Chapter 499: Underground Ice Crystal World, Eerie Blue Flowers!

"Krubera Cave, current depth 2,000 meters."

"Broke the 2,000-meter mark."

"The temperature is nearing zero degrees, and the air keeps getting thinner."

"In an environment like this, a person will easily experience physical discomfort."

Ning Fei glanced at his wristwatch and spoke to the viewers in his live stream.

Already at 2,000 meters?!

Holy crap, I just realized Ning Guan master has been descending continuously for thirteen hours!

It's true! Is he Superman?

Thirteen hours straight heading down in a place like this? And he only ate one meal! Truly worthy of someone practicing cultivation!

Ning Guan master has completely surpassed the limits of a normal human!

Absolute badass!

The viewers marveled at his incredible feat.

During the long descent, many people had lost track of time. It was only when they looked at the clock that they realized Ning Fei had unknowingly been in the subterranean cave for a very long time.

Ning Fei examined the bizarre rock formations surrounding him.

Gripping the rope and planting his feet against the stone wall, he continued his descent.

The harsh environment barely affected him, and he had hardly depleted any of his stamina.

He was currently live-streaming.

If the cameras had been off, he would have simply leaped his way down the entire shaft long ago.

But doing something like that would be far too shocking to the public.

When the path reached a depth of roughly 2,100 meters, Ning Fei discovered another passage branching off to the side.

Following the passage, Ning Fei climbed downward for a while longer. Suddenly, a tattered flag appeared before him.

"Is this it?"

A faint smile touched Ning Fei's lips when he saw the flag.

This flag had been left behind by a previous explorer who took twenty-seven days to reach the very bottom of Krubera Cave.

In other words, Ning Fei had finally reached the absolute deepest known point of the cavern system!

"That's Gennadiv's flag!"

In the bar, the crowd of exploration enthusiasts recognized the flag in the video feed and began shouting in amazement.

"He did it! He really did it!"

"The deepest part of Krubera Cave! The closest place to hell in the entire world!"

"He's unbelievable!"

"Has the devil's cavern been conquered by humanity once again?"

The entire internet erupted in cheers.

Ning Guan master really brings glory to the people of Huaxia!

Hahaha, did you see that? Huaxia has finally produced an absolute legend in the world of exploration!

Compared to his frenzied viewers, Ning Fei remained incredibly calm.

"Fuzhu is still further down."

"It is a water-element divine beast from Huaxia mythology, a being capable of refining Gonggong."

"There has to be a way further down."

Ning Fei followed the passage, pressing forward.

Washed by groundwater over the eons, this area had been eroded even deeper.

It wasn't long before Ning Fei reached the very end of the cavern.

The path simply stopped. In front of him lay only a massive pool. Groundwater constantly flowed into it before spilling over the edges.

"The explorer who reached this point probably didn't have the right equipment on hand, so he didn't dare to dive into the water."

"Judging by the ratio of the water flowing in versus what's spilling out, there's absolutely another exit hidden beneath this pool."

"I need to go down and take a look."

Ning Fei made up his mind.

Hearing his words, the viewers were completely dumbfounded.

Holy shit, Ning Guan master is still going deeper?

This...

While everyone was still reeling in shock, Ning Fei jumped straight into the pool with a heavy splash, diving to find a path deeper underground.

This time, the drone couldn't follow him down. It hovered in the air, using its lights to illuminate the surface of the pool.

But Ning Fei had already vanished without a trace!

Silence. Shock. Terror.

A complicated mix of emotions rippled through the hearts of everyone watching the live stream.

Every single one of Ning Fei's actions went far beyond what anyone could have anticipated.

We can only silently pray that he's alright.

The viewers thought to themselves.

Half an hour later.

The feed in the live stream still hadn't changed.

The drone quietly filmed the still waters of the pool.

The only sound in the background was the steady rushing of the flowing water.

Just as everyone was beginning to lose hope, the camera feed suddenly changed.

It changed! The screen changed!

We have a picture!

The viewers were instantly swept up in a wave of excitement.

Ning Fei had just shattered a world record, conquering the entire world with his incredible feat.

If he died just like that, wouldn't he simply leave behind a meaningless legend.

But when the viewers finally got a clear look at the new video feed, their eyes widened in shock.

The video began with a close-up of Ning Fei's face.

"There is a hidden entrance under the pool. It's so concealed that I can't even describe exactly where it is."

"I had to swim forward through an underground channel for about twenty minutes before I finally found the exit."

"As soon as I came out, I found myself in this place."

"I'm using my mobile phone to stream now, so the picture quality might be a bit worse."

Ning Fei said.

Ning Fei had been using the front-facing camera, but now he flipped it to the rear lens.

Through the phone's lens, the viewers saw that Ning Fei had somehow stepped into an Underground Ice Crystal World!

The ice surrounding him was entirely different from the ice found on snowy mountains.

Glacial ice was usually white or blue, either mixed with heavy snow or formed from seawater that had frozen tens of thousands of years ago.

But the ice down here was completely transparent!

Every single block was formed from the freezing of the purest groundwater.

Thick layers of ice coated the surrounding rock walls.

In an instant, it felt as though Ning Fei had stepped into an entirely different world!

Is this hell?

I thought hell was full of magma and roaring flames! I never expected it to be a world of ice!

It's so beautiful!

It's absolutely gorgeous!

Look over there!

The viewers gasped in endless amazement.

Nobody could have imagined that such a bizarre and wondrous scene existed two thousand five hundred meters below the earth's surface.

Ning Fei took a few steps forward. Immediately, an even more breathtaking sight revealed itself to the audience.

Blue flowers.

Blue flowers emitting a faint, ethereal glow.

In a layer of ice not far away, dozens of blue flowers were in full bloom. Their petals were the size of sunflowers, radiating a soft, continuous light.

Everything felt like a dream.

It was like stepping into a fairy tale.

The atmosphere had shifted entirely too fast.

Just moments ago, Ning Fei had been descending through a pitch-black pit. Even though the geology had been fascinating, the suffocating darkness had filled everyone with dread.

But this was entirely different.

Beneath the light of the mobile phone, the icy walls reflected countless sparkling glints.

The clusters of blooming blue flowers were simply too beautiful for words.

My God, is this really Krubera Cave?

Everyone thought this place was hell, but only Ning Guan master proved to us that it's heaven!

I'm on my knees. I never thought I'd get to see such a magnificent sight in my lifetime.

It's so beautiful! It completely defies imagination!

Everyone was utterly stunned by the subterranean ice and the glowing flowers.

Only Ning Fei reacted differently; his gaze shifted as he stared into the very depths of the cavern.

These flowers, this ice...

If he wasn't mistaken, they were all created by that creature:

The Huaxia divine beast—Fuzhu.