Chapter 650: The Divine Avatar Lies Beneath the Sea, in an Unfound Place

The feeling of being suppressed is very uncomfortable.

Jiang Chen has already sensed that something is wrong, but he cannot find the source nor resolve it.

He can only wait until his strength is sufficient, perhaps then he can spot a clue.

A few hours later, Jiang Chen fully replenished the Undead Legion.

The Holy Sound Wind Chime still gave no response, so Jiang Chen could only keep searching.

As Jiang Chen delved deeper into the Azure Dragon Sea, monster levels kept rising.

It has become hard to encounter monsters below Level 80.

The commotion caused by the Undead Legion grew larger, finally alerting the BOSSes beneath the sea.

Soon, several World BOSSes came knocking.

The strongest had already reached Level 87, the others were Level 84 and 85.

If this had happened in the past, Jiang Chen would have turned and left without a second thought.

Fighting water‑type BOSSes in the sea bottom is certainly not a pleasant matter.

Even if he fights, it will be a hard fight.

But with the appearance of the Divine Level Ku Lou Wang, everything became unusually easy.

Sword light shone dazzlingly in the pitch‑black sea floor.

Ku Lou Wang, with absolute dominance, slayed the BOSSes in just a few sword strokes.

He gained a large amount of experience and a few decent Quasi‑Mythic‑grade Equipment.

Jiang Chen thought the BOSSes were generous, coming over to give both gear and experience.

Five days later, a glow of leveling rose again around Jiang Chen.

After Level 75, the experience requirement rose again, and the leveling speed slowed down.

Especially after several World BOSSes were slain, the monsters of the Azure Dragon Sea seemed to receive a signal and stopped bothering Jiang Chen.

Later, they even fled at the scent of the Undead Legion.

They move extremely fast in the water; only the Headless Knight's charge skill can give a brief chase, otherwise they are uncatchable.

Thus Jiang Chen's leveling speed dropped dramatically.

It took a full five days just to gain one level.

Standing in the water, Jiang Chen felt the level‑up brought little joy.

Not only did the suppressed feeling return, but he also still hadn't found the Divine Avatar of the God of Holy Sound.

"The worst case has still occurred; it seems the Divine Avatar is no longer in the Azure Dragon Sea."

"Then the most likely place is that it flowed into the Great Vortex."

Jiang Chen's expression grew solemn; he truly does not want to clash with the deity in the Great Vortex now.

It's not fear; lacking knowledge of the opponent, Jiang Chen does not wish to act rashly.

After all, it possesses Soul Attack ability, which is the most troublesome.

Jiang Chen pondered for a long time and decided to search again.

In case he missed something.

He flew away from the Azure Dragon Sea to the skies above the Wild Continent, re‑oriented himself in the air, then dove back into the Azure Dragon Sea to begin the search.

Another five days passed, still with no discovery.

"Do we really have to go to the vortex?"

Jiang Chen thought for a while and took out Antares's Dragon Scale.

His Soul Power stirred slightly, activating the scale, "Antares!"

There was no response; Jiang Chen knew the thing was definitely asleep again, and called once more.

After calling more than ten times, Antares finally showed some movement.

"I'm dreaming right now, hurry up and spit it out! If it's nothing, I'll swallow you!" Antares's voice was full of morning‑grogginess, clearly annoyed at being woken.

Jiang Chen didn't mind its temper and got straight to the point, "You know the Great Vortex in the Lower Space, right?"

"Of course I do!" Antares hummed. "In this world, there isn't a single thing this dragon doesn't know."

Jiang Chen said, "Can you stop bragging?"

Antares hummed again, "Except for your own matters."

Jiang Chen said, "I'm going to the Great Vortex."

The Dragon Scale quivered continuously, a dragon's roar echoed, and Antares's irritated voice added, "What are you doing there, courting death?"

Jiang Chen asked, "Why?"

"That is where the Great Soul God slumbers. Do you even know what a Great God is? You brat, if you're looking for death, this isn't the way!" Antares sounded a bit frantic, fearing Jiang Chen had already gone.

Jiang Chen said, "Don't rush; I'm just thinking, I haven't gone yet."

Hearing Jiang Chen say that, Antares relaxed a bit, "Don't go; that guy isn't awake yet, anyone who approaches will be deemed an enemy."

"I understand."

Regarding this, Jiang Chen had already guessed, and Antares's words weren't far off his speculation.

Antares suddenly asked, "Why do you want to go there? There's nothing there."

Jiang Chen recounted the matter he had asked of the Heaven Mountain Great God.

Antares replied, "Then you don't need to go; the Divine Avatar of the God of Holy Sound is in the Azure Dragon Sea, not in the Great Vortex."

"But I've searched the entire Azure Dragon Sea and found nothing." Jiang Chen frowned; Antares wouldn't spout nonsense—could he truly have missed something?

Antares chuckled, "I've already told you; whether you can find it or not depends on you."

"I'm going back to sleep; don't bother me unless it's necessary."

"Keep nagging, and I'll actually eat you. Don't think I don't have the guts!"

After speaking, Antares cut off the connection.

Jiang Chen chuckled, "Antares isn't that he doesn't dare; it's that he can't."

This guy doesn't even put effort into his words.

But it's fortunate we asked Antares; otherwise we would have rushed through early and really gotten into big trouble.

"Since Antares says the Divine Vessel is still in the Azure Dragon Sea, it must be there."

"We clearly searched twice; could there still be something we missed?"

Jiang Chen recalled his search process and confirmed there were no omissions.

"There must be some place we missed."

"Think again!"

Jiang Chen chose to trust Antares' words, feeling there must be places he hadn't noticed.

Jiang Chen pondered the problem while in the sea, recalling every detail.

Soul power flowed slowly, transmitting every surrounding condition without omission.

Suddenly, Jiang Chen discovered an issue he had once focused on and then ignored.

Current!

Although the bottom of the Azure Dragon Sea is calm, there are still currents.

Near the whirlpool, the flow moves toward it; Jiang Chen had worried then whether the current would carry the Divine Vessel into the whirlpool.

Later, as he moved away from the whirlpool, the current vanished, and Jiang Chen concluded the Divine Vessel hadn't entered the whirlpool.

He hadn't paid any more attention to the currents after that.

Now he finds the flow still exists, only weaker.

The subtle current's force is tiny, yet it persists year after year.

The Divine Vessel has been in the Azure Dragon Sea for an unknown number of years; it's possible it was gradually carried away by the current.

Finally grasping the point, a spark flashed in his eyes, and Jiang Chen sank entirely to the sea floor.

Standing on the sea floor, Jiang Chen carefully sensed the current's changes with his soul power.

He discovered that all the currents were moving in the same direction.

Needless to say, the Divine Vessel must also be carried that way.

Unless the currents have changed over the years.

Following the current, Jiang Chen finally arrived at the place where the currents converge.

Here he sensed a fissure.

"Undersea canyon, great trench."

Jiang Chen let out a dumbfounded laugh; there really was an undersea canyon.

His cleverness backfired on his cleverness.

He had assumed the sea floor was fifty thousand meters deep, so there would be no oversights up or down.

Even if the Divine Vessel were inadvertently taken by some monster and brought to the ice layer beneath the Wild Continent, he could still sense it.

He simply forgot that the sea floor might appear in a canyon trench; how deep the trench is, it's hard to say.

It could be well over a hundred thousand meters, making it impossible to sense.

Now that it's discovered, Jiang Chen doesn't hesitate and goes straight in.

The trench's scale isn't small; there are also many monsters here.

Jiang Chen arrived with his Undead Legion, and the monsters fled wildly.

These past few days, Jiang Chen has swept the bottom of the Azure Dragon Sea several times, and the monsters now fear him.

The trench's depth exceeded Jiang Chen's imagination, at least over eighty thousand meters.

The pressure reached astonishing levels; even Jiang Chen's endurance hit its limit.

The Undead Legion halted at fifty thousand meters, and the Lich General continuously healed the Undead Legion.

Here, they constantly endure damage.

If the Undead Legion also descended together, the Lich General might not be able to heal in time and couldn't hold out long.

There's no battle now, so they don't need to engage; they stay here on standby, ready to join the fight at full health when needed.

Jiang Chen alone reached the trench bottom, following the current forward.

"Ding."

His soul heard a pleasant sound; the Holy Sound Wind Chime glowed faintly, illuminating this pitch‑black world.

"It's really there."

Jiang Chen moved with the current; the ocean's resistance made his speed no better than elsewhere.

Even a hundred kilometers didn't take much time.

The sensing grew stronger, and a faint light appeared before his eyes.

Jiang Chen saw the Divine Vessel, lying on the sea floor, shining together with the Holy Sound Wind Chime.

The moment Jiang Chen saw the Divine Vessel, a massive force surged forward, like a heavy punch striking him.

Jiang Chen felt nothing; he said it was a warning, not a real attack.

Above the Divine Vessel, a pair of eyes glowing with Red Light stared dead at Jiang Chen.

Then countless monsters appeared in the soul's perception.

Those monsters that had once fled at the sight of him all rushed back.