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Chapter 102 The Mirage Pearl [Part Two]

Upon hearing this,

Hu Long's eyes flickered, and he immediately became interested.

When he reached the lakeside and looked at the footage from the monitoring equipment beside him, his expression became somewhat subtle.

The image is dimly lit, depicting a scene deep underwater.

However, a glowing hole suddenly appeared directly in front of the camera.

"There seems to be an invisible barrier at the entrance of the cave, making it impossible to enter."

If we forcefully use the bomb, it might trigger a collapse of the rock strata—”

Fang Du, who was standing to the side, explained in a low voice.

"You all wait here, let the people inside come up first, I'll go down and take a look myself."

Hu Long's lips curled up slightly, revealing a hint of interest.

He finished speaking.

He moved swiftly and leaped into the lake.

The figure quickly descended.

Ten meters, twenty meters, thirty meters.

The surrounding light gradually faded away until it sank completely into boundless darkness.

Soon, he reached the deepest point where he had previously descended.

The dark, deep water and the water pressure that would make an ordinary person feel suffocated were nothing to Hu Long.

He did not stop, but continued to descend following the glowing guide rope in the water.

Forty meters, fifty meters.

Before long, he arrived at the edge of the entrance to the underground river.

Without the slightest hesitation, Hu Long went straight into the opening.

It was different from what he had expected.

Due to the limited distance and dim lighting, he couldn't see clearly.

Only now did I realize that this opening was actually an extremely long waterway.

Continue descending along the rock face waterway.

Spots of pale blue light began to appear in the water; these were planktonic organisms that lived in the deep water, emitting a faint fluorescent glow.

Hu Long ignored him.

After diving further, he could clearly sense the increasingly rapid currents around him.

But instead of entering the underground river, he changed direction and swam towards a passage diagonally downwards.

As they moved forward, bright light soon shone through.

The glowing hole finally came into full view.

As expected.

As he approached the cave entrance, a distinct force of resistance emerged, preventing him from moving forward.

But Hu Long did not stop.

His body surged with energy, and he pressed forward.

He noticed that the rock walls around the cave entrance were covered with clear traces of snakes climbing.

The traces were exactly the same as those left by the black snake he had killed earlier.

Clearly, the black snake had previously inhabited this cave.

Since it can get in, there's no reason why I can't.

It's simply a matter of insufficient strength.

Boo!

Suddenly, a soft sound, like a bubble bursting, was heard.

The obstruction ahead suddenly vanished.

The scene before my eyes suddenly changed.

It was as if we had passed through an invisible curtain of water and returned to land from the water.

And this is not an illusion.

Hu Long looked around.

This is an extremely vast underground cave space.

Strangely, there was not a drop of water in the area; it was unusually dry.

Clearly, all the lake water was kept out by the invisible barrier at the entrance of the cave.

Look around.

Hu Long did not linger and continued deeper into the cave.

The cave was much larger than he had imagined. The surrounding rock layers were inlaid with various colored minerals that emitted a fluorescent glow, creating a dazzling and ever-changing spectacle.

He ignored this and continued walking.

Not long after, several more snake skins appeared on the ground, presumably shed by the black snake.

Then we turned another corner.

Hu Long finally saw the true form of the light source.

It was a huge stone platform, and on the platform hung a perfectly round bead about the size of a human head.

It was pure white, surrounded by wisps of white mist, giving it an indescribable mystical quality.

Upon closer inspection, the mist was not ordinary water vapor; countless tiny images flickered and shimmered within it.

There are magnificent palaces, towering waves, and strange creatures—a myriad of sights and sounds, too numerous to mention.

—Gurgle.

Upon seeing the bead, Hu Long couldn't help but swallow hard.

For some reason, a strong urge suddenly welled up inside me, making me want to swallow it whole.

The impulse came on so fiercely, as if it came from an instinctive desire deep in our genes, almost overwhelming reason.

"This thing—"

Hu Long licked his lips, forcibly suppressing the throbbing in his heart.

He certainly wouldn't swallow something of unknown origin.

But in any case, this thing is anything but ordinary.

Thinking this, Hu Long reached out and grabbed the bead.

The surface was ice-cold to the touch, like holding a block of ice, and no information appeared on the panel.

Hu Long didn't take it seriously.

He planned to take this thing out first.

—Click click click.

Just then, as the bead left the stone platform, cracks suddenly appeared on the surrounding rock walls.

A large amount of water seeped out from the cracks.

Hu Long's eyes flashed.

Without thinking twice, he took off his shirt, gathered the beads in it, and tied it securely to his back.

then.

He moved.

The figure leaped up.

Swing your right fist upwards.

boom!!!

The entire underground space trembled the moment the punch was thrown.

At the point where the fist made contact with the rock layer, a huge circular hole was instantly torn open in the rock.

Wherever the fist struck, the rock was pulverized, not cracked, not broken, but completely crushed into the finest powder.

Hu Long did not stop.

His left fist followed closely behind.

boom!!

It was the same punch again.

Boom boom boom boom boom—!!

He swung his fists alternately, faster and faster.

At first, the fist shadow could be clearly seen, but later, only a blurry afterimage remained.

The rock strata above his head shattered, crumbled, and collapsed, but before the falling debris could fall, it was swept away by the subsequent gusts of wind and turned into finer dust.

His body propelled upwards through the rock strata, growing faster and faster.

If someone could see through to the outside, they would see an incredible scene.

A figure was shooting straight upwards from a hundred-meter-deep rock layer.

Wherever it passes, rocks turn into powder and fall down without damaging the surrounding rock layers or causing a larger collapse, just like a human-shaped tunnel boring machine.

Fifteen seconds later, when Hu Long broke through the last layer of rock and was bathed in the long-awaited sunlight, his fists were red and his body was emitting a faint white smoke.

The bead hidden behind his clothes lay quietly against his back, still surrounded by wisps of white mist.

Hu Long glanced back at the straight, deep hole beneath his feet.

The edges of the opening were as smooth as a mirror, and the bottom was nowhere in sight.

The water was churning and had submerged the area.

Seeing this, Hu Long didn't linger. He called to the others and quickly left.

"Mirage pearls?"

A few hours later.

Linyan City, Fangjia.

After washing up and changing into new clothes, Hu Long sat to one side.

Listening to Fang Mushang's report from the side.

His expression shifted slightly.

"good!"

Fang Mushang nodded.

He looked at the white bead floating to one side, and his expression changed slightly.

Although he was branded with a mental mark, he still had his own emotions.

Seeing something that only exists in legends appear before one's eyes is truly astonishing.

According to records, this creature was said to have been born in the depths of the sea and conceived at the bottom of a great swamp. It is said to be the condensation of the life essence of the ancient mythical creature "Shen".

The mirage is a descendant of the dragon, resembling a giant clam but actually a dragon. It can exhale to form buildings and transform the illusory into the real. Its illusions are so real that they can bewitch the mind and confuse the inhabitants, making them lose their way home.

The mirage pearl was something left behind after its death.

The "mirage" can devour the memories, obsessions, fears, and desires of countless living beings, transforming them into an illusion so realistic that it is indistinguishable from reality.

In it, yesterday reappears, the dead are brought back to life, what is sought but not obtained is within reach, and what is avoided is like a shadow following you.

The mirage pearl also possesses this ability, and the white mist should be a manifestation of the mirage pearl's power.

"This item is of great benefit to the practitioners of secret martial arts; they should carry it with them while practicing."

Not only can it calm the mind and improve comprehension, but it can also be used to temper one's will through the illusions within.

Fang Mu Shangdao.

"Congratulations, master, on acquiring this treasure!"

"Can this be eaten?"

Hu Long looked at the mirage bead in his hand, which was the size of a human head.

His Adam's apple bobbed, and he asked directly.

"eat?"

Fang Mushang's gaze shifted back and forth between the Mirage Pearl and Hu Long, a hint of hesitation appearing on his face.

"I have not found any record of this matter in ancient books."

He carefully considered his words before speaking.

"However, as something condensed from the essence of the 'Mirage,' it should be edible."

He paused here, seemingly organizing his thoughts.

"However, it would be difficult to digest this substance unless one's strength reaches the Strong Internal Organs Realm."

Furthermore, the material of this bead is extremely unique.

Once shattered, its essence will turn into mist, instantly dissipating into nothingness, therefore—”

At this point, he looked up and glanced at Hu Long.

"If you really want to eat it, you have to swallow it whole."

Fang Mushang's meaning was clear: given the size of this mirage pearl, it was simply beyond the capacity of a human to swallow.