116: Chapter 116: That thing in the sea came to life.
The black mass of pollution suddenly contracted, then throbbed violently, like an evil heart that had just come to life.
With this movement, the entire seabed at a depth of ten thousand meters shook along with it.
The blue defensive force field of the "base station" No. 1, which had been relatively stable, flickered wildly from the shock, and the energy readings in several places instantly dropped below the warning line.
"Alarm! Alarm! Defensive force field under unknown impact, energy shield integrity has dropped by seven percent!"
"Energy reserves are being consumed at an accelerated rate! It is estimated that it can only hold out for another twenty-three minutes!"
Inside the Commander-in-Chief tower, the shrill sound of alarms and the tense reports of the technicians mingled together, creating an atmosphere so oppressive it was hard to breathe.
"What is going on? Isn't it only supposed to release toxins? How is it attacking now?" Chief Engineer Wang Jianguo watched the blackness on the screen, which was constantly expanding outward, and stamped his feet in anxiety.
"It is 'eating'."
Jiang Ning, who had not spoken until now, suddenly opened her mouth.
Her eyes were fixed tightly on the core of that black pollution, where a vortex made of pure darkness was slowly taking shape.
"It is not just polluting; it is devouring all surrounding matter and energy, turning them into a part of itself, and then… growing." Jiang Ning's voice was cold.
The experts present felt the hair on their backs stand up upon hearing this.
A source of pollution that can grow and actively attack? This was no longer just some environmental disaster; this was a living monster hatching from the deepest part of the Earth!
"We cannot wait any longer." Jiang Ning made a decision in her heart.
Conventional containment and purification were useless against something that had already begun to distort the rules.
Just as you cannot use a rag to wipe away a black hole.
It was necessary to use a more fundamental power, one that was also on the level of rules, to erase it.
"Director Zhao," Jiang Ning turned to look at Director Zhao Lixin, "have Kunlun Academy bring Sect Leader Lu Yun over."
"Huh?" Director Zhao Lixin was stunned, "Why bring him here? At this critical juncture…"
"Isn't he an elite of the Tianyan Sect?" There was no emotion in Jiang Ning's tone, "He should recognize this thing. I need more detailed information regarding this so-called 'Church' and their 'Sacred Object'."
"I understand, I will arrange it immediately!" Director Zhao Lixin immediately went to carry it out.
Jiang Ning's gaze returned to the constantly throbbing darkness.
She reached out her hand, palm facing upward.
A primitive, palm-sized seal slowly emerged from her palm.
This seal was neither gold nor jade; it looked like stone, yet it was incredibly smooth and warm. It was carved with the most primitive patterns of mountains, rivers, the sun, the moon, and the stars, exuding an indescribable sense of weight and vastness.
This was none other than the life-bound magical artifact that Jiang Ning had exchanged for with merit points and had been nurturing within her body—the Pangu Seal!
This object was a replica of the item used by the saint who created the world in the legends of the cultivation world. Although it was just a replica, it had only one core ability—suppression and creation.
It could mobilize the fundamental power of a region, which is the so-called earth veins or dragon veins.
Using this to deal with the "malignant tumor" rooted in the seabed's earth veins was the perfect remedy.
"I originally wanted to wait for the 'base station' to be upgraded a few more generations and for the entire spiritual vein to be completely smoothed out before using you." Jiang Ning looked at the Pangu Seal in her hand and muttered to herself, "Now it seems I have to put you to work ahead of schedule."
She held the Pangu Seal with one hand and began to quickly form hand seals with the other.
As she moved, a divine sense, vast beyond imagination, instantly spread out with her as the center!
This divine sense did not attack the black pollution; instead, it penetrated the ten-thousand-meter-deep seawater, pierced through the thick seabed, and probed directly into that massive, awakening submarine spiritual vein that stretched for thousands of kilometers!
"In my name, I command all waters! With the seal as proof, I command the earth dragon!"
At this moment, Jiang Ning's voice seemed to merge with the entire ocean and the entire earth.
The Pangu Seal in her hand suddenly erupted with boundless golden light!
The light instantly penetrated the roof of the command tower, pierced through the clouds, and formed a massive, slowly rotating phantom of a golden magic seal above Donghai City!
In Donghai City, countless citizens who were panicking because of the strange phenomenon in the sky saw this miraculous scene.
"That… what is that? Has another 'Immortal Envoy' come?"
"No! Look! That golden light is rising from our port! It's one of our own!"
"My God! It's so spectacular!"
Meanwhile, at Kunlun Academy, Lin Yuan and the other students, who were anxiously waiting for news, also saw this scene via live broadcast.
"This is… this is the Instructor's power!" Lin Yuan stared fixedly at the massive magic seal on the screen, trembling with excitement.
He could feel that the power contained within that magic seal was vast, profound, and filled with upright vitality.
This was what the true "Great Dao" was!
Compared to this, those flashy secret techniques he had played with before were simply children's scribbles!
Ten thousand meters deep in the ocean.
As the power of the Pangu Seal was fully activated, that submarine spiritual vein, which had been dormant for ten thousand years, seemed to be injected with a soul and suddenly trembled!
"Rumble—"
The entire seabed was shaking violently.
Inside the "base station", the students responsible for maintaining the array were stunned, seeing the energy readings instantly go off the charts.
"Report! The spiritual vein energy is spiraling out of control! The base station cannot hold it anymore!" Chief Engineer Wang Jianguo yelled frantically into the walkie-talkie toward the direction of the command tower.
"Do not panic." Jiang Ning's voice came through calmly, "It is not out of control."
"It is I who have made it… wake up."
As soon as she finished speaking.
In the feeds of all monitoring equipment and detection instruments.
All the energy of that massive spiritual vein, which stretched for thousands of kilometers, began to converge frantically toward a single point!
Countless golden specks of energy precipitated from the rock layers, converging into streams, then into rivers, and finally, forming a golden ocean of energy!
Then, this ocean began to condense and take shape!
A massive dragon head, composed of the purest spiritual energy, slowly rose from the seabed!
On that dragon head, every scale and every whisker was clearly visible, full of majesty and vitality.
Following that came the dragon's body, claws, and tail…
A giant dragon, several kilometers long and composed entirely of golden light, completely broke free from the earth vein that had been dormant for ten thousand years!
It coiled on the seabed of the ten-thousand-meter abyss, its huge dragon eyes slowly opening to shoot out two beams of golden light, as if it could see through time and space.
A supreme pressure, originating from the most ancient of life, instantly enveloped the entire sea area!
Inside the Commander-in-Chief tower, everyone was dumbfounded.
They opened their mouths wide, staring at that living, mythical creature on the holographic screen, their minds blank.
"This… this…" an Old General pointed at the screen, his hand shaking uncontrollably. After stammering for a long time, he finally squeezed out a sentence, "This f*cking… is this something our engineering team could create?!"