Chapter 67 Undersea

Yin Ji's tone in asking the question seemed soft and casual, as if it were just a passing thought. However, she didn't ask the wise and calm Xia Shu Zhi Lian, nor the experienced Zi You Zhi Ying, but rather Yuan Shi Tian Zun, who had the lowest experience points.

This indicated that Yin Ji valued him the most in this team and considered him someone with whom decisions could be discussed.

The protagonists, Xia Hou Ao Tian and Zi You Zhi Ying, were quite unconvinced, but they didn't interrupt and also looked at Yuan Shi Tian Zun.

Xia Shu Zhi Lian, having already gained a relatively deep understanding of Yuan Shi Tian Zun's abilities and strength during the Golden Brilliance City fog incident, was very willing to listen to his opinion at this moment.

Zhang Yuanqing pondered for a few seconds and said:

"It's clear that we're trapped in a formation and unable to escape. If we want to break the formation, we must enter the sea. This is an established fact. And just now, Xia Hou Ao Tian's divination showed an ominous sign, which actually foreshadows that we must go to the bottom of the sea."

"I think the correct course is not to avoid falling into the sea, but to proactively dive into the seabed and eliminate the enemies there. This is in line with the difficulty of an S-level dungeon."

Yin Ji nodded slightly. Yuan Shi Tian Zun's analysis was the same as what she thought. She further verified the ability and wisdom of this newly promoted Star Official. Zi You Zhi Ying pondered and said, "What if we stay on the boat and wait out the 36 hours?" Zhang Yuanqing shook his head: "Xia Hou Ao Tian mentioned this topic when we were on the shore. Do you think an S-level dungeon would have such an obvious bug?"

Hong Ji Ge opened his mouth, wanting to refute, but found that he had no reason or argument to do so.

Yuan Shi Tian Zun was right.

Xia Shu Zhi Lian sighed, "I agree to go into the sea." Although he knew the occasion was inappropriate, Zhang Yuanqing's DNA seemed to stir when he heard these words, and he instinctively thought of something else. Xia Hou Ao Tian looked at Hong Ji Ge and said proudly, "Did you hear that? How could this protagonist's judgment be wrong? That's the decision. Everyone, follow me into the sea!"

"Wait!" Zhang Yuanqing raised his hand, interrupting everyone, and said:

"I'll try something first. If it works, we might be able to end the dungeon early."

Having said that, he took out the Demon Subduing Pestle in the suddenly brightened gazes of everyone.

His idea was simple: Since they could pass the level by relying on external forces, why risk their lives fighting to the death?

When Niangniang descended, he would immediately kowtow and beg Niangniang to deal with the crisis in the "Yashan Sea" dungeon so that he could return to reality. Why engage in fighting when things could be resolved by kowtowing?

Zhang Yuanqing held the Demon Subduing Pestle with both hands, raised it above his head, and bowed slightly, striking a pious pose to please the Mountain God Niangniang.

When she descended into the dungeon and saw him so devout, she would surely be delighted. At that time, cooperating with kowtowing, Niangniang would not be able to refuse his request.

Was this some kind of ritual? Seeing Yuan Shi Tian Zun so respectful and pious, the Saints, although they didn't know what he was doing, felt more and more expectant in their hearts.

Time passed by, and the sky and sea were pitch black. The car and boat swayed gently in the waves. Nothing happened.

The Saints waited with anticipation.

Huh? Didn't Niangniang say that as long as I took out the Demon Subduing Pestle, she would be able to sense it? Why hasn't she come yet? Could she be standing me up? Zhang Yuanqing waited and waited, but his beloved Niangniang did not come. He suddenly realized that something was not right.

And the Saints who didn't know the truth continued to wait with anticipation.

Soon, Yun Meng, having transformed into a crane, returned to the deck. Just as she was about to speak, Xia Shu Zhi Lian raised her hand to interrupt her and said in a low voice:

"Don't disturb Yuan Shi Tian Zun."

"What is he doing?" Yun Meng asked in a low voice, seeing that everyone looked serious. Because her clothes were damaged during the transformation process, she maintained the form of a crane.

"Probably performing some kind of ritual," Xia Hou Ao Tian guessed.

Xia Shu Zhi Lian said in a low voice, "I know that this item is of a very high level and contains unimaginable power. Perhaps Yuan Shi Tian Zun can give us a surprise." The Saints' eyes lit up when they heard this.

Niangniang, please come out quickly! I beg you! I'll be very embarrassed if you do this. Zhang Yuanqing lowered his head, outwardly calm, but inwardly extremely anxious. Time passed quickly. After a quarter of an hour, Hong Ji Ge couldn't bear it any longer and asked, "Yuan Shi Tian Zun? Are you asleep!"

Are you asleep? Zhang Yuanqing's mouth twitched. He straightened his body. Under the expectant gaze of the Saints, he sighed with an unchanged expression:

"I can't sense the supreme existence in the dark. A grand and great sacrifice has failed." Unable to sense the supreme existence in the dark? Hong Ji Ge and the others chewed on these words and looked at Yuan Shi Tian Zun's regretful expression, revealing expressions of regret as well. Obviously, Yuan Shi Tian Zun was communicating with an existence in the dark just now. Once successful, he could receive a blessing and lead everyone to quickly clear the dungeon.

What a pity! Only Xia Shu Zhi Lian scrutinized Yuan Shi Tian Zun's face, muttering in her heart: Why do I feel like he's very embarrassed?

Seeing that his teammates had been successfully fooled, Zhang Yuanqing secretly breathed a sigh of relief and immediately said:

"I'm fine now. Do you have anything else to say before we set off?"

Yin Ji said in a gentle voice, "Except for Zi You Zhi Ying, the seabed is not our main battlefield. We must ensure that every member can move and fight in the water. I have two Water Ghost profession items: one is a Water Aversion Pearl and the other is a Fish Scale Armor. I'll keep the Fish Scale Armor for myself, but the Water Aversion Pearl can be lent out."

"Its effect is to resist the water pressure at the bottom of the sea, allowing the holder to breathe freely, but it does not have the ability to control water."

Having said that, she looked at the Saints present.

"Me!" Hong Ji Ge hurriedly raised his hand and said, "I don't have any Water Ghost profession items. I'm just an unattached rogue cultivator."

The others had corresponding items and skills to overcome the difficulties of underwater activities.

Yin Ji immediately threw the Water Aversion Pearl to Hong Ji Ge. The latter took it. When his palm touched the cold pearl, he hissed and muttered:

"It's so cold. I feel a lot of moisture. I'll stew some dampness-removing soup after leaving the dungeon."

While everyone was talking, Zhang Yuanqing raised his head and looked at the dark night sky, frowning and thinking about the reason why the old woman stood him up. Was it because the level of the Saint realm S-level dungeon was too high and the corresponding restrictions were too strong, so she couldn't enter?

That's not right. She knew my level. If she couldn't enter a Saint realm dungeon, she wouldn't have said those words.

Then, did some kind of power shield her from sensing the Demon Subduing Pestle, or did the old woman have other things to do, so she didn't come?

If it was the former, then the Lingjing shielded the old woman from sensing the Demon Subduing Pestle, but Zhang Yuanqing thought the possibility was unlikely. If the Lingjing could actively shield, why didn't it do so in the Transcendence realm?

It was mostly because she had something to do. Thinking about it this way, it was the right choice to take out the Demon Subduing Pestle in advance. It would be embarrassing if he couldn't summon the old woman when he took it out at a critical moment.

And now, she must have sensed that I was in the Yashan Sea and would definitely come, which was equivalent to buying insurance. At this time, Xia Hou Ao Tian put on a mask with a blue face and fangs and said loudly, "Supporting characters, follow this protagonist on an underwater adventure!"

Having said that, he jumped in with a "plop".

Yin Ji took out a leather membrane covered with fish scales and gently stuck it on her chest. The Fish Scale Armor immediately "melted" and poured into her body. Then, Yin Ji's skin grew patches of cyan-black scales.

She recalled her spirit servant, took two Yin corpses, and jumped into the sea second. Then came Zi You Zhi Ying and Yun Meng, who had transformed into a black-scaled giant python. Xia Shu Zhi Lian's item was a pair of flippers. Taking off her military boots delayed her time.

Zhang Yuanqing looked at her deftly putting on the flippers and said in a low voice:

"Xia Shu, follow me after you go into the water." He had just looked at everyone's faces with astrology. Xia Shu Zhi Lian and Hong Ji Ge had blood light soaring between their eyes. They were likely to die at the bottom of the sea. Xia Shu Zhi Lian stared at Zhang Yuanqing's face. After a few seconds, this cold and beautiful female instructor smiled and said softly, "Okay!"

Outside the dungeon, a goddess wearing a beautiful neon dress stood in the "brilliant starry sky", her bright eyes staring blankly at the Yashan Sea.

She had a cold and beautiful face. Her delicate features were combined together, exuding an amazing charm, especially her lips, which were so sexy and full that people couldn't help but want to kiss them.

"Ten thousand lonely souls cannot be reborn. Why is this happening?" San Dao Shan Niangniang murmured to herself. After a long time, the melancholy in her beautiful eyes disappeared and she regained her coldness, staring at the sea without saying a word.

Yuan Shi Tian Zun, this little brat, only thinks about trying to be slick. It's not that she can't take action, but she can't take action in everything.

She guessed he tasted the sweetness of her descent in the Slaughter dungeon, and really treats her like a wet nurse? Smoothing things over for him in everything?

How would he grow then! The sea water was icy cold, both turbid and clear. After the team went into the water, they formed a "long dragon". The dragon's head was Xia Hou Ao Tian, and the flash grenade he shot was the "fireball" that the long dragon chased.

The blazing white flash grenade illuminated the plankton in the sea.

The flash grenade slowly sank to the bottom of the sea, and seven Saints chased after it, slowly swimming towards the seabed covered with warships. The deeper they swam, the stronger the Yin energy and the more biting the sea water. There were no creatures around, silent and dead. This sea area seemed to be a forbidden zone of life. "What strong Yin energy. It's stronger than any dungeon I've experienced. Without considering the degree of danger, the bottom of the Yashan Sea is a treasure land for raising corpses," Zhang Yuanqing's first reaction was covetousness.

As they swam, Xia Hou Ao Tian suddenly stopped and turned around. The six people stopped immediately and looked at him with puzzled eyes.

Xia Hou Ao Tian spread out his palms, and in his palms were six pairs of black earbud-style Bluetooth earphones.

He pointed to his ears and the earphones in his palm.

"Can this thing work?" He wondered, "How does he have so many fancy props?" Zhang Yuanqing took a pair of earphones first and put them in his ears.

The five teammates followed suit.

"Can you hear me? Can you hear me?" Long Ao Tian's voice echoed in everyone's ears, but he didn't open his mouth.

"This damn thing really works," Zhang Yuanqing said in his heart.

Immediately, he saw Xia Shu and others glancing at him lightly. "This earphone can make us have telepathy and turn the thoughts in our minds into speech. It is specially used in environments where effective communication and speaking are impossible. Because it needs to collect mental fluctuations and convert them into speech, it will make the wearer's mind active and make them think wildly. Also, Yuan Shi Tian Zun, this is not a damn thing. You should return it to me if you don't use it." Xia Hou Ao Tian's voice was transmitted to his teammates through the earphones.

Zhang Yuanqing was shocked. "This thing can turn thoughts into speech? Damn, the person I love is not my lover..."

"I like this thing," Zhang Yuanqing suppressed the noise by singing.

He had too many secrets. Not to mention anything else, just a sigh of "What a bargain for the Demon Lord" would expose his identity as the successor of the Demon Lord, ruin his reputation, and even kill him. "I don't like it either," Zi You Zhi Ying echoed. At this time, Yin Ji's voice sounded in the earphones:

"With your mental strength, it's very simple to control your thoughts. Just pay attention. The bottom of the sea is dangerous. We need to work together. Communication is essential." Hearing this, Zhang Yuanqing and Zi You Zhi Ying didn't speak again. "So, this is the price of the item?" Xia Shu Zhi Lian raised her hand and pressed the earphone, pushing it deeper into her ear to prevent it from falling out. "Yes!" Xia Hou Ao Tian nodded. "This guy has so many fancy props. He will die from the price of the props sooner or later." Hong Ji Ge's whispered grumbling was transmitted to everyone's ears. "Heh, ignorant!" Xia Hou Ao Tian sneered, "The Alchemist has the 'Prop Affinity' passive, which can weaken the price of the props. When you reach the Dominator realm, you can exempt three times the price of the props. Well, not all props can be exempted. Some extremely special prices are excluded."

Just after he finished speaking, he heard Yuan Shi Tian Zun's mutter:

"Isn't it supposed to weaken the price? How did I accidentally leak such important information? This idiot."

Xia Hou Ao Tian's face twitched, and he corrected, "This is not information leaked by uncontrollable thoughts. It's what I told you openly."

Hong Ji Ge muttered, "Is this guy trying to save face?"

Xia Hou Ao Tian gritted his teeth, "Stop talking nonsense and do the task!"

After conveying his thoughts, he moved his legs, nimble as a fish, and quickly swam towards the bottom of the sea.

A series of碎碎念 echoed in everyone's earphones: "I'm so angry..."

"Well, this time it's definitely uncontrollable thoughts."

"Everyone must be sure."

All the way without words, the team eliminated distracting thoughts and dived towards the bottom of the sea. After an unknown amount of time, the halo of the flash grenade wrapped the outline of a shipwreck. On the quiet seabed, more than a thousand warships of various sizes were lying horizontally, and they disorderly surrounded a huge dragon boat in the center. The sunken and dilapidated warships, thick silt, and dense barnacles all showed the vicissitudes of time.

At the same time, a faint sense of gloom enveloped everyone's hearts.

After swimming for a few more minutes, they truly saw the scene of this shipwreck area. On the seabed and on the shipwrecks, there stood armored corpses, densely packed and in large numbers. Their faces were swollen, their eyes were closed, and like a disciplined team, they still guarded the fleet. Just as everyone approached, a strange scene happened.

Thousands of sunken corpses at the bottom of the sea raised their heads in unison, their dead white pupils staring at the seven living beings above them. "Hiss~"

The sound of someone sucking in a cold breath rang in the earphones.