Endless Ocean: Escape Starting from a Canoe

Chapter 289 Ah Jian, a Great Helper
The moment Shi Ming saw the snow-capped peak emerald green, he knew it shared the same origin as the "seed of life" in the treasure trove of Yu the Great.

It has a dangerous allure.

It attracts those who see it, who then swallow it whole.

Abundant ice and snow, along with the vitality of life, permeate the enduring glaciers and snow. The surface temperature of the snow-capped peaks, tinged with emerald green, is around -110 degrees Celsius. This terrifyingly low temperature is perfectly masked by the rich vitality of life, causing people to subconsciously ignore its danger and put this alluring emerald green directly into their mouths.

Most people would probably freeze into popsicles.

Shi Ming did not pick it.

The temperature of -110 degrees Celsius is terrifying, but for him, it was just slightly refreshing.

He is observing.

According to Da Yu's intelligence, the area where the snow-capped peaks grow is very likely the leak point of the life force that had nowhere to go after the fall of the Creation Pillar. The corpse of the Creation Pillar is located inside the mountain. With current technology and methods, it is not possible to split open Mount Everest and completely extract its huge corpse, but we can dig along the leak point little by little to find usable details! Even some remains are enough to create enormous value.

"Ah Jian, channel your spiritual energy along the roots of the snow-capped emerald tree and penetrate into the depths of this area."

"Maintain the highest level of concealment."

A-Jian shook her twelve wings.

"Good host."

It twisted its powerful yet imperceptible spiritual energy into a fine thread, which seeped little by little into the base of the snow-capped, verdant roots, into the millennia-old glacier, and then slowly into the permafrost layer, penetrating the deeper layers of Ordovician sedimentary rocks that had been deposited for 4.7 million years, probing with extreme care.

If it were Ajian herself, she would definitely not hold back and would unleash her full mental power.

But Shi Ming understood that although the exploration seemed to be safe, the water was actually very deep.

It's always good to be cautious.

“Master, I have found the growth path of this plant.”

“Very good, follow the path and explore deeper.”

The spiritual power of the Myriad Ages Insect was like a tiny drill, subtly probing the leaking path of life force seeping from the core of the mountain. Then, following Shi Ming's instructions, it followed that path, drilling deeper and deeper.

Spiritual energy explores the geology, which is intertwined with the power of the sanctuary, like rowing against the current.

It's hard.

However, Ah Jian is no longer the same as before. Her spiritual power accumulated over countless lifetimes is already very strong. In addition, after a few days of rest and the nourishment from absorbing the "Infinite Virus", her spiritual power, which was damaged by the sealed prison, has been greatly restored. Therefore, she can withstand this extraordinary power and forcefully trace its origin.

Shi Ming also used his powerful mental strength to activate mental detection, focusing on the surface of the earth, constantly paying attention to any abnormalities in the external environment.

The main purpose is to prevent occasional secondary blade storms.

This is the power of ice and snow mixed with the power of wind and space. Even the ice immunity brought by the Third Law cannot completely resist its damage. If you don't use the Xuanwu Shield, it will leave a cut on your face that stings.

No matter how powerful marine animals or humans are, they are ultimately inferior to the natural forces that nurture them.

There are five perilous lands on the endless ocean.

A boiling sea.

The Great Whirlpool
Earth lung,

The far north ice sheet,

The summit of Mount Everest.

The cores of the first three locations are truly perilous. The core of the Boiling Sea, over a hundred nautical miles in circumference, possesses terrifying temperatures sufficient to fuse any carbon-based life form. Aside from Shi Ming's arduous exploration using "Pure Ice of No Form," there are virtually no records of any human venturing into the Boiling Sea. The Great Whirlpool, formed by the fourth-ranked artifact, the "Four Fear Vedas," is considered the heart of the endless ocean, churning its waters. Ships and creatures entering it inevitably lose their balance and find escape nearly impossible. The "Lungs of the Earth" in the Amazon rainforest has such chaotic air currents that intruders are easily lost. However, the far north and the summit of Mount Everest can be reached with some means, mitigating the risks.

But caution is still needed.

Because nature's surprises always come so unexpectedly.

Call ~
The extremely high-frequency sound of air being torn apart was beyond the range of human hearing, but Shi Ming still sensed the approach of a wind blade using his mental power. It was mixed in with the wind and snow, silently hurtling towards Shi Ming's head, but he dodged it perfectly.

Then, the wind blades sliced ​​across the glacier, cutting through the thick, solid ice without leaving a trace, before disappearing back into the mountainside.

During the lull, the secondary blades are powerful enough to slice off the head of an A-class sea monster and leave a scar on Shi Ming's skin. At its peak, the "Secondary Blade Storm" is a hundred or a thousand times more terrifying. The densely packed secondary blades will make any creature lost in it understand what it means to be slowly tortured to death.

Therefore, those who die on mountain peaks often leave no trace.

……

A-Jian, whose spiritual power had seeped deep into the mountain peak, suddenly lurched forward.

The twelve wings were raised directly.

"what happened?"

“Master… we’ve found it. A section of a broken branch, decaying yet rich in the power of life.”

Decayed, yet brimming with life force?
A multicolored black?

Where exactly is it located?

"Deep within the mountain, outside the mountain range's framework, 1000 meters below the surface..."

Shi Ming frowned.

If it's 20 meters, 50 meters, or even 100 meters, he can dig appropriately, but at a depth of 1000 meters, without tools and the ability to burrow underground, it's difficult for him to enter the mountain's interior. After all, this is not Mount Fuji, which has the tunnels and flowing lava that the Black Society once dug, and Sun Shooting only has a flight mode, not a burrowing mode.

But Ah Jian has a way.

“Master, that branch is very strange. I can use [Mental Reorganization] to break down a small part of it into mental energy, assimilate and carry it out of the mountain, and then reorganize it to restore it to its original state.”

Mental restructuring is one of A-Jian's little skills.

This was the method used to remotely transmit blood and nerve saliva to Shi Ming.

"Well done! But act within your capabilities. Avoid being corrupted by the power of the Holy Temple."

"Okay, master."

A-Jian can be considered the third-ranked S-class creature, but it has not yet fully integrated with the Infinite Virus and is not yet able to truly contend with the power of the Sanctuary level.

It felt strange, as if it had grasped what kind of emotion "care" meant to humans.

It feels so good to have an owner!

It sensed the spiritual energy of the strange broken branch and immediately transformed, penetrating into the body of that broken branch. Using the skill of [Spiritual Reconstruction], it forcibly modified, deconstructed, and decomposed its tip, assimilating it into its own spiritual energy. Then, carrying saturated spiritual power, it slowly withdrew from the mountain's belly.

Call ~
After its spiritual power assimilated the seven-inch branch, it seemed to sense a deeper, dormant mystery.

whoosh-

It was as if it had been electrocuted, and its speed increased three times.

(End of this chapter)