Cave Entrance at the Bottom of the Pool

What caught Gu Ding's eye were countless storage devices and many divine artifacts.

"How can there be so many storage devices?" Gu Ding couldn't help but communicate with the Sea Emperor through his consciousness.

"Of course, it's what those who fell left behind," the Sea Emperor laughed. "Because those who fell had their bodies crushed to dust before they reached the bottom of the pool, so their storage equipment and other gear automatically fell to the bottom."

"After all, most of those who enter this pool are elites among the Nine-and-a-Half Star Half-Step True God. Their storage equipment is at least at the Pseudo Spiritual Object level, and some are even at the spiritual item level. Under the crushing force of the blood pool's energy, Pseudo Spiritual Object are unlikely to shatter unless they encounter the impact of undercurrents or vortices. As for spiritual items, the energy vortex here cannot shake them at all, so many storage items have been preserved. Moreover, this Abyss Blood Pool is said to have existed for millions of years, and almost every year someone perishes in it, so it is not surprising that so much storage equipment has accumulated at the bottom."

Gu Ding thought about it and agreed that there was some truth to it.

"I just scanned it, and there are over 80,000 storage devices and over 30,000 True God artifacts scattered outside. It's a pity that if the storage devices explode, the items inside will be swept into the Space Turbulence. Otherwise, there would be even more stuff piled up at the bottom." The Sea Emperor's words left Gu Ding speechless; such a massive harvest was already terrifying.

Gu Ding didn't say much and began frantically scavenging the remaining items on the ground.

The bottom of the pool is extremely vast, and more than 100,000 items are scattered everywhere due to the impact of the undercurrents and eddies.

It took Gu Ding two days to collect half of it.

On the third day, Gu Ding found several storage items at the location given by the Sea Emperor. But suddenly, he discovered a huge hole not far away.

"Sea Emperor, there's a cave entrance here. Why didn't you tell me about it before?" Gu Ding couldn't help but ask.

Sea Emperor was taken aback. He then looked ahead through Gu Ding's eyes and indeed saw a huge hole, probably thousands of meters in diameter. This surprised him, because his detection had not detected the hole at all; in his perception, this place was flat ground.

"Sea Emperor, what's wrong?" Gu Ding couldn't help but ask, noticing the Sea Emperor's silence.

"I didn't know this cave existed until you saw it," the Sea Emperor told the truth.

"You mean the investigation results show that the cave entrance doesn't exist?" Gu Ding frowned slightly.

"The investigation shows it's flat land." The Sea Emperor was also somewhat wary of this unknown thing.

"It's probably the work of the gods. Why don't we go in and take a look?" Gu Ding has always been curious about such things.

Sea Emperor seemed hesitant, saying, "Why don't you finish looting the other storage equipment first?"

Gu Ding thought for a moment. He still followed the Sea Emperor's suggestion, because he didn't know if he could return here once he entered the cave. It was possible that the cave was one-way, with the exit leading to other locations. If that were the case, the remaining storage equipment would be completely out of his reach. So it was better to loot everything first.

After leaving the vicinity of the cave entrance, Gu Ding spent another two days scavenging for storage and combat equipment.

Ninety-nine days have passed since the Abyss Blood Pool opened.

After looting all the items, Gu Ding returned to the cave entrance.

"Gu Ding, are you sure you want to go in?" The Sea Emperor was still not entirely at ease. Usually, he had a perfect grasp of the environment Gu Ding was in, and everything was predictable. The sudden appearance of this unknown thing made him worry about Gu Ding's safety.

"Go in and take a look. If it's really not working out, then come back out." Gu Ding was actually a little hesitant to say this. There are many secret realms and the like, and once you enter one, it's not so easy to get out.

Sea Emperor was silent for a moment, but finally agreed to Gu Ding's choice. "Alright, if I don't let you in, you'll regret it later. After all, you only have one chance to enter this Abyss Blood Pool. Once you leave, you can never come back in. Let's take a gamble!"

Gu Ding grinned and nodded, then swam to the top of the cave entrance.

The cave entrance beneath his feet was pitch black, and he couldn't see anything. It was precisely because of this that Gu Ding's heart raced, and he controlled his body to swim downwards.

Upon entering the cave, there was no obstruction, and strangely, the surrounding pressure did not increase at all. Below was still pitch black, Gu Ding chose to continue descending.

"Gu Ding, there seems to be a special shield here. My detection abilities are completely ineffective. You should cover the surrounding area with your soul power; that way, you can anticipate any danger." The Sea Emperor was also helpless in this situation. His biggest fear was that his detection abilities would fail, because that would mean completely losing control of his environment. Unfortunately, this was the situation in this cave entrance; he was completely in the dark and could only observe everything around him with the help of Gu Ding's eyes.

Upon hearing this, Gu Ding also tried to probe his own soul power, only to find that it couldn't leave his body at all, as if it were being strongly obstructed by something. "My soul power seems to be restricted as well, unable to leave my body for exploration."

"Why don't we go back? This environment is really unsettling," the Sea Emperor couldn't help but suggest.

"I won't be scared off like that." Gu Ding shook his head with a smile. "Unknown challenges are more interesting because there are always surprises."

After Gu Ding finished speaking, he continued to dive deeper.

Unbeknownst to Gu Ding and the Sea Emperor, at the very moment Gu Ding slipped into the cave entrance, a violent upheaval occurred throughout the Abyss Blood Pool.

Countless undercurrents and eddies surged out of the cave entrance, causing the ground at the bottom of the pool to tremble violently.

The Purple-Robed Man was about to break through to the Third Sequence True God, was also awakened from his cultivation. Seeing countless vortexes and undercurrents surging upwards, his expression changed drastically, and he frantically rushed upwards.

However, he was still caught up by several vortexes. After escaping the vortexes in a sorry state, he was struck by several powerful undercurrents and almost fainted. Fortunately, his will was strong, and he quickly escaped the Abyss Blood Pool and was teleported out.

The severely injured Purple-Robed Man slept for three days and three nights on the circular walkway before finally waking up and staggering away from the valley.

Inside the canyon, four young men in purple robes and an old man in purple robes were still patiently waiting.

Upon seeing him, the five men's faces lit up with excitement.

"Senior brother, you did it! You've broken through the hundred-day mark!" Four purple-robed youths immediately surrounded him.

Upon sensing his presence, the old man frowned slightly. "An Si Lin, what happened? You didn't stay for the full hundred days?"

"Elder, I failed. On the ninety-ninth day, the Abyss Blood Pool erupted in chaos, and I managed to escape in time. If I had been a second or two later, I would surely have perished." An Si Lin still felt lingering fear when he thought about the previous riot.

"That ancient book records that if you stay a thousand meters below the Abyss Blood Pool for a hundred days, you will have a great opportunity." The purple-robed elder frowned. "It seems that things are far more complicated than we thought. It's a pity that we have waited for millions of years to find a disciple with the talent of An Si Lin. Who knows when the next one will come."

The purple-robed elder waved his hand and led the five people away from the canyon.

The canyon where the Abyss Blood Pool was located suddenly became empty. Only the person who collected the Iron Tag turned his head to look at the crack at the entrance of the valley. After a long while, he slowly spoke, "I hope this guy can meet the master's requirements."

As soon as he finished speaking, the person registering suddenly vanished without causing any spatial fluctuations, as if he had never existed at all.

In a room at the Shata Exchange, Urdia frowned, while Emon spoke to her at her desk.

"Miss, I just received news that everyone from the Heavenly God Palace has left. It has been 102 days since the Abyss Blood Pool opened, and it should be confirmed that the young man named Gu Lotte has perished."

After a moment of silence, Urdia nodded. "I understand. You may leave."

Emon glanced at Urdia's expression and, finding it still gloomy, turned and left without saying anything more.

"Oh, how could this happen? I always thought we'd have more opportunities to cooperate." After Emon left, Urdia couldn't help but mutter to herself, "We sold all those monster corpses for you, and the more than 70 million Violet Blood Crystal we got were all deposited into your account. It's a pity you'll never see them again..."

In the Abyss Blood Pool, Gu Ding remained submerged for three whole days. He felt as if he were standing still, with no idea where the end of the cave was. For an ordinary person, encountering such a situation would be frustrating, because it's like a road that never ends, only leading to increasing despair.

But Gu Ding was no ordinary person; he was the type to become more resilient with each setback, and the more seemingly endless the path, the more determined he was to keep going. He believed that even the Universe Sea has boundaries, so nothing is without end.

Another seven days passed. Gu Ding had been diving for ten days straight without stopping for a moment or slowing down even once. He continued to dive with a fearless attitude.

The Sea Emperor initially tried twice to dissuade Gu Ding from giving up, but seeing Gu Ding's persistence, he stopped saying anything and hoped the end would come sooner. That way, Gu Ding wouldn't have to endure this seemingly endless torment.

As the tenth day passed, Gu Ding suddenly spotted a glimmer of light ahead. His spirits soared, and he swam faster towards it, grinning as he shouted to the Sea Emperor, "Sea Emperor, look! We've reached the finish line!" (To be continued~^~)