The Old God's Seal

Xiao Yu had no intention of getting entangled with that guy here.

Azathoth (Water Elemental Lord): "You stay here and hold it off."

The advantages of being a leader became apparent at this moment. With a single command, the more than one hundred elemental creatures around him swarmed forward. Although their combat strength was disproportionate, they still had an absolute numerical advantage, and being elites after all, they rained down various ice-based skills on the deep-sea titan, successfully freezing some of its joints and slowing its movements. This at least bought them some time.

Xiao Yu ignored the battle between his subordinates and the Deep Sea Titan. He continued forward, bypassing the Deep Sea Titan and following the trench. The trench soon came to an end, and deep within the towering ocean mountains, a huge cave appeared before him.

The cave was clearly man-made; the marks of human excavation on the walls were clearly visible. Without hesitation, he crawled inside. At that moment, he was all alone in the dark Abyss. He hadn't gone far when suddenly, his mind jolted. He could clearly feel an inexplicable sensation enveloping him.

The feeling was indescribable, as if he had stumbled into the lair of a sleeping behemoth, or found himself in a tense standoff. Although the surroundings were as quiet as a tomb, his heart suddenly jumped, and he felt threatened.

Xiao Yu hurriedly opened the status bar, and found that a debuff had appeared on him at some point.

Old God Fear: You are influenced by the Old Gods, and endless fear is eroding your soul.

Xiao Yu thought to himself, "So that's how it is." Luckily, he was an elemental being, immune to spells that affect the mind; otherwise, he probably would have been scared out of his wits. But what did this "Old Gods" refer to? He suddenly remembered that the Twilight's Hammer he had encountered before worshipped the Old Gods.

He shouted as he summoned three giant Water Elemental.

Azathoth (Water Elemental Lord): "I can sense you, manifest yourself, unknown creature."

As soon as he finished speaking, a light suddenly appeared in the darkness ahead. However, Xiao Yu immediately realized that it was not a light at all, but a huge eyelid radiating golden light. In the deep sea, it acted like a searchlight, illuminating a large area. The eyelid was attached to a very thick tentacle and slowly advanced towards Xiao Yu. Generally speaking, light makes people feel at ease, but at this moment, being illuminated by that light, Xiao Yu felt a chilling sense of dread.

"It's just a game," he reassured himself. No matter how powerful the monster was, it was just a monster in a game. This self-reassurance did indeed relax him a lot. Although his body was stiff, like a mouse being stared at by a cat and unable to move, his mind had relaxed.

A long time--

The eyelids receded slightly, and Xiao Yu noticed that the tentacle was connected to the ground, penetrating deep underground, as if it had emerged from the seabed. Then, Xiao Yu heard a voice resound in his mind.

A mysterious voice (????): "I am N'Zoth, the Old Gods, an elemental being. As I foresaw, you have finally arrived."

Azathoth (Water Elemental Lord): "Old Gods? That sounds impressive, but I've never heard of you before."

A mysterious voice (????): "Of course you haven't heard. My past has long been buried beneath the dust of history. The ancient beings who once ruled this world were defeated by newly born gods and sealed in an endless Abyss. They wanted to conceal us, to cover up all evidence of our existence, because even the slightest sound would make this world tremble. However, their efforts are destined to be in vain. Your arrival proves this. When I descend upon this world again, all living beings will turn into a sea of blood, and my will will engulf the entire world—"

The voice grew increasingly excited as it spoke, but was abruptly interrupted.

Azathoth (Water Elemental Lord): "Blah blah blah blah, I know what you mean! You just want to do things like rule the world, destroy the world, or purify the world, right? I completely understand why you're like that. A boss who doesn't want to destroy the world isn't a good boss. I've heard you say that a million times. Speaking of which, we're in the same line of work. My goal is to rule the entire world and make it submit to the will of the elements. In that case, I should call you senior."

The creature fell silent after Xiao Yu's barrage of retorts, and after a long while, it spoke again in its terrifying voice.

A mysterious voice (????): "Submit to me, and I will grant you unprecedented power."

The enormous eyelid suddenly moved, and the beam of light emanating from its eye shone on a huge rock on the seabed. The rock was a massive slab of stone, rising slightly from the sand on the seabed, with a giant sword stuck in the very center of it.

A mysterious voice (????): "The Scourge of the Ocean, a powerful artifact. Pull it out, and you will gain the power to control the sea."

Xiao Yu thought to himself, "So simple and direct? He's just giving me the sword like that? How can this Old Gods have no sense of restraint? Usually, when a powerful figure behind the scenes wants to give something away, they hide the sword away and inscribe a warning that it's Curse or something. Aren't you afraid of scaring people away by giving it away so openly?" He felt there was something wrong with this Old Gods's head and asked suspiciously—

Azathoth (Water Elemental Lord): "By the way, is this sword some kind of Curse magic sword, that once someone picks it up, they will be Curse, corrupted, and turned into an evil and powerful being?"

A mysterious voice (????): "No, it's not a demonic sword. On the contrary, it was once a weapon used by the sea god, filled with divine power. You have absolutely no need to worry about being Curse or falling because of it."

Xiao Yu thought to himself, "So that's how it is." For some reason, he felt a little disappointed.

Azathoth (Water Elemental Lord): "So it's just an ordinary artifact? Nothing special about it?" Xiao Yu asked, still somewhat unwilling to give up.

Mysterious voice (????): "..."

Azathoth (Water Elemental Lord): "Why aren't you saying anything?" Xiao Yu asked curiously. The next second, a huge roar suddenly resounded in his mind.

A mysterious voice (????): "It's a divine artifact, a divine artifact! What more do you want? Take it or leave it, I refuse to believe I can't give away a divine artifact."

"Holy crap!" Xiao Yu shuddered in fright, thinking to himself, "Why is this guy talking like that? Could he be a player in disguise? But the god template doesn't seem to be available yet."

Azathoth (Water Elemental Lord): "Are you a player?"

However, the other party stopped talking and didn't respond after calling for a long time. Xiao Yu thought to himself, "Is it angry already?" He turned around and walked to the boulder, but there were some strange patterns carved on the stone slab, which looked like a huge magic circle.

Suddenly he understood. This was clearly a seal; the ancient god was probably sealed beneath it. But why wouldn't it let the Naga help it break the seal?

Yes, the water pressure here is so high that even the Naga wouldn't be able to dive down. Only elemental creatures have the opportunity to go down to such a deep ocean, and ordinary elemental creatures can't do it either, because they are too weak to pass the test of the deep-sea titan, and they can't pull out this sword. Only an Elemental Lords like him can.

Damn, so it turns out he wanted me to help break the seal? I thought I'd really become the second Arthas.

However, since it can seal Old Gods, and is also a weapon of the sea god, it might actually help me defeat the Naga. Well, what's wrong with lending a hand?

Azathoth (Water Elemental Lord): "Then I'll pull it out, but don't even think about fighting me after you're released, or I'll put it back in." Without waiting for the other's reaction, he grabbed the hilt and pulled it out forcefully.

As the sword was pulled out, a torrent of purple blood gushed out, turning the surrounding seawater purple as well. Xiao Yu felt a tremor beneath his feet, and the entire cave began to crack. Without hesitation, he turned and ran; there was no way he would stay.

As soon as he rushed out of the cave, he saw the Deep Sea Titan running towards him. Dozens of elemental creatures were constantly trying to stop him around the Deep Sea Titan. Seeing the cave behind Xiao Yu collapsing, the Deep Sea Titan let out a muffled roar.

Tinuors (Deep Sea Titan): "No, what have you done? You've destroyed everything!"

Xiao Yu didn't bother with it. He felt a divine power in the sword in his hand, making it easy to move through the seawater, no longer as difficult as before. It floated upwards like an arrow released from a bow. Looking down, in the chaotic seawater, he saw a huge tentacle suddenly emerge from the cave, wrap around the deep-sea titan, and pull it into the unknown Abyss.

The elemental creatures surrounding the deep-sea titan vanished rapidly in the purple seawater, like ice blocks submerged in a sea of fire, leaving no trace.

Damn, thank goodness I ran fast enough! I wonder what effect that purple seawater will have on the Elemental Lords.

Feeling a lingering fear, Xiao Yu dared not linger any longer and swam directly towards the sea. He returned at lightning speed, and more than ten minutes later, he burst out of the Pool of the Abyss. At this moment, he finally had time to examine the sword in his hand.

P. S.: My eyes hurt a lot today, so I can only write two chapters today. Starting tomorrow, I'll write three chapters a day.