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Three days later.
"Boss, this is it."
The far north is incredibly vast, encompassing not only land but also the icy seas to its north.
Following Li Meng's directions, Yu Tianxiao sped along the road, taking a full three days to reach the vicinity of where she had first gone into the sea.
"That's where I entered the sea."
Upon arriving here, Li Meng raised her little paw and pointed to a glacier suspended above the sea in the distance.
"Let's go take a look."
Yu Tianxiao looked at the glacier that Li Meng pointed to, and slowly walked across the sea surface covered with a thick layer of ice.
"Tap—tap—"
If the far north is a desolate place, then this icy sea is practically a no-man's-land.
There was not a trace of life on the desolate, icy sea.
Apart from Yu Tianxiao's footsteps, there was only the sound of the whistling cold wind in their ears.
This place seems to be a dead zone, and even creatures from the far north that are naturally adapted to the bitter cold are unwilling to come here.
"Boss, after I ate the ten-thousand-year-old ice marrow and fell into a deep sleep, I followed that crack deeper and deeper."
"I don't know how much time passed, but I finally crawled out of the crack and into a connected iceberg."
Perhaps because the surroundings were too deathly quiet, Li Meng, who was a chatterbox, couldn't hold back any longer.
She fluttered around Yu Tianxiao and complained, "It was after we came out of that iceberg."
"I just realized that this is the North Sea, a place even the most spirit beasts in our far north don't want to come to."
"At that time, my cultivation level had greatly increased, and I thought that since I was already here, I might as well go and have some fun in the sea."
"As it turned out, not long after I dived into the deep sea, that pike set its sights on me."
Just as Li Meng was feeling indignant, the two of them gradually stepped onto the iceberg she had mentioned.
"This is the place. Here is the mouthful of icy marrow liquid that I spat out back then."
After walking onto the iceberg, Li Meng explored it and found evidence that this iceberg was the same mountain from back then.
"Um."
Yu Tianxiao glanced at the pool of icy liquid on the giant ice cone and nodded slightly.
The North Sea is a forbidden zone for life; even creatures from the far north are unwilling to set foot there.
Although this ice marrow liquid is extremely precious, it has remained here safely for so many years without being discovered by any living being.
"Is the flying fish you mentioned hiding deep in the sea beneath this iceberg?" Yu Tianxiao asked.
"I'm not really sure about that."
Upon hearing this, Li Meng scratched her head: "However, that's where I started going into the sea back then."
"Shortly after entering the deep sea, we were spotted by that fish."
"Because of the environment, we creatures in the far north are not very active and prefer to sleep most of the time."
"The food in this icy sea is pitifully scarce, so the fish's lair must be nearby."
Upon hearing this, Yu Tianxiao understood.
In the frigid far north, creatures do indeed reduce their activity levels after consuming food in order to conserve energy.
Especially the enormous fish that Li Meng mentioned, it probably wouldn't have much room to move around.
At first, Yu Tianxiao's biggest fear was not being able to determine the big fish's activity range.
Finding a fish in the vast icy sea is like finding a needle in a haystack.
Now that we have a general location, things will be much easier.
"Thunder shatters the sky."
The words fell.
Yu Tianxiao's spear suddenly appeared in his hand.
Amidst flashes of lightning, a massive thunder dragon slammed into the thick ice layer on the sea surface.
"boom--"
The sound of solid ice shattering rang out.
A huge hole was blasted into the sea.
In an instant, a chilling aura surged forth with the seawater.
"This color...isn't something wrong with it?"
Yu Tianxiao's pupils constricted slightly as he watched the black seawater surging out from the breach.
Whose seawater is black?
Is someone discharging nuclear wastewater in Beihai?
"Huh?"
At this moment, Li Meng, who was standing to the side, asked in confusion, "Why has the seawater turned black?"
"It wasn't like this when I first came here!"
Upon hearing this, Yu Tianxiao's expression changed slightly.
It seems that the fish down there is something special.
To be able to completely blacken the waters of an area of the sea, it must possess some special ability.
"Li Meng, lead the way."
However, the more mysterious this big fish was, the more curious Yu Tianxiao became about what kind of soul skill he would get after obtaining its soul ring.
Having cultivated to this point, with his current level of cultivation...
Almost no one in the entire Douluo Continent can defeat him.
What is there for Yu Tianxiao to fear about a slightly peculiar large fish?
"Okay, boss."
A hint of excitement flashed in Li Meng's eyes.
Is it finally time to get revenge?
Starting with this pike, none of those who bullied me before will get away with it.
My boss is here.
Then, Li Meng's figure suddenly grew larger.
Then Yu Tianxiao stood on top of her head.
With a dragon's roar, the two figures instantly disappeared into the gap in the sea.
...
at the same time.
The deepest part of the sea, as black as ink.
As the two entered the sea, they reached the bottom of a deep, unfathomable trench.
A pair of enormous eyes, as large as small mountains, suddenly opened.
"Gurgle gurgle—"
Even the slightest movement of the mysterious creature after it awoke caused massive waves and bubbles to surge up throughout the trench.
Its dark red eyes gazed silently upwards.
"Food... plump and delicious... ruined silkworms..."
Perhaps due to its long slumber, the mysterious creature spoke in a somewhat disjointed manner.
"Swish—"
Immediately following, the entire trench began to tremble violently.
The mysterious creature slowly swam out of the depths of the trench.
...
"Wait a minute, where did the pike go?"
Upon entering the icy sea, Li Meng was essentially returning to the ocean like a dragon.
With Yu Tianxiao by her side, she unleashed her immense spiritual power, exploring every corner of the surroundings as she wandered around.
However, almost half an hour had passed.
The two of them couldn't find a single hair in the desolate depths of the sea.
There wasn't even a single living being.
This area of the sea, which has undergone drastic changes, seems to have truly become a dead sea.
"Boss, something's nine-tenths wrong with this seabed."
"When I first went into the sea, although there wasn't much life on the seabed, there were at least small groups of life."
"Over the years, not only has the seawater turned black, but all those creatures have also died out."
Li Meng was a little puzzled.
Back then, there were at least some native underwater spirit beasts, so how come we can't find a single one now?
"Keep looking."
Upon hearing this, Yu Tianxiao also began to ponder.
Could it really be Kun Kun?
Is it really true that you start with a giant Kun and evolve entirely by devouring others?
If the big fish that Li Meng described is indeed some kind of soul beast similar to Kun Kun.
That seems to explain the extinction of these marine creatures.
After all, the Kun fish can swallow countless creatures with just one mouth.
"Gurgle—gurgle—"
Just as Li Meng went deeper into the sea...
Suddenly, countless bubbles rose from below, enveloping the two of them.
"not good..."
Neither of them detected any life through their spiritual senses.
But his body's instincts warned Yu Tianxiao that there was great terror beneath them.
"Eighth Soul Skill: Lightning Ember Returns to Nothingness".
Without hesitation, Yu Tianxiao launched an attack directly at his lower body.