78: Chapter 78 The Dangerous Deep Sea

The harvest was far more bountiful than expected!

A total of twenty-two legendary-grade pieces of equipment, radiating a dark golden luster, were neatly stowed in his storage space.

Each piece possessed astonishing attributes and came with a unique, powerful "legendary special effect"; any single one of them flowing into the market would be enough to trigger a small-scale struggle.

Unfortunately, the class restrictions for these items were quite scattered.

Apart from the first two pieces and the Summoner ring he luckily obtained later, most were warrior heavy armor, assassin daggers, archer longbows, shield guardian great shields, and so on, meaning there were no suitable wearers for the time being.

"Keep them for now; there will be a use for them in the future."

Lin Muyang naturally wouldn't consider selling these priceless treasures, so he stowed them all away properly.

He took out the Summoner ring and put it directly on his hand.

【Romis's Faith Ring (legendary-grade)】 Type: Ring. Class Restriction: Summoner. Attributes: All Attributes +999. Legendary Special Effect 【Faith Radiance】: After active activation, allows the wearer and all their summons/contract partners to enter an "invincible" state for 3 seconds, during which they are immune to all damage and control effects. Cooldown: 1 hour. Required Level: 45.

"3 seconds of invincibility..." Lin Muyang felt the warm touch of the ring and was quite satisfied.

Although he possessed an invincible life-saving skill like the Holy Hourglass, that skill rendered him unable to act while active.

【Faith Radiance】 was much more flexible and could turn the tide of battle at critical moments.

More importantly, with the 90% cooldown reduction from the Infinite Firepower Aura, the ring's cooldown would be reduced from 1 hour to just 6 minutes!

If he were to activate an Aura that extended buff durations in the future, 3 seconds of invincibility might even become 30 seconds... its strategic value was immense.

Besides equipment, this trip also yielded a full eleven god-tier modification stones flickering with colorful light.

The probability of epic-level secret realms producing such top-tier enhancement materials was indeed much higher.

However, Lin Muyang still had no intention of using them immediately—the equipment he and the young ladies were wearing was still in a transitional period around level 40, and using precious god-tier modification stones to enhance gear that would soon be phased out was undoubtedly a huge waste.

There were also gains in skill books, totaling eight, with grades ranging from Sovereign-rank to legendary-grade.

Among them, a legendary-grade Summoner skill book caught Lin Muyang's eye, and he chose to learn it directly.

【Light Feather Arrow (legendary-grade)】 Type: Active attack skill. Class Restriction: Summoner. Effect: Condenses pure light elements to fire a highly penetrating Light Feather Arrow at a single target, dealing massive light-attribute damage. The final damage dealt by this skill increases by 100% for every "summon" or "contract partner" present around the caster. Cooldown: 10 seconds. Learning Requirement: Level 45.

"Damage doubles with the number of summons?" Lin Muyang carefully internalized the information about the new skill.

The base damage of this skill was already extremely high, and with a tenfold attack power bonus, he could easily deal over 300,000 base damage with a single arrow.

With four young lady partners by his side now, this meant the skill damage would increase by an additional 400%, ultimately reaching five times the base value, capable of blasting out over 1.5 million in terrifying damage with one arrow!

What kind of concept was this number? It was enough to instantly kill most level 100 powerhouses who didn't have defensive skills active!

Even a level 100 big shot like Su Shengze, if caught off guard, could be severely injured or even killed by a single arrow.

Of course, as a Summoner, Lin Muyang rarely needed to take action himself; the young ladies under his command were enough to solve any trouble.

But mastering such a powerful single-target burst skill was, at the very least, an extra trump card.

Naturally, the skill book could not be sold.

After taking stock of all the loot, Lin Muyang's level stabilized at 45, successfully crossing the level 40 threshold.

"Now, I can activate ten God-Tier Auras at the same time." He felt the surging power within him and was more confident about the upcoming deep-sea journey.

The night was deep, but he did not intend to delay.

Taking the phoenix egg, which was still radiating warmth and had golden flame patterns flowing on its surface, from the villa basement, Lin Muyang officially set off.

Target: The deep sea!

"Going to the seabed this time requires balancing hatching, survival, and combat, so more Auras need to be activated." He calculated in his mind, "The Divine Concealment Aura and Void Body are the foundation of safety and must be permanently active."

"Underwater Breathing ensures survival. Blazing Domain is for hatching the egg. That takes up four slots. The remaining six can be flexibly adjusted according to the actual situation, such as Indestructible, Infinite Firepower, and Super Speed Comprehension, which are essential for grinding monsters and leveling up, as well as early warning Auras like Monster Detection..."

The plan was set.

"Let's go!"

With a command, he took the Elf Princess Lilia, the Dragon Lady Ao Qingyan, the Succubus Maiden Elabess, and the Angel Maid Elena, and while holding the half-person-tall golden phoenix egg, transformed into a stream of light difficult for the naked eye to capture, soaring into the sky and speeding towards Tianhai City in the east!

The speed reached five times the speed of sound!

While passing over Tianhai City, Lin Muyang looked down and discovered that the entrances to many high-level secret realms around the city were flashing with "Occupied" or "Locked" lights, clearly having been urgently occupied by local forces to prevent another "robbery" by him.

"They react quite quickly." Lin Muyang smiled indifferently, "I wonder if they will let their guard down when I return in seven days? It wouldn't be bad to 'pay a visit' again then."

His main target wasn't Tianhai City, but since it was the closest to Zhongnan City and rich in resources, it naturally became his first choice.

However, he had more important things to do now.

About ten minutes later, a boundless, deep blue ocean shimmering in the moonlight lay before them.

The sea breeze, carrying a salty, damp scent, rushed towards them, and the sound of waves crashing against the reefs reached their ears.

"Wow! Is this... the ocean?" Lilia flew to the shore, her emerald eyes filled with amazement and curiosity, reflecting the deep sea blue.

She stretched out her fair fingers, seemingly wanting to touch the churning waves.

"Have you never seen the sea?" Lin Muyang was somewhat surprised.

"Nope~" Lilia shook her head, her long golden hair fluttering in the wind, "We elves have lived in the depths of the vast forests for generations, and the sea is very, very far from us."

"The elders in the clan always warn us that the world outside the forest is full of danger, especially the human world... It's said that if a lone elf is caught, they might be sold as a rare slave!"

As she spoke to the end, her tone carried a hint of lingering fear, and she couldn't help but hug her own arms.

Elena, who was beside her, also showed a look of slight fear on her small face upon hearing this: "Then your world sounds very dangerous too..."

"Elena, have you seen the sea?" Lilia asked curiously in return.

"I have." Elena smiled gently, and the phantom of pure white light wings seemed to flutter softly behind her, "The 'Holy Radiance Continent' where our Angel civilization is located is very vast."

"Although the center of the continent is the Holy Mountain and the Angel King City, there are also coastlines at the edges. Many other races who believe in the Holy Light live in coastal areas, and they all respect angels."

Her tone was peaceful, carrying an innate sense of holiness.

Lin Muyang listened to their conversation and thought: From the background, it seems the Angel civilization Elena comes from has the greatest overall strength?

But in terms of individual status in their respective worlds, Elena, as a "Princess Attendant," seems inferior to Lilia (Elf Princess), Ao Qingyan, and perhaps even the mysterious Elabess.

At this time, Elabess also flew to the seaside, her purple-black eyes gazing at the churning dark sea surface, her face also filled with novelty.

She was born in the Demon World, which was thick with shadows and abyss Aura, where there were no such vast and vibrant blue waters.

Only Ao Qingyan was the calmest, even carrying a hint of faint nostalgia.

The East Sea Dragon Palace where she grew up was located in the deep sea, and her Divine Dragon bloodline gave her a natural affinity for the ocean; returning here was like returning to half of her homeland.

"It's getting late, let's go." Lin Muyang held the heavy phoenix egg, interrupting the young ladies' reflections on their first arrival at the coast.

Hatching the egg was the priority.

The Divine Concealment Aura remained running at maximum intensity.

The Underwater Breathing Aura was activated to ensure they could freely obtain oxygen even in the deep sea.

The Void Body Aura was activated immediately after—this Aura not only provided immunity to physical damage but also canceled their "collision volume" with external matter.

This meant that after entering the seawater, although they appeared to be wrapped by the sea, they were actually in a miraculous "phase" state; their clothes and hair would not be soaked, their movements would not be affected by the water's resistance, and they could still "fly" as freely as in the air.

Of course, deep in his heart, Lin Muyang occasionally felt a little bit of mischievous regret—he couldn't see the young ladies after they got wet.

However, considering they would be staying on the seabed for seven days, staying dry and comfortable was clearly more important.

With the Auras ready, Lin Muyang took the lead, holding the egg and flying into the sea.

Ao Qingyan followed closely; she didn't even need Aura assistance, as an invisible force field automatically rippled around her, gently pushing the seawater away, allowing her to move freely.

Lilia and Elabess looked at each other and also dived in.

Elena followed trustingly behind Lin Muyang.

The group descended rapidly.

The surrounding light dimmed rapidly, and the pressure increased, but it had no effect on them.

Looking around, this near-shore area no longer had any man-made structures or traces of humans.

In the era of Class Transferee for all, the ocean had long since become a paradise for monsters, an absolutely dangerous zone that even high-level Class Transferees dared not easily set foot in.

Not long after descending, various strange-looking ocean monsters radiating powerful or eerie Auras came into view.

A giant turtle with a back shell covered in sharp ice spikes, comparable in size to a small car, swam slowly from the front.

【Frost Spike Turtle (Sovereign-rank)】 【Level: 118】

Not far away, a group of large shrimp with deep purple shells and fine electric arcs winding around their pincers were hunting glowing schools of fish in groups.

【Purple Lightning Pincer Shrimp (diamond-grade)】 【Level: 101】

"The levels are really high..." Lin Muyang clicked his tongue in secret.

The marine ecosystem was cruel; the monsters that could survive here generally had levels and grades far exceeding their terrestrial peers, and the weak had long ago become nutrients at the bottom of the food chain.

Fortunately, they were in a perfect state of stealth and phasing, so they didn't attract the attention of any monsters.

Lin Muyang followed the information he had checked beforehand and moved in the direction of an area of submarine volcanic activity in his memory.

The journey of more than five hundred kilometers on the seabed took less than ten minutes to arrive, thanks to the dual blessing of tenfold speed and Void Body.

The destination was an area of complex submarine mountain ranges.

In the center, several low volcanic craters were slowly erupting dark red magma and rolling heat currents, heating large areas of surrounding seawater to boiling, with countless bubbles churning upward, forming a unique high-temperature and high-pressure water zone.

"This is it." Lin Muyang nodded with satisfaction.

It was already high temperature near the submarine volcano, so activating the Blazing Domain to hatch the egg here would make the temperature changes relatively less likely to be detected by monsters in more distant areas or by possible detection methods.

He didn't start hatching immediately, but first activated an important early warning Aura—Monster Detection (God-Tier).

An invisible green ripple, with him as the center, instantly swept across a spherical area with a radius of one hundred kilometers.

The levels, grades, approximate locations, and even whether they were active or in an attacking state of all monsters within the range were clearly fed back into his perception like a radar map.

"Very good, no big guys that can pose a direct threat to us were found within one hundred kilometers."

"There are a few lord-level sea beasts with levels over 150, but they are very far away and are sleeping." Lin Muyang breathed a sigh of relief.

Submarine monsters followed the most primitive law of the jungle; as long as they were not actively provoked, they usually wouldn't attack things they couldn't see.

With Monster Detection, he could avoid potential monster fighting areas in advance.

He soon found a naturally formed submarine cave on the edge of the volcanic group.

The entrance was hidden, the interior space was spacious, and there was even a dry rock platform in the depths.

The entrance was originally occupied by two giant crab monsters the size of millstones, with shells shining with metallic luster.

【Steel Armor Giant Crab (platinum-grade)】 【Level: 86】

Before they could discover the intruders (actually, they couldn't discover them anyway), Ao Qingyan, who had stealthed forward, flashed her sword light, and the two giant crabs silently turned into experience points and a few pieces of materials.

After clearing the dwelling, Lin Muyang held the phoenix egg and carefully placed it on the flattest rock in the depths of the cave.

He gazed at the golden-red eggshell.

"Let's begin."

With a thought, the Blazing Domain Aura was activated!

Centered on the phoenix egg, a pure and controllable extreme high temperature began to radiate outward.

The temperature in the cave began to climb at an astonishing speed, and even though the surrounding seawater was in a "phased" isolated state, one could see the violent distortion and evaporation caused by the high heat.

A thin layer of golden light film covered Lin Muyang and the four young ladies simultaneously, which was the protective effect inherent in the Blazing Domain, ensuring they were completely unaffected by the extreme heat capable of melting gold and iron.

Wrapped in an environment exceeding 1200 degrees Celsius, the flame patterns on the surface of the golden-red phoenix egg seemed to come alive, beginning to flow and flicker slowly, emitting increasingly strong life fluctuations and a scorching Aura.

The seven-day incubation period had officially begun.

Meanwhile, outside the cave, in the vast and dangerous deep sea, countless powerful monsters continued to survive, hunt, and fight according to their own laws.