I Can Strengthen Infinitely

Chapter 261 194: Exploring the Bronze Sword City Ruins (2)

Although Qin Yuesheng's smile was sunny, the one-eyed dragon couldn't help but feel a chill down his neck. Even though he didn't look, he could imagine the goosebumps numbing the skin of his neck.

"Hahaha! The hero is truly formidable. As I've said, how could such a thing be concealed from you?" The one-eyed dragon suddenly flattered, then turned his head and shouted at his underlings, "Quickly bring up those few locked-up girls from the hold and let the hero see their looks! See how clueless you all are, useless!"

"Yes, yes, I'll go bring them right away."

A few pirates ran into the hold, and quickly dragged out several disheveled women, who seemed to be village girls, from inside.

"Hero, all the women are here. See if any catch your fancy." The one-eyed dragon said with a smile.

"Let them go."

"Hmm, okay, let them… go?" The one-eyed dragon was taken aback, "Hero, you're going to let them all go?"

"What else, do you not understand what I'm saying?" Qin Yuesheng retorted.

"No, no, I understand, I understand. Quick, someone bring out our little wooden boat and let these women leave." The one-eyed dragon shouted.

Instantly, reluctance showed in the eyes of those pirates.

Pirates like them, for fear of government capture, had to spend their days and nights living on ships, drifting on the sea.

On a ship full of masculine men, without a bit of femininity to vent, how could they bear it? Thus, many pirates' ships captured a few women and locked them up. Seeing their old lovers about to be sent away, naturally, these pirates felt reluctant.

But these women were excited, as they were captured and not willing participants.

Those fiery women unwilling to be sullied by these pirates had long been killed and sunk, only the weak and timid ones remained. However, their fates were pitiful.

Now they could leave this pirate ship, these women would not refuse, all clambering onto that small boat, paddling with all their strength towards the coast.

"Alright, now we can talk about serious matters." Qin Yuesheng smiled, "Who among you knows how to dive? Stand out and let me see."

"Dive?" Hearing this question from Qin Yuesheng, all the pirates exchanged glances and then stepped forward.

As pirates living on the sea, these people were naturally excellent swimmers, diving wasn't a difficult task for them.

"Good, then you'll dive into the sea to find something for me."

The one-eyed dragon asked, "Hero, what thing?"

"The ruins of Copper Sword City."

"Hero wishes to find Copper Sword City?" The one-eyed dragon suddenly spoke as if he knew something.

Qin Yuesheng said, "Do you know something."

"Hero, that place must not be approached, it's haunted, anyone who goes dies. Many pirates have tried to find treasures in the ruins of Copper Sword City and lost their lives."

"Haunted? Tell me."

The one-eyed dragon immediately confessed everything he knew.

Years ago, a sudden tsunami swallowed Copper Sword City, turning the place ominous.

It seemed as if the tsunami brought along some dirty things from the East Sea.

After the tsunami receded, many people went to the ruins of Copper Sword City to scavenge treasures, but strange things happened. Many who returned from the ruins became confused within days, developed rashes, and mysteriously died.

They died with painful expressions, their postures eerie. When the coroner cut open their abdomen, it turned out to be full of hair and seaweed, even with lots of shells and snails tightly attached within their bodies.

The sight truly made people shudder, causing chills.

After about a hundred deaths, the incident spread. Many, upon hearing the news, were skeptical, but few dared enter the ruins of Copper Sword City anymore, fearing for their lives.

Because of this, when Qin Yuesheng spoke of making them dive to search for the ruins of Copper Sword City, their faces instantly showed great reluctance and resistance.

"Such a thing." Qin Yuesheng was completely unaware; the old man leading him previously had not mentioned it at all.

"Yes, Hero, dismiss the thought. Some things are beyond martial prowess; that place is highly eerie." The one-eyed dragon said with unusual seriousness.

"I happen to like eerie places." Qin Yuesheng responded.

Recently, apart from Wen Tianci's deserted island, he hadn't obtained anything to replenish his All-Purpose Essence for a while. Since these ruins of Copper Sword City are so eerie, he was determined to explore carefully.

Making the pirates stop the boat above the location of Copper Sword City's ruins, Qin Yuesheng took a rope and tied it to the one-eyed dragon and his waist, handed the water movement jade to the Soul-Catching Demon for safekeeping, and instructed it, "Watch these people for me; anyone dares escape, just eat him, no worries."

The Soul-Catching Demon wrapped the water movement jade, twisted its body slightly as a sign of agreement.

Only then did Qin Yuesheng nod satisfactorily, placed the Soul-Catching Demon on the deck, grabbed the one-eyed dragon's shoulder and jumped off the pirate ship together, arcing into the sea.

Without the power of the water movement jade, Qin Yuesheng instantly submerged beneath the surface.

As someone who had never swum before, the first immersion felt strangely awkward, with no strength in any direction, and the force in water greatly diminished. This sense of zero gravity discomforted Qin Yuesheng.

Still, as a master at the Fourth Layer of the Internal Power Realm, Qin Yuesheng quickly forced calm upon himself, signaling the one-eyed dragon to dive down.

Though highly unwilling, under Qin Yuesheng's threatening gaze, the man reluctantly swam down.

With him leading, Qin Yuesheng practiced the posture of diving and acclimated to the underwater sensation.

About three zhang deep and after swimming a hundred breaths worth, the one-eyed dragon started to falter.

Unlike Qin Yuesheng, he couldn't hold his breath. Just as he began to give up, Qin Yuesheng suddenly grabbed his shoulder and passed a stream of Inner Strength over.

Forcing open some meridians within this person temporarily, allowing him to barely hold his breath.

Suddenly Qin Yuesheng felt less pressured, and his gaze towards Qin Yuesheng was like looking at a deity.

Qin Yuesheng merely waved his hand indifferently, signaling him to continue.

Under the guidance of the one-eyed dragon, Qin Yuesheng finally saw the outline of the city five zhang deep.

Relying on the Biluo Eye, the underwater gloom posed no pressure; instantly, the image of the Copper Sword City ruins appeared clear in his view.

It was a city of considerable size; many city walls had collapsed, the interior filled with rock piles and structures engulfed by vegetation.

Full of the aura of ruins.

By now Qin Yuesheng had roughly grasped the knack of swimming, he moved his legs and instantly darted straight towards the Copper Sword City ruins, trailing a line of water.

The one-eyed dragon's rope was tied to Qin Yuesheng, naturally impossible to escape, thus he followed Qin Yuesheng sliding towards the ruins.

In no time, the one-eyed dragon's eyes widened hugely, his expression filled with fear.

However, he had no choice, Qin Yuesheng exerted great strength, naturally his swimming speed was fast too, within a few blinks he already carried the one-eyed dragon to the top of the Copper Sword City ruins.

The city lay right beneath.