Chapter 623: A Watershed
The depth of the endless abyss, it is really as deep as its name, the three of them dived for nearly five hours, and there was still no sign of bottoming, it was pitch black in all directions, and there was no reflection in sight, if it weren't for the fact that Xuan Ming had always maintained a state of sinking at a constant speed, the three of them thought that they were lost in the illusion again.
The expected danger did not appear, but this boundless darkness was really depressing, which inevitably made people feel a strong sense of claustrophobia, but fortunately, the three of them were not alone, and they were all people with a firm mind who had cultivated to achieve success, and the short-term perception ban did not make them delirious.
After entering the dark shadow of the abyss, the three of them traveled much slower, but according to the calculation of time, they had swam at least three or four depths of the Magic Mirror Lake, but the light and shadow reflected under the water still did not change in the slightest.
The three of them sank for a few more hours without panic, and there was still no reflection at the bottom of the abyss below, although Ling Hongying's heart was calmer than the other two, but her energy was far less than that of the two young people, she coughed lightly a few times, and said a little anxiously: "This endless abyss, it won't really be endless, right?"
Yalisha said: "Impossible, it is clear on the map that the Thunder God Altar is under the Endless Abyss. Since there is something underneath, there must be an end. However, with the name 'endless', it is much deeper than we expected. ”
"Nothing strange. Han Chen said: "The edge of the land is a vast and boundless sea, and every place in the ocean is deeper than the distance we have swam now. At the bottom of the sea, there are even some trenches, even more than ten times the depth of the sea! This is the remains of ancient gods, and it is common for them to be deeper. ”
Yalisha opened her eyes, and Ling Hongying was also a little surprised: "The area of the Abandoned Wasteland, how far away is it from the sea? I have never seen the sea in my life, that is, I have heard those merchants talk about it, and I have seen a little description in books, but it seems that you don't know much about it, could it be that you have been to the sea? Or did you come from the sea?"
Of course, Han Chen has never been to the sea, but he has some memories of Rose, which is equivalent to seeing it with his own eyes, and talking about himself is more vivid than rumors. Shrugging his shoulders, Han Chen said, "How come? I was born in Jialan Kingdom, and like you, I have never seen the sea in my life, maybe I have read more books." ”
Ling Hongying and Yalisha obviously didn't believe it, if you want to talk about reading, which alchemist is not a book freak? In order to delve into the mysteries of the Thunder Hell map, Ling Hongying only read a lot of books. With Han Chen's age, I am afraid that the amount of reading is not even a fraction of that of Ling Hongying and Yalisha.
Snorting dissatisfiedly, Ling Hongying said, "If you don't want to say it, forget it." ”
Han Chen was also afraid of making too many mistakes and causing trouble, so he didn't take over the conversation.
Perhaps trying to relieve the monotonous atmosphere, after a moment of silence, Ling Hongying asked again: "I heard that the water of the sea is blue, the scenery of the islands on the sea is also very different from the land, and the life in the water is also very strange, is it true?"
Han Chen closed his eyes, all of Rose's memories of the ocean were churning in his mind, picking up some irrelevant content, Han Chen explained them one by one like a storyteller...... The sea is blue, as blue as the sky on an autumn morning, and it is beautiful and beautiful. ”
As if he was nostalgic, and as if he was appreciating, after a few seconds, Han Chen continued: "There is a tree by the sea, there are no branches, only big leaves grow on the top. The fruit of the tree is empty inside, and the sap in it is sweeter than honey......
Speaking of plants, and talking about landscapes. Han Chen's descriptions are all from real memories, and there is no false emotion, so it can move people's hearts very much, Ling Hongying and Yalisha can only listen to their imaginations, and they can't wait to see it with their own eyes and visit it in person.
After talking about the landscape, Han Chen continued to talk about humanities: "...... In the deep sea, there are intelligent races like us, they have the body of a human, the tail of a fish, they can breathe in the water, and their bodies are bigger than barbarians......"
Linghong Yingqi said: "People like fish, are you making up stories?"
Before Han Chen could explain, Yalisha hurriedly spoke: "There is such a group of races. It is recorded in the "Great History Classic" of our orc race that they are a branch of the orc race, called the Sea Clan. After a moment's hesitation, Yarisa added, "However, according to my research, I have found that the history of the Sea Clan is much older than that of the terrestrial orcs, and I think they are the ancestors of the orcs. ”
Han Chen said: "What you said is basically right, the Sea Clan is not only the ancestor of the orcs, but also the ancestor of most land races, including birds, beasts and insects. ”
Yarissa was stunned. Her research has never been recognized by the elders of her clan, so she rarely discusses the subject with anyone. At this time, someone actually recognized it, although it was not a big deal, but I was still a little happy in my heart. However, due to Han Chen's hostile status, Yalisha said with a straight face: "Say it as if you understand it very well......"
Han Chen smiled faintly and didn't talk. Ling Hongying sighed: "If only in my lifetime, it would be nice to be able to go and see it......"
Elis's figure couldn't help but appear in front of him, and a touch of romantic and sentimental emotions came to his heart—Han Chen knew that it was due to Rose's affection—and let out a long sigh, Han Chen said: "Bring your beloved, face the sea, and the spring flowers are blooming...... There's nothing more happiness than that, right?"
"Facing the sea, spring flowers blooming?" Ling Hongying repeated, and she didn't know what she remembered, her face suddenly became melancholy, and she fell into deep contemplation.
Han Chen also remembered Bao Shilan, his childhood sweetheart Yinning, and Zhen'er who could go to the soup for him, and his expression immediately became demented.
Yalisha couldn't understand the feelings of the two, she looked at Ling Hongying, glanced at Han Chen again, and said, "Inexplicable......"
The nervous behavior of the two humans in the abdomen, a strange pressure, suddenly pressed from all around, maintaining the energy shield of the three people, and quickly compressed inward, only a few seconds, touching the bodies of the three people.
"Be careful...... Of the three, only Yalisha remained awake, and she let out a loud shout, and immediately unleashed her spiritual power to support a new layer of energy shield.
Han Chen's mouthful of blood spurted out, Ling Hongying suddenly woke up, and the two shouted in unison, "What's the matter?"
In order to conserve their physical strength, the three of them rotated with each other to support the shield during the descent. At this moment, it is Han Chen's turn. This sudden pressure was comparable to the attack that was released, and Han Chen was caught off guard, and the force of the rebound immediately crushed the meridians. Fortunately, the injury was not serious, and with Han Chen's recovery ability, he would be fine for a while.
Yalisha said solemnly: "The water pressure has suddenly increased several times, could it be that we have stepped into some mechanism or formation?"
Ling Hongying and Han Chen's faces also sank. If they are trapped in the formation in the weak water where their skills are restricted, it is tantamount to adding fuel to the fire, and the three of them are afraid that they will not even have room to retreat.
Ling Hongying immediately expanded her spiritual sense, and found that the scope of her spiritual sense had also been compressed several times. But she really couldn't detect the slightest formation or energy fluctuation, and couldn't help frowning: "I didn't sense any fluctuations, is it because the weak water isolates the transmission of fluctuations, or is this formation too hidden?"
Yalisha's spiritual power was much stronger than Ling Hongying's, but she also didn't feel any abnormal energy turmoil, but the multiplied water pressure was real, because the consumption of Yalisha's spiritual power barrier had already risen. She couldn't think of a reason, so she took the lead in stopping and said, "We should reformulate our countermeasures." ”
For the situation in front of him, of course, Han Chen had to consult the Two Realms Ring, but the only one who had a slight understanding of the characteristics of weak water was the Troll Ancestor.
"At a certain depth of weak water, the water pressure and illusion increase, and the restriction of energy becomes more severe. This is the so-called 'watershed'. The Troll Ancestor explained, "Legend has it that in extremely deep and weak water, the pressure is enough to kill the average strong and make the super strong useless. Otherwise, with the previous conditions, how can you restrain the strong man of the world?"
Han Chen informed the two of them of the Troll Ancestor's words, and Ling Hongying said, "According to what you say, if the water pressure is still not in the end before the water pressure exceeds our capacity, won't we be able to go down?"
Han Chen nodded: "That's true." And ......" Raising the Xuanming Knife, Han Chen continued: "I feel that the density of the water has also increased, and the sinking speed of my bucket weapon is no longer as fast as before, if I pass through a few more watersheds, I am worried that my bucket weapon will no longer be able to sense buoyancy, and even if we can stand it at that time, I am afraid that we will lose the ability to return." ”
The three of them were silent for a while.
After going through hardships to come to this secret realm that has been longed for many years, if they stop here, how can the three of them be willing? Ling Hongying said: "I'm old, if I don't fight again, I'm going to go into the coffin." ”
Yalisha also said: "Since you said that the pressure of this weak water will increase every other distance, then when you really can't stand it, it's not too late to find another way." As he spoke, he glared at Han Chen coldly, and asked murderously, "Do you want to give up?"
Han Chen immediately hid beside Ling Hongying, pouted and said, "I didn't say that, why are you so fierce?"
"Count you as acquaintances. Stretching out her finger, Yarisa urged, "Not going yet?"
The trio continued their journey. Subject to the pressure of weak water, this time the march was slower than before, and a large amount of energy was consumed, which also shortened the rotation time of the three people, and in less than an hour of diving, the three of them took the recovery pill.
The depth after each watershed is greater than before, and the pressure is growing exponentially. After two more watersheds, Han Chen's skills could no longer resist the heavy pressure, and the rest of the journey was supported by Ling Hongying and Yalisha.
The further down you go, the more elusive the law of weak water becomes. Originally, the water pressure and depth of each watershed were higher than the previous level, but after entering the fifth watershed, the pressure and depth were no longer balanced. The level of water below is sometimes deep, sometimes shallow, and the pressure is sometimes greater, and some are not even as good as the first-level waters. The chaotic changes are really difficult for people to adapt to, and it is more difficult to grasp the direction, no wonder even the peerless powerhouse falls into it, and it is difficult to extricate himself.
(End of chapter)