Li Xingkong Li Xingkong to decline the equipment offered by the Jiaolong. While these items would indeed be helpful for diving, they would only hinder his operations.
The ship anchored and stopped, and Li Xingkong was ready.
"It will probably take me more than half an hour to get down there this time. Don't panic, this time is not a problem for me."
Before going into the water, Li Xingkong specifically told Lou Zhiwu so that he wouldn't have to worry.
Lou Zhiwu now firmly believes what Li Xingkong said. Even if Li Xingkong said he was a god and didn't need to breathe, he would still believe it.
This time, Li Xingkong was clearly much more skilled at diving, and he quickly plunged into the sea.
This time, he didn't linger in the shallow waters. After surveying his surroundings underwater, he quickly swam down to where he was standing.
The scenery at sea is clearly different from that on land; here, everything seems somewhat dreamlike.
One theory suggests that the reason people's dreams contain all sorts of strange creatures and magnificent dreamscapes is because humans were originally sea creatures in ancient times, and through repeated evolution, they set foot on land.
These dream scenes are fragments of ancient times mixed together from memories.
Under the sunlight, the surrounding seawater appeared a pale blue, and all kinds of fish swam around in the sea as if floating in the air.
These fish weren't afraid of strangers. When they saw Li Xingkong, they didn't avoid him. Instead, they approached him, wanting to see what this strange creature was.
Having long heard of the abundance of marine life, Li Xingkong found it to be true after seeing it for himself; the creatures he saw were diverse, with few being the same.
As he swam deeper and deeper, the surrounding seawater grew darker.
After descending nearly 200 meters, visibility was extremely poor, and sunlight could no longer reach this depth.
Fortunately, Li Xingkong wasn't without options. Although the sunlight couldn't reach him, his own Magic Power could still emit light.
The Water Repelling Art, which was already in operation, emitted a faint light at this moment, illuminating the area around Li Xingkong. However, in the deep sea, this light was like a firefly, only able to illuminate a small area around him.
But that was enough, since there were no obstacles underwater. Li Xingkong only needed to dive down, so visibility wasn't really important to him.
However, due to his habit of living on land, having some light around him gives him a sense of security.
The deepest recorded dive by humans is only a little over 300 meters. At this depth, the pressure underwater is already enormous, and normal people cannot adapt to this pressure.
Li Xingkong, however, felt no pressure at all.
It's as if the pressure doesn't exist.
Only the slightly increased consumption of Magic Power told Li Xingkong that the pressure underwater was indeed there, and the place where the Magic Power was being consumed was the protective membrane formed by the Water Repelling Art, which was fighting against the pressure.
It was said that the consumption of Magic Power increased, but only slightly, not even keeping up with the speed at which Li Xingkong's Magic Power recovered on its own.
Li Xingkong didn't rush to dive down; he stayed at that depth and began to analyze the pressure-resistant structure of the Water Repelling Art.
After all, the main purpose of learning this spell was to obtain this pressure structure to solve the problem of excessive pressure difference in a vacuum.
The analysis time passed quickly. With the aid of Spiritual Qi, Li Xingkong's vision allowed him to clearly see the principle behind this spell's ability to counteract pressure.
What he had to do was imitate this spell and create something similar.
After a short while, Li Xingkong resumed his pace. The pressure at this depth was no longer of any use to him; he needed to go to the deeper parts of the sea.
Just as Li Xingkong continued to descend, a strange fish rushed towards him, but Li Xingkong dodged it with a quick flip.
He looked at the approaching fish, his brow furrowing slightly.
This person is so ugly.
Just because there's no sunlight where people can't see each other, does that mean they can just grow anywhere? That's a bit abstract.
This thing is less a fish and more a strange monster.
Li Xingkong watched it circle around him several times, but he still couldn't see where its head was, or even its eyes.
It seemed that the light emanating from Li Xingkong attracted it, which is why it rushed forward.
In the deep sea, which is inherently dark, many fish use bioluminescence produced by their bodies to attract food.
Correspondingly, many prey chase after the light to hunt.
Someone like Li Xingkong, his radiance was truly too conspicuous in the deep sea.
In response, Li Xingkong chose to turn off his dazzling aura, after all, he wasn't there to fish; he had important business to attend to.
After the light was turned off, the strange fish that had been circling around him seemed to go blind, swimming around in place for a while before disappearing into the darkness in the distance.
As the depth increased, the once pitch-black seabed regained its luster.
This is the fluorescence emitted by numerous tiny organisms, like stars dotting the deep sea.
The deeper you descend, the more it feels like stepping into a magical cosmic space.
Countless points of light, like stars, drifted around.
The current depth is approximately 2000-3000 meters, and Li Xingkong has already gained a fairly good understanding of the pressure structure of the Water Repelling Art.
As a spell used in the Qi Refining stage, its effects naturally have an upper limit.
Through these numerous observations and studies, Li Xingkong has gained a relative understanding of the upper limit of this spell.
This spell's resilience is enough to allow him to roam freely in this deep sea; there's no point in going any further.
Based on this spell, Li Xingkong has already figured out a way to deduce a spell that can maintain pressure on the human body in a vacuum.
My mission on this deep-sea trip can be considered a successful completion.
However, Li Xingkong did not return immediately. He was only a few hundred meters away from the seabed, and he planned to go down to the seabed to take a look.
Since we're already here, a few more steps won't make a difference; let's just treat it as a vacation.
After diving a little further down, Li Xingkong finally stood on the seabed.
Beneath my feet lay a vast expanse of dark sand dunes, exuding an atmosphere of endless desolation.
The deep sea, devoid of sunlight, means devoid of plants and life, making it far more desolate than the desert.
There was no sign of any living thing, not even a fish skeleton. The place gave people a sense of boundless silence, as if Li Xingkong had left Earth Star and its ecosystem in an instant.
The silence was desolate and unsettling. Li Xingkong glanced at it briefly, then grabbed a handful of sand and prepared to head back.
As for why you need to grab some soil, it's like buying souvenirs when you travel. The commemorative significance of a handful of soil is much more precious than those mass-produced souvenirs.