Everyone ascended, but I didn't get on board

Chapter 31 Magical Dungeon

"Senior Chu, it's just below this sea surface." Shekong Jing pointed downwards.

Chu Qiuci didn't hesitate, he formed a water-avoidance spell and dove in. They dived in incredibly quickly, thinking they'd reach the bottom in an instant, but when they got down, they discovered a deep trench beneath the sea, with no bottom visible at all.

As they descended, the surroundings grew increasingly dim until they were completely plunged into darkness. Jing, who was sensible, summoned a fire spell to illuminate the way, but even so, he still couldn't see very far.

They kept diving like this for nearly half an hour before they could vaguely see something else.

"Hey, Senior Chu, there seems to be light below." Socially anxious Jing said.

Sure enough, a layer of light blue light suddenly appeared on the originally pitch-black seabed. Although the light was not bright enough, it stretched for hundreds of feet and the end could not be seen at a glance.

what's that?
She couldn't help but release her spiritual sense to sense it, but she found that there was a faint spiritual power flowing in the light, as if it were alive.

[Ding! Blockade barrier detected! Blockade barrier detected!]

"Master, Master! I found it, I finally found it!" The little ball of light instantly became excited and circled around her frantically. "This is it! This is where the seal that blocks the map is located!"

"What do you mean?" Qiu Ci didn't understand.

"Master, do you remember when I was searching for the coordinates of the next research base? I detected a powerful seal blocking this continent. This is where the seal is."

Qiu Ci finally reacted and thought carefully. Qi Hong had said before that the end of the Endless Sea might be connected to other continents. Could it be because of this seal? It locked this continent, preventing people from Linyuan Continent from leaving and people from outside from entering.

And the second research base is on another continent?

"Senior Chu, there seems to be something in here. It looks like... a mountain?" Social Anxiety Jing pointed to the bottom of the light blue light.

Qiu Ci took a closer look and saw that there were indeed huge black shadows beneath the dim light, and they were covered with layers of mist, which really looked like underground mountains.

"I can sense something calling me, right below here. Should we go in?" asked Jing, who is socially anxious.

"We can go in, but I'm afraid it won't be that easy." Qiu Ci tentatively reached out and touched the faint light, saying, "This layer of light should be a powerful seal, not so easy to break through..."

Before she could finish her words, she stretched out her hand and passed straight through the faint light without any hindrance at all, as if the barrier did not exist.

Qiu Ci: “…”

Jing Hong: “…”

Where's the promised strength? Where's the promised seal? Where's the promised blockade of the entire continent?

Dog system, are you kidding me?

Qiu Ci stepped directly in and entered without any obstruction. It turned out that this was just a fake one.

"go!"

Qiu Ci was about to continue diving when She Kong Jing behind him stopped and said, "Senior Chu, I... can't seem to get in." Looking back, he found that the blue light that was nothing to him had blocked She Kong Jing out firmly. Even the water-proof barrier that wrapped around the two of them was split in two the moment she entered.

"What's going on?" Qiu Ci returned to the stage again, still without any obstacles. "System, give me an explanation."

"Master, I don't know either. I haven't yet obtained any information about this blockade, but I can be sure that this thing should be a product of the research base. Since you have the highest authority on Blue Planet, you can enter and exit freely."

So is social anxiety caused by lack of authority?

"Can't I bring Social Anxiety Scene in?"

[Not now, unless you find this blocked launch control device and change the permissions for people other than you.]

Is it possible to leave Shekong Jing here? That's too dangerous. Who knows if the giant beast outside will chase them? She is confident that she can deal with it, but Shekong Jing has just formed a pill, so it is definitely not possible.

But having come this far, she felt a little reluctant to just give up.

After thinking about it, she made several hand gestures and set up a defensive magic circle around Social Anxiety Jing, and stuffed a teleportation talisman into his hand. The teleportation array was set up in Xuantian Sect before setting off, and she could be teleported back as long as the magic talisman was triggered.

After thinking it over carefully, he felt it was not safe, so he simply grabbed the small ball of light from his shoulder and placed it on the other person's head.

As long as the system is there, everything will be safe. Although Social Anxiety Jing may not be able to see it, the system shares her cultivation level, so it is no problem to take him away at the critical moment, and he can also communicate with her bilaterally.

"I'll go in and take a look. You wait here for a while. If you encounter any danger, don't worry about me, just teleport back to the sect!" Qiu Ci gave a few instructions before turning around and entering the light blue light.

Jing, who suffers from social anxiety, also knows that he can't help anymore, so he waits quietly outside the blockade.

After Qiu Ci entered, she dived for a while before finally landing. Once she was away from the faint light, she found herself in complete darkness. She casually formed a hand seal, and a ball of light suddenly appeared in her palm. She tossed it gently, and the white light grew brighter and brighter, instantly illuminating the entire seabed and revealing the surroundings in their original form.

When she looked closely, she realized that there were no mountains around her. Instead, there were towering palaces and city walls. There was even a city gate several hundred meters high right in front of her.

This is actually... a huge underwater city!
Moreover, it is a sea city that is dozens of times larger than human towns. Those buildings that are as tall as mountains are just ordinary structures inside.

For a moment, Qiu Ci felt as if he had returned to Blue Planet and saw the city full of skyscrapers.

However, the buildings in this city are much taller than modern skyscrapers, as if... they are not built for human use, but for some kind of huge creatures.

Qiu Ci stared blankly for a while before walking towards the tall city gate in front.

As soon as she entered the city, she instantly felt the water around her recede rapidly and the air filled up again. Looking back, she found that this city gate actually had the function of keeping out water. The entire underwater city was actually no different from the land.

But strangely, the city was completely silent, without a sound. She released her divine sense and scanned the entire city, but found no living creature. Even the sea near the city was devoid of fish, as if they were unconsciously avoiding the area.

She walked around the city and found that the buildings were also very strange. Some had doors but no windows, like caves, some had houses but no roofs, like chicken coops, and there were all kinds of strange and bizarre buildings with holes all over them. It was obvious that they were specially built. She even found some traces of Blue Star's metal materials and technology in them.

Although it is not clear why this city is so strange, I vaguely guess that this should be the city belonging to the orcs in the agreement, but for some reason, they are no longer in this city.

(End of this chapter)