193: Chapter 189 3 minutes 20 seconds? I'll challenge you, you race?

The Endless Sea.

The deep blue ocean surface was endless, with waves gently lapping against the craggy reefs on the shore.

Lu Yuan stood on the coast, gazing at the looming underwater palace in the distance.

Although it was called a palace, it was more like a mega-city that had sunk to the bottom of the sea.

Even through the layer of deep water, one could still feel its former magnificent aura.

Atlantis.

One of the top ten forbidden dungeons in the world.

To this day, no one has survived.

"Kid Lu Yuan."

A deep voice came from behind him.

Lu Yuan turned around and saw a burly middle-aged man walking over with large strides.

The man was in his early fifties, with short white hair, dark skin, and eyes like lightning.

He was wearing a simple combat uniform, and a saber flashing with thunder hung at his waist.

Standing there, he looked like a volcano about to erupt.

Lei Zhen, a top expert of the Freedom Federation, a Level 90 Thunder-class professional.

One of the world's seven top experts, an existence on par with Lu Zhentian.

However, his ancestry was actually from the Xia Kingdom.

"Uncle Lei."

Lu Yuan greeted him politely.

Lei Zhen walked to his side and looked at the underwater palace in the distance as well, his eyes filled with complexity.

"I came here back in the day too."

"At that time, I was young and arrogant, thinking that my global top-seven ranking was quite remarkable, so I wanted to challenge this forbidden dungeon that no one had ever cleared."

Lu Yuan glanced at him, "And the result?"

Lei Zhen gave a bitter smile, "I stood at the entrance for three whole days, and in the end, I didn't even have the courage to go in."

"Because I saw with my own eyes that an 86-level senior didn't even last five minutes after going in before being killed."

He turned his head, looked at Lu Yuan, and his gaze was solemn.

"Kid Lu Yuan, the danger level of Atlantis is far beyond your imagination."

"There are endless sea monsters inside, and the lowest level is an elite monster above level 60."

"Moreover, it is said that in the deepest temple, a true Sea Emperor is still sleeping..."

"Coupled with its home-field advantage in the ocean, it is an invincible existence."

Lei Zhen took a deep breath, "The reason why there are ten forbidden dungeons in the world is because everyone who enters these dungeons dies."

"No matter what level you are, no matter how strong you are, if you go in, you die..."

Before he finished speaking, the young figure beside him had already taken a step forward.

He walked directly into the dungeon entrance.

Lei Zhen: "..."

This kid really isn't afraid of death.

Meanwhile, inside the Atlantis dungeon.

The scene in front of Lu Yuan changed abruptly.

The magnificent palace disappeared.

Replacing it was a bottomless black trench.

Gloomy, deep, and cold.

On both sides were steep rock walls, and beneath his feet was darkness that could not be seen through.

Only the faint light from above barely illuminated the path ahead.

Then, in the darkness, pairs of scarlet eyes opened simultaneously.

Those eyes were dense and covered the rock walls on both sides of the entire trench.

Some were as large as millstones, others as small as fists.

All of them stared fixedly at Lu Yuan.

The next second, they moved!

Thousands of sea monsters surged out from the darkness like a tide!

Their shapes were all different.

Some were giant octopuses with sharp teeth, some were strange fish covered in scales, and some were soft-bodied creatures with countless tentacles...

But their goal was the same: tear the intruder to pieces!

Lu Yuan stood in place with his hands in his pockets.

He snapped his fingers lightly.

Hum—!

Six golden summoning arrays bloomed in front of him simultaneously!

The light shot into the sky, illuminating the entire dark trench like daylight!

Slime, Little Skeleton, Iron-Eating Beast, Demon Pill, Goblin, and Little Red.

The six Magic Pets appeared at the same time!

Little Skeleton took the lead, charging to the very front.

It glanced at those dense sea monsters, and the ghost fire in its eye sockets flickered slightly.

Then, "Pressure Cooker, activate!! Void Sacrifice, activate!!"

Hum—!

A circle of purple flames spread violently with it as the center!

The massive range of several kilometers in diameter completely engulfed the entire trench!

Those sea monsters charging at the front began to dissolve at a speed visible to the naked eye the moment they touched the circle of purple flames!

-61744, -58932, -60217...

Dense damage numbers poured down frantically from the top of those sea monsters like a waterfall!

They let out shrill roars and retreated frantically.

But the sea monsters behind were still surging forward.

Wave after wave.

Like moths to a flame.

Little Skeleton stood where it was, motionless.

It didn't even need to make a move.

Just standing there was enough to make those sea monsters unable to get close by even half a step.

And those sea monsters that were lucky enough to rush to its side and attack it with their sharp claws soon found that their attacks were just tickling Little Skeleton.

-1. -0. -1.

And those sea monsters engulfed by the purple flames turned into ashes completely within a few seconds.

At the same time, Slime was also frantically throwing Slime bombs, clearing out sea monsters from another direction.

The other two directions were left to the Iron-Eating Beast and the others.

The six Magic Pets were at full firepower.

One minute and three seconds.

Thousands of sea monsters filling the entire trench were all slaughtered.

Looking at the Skeleton Soldier standing at the front showing off, Slime rolled its eyes.

"Damn it! This cursed skeleton is stealing the spotlight from this Great King again!"

Passing through the trench, the view suddenly opened up.

A magnificent main hall appeared before his eyes.

Tall stone pillars, exquisite reliefs, walls inlaid with gems...

Even after sinking to the bottom of the sea for countless years, one could still see its former glory.

And in the center of the main hall, three giant crabs were waving their huge pincers and charging towards Lu Yuan.

[Elite BOSS: Abyss Giant Crab]

[Level: Lv.75]

[HP: 120 million]

Those crabs had very high HP, and their outer shells were covered with thick armor.

Although Little Skeleton's Pressure Cooker could cause damage to them, it would take a relatively long time.

"It's time for this Great King to show off my might!"

Slime roared excitedly and flew directly into the sky.

It spread its dragon wings, and the scales and flesh on its body fell off frantically.

Slime bombs rained down like a torrential downpour!

Boom boom boom—!

The continuous explosions completely submerged the three Abyss Giant Crabs.

A few seconds later, the smoke from the explosion slowly dissipated.

The three Abyss Giant Crabs had already turned into three charred corpses.

Slime circled triumphantly in the air and snorted coldly.

"Hmph, pathetic."

Subsequently, it released [Life Furnace] to devour these three giant sea monsters.

Slime's body grew a bit larger again.

Lu Yuan did not stop and continued to push forward.

He walked through the main hall and walked along a long corridor.

Finally, he saw that figure.

It was a tall and sturdy merman.

He was shirtless, revealing muscles as solid as granite.

Long sea-blue hair floated gently in the deep sea.

In his hand, he held a trident flashing with golden light.

He closed his eyes and sat quietly on the throne piled up with coral and shells.

As if sleeping.

As if waiting.

[Emperor-level BOSS: Sea Emperor Poseidon]

[Level: Lv.80]

[HP: 5 billion]

[Attack: 1 million]

[Skills: Trident, Tsunami, Tide Control, Sea God's Wrath, Deep Sea Domain...]

[Introduction: A deity who controls the ocean, possessing endless power and authority. Provoking the master of the ocean in the ocean is tantamount to seeking one's own death.]

Lu Yuan looked at the system panel and couldn't help but gasp.

5 billion HP.

1 million attack.

And that long list of skills, each one of which would be enough to make ordinary professionals despair if taken out alone.

No wonder everyone died here.

Such a BOSS is indeed not something a normal person can fight.

Unless, he is cheating.

The corners of Lu Yuan's mouth curled up slowly.

"Perfect."

"I also want to try, how strong I am now."

He snapped his fingers.

The six Magic Pets rushed towards the Sea Emperor at the same time!

Outside the Atlantis dungeon.

Lei Zhen stood at the entrance, pacing back and forth anxiously.

"This kid... why is he so impulsive..."

"At least let me finish what I was saying!"

"The Sea Emperor's Deep Sea Domain inside can weaken intruders' attributes by 50%!"

"Once you go in..."

Before he could finish his words, the staff member next to him let out a sudden exclamation:

"Look quickly!!! The clear list!!!"

Lei Zhen suddenly raised his head.

He looked at the huge stone tablet standing on the shore.

On the clear list, it was originally blank—representing that no one had ever successfully cleared it.

But now—a line of golden text slowly appeared on it.

[Congratulations to challenger [Lu Yuan] for successfully clearing the dungeon: Atlantis.]

[Time taken: 3 minutes 20 seconds.]

Lei Zhen's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

"Three... three minutes and twenty seconds?!"

"I told you to challenge it, you speedrun it?!"