Chapter 3019: Diving into the Deep Sea

Ye Liuyun and his companions fought more cautiously from then on, opting for swift, decisive battles and no longer lingering.

Under the protection of Long Nv and a blue whale, they quickly reached the vicinity of the Undersea Volcano. Upon arrival, even sea beasts that had not cultivated flame could sense the fiery aura here.

Below the nearby sea surface, the reefs are also formed from lava, only a little farther from the surface.

Ye Liuyun pulled everyone else into the Space World, leaving only Qiong Qi, and followed Long Nv to investigate the Undersea Volcano.

He did not release the blue whale for the time being, but kept it in place to await their return. With this blue whale guarding them, ordinary sea beast hordes dared not attack.

After Ye Liuyun, Long Nv, and Qiong Qi dived into the deep sea, they also beheld a different Wasteland Sea World.

The seabed is entirely unlike the surface, extremely tranquil. Moreover, the sea beasts come in many varieties and colors. The deep‑sea sea beasts are not particularly warlike; Ye Liuyun often encountered sea beast herds, yet they never attacked.

Soon after entering the deep sea, they encountered a swarm of jellyfish drifting lazily, their tentacles swaying with the current, transparent bodies occasionally flashing Golden Light.

"These jellyfish are not very intelligent; if you don't attack them, they won't attack you proactively!" Long Nv told Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun and his group slipped through the jellyfish swarm without attacking, yet dared not get too close. As expected, the jellyfish showed no reaction.

In the deep sea, schools of silver fish flickered, resembling a floating ribbon of silver light. The fish had little offensive power; Long Nv opened her mouth and gulped down a large bunch.

Qiong Qi merely glanced at the commotion before focusing on locating the fire source. Yet as they pressed forward, the seabed ahead grew increasingly murky, and its temperature rose; even Long Nv could clearly sense the presence of a fire source.

They were soon intercepted by a group of fire‑attribute sea beasts. At first only some small fish approached; Long Nv unleashed a burst of blood‑vein pressure, stunning them, then devoured them as her meal.

However, as they went deeper, Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil could see only a short distance. Especially the fire source's location, the seawater was so turbid it was pitch black, completely obscuring vision.

Even Qiong Qi became cautious about the situation.

"The situation ahead is unknown. If sea beasts attack us inside, we'll be in danger!"

Qiong Qi halted Ye Liuyun and Long Nv. The sea beasts here are massive; if they were ambushed, they might not react in time and would be swallowed outright.

Long Nv also warned Ye Liuyun: "Indeed, the aura here is so disruptive that I can't sense far either."

Ye Liuyun thought for a moment, didn't act hastily, and instead had Long Nv lead him to summon some sea beasts.

There aren't any particularly strong sea beasts nearby, but they can still be used to scout a path.

These sea beasts surged in groups into the murky water ahead, but some quickly returned. When Long Nv inquired, she learned that a powerful Fire Spirit Demon was inside, though the ordinary sea beasts could not discern its exact strength.

Some of them hadn't even seen the Fire Spirit Demon yet still ran back together.

Ye Liuyun, helpless, released ten Guiyi Fourth Layer Foreign Tribe members: "Scout the path and uncover the Fire Spirit Demon's true power."

The Foreign Tribe answered with a nod and immediately charged into the murky water ahead.

But shortly after, the turbid water churned, and distinct battle ripples emanated from within. Ye Liuyun monitored the fight through the Slave Seal.

"It is indeed a Fire Spirit Demon. The temperature inside is extremely high; ordinary sea beasts cannot endure it. The Fire Spirit Demon's strength is also considerable, taking the shape of a massive sea beast, its power can contend with Guiyi Fifth Layer Foreign Tribe."

Ye Liuyun relayed the situation to Qiong Qi and Long Nv.

After speaking, Ye Liuyun released another hundred Foreign Tribe and ten Guiyi Sixth Layer Martial Cultivator elites, sending them in to cooperate.

to slay the Fire Spirit Demon.

When these fighters entered, the battle ripples became even more pronounced; they could even feel a very distinct water current ripple.

After roughly half an hour, the waters finally calmed.

"Let's go, the Fire Spirit Demon has been eradicated!"

Ye Liuyun called out, and with Qiong Qi and Long Nv hurried over. Unexpectedly, after they crossed a turbid stretch, the water ahead cleared considerably.

But waiting for Ye Liuyun were only eight Foreign Tribe and three Martial Cultivators.

"Where are the others?" Long Nv asked. She had thought Ye Liuyun had sent people to scout other directions.

"They all fell in battle!" Ye Liuyun said with some regret.

He had prepared these people to deal with the bandit strongmen, but did not expect such losses here.

Qiong Qi and Long Nv also did not anticipate that so many would die in such a short time, and both fell silent at once.

Although Ye Liuyun felt sorrow, he did not forget to continue probing ahead. His Golden Pupil already spotted a huge fissure spewing lava. The seawater here bubbles, and Long Nv must use True Essence Body Shield to withstand the high temperature.

"Long Nv, can you sense any sea‑beast aura within the lava?" Ye Liuyun asked directly.

Long Nv sensed for a moment, then after a while furrowed her brows.

"Is that the aura of the Dragon Clan?" Ye Liuyun asked Long Nv directly.

He asked this because he also has Dragon Breath within him. Though he cannot emit a strong Dragon Breath to intimidate others, he can sense this familiar aura.

Long Nv looked at Ye Liuyun in surprise, nodded, and confirmed, "Indeed. But it seems to be the aura emitted by a Dragon Soul, not a living True Dragon!"

That distinction, Ye Liuyun could not discern.

Based on their analysis, Qiong Qi made a judgment: "No wonder I couldn't tell what kind of flame it was! Now I know.

Indeed this is an Undersea Volcano, and it seems to involve Deep Sea True Fire, a relatively powerful flame. Yet it should also preserve the True Dragon True Fire, which the volcano's power nurtures."

There should also be a Dragon Soul inside; otherwise those true fires might be assimilated by the volcano's flames.

Ye Liuyun expressed some doubt: "True Dragon True Fire? Is it really that powerful?"

Qiong Qi laughed, "Ordinary True Dragons certainly don't have such potent true fire. But don't forget, this Wasteland Sea World is made of Ancient Shattered Fragments. The True Dragons here are many times larger than Long Nv just in size.

Even by size alone, such a mighty true fire is normal! Moreover, it's likely that the True Dragon True Fire continuously absorbs energy from Deep Sea True Fire to grow, without weakening."

Upon hearing this, Long Nv's eyes showed anticipation, eager to see what the ancient Dragon Soul truly looks like.