The so-called Crystal Palace, which is now the Dragon Palace, is deeper in the sea.
For the sharks, it was already a forbidden area. Darkness dominates the forbidden area, and no light can convey it. Under that kind of water pressure, any land object would be easily crushed. Only life that is nurtured in the depths of the ocean can have a foothold in the endless silence and loneliness. Even if some creatures themselves are given the ability to shine, their weak light is not enough to illuminate wherever they look.
For weak things, light is intimidation and deterrence; for huge things, light is bait and danger.
After a whole day, the sharks relaxed their vigilance towards them. At least, it's not as repulsive as it was at the beginning. Qi Huan joked that they were too defenseless against humans. In such a short period of time, the sharks were able to fully trust them. Miss Quan told them that there was trust, but it was not sufficient. It's just that compared to humans, the eyes of a shark can see through many things that humans can't see through. For example, she could see at a glance that Bai Ya was not completely dead. The sharks could see clearly that although they were not good people with kind hearts, they were not evil people with bad intentions.
"Are these eyes that can weep out pearls?" Qi Huan said thoughtfully, "It seems really magical."
This is why they quickly put down their guard.
Liu Shenghan asked her: "For you, what kind of person is considered a villain?"
"When I was a child, my sister scared me not to go to the shore and meet humans. Some people are very cunning, and I can't tell the good from the bad. If the bad guys capture me, they will force me to weave. I cried. If I don’t listen to them, they will take me to refine oil. I don’t know if it’s true or not. When I was a child, I was really scared. People like that must be evil people.”
"Refining oil?"
Bai Ya was puzzled. So, Qi Huan explained to him in a low voice: "I have heard this legend. When the oil refined by the sharks is ignited, it only needs to be as big as a grain of rice, and it will last for a long time. I heard that the ever-lasting lamp is made of shark oil. of……"
"Stop talking." Liu Shenghan patted his back in a very small amount.
"My people are all... shy." Miss Quan tried to find some appropriate words, "But they no longer prevent me from contacting you. This is a sign of trust."
"Otherwise? It's really outrageous to not trust us and still expect us to help."
Qi Huan was joking. In fact, he also knew that Bai Ya didn't want to owe the shark a favor. But this is only part of the reason, because by doing so, Bai Ya will owe favors to his own people. So on the other hand, they still want to have a glimpse of the shark's treasure. Maybe, this is one of the magic weapons used in the Jiutian Kingdom's barrier.
"Since there is a dragon clan - will there be any dragon king or dragon god?"
"Dragon God...there is indeed such a saying in Jiutian Kingdom." Lord Shuangyue fell into recollection, "But there are very few rumors about the Dragon Clan. It is said that there is indeed a magic weapon in the hands of the Dragon Clan. The Dragon Clan of the Jiutian Kingdom lives in the deep sea. Under this condition, there is little contact with the outside world, let alone showing up in front of humans."
"Is there such a possibility?" Liu Shenghan asked, "More than ten years ago, the dragon clan discovered that the treasure in the hands of the sharks, their dragon beads, was the magical weapon that created the barrier, so they went back on their word and wanted to Take back the Dragon Balls?"
"But the location has not changed." Qi Huan said, "Whether it belongs to the Sharks or was previously occupied by the Dragon Clan, isn't the location of the beads all in the Dragon Palace?"
"There must be an unexplored mystery in this." Shenghan sighed, "We still have to see it in person."
The depths of that distant sea must be beyond the reach of ordinary humans. The sharks provided them with colorful silk clothes, which can give people the ability to move flexibly underwater and the strength to compete with the pressure of deep water. In addition, the silk clothes can also isolate the seawater from their own clothes, which will not increase the difficulty of movement.
"It doesn't matter if you can't recapture the pearl." Miss Quan said patiently, "Your lives are more important. If you encounter danger, just run away. Some of us will go down with you. But deep into the Dragon Palace no."
"Have any other sharks been there?"
"I heard that other families or teams have been there, but they haven't come back."
"hiss……"
Qi Huan took a breath of air.
The sharks made a deal with them. The content of the transaction, in addition to the supreme treasure of the shark clan, also included the white dragon gauze.
Not all the cloth woven by the sharks can be called dragon gauze, only the ones that are as white as frost can be called this name. Rumor has it that this kind of white silk is the kind that the Mermaid girl knitted for Xiaolong. This is not only why Dragon Thread got its name, but more importantly, its effect is comparable to that of dragon scales. Invulnerable to invulnerability, water and fire, any internal aura or even appearance can be hidden, and no spells will work in front of it. Moreover, it is thinner and softer than dragon scales. Even an inch of dragon silk is more than priceless.
Using it as a reward is indeed worth risking a few people's lives.
If in the Temple of War, Lord Shuangyue's extraordinary sword could only be attributed to the miraculous effect of the Demon-Sealing Blade, then on the way to the Crystal Palace, he did not need a long gauze body protection to truly show the impermanence of the Six Paths. It’s a place for ordinary people. Wenbi Book Bar
During the dive, they never saw Mr. Shuangyue take a breath. When the shark handed the silk ribbons to them, Qi Huan couldn't help but ask, did the impermanent ghost really not need food, sleep, or even give up breathing?
"If you don't eat, you will be hungry, but you won't have stomach cramps; if you don't sleep, you will be sleepy, but you won't be dizzy. Even if you hold your breath, the real feeling of suffocation will still exist, but it won't kill you."
"...Can you bear this?"
Lord Shuangyue looked at him sideways: "Even if you die, there is nothing you can't bear."
"You have just died, so it is difficult to give up those things that a mortal body needs." Liu Shenghan smiled, "Shuangyue Lord is a special case. Other things that require a long time to adapt to impermanence, he has been from the beginning. It’s as natural as eating and drinking.”
Qi Huan was speechless repeatedly: "I don't understand you martial arts practitioners."
Bai Ya glared at him.
In the water, this thin fabric can fit perfectly on human skin. Even the color is so light that it cannot be seen. Only the excess parts at the ends are condensed together, and its original color can be seen. The seawater is filtered by it, like gills. Although it allows people to inhale purer air, their breathing frequency will still speed up involuntarily, otherwise it will always feel like they can't take a breath. I don't know if it has something to do with the water pressure - although this soft equipment has resisted enough pressure.
Miss Quan and other sharks also have such clothes, but they are dispensable. This kind of clothing only allows them to temporarily cover the fish tail when they leave the water and come to land, and it also plays a slightly decorative role. When a shark reaches adulthood at the age of 100, they will get their first dress on this day, which is usually woven by their parents and relatives. And the shuttle is the remains of earlier predecessors or relatives and friends. A piece of clothing is full of distant and heavy blessings.
Qi Huan picked out an orange-red gauze coat. Below his ankles, the excess fabric gathered together, like a handful of fiery maple leaves. Miss Quan chose dark green for Liu Shenghan. She felt that it matched Shenghan's own clothes and his own temperament. Miss Quan seems to like Shenghan very much. She thinks women on land are also very beautiful, although they are very different.
After thinking about it, they decided to take the existing magic weapons with them, one for each person. Bai Ya took the magic pestle, Qi Huan was in charge of the glass heart, and Liu Shenghan held the amber. After all, if you stay here with the sharks, not to mention whether they have some evil intentions, what if the dragon takes it away? Anyway, even if you sense danger in the deep sea, you can escape immediately and nothing will happen.
There were four people accompanying them, including the middle-aged female same-same who admitted that she was "over half a thousand years old", girl Izumi, and two other strong young male same-sama. Miss Quan forced herself to come down. Since there was someone to look after him and the shark wouldn't go too far, they reluctantly agreed.
The four mermaids and four humans formed a special team and headed deeper into the sea. They maintained a balanced pace all the way, neither too fast nor too slow. As he watched, the surrounding marine plants became sparse and sparse, and the beautiful fish no longer existed, replaced by fish with increasingly strange looks. Some they had seen before when fighting Yasha, and some were completely unfamiliar.
Along the way, Miss Quan asked many strange questions. Although some are funny, the journey is no longer boring, and the fear of facing the unknown has also weakened a lot.
"I haven't been to the Crystal Palace yet." She was not afraid at all. "I have never seen what the orb looks like. I only heard that it can turn sharks into humans... Auntie, you said humans can also turn into sharks. people?"
The orange-tailed female mermaid said with a straight face: "Why do you always ask weird questions?"
"I want to know." She pouted, "Mr. Bai, Mr. Bai, if I have the chance, I also want to go to land."
Bai Ya couldn't speak. He turned to look at her, a little confused. He wanted to say that there was nothing fun on land, and being human wasn't fun either. He turned his head and met the young shark's eyes on the other side.
"Master Bai said that when you get the orb back, you can turn into a human and let them play with you."
Miss Quan chuckled, and Bai Ya felt relieved. The shark can really see through people's thoughts, but fortunately, the big brother next to him is really a kind person who can talk.
After a long time, they could see nothing - there were very few luminous plants and animals. Surprisingly, the blue amber in Liu Shenghan's hand emitted an incredible bright light.
Although it lit the way forward for them, Bai Ya still felt a little uncomfortable. The wound on his face had healed, but when he saw that strange light, he still felt slightly unhappy.
The center of the gall amber resembles the shape of a jellyfish, emitting a particularly soft white light. It seems to be flowing and changing, like a living jellyfish trapped in this stone bubble.
A huge shadow passed in front of me.
"etc."
The orange-tailed shark stretched out his hand and motioned for them to stop. There was a huge fish swimming slowly in front of him. Is it a shark or a whale? They couldn't see its head clearly, only that it was terrifyingly large. Things in the deep sea are either huge or bizarre. Because it took too long to swim, Miss Quan promised her aunt not to complain, so she even shut her mouth and stopped talking.
They continued to move forward and swam for a long time, so long that Bai Ya felt that the silk clothes were blending into his own skin, and that he was really going to become a mermaid belonging to the deep sea. At this time, the female mermaid suddenly stopped.
"It's right in front, right in front." She pointed, "We can't go with you."
But...it's pitch black in front, and I can't see anything.
