Chapter 85: So This Is the Fixed Water Pearl?

Lin Yifan steadied his posture, his gaze locked tightly on the stone stele at the center of the stone chamber.

The symbols and patterns on the stone stele were identical to the mysterious markings seen before, but even more intricate.

Hovering atop the stone stele, the crystal ball emitted a gentle glow.

Lin Yifan brushed the crystal ball's light with his hand and suddenly realized that the beam corresponded with the ground!

When he blocked the light with his hand, the water flow appearing in the shadow of his palm shrank rapidly.

And when he withdrew his hand and the crystal ball's light fell on the ground again, the water flow reappeared on the floor.

"This crystal ball actually controls water flow!"

The scene before him once again reshaped Lin Yifan's worldview.

A crystal ball the size of a fist can control water flow!

Moreover, most importantly, Lin Yifan saw clearly that the floor was truly a floor, even paved with marble!

Yet this very floor continuously surged water upward!

A completely unscientific phenomenon happened right there, drenched in water!

This made Lin Yifan realize once more that this Survival Realm is an entirely new world!

In this world, anything can happen!

Suppressing his emotions, Lin Yifan finally began searching for the quest item of the final round.

It was a treasure chest.

Earlier, at the bottom of the water pool, he had already scoured every possible spot and saw no trace of a treasure chest.

Yet here a secret chamber appeared, and combined with the location of the fourth round's quest item, it can be basically confirmed that the quest treasure chest lies within this chamber.

However, the chamber was only a few dozen square meters, fully visible at a glance.

So where exactly is the treasure chest?

Could it be in another recessed chamber?

Lin Yifan furrowed his brows and began meticulously searching the walls around the chamber.

Yet after feeling every part of the walls, he still found nothing.

"Then only this crystal ball remains!"

Lin Yifan looked up at the crystal ball hanging overhead, hesitated briefly, and finally decided to take it down for a look.

However, the moment his hand touched the crystal ball, the large patterns on the stone stele beneath it suddenly lit up from bottom to top.

When all the patterns on the stone stele were fully illuminated, the lights instantly coalesced into a golden beam that surged upward toward the crystal ball.

At the instant the golden beam touched the crystal ball, the ball erupted in dazzling light, illuminating the stone chamber as bright as daylight.

The blinding light made Lin Yifan subconsciously close his eyes.

When he opened his eyes again, he saw the crystal ball slowly settle onto the base of the stone stele, and the light gradually receded.

And the water flow that had been surging upward from the floor dwindled further after the light dimmed.

Eventually, all the water in the chamber became stagnant.

Below the crystal ball, an ancient treasure chest finally floated up slowly.

"Finally found it!" Lin Yifan felt a surge of excitement.

He quickly swam to the chest and discovered that it too was covered with mysterious patterns.

But unlike the other markings, these were denser and more arcane.

As Lin Yifan examined the chest, a flash of white light flickered before his eyes.

The quest information updated at that moment!

【Congratulations Survivors, you have completed the Special Treasure Chest Quest Fifth Loop, Reward Random Attribute 5 points.】

【Congratulations Survivors, you have completed the Special Treasure Chest Quest, Reward Special Item 【Fixed Water Pearl】 x1, 【Purple Treasure Chest】 x1.】

After all this trouble, the mysterious treasure chest chain quest is finally completed!

Lin Yifan involuntarily let out a sigh, allocated the 5 Random Attribute points to Physical Stamina once more, and then turned his attention to the remaining two rewards.

【Fixed Water Pearl: a one-time special item; once you bind the Fixed Water Pearl to a water source, that source will remain unchanged forever.】

Let a water source stay unchanged forever?

Lin Yifan's eyes lit up instantly; as he expected, this deep water pool is the dangerous source of the Second Disaster Task 【Heavy Rain Disaster】.

That is precisely why he came here to do the chain quest.

And the difficulty of this chain quest is indeed terrifying; if he didn't have his own strength, he would need a lucky and capable friend.

Otherwise his first-round Wild Boar hunting task would have already failed.

Of course, the rewards for this chain quest are also generous; even just the 15 points of Random Attribute reward would excite him enough.

He didn't expect to also receive an item reward, and one that could solve the Second Disaster Task, how could he not be thrilled?

He barely thought and immediately bound the 【Fixed Water Pearl】 to this water pool.

Thus his Second Round disaster can be safely weathered!

That made him let out another sigh of relief!

It's just a pity that his way of averting the disaster uses a Unique item.

Solving the disaster for himself alone cannot help others; otherwise he could peacefully harvest peaches during the Second Disaster Task.

The reward from the last disaster task had already satisfied him greatly.

If he could do it again, perhaps his Life Tier could rise another level.

Lin Yifan shook his head, temporarily pushing those chaotic thoughts aside, and then focused on another reward.

【Purple Treasure Chest】 (openable)

Lin Yifan truly hadn't expected that the final reward of this mysterious treasure chest quest would be a 【Purple Treasure Chest】.

So far, this is his first time obtaining a Purple Treasure Chest!

Thinking back to the previous Blue Treasure Chest, each reward was quite generous.

Compared with this higher‑level Purple Treasure Chest, the contents are definitely more precious.

Coincidentally, today his Lucky Buff is Opening Box Joy Buff; if his luck is a bit better, he could definitely hit a big haul!

However, the Oxygen Tank in his diving suit is running low, so he must return to the shore as soon as possible.

As for the bottom of this Water Pool, he'll go back to explore it thoroughly when he has time.

He doesn't know why, but Lin Yifan always feels there's a big secret at the bottom of this Water Pool; he just can't decipher it right now.

He swam from the secret room back to the Pyramid Altar at the bottom of the Water Pool, and only then realized that the previously stationary Pyramid Altar was now rotating.

Moreover, each level of the entire Pyramid rotates in a different direction.

Strangely, although the Pyramid is rotating, the water flow shows no disturbance.

He doesn't know whether it's because of the Water‑Stabilizing Bead.

Lin Yifan climbed up and down the Pyramid to observe, yet found no clue.

He guesses that he must decipher those patterns before he can uncover the ultimate secret of this Water Pool.

So he doesn't rush and returns directly to the surface.

After reaching the shore, he swaps out his diving suit for the Camouflage Uniform left on the bank, grabs five Chestnuts to replenish Physical Stamina, and prepares to open that Purple Treasure Chest.