Chapter 860 - 116: Blood Mist Crisis

Ten days later.

The boundless East Sea, with no islands in sight.

The Lu family’s ship, while not as grand as the Dragon King Ship, had traveled tens of thousands of miles over the course of ten days and finally stopped in the vast sea.

The sea surface was calm, but on the deck of the ship lay several large Sea Demon bodies, being dissected by the crew.

These were Sea Demons of the Innate Realm, encountered during the voyage and ultimately slain by the members.

Given Lin Chen and his team’s prowess, they naturally didn’t care about these just entering Innate Realm Sea Demon corpses, but for Martial Artists below Innate, Sea Demon flesh can enhance their Qi Blood, and these Innate Realm Sea Demons can fetch a hundred or two Flame Coins per demon.

"Young Master Lu, have we reached our destination?"

As the ship stopped, Shao Chaozong spoke slowly.

Lin Chen looked at Shao Chaozong. During these ten days on the ship, everyone had introduced themselves, and Shao Chaozong was the one who showed fear after Zhu Ru revealed her background.

"Yes, the location is at the seafloor beneath us, let’s rest for a while..."

"Young Master Lu, we don’t need to rest. Since we’ve arrived, let’s head right out."

Another middle-aged man, Zhang Sheng, spoke up, glancing at Lin Chen and the others as he finished.

"There’s indeed no need to rest; I’ve had enough rest in these ten days on the ship."

Zhu Ru stretched lazily yet alluringly, rising from the cabin to walk toward the deck, her figure graceful.

"I don’t need to rest either."

Another young man, Xu Siyuan, chimed in, agreeing. Lu Feng looked at Lin Chen, and upon seeing Lin Chen nod as well, he smiled and said, "In that case, let me inform you all about the situation underwater."

"Below this sea area lies a gorge, tens of miles deep, with numerous Sea Demons lurking within. As we enter the gorge, try not to alarm these Sea Demons. If discovered, swiftly slay them; never be dragged down."

Lu Feng finished speaking and took out a scroll from his bosom, spreading it out on the table, as Zhu Ru, who walked to the deck, returned.

On the scroll were two tall mountains, with a gorge between them, marked with a red circle at the lowest point, and numerous Sea Demons marked on the underwater peaks.

The deeper into the mountains, the stronger the Sea Demons, with some having strength equivalent to the Innate Second Realm.

"The location marked in red is our destination."

Upon hearing Lu Feng, Zhang Sheng frowned, "Young Master Lu, we Martial Artists can’t exert our full strength underwater like the Sea Demons. If we’re discovered by these few Sea Demons, we’d be doomed."

"If the Quenching Crystal Sand were easy to obtain, Brother Lu wouldn’t have invited us to join."

Xu Siyuan sneered, making Zhang Sheng’s face turn cold as he glared at Xu Siyuan, yet chose not to argue.

"Danger is inevitable, but if we’re careful, we can avoid these few Second Realm Demon Beasts. The seller who sold to my auction house mentioned their seven-member team accidentally discovered this gorge and found Quenching Crystal Sand inside, but only he returned alive. That was because they were all First Realm, just entering Innate not long ago."

Lu Feng explained, and Zhang Sheng said no more. Everyone, including Zhang Sheng, had already prepared for risk before coming, knowing a place nurturing Quenching Crystal Sand surely holds danger; otherwise, Lu Feng wouldn’t have invited them.

Inviting them suggests the place is dangerous and Lu Feng isn’t confident going alone.

As for not inviting anyone from the Third Realm, the reason is simple: Lu Feng himself is Second Realm, and inviting others from the Second Realm helps maintain control, but if a Third Realm expert comes, ownership of the Quenching Crystal Sand becomes uncertain.

"Here are Water-Repelling Pearls, bought from the Thousand Mechanism Domain; each of you take one."

Lin Chen received the Water-Repelling Pearl from Lu Feng. He knew its purpose: placed on one’s body, it repels water within a radius of one foot, though this area shrinks as one dives deeper.

Water-Repelling Pearls have different grades, doubling in price with every additional depth; just one of these costs fifty Flame Coins.

"Everyone, let’s move!"

With all preparations complete, Lu Feng was the first to step off the deck, diving toward the sea surface. As his body touched the water, it automatically parted around him, forming a whirlpool.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

The others followed closely behind, with Lin Chen not in a hurry, waiting for everyone to dive before joining in.

The six entered the sea, heading straight downward; Lin Chen also unleashed his Divine Thought the moment he submerged, avoiding Sea Demons.

Five miles, ten miles...

At this depth, Lin Chen’s Divine Thought had sensed the mountains on both sides, also detecting the Sea Demons lurking there.

In the next moment, Lin Chen’s figure flashed to the left, quickly descending, and just as he fell a hundred feet, a massive ten-foot-long Sea Demon slowly appeared in the area he had just been.

In this sea, his Divine Thought’s perception range was down to three hundred feet, constantly diminishing as he dove.

Bang!

Lin Chen felt a disturbance in the seawater, and his Divine Thought immediately spread to the left, spotting Zhang Sheng smashing an Octopus Demon with one palm, but Zhang Sheng’s own clothes were torn.