novelraw Chapter 529 - 254: Tier Three Apostle
Chapter 529 - 254: Tier Three Apostle
The Eternal Night Territory once again isolates all detections.
"Dive in, stay close."
Fang Qingyu’s voice resonates in the darkness.
The five individuals slide silently into the bone-chilling Ice Sea like five ink shadows blending with the water.
Underwater, the Eternal Night Territory remains intact, not only shielding them from water currents but also perfectly concealing their presence, energy fluctuations, and even body temperature.
Ahead, Wu Gang and his team have also suited up. Like dumplings, a dozen figures plop into the sea, lighting up their underwater searchlights and stirring up a cloud of murky bubbles.
Fang Qingyu and the others, like the most seasoned predators, hang back at a safe distance, locking onto their targets solely through perception.
Beneath the Ice Sea.
Lies another bizarre and deathly silent world.
The eerie blue light struggles to pierce through layers of thick ice and seawater, forming hazy beams.
Enormous icebergs, like the skeletons of ancient beasts, stand jagged and towering on the sea floor. Peculiar cold-resistant fish dart through the light beams, while vibrant jellyfish drift like phantoms.
The water is bone-chilling, and immense pressure is exerted from everywhere.
Wu Gang’s team leads the way, descending quickly with a clear goal.
They are evidently well-prepared and familiar with these waters, avoiding massive ice blades and dangerous dark currents.
Fang Qingyu’s group follows closely, weaving through rugged ice formations and deep ocean trenches.
Minute by minute passes, with only the beams of searchlights, the sound of stirred waters, and their silent progress amid the depths.
After about ten minutes.
Maintaining a consistent descent pace, Wu Gang’s team’s speed suddenly slows.
Soon after, in Fang Qingyu’s group’s perception, their direction begins to... change!
No longer moving parallel or downward, but rather... upward!
"Hmm?"
Fang Qingyu’s melted gold vertical pupils flash with a sharp glint in the underwater darkness.
Quickly, a dozen figures ahead start rapidly ascending!
"What the hell?"
Chu Kuanglan’s voice rings in the Eternal Night Territory with doubt.
"Follow them, be cautious."
Fang Qingyu says in a low voice.
The five also adjust their course, silently rising upwards like five agile fish. However, they do not surface immediately, instead pausing a few meters beneath the water surface, using a massive floating ice rock to conceal themselves, and extend their perception beyond.
"Splash—!!!"
"Splash—!!!"
With the sound of breaking water and heavy breathing, Wu Gang, Lin Wei, Violent Bear, and several others emerge from the chilling sea, wiping water from their faces.
Yet, when Violent Bear sees the surrounding scene.
That rugged face instantly twists, bursting into an earth-shattering roar:
"Wu Gang! Damn your ancestors to the eighteenth generation!!!"
He suddenly points to a spot slightly behind, his voice trembling with extreme anger and fear: "Look at what the hell that is?! Open your damn eyes wide!!!"
Everyone looks in the direction he’s pointing.
The wind and snow seem to thin a little at this moment.
Just behind them, within a mere few hundred meters.
A towering 200 meters high, entirely built of unknown black alloy and millennia-old ice, a colossal wall stands majestically like a natural moat!
Upon the gigantic wall, faint halos swirl, and huge watchtowers adorn it like stars.
This is the Arctic Great Wall Defense Line!
Where they currently stand is surprisingly... outside the Great Wall.
The Extreme North Ice Field where Life Ghosts ravage.
"Crossing the line without authorization?!"
A middle-aged man in a Divine Chosen robe goes pale, his voice shrill and changed, "This is treason! A capital crime!! The entire Arctic Front’s bases will issue the highest level of wanted notices! You... you all are freaking insane!!"
"Screw this! I’m out! Sacrificing my life for some stupid relic?!"
Another Martial Artist wielding dual blades doesn’t hesitate, turning to dive back into the sea, "I’m getting out, maybe I can still save myself!"
Panic spreads like a plague among the dozen individuals.
Everyone realizes what a terrifying forbidden zone they’ve stepped into.
In an instant, curses, cries of fear, and splashes blend into chaos!
"Heh..."
Amidst the chaos, a silky, lazy chuckle pierces through the wind and snow like an ice cone, clearly reaching everyone’s ears, instantly suppressing all the noise.
"Want to leave now? I’m afraid... it’s a bit too late."
Accompanying this voice.
An overwhelming, icy pressure with absolute Will descends like an invisible mountain of a thousand fathoms!
Plop! Plop!
Those who had just dived back into the sea freeze instantly as if pressed by an invisible giant hand, unable to even struggle, sinking straight down.
Onshore, including Violent Bear and Wu Gang, everyone, whether a Tier One Peak or Tier Two Grandmaster, Divine Chosen, feels as if they’re encased in millennia-old profound ice!
Unable to move!
Even shifting their eyeballs becomes incredibly difficult.
The bone-chilling cold mixed with soul-deep terror drowns everyone instantly.
In the midst of the wind and snow.
A wine-red, slender figure emerges gracefully like a phantom from behind a giant ice rock.
Chestnut curls sway slightly in the cold wind.
A captivating smile graces her face.
It is He Manhe.
But at this moment, the aura she exudes is dramatically different from when she was on the ship!
It’s a majestic, abyss-like coldness, carrying a terrifying pressure beyond mortal life...
Apostle!
Tier Three!
...
Beneath the cold sea surface.