In the end times, many children bring more blessings. I pick up a goddess every day.

As Liu Yang tapped his toes on the white jade steps of the 99th floor of the Tower of Babel, the air around him suddenly rippled like water... The tower walls, once engraved with ancient runes, melted away inch by inch. A salty sea breeze, wrapped in icy moisture, lashed his face. The stone steps beneath his feet turned to soft, fine sand, and the roar of waves crashing against the shore filled his ears...

"Interesting..." Liu Yang raised his eyes and chuckled softly, his dark robes rustling in the sea breeze... A faint silver-purple thread of lightning lingered around him, and a hint of icy coldness flashed across the depths of his pupils. Even before stepping into this layer, the future predictions had already laid out the scene before him into a clear vein...

The underwater world created by Su Qingyao is indeed worthy of its reputation...

As far as the eye could see, vast expanses of emerald water resembled an inverted glass cup. The dome was a flowing deep blue, and countless luminous coral formations resembled jade trees and white flowers, outlining a winding path beneath the water dozens of feet deep... In the distance, a towering crystal palace loomed. Outside the palace gates, two ferocious black iron chains entwined. At the ends of the chains lay two giant turtles, eyes closed and dormant. Every breath caused the sea to surge violently...

"Ninety-ninth floor of the Tower of Babel, Dragon Palace Trial..." A cold mechanical voice resonated in the seawater. "Conditions for passing: Slay the three-headed Ao Huang guarding the palace, or find the 'Dinghai Pearl' hidden deep within the palace..."

Liu Yang picked up a strand of lightning with his fingertips, watching it sizzle in the seawater, a faint smile curling his lips... Su Qingyao had clearly invested a lot of money. This underwater world was not an illusion, but a real space constructed with the power of the Tower of Babel. Not only did the water contain a cold evil that could corrode spiritual power, but countless hidden crises lurked in the dark...

He shifted slightly, his teleportation power quietly activated... The next second, he appeared behind a coral reef a hundred feet away... As soon as he stood firm, several jet-black water arrows pierced his original position, stirring up a cloud of sand... A group of heavily armored sawtooth shark monsters rushed out from the coral reef, their dorsal fins gleaming with a metallic sheen, and their fangs dripped with corrosive saliva. They were none other than the lowest-ranking guards on this level - the armored shark soldiers...

Liu Yang's expression remained unchanged. He lightly raised his left hand, and the power of eternal freezing instantly spread... With him as the center, the seawater within a ten-foot radius suddenly solidified into a crystal ice sculpture. The shark monsters that rushed towards him didn't even have time to scream before they were frozen in the transparent ice. The cold light on their fins and the reflection of the ice surface complemented each other...

"A first-level demon beast, are you worthy of blocking our way?" He said calmly. With a flick of his right finger, several purple lightning bolts shot out like spirit snakes, accurately striking the shark demon's vital points within the ice... The instant the ice shattered, the shark demon's corpse transformed into a sky full of light points, merging into the sea water...

After dealing with the miscellaneous soldiers, Liu Yang didn't rush forward... He closed his eyes, and the future prediction ran at full speed. Countless fine silver lines appeared in his pupils... After a moment, he opened his eyes, and the smile on his lips deepened. The prediction showed that the first small boss of this level was hidden in the vortex three miles ahead, and it was also the key to obtaining subsequent opportunities...

Liu Yang activated teleportation again, stepping directly into the swirling dark green vortex... As soon as he entered, a powerful suction force tried to tear him apart. A low roar came from the center of the vortex, and a giant octopus with wings on its back suddenly rushed out, lashing out with eight tentacles like steel whips, each tentacle covered with suction cups that released paralyzing toxins...

"Eight-winged Poison Octopus, late Jindan cultivation..." Liu Yang whispered, his figure moving nimbly between the tentacles, using the power of teleportation to its fullest potential. Sometimes he turned into an afterimage, sometimes he appeared directly behind the octopus... In his hand, a spear made of lightning condensed, the tip of the spear flashing with a heart-pounding light...

"Thunder Prison Gun!"

A purple lightning spear pierced the air, carrying a sharp whistle that tore through the seawater, and accurately pierced the left eye of the Eight-Winged Poison Octopus... The octopus roared in pain, its tentacles dancing wildly, and the entire vortex's speed suddenly accelerated... Liu Yang remained unmoved. The power of eternal freezing erupted again, freezing two of the octopus's tentacles into icicles. Then he teleported to its dorsal fin and stabbed it fiercely with the lightning spear in his hand...

Lightning flashed, and the Eight-Winged Poison Scorpion's body twitched violently in the electric current, its dark green blood dyeing the surrounding sea red... It used up its last bit of strength and spat a glimmering conch towards Liu Yang, then turned into a point of light and dissipated...

Liu Yang reached out and took the conch, feeling it warm to the touch... This was the "Water-Repellent Snail," capable of forming an invisible barrier underwater, insulating against the pressure and chill of the seawater. It was precisely the key prop he had foreseen in his deductions... He placed the Water-Repellent Snail in his storage ring and continued on his way to the Crystal Palace...

The monsters along the way grew stronger and stronger. There were fire-scaled fish that could spew molten lava, lightning-fast sword-tailed dolphins, and inky jellyfish skilled in illusion... But in front of Liu Yang, these monsters were no match... Eternal Freeze froze his attacks, teleported him to avoid fatal blows, lightning control was responsible for output, and future predictions helped him avoid all traps in advance... He wandered through the perilous seabed as if strolling in a garden, each attack precise and ruthless, without the slightest delay...

When he arrived at the gate of the Crystal Palace, the two dormant giant turtles finally opened their eyes... Their pupils were a murky yellow, and their bodies were as big as small mountains. The black iron chains groaned under the weight of their pull...

"The guardians, the two-headed generals, are at the early stage of the Nascent Soul stage..." Liu Yang flexed his wrist, a hint of fighting spirit flashing in his eyes... These two generals are the real test...

The Ao general on the left launched the first attack. It suddenly opened its mouth and sprayed out a water cannon filled with a destructive aura. Wherever it passed, the sea water was evaporated into white mist... Liu Yang's eyes focused, and he teleported behind the Ao general on the right. At the same time, he swung out an ice wall with his left hand, blocking the water cannon's attack... The ice wall was instantly collapsed, but it also bought him time...

"Thundernet!"

Countless purple lightning bolts surged from his body, interweaving into a massive electric net that enveloped the two giant generals. The electricity sizzled against their thick shells, and while it didn't cause fatal damage, it slowed their movements for a moment. The giant general on the right roared and turned, its massive claws slamming down on Liu Yang.

Just as the claws were about to strike, Liu Yang vanished. When he reappeared, he was standing above the left-hand general's head... He concentrated all his spiritual energy, and the power of eternal freezing and lightning merged in his palm, forming a black and white energy ball...

"Ice Thunder Tribulation!"

The energy ball crashed down, exploding above General Ao's head... The ice quickly spread, freezing half of his body. Simultaneously, purple lightning surged in, damaging his meridians... General Ao on the left let out a shrill scream, struggling violently, but unable to break free from the ice...

Seeing this, the Ao general on the right had a flash of madness in his eyes. He suddenly tore off the black iron chain and rushed towards Liu Yang recklessly... Liu Yang was well prepared, having predicted its movements through future deductions... He teleported between the two Ao generals and clapped his hands simultaneously, the left one freezing and the right one lightning...

The ice layer on the left Aojiang instantly thickened, completely losing its ability to move; the right Aojiang was struck by lightning in the vitals, and its huge body stumbled back... Liu Yang seized the opportunity and teleported to the right Aojiang's abdomen, which was its weak point... He condensed a long sword of ice and lightning in his hand and stabbed it fiercely...

"Pfft!"

The long sword pierced through the shell and stabbed into the body of the Ao general... The Ao general roared one last time, and his body slowly fell down, turning into a sky full of light points... The Ao general on the left saw his companion die, and a trace of despair flashed in his eyes. Then he stopped struggling and his body gradually dissipated...

After defeating the two Ao generals, the gates of the Crystal Palace slowly opened... Inside the gates, it wasn't the magnificent palace one had imagined, but a pitch-black space. Only a fist-sized bead hovered in the center, emitting a soft light...

"Dinghaizhu?" Liu Yang frowned. Future deductions told him that things would never be that simple...

As expected, the moment he stepped through the palace gates, darkness suddenly surged around him, and countless dark shadows attacked from all directions... These shadows took on various forms, some resembling ferocious sea beasts, others like twisted human figures. Each one possessed a Jindan stage cultivation base, and their number was endless...

"A trap?" Liu Yang chuckled, a silver streak flickering in his eyes... Future deductions quickly revealed the location of the array's center—it was the Dinghai Pearl suspended in the center...

He no longer hesitated, pushing his teleportation power to its limit, transforming into a stream of light and rushing towards the Dinghai Pearl... Along the way, countless dark shadows tried to stop him, but they were all defeated by the lightning and icy mist surrounding him... Just as he was about to touch the Dinghai Pearl, a cold female voice suddenly rang out in the air:

"Liu Yang, you really do have some skills...but this isn't the end yet!"

As Su Qingyao finished speaking, the Dinghai Pearl suddenly erupted with a dazzling light, and the entire space shook violently... The originally pitch-black environment instantly transformed into a sea of ​​boiling magma. The ground beneath their feet was scorching hot, and the air was filled with the smell of sulfur...

"Environmental change?" Liu Yang's eyes changed slightly, but he remained calm... He could feel the temperature around him continuing to rise, and even huge fire lizards began to emerge from the magma...

"It's just a change of battlefield..." he whispered, and the power of eternal freezing erupted with all its might, forming a thick layer of ice beneath his feet, isolating him from the high temperature of the magma... At the same time, the power of lightning formed a protective shield around him, blocking the flames spewed by the fire lizard...

He looked at the Dinghai Pearl floating in the center of the magma sea. The pearl was now covered with cracks. It was obvious that Su Qingyao was forcibly activating its power... Liu Yang knew that he had to get the Dinghai Pearl as soon as possible, otherwise this space might completely collapse...

He took a deep breath and simultaneously activated all three abilities to their full potential... Future Prediction predicted the Salamander's attack trajectory, Teleport allowed him to move freely through the lava, Eternal Freeze created icy paths, and Lightning cleared away obstacles along the way...

In just a few breaths, he broke through numerous obstacles and arrived in front of the Dinghai Pearl... Just as he reached out to grab it, the Dinghai Pearl suddenly exploded. A dazzling light flew out from the fragments, transforming into a crystal-clear long sword...

The sword was about three feet long, its scabbard intricately carved with water patterns. The blade itself was as transparent as crystal, allowing for the faint movement of light and shadow within. Most peculiarly, the hilt was inlaid with a blue gemstone, which seemed to contain a miniature ocean, sometimes surging, sometimes calm.

"This isn't the Dinghai Pearl..." Liu Yang gripped the hilt of the sword, and a cool force instantly spread throughout his body. The surrounding magma sea began to slowly recede, and the boiling air became fresher...

He looked at the sword in his hand, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes... Future deductions told him that this sword was called the "Canghai Sword," the lifeblood of a great water power in ancient times. It possessed the power to control the waters of the four seas and freeze all things... The Dinghai Pearl was merely a seal on it. Su Qingyao forcibly activated the Dinghai Pearl, and accidentally unsealed the Canghai Sword...

"By chance, I've picked up a great bargain..." Liu Yang chuckled and put the Canghai Sword into his storage ring... At this moment, the surrounding underwater world began to collapse, and countless points of light converged into a portal...

He turned and stepped into the portal. At the last moment before disappearing, a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth...

Su Qingyao, your obstruction actually gave me a great gift...