276: Chapter 276 The Underwater World

"So beautiful..."

"It's just like a fairy tale world!"

"If we buy a new house next time, should we get this style of decoration?"

"I agree! It's really so pretty!"

The girls chatted animatedly, filled with longing for the undersea world.

Of course, the undersea world was not entirely peaceful.

Not long after they set off, various magic beasts classified as seafood came to attack them.

Such as shrimp soldiers waving giant pincers, tyrannical crab generals, strange fish shooting water arrows, jellyfish releasing electric currents, and so on...

Although these magic beasts were generally not strong, mostly around the fourth or fifth rank, their numbers were quite large and extremely annoying.

However, for The girls who had already adjusted their mindset, this was the perfect opportunity to practice.

Various skills bloomed in the seawater, quickly clearing away these small fries!

There was absolutely no need for Chen Yi to make a move. He just leisurely admired the undersea scenery, while collecting some coral and seashells that looked rather special, and the battle ended easily!

It was just like sightseeing underwater! It was ridiculously absurd!

Just like that, the group cleared small fries all the way while moving forward.

About half an hour later, they finally arrived at their destination—in front of a building located in the deepest part of the seabed!

That was a huge palace built entirely of some kind of blue crystal!

The palace stood tall and majestic, with carved beams and painted rafters, flying eaves and arched supports, perfectly blending with the surrounding undersea environment, yet carrying an inviolable majesty of its own.

Three large characters were inscribed on the plaque. Although they didn't recognize them, the meaning directly flashed into their minds—Crystal Palace!

Scattered around the perimeter of the palace were some shimmering water gems and strange aquatic plants, all of which were heaven and earth spiritual treasure.

But their grade was not high, at most equivalent to a high-quality rank-one magic beast crystal core, which could only be considered miscellaneous items that were better than nothing for Chen Yi's team now.

The group did not waste time on these ordinary goods and walked straight towards the open gate of the Crystal Palace.

The magic beasts entrenched inside the palace were obviously a bit stronger than the seafood outside. A few rank-six individuals appeared, but they still posed no threat to The girls and were quickly killed in seconds.

Just like that, the group arrived at the deepest part of the Crystal Palace without any obstructions. This was an extremely spacious main hall.

At the end of the main hall, there was no throne or mountains of treasure, only a wall that looked unremarkable. In the very center of the wall was a slowly rotating blue magic array, which seemed to contain some kind of spatial power.

"What is this?"

"Looks like a teleportation array? Or some kind of seal?"

"I can't feel any aura of danger, but I don't know how to activate it either."

"This Crystal Palace... it looked so grand from the outside, why is it so poor inside? Apart from some ordinary gems, there's only this magic array that we can't understand?"

The women surrounded the magic array and studied it for a long time, but couldn't figure anything out. They couldn't help but feel a bit puzzled. The system couldn't see the information of the barrier array either, and was a bit troubled for a moment.

Just as everyone was confused and thought this undersea trip was going to end in vain, a sudden change occurred!

They saw the huge magic array on the wall suddenly erupt with an unprecedented dazzling blue light!

The light swept across the entire hall like a tsunami, completely engulfing Chen Yi and his group!

Chen Yi only felt an irresistible spatial force wrapping around him. His vision was filled with pure blue, and his sense of time became blurred. It felt as if he had experienced a very long journey, yet it also seemed like only an instant had passed.

When he opened his eyes again and regained consciousness, a rule message identical to the one from when he killed the Demon Emperor earlier rang in his mind.

[Defeat the magic beast, obtain the supreme treasure!]

At the same time, The girls also recovered from their dazed state, each with a look of confusion on her face.

"Just now... what happened?"

"Where are we?"

"Defeat the magic beast? Obtain the supreme treasure? What does that mean?"

"Where did that light bring us to?"

The group looked around and were surprised to find that the environment they were in had undergone an earth-shattering change!

They were no longer located in that Crystal Palace main hall, but inside an even more magnificent hall!

The dome of the hall was towering, supported by countless huge blue crystal pillars. The walls were inlaid with various night-luminescent pearls and gems, and the radiance they emitted illuminated the entire hall as if it were daytime!

The floor was as smooth as a mirror, reflecting the light from the dome; even the front desk of a five-star hotel probably wouldn't be much better!

Behind the group was a slowly rotating teleportation gate, which should be the exit back to where they came from.

"Here... could this be the real interior of the Crystal Palace?"

"What a magnificent palace! It's even more spectacular than what we saw outside!"

"The scene of this palace is so extraordinary, it must be hiding some good treasures!"

Chen Yi nodded, agreeing with this statement. It might be that this place, just like the rumors in the outside world, hid key evidence regarding the truth of the magic beasts' arrival—although Chen Yi had already learned part of the truth from Black Rose, it would naturally be better if there was physical evidence to corroborate it!

The group looked at each other; no one chose to retreat, and everyone wanted to explore this mysterious hall. Seeing this, Chen Yi naturally wouldn't pour cold water on them.

He checked his system space, which still contained quite a few wind-attribute heaven and earth spiritual treasure, enough to cope with various emergencies. When it came to self-preservation ability, he was confident he wouldn't lose to anyone.

"Let's go, let's go in and take a look!"

Chen Yi waved his hand heroically and took the lead, walking towards the depths of the hall first, easily passing through a thin energy shield at the entrance, "I want to see what secrets are hidden in the depths of this Crystal Palace!"

Seeing this, The girls also followed Chen Yi's footsteps and passed through the energy shield one by one.

However, the moment Hua Yuetong and Hua Xingtong, who were walking at the very back, also successfully passed through the energy shield, a sudden change occurred again!

"Rumble—"

On the open space in the center of the hall, a huge light gate burst open! Strong spatial fluctuations swept out!

Immediately after, under the astonished gaze of everyone, magic beasts with huge figures stepped out from the light gate!

Those were ten monsters with a height of five or six meters, resembling giant shrimp, covered in thick blue shells, holding a pair of terrifying giant pincers comparable to giant hammers, looking a bit like they had guest-starred from a tokusatsu movie!

[Magic Beast: Giant Pincer Shrimp Soldier]

[Difficulty: Ten Stars (Beast King)]

[Rank: Rank-six, Third Stage]

[Attributes: Water, Earth, Wood]

[Skills: Heavy Hammer Smash, Bubble Beam, Water Flow Splitting, Water Escape, Rainstorm, Stomp, Undersea Earthquake]

[Introduction: Elite warriors guarding the deep-sea secret realm, possessing astonishing strength and defensive power, skilled in coordinated combat]