After lunch, following roughly half an hour of rest, Dawn Squad prepared to explore the unfathomably mysterious Sleeping Lion Trench.
"Once we enter the water, we'll descend together toward the bottom of the trench. You may move freely along the way, but don't stray too far from each other. I'll periodically call everyone back for oxygen replenishment. That's all."
After hearing Ye Chen's reminder, the others nodded eagerly in agreement. Then, they each used Auling Power to form a transparent yet sturdy membrane around their bodies, creating a full-body, seamless energy diving suit on the spot.
Afterward, Ye Chen waved a hand, causing the blood-crafted yacht beneath their feet to dissolve and be reclaimed, and the group dropped directly into the sea below.
Splash! Splash! Splash!
As crisp splashes rang out one after another, the world before Ye Chen and the others was instantly transformed, brimming with a moving palette of clear, translucent blue.
Countless bubbles leaped and danced like tiny pearls.
Gentle, radiant sunlight filtered through the sea surface, turning into patch after patch of mottled gauze beneath the water.
Schools of brilliantly colored fish swam in winding formations in every direction, like paints of different hues.
Dense kelp forests swayed slowly with the mild currents.
Strangely shaped corals curled around the seafloor reefs in lingering embrace.
Such a beautiful sight immediately left everyone feeling refreshed to the core, and the same phrase surfaced in all their minds without prior agreement.
"Beautiful Water World!"
After that, the group explored the depths with great interest while enthusiastically conversing directly through Auling Power.
"Wow, the underwater scenery here looks like something straight out of a fairy tale! So colorful, so full of life—it's absolutely dreamlike!"
"Xiya, come over and take a picture of me here! And over there too—take a few