[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups":3,"chapter-starting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-starting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-chapter-183":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Starting to Gain Experience from Push-Ups",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},231308,282,"Chapter 183 - 157: The Man in the Deep Sea (Happy New Year) _2","starting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-chapter-183",183,"\u003Cp>At the same time, the others also started to prepare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A support frame was raised on the ship, positioning a massive 200,000-lumen searchlight to illuminate the seafloor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such intense light could reach down to the deep-water area about 150 meters from the sea surface, ensuring underwater operation safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten Pursuer Team Members, equipped with full diving gear and special underwater weapons, lined up at the ship’s side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were not as skilled in swimming as members of the True Thought Society, so they prepared thoroughly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fearing Feng Kehai might not be reliable, Li Chengjun decided to stay on board to personally supervise the hostages and equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His capable subordinate, A Jie, had regained consciousness, and was responsible for leading the team into the sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main task was to supervise True Thought Society members recovering the treasures to work diligently and not to let them escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three members of the True Thought Society, wearing simple diving suits and equipped with hook ropes, dived in boldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, the Pursuer Team Members jumped into the sea one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sea surface churned tumultuously, like a wild beast escaping its cage, surging violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was easy to be flipped over by a wave and lose control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, once submerged, the violent sea became calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The searchlight illuminated the area near the surface, forming an unhindered pathway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the deeper they dived, the less the water rippled, becoming ever more tranquil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the fiercest storms had little to no effect below 30 meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, there were almost no other sounds, apart from the swishing of the water stirred by the divers themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Jie and the ten Pursuer Team Members followed behind the three True Thought Society salvage personnel, continuing to swim toward the sea bed’s crevice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, surrounding them came a sound akin to water being sliced through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone instantly looked toward the sound, only to see pairs of gleaming green eyes appearing in the dark water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the faint visibility, they could make out the shimmering dark green scales.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merfolk had been attracted over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Jie and the Pursuer Team Members immediately tensed up, their muscles tightening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps due to the bright searchlight, the creatures just lurked in the darkness, hovering around without rashly attacking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, the True Thought Society salvage personnel produced low, strange hums.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the merfolk seemed to hesitate for a moment before turning around to swim toward darker waters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Jie breathed a sigh of relief, grateful that the special envoy had considered everything thoroughly, else they might have faced a fierce battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, he immediately focused, decided to perform excellently in his mission to redeem his reputation in the envoy’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then nudged the True Thought Society members ahead with the barrel of his gun, coercing them to continue diving deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beam from the searchlight formed a cylindrical \"Light Tunnel\" in the water, guiding their direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, due to scattering in the water, as they descended deeper, the \"path of light\" began to dim and blur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Numerous tiny plankton floated within, making the whole passage seem like a drifting ribbon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Jie vigorously waved his arms through the water, peering downwards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could vaguely see the white volcanic ash rock layer and a pitch-black crevice stretching across the seafloor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was their destination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few minutes later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group stood on the volcanic ash rock bed, finally arriving at the target location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Jie exhaled a bubble from his diving mask, glancing at the luminescent diving depth gauge on his wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It showed the depth here to be impressively 53 meters, equivalent to the height of an 18-story building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up, staring at the dark sea surface and the nearly vanished light point of the tunnel exit, his heart thumping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking down at the bottomless crevice, he felt a surge of thalassophobia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He constantly feared a big fish or unknown creature would burst forth and swallow him whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, A Jie suddenly remembered something very important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where exactly were the \"Ancient Relics\" the envoy mentioned?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked towards the three True Thought Society salvage personnel, noticing they were also looking around, seemingly perplexed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several Pursuer Team Members raised their flashlights, shining them into the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the endless darkness, other sea areas faintly sparkled with the blue light described earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puzzled, A Jie then used the underwater intercom to contact the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the fishing boat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Chengjun, upon receiving the message, furrowed his brow and turned towards Feng Kehai:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn’t this supposed to be your focus for the salvage operation? How come not even a piece of Ancient Relics has been found?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his somewhat unfriendly gaze, Feng Kehai hurriedly explained: \"Based on past experience, this is definitely the best spot for salvage, maybe it’s still too early...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, what is that?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could finish, an unexpectedly surprised voice from A Jie came through the intercom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below the sea surface, more than fifty meters deep into the sea bed crevice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group, treading water, came to the edge of the cliff and peered down together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light from the searchlight penetrated here, still with plenty of unscattered light particles illuminating parts of the Abyss below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their gaze followed this \"Light Tunnel\" downward, ultimately resting at the shadowy end of the convergence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There they startlingly discovered a cluster of unknown substance emitting blue luminescence, gathered there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The glow was dreamlike, intricate and elusive, seemingly creating a fairy-like Tyndall effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the surrounding dark waters, many demonic dark green figures roamed about.\u003C\u002Fp>",930,"2026-05-29T15:13:17.897Z","2026-06-01T04:29:34.702Z",1,"novelbin.me","48a9e1c2a66c38db5d647aa67f4d11ed1e6c5baebbc037b2859c790af37653a6","starting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-chapter-184","starting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-chapter-182",1278,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-to-gain-experience-from-push-ups-cover.jpg"]