Chapter 193: 35,000 Yards Under The Sea
Mu Te Sea Empire? Dead Clan?
As he read the descriptions on the Analysis Menu, Hu He averted his gaze toward the remaining half of the broken corpse in puzzlement.
Like I’d care what you are, I’ll dig up anything as long as it’s a corpse!
Thinking of this, Hu He grabbed the black skeleton and tossed it into his channel.
“Sigh…”
All of a sudden, a long, drawn-out sigh echoed down Hu He’s ear canal, scaring the wits out of him.
Just as he whirled around in search of the source of the sigh, the Specter Ship began trembling. Looking through the cabin, Hu He noticed that the ghost lamp hanging outside the ship was flickering as if something had happened.
Hu He could feel the Specter Ship accelerating, causing him to float backward, pressing him against the moss-covered wall.
It feels like something’s about to happen!
Realizing the terrible situation he was in, Hu He swiftly moved his arms and slipped out of the cabin. He swam toward the exit in an attempt to escape the ship.
The two figures stumbled about the narrow pathway hastily, bumping into each other as they scrambled forward. The cloud of sawdust wafting around made their vision hazy.
However, at this point, Hu He could not be bothered about it at all. He had a bad feeling about this situation.
With only his memory to rely on, Hu He finally managed to find his way out of the tangle of pathways after a good bit of effort, appearing outside the Specter Ship.
As he looked forward, he was dumbfounded by the scene before him.
A bottomless trench stretched out before him. Pairs of ghostly green eyes appeared on both sides of the trench as an enormous snake-like figure floated about, probing toward him and the Specter Ship.
Hu He stared blankly for a moment, before deciding to return to the inside of the ship along with Cha Na’s zombie spirit.
[Death Sea Viper]:
Creature information: Inhabits the surface of the Death Abyss. Mutated from black sea vipers after prolonged exposure to death energy, highly venomous.
The surface of the Death Abyss?
Looking at the bottomless trench, Hu He had a hunch that this alleged Death Abyss was probably the intended destination of this Specter Ship.
As the Specter Ship descended, Hu He began experiencing difficulty in breathing. It felt as if there was an invisible force compressing against him.
The ocean depth displayed on the map was steadily decreasing.
-2500 yards
-2700 yards
-3000 yards
By now, Hu He’s face had turned an abnormal hue of red from the pressure. He felt as though his blood vessels were ready to burst apart at any second. If it was not for the diving suit’s protection, Hu He felt that he would have probably imploded on the spot.
Glancing at Cha Na’s zombie spirit, Hu He tapped the zombie storage bag with his trembling fingers to keep the zombie spirit. Then, with an expression of despair, he awaited his death.
The thought that he would have to return all the way back to the resurrection point made Hu He feel terribly frustrated. After all, there was no guarantee that he would make it out in the first place.
At this point, he had already reached a depth of 3400 yards. Hu He could no longer breathe as he felt his lungs being compressed and jumbled up inside him.
He was not the only one affected. Even the Specter Ship had begun falling apart under the pressure, numerous holes appearing on its hull.
However, at that moment, the ghost lamp hanging upon the mast of the Specter Ship swayed gently, releasing a ghostly green light that flowed like liquid, slowly covering the body of the entire ship.
The ship immediately stopped falling apart, and Hu He discovered in surprise that his discomfort had faded.
Looks like I’ve been saved!
A look of relief appeared on his face. That experience he had moments ago was horrible.
It appears as though the ghost lamp has protected me along with the Specter Ship, Hu He hypothesized as he looked at the ghost lamp.
However, the crisis had not ended as the Specter Ship was still continuing its rapid descent.
-4000 yards
-6000 yards
-8000 yards
The ship’s descent grew faster and faster as smoke-spewing underwater volcanoes began appearing in Hu He’s line of sight. The smoldering lava flowed along the slanted clefts of the trench toward the endless darkness below.
-16,000 yards
-19,000 yards
-25,000 yards
By the time the map displayed a depth of 30,000 yards underwater, Hu He was left absolutely flabbergasted.
This was way too much of an adventure to think that he had arrived at a depth of -30,000 yards! To put it simply, that was a depth much deeper than any point of Earth’s ocean floor that had been discovered by humans.
As the ship reached a depth of 35,000 yards, its descent suddenly slowed and it began traveling forward. Hu He stared in bewilderment as a huge, green glowing statue appeared in the vicinity.
Upon approaching closer, Hu He estimated the statue’s height to be at least a thousand feet or more.
For a statue to remain erect 35,000 yards below sea level and under such horrifying pressure, Hu He felt this place was increasingly spooky by the minute.
The Specter Ship was slowly advancing toward the statue.
When the body of the ship touched the statue, the protective green energy dissipated and the ship started falling apart instantly. Just as Hu He thought that he was done for, a wave of energy appeared on the surface of the enormous statue and enveloped him, gradually bringing him closer to the statue.
The wave of energy expanded abruptly as it reached the tip of the statue, separating the seawater surrounding them. At the same time, it formed a pale green protective layer covering the entire statue. Thanks to the protective layer, Hu He managed to land on his feet.
Glancing at the pale green protective layer above him, Hu He found the situation extremely eerie no matter how he looked at it. He had a strong urge to simply burst out of the protective layer and start all over again from the resurrection point.
After all, who knows what kind of terrible monsters may be around here.
Yet, when his gaze landed on a figure on the shoulder of the statue, his expression suddenly became solemn.
Wait a minute… I’m not going to leave just yet!
[Mu Zhiguang (Final-Stage Ghost Emperor)]:
Character Details: The ray of hope of the Mu Te Sea Empire that controls the Power of Death. In order to avenge his clansmen following the collapse of the Mu Te Sea Empire, he sacrificed his physical body to suppress the Dead Clan within the Abyss (main body).
Character Status: Unknown.
When he saw that the figure sitting cross-legged upon the statue’s shoulder was, in fact, a Ghost Emperor, Hu He suddenly decided not to leave.
Even if he could not cultivate a Ghost Emperor Elite at his current stage, there was no doubt that he would be able to do it one day. Furthermore, as a Zombie Forgemaster, there could never be too many powerful corpses in his possession.
Hu He rubbed his hands together, his eyes shining brightly as he inched toward Mu Zhiguang.
First, he circled around Mu Zhiguang. When he was certain that there were no longer any signs of life in Mu Zhiguang, he pulled out a short shovel and knocked on Mu Zhiguang’s head with it.
Still seeing no response from him, Hu He chuckled as he grabbed Mu Zhiguang’s shoulder and proceeded to stuff him into his channel.
[Game Notification: You may not store live objects within your personal channel…]
“Hmm? He’s still alive?” Hu He was astonished.
The game notification placed him in a dilemma. He badly wanted to bring it with him, but he would be dead the moment he stepped out of the protective layer. If he could not keep it in his channel, there was no way he could bring it back with him.
Hu He crossed his legs and sat down opposite Mu Zhiguang, as he thought hard on how he could kill off the half-dead Ghost Emperor Elite before him.
After a moment of thought, Hu He hauled the golden shovel and smashed it over Mu Zhiguang’s head.
He intended to test out the hardness of Mu Zhiguang’s body, after all, not all Ghost Emperor Elites trained their physique to the same level as Hiderigami’s.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
After a series of blows, Hu He felt his fingers growing numb and he stopped his attacks.
Why in the world are you Ghost Emperors this tough? Don’t you know anything about inner cultivation?
Hu He glanced exasperatedly at his personal channel. He dug out a bottle of zombie poison powder of his own creation, intending to poison Mu Zhiguang.
Faced with Mu Zhiguang’s tightly pursed lips, Hu He stuck the shovel between his lips and began to pry them open.
However, this was to no avail either. After a good bit of struggle, Mu Zhiguang’s lips were still not the slightest bit agape.
Running out of ideas, Hu He stuffed the zombie poison powder up Mu Zhiguang’s nose. He was intent on finishing him off.
After all, it’s just not a Zombie Forgemaster’s style to leave such a precious treasure behind!
At that moment, Mu Zhiguang’s eyes opened abruptly. Two beams of black ghostly light shone past Hu He, passing through the protective layer into the seawater.
Two black vortices formed instantly outside the protective layer, with faint flashes of black lightning appearing within them.
Holy shit! He’s alive! Hu He was dumbfounded.
As Mu Zhiguang’s gaze turned toward him, Hu He, still holding his self-made zombie poison powder, stared awkwardly at him. He slowly withdrew his hands and hid the zombie poison powder back into his channel.
“Uhh… hi!”