First there was the "click" of the gears and the machine, and then the cleverly designed mechanism began to work—even after a rather violent impact, the inaccurate instrument still faithfully fulfilled its duty.

The change in depth is immediately perceived and then fed back to the slender pointer.

The red hands first flicked violently back and forth on the dial several times before finally stabilizing on a scale.

Unfortunately, because the environment is too dark, no one has noticed it yet.

A pale silver flame ignited from Qianzhou's hand, illuminating a small area.

Although the blue blood can't even do barbecue, it can at least be used for lighting.

Pei Xing also raised the prosthetic leg of his left hand, and an opening opened on the back of his hand, shining a cold light like a flashlight.

With the light, Pei Xing looked at the instrument in his hand, and the scale on it steadily pointed to "3".

"How, how deep. Jiang Qinghan held the [Shuoyue] in his hand, and while vigilantly observing the surroundings, he asked Pei Xing.

"The depth here is equivalent to the abyss of depth three. ”

"There are actually three depths. Hearing this, Jiang Qinghan frowned.

The concept of "depth" is not simply an indication of physical significance, but also a measure of the deviation of the rules - the depth is not necessarily in the depths of the abyss, but the depth of the depths of the abyss must be large.

The four of them were all transcendents of the [Dragon Gate] level, and of course the depth of the "three" was not taken into account by them. But what Jiang Qinghan cares about is why this place can reach the depth of "three".

You must know that this is the present world, the rules are stable, and the depth shift is extremely difficult.

Even if at the beginning of the Cloud Capital, the [Natural Disaster], [Kingdom], and [the Other End] were all in battle, and the final depth offset was only about 0.7 - although it had the large area of the Cloud Capital, this also showed from the side that the depth of the current world would not change easily.

Qianzhou took advantage of the small light to look at the surrounding environment.

Cramped and narrow-minded.

This is Qianzhou's first impression.

At first glance, it looks like a grotto, surrounded by dark brown stone walls. Irregular passages lead in all directions, like a labyrinth.

The stone walkway is quite narrow, barely enough for two people to walk side by side. The height is less than two meters, and Qianzhou always suspects that he will accidentally touch the top of his head.

The surface of the stone wall is not smooth, and there are irregular stone ridge protrusions on both sides and on the ground.

"It's like saying, 'Get out of here, don't come here.'" Qianzhou touched his chin and came to a conclusion.

Jiang Qinghan held his sword and looked vigilant: "That kind of thing will be talked about when the time comes, and the top priority now is to explore here." Qianzhou, you and I go ahead. You two be careful. ”

Jiang Qinghan's last sentence was said to Jiang Xuance and Pei Xing.

It's a little sad to say that among the trio of White Deer Academy, the strongest frontal combat ability is actually Jiang Qinghan, a girl.

Jiang Xuance won't talk about it, he basically belongs to researchers. Combat power can only bully ordinary people or transcendents of the [Cornerstone] rank.

As a disciple of the Mo family, Pei Xing's ability is biased towards the use of various mechanical devices. With enough equipment, he can complete a small campaign on his own. However, because it is far away from Bailu Academy, there is a lack of logistical supplies. Pei Xing's own equipment is also almost consumed in Luntai, so his current combat effectiveness can also be said to be unsatisfactory.

Jiang Xuance and Pei Xing had no objection to Jiang Qinghan's arrangement, and walked behind honestly.

To be honest, even if Qianzhou was a transcendent of the [Dragon Gate] level, Deep Three still gave him a very uncomfortable feeling.

The air seemed to smell somehow, like rotting grass or fresh nectar. The tip of the tongue seems to be able to taste a complex taste of sweet, salty, and sour at the same time. When he breathed, there seemed to be an itching sensation in his throat - Qianshu didn't know if this was his own mental effect, and it was even possible that he was breathing a completely different substance from the air.

Even ordinary walking in the area of depth three is extremely difficult, as if an invisible membrane is covered in the surface of the body. While feeling incongruous, there is also extra pressure at all times.

Even the propagation of light changes here. No matter how Qianzhou outputs essentia, the firelight in his hand can only illuminate a range of about ten meters, and it won't be more than a point anyway.

However, fortunately, the depth here is only [three], and relying on the physique of a [Dragon Gate] level transcendent can quickly adapt to it. After only a few steps, the incongruous feeling disappeared as if it were an illusion.

"Do you feel any discomfort in the Deep Three area?" asked Qianzhou, who was feeling better, to the other three.

"The first time I came, there were some, and then I didn't feel it. After all, the depth is only three. It was Jiang Xuance who answered him.

"Isn't this the first time you've said that?" Qian Zhou captured this information from Jiang Xuance's words.

"There is an [Abyss Environment Simulator] in the Academy. Pei Xing added, "Basically, after jumping over the [Dragon Gate], the academy will uniformly arrange to experience the depth from [1] to [10], so as not to be unsuitable in unexpected situations." ”

Qianzhou snorted, and then said sourly: "A transcendent person from an orthodox background is good, and he is prepared for everything in his family." Wild people like us still can't compare. ”

No, no, no, you monster is completely unqualified to say that!

Jiang Xuance and Pei Xing, who have seen the ability of Qianzhou, invariably slandered.

Although Qianzhou's transcendent items and miracle engravings are pitiful, the two of them ask themselves that even if they join forces, they may not be able to get benefits in Qianzhou's hands.

"Don't talk, there's a situation ahead. Jiang Qinghan interrupted the chatting people, and there was a little displeasure in his tone.

From the edge of the field of vision, several gray air masses floated out, and the facial features that resembled human beings could be faintly seen from them.

Qianzhou squinted his eyes and looked at the air mass a few times: "It's just a few [floating surfaces], are you coming or am I coming?"

[Floating surface], which generally appears in areas with small depths, appears because of the rules of the abyss, and can occasionally be seen in the present world. The structure of the surface is quite simple, somewhere between a living thing and a natural phenomenon. Nine times out of ten, the "ghosts" and "ghosts" that ordinary people often refer to are these things.

In terms of harmfulness, [Surface] is classified by the [Abyss Explorer Alliance] as Level 2 of the "Abyss Population Hazard Rating" - that is, there is some harm, but not much danger.

The Abyss Explorers Alliance is the world's largest international abyssal exploration organization, dedicated to exploring the mysteries of the abyss. The Abyss Explorer Alliance has the highest mortality rate among all international public organizations, with tens of thousands of transcendents dying or missing in the Abyss every year. But even so, the application to join the [Abyss Explorer Alliance] every year is still overwhelming.

As the authoritative document of the Abyss Explorer Alliance, the Abyss Population Hazard Rating is updated every year, and in some cases even several times a year - this often means that there has been a major change in the abyss or the present world.

According to the living habits, behavioral tendencies and abilities of abyssal populations, the "Abyssal Population Hazard Rating" divides them into the following levels:

Level Zero: Completely harmless, even to the average person.

Level 1: Slightly harmful, but usually not dangerous.

Level 2: There is some danger, but not much danger. (No danger to normal transcendents)

Level 3: Dangerous to the Transcendent.

Level 4: Quite dangerous, and transcendents of the same level need to be careful to deal with.

Level 5: Extremely dangerous, not recommended for those of the same level to face alone.

Level 6: Extremely hazardous, this area is not recommended to be approached.

Level 7: Extremely dangerous, with the ability to endanger the present world.

Level 8: Extremely dangerous, can easily endanger the present world.

Level 9: It is impossible to estimate, the mere existence will have an impact on the present world. It may lead to the destruction of this world.

These nine levels not only divide the danger of the abyssal population, but all transcendent beings and natural phenomena, including the transcendent, can be seated together.

And [natural disasters] like Faust, [crowned ones] like [Rotten Dreams] are in the eighth position.

From such a detailed classification, it can be seen what kind of price the [Abyss Explorer Alliance] paid to make the "Abyss Population Hazard Rating" recognized as authoritative by the people of the living world.

Therefore, in this world, even the transcendent with eyes above the top will pay homage to the person wearing the "Explorer Badge" when they see him.

In fact, in addition to these nine levels, there is also a tenth level that Qianzhou did not write directly: it has the ability to destroy the entire world, including [Present Life] and [Abyss].

But these things are still a little far away from Qianzhou for the time being—perhaps, not that far.

"Come on. I don't have as much essentia as you do, so I'll have to save some when the situation is unclear. Jiang Qinghan made a decision calmly.

Qianzhou has no objection to this.

The main danger of [surface] is that it will spontaneously absorb people's essentia, and ordinary people have no means to counteract.

Ordinary people's essentia has no way to recover itself, and after losing a certain amount, they will fall into a coma or even die. But for the transcendent, the danger of [Floating Surface] is much less. Even if you can't kill it, it's not too difficult to expel it.

And with the amount of thousands of boats, it is probably more than enough to blow up these [floating surfaces]. The only thing to worry about is that the [Floating Surface] will self-destruct when it is in danger, and multiple [Floating Surface] will also cause the power to multiply if it self-detonates at the same time.

Qianzhou held the fragment and slowly approached several [floating surfaces], and the dark surface of the fragment was already covered with a layer of delicate silver light.

When they were about five meters closer, several [floating surfaces] also discovered the approach of the thousand boats - the [floating surfaces] had no vision, and the perception range was also very small. However, the [floating surface] within a certain distance can share perception.

Seeing Qianzhou approaching, the facial features that resembled human beings made various terrifying and terrifying expressions, and in such an environment, they all infiltrated people.

It's not some kind of supernatural ability, it's just a stress response similar to that animals exhibit when they encounter danger. For example, spreading wings, blowing up feathers, or appearing bright colors all over the body.

It is precisely because of this stress response that ordinary people mistake it for a wronged soul who died in vain and make up all kinds of horror stories.

"It's an ugly expression. Qianzhou held the sword and complained, "So please disappear quickly!"

It was as if a mountain had moved out of thin air, and the air suddenly became viscous and heavy.

The black sword swept slowly, but it didn't stir up even a trace of wind, and it seemed that even the air was stagnant.

The phantom of the giant mountain faintly emerged from the sword, it seemed to be a lone peak, and it seemed to be a continuous mountain range.

Qianzhou broke into the space between several [floating surfaces], and slashed down with a sword.

The mountains coalesced into one, and then immediately split into several swords. Each sword accurately slashed a terrifying face.

Thousands of mountains overlap, a lonely peak.