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Zhong Kui's Diary
"Nothing's wrong!" I smiled slightly, "Just let me down!"
"I absolutely cannot let you down. You can search the book title on Baidu plus 8 for the fastest updates," Tang Xiangdong said angrily. "Perhaps I don't understand many things, but when it comes to the ocean, I definitely know more than you."
After a pause, seemingly to prove his determination, Tang Xiangdong forcefully gestured outward from his chest, making a rejecting motion, and firmly stated, "In any case, I cannot tolerate such a low-level mistake on my ship. It is absolutely impossible for someone to go out without a diving suit at a depth of 4 meters in the deep sea!"
Tsk tsk, how should I respond to him? Did Lou Wei not tell him I would cast a spell? But then again, Lou Wei probably wouldn't mention that either. I forced a bitter smile and said, "Well, actually, I'm not an ordinary person."
"How are you not an ordinary person? Do you have three heads and six arms?" Tang Xiangdong looked at me sideways with a stubborn expression. "Unless you can prove you're not an ordinary person, I will absolutely not let you go into the water!"
How can I prove I'm different from ordinary people? Should I strike you with lightning? Rubbing my nose and smiling lightly, I waved my right hand and directly pulled out a bottle of mineral water from the Mustard Seed Pendant. "What do you think? Surprised?"
"That's just a magic trick; magicians on TV can even make a person appear!" Tang Xiangdong shook his head. "Although I don't know your mission here, I can tell you from years of experience in underwater navigation that the ocean is no joke. Just because you performed a magic trick doesn't mean I'll let you go down."
"Even if it's magic, there must be props hidden on me, right?" Seeing that Tang Xiangdong didn't believe me, I laughed and patted my body. "What do you think I could possibly hide on me?"
Tang Xiangdong raised an eyebrow and scrutinized me. "Unless you can conjure up something big."
Something big? I casually reached into my pocket and pulled out a Big Iron Pickaxe, handing it to Tang Xiangdong. "Is this big enough? This isn't some paper prop; you'll know once you weigh it."
Tang Xiangdong weighed it for a moment, looking astonished as he returned the pickaxe to me. When he saw me swiftly make the Big Iron Pickaxe disappear again, he was stunned for several seconds before turning to leave. "I'll take you to the sealed chamber!"
The space inside the submarine was quite cramped. We walked one after the other into a large chamber filled with various diving equipment—diving suits, spearguns, and other items that dazzled my eyes. Tang Xiangdong opened a hatch on the wall of the chamber and indicated for me to enter. After I stepped inside, he sighed helplessly. "I don't know what kind of strange person you are, but once I close the door and activate the switch, seawater will fill this sealed chamber. At that point, the pressure inside will be equal to that outside... Well, I hope you won't be crushed into paste."
I nodded as Tang Xiangdong pointed to a corner of the chamber ceiling. "There's a camera up there. If you're not crushed flat, just give a signal to the camera and I'll open the outer hatch so you can get out."
"If I'm lucky enough to stay down for one or two minutes, how will I contact you?" I asked with a smile.
Hearing that I'd be underwater for one or two minutes made Tang Xiangdong pause again. He sighed and handed me a metal object about the size of an egg. "There's a Pull Ring on top; when the time comes, pull it off and we'll receive your signal."
With that, he took a step back and slammed the hatch shut with a bang.
I cast a spell, creating a translucent bubble about two meters in diameter around my body. The bubble trembled slightly as if it would burst at any moment with just a sneeze from me.
In fact, this bubble is remarkably sturdy. I conducted an experiment at home where neither knives nor guns could damage it in the slightest. Even Kong Xuan used a red energy ball to attack the bubble, and that level of attack, comparable to the power of a grenade, still failed to break it.
Moreover, this bubble is quite impressive; by manipulating the Spell, I can effortlessly push things out from the inside. It's hard to imagine that while the bubble cannot be broken from the outside, I can actually push a cigarette out from within. However, this bubble's Spell has a cooldown period; after using it once, I must wait at least three hours before I can release another one. This means that within those three hours, I cannot break the bubble, or else it would be the end for me.
As for breathing issues, inside my Mustard Seed Pendant, there are pre-pressurized Spell air sacs. When I feel short of breath, I can use a Spell to expel carbon dioxide and then puncture an air sac, which contains enough air to sustain me for about ten minutes. I have several thousand of these air sacs in my Mustard Seed Pendant, all prepared by Qingcheng and Kong Xuan working overtime. With them, I can stay underwater for over a month; that should be enough time for me to find the Dragon Palace.
I made a "K" gesture towards the camera on the ceiling, and after a while, a large amount of seawater began to pour into the sealed chamber. After about ten seconds, the chamber was completely filled with water, yet I remained safe inside the bubble.
I made another "K" gesture towards the camera, and after about two or three seconds, the outer hatch opened to reveal the increasingly dark deep sea.
Damn! I'm finally going to explore the deep sea! I felt both excited and desperate to relieve myself. I pulled out a powerful flashlight and stepped outside.
For this underwater journey, I had made ample preparations: powerful flashlights, an Underwater Handgun, and even Qingcheng had specifically taught me a Spell that allows me to cast Lightning-Type Spells underwater after reciting an incantation. Just thinking about releasing lightning in water made me feel anxious.
Seeing this, Kong Xuan also taught me a Spell called Supplement and Complete. As long as I cast this Spell, I would be insulated from electricity for ten minutes. This means that for ten minutes, I could freely unleash my Lightning-Type Spells in water without worrying about being electrocuted by my own lightning due to water's conductivity.
In addition to that, I had researched a lot about deep-sea knowledge and watched many deep-sea videos. I thought that as soon as I stepped out of the hatch, I'd see various deep-sea wonders: vast schools of fish and colorful marine creatures...
But nothing! It was all a lie on television!
In front of me was nothing but darkness; when my flashlight illuminated the area, all I saw was dark blue seawater.
Nothing at all—time to sink deeper.
I took out three golden bones from my private collection; each bone weighed over two hundred pounds. As soon as I brought out these three golden bones, the bubble shifted from slowly rising to rapidly sinking.
At the same time, I pulled out a Depth Gauge and silently recited a Spell to extend it outside the bubble. After securing it in place and letting go, I looked outside and saw that the water depth was 55 meters.
At this rate, it shouldn't take me more than an hour to reach the seabed.
The gauge's numbers kept fluctuating: 570, 580, 590, 600...
Just as the bubble sank past 100 meters, some strange fish began appearing in the water. Their bodies emitted light as if they had light bulbs installed. Initially, there were only about ten scattered fish far from the bubble; however, they multiplied rapidly. When I sank down to around 10 meters, dense schools of fish started colliding with the bubble while I observed them with my flashlight from inside.
These were very peculiar fish; how should I describe them? They were about ten centimeters long with heads as big as ping pong balls. Their mouths were filled with sharp teeth and there was a glowing orb similar to a light bulb under their chins. The body behind their heads resembled that of an eel—very slender. If I had to make a comparison, these fish looked somewhat like mutated tadpoles.
I carefully recalled the information I had seen about this fish, confirming that it is called the Deep-Sea Dragonfish, belonging to the Giant Mouth Fish Order. It is a fierce predator, and if I were to appear in front of them now, within a minute, thousands of Deep-Sea Dragonfish would devour me completely, leaving only a white skeleton behind.
Fortunately, I have an isolation bubble. I proudly made faces at the dragonfish outside, daring them to crash into the bubble.
It seemed to be provoked by me, as the Deep-Sea Dragonfish continuously slammed against the bubble, but the isolation bubble showed no signs of change. Suddenly, a saying popped into my mind: Ants Trying to Shake a Tree. With just a few of you ants, do you think you can shake this giant tree?
As the bubble continued to descend, the number of Deep-Sea Dragonfish gradually decreased. By the time I sank to 1800 meters, I could no longer see any traces of the Deep-Sea Dragonfish.
In the underwater world, all creatures are divided into their respective zones based on water depth. The Deep-Sea Dragonfish, which lives around 10 meters deep, could never sink to 1800 meters because the pressure inside its body is consistent with that of water at 10 meters depth. Calculating that pressure increases by one atmosphere for every ten meters of descent, its internal pressure is one atmosphere. If it were to swim into waters at 1800 meters depth, the external water pressure would be 180 atmospheres. This excess pressure would be enough to crush it into paste.
Similarly, these Deep-Sea Dragonfish could not ascend to waters above 1000 meters; otherwise, their internal pressure of one atmosphere would be far less than the external pressure of 100 atmospheres. In that case, their bodies would explode like firecrackers.
Of course, certain exceptionally large marine creatures are exceptions, such as the Sperm Whale. One reason is that it has thick skin and flesh that can withstand immense pressure; another reason is that it can regulate its internal body pressure to match the external water pressure. This is why it can dive down to depths of two or three thousand meters without being crushed. I believe that beings like the Dragon King and Zhuo Wei can live in the deep sea because their bodies can also adjust to water pressure and maintain equilibrium between internal and external pressures.
As the bubble continued to descend, when it reached 00 meters, I felt a wave rising from beneath my feet as if the seawater in this area was boiling.
I switched my flashlight to high beam mode, and in that moment, I witnessed an incredibly shocking scene.
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