a flash of light, dove into the sea.
His entry into the ocean caused a surge of turbulent waves.
Si Qing was almost submerged. He eventually transformed into a small white dragon and floated on the sea surface, gently paddling the water with his claws and sighing as he looked up at the sky, "This is too blissful."
Blue skies, white clouds, a sea breeze, lying on the soft sand, and now, soaking in the seawater.
Most importantly, when they swam to the deepest parts, they could see how the seabed here differed from their own.
Qi Yu harbored similar thoughts.
She transformed into her dragon form, submerged herself in the sea, and opened her eyes to see the slightly murky water and fine sand below.
Qi Yu blinked, then shifted her gaze, flipped over, and looked up at the sky.
Meanwhile, Yan Hua had already descended to the deepest part of the ocean, filling a vast expanse of the sea like a colossal entity.
Yan Hua seemed to be extremely fatigued. After submerging himself at the bottom of the sea, he actually closed his eyes and fell asleep.
Chen Xi swam to the deepest trench and, seeing him asleep, his face showed anxiety. He quickly held Yan Hua's head, "Yan Hua, don't sleep here. If you sleep here for a thousand or eight hundred years, when will we be able to go back? Wake up."
Yan Hua retained a sliver of consciousness. Upon hearing Chen Xi's words, he reluctantly opened one eye.
After a long while, he lazily turned over and then, at a visible speed, began to shrink his massive form and float to the surface of the sea.
When Yan Hua had submerged himself earlier, his immense weight and size had caused the sea level to rise by several meters.
Now, with his weight suddenly reduced and his form shrunk, the sea level began to recede bit by bit.
Seeing Yan Hua open his eyes and return to normal, Chen Xi finally breathed a sigh of relief. He then hugged him tightly, repeatedly admonishing, "If you need to shed your scales, tell me, and I'll help you. Just don't fall asleep. If you fall asleep, who knows when you'll wake up, and how will I take you away?"
Chen Xi's voice choked with emotion.
Some dragons would fall into a deep slumber to accumulate strength due to insufficient magic power or the impending shedding of scales.
Yan Hua was clearly the latter.
This was why Chen Xi had reacted so intensely just now.
Yan Hua patted Chen Xi's head and yawned, sounding somewhat bored, "I wasn't asleep just now. I just felt that the seawater here wasn't very comfortable to soak in, so I closed my eyes to think about whether I still wanted to continue soaking my scales."
Although the seawater here wasn't as comfortable as expected, it was likely due to poor water quality.
Yan Hua had been contemplating at the bottom for so long, mainly thinking about whether he could use his spiritual energy to transform the quality of this seawater if he stayed here longer.
Before he could even figure it out, he was disturbed.
Chen Xi nodded.
An Nuo and Shao Feng also took advantage of the absence of people to transform back into their dragon forms. The two dragons swam freely and joyfully in the seawater, leaving faint trails of light due to the residual spiritual energy.
The glowing seawater had all been purified, making it exceptionally clear.
It wasn't just the two of them; the seawater that others had swum through had the same effect.
Qi Yu looked at Yan Hua, "Why don't you transform back into your original massive dragon form and swim around in this sea for a while? You don't need to swim for too long. I think just one circuit would be enough to purify the entire sea. This sea area, though large, is far from as vast as you imagine."
The humans here were more intelligent and wiser. Due to their excessive development, the seawater here was worlds apart from that in their own realm.
"You're right. Why should I endure this seemingly unclean seawater? You all move aside. I'll revert to my original form and swim a good circuit. After I swim, this sea will become clearer." Yan Hua had long been displeased with the color of this seawater.
He had been thinking of ways to resolve it just now.
Qi Yu's suggestion was something he had considered before, but he was worried that others might find his insistence on making the seawater clear and clean troublesome.
After all, none of the others present felt uncomfortable with the seawater.
Now that Qi Yu had proactively suggested it, and the others agreed, he no longer needed to overthink it.
Qi Yu and Si Qing returned to the shore.
Yan Hua reverted to his colossal original form and, with a flick of his tail, plunged into the sea.
Simultaneously, the water level instantly rose by several meters.
Huge waves surged towards the shore.
Qi Yu spread her hands, forming a spiritual energy barrier, controlling the waves to prevent them from inundating the tall buildings on land.
Yan Hua let out a dragon's roar that echoed through the heavens and earth.
At the same time, the entire body of seawater underwent an incredible transformation.