The deep sea was like another world. The starlight flowing around Han Feng formed a pale blue light membrane, keeping out the water pressure that would have crushed the submarine. Occasionally, luminous deep-sea creatures would swim by, leaving fleeting streaks of light in the darkness.
"There's an energy fluctuation thirty meters to the left." Zero's voice echoed in his mind, no longer the mechanical system tone, but a solemn human voice. "Be careful; there shouldn't be any glowing minerals at this depth."
Han Feng adjusted his posture and slowly "swam" towards the target like an astronaut in space. As the distance shortened, the blue stones embedded in the seabed gradually became clearer—hexagonal crystal structures, with patterns similar to those of the Phantom Crystal Clan on the surface, yet emitting a moon-white light from within.
"This isn't right..." Han Feng hovered above the nearest blue stone, not daring to touch it rashly. "How can the energies of the Nether Crystal Clan and the Moon Demon Clan coexist?"
Zero paused for a moment: "According to inherited memories, the Moon Demon Clan did indeed enslave the Nether Crystal Clan using the 'Moonlight Lock' for nearly a thousand years. Later, the Nether Crystal Clan invented the 'Crystal Explosion Technique' to rebel, almost wiping out the Moon Demon Clan. The two races are sworn enemies, and their power attributes are also mutually exclusive."
Han Feng frowned. Zero's narration matched the fragments of images he saw in the barrier—blood sacrifice, the silver-haired queen... but the blue stones before him were clearly a mixture of two forces, like water and fire forcibly mixed together.
He carefully released a wisp of starlight, piercing the surface of the blue stone like a probe. In an instant, the moon-white radiance within the crystal intensified, actually eroding it in the opposite direction along the energy connection!
Han Feng decisively severed the connection and retreated several meters. The wisp of corrupted star power condensed into an ice-blue crystal immediately after separating from his body, and then shattered into dust.
"Damn it..." Han Feng stared at the dissipating crystal fragments. "The power of the Moon Demon Clan can corrode the power of stars?"
"No." Zero's voice was unusually tinged with confusion. "This isn't just pure Moon Spirit energy... it's mixed with some kind of mutation. Like..."
"It's like they were modified by the Nethercrystal Clan." Han Feng picked up the conversation, then suddenly thought of a terrifying possibility, "Do you think... it's possible that the Nethercrystal Clan captured remnants of the Moon Demon Clan, and then..."
Before he could finish speaking, a muffled tremor suddenly came from afar. The entire seabed trembled slightly, and the blue stones simultaneously lit up with a dazzling light. Han Feng immediately entered battle mode, condensing the power of stars into a blade in his palm.
"Zero! Scan for vibration sources!"
"The vibration frequency is inconsistent with submarine volcanic activity, suspected to be the activation of an artificial structure," Zero said with some seriousness. "Warning! High-dimensional energy reaction detected!"
Han Feng's pupils contracted sharply. High-dimensional energy—the last time he heard this alarm was when the Shangguan family faced the Nether Crystal Clan's restriction within Nangong Wentian's body.
The tremors on the seabed grew stronger, and the light emitted by the blue stones had coalesced into an eerie grid. Han Feng suddenly realized that these stones were not randomly scattered... they formed an enormous array!
"This is some kind of summoning circle..." He quickly ascended, trying to get a clear view of it. "Zero, record the coordinates and pattern, and send it to Dongfang Lin!"
Just then, a beam of moon-white light suddenly shot out from the central blue stone, shooting straight upwards. The beam pierced through the seawater, creating a waterless passage in its path. Even more terrifying, the silhouette of a woman vaguely emerged from within the beam—silver hair flowing, eyes like the moon.
"The Moon Queen..." Zero's voice was filled with shock, "She's still alive?!"
The three Star Mirrors within Han Feng's body suddenly trembled violently, as if responding to the illusory figure. An unprecedented sense of crisis crept up his spine—this was not the awakening of the Nether Crystal Clan Emperor, but the return of another equally terrifying ancient being!
The phantom within the pillar of light suddenly turned its head, its moon-white eyes staring directly at Han Feng. A mental wave pierced his mind:
The scent of the Lord of Star Souls... has arrived just in time.
Han Feng was struck dumb, his stellar power instantly going berserk. Just as he was about to lose control, another golden beam of light slammed in from the side, precisely shattering the moon-white beam!
"Lord Star! This way!"
Han Feng turned his head and saw Zhang Jingcheng and Dongfang Lin leading more than ten experts rapidly descending, each of them enveloped in a specially made waterproof barrier. The life-saving golden light came from the ancient compass in Dongfang Lin's hand.
Han Feng instantly followed the direction of the golden light and sped towards the sea. At this moment, Zero's voice came: "That one just now was probably not the real Moon Demon Queen. Her aura was too weak."
Han Feng frowned: "You mean, she's just a remnant soul like you?"
"This possibility cannot be ruled out."
"Let's go back and see what's going on." Han Feng had just finished speaking with Zero when they arrived at the bottom of the submarine.
The moment the submarine hatch closed, Han Feng gave Zhang Jingcheng a wink. The old fox understood immediately and led the others to the control room under the pretext of "analyzing data." Han Feng, meanwhile, used the cover of checking equipment to quickly slip into the decompression chamber.
"Are you sure you want to go back?" Zero's voice echoed in his mind. "Although that phantom's power has greatly diminished, it is, after all, the spiritual imprint of the Moon Demon Queen."
Han Feng adjusted the sealing rings of his diving suit: "Precisely because she's weak, it's the best opportunity." He touched the Star Mirror, which was heating up in his dantian, "And...it seems to be drawing me there in some way."
"Because the Moon Demon Clan was once the Star Soul Lord's mortal enemy," Zero added. "However, you're right, the coexistence of the two races is indeed abnormal. Based on my memory, the Moon Demons and the Nether Crystals should be irreconcilable enemies..."
After the decompression chamber was filled with water, Han Feng silently slid into the sea. This time, he didn't use diving equipment, but instead allowed the power of the stars to form a protective film on his body—one that could resist water pressure and wouldn't produce bubbles that would reveal his location.
The deep sea remained pitch black, with only a few scattered blue stones emitting a faint glow in the distance. Han Feng concealed his aura, swimming silently like a fish. The Star Mirror continued to heat up within his body, guiding his direction like a compass.
"Zero, shield my vital signs," Han Feng commanded in his mind. "If there really is a remnant soul of the Moon Demon Clan there, it will be very sensitive to the presence of living people."
"Okay, but you still need to be careful."
Han Feng nodded and continued to descend. As the depth increased, the surrounding water temperature plummeted, but a strange energy flow began to become clear—the icy energy was the Moon Spirit Clan's lunar power, while the other, scorching and restless energy was clearly the unique fluctuation of the Nether Crystal Clan.
(As expected, symbiosis...)
After navigating around a coral reef, the full view of the underwater ruins finally came into view. A large crater, blasted into the center of the blue stone array by Dongfang Lin's golden light, was now slowly "healing"—the broken stones were automatically reassembling, and blue light flowed through the cracks like blood vessels.
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