Chapter 379

Things went quite smoothly, almost without any accidents.

Under the blessing of Sangonomiya Kokomi, who was an obedient daughter on the surface but secretly thought about making him commit a mistake every day, Hearing Luo Li floated through the Eye of the Abyss.

Underground world!

"Hmm, so this is the only way to Byakuyakoku."

Just like passing through a teleportation array, Hearing Luo Li looked at the huge lake below, floating in the void like a banished immortal.

Unlike the beautiful scenery of Watatsumi Island, the underground world appeared dark and humid, with an overall cold blue tone, but there were more glowing corals and pearls, and the originally slightly dim lake was much brighter.

By comparison, it belonged to another kind of beauty.

As he descended along the way, he could feel the "spirit" of something constantly sinking, dissolving into the unknown depths.

"The spirit of Watatsumi Island, huh."

Hearing Luo Li pondered for a moment, followed the flow of the lake, landed, and walked forward.

There were countless glowing plants along the way, illuminating the dark underground world in great detail.

This trip was to solve the Sainted Soil, but of course, it could also serve as tourism.

He had never been to Enkanomiya before, so he would just treat it as broadening his horizons.

Hundreds of years had passed, and Watatsumi Island, which had no communication with Enkanomiya, had explained the situation to him before he set off this time.

The shrine maidens didn't know what it was like down there and could only pin their hopes on the hero who went to challenge the trial being strong enough.

Compared to them, Hearing Luo Li knew Enkanomiya quite well now.

While walking, submerged in the darkness, he could hear the low roars of Bathysmal Vishaps from time to time.

Their origin was as the original inhabitants of this Teyvat continent.

Before the First Wang Zuo, Phanes, arrived, the only native inhabitants of this continent were the Seven Sovereigns and other elemental creatures.

But with the arrival of the Heavenly Principles, the Seven Sovereigns were defeated and driven into various secret places and darkness.

At the same time, humans were created, and the power to rule this continent was given to them.

This was the Era of the Crown.

Afterward, the Second Wang Zuo arrived, fought with the First Wang Zuo, and at that time, lives were ruined, and the earth cracked.

Byakuyakoku sank into the underground, fought with the Bathysmal Vishaps for the right to survive, but retreated steadily.

Later, with the help of the Evernight God, that is, Istaroth, one of the four shadows of the Heavenly Principles, the residents of Byakuyakoku built the Dainichi Mikoshi and finally opened up a survival area.

Unfortunately, whenever humans lose the pressure of survival, there will be struggles and classes in life.

However, at this time, the Great Serpent Orobashi, who had failed in the Archon War, saved the ordinary residents of Byakuyakoku.

It could have fled to the Dark Sea, but because of the Archon's characteristic of loving people, it stayed behind and bestowed the power of the Coral Jade Branch that grew on its body to the people of Byakuyakoku, allowing them to escape the underground and build the Sangonomiya Shrine.

Thus, succeeding the Evernight God, it became the Watatsumi Great Deity worshipped by the people of ancient Byakuyakoku.

Regrettably, because it knew the forbidden matters of the past, Orobashi was forced by the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles to launch a suicidal invasion of the then-Narukami Island.

In that invasion, Sasayuri died in battle.

Raiden Ei, who was still an Archon's shadow, was furious and slashed the Archon Orobashi to death with one blade, breaking the backbone of the people of Watatsumi Island.

After that, it was Hearing Luo Li crossing the sea to Narukami Inazuma.

Thinking about the storms of the past millennium, Hearing Luo Li felt a bit of pity for Orobashi, who died voluntarily.

Most Archons were not bad people, just standing on different sides.

If there were no conflicts, perhaps the two could have sat down and enjoyed wine together.

Thinking this, Hearing Luo Li casually swatted away some ambushing Vishaps, not even looking at their figures that lay motionless after falling, and gradually arrived at the entrance of the Evernight Gate.

Here, he finally saw the ruins of civilization.

The five key sigils were easily unlocked by him, revealing the narrow passage to the Land of Evernight.

Narrow was relative to the outside world; it was four or five meters wide and dozens of zhang high, full of traces of ancient civilization.

Along the way, Hearing Luo Li also saw some Ruin Guards from the ancient Khaenri'ah technology.

Presumably, they should have been the autonomous Ruin series weapons in the armed forces that could not be taken away when they failed to invade Byakuyakoku and fled.

"Pity, even Khaenri'ah has fallen, and these things have become ownerless."

Hearing Luo Li sighed and followed the entrance of the Land of Evernight to the end.

The Ruin Guards on the road couldn't even get close to him, suppressed by gravity like subjects meeting an emperor, lying on the ground struggling and trembling.

In front of him stood a huge gate.

"Open it, behind it should be Byakuyakoku."

Taking a look at the mechanism on the side, Hearing Luo Li inserted the so-called "Key of the Moon-Bathed Deep" into it.

In an instant, the mechanism glowed, and a rumbling mechanical sound suddenly resounded.

Following that, the gate, which weighed more than ten thousand jin, gradually opened.

The old mechanism made a tooth-aching creaking sound; he didn't know if the gears that hadn't turned for hundreds of years had rusted.

Fortunately, at least they could still work.

Seeing the gate open little by little until it was completely wide open, Hearing Luo Li walked up.

At the entrance, a floating giant island floating in the underground world came into view.

At the central floating island facing the Evernight entrance, an ancient building that looked like a high tower was emitting dazzling brilliance from time immemorial.

"Dainichi Mikoshi."

Hearing Luo Li had to sigh at the technology of the ancient civilization, even being able to create such a magnificent artificial sun.

Although it was thanks to the Evernight God, Istaroth.

"The thing Kokomi wants me to find should be in that place. Later, should I take all the Coral Jade Branches away, or should I separate the two places once and for all?"

With two methods turning in his mind, Hearing Luo Li couldn't help but fall into deep thought. ===== CHAPTER 381 =====