Earth Vein Corridor

By the glow of enchanted pearls, the three hurried deeper into the cavern.

The undersea cavern had once been an animal den, yet it ran astonishingly deep, with passages branching in every direction. Bai Xiaowen and the others kept to the same general heading and soon reached the deepest part of one passage.

"Incredible... We must be more than a hundred meters below the cave entrance by now, right?" Li Shuyi said. "What kind of animal would dig a den this deep?"

Eswan said, "As I mentioned before, many fierce beasts live around here. It could have been a giant python or a drake. There's no telling."

They faced a rock wall with a triangular fissure in it. Up close, they could feel the current of seawater pouring through.

"This fissure was probably caused by an earthquake and connects to another cavern..." Bai Xiaowen gauged its size. "There's enough room for us to go through one at a time."

"I'll go first," Eswan said gravely. "We don't know what dangers lie on the other side."

"All right." Bai Xiaowen did not argue. As a high-level Spirit Realm boss with over a thousand Life Value, Eswan was the best choice to scout ahead...

Eswan led, Li Shuyi followed, and Bai Xiaowen brought up the rear. Like three large fish, they swam into the triangular fissure.

After only a few meters, Bai Xiaowen felt a moment of weightlessness. The current was carrying him downward, and the rush of water filled his ears.

Splash, splash...

One after another, the three dropped into a deep pool like dumplings into a pot, then surfaced.

All three wiped the water from their faces and looked around.

Shock showed on Eswan's and Li Shuyi's faces.

They were in a vast underground chamber. Irregular cracks ran across the