Chapter 232

Therefore, after the online arrangements for the assembly, emergency plans, and loot distribution were finalized, everyone agreed that the specific exploration should be tailored to the local conditions based on the actual situation on site.

"Your Excellency Weiluo, we meet again. I am Seweiya." The woman who spoke first had her purple hair tied up high, her face was exquisite, and her brows and eyes carried the unique arrogance of a nobleman. Her combat uniform bore the crest of the Aiselun Family.

"My name is Kashi, hello." Kashi nodded to Wen Jing. Like Aoderiqi, he came from the Heinrich Family, which belonged to the Body Enhancement Faction. He was younger than Aldrich and was a rising star who had emerged in the last five years. On his combat uniform, he had the same Tier 1 Survival Trial Medal as Wen Jing.

"Hello, my name is Weierna... Please take care of me."

Weierna spoke last; she was also a young Awakened, with a round face and a touch of baby fat.

She came from the Suolan Family, which was controlled by the Life Healing Faction. In an empire with a more brutal hierarchy, C-rank was considered mid-level, and she couldn't help but feel nervous and awkward in front of her other high-ranking teammates.

Apart from Seweiya, none of the others in this team are of noble birth; they are either from ordinary families or have been awakened as illegitimate children.

The four people present, belonging to different factions, had all received missions from their families to investigate Wen Jing Wilderness Body's intelligence before coming to participate in the mission.

The other five factions learned their lesson this time and did not resort to last-minute personnel changes.

On the one hand, the exploration was limited by the strength of the 'homeowner' Aoderiqi, and on the other hand, they were afraid that if someone else took over Wen Jing would simply not participate.

Therefore, although Seweiya and her companions felt complicated, the pressure of this expedition was greatly reduced—because even if the expedition yielded no results, it wouldn't matter; as long as they obtained some information, the trip would be worthwhile.

Only Aoderiqi saw this trip as a life-changing opportunity...

On the platform, he looked at the Locator Stone, a bright smile on his face, "Ready?"

Everyone nodded.

The Locator Stone was activated, and light engulfed the five people.

*

This is an ocean world.

The sky was a dull, leaden gray, with thick, low-hanging clouds obscuring the sun. Below stretched an endless expanse of deep blue sea, its waves surging and crashing.

The air was filled with a damp, salty smell, and an indescribable sense of oppression.

"Splash..."

A huge splash suddenly erupted on the sea surface, and a giant python, twenty meters long, shot into the sky from the sea, its blue scales shimmering with faint electric light.

It has a single horn on its head, and the scales on its neck spread out in a fan shape, with electric arcs jumping between the scales with each swing.

Kashi's bluish-white eyes scanned its surroundings, while its forked tongue, also crackling with electricity, flicked out. It quickly sensed something and swam off in one direction.

Before long, some algae-like fluorescent substances appeared in the water in front of the Thunderscale Python, and these substances also contained unique pheromones.

Kashi confirmed the information and continued swimming towards the area with the denser fluorescence.

At the location where all the fluorescent materials are most concentrated, there is a luminous cloud emitting a soft blue-green hue.

If you look closely, you can see that the glowing cloud is actually a semi-transparent jellyfish with an umbrella-shaped body that is more than ten meters in diameter.

Weierna's dozens of tentacles swayed in the seawater, constantly emitting this fluorescent substance.

This world has chaotic magnetic poles, no celestial guidance, and is an endless ocean without land. Therefore, this exploration was not divided into different exploration areas—because even if it were, they would be unidentifiable. Instead, Weierna, who plays a support role, releases signal substances as beacons to summon teammates to gather.

However, she was still a little nervous at this moment.

After all, such a high-profile move could attract not only teammates, but also Wilderness Beast.

She only agreed after Aoderiqi repeatedly assured her that all the dangers and wonders of the world were underwater.

"Click click click..."

Just then, a ripple came from the distant sea.

From afar, Weierna saw a lithe white figure skim across the sea, heading towards her location.

As they got closer, they could see that it was a giant dragon with a wingspan of over ten meters, but with wings as wide as a butterfly.

Its scales gleamed with a frosty white sheen, and tiny ice crystals drifted down from the edges of its wings, leaving a chilling trail in its wake.

The frost-white dragon circled twice above the sea, then gracefully folded its wings, instantly freezing the seawater at its landing point into a thick layer of ice for it to tread upon.

"Seweiya?" Upon seeing her teammate, Weierna felt a sense of relief.

Seweiya nodded and asked through the Mental Link, "Has the others not come yet?"

"I'm here."

Aoderiqi's unusual fluctuations were detected in the mental connection; the sea suddenly swelled up, as if some enormous creature was rising.

"Splash--!"

The next moment, a giant crab burst out of the water.

Its carapace is dark black with a metallic sheen and is over thirty meters wide. The most striking feature is its pair of giant claws, each the size of a truck, covered with menacing protrusions, and with swirling eddies of water constantly rotating at the mouth of the claws.

Shortly after Aoderiqi appeared, Kashi arrived as well.

"Now all that's missing is Weiluo."

"Perhaps she was moving from a location quite far from us..."

Just as the four of them were exchanging bewildered glances and trying to make conversation, the already gloomy sky above suddenly darkened.

The next moment, a circular shadow appeared where the crowd had gathered.

The moment the shadow appeared, the air pressure in the area rose Extreme Speed, and a sense of oppression surged from all directions.

At the same time, the seawater began to sink, forming a huge concave surface with a diameter of several thousand meters, and the waves flowed inward, as if an invisible giant bowl had been placed over the sea.

The four quickly scattered and looked up at the sky.

Above them, a Giant sphere, probably over ten thousand meters in diameter, was plummeting straight down at an incredible speed.

Because of its incredible speed, the sphere's outline became instantly clear—its entire body was a dark metallic gray, and its surface was not smooth but contained irregular grooves, like the crust of an ancient planet.

"Escape!"

However, just as the four of them realized they needed to escape, the oppressive feeling from a moment ago vanished.

1,000 meters... 800 meters... 500 meters...

They then discovered that although the planet was falling Extreme Speed, it did not produce sparks by rubbing against the atmosphere like a meteorite; it was rotating on its own, and with each rotation, the surrounding light was distorted.

As the distance decreases, the planet's size gradually and automatically shrinks.

As the air pressure disappeared, the surrounding sea surface rebounded sharply, about to create huge waves, but just as the momentum began, it was flattened by a gentler force.

Finally, a black sphere, its diameter compressed to ten meters, gently landed on the now calm sea surface.

But the four people present were so shocked by what they had just seen that they were speechless.

"I have arrived."

Wen Jing said somewhat mischievously in the Mental Link.

Times change.

I still remember the first time she teamed up with someone in the Ocher Soil, she was so small that her teammates couldn't find her for a while.

Now, appearing in such a massive size is one of the few moments of fun Wen Jing has had while teaming up with the 'kids' in the Empire.

Chapter 232

The four teammates were still reeling from the shock they had just witnessed.

Seweiya stood frozen on the ice, the ice crystals at the edge of her wings forgetting to fall. Since her awakening, no other Wilderness Body had ever given her the same shock.

Kashi's body tensed, his golden vertical pupils fixed on the black sphere, unable to control himself as he entered a battle-ready stance.

Weierna huddled up in a ball, her body glowing intermittently, dozens of tentacles tightly intertwined—she had almost thought she was going to be crushed to death!

As is well known, the strength of Wilderness Body is basically determined by its mass. High mass does not necessarily mean large volume, but large volume necessarily means high mass.

A celestial body with a diameter of one kilometer fell from the sky, then precisely shrank to ten meters during its descent, without causing any huge fluctuations. Such terrifying control... truly worthy of being the most valued Class A of our time.

They had previously thought that Wen Jing's potential did not equal his strength, but now that ridiculous notion had vanished.

Only Aoderiqi, after the initial shock of the others, had a deeper greed flash in his bulging eyes.

"Weiluo Wilderness Body is truly awe-inspiring," he praised in the Mental Link. "With you here, we're sure to reap even more treasures this time!"

The surface of Wen Jing Planet rotated slightly, heading towards the Deep Sea.

Let's go.

She still had that haughty demeanor, but this time no one thought anything was wrong.

"Good."

Aoderiqi immediately responded and led the way, his eight giant legs parting the water as he swam into the Deep Sea.

Seeing this, the others followed him down into the water.

*

The rare crystals Aoderiqi spoke of originated from the depths of this ocean.

According to him, it is a rare treasure that can only be formed in the deep sea abyss, containing pure spiritual energy, and is especially precious to those Awakened by perception and healing abilities.

During his last exploration, he discovered three crystals on the outer perimeter. This time, his goal is to delve deeper into the core area and search for more crystals.

"Continue diving down from here. At a depth of about three thousand meters, there's an underwater canyon. That's where we found the crystals last time," Aoderiqi led the way, his crab-like body moving with remarkable agility in the water. After a pause, he added, "We don't know how deep that canyon is, and there might be even larger crystals there, but the dangers are unknown..."

The group descended Extreme Speed, quickly breaking through the shallow waters and entering the Deep Sea area a thousand meters below.

The weather in this world was already gloomy and sunlight was nowhere to be seen. As the group descended, everything around them became darker and darker.

The only source of light came from the team members.