Countdown: Last minute. The apprentices who couldn't find the Sea of Purification were in despair.
The ground was cracking, and lava was splashing everywhere. The sky seemed to have a hole, and a flood was pouring out of it.
Because of the flood, the apprentices noticed that something was wrong with the sky.
But it was too late. There was no way for them to pass through the barrier and enter the Sea of Purification.
One by one, the apprentices were swallowed by the flood, melted by the lava, or fell into the cracks on the ground, becoming a part of the purification garden's evolution. Not only the apprentices, but the flying fishes were also dying. The number of creatures in the sky was decreasing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Everything was collapsing at a speed visible to the naked eye, and in the end, everything was destroyed.
When the whole world turned into chaos, the destruction came to an end.
Outside, in the mechanical tower. Lawson returned to the hall on the top floor after taking care of the Lord of Tentacles and the Phosphorescent Jellyfish.
There was no one in the hall. A wizard's time was precious, and he couldn't pay attention to the apprentices all the time. Lawson, on the other hand, was in charge of the purification garden's evolution, so he had to keep an eye on the situation inside.
When he saw that the ground had turned into a furnace and everything in the world had turned into dust, a satisfied look appeared on his face.
At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door in the quiet space.
"Come in," Lawson said.
As the door opened, a curvy middle-aged woman in a tight black uniform walked in with elegant cat-like steps.
"When did you come back?" Lawson turned his chair around and looked at the woman with his back facing the light screen.
She was wearing a pair of glasses, and her hair was neatly tied into a bun. Her face showed signs of age, but it was still possible to see her beauty when she was young.
"I was supposed to be back half a month ago, but I made a trip to Yirong City on the way, which delayed my return until now." The woman's voice was as serious and rigid as her expression.
"Yirong City? You went to see your mother?" Lawson hesitated for a while and asked, "Is she … doing well?"
The woman smiled. "Not bad. Her tombstone is simple. She didn't complain about my father. She even said that meeting you was the happiest time of her life. Her tombstone is also clean. Only her name is written on it. There is a cloud network tree beside her grave. When I went there, the clouds just happened to wither. It was very beautiful, just like the clouds. "
Cloud Network Trees were the most common trees in Floating Mech City. But they were rarely seen in other places. When they were flourishing, they looked like cotton or silk, but when they withered, they looked like clouds or mist.
"Oh? Is she dead? " Lawson's eyes flashed with a trace of nostalgia. "That's right. A hundred years as a mortal is but a moment as a wizard. If I remember correctly, she's almost two hundred years old. You're over a hundred years old. It's not easy for her to live until now. "
"Father, did you really like her?" Perhaps because of her mother's death, the woman revealed a rare trace of sadness. Thinking back to the time when she was packing up her belongings and the lonely, simple wooden house, she felt a wave of sadness.
She remembered her mother telling her that this was the place where she met Lawson when she was young. After that, she stayed there for the rest of her life. Even when Lawson asked her to come to Floating Mech City, she refused.
She knew that her mother was worried that she would grow old, but Luo Sen would not. She would embarrass Luo Sen. Therefore, he stayed in the mortal kingdom and waited for death alone.
"I have nothing but gratitude for her," Lawson said in a plain tone.
The woman lowered her head and revealed a sarcastic smile.
Indeed. With Lawson's power and influence, it was not difficult for him to turn a mortal into a supernatural. But he did not do so, which clearly showed his attitude. There was no point in asking.
Besides, if it wasn't for her mother's kindness, Lawson would never stoop to love.
"Melantha, your mother's death is over. I hope you won't cling to the mortal world anymore. Now that you're back, don't leave. You've been staying in Brute Cavern all this time, right? Brute Cavern won't be able to help you. "Lawson looked at his daughter even though she looked older than him.
The middle-aged woman was Melantha, the manager he met in Sky Tower.
"Brute Cavern can't help me, but you can?" Melantha did not want to talk about herself. She knew whether she could become a truth-finder, and how to go about it.
Melantha raised her head and looked at the screen behind Lawson. "Has the sacrifice begun?" Lawson asked. "Yes." Lawson nodded. "Yes.
"A small accident caused the sacrifice to be brought forward. But it looks like it's a good thing. The number of people prepared for the sacrifice is 40% less than expected, "Lawson said.
Lawson also looked at the screen. When he saw everything turning into pure energy, he turned the screen back to the Sea of Purification.
The screen showed Angor standing on the first floor of Toad Skin's fort, observing the murals on the wall.
Since it was too dark and Angor was wearing a tall hat, Melantha did not notice his identity. Instead, she was looking at the murals.
"Huh? 'Has someone already discovered the traces of the Dugongs?' Then he's not far from the final destination. "Melantha was surprised.
Lawson had been keeping an eye on Angor's movements. When Melantha mentioned Angor, Lawson chuckled. "I don't think so. The kid doesn't know Language Proficiency, so he can't read the records. It won't be easy for him to find the Altar of Demise."
"Language Proficiency?" Melantha shook her head. "That's a pity."
Lawson didn't pay much attention to Angor since he might not be able to find the Altar of Demise because of his personal reasons. The image on the screen changed again, showing another person.
"You didn't come here just to see me, did you?" Lawson looked at Melantha.
Melantha's eyes flashed. "I'm here for the Soul Pool."
"Soul Pool." Lawson stared at Melantha. "Did Baroque tell you about it?"
Melantha nodded noncommittally.
"Heh, he really doesn't want to be left out."
…
Angor spent half a day exploring the area. Using Toad Skin's fort as the center, Angor explored a circular area for nearly a hundred kilometers. He only saw some strange-looking fish and nothing else.
Angor was now above an oceanic trench. It was about a hundred meters wide. He could see some bubbles rising from the bottom, but he couldn't see anything because of the darkness.
Angor wondered if he should go down and take a look.
However, it was human nature to be afraid of the unknown, and the sea only amplified this fear. It had been less than two years since he entered the wizarding world. Facing the dark and humming trench, he was a little hesitant to go in.
But on second thought, if there really was a clue about Toad Skin's whereabouts, he would miss it if he didn't go. Of the two choices, he was more afraid of missing out.
If he missed it, he might end up in the purification garden and become a sacrifice.
Angor still had too many things he wanted to do, so he couldn't forgive himself for that.
With that in mind, Angor looked at the trench with a more determined look. He looked at the other side of the trench again, but all he could see was darkness. Then, he dove into the trench.
Not long after Angor entered the trench, he saw a bright beam of fire falling from the sea. Some flying fish tried to stop it, but they were all burned into charred corpses.
The bright light even stopped the seawater from corroding his body. Finally, the light reached the trench where Angor fell.
Standing in the middle of the light was a young girl wearing red dancing shoes. It was Keely.
Her black cat, Luna, was swimming around her. It didn't seem to be afraid of the water at all. It swung its short limbs and chased after the bubbles coming out of its mouth.
"This should be it." Keely frowned. "But why did he go down there? Did he go into the trench?"
Thinking about Angor annoyed Keely even more. At first, she planned to protect Angor and use him as the leader to explore the trench. However, after seeing how Angor and the Lord of Tentacles fought each other, she decided to treat Angor as an equal. However, Angor simply told her that the exit was in the sky and left. She couldn't catch up with him at all.
If she didn't promise her professor that she would protect Angor and help him return safely, she wouldn't care where Angor went.
Keely grabbed Luna by the back of its neck and pointed at the trench. "Did he go down there?"
Luna twitched its nose and breathed out a large amount of bubbles. Luna choked a little and looked a little uncomfortable. It took her a while to calm down.
Under Keely's angry glare, Luna nodded.
"He really went to the trench? Did he find another exit? Or is this trench the exit? "Keely thought for a moment and followed Angor into the trench.
Angor didn't know that Keely was following him. He had been diving for almost three kilometers, and the deeper he went, the slower he became.
The temperature was getting lower, and the pressure was getting stronger.
Even the shield created by the purification force field was slowly shrinking. If the purification force field disappeared, he could only rely on mana or mental power to create a shield. Otherwise, with his small body, it would not be easy for him to withstand the pressure of the deep sea.
But for now, although the Purification Force Field's cover was shrinking, it was still stable and within an acceptable range.
On his way down, Angor saw some shellfish with tentacles, as well as some strange fish. Some of them were even more ferocious.
Angor also saw his first supernatural creature with energy reaction — a horned seal.
However, the seal wasn't that strong, so Angor killed it easily.
After dissecting the supernatural part, Angor kept going.
When the barrier was about to lose its stability, he finally reached the bottom of the trench. He estimated that the trench was more than five kilometers deep, which was quite deep.
The bottom of the trench was soft, white sand, and he also saw some shrimps.
Perhaps it was because it was too dark and didn't need to see the light, so the creatures at the bottom of the sea didn't look very good. Even the prawns were dark and swarthy like scorpions.
Angor didn't pay them any mind. Instead, he used Light to observe his surroundings.
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