Yin Ji's tone seemed gentle and casual, as if she were asking a question offhandedly. However, she didn't ask the wise and calm Xia Shu Zhi Lian, nor the experienced Zi You Zhi Ying, but Yuan Shi Tian Zun, who had the least experience points.
This indicated that Yin Ji valued him the most in the team and believed he was a decision-making partner.
The protagonists, Xia Hou Aotian and Zi You Zhi Ying, were quite dissatisfied, but they didn't interrupt and also looked at Yuan Shi Tian Zun.
Xia Shu Zhi Lian already had a relatively deep understanding of Yuan Shi Tian Zun's abilities and strength during the Jin Hui City fog incident. At this moment, she was happy to hear his opinion.
Zhang Yuanqing pondered for a few seconds and said:
"It's obvious that we are trapped in a formation and cannot escape. To break the formation, we must enter the sea. This is a given. And just now, Xia Hou Aotian's divination showed an ominous sign, which actually foreshadows that we must go to the bottom of the sea.
"I think the correct route is not to avoid falling into the sea, but to actively dive into the seabed and solve the enemies there. This is in line with the difficulty of an S-level instance."
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 Officer. Zi You Zhi Ying pondered: "What if we stay on the ship and wait for 36 hours?" Zhang Yuanqing shook his head: "Xia Hou Aotian already said this topic on the shore. Do you think an S-level instance 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 refute.
Yuan Shi Tian Zun was right.
Xia Shu Zhi Lian sighed: "I agree to go into the sea." Although she knew the occasion was wrong, Zhang Yuanqing felt his DNA move when he heard the word "sea," and instinctively thought astray. Xia Hou Aotian looked at Hong Ji Ge and said proudly: "Did you hear that? How could this protagonist's judgment be wrong? It's decided. Everyone, follow me into the sea!"
"Wait!" Zhang Yuanqing raised his hand, interrupting everyone. He said:
"I'll try something first. If it works, we might be able to end the instance early."
After speaking, he took out the Demon Subduing Pestle amidst the suddenly brightened gazes of everyone.
His idea was simple. If he could pass the level with external force, why risk his life?
When the Goddess descended, he would immediately prostrate himself and ask the Goddess to deal with the crisis in the "Yashan Sea" instance so that he could return to reality. Why fight and kill when he could solve it by prostrating?
Zhang Yuanqing held the Demon Subduing Pestle with both hands, raised it above his head, and bowed slightly, striking a pious posture to please the Mountain God Goddess.
When she descended into the instance and saw him so pious, she would definitely be delighted. At that time, coupled with the prostration, the Goddess would not refuse his request.
Was this some kind of ritual? Seeing Yuan Shi Tian Zun so respectful and pious, the Saints were even more expectant, even though they didn't know what he was doing.
Time passed by, and it was dark between the sky and the sea. The car ferry gently swayed in the waves. Nothing happened.
The Saints waited expectantly.
Huh? Didn't the Goddess 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? Wouldn't she stand me up? Zhang Yuanqing waited and waited, but the beloved Goddess didn't come. He suddenly realized that something was wrong.
The Saints, unaware of the truth, continued to wait expectantly.
Soon, Yun Meng, who had transformed into a crane, returned to the deck. Just as she was about to speak, she was interrupted by Xia Shu Zhi Lian, who lowered her voice and said:
"Don't disturb Yuan Shi Tian Zun."
"What is he doing?" Yun Meng asked in a low voice when she saw that everyone looked serious. Because her clothes were damaged during the transformation, she maintained the state of a crane.
"Probably holding some kind of ritual," Xia Hou Aotian guessed.
Xia Shu Zhi Lian said in a low voice: "I know that this item has 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.
Goddess, please come out! I beg you! I'll be very embarrassed like this. Zhang Yuanqing lowered his head, appearing calm on the surface, but was extremely anxious in his heart. Time passed quickly. A quarter of an hour later, Hong Ji Ge couldn't bear it anymore and asked: "Yuan Shi Tian Zun? Are you asleep!"
Are you the one who's asleep! Zhang Yuanqing's mouth twitched. He straightened up, and under the expectant gaze of the Saints, he sighed with an unchanged expression:
"I cannot sense the supreme existence in the dark. A grand sacrifice has failed." Hearing "cannot sense the supreme existence in the dark," and looking at Yuan Shi Tian Zun's regretful expression, Hong Ji Ge and the others also showed regret. Obviously, Yuan Shi Tian Zun was communicating with the existence in the dark just now. Once successful, he would be blessed and lead everyone to quickly clear the instance.
What a pity, what a pity. Only Xia Shu Zhi Lian scrutinized Yuan Shi Tian Zun's face, wondering in her heart: Why do I feel like he's very embarrassed?
Seeing that his teammates were successfully fooled, Zhang Yuanqing secretly breathed a sigh of relief and immediately said:
"I'm fine. Do you have anything else to say before we leave?"
Yin Ji said softly and slowly: "Except for Zi You Zhi Ying, the seabed is not our home field. We must ensure that every member can move and fight in the water. I have two Water Ghoul profession items, one is a Water-Repelling Pearl and the other is Fish Scale Armor. The Fish Scale Armor is for my own use, but the Water-Repelling Pearl can be lent out.
"Its function is to resist the water pressure at the bottom of the sea and allow the holder to breathe freely, but it does not have the ability to control water."
After speaking, she looked at the Saints present.
"Me!" Hong Ji Ge quickly raised his hand and said: "I don't have any Water Ghoul profession items. I'm just a scattered cultivator with no one to rely on."
The others had corresponding items and skills to overcome the difficulties of underwater activities.
Yin Ji immediately threw the Water-Repelling Pearl to Hong Ji Ge. The latter took it, touched the cold bead in his palm, and hissed, saying:
"So cold. I feel very humid. I'll make some dehumidifying soup after leaving the instance."
While everyone was talking, Zhang Yuanqing looked up at the dark night sky, frowned, and thought about the reason why the old woman stood him up. Was it because the level of the Saint Realm's S-level instance was too high and the corresponding restrictions were too strong, so she couldn't enter?
No, she knew my level. If she couldn't enter the Saint Realm instance, she wouldn't have said those words.
Then some force shielded her from sensing the Demon Subduing Pestle, or the old woman had other things to do and therefore didn't come?
If it was the former, then the spirit realm shielded the old woman and the Demon Subduing Pestle from sensing each other, but Zhang Yuanqing thought the possibility was unlikely. If the spirit realm could actively shield, why didn't it do so when he was in the Extraordinary Realm?
Most likely she had something to do. Thinking like this, it was the right choice for me to take out the Demon Subduing Pestle in advance. If I had taken it out at a critical moment and couldn't summon the old woman, it would be embarrassing.
And now, she must have sensed that I was in the Yashan Sea and would definitely come. It's equal to buying insurance. At this time, Xia Hou Aotian put on a blue-faced fanged mask and said loudly, "Side characters, follow this protagonist on an underwater adventure!"
After speaking, he jumped in with a "plop."
Yin Ji took out a piece of fish scale-covered membrane 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 summoned her spirit servant and jumped into the sea second with two Yin corpses. 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, and taking off her military boots delayed her time.
Zhang Yuanqing looked at her putting on the flippers nimbly and said in a low voice:
"Xia Shu, follow me after going into the water." He had just used astrology to look at everyone's faces. 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, the cold and beautiful female instructor smiled and said softly, "Okay!"
Outside the instance, the Goddess wearing a beautiful neon dress stood in the "brilliant galaxy," her bright eyes staring blankly at the Yashan Sea.
She had a cold and beautiful face. Her exquisite features, combined together, exuded an amazing charm, especially her lips, which were the most sensual and full, making people couldn't help but want to kiss them.
"Hundreds of thousands of lonely souls cannot be reborn. Why is it so?" The Three Dao Mountain Goddess muttered to herself. After a long time, the melancholy in her beautiful eyes dissipated, and she regained her coldness, staring at the sea surface without saying a word.
Yuan Shi Tian Zun, this little junior, is always thinking about being lazy. It's not that she can't take action, but she can't take action in everything.
It must be because he tasted the sweetness of descending in the slaughter instance last time that he really regarded her as a wet nurse? Smoothing things over for him in everything?
How would he grow then! The sea water was ice-cold, turbid and clear. After the team went into the water, they formed a "long dragon." The head of the dragon was Xia Hou Aotian, and the flash bombs he shot were the "fireballs" that the long dragon was chasing.
The bright white flash bombs illuminated the plankton in the sea.
The flash bombs slowly sank to the bottom of the sea. The seven Saints chased after it, slowly swimming towards the seabed covered with warships. The deeper they swam, the stronger the Yin energy became, and the more bone-chilling the sea water became. There were no creatures around, silent and dead. This sea area seemed to be a forbidden zone for life. "What strong Yin energy. It's stronger than any instance I've experienced. Ignoring the danger level, the seabed of the Yashan Sea is a Feng Shui treasure land for raising corpses." Zhang Yuanqing's first reaction was covetousness.
While swimming, Xia Hou Aotian suddenly stopped and swam back. The six people immediately stopped and looked at him with puzzled eyes.
Xia Hou Aotian spread out his palm. In his palm were six pairs of black earbud-style Bluetooth headphones.
He pointed to his ears and the headphones in his palm.
Will this thing work? Speaking of which, how does he have so many fancy props? Zhang Yuanqing took a pair of headphones first and inserted them into his ear canals.
The five teammates followed suit.
"Can you hear me? Can you hear me?" Long Aotian's voice echoed in everyone's ears, but he clearly didn't open his mouth.
"This damn thing actually works," Zhang Yuanqing thought.
Immediately, he saw Xia Shu and others glance at him lightly. "This headset can allow us to have telepathy, converting thoughts into speech, specially used in environments where effective communication and speaking are impossible. Because it needs to collect mental fluctuations to convert into speech, it will make the wearer mentally active and think wildly. Also, Yuan Shi Tian Zun, this is not a damn thing. Give it back to me if you don't need it." Xia Hou Aotian's voice was transmitted to his teammates through the headphones.
Zhang Yuanqing was shocked. This thing could 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 heir of the Demon Lord, ruin his reputation, and even lead to his death. "I don't like it either," Zi You Zhi Ying echoed. At this time, Yin Ji's voice rang in the headphones:
"With your mental strength, it's easy to control your thoughts. Just pay attention. The seabed is dangerous. We need to cooperate, and communication is essential." Hearing this, Zhang Yuanqing and Zi You Zhi Ying stopped talking. "So, is this the price of the item?" Xia Shu Zhi Lian raised her hand and pressed the headset, pushing it deeper into her ear canal to prevent it from falling out. "Yes!" Xia Hou Aotian 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 slander was transmitted to everyone's ears. "Heh, ignorant!" Xia Hou Aotian sneered: "The Alchemist has the 'Prop Affinity' passive, which can weaken the price of the props. When we reach the Dominator Realm, we can be exempt from the price of the props three times. Well, not any prop can be exempted. Some extremely special prices are excluded."
Just as he finished speaking, he heard Yuan Shi Tian Zun's muttering:
"Isn't it supposed to weaken the price? How did I accidentally leak such important information? What an idiot."
Xia Hou Aotian's face twitched. He corrected, "This is not information that was leaked due to the inability to control thoughts. I told you openly."
Hong Ji Ge muttered, "This guy is trying to save face!"
Xia Hou Aotian gritted his teeth: "Enough nonsense. It's time to do the task."
After conveying his thoughts, he swayed his legs, flexible like a fish, and quickly swam towards the seabed.
A series of muttering echoed in everyone's headphones: "Damn it, I'm so angry..."
Well, this time it was definitely an uncontrollable thought.
Everyone must be sure.
There was no talk along the way. The team members eliminated distracting thoughts and dived towards the seabed. After an unknown amount of time, the halo of the flash bombs wrapped around the outline of a shipwreck. On the quiet seabed, more than a thousand warships of different sizes were lying horizontally, clutteredly surrounding a huge dragon boat in the center. The sunken and dilapidated warships, thick silt, and dense barnacles showed the vicissitudes of time.
At the same time, a vague 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 the shipwrecks stood armored corpses, densely packed and numerous. Their faces were swollen, their eyes closed, like a disciplined team still guarding the fleet. Just as everyone approached, a strange scene happened.
Tens of thousands of seabed corpses raised their heads in unison, opened their dead white pupils, and stared at the seven living beings above their heads. "Hiss~"
The sound of someone sucking in a breath of cold air was heard in the headphones.
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Chapter Sixty-Seven: Undersea