"Ding-dong."
The pleasant sound of liquid dripping into the pool could be heard.
In front of Luo Ao, there was a huge, bottomless pool of water. On the stone wall above the pool, there was a sharp ice block shaped like a stalactite. Blue water droplets were falling from these sharp ice blocks, making the entire pool exude an astonishing chill.
"What is this? Abu, scan and search." Since there seemed to be no other life forms nearby, Luo Ao immediately ordered the intelligent being Abu to search within the Virtual Universe Company.
"Found it, Master. This is a special treasure called Ice Heart Jade Marrow. It is only available within the Virtual Universe Company and is extremely valuable. One cubic meter of Ice Heart Jade Marrow is worth hundreds of Hunyuan Unit."
Soon, Abu found out the name, function, and value of the treasure.
"Will these items only circulate within the Virtual Universe Company?" Luo Ao knew very well that some truly valuable items could never circulate in those so-called auctions outside. Even if they occasionally appeared outside, they would fetch an astronomical price. Within the Virtual Universe Company, however, they could be obtained by exchanging points.
"One cubic meter of Ice Heart Jade Marrow is worth several hundred Hunyuan Unit. Such a huge pool must be quite valuable." Although the pool is not entirely composed of Ice Heart Jade Marrow, the amount attached to the stalactites in various places alone is not insignificant.
"Moreover, this Ice Heart Jade Marrow seems to be able to enhance the Life Gene Level?" Upon seeing the information Abu had found, Luo Ao was overjoyed.
"With so much Ice Heart Jade Marrow, I wonder how much it can improve my abilities." Although he was curious as to why there were no signs of life here, Luo Ao couldn't care less about that right now.
"Start collecting!" Luo Ao instantly transformed into a diligent little bee collecting honey. Instead of rashly entering the bottomless pool below, he first went to collect the Ice Heart Jade Marrow produced on the stalactites hanging upside down on the stone wall.
One should not be too greedy. Collecting all the Ice Heart Jade Marrow from these stalactites would already make one a fortune.
"Whoosh!", "Whoosh!"...
Above the seemingly endless pool of water, a figure in blue moved freely, occasionally stopping beneath a huge stalactite to collect the Ice Heart Jade Marrow, a symbol of extreme cold, before quickly moving on to the next spot.
After working for about half a day, Luo Ao finally stopped what he was doing and returned to the ground on the bank of the pool.
He released his Yan God Race Clone, took out a large tube of Ice Heart Jade Marrow, and swallowed it directly.
"Gurgle~" Drops of blue liquid flowed into his body, but the cold current that leaked out was enough to Ice Seal Luo Ao completely.
After drinking a large tube of Ice Heart Jade Marrow Essence, the Yan God Race Clone was instantly transformed into a Ice Seal statue, completely still.
Normally, only Immortal Expert can freely consume this Ice Heart Jade Marrow. If Universe Level being wants to enjoy it, it must be diluted to avoid such side effects.
However, Luo Ao was confident enough in his Yan God Race Clone that he boldly swallowed it whole.
"Boom!"
Although his body appeared frozen solid, covered in a layer of ice crystals, inside his body, the Yan God Race Clone seemed to transform into a terrifying furnace, rapidly refining and absorbing the special energy within the Ice Heart Jade Marrow.
After an unknown amount of time, the ice crystals on the surface of the Yan God Race Clone, which had been frozen into a statue, began to shatter instantly.
"Click--"
As ice crystals peeled away, Luo Ao still felt a chilling sensation, but he could sense that his body was undergoing another Gene Level evolution.
"The compatibility with the Law of Water has clearly improved slightly, let's try again!" As he expected, this Ice Heart Jade Marrow was also a treasure that could promote the evolution of the Yan God Race Clone.
"With so much Ice Heart Jade Marrow, it's probably enough to strengthen me into a darling of the Law of Water." Luo Ao's eyes gleamed as he pulled out another large tube of Ice Heart Jade Marrow, then swallowed it in large gulps as if drinking water, before it once again solidified into an ice sculpture.
This cycle repeats itself endlessly.
After more than half a month, Luo Ao finally discovered that the Ice Heart Jade Marrow could no longer enhance his abilities.
"Let's see what changes have occurred." Luo Ao calmed himself down and silently sensed the changes.
He waved the right hand of his Yan God Race Clone, activating the third heart that had been born within his body, and was astonished to find that a set of complex blue runes appeared on the Yan God Race Clone's body.
The moment these secret runes appeared on his body, he could feel that this clone had a clearer and more precise control over the power of the Universe Origin.
"Boom!"
With a clenched fist, he swung his right hand through the air, instantly drawing upon the power of the Water Origin Law in the universe. As he unleashed his punch, an invisible wave of energy surged forth, and the terrifying shockwave blasted a large area of ice crystals in the distance apart, causing countless ice crystals to scatter in all directions.
"Compared to before, my perception of the Law of Water has become ten times clearer! My compatibility with the Universe Origin has also increased tenfold." The Yan God Race Clone couldn't help but smile.
"Let's examine my current Life Gene Level." Luo Ao once again meticulously examined his own power, only to discover that his current Life Gene Level was merely about 12 times.
"Compared to the previous six times the gene strength, it has only become about twice as strong." However, even so, the Life Gene Level of the Yan God Race Clone has already slightly surpassed that of the main body, and it has also transformed into a darling of the Law of Water.
"Huh? What's this?" Luo Ao was excited, then turned his gaze to the huge ice crystal block that he had smashed with his punch earlier.
"This is... a demonic beast?" Luo Ao was utterly astonished. He had clearly already checked and there should have been no life above the pool.
"No, that's not right. His flesh and blood have been eroded and turned into... crystals?" Luo Ao picked up a piece of the dead monster's flesh and blood. He could tell that the monster's flesh and blood were not simply frozen into ice crystals by low temperatures, but had already turned into 'crystalline' form.
This is a completely different form of life!
"What exactly is beneath this pool?" Luo Ao suddenly became curious.
His intuition told him that what lay below was definitely not a safe place.
"Let's go in and take a look!" Having the ability to create clones, he wasn't too afraid.
The icy abyss, seemingly bottomless, led to the unknown. Luo Ao, as always, sent out his most survivable clone Mirror Prism Clone, to dive in!
"Thump!"
The crisp sound of water splashing echoed inside the vast ice cave, but Luo Ao himself couldn't help but be surprised.
"The water environment is so cold!"
Although it had been anticipated, the environment inside the pool was still terrifyingly harsh. Luo Ao could feel the extremely low temperature, which could even damage the genetic cells of Universe Level powerhouse. In other words, it could even freeze a Universe Level powerhouse to death here!
"Hiss~" The structure of the pool was unknown; it seemed to be a completely stagnant pool, Luo Ao still couldn't see any sign of life.
"However, the temperature here is even more terrifying." The deeper they descended, the more frightening the ultra-low temperature became. Luo Ao even suspected that if things continued like this, even Domain Lord or World Lord Level might not be able to withstand the environment here.
"Hmm? What's that?" Although the inside of the pool wasn't completely dark and there was some light, most of the scenery looked similar. However, Luo Ao suddenly noticed a place that was shimmering with fluorescence and looked different.
"Let's go take a look!" Like a shark swimming in the deep sea, Luo Ao suddenly accelerated and rushed in that direction!
Suddenly, a muffled "thump!" was heard.
A large amount of water rushed rapidly in that direction.
"Hmm? What a strong gravitational pull!"
As he approached that direction, Luo Ao suddenly found himself locked onto by a tremendous suction force. He immediately tried to struggle, but then, as if remembering something, he let the force act on him.
"Perhaps this is a trap, but it could also be a great opportunity!" This thought flashed through Luo Ao's mind. He then abandoned his resistance against the force and rushed into the mysterious cave.
The moment he rushed into the cave, Luo Ao discovered that there were many other caves of varying sizes in the vicinity in this direction, and he had no idea what was inside these underwater caves.
call!
The rushing water created a piercing buzzing sound in his ears, and the space itself seemed to twist eerily. This feeling was extremely unpleasant, yet Luo Ao continued to rush into the cave using this force.
"Sizzle~" The icy water flowed automatically on both sides of his body, and his speed increased, but he never stopped.
"Just how deep is this eerie cave?" Luo Ao wasn't afraid of the dangers here; the more unusual the place, the higher the chance of finding an opportunity. However, being in this deep-sea underwater environment all the time was indeed quite depressing.
"Gurgle~gurgle"
Following this immense suction force, Luo Ao continued to advance through the cave at an astonishing speed.
We moved forward for a very, very long time...
"Hmm? It's finally stopping." Finally, the enormous suction force diminished instantly, as if it had reached its end.
Luo Ao immediately controlled his body to slow down, but in the end he still slammed hard into the stone wall in front of him, causing the gray-black stone wall to shatter instantly with a loud bang. Some stone walls further away were also affected, and large areas of them cracked open.
However, these gray-black stone walls seemed to be just a layer of grime; once they peeled off, a layer of blue crystal wall was directly exposed underneath.
"Where am I?" Luo Ao quickly looked around, but there seemed to be no living beings around.
No, there are still some.
Suddenly, the seemingly crystal-clear walls began to 'melt,' and then long crystal snakes appeared in the cave. These crystal snakes varied in size, some less than half a meter long, while others were tens or hundreds of meters thick, and they all rushed towards Luo Ao, the 'uninvited guest.'