Chapter 936: Desert

Chapter 936: The Desert

Hearing Yang Na speak such words, Li Huowang was momentarily stunned. He wanted to refute her, yet he realized she was not wrong; he could neither refute her nor find the grounds to do so.

If they were unable to overcome the likes of Ji Zai, Ba Hui, the Three Pure Ones, the Five Wisdom Tathagatas, or Dou Mu, then the enemy’s power was undoubtedly immense. Naturally, they could not overcome the Unborn Venerable Mother either, and his current attempts to force her to stay out of it were truly meaningless.

"But that’s not right..." Li Huowang shook his head vigorously, trying to force his thoughts out of her perspective, and a dull ache began to throb in his temples.

"It’s not like that. You don't have to worry about the things here. You can completely... you can... you can just leave! Go home and get your illness treated properly! You are not the Unborn Venerable Mother! Nana! You are just sick!"

Hearing this, Yang Na’s expression turned slightly puzzled. "Treated? You mean I’m mentally ill? If I’m mentally ill, then what are you? Are you saying you’re mentally ill too? That the Si Ming Ji Zai and the rest are just your delusions?"

As she spoke, Yang Na reached out and took Li Huowang’s hand, looking at him with concern. "Huowang, you have to choose between mental illness and the Si Ming. You can’t say it’s mental illness for me, but a Si Ming for you, can you?"

"But..." Seeing Li Huowang standing there with furrowed brows and tightly pressed lips, Yang Na suddenly smiled. She wrapped her arms around him and planted a heavy kiss on his mouth.

Then, she turned around, cupped her hands around her mouth like a megaphone, and shouted everything pent up in her heart toward the deep, azure sea. "Ahhh!"

Radiating joy, she raised her wrists—scarred by blades—high into the air. The sea breeze gently stirred her hair, letting her burst with the vitality befitting her age. "I’ve decided not to kill myself! Since I govern death, I will bestow death upon our enemies!"

"No matter if it is a Si Ming or a Great Si Ming standing before us! No matter what he is! We will show no mercy and kill them all!"

Li Huowang watched her joyful, radiant smile; he wanted to say something, but he did not know what to say.

After all, compared to the Yang Na of the past, the current Yang Na had shed so many burdens from her heart that she truly seemed much happier.

Li Huowang pondered for a long time, finally let out a deep sigh, opened his arms, and pulled her into his embrace from behind.

"Fine! Let us deal with them together! Let them come!"

"Let them taste the price of provoking our Baiyujing Si Ming!"

Having said this, he pulled a military knife from behind his back and placed it into Yang Na’s hand. He gripped her hand, holding her fingers firmly around the hilt.

The best defense is a good offense; since there was no way to hide, the only thing left to do was to find every possible way to kill these things that sought to harm them.

Hearing the sound of knocking on the iron door behind them, Li Huowang, still holding Bai Lingmiao, turned to look and saw Zhao Shuangdian. "The coordinates are close enough; it’s time to discuss our strategy."

Hearing this, the expression on Li Huowang’s face gradually tightened, and he walked into the cabin with Bai Lingmiao.

An ocean map was spread out on a tablet. As Zhao Shuangdian’s fingers swiped rapidly, the map zoomed in quickly. "The previous calculations were wrong. I originally thought it was on an island, but now it seems to be underwater."

"Underwater? You mean we have to dive this time?"

"That’s right. The environment this time will be very harsh. Although diving suits are prepared, everyone must be extra careful."

"Beneath the deep sea..." Li Huowang stared at the deep-sea map on the tablet, his heart whispering, "What kind of projection is this illusion? Could it be that the place where this Si Ming lives is so bizarre that even the Si Mings of Baiyujing must prepare themselves before going?"

"There are headsets inside the diving suits. Ling’er and I won't be going down this time; we will command from above using your cameras. Once you are in the water, follow my commands. If communication is lost, follow Qing Wanglai’s lead."

"Also, Li Huowang, you won't be able to wear your bulletproof vest underwater, so don't be too reckless."

"If I can't wear my vest, does that mean your firearms won't work underwater either?"

"Don't worry about that. If ours don't work, theirs won't either," Qing Wanglai reassured him.

"Are you sure the projection we are dealing with this time will still be human?" Li Huowang’s words sent a chill through everyone present.

Li Huowang did not believe there would be an underground drug-manufacturing factory beneath the water.

After speaking, Li Huowang began to observe the people in the room. The girl with the twitching mouth was naturally there too. Like Chen Hongyu, she had come back to life.

Since she had come, the two men had naturally arrived as well.

A thin man with an indifferent expression and a burly man with the character for "courage" tattooed on his shoulder—they seemed like mere spectators, rarely offering any opinions.

Li Huowang could not tell which Si Mings these three were, but since they were Zhao Shuangdian’s people, they were likely Si Mings from Baiyujing.

Without seeing the reality, mere speculation was useless. Everyone put on their diving suits one after another and began to descend slowly down the iron ladder.

Looking at the seawater below, Li Huowang removed his oxygen mask and looked up at Yang Na above. "Follow me closely once we go down."

"I’m not that weak. Don't forget, I am the Si Ming who governs death! I cannot die."

Before Li Huowang could explain the story of the previous death Si Ming, Qian Fu, Yang Na had already jumped directly into the icy water.

The water was cold. When Li Huowang jumped in, he felt his whole body jolt, and immediately, Zhao Shuangdian’s voice came through his headset.

"Hello? Can you hear me? If you can, please cross your hands into an 'X' in front of the camera."

Li Huowang crossed his hands in front of his shoulders, then lowered them to observe everything beneath the water.

When he saw the seabed, his entire body shuddered. He saw a desert. He had actually seen a complete desert on the ocean floor.

Golden sand dunes rose and fell, appearing so dreamlike under the hazy reflection of the water’s surface.

"What on earth is going on? Is the place where the god Yu'er lives really this strange?"

Just as Li Huowang was observing the scenery below, Qing Wanglai pulled two sticks from behind his back and snapped them open. A thick green mist began to drift out, gradually staining everything around them green.

"What are the Three Pure Ones doing with their Heavenly Dao?" Li Huowang watched his surroundings vigilantly; it seemed the Three Pure Ones had come prepared.

At that moment, Zhao Shuangdian’s explanation reached Li Huowang’s ears. "This is a shark repellent; it can prevent attacks from some marine life. Keep up with Ling’er, don't fall behind."

Although everyone was wearing diving suits, the twitching Ling’er was very conspicuous.

Even underwater, she was still typing rapidly on a small computer, though this time she had the keyboard embedded into the arm of her diving suit.