The image in the water mirror twisted violently at first. The scene of the Gorge, flashing with lightning and rumbling with thunder, flickered for only an instant before bursting like a bubble. Immediately afterward, the image stabilized completely, becoming a desolate world filled with endless purple lightning.
"This isn't a teleportation array, but a world within a world!" A gleam flashed through Qin Chen's eyes.
The Sea God's Tomb was merely a smokescreen-or rather, a gateway.
What truly lay hidden deep within this ancient sea god's mausoleum was an independent, damaged secret realm.
"Come on. Let's take a look inside." Without the slightest hesitation, Qin Chen held the Immortal Artifact Trident he had just subdued in one hand and stepped into the water mirror.
The Qingyuan Prefect, Jiao Sha, and the Shark King exchanged glances. Although the world ravaged by lightning daunted them somewhat, their master had already entered. How could they dare linger? They hurriedly steeled themselves and followed him inside.
The instant they passed through the water mirror, a terrifying, suffocating gravitational force crashed down upon them.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Caught completely off guard, the Shark King and the other two were crushed flat against the ground by gravity a hundred times stronger than the outside world's, smashing three large craters into the hard, dark-red rock.
"Ow, my poor back..." the Shark King cried miserably. Only by circulating his Late Dongxu stage true essence with all his might did he barely manage to climb off the ground, his legs still shaking.
Qin Chen, however, moved as though walking on level ground. He surveyed his surroundings.
It was a boundless expanse of scorched earth. Thick purple thunderclouds crowded the sky, and massive bolts of lightning writhed like furious dragons dancing wildly, striking the ground from time to time and