Just Escaped the Tiger's Jaws, Only to Enter the Wolves' Den

Hearing Yang Haoran's strange cry, Yi Yun was secretly delighted. If this guy was caught by the Mutated Three-Eyed Spider, that would be a great relief.

This can be considered a case of reaping what you sow, and it also buys Yang Haoran and his group some time.

However, before Yi Yun could even pay attention to what had happened to Yang Haoran, he saw a loud bang, and energy surged wildly, like a volcanic eruption.

Yang Haoran detonated a high-level explosive array plate!

The array plate slightly hindered the Mutated Three-Eyed Spider's movements. Then, Yang Haoran's entire body burst forth with pale golden light, and his speed increased dramatically as he charged straight towards Yi Yun and the others!

"That guy is like a persistent ghost!"

Yi Yun cursed inwardly.

However, this is understandable. Even Chu Shan and Chu Luo specially purchased special array plates and array symbols as a trump card for survival, so how could Yang Haoran not have one as well?

A person like him wouldn't die so easily in the trials.

These thoughts flashed through Yi Yun's mind, and at this moment, the Cold Pond that Chu Xiaoran had mentioned had already come into everyone's view!

Below a steep cliff lies a deep blue pool. A breeze blows through the canyon, yet the surface of the water remains perfectly still, as quiet as a piece of cold jade.

This Cold Pond exudes an eerie atmosphere.

"That's it!" Chu Xiaoran said.

At this moment, no one cared about what might be in the Cold Pond; they rushed into Cold Pond at top speed.

"Thump!"

Water splashed up as Yi Yun jumped into the water, immediately feeling the icy cold.

That was a temperature that chilled you to the bone; despite such a low temperature, the water in the pool didn't freeze.

Moreover, Yi Yun felt that the water in the Cold Pond was heavy and viscous, with great resistance. It was extremely strange!

Yi Yun didn't think too much about it. He circulated the Pure Yang Energy in his body, instantly dispelling the cold. He swam towards the depths of the Cold Pond like a nimble fish.

Yi Yun had previously practiced the "Dragon Dances on the Vast Ocean" move from the "Dragon Marrow Tiger Bones Fist" and was very familiar with deep-sea diving.

Yi Yun and the other four looked after each other. Chu Shan and Chu Luo were a little weaker, but they were able to cope with the coldness of the pool water by fully activating their vital energy.

"Thump!"

It was the sound of a heavy object falling into the water again; Yang Haoran had caught up.

"This guy... this is outrageous! He's still alive!"

Qiu Niu gritted his teeth and said, "At this moment, everyone is barely able to save themselves, and no one has time to care about Yang Haoran. Everyone is swimming towards the depths of the pool with all their might."

Soon, the surrounding environment became dark.

This pool has an extremely strong ability to block light; after diving only a few dozen meters, the water becomes so dark you can't see your hand in front of your face.

Although several people were paddling hard, there was not a sound of water at all; everything around was eerily quiet.

The mysterious deep pool, like the gaping maw of Devil Beast, swallowed everyone whole.

Only then did Yi Yun understand why Chu Xiaoran had only descended halfway before stopping. The deep pool instilled a strong sense of unease; no one knew what lay beneath.

The pool blocked out sound, light, and all senses, seemingly plunging one into eternal darkness. It was like the legendary gates of hell; swimming onward, one might end up in hell itself.

Is everyone here?

Yi Yun heard Chu Xiaoran's spiritual transmission in his ear. After the water had deepened two hundred meters, the group was only ten meters apart, yet they could hardly sense each other's presence.

Although martial artists can see in the dark, they still need some light to do so; without any light, they cannot see anything.

Moreover, beneath this pool of water, the fluctuations of vital energy are severely isolated, and even Chu Xiaoran's transmission of vital energy becomes intermittent due to this isolation.

"Exist!"

Yi Yun transmitted his voice, activating his Energy Vision. In this strange pool, the range that his Energy Vision could see was greatly reduced compared to land, but it was still much stronger than that of Chu Xiaoran and the others.

Yi Yun first looked up to see if the Mutated Three-Eyed Spider had caught up.

Above Yi Yun, the pool was deathly still, but the Mutated Three-Eyed Spider was still there!

But its speed became very slow; it seemed to be afraid of the unknown deep pool and dared not dive too quickly.

The only good news is that many wild beasts have a stronger premonition of ominous places than humans.

However, Yi Yun and the others still had to swim downstream, as no one could guarantee that the Mutated Three-Eyed Spider wouldn't suddenly go berserk and chase after them again.

"Hmm? Yang Haoran..."

Yi Yun frowned slightly. He saw Yang Haoran in his Energy Vision. Because the pool was dark, Yang Haoran had gradually moved away from them and was now about a hundred meters away.

"This guy..."

Yi Yun was somewhat displeased. Yang Haoran had initially monopolized the trial grounds, and Yi Yun had used a scheme to force him to leave. Unexpectedly, Yang Haoran had brought a Mutated Three-Eyed Spider, almost causing their entire army to be wiped out.

The culprit miraculously survived, while all his henchmen died.

However, Yi Yun is no match for Yang Haoran now. Even if he wanted to take revenge, he couldn't defeat him. Even if he could, he couldn't do anything to Yang Haoran due to the rules of Tai'a Divine City.

Yi Yun didn't want to think about Yang Haoran. He turned downwards, preparing to use his Energy Vision to explore the path below the Cold Pond. What he saw made Yi Yun's scalp tingle!

A hundred meters below this pool of water, there are three faintly visible, enormous openings. Near these openings, the water flows turbulently, and a tremendous suction force pulls the pool water toward the three openings, forming three black whirlpools!

Yi Yun didn't know where the vortex led, and he felt a strong sense of unease.

The depth of this cave is unknown. Although martial artists can stay in the water for a long time, they cannot stay indefinitely. If the cave is bottomless and leads to an unknown secret place, they might die in this underground pool.

Yi Yun's first thought was to escape in another direction. The threat of the Mutated Three-Eyed Spider had been greatly reduced, and there was no need to risk his life in the unfathomable cave at this point. Perhaps there were other waterways to take in this deep pool.

As Yi Yun was searching for a way out, he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, causing his heart to clench and his blood to stop flowing!

Below this deep pool, about fifty meters around the five of them, a large group of Strange Fish were circling around them!

Each of these Strange Fish was only about a foot long. They floated quietly in the water, slowly gathering together, like underwater ghosts.

They all had round, amber eyes, which were empty and lifeless, as if unfocused. They swam closer and closer, silently approaching, a scene that was truly terrifying!

"We're surrounded!"

Yi Yun transmitted his voice.

"What!?" Chu Xiaoran and the others hadn't noticed the Strange Fish yet.

"It's an underwater beast that looks like a fish. There's absolutely no information about this beast in the <Divine Wilderness>. There are at least a hundred of them in this pool!"

Although the Strange Fish was small, Yi Yun would not forget that in his previous life, a large group of piranhas the size of a palm would be an absolute nightmare.

"Underwater beasts?"

Chu Xiaoran and the others were like blind people in this pool of water, completely unable to perceive the so-called Strange Fish.

They didn't know why Yi Yun was able to sense it, but what he said was certainly true.

"Where?"

Qiu Niu touched his Space Ring with one hand, ready to draw his weapon and attack at any moment.

Yi Yun gave a wry smile. At a depth of several hundred meters underwater, especially in such an environment with immense pressure, bone-chilling cold, heavy and viscous water that also isolates perception, their remaining combat effectiveness was estimated to be only one or two tenths.

For example, Qiu Niu's weapon is a heavy tower shield. Yi Yun really couldn't imagine what kind of damage Qiu Niu could do to these fish underwater with such an absurdly heavy tower shield.

These fish are natural-born underwater killers; their fighting power is maximized in the water. Given this disparity, the chances of the five of them winning against a group are extremely slim!

Various thoughts raced through Yi Yun's mind. Just then, Chu Xiaoran, Qiu Niu, and the others all saw the water monster, because the amber eyes of these strange underwater Strange Fish lit up with a blood-red light.

More than a hundred Strange Fish and more than a hundred pairs of red eyes lit up one after another, hovering around the five people like ghosts in the night.

Chu Xiaoran and the others all held their breath!

We are truly surrounded.

Just escaped one tiger's den, only to fall into another pack of wolves!

...(To be continued~^~)