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The deeper they went, the more rugged and zigzagged the tunnel became. Many parts of the tunnel had collapsed and blocked. Team Tiger Deity had dug out a hole that was only wide enough for one person to pass through. They had to crawl through the tunnel on all fours.
In the infinite darkness, the feeble brilliance of the crystals below the ground leaked out from the tiny gaps on the sides of the tunnel. They were like narrow, long eyes embedded on the wall of the tunnel that were gazing at the explorers without blinking.
Li Yao and the other five were moving on the wall of the tunnel at an amazingly high speed. Half an hour later, they had arrived at 9,500 meters below the ground!
Although they were mentally prepared, the strange scene in front of them still surprised them. The end of the narrow tunnel suddenly opened up. It was an incomparably vast underground world, which was at least a hundred times larger than the underground world they had passed through for the first time. They could not see the end of it, and everything in the distance was shrouded in darkness.
The fact that there was such an enormous hollow ten thousand meters below the ground was beyond their imagination.
They even suspected that they had come to a new world fragment without anyone noticing!
What was most shocking was that the bottom of the hollow was filled with silver liquids, which congregated into an enormous … ocean!
Yes. An ocean!
If the silver liquids had congregated into a lake a hundred meters in diameter in the first underground world, it would be a boundless silver ocean in this place!
The overwhelming tempests blowing out of the darkness raised the tides on the 'ocean'. A unique microclimate was also formed on the surface of the ocean, where clusters of bright silver mist that looked like clouds were condensed.
However, they found no creatures at all. Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, spiritual beasts, or even underground fungi. There was nothing at all.
Ten thousand meters below the ground, a surging ocean was hidden!
The mere thought of such a view was enough to make their blood freeze!
The distress signal of Team Tiger Deity came from the depths of the silver ocean!
Everyone looked at each other. Despite the thick facial armor, they could still sense each other's solemn expression.
"The spiritual waves here are a hundred times more intense than what we sensed on the ground. This place must be one of the places with the most abundant spiritual waves on Boneyard!"
"If Skeleton Dragon did leave a residence here, it must be very deep in the ocean. It is very likely that it is in the depths of the silver ocean! "
"But look, that silver lake is so small, yet it nourishes Flowing Brightness Grass, Heart Locking Flowers, and all kinds of spirit beasts."
"This silver ocean is at least a thousand times larger than the silver lake just now, but I can't sense any Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures nearby!"
"There are two possibilities. Either that, or someone else is one step ahead of us and loots all the treasures. "
"Or maybe, some powerful being is lurking in the depths of the silver sea and has eaten all the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and spirit beasts!"
Yan Yangtian's deduction sent chills down the spines of the other five.
Hong Tong said in a deep voice.
"We have no other choice. Even if it's not for Team Tiger Deity, we have to go down and explore. At least, we have to figure out what's hidden down there!"
"Otherwise, if the exploration squads of the Blood Demon Sector open Skeleton Dragon's residence, the Skeleton Dragon will definitely be killed. The capability of the Blood Demon Sector will certainly soar after they acquire the heritage of the ancient demon. The Tian Yuan Realm will be doomed forever!
"When enemies meet on a narrow path, only the brave will emerge victorious. We spent all the resources of the Federation to come here, not to return empty-handed!"
"Even if there are powerful spirit beasts hiding in the depths of the silver sea, we have to slay them all!"
"Vulture, it's up to you now!"
Li Yao nodded his head and retrieved hundreds of magical equipment components from his Cosmos Ring. He helped everyone with the modification.
Soon, the arms, legs, and backs of the six Crystal Suit were installed with a lot of underwater combat kits that looked like fins.
In the meantime, Yan Yangtian collected some liquid from the silver sea. After preliminary analysis, it was confirmed that the liquid was not harmful to the human body.
The data about the silver liquid was inputted into everyone's crystal processors.
"Let's go!"
Under the command of Hong Tong, the six Orb Patrollers jumped into the silver sea at the same time.
The density of the silver liquid was much higher than that of ordinary seawater. They were swimming in it. They felt that they were swimming in glue.
The crystal cameras were almost useless in the silver liquid. They could only picture the topography of the 'bottom of the sea' with their telepathic thoughts and the feedback of soundwaves.
"Bo … Bo … Bo … Bo …"
The telepathic thoughts and soundwave detection systems were uttering monotonous noises as they mapped out the topography of the sea.
They were diving deeper and deeper. Soon, they were ten thousand meters below the ground.
When they were still thousands of meters below the sea, the topography of the sea dazed everyone again.
Among the rolling mountains, there were large basins at the bottom of the sea. Countless antique houses and pavilions were standing in some of the basins. Some of them were enormous buildings that looked like ancient castles.
The tallest building was almost a thousand meters high. It looked like a cone-shaped tower.
Ten thousand meters below the ground, there was an ocean!
Thousands of meters below the sea, there was a city!
It was hard to tell whether the city had been built in the depths of the ocean in the first place, or had it been submerged by the silver sea because of the tectonic shift?
"The architectural style of the underground town is very similar to that of the ancient Cultivators forty thousand years ago. But it is also rough and hideous. There are also several enormous buildings whose purpose is unknown. They don't seem to have been built for the Immortal Cultivators.
"This should be the remains of the city where Skeleton Dragon lived in seclusion."
The demon civilization was a man-made one. At the beginning of the Great Dark Age, it didn't have its own culture and heritage. Therefore, the cities that the demons built in the beginning were all modeled after those of the Cultivators. Some of them even dismantled the headquarters and houses of the Cultivation sects and moved them to their own nests.
Later, after thirty thousand years of development, the distinctive demon culture gradually took shape. The architecture, weapons, and magical equipment were in a style that was entirely different from that of the Cultivators.
Therefore, by studying the architectural style of the demon civilization, it was possible to tell the age when the ancient town was built.
"The cone-shaped tower in the middle is more than 1,700 meters high, with a diameter of more than 500 meters at the bottom. It must be the core of the city, if not Skeleton Dragon's residence!"
"Wait … The spiritual energy above the undersea city is very chaotic. A fierce battle seems to be taking place … It's Team Tiger Deity!"
Yan Yangtian located the location of Team Tiger Deity.
However, they seemed to be in a terrible situation. Their Crystal Suit was seriously damaged. Also, due to the blockage of the mysterious silver liquid, they failed to connect to the communication channel after several attempts.
"Let's go up!"
The metal fins on the hands and feet of the six members of Team Blue Bronze waved softly. They approached the undersea city like six agile sharks.
"Bo … Bo …!"
The feedback from the probe magical equipment was getting more and more intense, indicating that one or more creatures that boasted immense spiritual energy were in front of them.
Soon, the spiritual threads outlined the appearances of the powerful creatures.
There were three undersea beasts in total, which were very similar to the one that Team Blue Bronze had encountered just now. Each of them had almost a hundred tentacles that were waving crazily like the hair of a snake. But they were at least five times larger in size. Their tentacles were more than half a meter in diameter, which was even thicker than Li Yao's thigh!
The total length of the undersea beasts was more than a hundred meters. Their hundreds of tentacles were growing inside a giant cone-shaped shell that looked like a snail. The shell was riddled with holes through which they could spurt and absorb water.
Although their bodies were moving slowly, their tentacles were extremely agile. They were waving and whipping like hundreds of sea snakes, stirring up the undersea.
Li Yao searched for a long time before he finally sensed the existence of the five Orb Patrollers of Team Tiger Deity in the gaps between the hundreds of tentacles.
They seemed to be heavily wounded. Their spiritual waves were feeble, and they were struggling desperately.
"Save them!"
Faced with the net of tentacles made of the three undersea beasts, the six members of Team Blue Bronze dashed forward without any hesitation.
Li Yao was facing the undersea beast on his left. His Boiled Blood Wind Slashing Saber transformed into a saber aura ten meters long and slashed one of the tentacles!
The tentacles of the undersea beasts were much tougher than those in the silver lake. They were slippery and impossible to resist.
Li Yao grabbed the handle of his saber and exerted all his strength. With the assistance of the Crystal Suit, he finally cut off the tentacle, bringing out a cluster of acid that dispersed into a cluster of green mist in the seawater.
But he was hit by another tentacle, too. Hundreds of tiny holes as thin as needles appeared on the surface of the Mystic Skeleton Battlesuit.
The tentacle that had been cut off was not dead yet. Instead, it wriggled and stabbed at him like a sea snake.
Li Yao raised his eyebrow. Surprise was written all over his face.
"The tentacles of this undersea beast are still capable of attacking after they leave its body!
"It seems that this is the real form of the undersea beast. The one living in the silver lake was born stunted because its environment was too small.
"Then, I'll mince all your tentacles and see if the pieces will still attack me!"
Li Yao gritted his teeth. Ignoring the obstruction of the silver liquid, he raised an unstoppable swirl with his Boiled Blood Wind Slashing Saber and tore the wriggling tentacles into pieces.
Then, he blinked through the gaps between the four tentacles and dashed toward the body of the undersea beast.
Five auras of the Purple Electric Blue Hell Claw Art, mixed with the brutal aura of the primeval beasts, hit the shell of the undersea beast!
"CRACK!"
Dozens of tiny cracks appeared on the shell of the undersea beast.
However, a milky white liquid immediately seeped out from the cracks. Like glue, the carapace began to heal once more!
"They have such a strong healing ability. These undersea beasts are indeed strong!"
Li Yao frowned. He didn't know where to start.
The other five members of Team Blue Bronze were struggling, too.
The attack ability and defense ability of the three undersea beasts were both very high. The tentacles that had been cut off could still turn into clones to attack. They were not going to be annihilated anytime soon.
In the meantime, deep inside the silver ocean, many pairs of bloodthirsty eyes were observing the battle.
"Idiotic Cultivators. You know nothing about Boneyard and yet you are bold enough to barge in!"
"The Blood Demon Sector has received the heritage of an ancient demon who used to travel on Boneyard. We studied it for three years before we dared to explore and excavate it!"
"Alright. Boneyard will be your grave. The strongest Building Foundation Stage Cultivators of the Tian Yuan Realm will be buried billions of lightyears away!"
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