Chapter 356: The Deep Ocean Trench, A Dangerous Exploration

The underwater world was an entirely different realm.

"There are at least 200,000 species of marine life. The number is absolutely massive, and humanity has only discovered a tiny fraction of them,"

"In the deep sea, there are many sea beasts that even biologists and oceanographers can't name."

"There are also plenty of rumors about sea monsters."

"To mankind, the ocean is a mystery."

Inside the Submarine, Ning Fei slowly explained all this to his viewers.

The Submarine continuously sank deeper.

Through the live-streaming camera, the netizens could see all sorts of bizarre and wonderful fish, sea turtles, crabs, and strange, unnamed species dancing gracefully in the ocean.

"So beautiful, it's like a fairy tale world!"

"Finding Nemo didn't lie to me. The animals in the ocean really are gorgeous."

"I kind of envy marine life. The ocean is so big, they can swim around so freely."

"You need to think that through. Marine life swims freely, sure, but sharks and whales swim freely too. You never know when you might get eaten."

"Yeah, the deep sea is just like the Tropical Rainforest, completely full of danger."

The netizens enthusiastically discussed the conditions of the deep sea.

Meanwhile, Ning Fei piloted the Submarine further down.

The deeper he went, the lower the visibility became. The Submarine's lights clicked on, illuminating the waters ahead.

"I've now descended to an ocean depth of about 100 meters,"

Ning Fei explained from inside the Submarine.

"Since we aren't far from Lava Island, the ocean floor shouldn't be too deep here."

He continued downward. The deeper he went, the more peculiar the local species became.

The Submarine came equipped with an echolocation function. Through the returning ultrasonic signals, Ning Fei could see the echoes of the surrounding terrain and fish.

"Visually estimating, the ocean floor here is around 200 meters down."

"Two hundred meters. Currently, the world record for the absolute limit of human diving depth is 249 meters underwater."

"The pressure at the bottom of the sea is terrifying. A normal person diving to just nine meters would feel dizzy. Even equipped with a breathing compressor and professional gear, the safe diving depth is only sixty meters,"

Ning Fei added.

"Can humans really only dive that deep?"

"The underwater pressure is awful. If suddenly exposed to that kind of pressure, a human would likely be crushed into a ball."

"Stop talking, I can picture it now."

"That's why deep-sea creatures are the truly scary ones, being able to survive in such deep waters."

"Looks like SpongeBob is the real king, living right at the very bottom of the sea."

Ning Fei continued his descent. It wasn't long before he spotted a massive patch of pale pink coral.

The coral was exceptionally beautiful, with many tiny fish wandering through it.

"Many fish at the bottom of the sea feed on coral and aquatic plants. This place is just like a forest on land, nurturing a vast number of fish,"

Ning Fei said.

Just then, a signal suddenly flashed inside the Submarine's cockpit.

On the radar screen, Ning Fei noticed something unusual appearing on the ocean floor mapped by the Submarine's echolocation.

"There's something on the ocean floor!"

"What is that?"

Ning Fei gasped in surprise.

On the main screen, a rift was displayed on the seabed, looking just like a gash in the ocean.

"Temple Master Ning, what exactly is going on?"

A netizen asked.

"The Submarine's echolocation shows a rift on the seabed. I think it looks like an ocean trench."

"What? There's a trench?"

"Really? I've seen concept art of ocean trenches. They're incredibly terrifying, just like an abyss."

"Good heavens, Temple Master Ning, hurry over and take a look!"

"Watching an ocean trench on a livestream, this is a first for me!"

"Yeah, after all, not every outdoor streamer drives a Submarine into the deep sea to broadcast."

Everyone burst into lively discussion.

Ning Fei maneuvered the Submarine, heading straight for the trench.

"Ocean trenches are formed by the relative movement of tectonic plates. There's a volcanic island nearby, and trenches usually coexist with volcanic arcs, so it's perfectly normal for there to be a trench here."

"However, this isn't the middle of the ocean after all, so this trench shouldn't be too deep."

"The seabed in the depths of the ocean can reach around 6,000 meters deep, while the deepest ocean trench in the world can plunge down to over 10,000 meters. It's hard for humans to even imagine what kind of creatures could survive in that kind of environment."

"Perhaps only immortal organisms like the tardigrade could possibly exist there."

Ning Fei spoke softly.

Listening to Ning Fei's explanation, the netizens finally realized just how mysterious the deep sea truly was.

A 6,000-meter seabed. An 11,000-meter trench.

The extreme limit for human diving was a little over 200 meters, so below 11,000 meters, just how horrifying would the survival environment be?

Ning Fei finally reached the ocean floor.

He piloted the Submarine, drifting slowly forward along the seabed.

The light down here was somewhat dim, but with the Submarine's lights on, it was still manageable.

The Tuna Live Submarine followed closely behind him, broadcasting the underwater scenes in real-time.

Occasionally, a fish would swim past the Submarine's lights, startling quite a few netizens.

The darkness, the deep sea—everything was so frightening.

The viewers felt their breathing grow tense again.

Many netizens with thalassophobia even covered their eyes, peering carefully at the livestream, terrified that a monster covered in fangs might suddenly dart out and swallow both the Submarine and Temple Master Ning in one gulp.

They were scared, yet they still wanted to watch.

Ning Fei piloted the Submarine, looking straight ahead.

Right at that moment, he finally spotted the ocean trench in front of him.

A massive rift had appeared on the floor of the seabed.

The rift was about ten meters wide, equivalent to the width of a two-way city road.

That rift stretched forward and backward for hundreds of meters, with no end in sight.

Seeing this scene, the netizens gasped in cold air.

Looking at this scene, the trench seemed like an opened seal to another dimension, a place where countless demons and monsters had once escaped from.

Fear, oppression, and darkness—all sorts of negative emotions rushed forth.

"Why is my heart panicking?"

"I'm a little scared!"

"Temple Master Ning is way too bold!"

"So terrifying. There won't be some bizarre thing crawling out from in there, right?"

"My god, are ocean trenches in real life this oppressive?"

The Submarine's light shone down from above.

It was as if there were endless depths of darkness below; absolutely nothing could be seen.

This was a spectacle of Mother Nature.

The interior of the trench became increasingly narrow. The Submarine couldn't go down; otherwise, the risk factor would be far too high.

At this time, however, looking at this trench, Ning Fei actually wanted to go down and take a look.

"This trench might be the shallowest trench in the entire ocean, sitting in a sea area only a bit over 200 meters deep."

"Those major trenches are all located on a seabed 6,000 meters down. In places like that, only instruments can descend. No matter how sophisticated their equipment, it's impossible for humans to go down to a place like that."

"But here, this is at the absolute limit of depth that humans can dive to."

"Therefore, in a place like this, I plan to go inside and take a look."

Hearing Ning Fei's words, the netizens immediately felt a jolt in their hearts.

"What did Temple Master Ning just say?"

"Did he say he plans to go inside and take a look?"

"Is he going to enter that pitch-black trench?"

"Are you for real? Temple Master Ning, that place is way too dangerous, maybe you should just forget about it!"

"Temple Master Ning is a badass! You can do it!"

For a moment, bullet comments surged in wildly from the right side of the screen.

At this moment, Ning Fei was already sorting out his Diving Suit.

This would likely be his only chance to dive into an ocean trench.

Naturally, he didn't want to miss an opportunity like this.

Not to mention his physique was different from ordinary people's; even without an advanced Diving Suit, there wasn't much danger for him in an ocean depth of just over 200 meters.

This was the limit for normal people's diving distance, not his.

Furthermore, he had a Breath Holding Card, allowing him to hold his breath for half an hour, coupled with a Suppression Card, his exceptional physical fitness, and so on.

To him, the level of danger wasn't actually that high.

Meanwhile, the netizens in the livestream room had already fallen into a state of absolute frenzy.