The fishermen of Tianshan Island have had a rough time these years.

In the first few years, a large group of tiger sharks somehow appeared in the sea, these huge monsters, devoured a large number of fish, and also scared away the fish along the coast. The fishermen caught fewer and fewer of them, and later the tiger sharks even began to attack fishing boats.

Those years were the bleakest years for the fishermen, and when there was no income in the sea, they had to rely on digging crystals and those maritime merchants in exchange for some food.

It's a pity that Tianshan Island can be navigated to the mainland for three or four months a year, and the rest of the time is a long winter.

In those years, there were no newborn babies on Tianshan Island, a large number of people died one after another, and the island was miserable.

Perhaps it was the prayers of the fishermen who moved the god of the sea. When the fishermen were already desperate, a warrior came from outside the island.

The warrior came from the mainland, and when he heard about the fishermen's plight, he volunteered to help the fishermen get rid of the pest. People didn't believe him at first, because he wasn't strong, he was even a little skinny, and he had a bluebeard.

"Yes, you heard it right. It's a bluebeard, and even his hair is light blue..."The old fisherman saw that they were a little puzzled, and quickly emphasized.

"Later we found out that it was really a warrior. He rode alone in a small wooden boat and rushed out to sea. It was not clear what exactly he had done. All that is known is the constant rumbling of the sea for three days. Three days later, as the waves propelled, tiger shark carcasses washed ashore. Since then, not a single tiger shark has been seen here..."

Speaking of this, the old man sighed and stopped talking.

Liuhuo and Hou Wen asked eagerly, "What happened later?"

"Bluebeard defeated the tiger shark and was adored by the fishermen. And Bluebeard also said that he wanted to live on Tianshan Island permanently, and even said that he could make the sea not freeze all year round..."

"Of course, the condition is that all the fishermen provide for him collectively..."

"Naturally, the fishermen are very happy, fantasizing about how happy it must be to be able to go to the sea to fish all year round. So Bluebeard lived, in the farthest crystal mine in the north..."

"The first few years were really the happiest years for fishermen, without the threat of tiger sharks, and the coast really didn't freeze all year round. The abundant products have been exchanged for a large number of resources, and the population on Tianshan Island has become dense again..."

"It's a pity that the good years didn't last a few years, that is, six or seven years. That Bluebeard-sama reappeared, and this time he made a new request..."

"In the past, offerings were just food, alcohol, and daily necessities. Later, Bluebeard gathered a group of fishermen to build him a beautiful palace in the mine, and everyone had no complaints..."

"And this request has made the fishermen worried. Bluebeard demanded that three of the most beautiful virgins be offered to him every year, and that all the crystals mined by the fishermen, the most valuable ones, be handed over and not allowed to be sold. ”

The young men were first furious, how could they possibly give their beloved girl by both hands? They refused Bluebeard's request and threw him out of the village. Bluebeard didn't say anything and left on his own..."

"But that same year, the sea, which had not been frozen for many years, froze again, and it continued to thaw until the summer. It wasn't until this time that we realized how powerful Bluebeard-sama was..."

The people fell to their knees outside the Crystal Mine, begging for forgiveness from Lord Bluebeard. and to accept any conditions of the adults..."

"Since that year, the annual selection of sacrifices has become the saddest thing for fishermen..."

After listening to this, Liuhuo asked eagerly, "What happened to the girls who were chosen as sacrifices?"

The old man shook his head and said, "As long as you enter the cave, no one will be able to come out." And we are not allowed to enter the cave, the monthly offerings and the annual offerings are sent to the entrance of the cave, and then everyone goes home."

"Listen, the one at the entrance of the village cries the worst. That's Grandma Cai's house, and her granddaughter was selected this year, and she will be sent in the day after tomorrow..."

Flowing Fire is very angry, isn't this the most evil devil in fairy tales? I have to go and see, and I must help the villagers get rid of this devil.

Hou Wen looked very steady this time, he grabbed the angry flow of fire and said.

"We're just hearing the fishermen's side of the story now, and we can't be impulsive"

"So what do you say?"

"This Bluebeard, you should be able to determine that he is an Awakened. According to the villagers' descriptions, with a bluebeard and a large hoarding of amethysts, this man is most likely an awakened person who specializes in water..."

"What I'm asking is, what do you want to do?"

Hou Wen looked at the impatient flow of fire, and said with a smile, "It's easy to do, let's do it according to the rules of the Creation Gate..."

An afternoon passed, and Liuhuo and Hou Wen finally arrived at the entrance of the crystal mine. The huge entrance, located under an ice cliff, the cold air penetrated from the cave, and the golden light of the sunset was reflected on the huge ice block at the entrance of the cave, exuding a wonderful beauty and strange beauty.

"That's how you do it... Knock on the door?"

"No, officially it should be called a visit..."

After speaking, Hou Wen put his hands behind his back and walked towards the cave, shouting as he walked.

"Is anyone home? Is there anyone there..."

Liuhuo looked at Hou Wen's stinky fart, and was really speechless, so he had no choice but to keep up.

The inside of the crystal mine is big, very high. The wide passage feels like it can accommodate an army. The section of the road at the door, reflected by the afterglow of the setting sun, still looks a little brighter, but the further you go inside, the more dark it becomes.

The flowing fire slowly gathered the fire energy in the air, converging into a small bright fireball floating in front of the two of them.

Hou Wen tentatively unfolded his divine sense, probing the anomalies in the cave.

The cave was very deep, and the first thing the two of them crossed was a huge ice cave. Soon they discovered that the walls had turned into solid rock.

The cave sloped downward, and the occasional fork in the road was also explored by Hou Wen with his divine sense. It is estimated that those forks in the road are dead ends, but they are just abandoned ore roads left by the predecessors when they mined crystals.

The two of them didn't know how long they walked, but when the mine turned a sharp turn, a large cave suddenly opened up in front of them.

It is a crystal-covered cave that can fill 10,000 people. The crystals of all sizes inside take on a variety of postures.

Some of the crystals were two or three people high, poking straight into the ground. The smooth mirror surface can reflect the whole body of the two.

Some crystals were scattered on the ground in a haphazard manner, and the small ones were only the thickness of a thumb.

Some crystals are pure and transparent like water, some are as white as jade, and even some crystals exude a faint pink or lilac.

Throughout the cave, a strong aura of water rushed to the face.

The two of them cautiously walked into the cave, carefully examining the countless figures reflected on the crystal edge, and carefully examining the anomalies around them.

The whole cavern was dead silent.

Suddenly. When the two of them were defenseless, the white light in the cave was abundant, making the eyes of the two of them who had adapted to the darkness feel a tingle. Then a gruff voice came out.

"Who are you who dare to break to the ground..."

A loud sound reverberated back and forth in the cavern, echoing in bursts. At the same time, an unfamiliar face suddenly appeared on all the crystal edges.

It was a blue-bearded face, staring at the two of them with angry eyes.

Countless faces stared at Liuhuo and Hou Wen in countless directions, their eyes moving with their positions. Every face was facing them, including the crystals scattered on the ground, and there were faces looking upwards at them.

Flowing Fire was a little confused, and he was frightened by this sudden vision, so he had to put a layer of ice armor on himself in a hurry.

Hou Wen didn't mess up, his toes stomped lightly, and a gust of air flowed around them in all directions.

The air flow became more and more rapid, and it became louder and louder, and bursts of low whistling sounds came out, and wind blades rolled rapidly in the air current.

"Huh, it's a bit of a way—" The voice came out again.

"Haha, I don't know why Senior Brother has set up a maze? It's really creative to set up a maze in this crystal group."

Hou Wen still had that mocking tone.

"Since junior brother, you can see my formation, it seems that the cultivation is not low. It's okay, take me another trick, if you can break my trick, you are naturally my guests, if you can't pick it up, then go home..."

Before the words could be spoken, the countless faces on the crystal edge suddenly disappeared. What's even more surprising is that even the figures of the two of them disappeared on the edge, and all the crystals were covered in a layer of water vapor.

Under the water vapor, in the mirror, there was a faint murmuring sound of water flowing.

The sound didn't last long, and suddenly countless balls of water came out of the mirror, shooting aimlessly into the air.

"Be careful, this is a poisonous water droplet, don't let it touch you..."Hou Wen shouted loudly.

Flowing Fire didn't dare to slack off, and his arms conjured up two huge ice shields, waving and resisting. Countless balls of water hit the ice shield, giving off a pungent smell.

Hou Wen saw that the flow of fire was a little difficult to resist, and hurriedly beckoned out a circle of air wall. The violently tumbling air currents formed an oval-shaped protective shell around them, spinning endlessly.

Countless balls of water hit the wall of air, torn apart by the high-speed air. Splashes of water bubbled up with puffs of smoke and a scorching smell.

"We must find the eye of the formation, otherwise we won't be able to hold on for long..."Hou Wen shouted.

"If you resist for a while, I think I have a way..."

Flowing Fire sensed the vitality of the water in the cave and released his divine sense. After a while, a cold and piercing feeling appeared, and the flowing fire trembled to resist this cold feeling, and muttered softly in his mouth.

"Compress the vitality of the water energy, release their energy, lower the temperature in the cave, cover the entire cave with ice mist, and let these water balls hide in the cold..."

With the whisper of the flowing fire, the ten fingers waved down. A faint white mist formed beneath his feet and spread out in all directions.

As the fog filled, countless water balls were instantly frozen and fell to the ground. Even some crystals have been frozen out of cracks due to the rapid drop in temperature.

After a while, the entire cave was covered in ice mist, and the water balls that were still raging just now turned into ice balls rolling around on the ground, and were even broken into countless pieces.

When the ice mist just fills the cavern, the fire shouts "It's there..."

With the direction of the flowing fire's fingers, several wind blades quickly swept away.