179: Chapter 179 Deep-Sea Conspiracy

After a long time, a monster in the corner that hadn't spoken and looked like a puddle of mud wriggled.

"The Sovereign of the Floating Island cannot be touched. But we can go to the Sea Burial Trench... and awaken those three ancestors."

Hearing the words "Sea Burial Trench," all the monsters shuddered in unison.

That was a forbidden area on the surface of this sea region.

A deep-sea forbidden zone.

"Those three... their lifespans are nearly exhausted, and they've been sleeping to cling to life. If we disturb them, we will die too."

"If we don't awaken them, we'll sooner or later be served on the dining table by that group of two-legged beasts!"

The mud monster's voice was cold. "Sacrificing half of our essence blood, plus the deep sea source crystals accumulated over these past few hundred years, is enough to awaken those three ancestors once. Only an epic grade can deal with an epic grade."

The monsters looked at each other.

Ultimately, the fear of survival triumphed over reason.

"Let's go! To the Sea Burial Trench!"

A few hours later.

In the deepest part of the Mofeng Mountain and Sea, before a massive trench that looked like a scar on the Earth.

Over a dozen Excellent Grade Peak monsters gathered here.

Without any hesitation, they sliced open their own bodies.

Thick essence blood—black, green, and dark red—mixed with piles of crystals emitting high-concentration energy, poured into the bottomless, dark trench like a waterfall.

As the essence blood and energy were poured in.

From the depths of the originally deathly silent trench, a dull thumping sound suddenly rang out.

"Thump—"

It was as if a giant heart was reviving on the seabed.

The surrounding seawater instantly boiled, and the temperature plummeted.

Those monsters, weak after losing half their blood, immediately threw themselves to the ground, huddling in the silt and trembling.

"Thump— Thump—"

The heartbeat became increasingly frequent.

Immediately after, three decaying, ancient, yet terrifyingly powerful auras erupted from the depths of the trench like a volcanic eruption!

The seawater was forcibly pushed aside, forming a massive vacuum zone.

Three behemoths, each over a thousand meters long and resembling mountain ranges, slowly emerged from the darkness.

A giant Black Tortoise covered in bone spikes.

A Strange Flood Dragon with nine heads, its body covered in green scales.

And a bizarre giant whale with only half a body, the other half being a skeletal frame of ghastly white bone.

Epic Grade Late-stage!

Although their life force was decaying and exuded a thick aura of death, it was absolutely the genuine pressure of the Epic Grade Late-stage!

It was even countless times heavier than the aura Li Taiping currently displayed.

This was the terrifying power accumulated through the ages.

The nine-headed flood dragon's eighteen eyes opened simultaneously. A hint of confusion flashed in its dark gold vertical pupils, which then turned into cold cruelty.

It didn't look at the trembling descendants below; instead, it raised its heads, its gaze seemingly piercing through ten thousand fathoms of seawater to look into the unknown distance.

"There is actually... a Survivor player who has reached the epic grade?"

The flood dragon's voice exploded on the seabed, causing the Excellent Grade Peak monsters to bleed from their seven orifices.

Two clusters of ghostly blue soul fire ignited in the Bone Whale's hollow eye sockets, its voice sounding like two rusted iron plates rubbing together.

"Time flies. It seems this batch of meat pigs has grown quite fat."

The giant Black Tortoise slowly extended its head, which was covered in barbs, a hint of solemnity in its cloudy eyes.

"Don't be careless. Being able to reach the epic grade at this stage means the rules are accelerating their collapse. Has the Black Tide Sovereign... not awakened yet?"

Hearing the words "Black Tide Sovereign," the flood dragon and the Bone Whale fell silent simultaneously.

"The black tide is still devouring the sea regions behind; it's still some distance from here." The flood dragon snorted coldly. "Without the Sovereign's orders, we should have continued our slumber. But since this group of meat pigs has delivered themselves to our door, we might as well use their flesh and blood to replenish our exhausted lifespans."

The Black Tortoise nodded, its massive body beginning to float upward.

"Go. Kill them all. Bring back the heart of that epic grade human."

On the sea surface.

The Many Children, Many Blessings was sailing smoothly.

Li Taiping was resting with his eyes closed, calculating his next plans in his mind.

Suddenly.

He snapped his eyes open, his pupils constricting slightly.

Without any warning, he stood up from his beach chair, strode to the ship's railing, and stared intently at the deep black sea surface ahead.

"Captain Brother, what's wrong?" He Yushui sensed something was amiss and hurried over.

Bing Yu at his feet had her fur standing on end, her nine tails stiff and straight, as she let out a sharp fox cry of extreme terror.

Li Taiping did not answer.

He could feel that in the depths of the sea, there were three extremely terrifying gazes that had crossed the distance of space to lock onto the Many Children, Many Blessings.

It was a pure malice carrying an aura of decay.

"Notify the entire fleet." Li Taiping's voice was low, yet it spread clearly across the entire warship.

"Stop advancing."

"Level one combat readiness."

"After fighting small fry for so many days, something interesting has finally arrived."

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