In the sea, because Zhang Tian specifically brought oxygen tanks, everyone could breathe.
It was also because of the respirators that Zhang Tian could speak in the sea.
"Let's go down, Old Hu, you lead the way."
As Zhang Tian spoke, Hu Bayi made a gesture of acknowledgment and swam ahead.
Following the compass's guidance, they began to head towards the sunken ship.
Zhang Tian's idea was this: first find the Jin Po, then deal with the Jin Po, and then enter the tomb.
Zhang Tian needed to leave a fallback route, and the biggest dangers in the undersea tomb in the early stages were the occasional Jin Po and sea monkeys, with traps, mechanisms, and ghosts in the later stages.
As long as these two things were eliminated, entering the tomb would be much simpler, like going home.
"The Jin Po has immense resentment. Her strength was not fully depicted in the original work, but she fears fire. My peach wood sword can draw talismans in mid-air. A fire talisman should be sufficient."
"But, in doing so, wouldn't it be unfair to the Jin Po?"
Zhang Tian thought, furrowing his brow slightly.
In fact, Jin Po was also a pitiable ghost.
She was insulted and her body was discarded at sea before she became a Jin Po.
The ancients said that those who died at sea would have their souls remain there forever, like homeless children, wandering aimlessly in the sea.
Jin Po already had immense resentment in life, and now, due to being at sea, she could not reincarnate.
After so many years, didn't she want to reincarnate? No, she did, but she couldn't.
Perhaps because they had drunk blood, no small fish or shrimp disturbed them. They quickly arrived at a patch of seaweed.
"I can feel a heavy yin energy here,"
came Wang Fei's voice from the jade pendant.
"Heavy yin energy, could there be a Ghost Core?"
Fatty was excited, after all, important life events should not be delayed.
"There shouldn't be. The resentment in this place isn't that strong yet."
Zhang Tian shook his head. Hu Bayi had said that Ghost Cores could only be produced in places with extremely heavy resentment.
Although this place also had high resentment, it was not enough to produce one.
"Fatty, do you really want to be a bull?"
Hu Bayi glanced at Fatty. Was this guy never going to get out of bed again in this lifetime?
Fatty rubbed his head.
"I just want to increase our team's strength. Besides, Wang Fei is a thousand-year-old ghost, so with more strength, she can definitely crush many ghosts."
Fatty said earnestly.
It was rare for him to be so serious, and to defend someone like Wang Fei. It was true that spending a long time together could develop feelings.
Hu Bayi didn't say much, waved his hand, and was speechless.
His gaze returned to the compass.
Underwater, the seaweed swayed around their feet with the current.
The seaweed "stroked" their feet like hair, gently "stroking" them as if tickling them.
"Boss, why do I feel like this stuff has a massage effect?"
Fatty chuckled, exhaling comfortably. But when his eyes glanced at a spot not far away, he shivered all over.
His body trembled.
"Bo-boss, I think I saw a human face..."
Fatty trembled and quickly swam to Zhang Tian's side.
After Fatty spoke, Hu Bayi and Zhang Tian also became serious.
Zhang Qilin swam by, not surprised at all.
Zhang Qilin did not have a respirator, but he was not afraid of lacking oxygen at all.
"Boss, I heard from sailors that if someone dies at sea, their souls cannot reincarnate. They will drift at sea, on the surface of the sea..."
"If this is an ancient tomb, then the chance of there being ghosts is very high."
Hu Bayi was no longer that naive boy.
He had become a mature young man.
After Fatty mentioned seeing a ghost face, he had already made up his mind.
Zhang Tian nodded.
"If I'm not mistaken, it should be Jin Po, the guardian of this ancient tomb."
As Zhang Tian spoke, he looked into the distance. Indeed, at the spot Fatty had seen, a woman was curled up.
The woman, cough, cough, was not wearing anything. Her pale skin was exposed.
Because of the heavy yin energy around her, the Jin Po did not attack immediately.
Her duty was to guard this tomb. Zhang Tian and the others were not too close to the tomb yet, so they were not attacked for the time being.
"Ghost Name: Jin Po"
"Level: Third-grade Fierce Ghost!"
"Fierce Ghost Level Classification: Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Red-clothed"
"Status: Awakened!"
"Jin Po Profile: After being violated and her body discarded at sea, she could not reincarnate and became a fierce ghost. Due to the tomb, she became one of its guardians!"
The profile of the Jin Po came from his mind.
Zhang Tian frowned slightly. If that was the case, for Jin Po to reincarnate, it had something to do with the tomb in front of them.
"What are you looking at, Boss? Old Hu has found the tomb's location!"
Seeing Zhang Tian staring at a spot, Fatty couldn't help but pat Zhang Tian's shoulder.
"It's nothing. Since it's found, let's go."
Saying that, Zhang Tian followed behind Hu Bayi.
As expected, when Zhang Tian and the others approached the ancient tomb, the Jin Po in the water instantly disappeared. The next moment, she appeared beneath them.
Her figure materialized.
Countless strands of hair, like seaweed, wildly lashed out at everyone.
"Not good, she's here!"
Hu Bayi's heart tightened, and he dodged the countless hair strands.
Hu Bayi had previously learned the Qing Gong skill "Prince Treading on Eagles," so his speed had increased.
When the hair missed Hu Bayi, it then lunged towards Fatty.
Fatty looked down.
The next moment.
"Pfft."
A mouthful of nosebleed spurted out.
"Cough, cough, look at nothing improper, look at nothing improper. So big, so white. This must be a young person's study session."
Fatty swallowed and, like a turtle, quickly swam to the side.
Perhaps due to his weight, his speed was not fast.
Moreover, his ankles were entangled by the Jin Po's hair.
Fatty couldn't help but glance sideways occasionally. Good heavens, he didn't care at all that he was already entangled.
"What are you looking at?"
Just as Fatty was peeking, a voice came from the jade pendant.
The next moment, Wang Fei's soul actually shot out.
Her gaze was fixed on the Jin Po underwater, filled with anger.
Fatty trembled upon hearing the voice and finally reacted. When he saw his feet entangled by hair, he shouted.
"Wang Fei, save me!"
After he shouted, Wang Fei's hair thrashed wildly, and the strands entangled around Fatty's feet slowly loosened.
The two female ghosts looked at each other, and for a moment, they didn't attack directly.
"Boss, honestly, this is the first time I've seen women fight, especially female ghosts,"
Hu Bayi muttered, unusually interested.
Compared to a bunch of sows lining up to jump into a ditch, women, especially female ghosts fighting, seemed more interesting than tomb robbing.
"I haven't seen it either. Second Brother, let's not rush. Let's watch first."
Zhang Tian pulled Zhang Qilin, who was heading towards the tomb entrance.
A hint of speechlessness flashed in Zhang Qilin's eyes. Good heavens, this was beyond his comprehension.
"By the way, what did you just call me?"
Wang Fei looked at Fatty, her voice cold and stern, and her once delicate and beautiful face had become terrifyingly withered.
"Empress, Your Majesty Empress!"
Fatty said almost without hesitation, sweat beading on his forehead.
"Hmph, bullying my stablehand, you're asking for death!"
Wang Fei snorted and then charged directly at Jin Po.
Zhang Tian: "??? Empress?"
Hu Bayi: "!!!" Stablehand?
Both of them were stunned.
Good heavens, Fatty and Wang Fei were playing quite a game.
Zhang Tian was even more depressed, wondering what he had missed.