Chapter 400 The Depths of the Sea

In the pitch-black, utterly silent depths of the ocean...

"Don't be afraid, some little friends are coming over there," Prince Bino suddenly said.

Jiang Xiao frowned slightly and continued to swim downwards, holding the Sea Soul Lamp in his hand and shining it in the direction Prince Bino indicated.

As the four-person team descended further, the Sea Soul Lamp's illumination range decreased sharply, shrinking the radius by almost half.

Before the Sea Soul Lamp illuminated the approaching figures, Jiang Xiao and the others saw bright golden halos appearing abruptly.

The Diamond-level Cherish Halo had a radius of about 80 meters. In this deep sea, Jiang Xiao was also making the most of it.

A distance of 80 meters was nothing on land. Whether during the day or in brightly lit nights, people could clearly see everything 80 meters away with the naked eye.

But in this pitch-black deep sea, 80 meters was a long way. As the illumination range of the Sea Soul Lamp continued to shrink, the effect of the Cherish Halo became increasingly obvious.

With the group as the center, everything within a radius of 80 meters was exposed.

In the distance, one after another bright golden halo appeared, eventually merging into a sea of light...

Jiang Xiao's descending body gradually stabilized, floating in the deep sea. Holding the Sea Soul Lamp, he looked upwards. As the small halos approached, the group saw a school of fish swimming freely in the sea.

Jiang Xiao was startled, his breath hitched slightly, and his chest felt tight.

Under the unique Star Technique protection of the Sea Soul Mask, Jiang Xiao could still breathe, but it wasn't smooth. Compared to the surface, each breath was difficult. When he saw a dense mass of bright golden halos surging towards him, Jiang Xiao even felt a sense of suffocation.

"Cold Scale Fish, a very common and weak Star Beast. Ignore them." Princess Sofia's voice came from behind. Whether intentional or not, her voice was soft, calming Jiang Xiao's heart.

Jiang Xiao looked down and continued to descend, but a problem arose.

The so-called Silver Scale Fish didn't pass overhead. Instead, they came down like a blanket, sweeping downwards...

Under the illumination of the bright golden halos, the glittering Cold Scale Fish circled around Jiang Xiao – or rather, around the Sea Soul Lamp.

Jiang Xiao: ???

In an instant, Jiang Xiao was surrounded by the Silver Scale Fish, above, below, and on all sides.

This...

Caught off guard, the circling fish were startled and opened a gap, allowing a hand to reach in.

Jiang Xiao grabbed the hand, and with a burst of strength, he was pulled out.

Prince Bino led Jiang Xiao out of the Cold Scale Fish formation. He smiled and gently rubbed Jiang Xiao's head.

The little Healing-type Star Warrior who reigned supreme on land was so green in the deep sea.

With a wave of Prince Bino's trident, turbulence surged in the deep sea. The school of fish following the light of the Sea Soul Lamp immediately changed formation and scattered in panic.

As the fish above fled in disarray, Jiang Xiao saw a huge "fish ball" made up of Silver Scale Fish not far above him.

It seemed that Juliet's Sea Soul Lamp had also attracted the attention of the Silver Scale Fish.

Suddenly, Jiang Xiao saw a hand extend from the huge "fish ball." The hand released streams of bubbles, and the fish rotating clockwise moved away from the arm in the direction indicated by the bubbles.

It seemed that every species had a "leader." As the first few Silver Scale Fish were washed away by the bubbles, the Silver Scale Fish rotating behind them followed suit.

The huge "fish ball" was like a ball of yarn, with someone pulling on the end of the thread, slowly rotating and unraveling.

As the last small group of Silver Scale Fish followed the main force, Sofia retracted her hand. Behind her, Juliet, surrounded by bubbles, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Princess Sofia's voice echoed in the deep sea: "Their appearance means we've descended very deep, which also means there will be Dimensional Space doors nearby. Be careful."

Prince Bino sighed and said, "We haven't seen many Earth marine creatures along the way. They must have been driven away by those guys."

Sofia: "This has long been the territory of Dimensional creatures, hasn't it?"

Prince Bino grabbed Jiang Xiao's wrist and swam downwards, saying, "Be careful and stay behind me. You don't have any Perception-type Star Techniques. It's very dark here, and the Dimensional Space doors are well-hidden. In the sea, those doors blend perfectly with the seawater and aren't as obvious as the Space doors on land."

"Oh." Jiang Xiao wanted to reply, but only spat out a few bubbles.

After Prince Bino helped Jiang Xiao adjust his direction, he let go and continued to swim downwards.

Jiang Xiao felt increasingly dangerous, not only because of the chest tightness, but also because of a bone-chilling sensation.

It was too quiet and too dark. He increasingly longed for the feeling of his feet on the ground and the life of human society.

He didn't know how long they had been descending. It felt as if the deep sea was endless. At the edge of Jiang Xiao's Cherish Halo detection range, the color of a halo would flash and disappear without a trace. The unknown mystery made Jiang Xiao's blood run cold.

Fortunately, the Hai Zang siblings were here. As long as they didn't speak, the creatures approaching them shouldn't be too dangerous.

Jiang Xiao couldn't help himself and threw out a Blessing.

Generally speaking, the light of Blessing descended from the sky. In reality, Blessing descended from "mid-air." There was indeed a descent process, but the drop point wasn't from beyond the nine heavens.

At the World Cup arena, Juliet wrapped herself in vines. Jiang Xiao couldn't throw the light of Blessing into her from the outside. But if Jiang Xiao was inside the layers of wrapped vines, as long as there was enough internal space, the Blessing could fall down.

Don't blame Jiang Xiao. Being in a state of breathing difficulty for a long time, Jiang Xiao wanted to see the light. The soft blue light of the Sea Soul Lamp, which he had marveled at before, now made Jiang Xiao feel increasingly lonely...

Even with three people accompanying him, Jiang Xiao still felt uncomfortable in this silent, endless deep sea. There was no way around it. The difference between here and the land was too great, and he couldn't adapt.

This white light, which could be called "holy light," appeared abruptly in the sea and fell from a certain direction.

Jiang Xiao realized that the group wasn't moving vertically downwards, but at a 45% angle, because his direction of travel formed an angle with the light column of Blessing.

If he were swimming on his own, he could at least feel up and down. But with the help of the Sea Soul Mask's unique Star Technique, Jiang Xiao swam effortlessly. In this pitch-black deep sea, Jiang Xiao gradually had a sense of "weightlessness."

At this time, Jiang Xiao also realized the seriousness of the matter. Perhaps his Domain Tears were the same. Yes, he was a god in the Domain Tears Domain, but he might lose his way in this darkness.

Blessing always came from above and could be used to recognize directions.

The holy light disappeared. Jiang Xiao pursed his lips, but found that Prince Bino's figure had also disappeared ahead.

Was he swimming so fast?

That wasn't right. Even if he swam out of the Sea Soul Lamp's illumination range, he wouldn't swim out of the Cherish Halo's range in such a short time. Prince Bino had been deliberately slowing down...

Jiang Xiao turned around in the sea and looked behind him, his heart slightly startled.

Where were Juliet and Sofia?

Where was the Cherish Halo?

Jiang Xiao looked down at the Cherish Halo rotating at his ankle... That's right, he had been using Cherish Halo all along.

Where... am I?

Glug glug.

Jiang Xiao spat out a string of bubbles. Had he accidentally entered a Dimensional Space door?

He held the Sea Soul Lamp and shone it around, looking for possible Space doors. Behind him, a bright golden Cherish Halo suddenly appeared, approaching rapidly.

It stayed behind Jiang Xiao, speeding towards him.

Jiang Xiao kept turning around, floating in place, and looking around.

Whoosh...

A surge of water came from under his feet. Before Jiang Xiao could react, a pair of hands grabbed his ankles.

Jiang Xiao: !!!

Struggling and kicking his feet, he held the Sea Soul Lamp downwards and saw an unfamiliar face, a handsome face.

Jiang Xiao was stunned!

It was a young man with long hair floating in the water, about 18 or 19 years old, looking up at Jiang Xiao with a hint of scrutiny.

Finding that Jiang Xiao was no longer kicking his legs, the handsome young man released Jiang Xiao's ankles. He swam around Jiang Xiao's body, spiraling upwards.

Yes, his movements were like a snake, clinging to Jiang Xiao's body, circling and sizing him up, slowly swimming up. Finally, the handsome face stopped in front of Jiang Xiao's face.

"Glug glug." Jiang Xiao spat out a string of bubbles, which translated to: Hello.

The handsome young man's scrutinizing expression gradually stiffened. He stretched out his slender fingers and gently pinched Jiang Xiao's face – or rather, the Sea Soul Mask on Jiang Xiao's face – before appearing enlightened.

Jiang Xiao also took the opportunity to size him up. Human upper body, fish lower body!

The long fish body changed from the waist down, covered with scales all the way to the tail.

A Sea Soul Fish Demon!?

Jiang Xiao was a little dazed. Wasn't the Sea Soul Domain a particularly rare Dimensional Space?

Even the reward for this Elite Invitational Tournament was the "Sea Soul Domain Three-Piece Set." These European nobles were knowledgeable people and couldn't be easily fooled in this regard.

Was he lucky?

Had he accidentally entered the Sea Soul Domain?

The handsome young man's body swayed slightly, and his lips approached Jiang Xiao's ear, slowly opening: "Hiss hiss hiss!!!"

Jiang Xiao's mind went blank. His body reacted subconsciously with a Blessing!

Whoosh...

The Platinum-level Sea Soul Fish Demon reacted extremely quickly. His human body and fish tail instantly bent into a semicircle, allowing the light column of Blessing to miss.

"Hiss hiss hiss!" With another shout, the Sea Soul Fish Demon turned and swam away.

This shout wasn't an ordinary sound, but the Sea Soul Fish Demon's special sound-based Star Technique.

Jiang Xiao, whose head was splitting, directly slapped the Bell on his cheek. After a while, he regained his senses and saw a bright golden Cherish Halo floating in the distance. Then... that piercing sound came again: "Hiss hiss hiss!"

"Glug glug." Jiang Xiao's expression turned angry as he spat out a string of bubbles, which translated to: Damn it!

Jiang Xiao's eyes were slightly red. The Domain Tears Domain blended perfectly with the seawater, without showing any outline of the Domain Tears. But Jiang Xiao seemed to be holding something in his hand.

Yes, Jiang Xiao wasn't holding anything out of thin air. He did have a weapon in his hand – a halberd pieced together with Star Power water!

As the Star Power in the water gradually thickened, the halberd finally had a faint blue outline. Jiang Xiao moved his head forward, not using the movement of the Domain Tears, but using the Sea Soul Mask. His body darted out like a flying fish.

The handsome fish demon seemed to have found a beloved toy and was preparing to play with it. The Sea Soul Fish Demon stopped and started, as if afraid that Jiang Xiao wouldn't be able to catch up. He turned around, his face full of mockery, and shouted again: "Hiss hiss hiss!"

Good!

He wouldn't waste time talking to you!

Jiang Xiao reached out and fired a Diamond-level Grand Silence!

Bang!

"Hiss hiss..." The fish demon's voice stopped abruptly, even suffering internal injuries and vomiting blood.

In the deep sea, silence returned once again.

Jiang Xiao held the Sea Soul Lamp in one hand and gripped the halberd in the other.

Hello!

You're very good!

I was feeling lonely and cold, and a fish came along to relieve my boredom!

"Glug glug." Jiang Xiao spat out another string of bubbles and directly charged over.

Translated, it meant: Seeking death!