Free Web NovelChapter 351: Chapter 55: I am Friendly, Peaceful, and Happy to Communicate
After finishing its direct descent, the Chilong was the first to adjust its operational mode, heading toward a seabed basin that was now close by. Meanwhile, Su Zhou, who had activated Water Assistance to relieve the water pressure, sensed the increasingly distinct Dragon’s Roar—it was practically a shout ringing in his mind.
"Good day to our viewers. We have now reached the seabed of the Northern Mariana Sea Area. The target of this expedition, the primordial ruins formed from the remains of an ancient Dragon King, the Celestial Pool Dragon King, is located in the nearby basin. As the residual Spiritual Pressure from the Dragon King’s Remains will affect our equipment, Professor Su Zhou will be leading the way and guiding us this time."
"This deep-sea exploration is so different from previous ruin expeditions. It feels so... serene."
"It feels so quiet. There are no seals or penguins here. It’s a world of difference from the surface."
"My Deep Sea Phobia is acting up, uwu. I’m gonna be sucked into the abyssal darkness, uwu."
"’uwu’? You dare say ’uwu’?"
Through Communication Magic, Su Zhou could hear the instructions coming from inside the Chilong even in the seawater. He nodded, then swam ahead of the searchlights and began to lead the way.
As they advanced and descended, the flat structure of the seabed gradually began to change. Jagged rock formations started to appear, and as the seafloor sloped further down, protruding chimney-like structures became visible on the ground—the remnants left by dormant hydrothermal vents.
But now, large clusters of brilliant Spiritual Light could be faintly seen in the distance!
Accompanied by a series of low rumbles, enormous, nearly hundred-meter-tall deep-sea black smokers were spewing out massive clouds of black smoke. A dazzling Spiritual Light burst forth from within, forming rings of light that sustained a Spiritual Energy Circle with a radius of several hundred meters.
It was a Spiritual Rich Circle, created by a cluster of hydrothermal vents! Within it, a multitude of bizarre deep-sea creatures floated and writhed, emitting strange glows. There were even spherical, light-blue Water Spirits, like stress balls, drifting around the vents and gathering vast amounts of extremely pure Water Spiritual Power.
"My God! Those are the highest-grade Water Spirits!" Behind a screen somewhere, a Caster from the European Federation clenched their fists, their eyes blazing. For both Elemental System Mages and Soul Sacrifice practitioners, these high-grade Water Spirits, formed from the condensation of the Water Element, were the best possible partners. For professions specializing in the Water Element, they could more than double one’s combat effectiveness!
Even for Zhengguo, these Essence Soul Water Spirits were a type of Heavenly Spirit and Earthly Spirit. Gaining their aid would be like giving wings to a tiger for any lineage; it was a guaranteed net positive.
Clearly, the production crew knew exactly what Transcendents around the world were paying attention to. They immediately began to provide information on the changes in lava and hydrothermal vents following Earth’s Spiritualization, explaining how the ocean was a breeding ground for Spiritual Qi bursts. They heavily promoted the rich resources of the seafloor, subtly implying that oceanic development was imperative.
But Su Zhou, who was already aware of all this, paid little mind to these peculiar Spiritual Objects.
Because, in his eyes, he could already faintly make out a shadow as massive as a mountain on the periphery of the deep-sea Spiritual Rich Circle.
Depth: 6,000 meters.
After more than two hours of deep-sea exploration, the multinational expedition team had reached its destination.
Surrounded by the hydrothermal vents, the five submersibles arranged themselves into a formation and began to gather Spiritual Power.
CLICK. CLICK. CLICK. CLICK. A series of high-intensity Spirit Light Lamps switched on. These were condensed beams of light capable of penetrating thousands of meters even in the deep sea; on the surface, they would be a direct Divine Light Technique attack that could melt rock. The five submersibles shone these beams in different directions. At the same time, the Transcendents aboard each nation’s submersible began to pour their full Spiritual Power into the lamps.
Then, the camera followed.
In that instant, what appeared before the eyes of tens of millions of viewers across the globe was a "mountain" standing in the center of the seabed basin, as white as jade.
"Th-this is bone!" someone exclaimed upon seeing the sight. "It’s Dragon Bone!"
This wasn’t even a comment from the live stream chat, but a member of the expedition team. Although they knew they were here to explore the remains of a Dragon King, who could have imagined that this was their target? A deep-sea mountain range stretching for several thousand meters, with a skull alone that was like a small mountain hundreds of meters high...
Even at the bottom of the sea, located in the center of the surrounding hydrothermal vents, there wasn’t a single blemish on the enormous, jade-white skeleton. The bones had survived for thousands of years without any trace of decay. The solid, jade-like bone still shimmered with a soft Spiritual Light, its mirror-smooth surface reflecting the light from the five submersibles into the farther reaches of the sea.
After a brief moment of silence, the live stream chat erupted in a chorus of exclamations from various countries, such as "HOLY SHIT!" and "FUCK!"
When faced with something shocking, humanity’s reactions are mostly the same. This is synchronicity.
A heated discussion immediately followed.
"This is a dragon’s skeleton?!"
"I thought it would be a few hundred meters long at most, maybe the size of an aircraft carrier. Who would have thought..."
"That Giant Whale from earlier was already huge, but compared to this Dragon Bone, it’s not even as big as the dragon’s mouth. It could have been swallowed in a single bite..."
Just then, the production crew announced the relevant data for the Dragon Bone—a total length of 6,800 meters, with a width and height of 560 and 480 meters respectively. The latter figures were primarily due to two towering Dragon Horns and the protruding, jade-like vertebrae along the Giant Dragon’s spine.
