Liya grabbed Lin Ye by the wrist and plunged into the bone-chilling seawater.
The azure water gradually darkened until pitch-black darkness swallowed it entirely.
Liya used a Soul Skill to share her vision with Lin Ye. The darkness before his eyes instantly dispersed, and everything around him became clear. It felt just like...
Drinking a night-vision potion.
The two swam down to the edge of an enormous ocean trench.
"Be careful. It's down in that rift. It usually lurks among those shipwrecks."
Liya's voice reached Lin Ye's mind clearly through her spiritual power.
Lin Ye nodded, his mind sharply focused. The Dragon God Set automatically shielded him from the terrifying pressure of the deep sea.
Suddenly!
An enormous shadow slowly rose from the rift, radiating an overwhelming sense of pressure.
Its body was as massive as a hill. Eight thick, purplish-black tentacles covered in suckers the size of millstones writhed through the water, churning the currents.
Liya cried out, "It's spotted us!"
The colossal beast's huge eyes snapped open, immediately locking onto the two intruders, Lin Ye and Liya.
Then it swiftly spat out a mouthful of poisonous ink.
Liya immediately stepped forward, her hands weaving rapidly.
"Sea-Blessing Shield!"
An enormous, intensely solid aqua-blue shield of light shimmering with shell-like patterns instantly spread out, sheltering both her and Lin Ye behind it.
The poisonous ink struck the shield with a sizzling hiss of corrosion. The shield trembled violently, but Liya barely managed to hold it steady.
"I can only just block its ordinary attacks. Anything else..."
Liya strained to sustain the water shield, her expression grave.
"That's enough. Leave the rest to me."
As he spoke, Lin Ye stepped forward.
Nine-colored light blossomed from within Lin Ye. An incredibly striking suit of illusory dragon armor appeared, protecting his entire body,