Chapter 646: The Deal Begins, the Dangerous Great Vortex

It wasn't until Jiang Chen left that Hong Jishi and Ao Hongchen finally raised their heads from the Tianshan Outfit Pile.

Hong Jishi said oddly, "Xiao Chen just came back, why has he left again."

Li Xueru replied casually, "He said there's still a deal to finish, but I don't know whose deal it is."

Ao Hongchen said, "This kid, can't he just rest a bit?"

Hong Jishi said irritably, "You didn't see any rest when you were young either. Put the bracelet on your hand down for me; I was the one who first coveted it."

Ao Hongchen shouted, "Get lost, I was clearly the one who first coveted it, when did it become your turn?"

Hong Jishi, unwilling to concede, "My outfit is only missing three pieces."

Ao Hongchen retorted on the spot, giving him no face, "I'm only missing two pieces, who can blame my slow hand? Stop the nonsense, I'll cut you with a Blade."

"I'll punch you into mud!"

The two of them kept trading blows, each refusing to yield.

Li Xueru chuckled lightly; he's long been accustomed to their bickering.

They're still quite young, yet act like old kids; if they don't argue each day, they aren't happy.

After seeing Jiang Chen off, he placed the Blood God Disk into Shenlong Tower and began a careful study.

He lounged lazily in his chair, as if in a fake sleep.

His mind had already entered Shenlong Tower, beginning to analyze every detail inside the Blood God Disk.

He had just been able to command the Law, but his understanding of it was still half‑known.

With such a good opportunity before him, how could Li Xueru miss it?

The Law must be comprehended individually; each person's grasp of the Law differs.

At this stage, it's no longer like in school, or learning simple Skills where a mentor could still teach.

How far one can go depends solely on oneself.

Li Xueru has preliminarily studied the Law these past days, but still can't quite grasp it.

Only when leveling up did he fuse that sliver of Law into a Skill.

Indeed it greatly amplified the Skill's power, far beyond before.

But later, when he needs to actively command the Law into the Skill, he can't do it.

The Blood God Disk that Jiang Chen provided now contains the Law from the God of Blood‑Devouring.

Though it differs from his path, it can serve as a reference.

Li Xueru was completely immersed in his own research; as for Ao Hongchen and Hong Jishi, those old kids do whatever they like.

Even if the Hong Shen Courtyard were torn down, it wouldn't concern him.

What could be more important than studying the Law?

Shenlong Palm possesses an extremely strong teleportation ability, even able to select coordinates within the Ancient Battlefield.

Li Xueru evidently had the coordinates of Shenlong Ancient City in hand, and instantly teleported Jiang Chen to near Shenlong Ancient City.

Jiang Chen arrived at Shenlong Ancient City for the third time; from high above, he saw the city in a perfect square.

Its sides were only about five thousand meters, barely a small city.

Within the Shenlong Empire, some larger villages are far larger than Shenlong Ancient City.

Yet Jiang Chen knew its true form; it wasn't an ancient city at all.

It is a war Fortress.

Moreover its true body is far larger than what is seen now.

When it descended years ago, it drastically reduced its size, completely Curl Up.

If one day it fully expands again, returning to its peak state, it would be a terrifying massive killing weapon.

This time Jiang Chen didn't enter the city; after watching for a while, he flew to the edge of a cliff.

The Azure Dragon Sea's waves crashed against the reefs, sounding like thunder.

The Azure Dragon Sea lacks the lightning‑and‑thunder of the Wind and Thunder Sea, and isn't as dazzlingly beautiful as the Starlight Sea.

On the surface the currents are fierce, but those who've gone down say the depths are actually calm.

Compared to the surface rapids, it's like two different worlds.

Moreover, those who descended encountered no danger and said the Azure Dragon Sea should be safer than the Starry Sky Sea and the Wind and Thunder Sea.

Jiang Chen doesn't believe there can be safe places in the Ancient Battlefield.

"The Great God of Tianshan said that when the God of Sacred Sound fell, it smashed through the Wild Continent, and the Divine Rank also fell into the Azure Dragon Sea beneath the Wild Continent."

"But after all these years, with the water currents changing, the Divine Rank surely drifted with the flow, and no one knows where it went."

"Others are like fishing for a needle in the sea, I am fishing for the Divine Rank in the sea."

Jiang Chen gave a wry smile; this matter is probably not easy.

Even if it were easy, it wouldn't involve me; there's definitely something fishy beneath the Azure Dragon Sea.

If there were no danger, any random level‑80‑something professional would do.

If one doesn't work, you can recruit several.

The Human Race isn't short of people.

Jiang Chen flew onward with caution.

His first destination wasn't the Wild Continent, but the confluence of currents, the center of the Lower Space.

At the center of the four continents—east, south, west, north—lies an immense vortex.

The water in the ocean constantly swirls toward the vortex.

If the Divine Rank truly was carried by the currents, its direction of flow would also be toward the central vortex.

"Just hope we don't enter the vortex; otherwise it'll truly be lost."

"But I only promised the Heaven Mountain Great Deity Assembly that I would do my best."

Jiang Chen went all out, advancing at a speed of 1,000 meters per second.

Upon him were the waves of the Azure Dragon Sea, one surge after another.

From a distance it looked like blue great dragons, occasionally leaping out of the Sea, churning endlessly above the Sea surface.

The name Azure Dragon Sea comes from this.

Jiang Chen flew all the way, encountering no danger.

He didn't even see any creatures; not only his eyes missed them, but there was no Soul perception either.

Where he passed, it seemed there were no living beings.

Just this alone was very strange.

Whether it is the Star Light Sea or the Wind Thunder Sea, both contain some native monsters.

But the Azure Dragon Sea he has flown over so far has none.

Huo Lieyang once shattered the ice layer of the Wild Continent, entered the Azure Dragon Sea from there, and was wounded by a highly poisonous creature.

This indicates that there are monsters beneath the Azure Dragon Sea.

Thus Jiang Chen can only speculate whether the presence of the vortex is why there are no monsters here.

The monsters stay far from the vortex.

At this moment he is less than ten thousand meters from the vortex, and from afar he can already see the massive vortex.

The vortex is like a black hole, continuously sucking in Sea water rushing from all directions, its destination unknown.

The instant he saw the vortex, a thought suddenly sprang in his mind, "Could the vortex be dangerous!"

Just as that thought rose, his soul sent a sudden warning, followed by waves of shivers.

Danger!

Jiang Chen stopped immediately, then flew back rapidly.

At the same time he retreated, an invisible giant hand swept past him, moving as fast as Lightning.

If Jiang Chen were hit in just 0.1 seconds, he would certainly be swept by the giant hand.

The giant hand cannot be seen with the naked eye; Jiang Chen can detect it only because he constantly radiates soul power.

Jiang Chen kept retreating, pulling back several thousand meters before stopping.

His complexion turned a bit sour; his soul had just trembled violently.

Although he wasn't swept by the giant hand, his soul still took a hit.

Radiating soul is like a double‑edged sword: it can detect danger, but also provides a channel for others to attack.

When the Nine‑Colored Dragon Soul Crystal was previously attacked, it emitted a dragon's roar, shielding the soul.

Otherwise the soul's injury would have been far worse.

Now it again emits a dragon's roar, spouting soul power to heal the soul.

The soul received a wave of impact, only minor injuries, not hindering anything.

But Jiang Chen felt his heart race; this sudden attack gave no warning at all.

The attack targeted the soul, silent and unseen.

If he were slow to dodge, this palm strike would surely grievously wound the soul.

In the instant it swept past, Jiang Chen sensed that the giant hand possessed an enormously massive and extremely chaotic Soul Breath.

Inside this giant hand seemed to be composed of countless souls.

The powers of these souls mixed together, merging into a mass that can exert tremendous strength.

But the wills of these souls were chaotic, and after mixing, even more of a mess.

Yet it is extremely powerful, beyond Jiang Chen's own ability to resist.

"No wonder, no wonder the records about this vortex are so scarce."

"The records only warn that this place is extremely dangerous; never approach."

"Anyone who got close died, leaving no survivors, so naturally no one knows what happened inside."

He waited here for a moment and was not attacked again.

Jiang Chen noted the spot where the giant hand had struck him, and cautiously approached with trembling courage.

His soul remains in a radiating state.

When he approached within ten thousand meters of the vortex, that sense of danger rose again.

Jiang Chen instantly retreated, simultaneously withdrawing his outward soul.

He again sensed an incomparably massive soul power sweeping before his eyes, the howling wind sound entering his soul.

"Ten thousand meters, this is the limit."

"If the giant hand has a territorial sense, then ten thousand meters from the vortex is its domain."

Jiang Chen understood, began circling the vortex, constantly keeping a distance of 11,000 meters.