Chapter 95

Following that spiritual attraction, Su Cheng swung her legs and dived towards the seabed.

As they drifted further from the surface, the pull of the depths grew stronger.

With just a slight sway of her legs, she would be propelled deep inside. Even if she remained perfectly still, her body would sink at an unusually fast pace.

The seawater grew colder and colder, like blocks of ice that had just melted. The seabed was pitch black, devoid of any light or life.

Su Cheng could no longer estimate how deep she had descended to.

She was surrounded by endless, pure black seawater, which provided a silky, soft resistance as she moved her limbs.

In this boundless black space, she was like a tiny mayfly.

There was no sound in my ears, and all I saw after spinning around was the same scene. I couldn't tell where I was. I couldn't see the distance between my head and the air, nor could I see the distance between my feet and the bottom.

She called out Mu Ling's name in her heart, but heard no reply.

A nameless sense of panic swept over me; it was a fear of being lost in an endless abyss, unable to find a way out or any direction.

Su Cheng suppressed the suffocating loneliness and sensitivity she felt, trying her best to remain calm and maintain a steady pace downwards.

She could vaguely sense that the further she went, the stronger her negative emotions would become, the most obvious of which was panic.

A kind of panic where you can't see, hear, or Perception your surroundings, and the world is filled with darkness.

"Swish"

Something swam past from behind.

I turned my head hastily and only saw the giant figure disappear in a flash.

What is it? A shark?

Su Cheng focused her mind, took out the machete from her bag, and became even more vigilant about her surroundings.

"Swish"

The seawater gently rippled to the right rear.

Su Cheng had anticipated this and quickly turned her head. This time, she could clearly see the shapes of the creatures swimming around her.

A sea creature she had never seen before.

It has a huge body, a head similar to a piranha, eyes the size of light bulbs, two rows of sharp, knife-like teeth, and sharp triangular fins on both sides of its body.

Su Cheng was like a small fish in its eyes.

Seeing that Su Cheng had discovered it, it suddenly opened its huge mouth towards her, rushing towards her with a torrent of water!

Holding the machete in both hands, Su Cheng swung it quickly to break free from the seawater's embrace and plunged the machete fiercely into its body!

"Whoosh--"

A single slash pierced the seawater.

That was just an illusion.

"Gurgle"

She exhaled strings of bubbles, her chest heaving; moving in the deep sea seemed to require twice the effort compared to on land.

Looking around, there was no other life in sight except for the seawater.

The fact that she was hallucinating only meant that she was getting closer to it.

Su Cheng called out to Mu Ling again, but still received no answer. She could feel the connection between them, but Mu Ling seemed unable to respond for some reason.

She couldn't linger in the ocean any longer; the energy expenditure would double, and hallucinations would occasionally occur along with negative emotions, making it difficult for her to distinguish between reality and illusion.

Gritting her teeth, she steadied herself and increased her speed as she descended to the seabed.

She would occasionally catch a glimpse of a figure or make a slight noise, but as long as it wasn't blocking her way, she would ignore it.

When the seawater was so cold it felt like it would freeze her bones, Su Cheng finally arrived at the place she had been searching for.

The white bones were piled up like small mountains; their skeletons were intact, but their flesh had long been eroded by the sea over the years.

Beneath the skeleton lies the center of attraction: a large black stone staircase.

Beside the stone steps stands a long stele wrapped with loops of chains.

Su Cheng leaned closer to take a look, and saw three broken characters engraved on it: Demon-Suppressing Stone.

She reached out and touched the chains binding the stone tablet; the icy chill sent a shiver down her spine.

It was as if, in that instant, her soul was dragged into an extreme ice cave!

She quickly withdrew her hand and slid it along the long chain.

The iron chain was very heavy and, originally silver, was now stained with dark red rust from being polished by the sea.

After swimming for about ten meters, Su Cheng finally reached the end of the chain.

A coiled stone dragon is bound by four iron chains, its body raised to the sky in a roaring posture. Even though it is just a stone statue, you can see the immense resentment hidden in its narrow eyes!

Su Cheng stood there stunned for a while before she came to her senses. She had never seen such a lifelike dragon statue before.

But even though it's a stone statue, she felt it was truly a sealed dragon.

Because under the Yin-Yang Eyes, a crimson aura of resentment lingered around it, filled with intense hatred.

Su Cheng dared not rush forward, and following the other three chains, she discovered three more round tablets inscribed with "Demon-Suppressing Stone".

Furthermore, the stone steps next to the other three round steles were also piled high with human bones.

How could the human bones have landed so precisely on the stone steps?

Su Cheng touched the burning jade pendant on her chest. After seeing the seal on the stone dragon, many of her doubts were answered.

Long ago, this place may have been land, where a powerful figure suppressed a ferocious dragon. Over time, this land became a sea, and the dragon is now attempting to devour people to break the formation.

But to be precise, it may not be eating people, but rather the vengeful spirits of the dead.

The passengers on the Blue Count Ship were subjected to brutal torture and death so that their souls would be filled with resentment and bitterness.

It kept the Blue Count Ship at sea, partly to lure those who strayed into the waters and turn them into nourishment for it to break the seal.

Su Cheng pursed her lips. She had figured out the side quest "The Sinking of the Blue Count," but she still hadn't received the quest completion notification. This meant that understanding the cause wasn't enough; she also needed to eliminate the source.

The source is naturally the stone dragon.

Before being sealed, the stone dragon was a ferocious beast on the verge of transforming into a dragon. Even though it has been sealed for a long time and turned into a stone statue, it is still very difficult to deal with.

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Chapter 95

Su Cheng slowly approached the dragon, and the Red Resentment surrounding it suddenly found its target and fiercely stabbed at her!

The jade pendant emitted a dazzling light, deflecting the Red Resentment.

With four chains sealing it and the double protection of the Twin Fish Jade Pendant, Su Cheng felt relatively at ease.

Mu Ling hesitated to respond to her calls for a long time, probably influenced by Shi Jiaolong's soul-devouring ability.

The fact that the dragon has not yet broken the seal indicates that the hundred or so vengeful spirits are not enough.

If left unchecked, and with Blue Count attracting more and more people, it will eventually devour enough human souls to break through to the next level.

The side quests issued by the system also seem to be aimed at preventing the dragon from reappearing.

After much deliberation, Su Cheng took out the boning knife from her bag.

In this situation, it seems that only a boning knife can be sufficiently lethal.

But once the boning knife was taken out, it felt unusually heavy in my hand, and I no longer felt as excited as when I was attacking.

Su Cheng moved even closer, and the jade pendant became even hotter.

Golden light enveloped her body, blocking the tireless, sharp blades of hatred.

She stopped beside the dragon's head, took a deep breath, and raised the boning knife with both hands toward the dragon's neck.

But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't bring himself to make the cut.

The boning knife, straining with all its might, refused to fall smoothly, its tip and handle a testament to its resistance.

The blade vibrated and groaned, as if accusing Su Cheng of her madness and audacity.

If it could speak underwater, Su Cheng would really like to point at the knife and give it a good scolding. Wasn't it usually fearless? Even when told to stop, it dared to try and devour its owner! Why was it so afraid now?

After exhaling a string of bubbles, Su Cheng raised the boning knife high again and chopped down with all her might. It had no choice but to chop it down, whether it wanted to or not!

"Whoosh--"

The blade pierced through the seawater, forced to desperately slash at the dragon's neck.

Golden light flowed down her arm, covering the blade's surface. The blade's Red Resentment and golden light mingled, making the blade and the person seem to become one, radiating layers of light and shadow.

"Clang!!"

"Roar--"

The sound of the stone cracking and a roar rang out simultaneously!

The blade sliced through the stone, yet in the instant it pierced through, the flesh of a black dragon suddenly appeared.

The stone head landed, and a phantom dragon suddenly appeared, roaring angrily as it charged towards Su Cheng's face.

The immense impact seemed to have knocked Su Cheng's soul out of her body!

In that instant, she left the brothel, saw the body standing upright, and was pulled back into her body by the golden threads in a flash.

Blood gushed from her mouth and nose, staining the seawater beside her face red.

It felt like I'd been punched hard in the chest, my internal organs were ruptured, and I had a dull, aching pain!

The blood, like thin strips of red silk, swayed and wrapped around the jade pendant and boning knife in the seawater, being absorbed by them.

The headless dragon's body collapsed with a crash, stirring up seabed silt, and a shimmering, fluorescent white pearl flew out from the broken section of the dragon's body.

The Twin Fish Jade Pendant, floated up, radiating a dazzling light that drew the white bead closer until it merged with the pendant.

The Twin Fish Jade Pendant trembled.

"Buzz--"

Those were two joyful Dragon's Roar intertwined.

The jade pendant slowly fell to Su Cheng's chest, and she felt a pure sense of closeness.

It's like a child who has been fed, joyfully conveying satisfaction.

After her organs Self-Healing rapidly, Su Cheng no longer felt dull pain. Touching the jade pendant, she noticed that the patterns on the jade had undergone a dramatic transformation.

The two carp had already grown claws and showed signs of transforming into dragons. This time, they evolved directly into two young dragons with undulating bodies, their heads touching, and a jade bead in the center.

The double Twin Fish Jade Pendant leaping over the dragon gate in one day has evolved into the Twin Dragons Playing with a Pearl Jade Pendant.

Her connection with the jade pendant has deepened; she no longer needs to put it in her Smart Bag, and can see its information simply through telepathy.

[Dragon-Patterned Jade Pendant: Category: Paranormal Weapon Class. Weight: 0.04kg. Effects:]

1. Wearing it for a long time can nourish the body and has a deterrent effect on Ghost King and those below them.

2. Can neutralize mental attacks from Ghost King and below.

3. Can withstand one fatal attack at the level of Ghost King. Cooldown: 48 hours.