NOVPUB774: Chapter 8: Father-Son Dialogue Thirteen Years Later
774 -8: Father-Son Dialogue Thirteen Years Later
Beneath the lava, even in the mining area, most creatures should have perished.
Tang Xian gazed at the churning magma, consumed by worry for a moment.
The horrific smoke greatly disrupted his sense of smell, acting like an isolation belt, and he could not sense Tang’s current condition.
Not far away, Tang Feiji said:
“Below us is the furnace room of Lord Sea God that can even refine Soul Crystals…
Even with my Elemental Resistance, I wouldn’t dare go down there, he’s probably already dead…”
Tang Xian glared at Tang Feiji and said:
“Why didn’t you say so earlier?”
“You didn’t ask.”
Shaking his head, Tang Xian patiently waited.
Although the lava would indeed cause tremendous damage, he didn’t believe that Tang would succumb to it just like that.
As he had these thoughts, the magma suddenly erupted, and a charred figure emitting smoke swiftly emerged from the lava.
It was Tang, his entire body filled with lava to the extent that even his veins glowed with the luster of flames, appearing like a fire god from ancient times.
However, the glow quickly dimmed, revealing Tang’s blackened, demon-like physique in his beastly form.
“Below…
it’s a bit hot.” Tang’s reply left Tang Feiji at a loss for words for a moment.
Tang Feiji thought it over, you’re not as fast as me, can’t fly, I can breathe fire, can you?
With that thought, he felt somewhat reassured.
After all, this kid was still too young, and Tang Xian needed an all-rounder like himself.
“Tang Feiji, stay up here and keep watch.
Don’t leave without my order.
Tang, protect me.
I’ll descend with you.”
Tang Feiji: “…”
Tang nodded, his body suddenly becoming soft, and then covered Tang Xian like armor, sealing off eyes, ears, mouth, and nose completely this time.
Seeing Tang in this form for the first time, Tang Feiji panicked, struck by the fear that he was about to be replaced.
Tang Xian couldn’t be bothered to ponder the stupid dragon’s thoughts, and with a leap, he dived into the lava.
…
…
Beneath this enormous pit, there seemed to be an endless band of lava.
Deep under the ocean, it was already the closest area to the planet’s core.
Unable to see, all Tang Xian could do was to keep descending.
This was all based on intuition; it seemed that at the bottom of the lava, there had to be a place suitable for life.
He did not know how long he had been descending through the magma, but fortunately, his current physique allowed him to remain conscious for a long time even in an anoxic environment.
The deeper he went, the more Tang Xian felt that his hunches were correct.
After the band of magma, he could find the core where the Sea God resided.
But what awaited him was a world he had never imagined.
After a somewhat tedious and long descent, Tang Xian finally heard noises other than the flow of lava.
It was at this moment that Tang reverted to his normal form.
The endless fall finally ended, and the horrifyingly high temperature also dissipated quickly as Tang left.
When his feet touched the ground, Tang Xian opened his eyes.
It was not the sheer darkness of deep waters, and he felt no discomfort from the light after a long time with his eyes closed.
The scene before him was completely different from the area of lava above.
The faint light brought by the lava was not the only source of light here.
The whole space seemed to glow with some kind of luminescent moss, basking in a dim orange-red hue.
All around, there were many Soul Crystals.
Tang Xian looked at these Soul Crystals and thought that these must be the ones Tang Feiji mentioned that had been refined.
In reality, the lava had not damaged the Soul Crystals.
The scene was like being inside a dragon’s palace, where both life forms and Soul Crystals could reach, yet seawater could not.
Despite descending all the way down with Tang, to the deepest part of the earth, the lava above seemed to hang like a red sea of flames, floating without falling.
This made Tang Xian believe that perhaps the Sea God… 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓅𝓊𝓫.𝒸ℴ𝓶
might have died in consciousness but had a body too gigantic, some parts of which had not completely perished?
He didn’t ponder long, for amidst the dim orange-red light, many subtle noises reached him.
These sounds came from not far ahead, from creatures that appeared similar to sea urchins.
But their disproportionately large eyes were startlingly exaggerated compared to their faces.
They gave off an anime-like adorable vibe, and for a moment, Tang Xian thought he had encountered Patrick Star.
There were many of such creatures, and they flowed continuously through this mysterious tunnel beneath the lava.
Despite the absence of seawater, they moved as if they were swimming in the sea.
As Tang Xian and Tang arrived, more and more of the large-eyed creatures turned their gaze towards Tang Xian.
[It’s a human!]
[Oh, it’s been so long since we’ve seen a human!]
[What is that monster next to him!]
[I don’t know, I don’t know, just pretend you didn’t see anything, he can’t see me, he can’t see me, he can’t see me…]
[That makes sense.
I am a blade of seaweed, I am a blade of seaweed, I am a blade of seaweed…]
Tang Xian stalled.
Tang could not understand the language of these creatures, so he was unaware of why Tang Xian suddenly held back a smile.
Tang Xian indeed found it amusing, these creatures were as timid as a bunch of Sword Feather Ducks.
He had never seen such strange creatures before, but continued walking forward, trying not to frighten them.
With each step he took, the creatures backed away several paces.
