Chapter 1044: Chapter 1044

The submarine crack was barely over a hundred yards wide. In terms of length, when Chen Hai looked around, he couldn’t see the end on either side.

He lifted his head and looked upward.

All he saw was the pitch-black seawater, and as for the giant Mysterious Turtle that had brought their group here, it had vanished without a trace.

The back of that Mysterious Turtle was like a small island, spanning dozens of miles in circumference.

How could such a colossal creature dive into a submarine crack only a hundred yards wide?

Chen Hai, inside the grand hall, had no chance to see the situation outside, but he thought that this involved some space manipulation laws.

It was unknown if the Mysterious Turtle itself had mastered such skills, or if a Primordial Chaos Daluo Realm expert was helping from behind.

Before sending everyone here, Emperor Pan Ancestor had instructed them to continue diving downwards.

As Chen Hai paused to observe the surroundings, someone had already silently dove into the dark seawater below.

In reality, in this great crack, besides continuing downward, no one had any better choice.

They couldn’t possibly return the same way, back out to the seawater outside the crack?

Surveying the area, seeing that others had already begun diving downward, Chen Hai hesitated briefly, then sank down toward the bottom of the crack.

For a regular person in this seawater, moving quickly was not possible.

As a Quasi-Saint, as long as his body could withstand the tremendous pressure from the seawater, his movements were scarcely affected.

He was like a solid weight, sinking deeper into the crack.

An hour, two hours, four hours...

The submarine crack seemed endless; after one or two days had passed, Chen Hai still hadn’t reached the bottom.

Initially, as he sank towards the entrance of the Land of Slumber, he could still see some Quasi-Saints along the way.

Later on, even though the pitch-black seawater couldn’t block his Divine Soul’s vision, he saw no shadows besides his own.

Even the sea fish and sea beasts that lived here had disappeared completely.

Though all were Quasi-Saints, their strengths varied; some couldn’t swim, while others excelled at diving.

For these reasons, some were left far behind by Chen Hai, while others had already surpassed him.

His performance was merely average, without any notably bright spots.

Such an outcome was partly because Chen Hai was holding back and not using all his strength yet.

After all, "the shot strikes the bird that pokes its head out," a common wisdom even among ancient people.

In the pitch-black seawater, aside from himself, there was nothing else; it was completely silent.

This extreme silence could drive a normal person mad if they stayed too long.

For Chen Hai, it was manageable.

Aside from making his body as heavy as a thousand catties and naturally sinking to the bottom of the crack, he kept part of his Divine Sense on alert, while focusing on stabilizing his own realm.

In such an intense environment, he found that stabilizing his realm was far more efficient than his usual closed-door cultivation.

Since leaving the southern Zhan State, it had only been a month or two.

Yet in terms of stabilizing his realm, this short period was equivalent to years of previous cultivation.

Although his realm wasn’t fully stabilized, the chance of a downgrade due to a major battle had become almost impossible.

With this result, Chen Hai finally felt relieved.

Though everything seemed fine for now, it was mainly because he hadn’t entered the Land of Slumber yet. Who knew what the situation inside would be?

As he descended further, the water pressure grew terrifyingly severe.

The million yards of ocean depth that the Mysterious Turtle had brought them down was enough to crush a regular person to nothing.

At that time, simply conjuring the protective white human faces was enough to shield Chen Hai from the pressure.

But now, after sinking for another one or two days, given the terrifying water pressure, as a precaution, Chen Hai had to summon the Heaven and Earth Exquisite Mysterious Yellow Tower.

Threads of Mysterious Yellow Qi descended continuously from above him; with this Supreme Treasure’s protection, he could focus on stabilizing his realm without worrying about the pressure.

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In his perception, a giant crab emerged, waving its claws, from a rocky wall fragment nearby.

In this submarine crack where no sea fish or beasts existed, this presence was obviously abnormal.

After a few glances, Chen Hai felt an inexplicable familiarity.

Back on the Mysterious Turtle’s back, a Quasi-Saint had transformed into a giant crab and had led the way into the crack.

Clearly, this fellow was extremely adept at diving, possibly originally being a crab.

Since sinking into the crack, Chen Hai hadn’t seen this crab-shaped fellow.

He estimated it must have been ahead of him all along, and it suddenly appeared here, whether resting or for some other reason, it concealed itself.

"Taoist Friend, I find your tower above quite appealing."

"Would you be willing to oblige me?"

"I, Xie Yuan, conduct my business fairly, and I never cheat."

"How about this? To ensure you don’t lose out, I’ll offer an acquired Spiritual Treasure to exchange for it. What say you?"

A white light flickered on the crab, and in the next moment, the giant crab was gone, replaced by a bald giant.

It’s unclear if this bald man recognized the Heaven and Earth Exquisite Mysterious Yellow Tower, but his eyes gleamed as he stared fixedly at this treasure, never looking away.

The treasure he proposed as a trade for the Heaven and Earth Exquisite Mysterious Yellow Tower was an acquired Spiritual Treasure resembling a parasol.

Judging from its Spirit Light, this treasure barely met the threshold for an acquired Spiritual Treasure, utterly incomparable to the Heaven and Earth Exquisite Mysterious Yellow Tower.

This bald giant, Xie Yuan, claimed fairness in trade and never cheating, but his actions were no different from outright robbery.