Natasha took advantage of the hazy blue light in the distance to carefully observe the surroundings, one side was a spherical hollow, and on the other side was the deep and oppressive dark sea water and all kinds of strange deep-sea "monsters".
"That part of the sea water seems to have been squeezed out by the special 'Blue Gate', and there is not even any air in it, so it is very difficult to hide from Helkes' induction." She made her own judgment.
Originally, with Lucian's mastery of many strange magics, it was easy to sneak unnoticed near the "Azure Gate", but according to the intelligence of Doris and the priest before, Helkes was in front of the "Azure Gate", and with his legendary peak strength and matching intuition, it was difficult to get close to it without the cover of seawater, fish, sea monsters, microbes, and deep-sea plants.
Lucian nodded slightly, looked at the surrounding environment again, his body became heavy, he sank to the bottom of the sea, and stepped on the "ground" rich in various mineral deposits.
"You stay here, I'll sneak in and take a look first." Lucian had an idea in his mind.
Natasha did not hesitate and nodded slightly: "Okay, if something happens, I will fly over immediately."
She knew very well that in terms of the ability to investigate and stealth infiltrate, she had an unimaginable gap with the legendary magician, and those magic that was so strange that it was beyond the scope of understanding was the most suitable choice at this time, so if she forced herself to go, it would drag Lucian down when she encountered some unexpected situation, such as making him have to cast two spells to cover up the traces.
Of course, this does not mean that magicians are necessarily stronger than knights in their ability to stealth and infiltrate, but the bloodline of the "Sword of Truth" really can't do such delicate things, and other special bloodlines that are good at this may not be worse than magicians.
Seeing that Natasha agreed, Lucian's smile inspired the spell model in his soul, and the reason why he fell in love with her was probably because she didn't drag her feet, could distinguish between priorities, knew how to weigh the pros and cons, and would not be too emotional, but she would not give up her most basic beliefs.
A faint tawny light rose across Lucian's body, enveloping his entire body, and the magic fluctuations were so slight that they were imperceptible with the help of the super magic technique.
In the tawny light, Lucian's body suddenly softened, and all the items, including the "Great Arcanist's Robe", turned into a puddle of mud along with his body!
"Ooze monster?" In the psychic connection, Natasha's slightly puzzled voice came, she had never seen this strange spell, so she could only guess in the closest direction.
Lucian's mud-like body wriggled and merged with the underwater land, and his spiritual power seemed to become countless tentacles, constantly extending in all directions, forming a "spiritual power net" that took the nearby land under his control.
"No, a rare nine-ring magic 'Lord of the Underground', the 'Blue Gate' only squeezes out the seawater and does not let the seabed sink deeply, so it just comes in handy." Lucian explained to Natasha, "No matter what, this is always 'underground'."
Natasha didn't ask any more, held the "Sword of Truth" tightly, ready to raid, while Lucian sank deeper into the ground, and then quietly sneaked towards the "Blue Gate".
Compared with the pitch darkness of the deep sea, the darkness underground seems more oppressive, making people feel that they will be buried here at any time, although Lucian can detect the nearby situation through the tentacles of spiritual power extending to the ground, and there is also the illusion of time and space chaos, and he does not know what year it is.
After traveling two or three hundred kilometers, the projection of the main star of fate in Lucian's soul suddenly moved, and the spiritual power extending to the ground was suddenly recovered, and the forward trend also came to an abrupt end, and the whole person quietly nestled underground in a strange state.
I can't go any further, ahead is the "Absolute Defense" range of the "Lord of the Endless Ocean" Herkes!
The so-called "absolute defense" range is the surrounding range that a legendary peak is almost absolutely controlled, depending on the level of personal strength, different strengths, big and small, but without exception, no one can sneak into this range without arousing their vigilance, not even gods.
Therefore, when the Elf Queen sneaked up on the previous demon prince, she used its "hand-arranged altar", so the "Dark Lord" surrendered to it and "served" it before devouring the previous demon prince, so Lucian thought that if there were other deep-sea fish, he could mix with them, which would definitely hide from Helkes' "absolute induction" - In a situation where he has other distractions.
Although Lucian's tentacle-like spiritual power has retracted a lot, there is a considerable distance from the ground, but there are always many small cavities between the sand and rock and soil, which are equivalent to the auxiliary eyes of the "Lord of the Underground", allowing Lucian to vaguely "see" the outside situation.
Not too far away, there is a magnificent palace without walls, completely supported by huge stone pillars.
This palace was incomparable to the grandeur of the Necromancer Temple, but it was equivalent to a Nexer Palace, and the stone pillars were mottled and old, and traces of fractures and collapses could be seen from time to time, like the ancient cities submerged in the sea at the bottom.
The palace was circular in shape, with an open-air altar in the center, and above the altar was a vague azure gate, which made Lucian feel strangely familiar, because like the "Soul Hearth", it was transcendent, close to the eyes but far away in the sky, and seemed to be untouchable and unapproachable.
"It's a bit like ......" Lucian noticed from Doris's expression that the "Blue Door" and the "Soul Hearth" gave some similarities to people's induction, and it was also consistent with the ever-changing and lofty "divine brilliance", "Maybe this is the different manifestation of the reality of the world, so it gives people a similar feeling."
"The 'Azure Gate' is not very coordinated with the altar and palace, it does not feel the traces of time at all, while the altar and palace are engraved with the mottling of time, the immortal chamber and the immortal corridor, the soul fireplace and the necromancer temple seem to match much more......" Lucian discerned the abnormality of the environment, and made a preliminary reasoning, "It should have been built by a certain Sea Clan powerhouse who controlled this place after discovering the 'Azure Gate' to set off the status of the 'Blue Gate', but the latecomers did not pay much attention to this extra thing, That's why I have this desolate and old feeling."
Compared to the palace full of broken walls and ruins, the altar looked much more intact, and there were some new and obscure strange symbols near the Azure Gate and on the eight sides of the altar, even a learned great arcanist like Lucian couldn't distinguish what kind of text it was, only felt that every three-dimensional symbol and pattern was simple vicissitudes, as if it contained endless mysteries.
"Is it a text similar to the 'Dark Word' created by Helkes and other powerful people who control the 'Blue Gate' based on the special characteristics of the 'Blue Gate'?" Lucian guessed the reason, but no matter what, the influence of these basic "transcendent texts" on the surrounding environment was exposing their effects, allowing Lucian to slowly analyze the meaning of each text and the effect of the entire magic circle.
Beneath the eight sides of the altar were Lucian's familiar blood sacrifice magic circles, which contained numerous sea elves, gypsy fishmen, and more Kotao fishmen, mutant seahorses, poisonous jellyfish, and deep-sea wurms.
By the time Lucian noticed this, the Blood Sacrifice Magic Circle had already been activated, and these poor creatures had completely lost their lives, stiffening in place like dry corpses, surrounded by a rich blood-colored and milky white light, filled with pain, hatred, and despair that were like substance.
On the altar, in front of the Azure Gate, stood two strange creatures, one was a tall fishman, as burly as a frost giant, and the scales on his body were no longer silver gray, nor did they glow with blood, but showed a deep blue color like a gem.
He wore a blue crown on his head, hiding the upper half of his face in a peculiar shadow, only a pair of crimson indifferent eyes came out, which impressed people together with the hard lips of the lower half of his face, and his limbs were not as atrophied as other fishmen, but strong and powerful, holding a golden trident in his right hand, and under the trident, a blue gem like an eye brought out a faint sense of space-time fluctuations.
This is the "Lord of the Endless Ocean", the Emperor of the Kou Tao Fishman, Helkes.
Next to him was an even more bizarre creature, its entire body seemed to be made of transparent and soft material, constantly twisting and drifting, sometimes like a flower blooming, sometimes like tentacles unfolding, and at the same time, the creature's face had no eyes, no nose, and no mouth, like a transparent film bag filled with water.
"The second 'dark jellyfish' among the seven sea generals?" Lucian thought to himself.
Helkes looked at the surrounding blood sacrifice magic circle activating, and said in a voice like a resounding sound of gold and stone: "When we open the Azure Gate, we can get the gift of the sea, I will return to my strongest state, and you can get legendary materials that are no worse than the Azure Secret Key."
"This method of using tens of thousands of lives and blood sacrifices can really open the 'Azure Gate' in advance?" The dark jellyfish Tyrs directly shook the surrounding void and made a sound.
"Of course, but we have to join forces to activate the remaining transcendent magic circles, otherwise the power of the blood sacrifice alone will not be enough." Helkes stepped into the center of the magic circle on the left side of the "Azure Gate", and the dark jellyfish Tyrs also entered the right.
Lucian looked at this scene and had some doubts in his heart, so he continued to observe.
The strange symbols and patterns shine at the same time, and the dark blue brilliance complements the azure gate.
Soon, a complex and mysterious three-dimensional magic circle was formed, like a water palace shrouded in an altar, and in the blood sacrifice magic circle on the eight sides, the rich blood color mixed with despair, pain and hatred surged to the side of "Dark Jellyfish" Tyres!
"You!"
Tills sensed something was wrong and spread his body in anger, dark blisters temporarily blocking the incoming negative emotions and blood.
Helkes raised his trident and said in an indifferent voice: "Don't blame me, you also saw the strength of Aglaia, if I don't think about how to improve, I will be thrown away by her, and the Sea Clan will usher in an end."
"Hmph, then why don't you sacrifice yourself to fulfill me?" Dark jellyfish Tyrs squeezed out countless black juices.
"It's this bit of a broken thing again......" Lucian in the distance thought helplessly, but immediately became enthusiastic, this was the first time he had witnessed a similar scene with his own eyes, they were rare "experimental materials"!
So, the magic notebook in his soul library was spread out, recording symbols, patterns, activation processes, and every detail.
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(End of this chapter)