Chapter 470 - 306: Spirit Armor Stealth! Broken Star’s Spirit-Devouring Evolution (Part 2)

Apparently, the "entity" underground not only cleaned up the intruders but also dragged all the loot back to its lair.

"Quite the homemaker."

Han Feng quipped, then began a slow descent.

The closer he got to the sea’s surface, the clearer that faint, eerie song became.

However, for Han Feng, who was already prepared and had his Spiritual Power fully active, this level of residual interference was like the buzzing of a mosquito—annoying, but not fatal.

The huge underwater cavern still gave off high-energy readings, like a bottomless maw waiting for its next prey.

"Here goes."

Han Feng’s figure flickered, and he pierced the surface of the sea as silently as a steel needle.

The moment he entered the water, the Repelling Water Array on his Spirit Armor’s surface automatically activated. A thin film of water enveloped him, reducing the seawater’s resistance to a minimum.

Cold and dark.

That was the first impression fifty meters beneath the surface.

Han Feng didn’t rush to dive deeper. Instead, he hovered close to the wall of a massive reef, like a gecko waiting for the right moment.

His gaze pierced through the murky water, looking down below.

Down there, it was like a heavily fortified military zone.

Squads of mutated Sea Beasts patrolled these waters.

They weren’t swimming aimlessly but followed clear formations and patrol routes.

The perimeter was patrolled by lanternfish and electric eels with their keen Perception. The middle ranks were filled with Mad Sharks and giant crabs, ready to slaughter any intruders. Deeper still, he could even see a few colossal deep-sea squid brandishing their tentacles.

Each Sea Beast’s eyes glowed with a dead, grayish-white light, and a faint Spiritual Thread was connected to the spot between their brows.

’This complicates things,’ Han Feng thought.

’The Sea Beasts themselves aren’t scary; I could crush a whole swarm of them easily.’

’But right now, these things are basically "biological cameras."’

’Alerting even one of them would be like poking a hornet’s nest. The thing underground would instantly know an intruder has arrived.’

’It’s not that I’m afraid of a fight, but the purpose of this trip is reconnaissance and intel-gathering, not to just cut down waves of enemies.’

’Besides, you’d have to have water on the brain to fight this endless tide of Sea Beasts head-on underwater.’

’I need to find a blind spot.’

Han Feng deployed his Divine Sense, carefully avoiding the detection range of the Spiritual Threads, and began to observe the patrol squads’ patterns.

’Every tight defense has its flaws, especially a massive group like this controlled by a single will.’

’Its Spiritual Power might be strong, but to simultaneously micromanage tens of thousands of Sea Beasts while also suppressing the underground cavern... its processing power definitely has a limit.’

Sure enough.

After observing for five minutes, Han Feng discovered a pattern.

Every ten minutes, just as the eerie blue energy below pulsed, the outer patrol squads would freeze for about three seconds.

It was the moment the Spiritual Power transmission fluctuated.

It was like an old, unstable Wi-Fi signal lagging for a moment.

"Now!"

The moment the eerie blue light below flickered again, Han Feng moved.

Han Feng tore through the deep-sea currents like a sentient power drill.

To evade the layers of the spiritual patrol net, each one like a security scanner, he didn’t choose to force his way through; instead, he hid in plain sight.

He completely released the Water Attribute Sword Essence from his body, wrapping it around the outside of his [Escapee Type 2·Shadow] Spirit Armor.

Then, he applied the principle of [Spiral Water Needle] in reverse to his own body.

His entire body began to spin at high speed in the water.

A normal person would probably have thrown up last night’s dinner after a couple of spins.

But for Han Feng, this bit of dizziness was practically nothing.

WHIRRR—

The seawater churned, forming a small, highly-directional spiral undercurrent.

Han Feng hid himself in the very center of this undercurrent.

The mutated Sea Beasts on guard nearby only felt a rapid current pass by. Before they could even investigate, the current had already slipped past them like an eel.

The sensation was like a common, natural undercurrent—abrupt, but not abnormal.

Seeing the system notifications constantly popping up in the corner of his vision, Han Feng couldn’t help but smile.

[Spiral Charge Skill Proficiency +1]

[Spiral Charge Skill Proficiency +15]

...

The thrill of the spamming notifications reminded him of his pre-transmigration days, pulling all-nighters to grind games.

’I almost forgot what I was here for.’

Han Feng maintained his high-speed rotation while mulling things over.

’Back at the Hall of Myriad Spirits, I was so focused on tricking that super AI into deducing the Longevity Sword Technique, and then I was in a hurry to get back and save the day. I completely forgot about my promotion to [Sword Master].’

’According to the system’s requirements, to get promoted, besides mastering a Weapon Divine Power, I also need two supporting Swordsmanship or Body Technique skills that have reached the "Small Success" stage.’

’Those two S-Level ultimate techniques I swiped from the Hall of Myriad Spirits are certainly powerful, frighteningly so, but the higher the grade, the steeper the learning curve.’

’Reaching Small Success with them is that much harder.’

By his estimate, it would take at least several months to train those two Body Technique and Swordsmanship skills to Small Success.

But given the current situation, it was obvious he didn’t have that much time to level up in peace.

Jiangbei City was watching him like a tiger stalking its prey, and overhead hung the "Dragon Abyss" countdown, ready to explode at any moment.

’I should focus on promoting to Swordsman first. It won’t be too late to train those other two Swordsmanship and Body Technique skills later.’

Han Feng glanced at the two basic skills on his status panel.

[Body Technique·Spiral Charge: Mastery (680/800)]

[Body Technique·Reversal of Heaven and Earth: Mastery (520/800)]