pertwk Chapter 2812 Sea King's Palace
Chapter 2812 Sea King's Palace
Chapter 2812 Sea King's Palace
"Speaking of which, your appearance was too abrupt. Didn't the Goddess of Illusion stop you?"
"Why not?" He Lingchuan removed his shoulder armor, revealing his wound.
Mother Earth saw a bloody mess: He Lingchuan was badly injured.
But after thinking for a moment, it said, "How do I know you weren't created by the Goddess of Illusion? That woman is extremely good at changing her face and deceiving people!"
The Goddess of Illusion initially impersonated Shangguan Biao to provoke the Earth Mother into breaking free from her dream and falling into Her trap.
If one thing happens, another will happen. Maybe all these people in front of us are actually the goddess of illusion, disguised to scheme against it.
The Heavenly Demon would stop at nothing to trick it.
"Alright, let me tell you two little things that you and I both know." He Lingchuan smiled helplessly. "The agreement you signed with me is not a subservient agreement. We are merely partners. You are free to come and go as you please and roam the world."
Mother Earth blinked. Indeed, when she signed this agreement with the Nine Netherworlds, no outsiders were present, and therefore it remained unknown to outsiders.
It was indeed a secret between the two of them.
"This one item alone is not enough..."
"Furthermore, if necessary, even from tens of thousands of miles away, I can directly cross over to the plains..." He Lingchuan interrupted the Earth Mother, staring intently at it as he slowly said, "To be precise, it's taking a single step into the secret realm and arriving at the plains. Wasn't that how we cooperated during the battle at the Spiritual Essence Palace and in the Glazed Sea?"
"Hmm..." Yes, this is an absolute secret, and Jiuyou would never reveal it to outsiders. There are very few people who know about it, only Mingke Immortal and Ling Jinbao, who are stationed on the plains.
Hearing this, Mother Earth believed her somewhat.
Just as it was about to speak, He Lingchuan waved his hand: "Let me tell you another secret that no one else knows: you like to use lotus dew to calm your nerves, but this Wind and Dew Golden Lotus was actually planted in—"
He paused for a moment: "Planted in the Panlong Secret Realm."
Upon hearing this, the Earth Mother finally dispelled her doubts: "Alright, alright, I believe you are truly from the Nine Netherworlds."
How could anyone else know such details? There are very few people in the Earth Mother Plain who know about it.
Someone nearby grew impatient: "Are you ever going to stop? We all need to get out of here."
This giant stone figure is so tedious; is it the legendary mild-mannered, earthy type?
So everyone gathered around the lake, ready to go into the water.
Bao Chihai noticed the Earth Mother's hesitation and took out a pill for her: "Swallow this; it will help you go into the water."
Mother Earth took it and looked at it, asking curiously, "What's it for?"
“This is a water-repelling pill,” Bao Chihai explained. “Aren’t you not good at fighting in water? After swallowing this water-repelling pill, seawater will have almost no effect on your movements.”
Mother Earth was even more puzzled: "Where did you get this thing from?"
"In the previous dream, we killed a sea monster and took several water-repelling pearls from its body."
For example, dragons, snakes, turtles, and some sea monsters do indeed condense pearls within their bodies, each with its own unique use. The Earth Mother didn't think much of it, swallowed the water-repelling pearl in one gulp, and jumped into the lake with the others.
Sure enough, once it entered the water, it felt no resistance from the surrounding seawater and moved with remarkable ease.
The beads were indeed effective.
There was indeed a large, dark hole at the bottom of the lagoon. As the group swam closer, they felt a tremendous suction force.
They offered no resistance, letting the current carry them away.
Mother Earth's vision went black for a few breaths before she regained her sight and found that the scenery before her had completely changed:
I was already in the deep sea, and as far as I could see, the seabed was full of reefs, with not a single flat area.
However, the underwater world at such a depth is not completely dark, because the seabed is teeming with bioluminescent organisms:
The small fish that dart in and out of the rock crevices are colorful, and if they are in groups, the light changes uniformly.
The squid that had just rushed past Mother Earth shimmered with a ghostly blue light from its tail tip to its tentacles, looking like a signal light.
As the group explored the seabed, flowers suddenly bloomed on the ground in what was originally a dark corner, displaying colors of red, yellow, blue, orange, and green.
However, those are not actually flowers, but various kinds of sea anemones. They are different in shape, color, and even the frequency of their bioluminescence, outlining this seabed as a dreamlike dance floor.
However, Mother Earth doesn't have a good impression of the word "dream" right now.
"Is this the Sea Emperor's Palace?" The group had just passed through a huge gatehouse.
Unlike those on land, this gatehouse is not made of wood or bricks, but is a natural formation of coral reef, with no trace of human intervention found throughout.
Three large characters are clearly visible above the gate tower:
Sea Emperor Palace.
The further they went, the wider the passage became, the stranger the creatures appeared, and the enemies rushed over.
This place truly lives up to its name as the Sea Emperor's Palace. The enemies that come to greet us are not just shrimp soldiers and crab generals, but also sharks, whales, crocodiles, and eels, swarming in from all directions in an overwhelming manner.
Fortunately, He Lingchuan had plenty of manpower, and they were able to advance while repelling wave after wave of enemies.
The group also tried to protect Mother Earth and prevent her from intervening. After all, she was quite tired, having yawned constantly along the way.
This is a manifestation of mental and physical exhaustion.
It's unclear how long they traveled, but from Mother Earth's perspective, they must have driven back at least half of the ocean's creatures.
Meanwhile, the buildings in the Sea King's Palace grew taller and more magnificent. Finally, they stood before a colossal palace. The Earth Mother could see it from afar, for the palace was entirely cast from crystal, each crystal containing luminescent material, making the entire palace radiant and dazzling beyond compare.
He Lingchuan had been focused on fighting the whole way and hadn't made a sound, but when he got here he suddenly snorted: "Is the Sea Emperor's palace really this vulgar?"
Bao Chihai laughed and said, "Shouldn't the underwater palace look like this? Should it be pitch black?"
He Lingchuan glanced at him, remained silent and didn't respond, only saying, "Go in. If nothing unexpected happens, the passage out of the dream should be here. Of course, Sea King Xuandu won't let us pass through so easily."
Mother Earth snorted, "That's not up to him."
The crowd rushed into the palace.
Inside the Crystal Palace, many more sea monsters came to intercept them along the way, but they were all defeated one by one.
Finally, the enormous red sea dragon appeared. Despite its name, it had nothing to do with dragons; it was more like an eel, except that it had a flat body, fins on its sides, and was skilled in illusion magic.
Finally, after going up around a cluster of incredibly large coral trees, they entered a huge, hollow cavern where there was no seawater.
Directly in front, two protruding cliffs overlap, forming a cavity beneath them that resembles a semi-circular door. Within this stone door, tiny specks of light shimmer, initially resembling an underwater garden. However, upon closer inspection, Mother Earth reveals:
That's clearly a nebula!