The lake was not large, but it was extremely deep. I dived down to a depth of over a hundred meters before a glimmer of light came into view.
After going down several dozen meters, as the light grew stronger, the pressure around me suddenly vanished, and I sank into a vacuum.
In the very center of the lakebed, a giant coral, radiating light, sways gracefully. Upon closer inspection, the coral's shape is remarkably similar to that of a door.
As Shen Qian examined the "door," Venus and Iron Hammer beside him raised their hands and threw out a ring-shaped device that emitted a faint light.
"What is that?" Shen Qian asked curiously.
“This device is called the ‘Spirit Ring’.” Iron Hammer’s voice became unusually low. “It contains our spiritual imprint. Once we perish, it will be the last message we leave to the world.”
Shen Qian paused for a moment, realizing that this was just another form of suicide note.
"I see you've already broken through the Mountain and Sea realms, so have you not even entered the 'Gate' yet?"
Venus glanced at Shen Qian strangely, frowning as she said, "You don't even know this?"
"It really is the first time."
Having never gone through the proper channels, Shen Qian touched his nose and could only honestly say the truth.
"The door is closing, let's go."
Number 56 then gave a reminder, and in a flash, he crashed into the glowing coral.
The three looked up and, sure enough, the light on the coral was fading. Without further delay, Venus led the way, followed by Chen in the middle, and Iron Hammer brought up the rear, and they entered the coral one by one.
The moment the hammer disappeared into the "door," the coral's light dimmed instantly, and the underwater world returned to its dark state.
...
This was the first time before Chen had passed through the "door" while fully conscious.
Time and space seemed to stand still, and all that could be seen with the naked eye were all sorts of bizarre and colorful things.
His body felt like it had fallen into a whirlpool, with invisible, strange forces constantly pulling at him, each force exceeding a thousand pounds.
An ordinary martial artist would probably be torn to pieces in an instant.
Amidst the dizzying sensation of weightlessness, everything suddenly went dark before Chen Qian's eyes.
He looked up and immediately saw a scene he would never forget.
A planet is gazing at him.
The planet is predominantly a deep blue color, but in its very center is a massive, dark black beam that runs vertically through it.
He was initially curious, but soon his body trembled violently.
Because that planet "came to life".
No, that's not a planet at all, it's an eye!
Its pupils are dark and gloomy, and when they change, they inexplicably seem somewhat familiar.
What kind of creature could have such enormous pupils?
Just as Shen Qian realized something, a barrage of noise suddenly flooded his ears. Then, a blinding light pierced his eyes, and he instinctively squinted.
"Xiao Wang!"
Iron Hammer's loud shout startled Shen Qian.
He snapped out of his daze and opened his eyes, only to find himself in a completely unfamiliar world.
Shen Qian leaned against a cold mountain wall, countless shooting stars streaked across the dark blue sky, and strange chanting filled his ears. Looking down, he saw hundreds of people dressed in black robes wielding magical staffs and attacking Number 56 and the other two in mid-air.
Just as Shen Qian lowered his head, a huge ball of light, as big as a meteor, was hurtling towards his face.
Shen Qian dodged the ball of light with a swift movement, and with a tremendous roar, the mountain wall behind him collapsed.
A flash of light appeared in Shen Qian's hand, and the Mountain and River Blade was already in his grasp. He let out a low shout and slashed out with the blade, which transformed into a hundred-meter-long blade of light, falling towards the dozens of black-robed men on the ground who had raised their staffs and were pointing them at him.
Boom!
When the blade's light dissipated, only a huge, continuous ravine remained, and the dozens of black-robed figures who lived within it had long since vanished without a trace.
"Excellent swordsmanship!"
Iron Hammer, who was about to come over to help, stopped in his tracks, exclaimed in admiration, and with a backhand punch, blasted apart a large group of black-robed men below.
"Two realms of mountains and seas, not bad."
Venus, who was not far away, also made a comment, and then her figure swooped down, transforming into a huge "Z" shape, piercing through the battlefield hundreds of meters long in a second.
Blood mixed with severed limbs rained down, and at least a hundred spirit witches perished in this attack.
After calming down, Chen realized that although they seemed to be surrounded, they were actually not in any danger.
The Spirit Witch Clan members attacking the four below were mostly only beginner to intermediate martial artists in terms of combat strength.
However, their methods are completely different from those of human warriors, at least in terms of sheer scale and presence.
If we had to make an analogy, these black-robed spirit shamans are somewhat like mages in online games. They have flashy and fancy techniques, but their physical strength is extremely fragile. They might even be stronger than a quasi-martial artist.
Even though there were thousands of martial artists from the Mountain and Sea Realm, it was still a one-sided massacre when faced with four Mountain and Sea Realm warriors.
Less than three seconds after it appeared before sinking, the valley was already shattered, and the remaining spirit shamans scattered and fled amidst their terrified howls.
At the call of number 56, all four stopped in their tracks.
"This is just a small world, with an area of only 500,000 square meters, but it is still inhabited by more than 300,000 Spirit Witches, as well as some other creatures."
Number 56 explained, "Even if we kill all the low-level spirit witches here, it won't make much of a difference."
"Uh... what is a small world?"
Before sinking in, he couldn't help but ask.
Facing the strange looks from the three men, Shen Qian coughed and said, "I only recently broke through to the Mountain and Sea Realm, so I haven't had a chance to explain yet..."
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