Trials of the Abyss

Chapter 23: Stone Chamber

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Pang Jian looked dazed, not understanding why this giant python on the verge of death suddenly went crazy.

Although there was no hatred between the two parties, the giant python acted as if it wanted to kill him before dying.

He secretly groaned in his heart and no longer cared about the existence of the humanoid monster. He had to keep retreating, preparing to retreat to a place where the snake bones could not reach him.

Because the python's head was nailed by the phoenix bone, he was safe as long as the snake bone could not extend to his position.

After avoiding this wave of attacks, when Feng Gu had eaten all the flesh and blood from the giant python's head, the giant python would be completely dead.

“Bang!”

A very light muffled sound came from the other end of the phoenix bone as Pang Jian quickly retreated.

Pang Jian, who was retreating headfirst, took a subconscious look and was surprised to find that the giant python's winding body seemed to have encountered some obstacle at the bottom of the pool, and its speed towards him slowed down significantly.

Soon, he saw that there was a person hanging on the white snake bone swung by the giant python.

Pang Jian was surprised.

The humanoid monster of unknown origin suffered an unexpected disaster because the giant python twisted its snake bones before its death. After being wrapped up by the snake bones without skin and flesh, it was led to howl in the water.

The humanoid monster, whose attention was focused on the phoenix bone, apparently did not expect that the giant python, which was about to die, would make a fuss before dying.

He struggled hard, hugged the snake bone which was without flesh but still extremely thick, and tried to pry it apart.

The alien, who had long lost his intelligence and had no trace of humanity in his eyes, thought that this was an attack launched by the "Dark Anaconda" before its death.

He gathered all the strength in his body and fought against the "Dark Anaconda" that did not belong to this world, and also continuously slowed down the swinging of the snake bones.

Pang Jian took the opportunity to escape to the area where the snake bones could not extend.

He secretly thanked his luck that the monster had saved him, otherwise he would have been unable to escape in time and might have been beaten to death or stabbed to death by the snake bones.

When he ran far away, he could still see the giant python with its eyes open, its pupils filled with endless hatred.

Pang Jian felt puzzled.

It was the first time for him to enter the Black Water Pond and the first time he encountered such a huge python. Why did the python want to make things difficult for him before it died

Night falls.

The eternally dim daylight reappeared on earth.

The dark ghosts who had been waiting all night looked at the Black Water Pond again after daybreak and were surprised to find that the thick black color of the water, which was originally as dark as ink, seemed to have faded a lot.

The color of the lake water changed from pure black to gray-black.

After looking carefully for a while, they saw that the originally calm water surface was now rippling with circles of ripples, as if a huge movement was coming from underwater.

"There's something underwater!"

Even the dumbest person can guess that there must be living things underwater from the unusual movements on the water surface.

Hong Tai, who knew about the existence of the "Dark Anaconda", originally wanted to wait until dawn to see the situation and then evacuate.

He suddenly hesitated at this moment, so he asked for everyone's opinions: "As long as the Dark Anaconda is still at the bottom of the pool, all of us will die if we go down. Moreover, it is possible that it will rush out of the Black Water Pool and come ashore to hunt all of us."

"You should also consider whether we should give up these prey or give it another try?"

He was asking for everyone's opinions, but his eyes were only fixed on Jinyang's face.

"I want to take another look."

Jin Yang was unwilling to give up, and was also alarmed by the abnormality of the water. He released the several "Cicada Wing Swords" he had taken back, and observed the changes in the pool from different angles. He said: "I always feel that the black color in this water is fading rapidly. Perhaps it won't be long before we can see the scene under the water clearly."

"Well, the color of the lake water is indeed getting lighter."

Hongtai gave an affirmative answer.

Through the python that belonged to him, he knew that the corrosive poison in the pool water had weakened. Being familiar with the characteristics of pythons, he guessed that the "Dark Anaconda" should be gathering the acidic and toxic power that it had released.

"It's okay to wait, but everyone still needs to be careful. Because when the water in the pool becomes clear and transparent, the dark anaconda may swim out from the bottom of the pool." Hong Tai reminded everyone with a serious expression.

Jinyang nodded.

Next to the dark ghosts, Ning Yao, who was tied up in a huge silver net, had an expression of despair.

She struggled to sit up in the net, staring blankly at the dark sky, and seemed to have given up struggling.

The Dark Ghost's people no longer paid much attention to her because of the many strange things in the Black Water Pond and the uncertainty as to whether the "Dark Anaconda" would suddenly rush out.

Most of the people who had coveted her beauty before, such as Zhang Heng, died in battle.

"Pang Jian..."

She had not yet escaped the shadow of death at Ningyuan Mountain. As she listened to the conversation of the Dark Ghosts, her slightly dull eyes slowly moved to the Black Water Pond, and a figure quietly emerged in her mind.

"Is he still alive?"

Ning Yao, who had already given up hope, didn't believe that Pang Jian could still be alive at the bottom of the pool after so many people had died.

So much time has passed, how could Pang Jian, who had just realized the existence of "Qi", not be suffocated to death

There was an acid poison in the pond that might erupt at any time. Even Jinyang was affected, so shouldn't Pang Jian's body be gone

Miss Ning was helplessly lost in her thoughts.

Thinking that she would end up with a fate even more miserable than He Ziren, she prepared to bite her tongue and commit suicide before that moment came.

Just as everyone was thinking about their own things, the ripples on the surface of the lake continued for a while and then gradually subsided.

Although the black color of the lake water has become much lighter, it is not completely clear, which means that the acid in the water still exists. Everyone can only continue to wait anxiously.

Bottom of the pool.

Pang Jian retreated all the way to the rock wall beside the pond, and looked at the resentful light in the depths of the giant python's eyes, which gradually extinguished.

The more this giant python, which is in its last moments of life, tries to struggle to its death, the faster its blood, flesh and energy will be consumed, and the faster it will be eaten by the phoenix bone.

It was eventually eaten away.

After a fierce battle, the humanoid monster at the other end of the phoenix bone was gasping violently, and bubbles came out of its mouth in clusters floating up.

He was also covered with wounds, but not a drop of blood came out of his body.

He kept gasping, creating more bubbles in his mouth, his deep red eyes still staring at the phoenix bone, waiting for the long-awaited cluster of light to condense and take shape.

From the beginning to the end, in his eyes, it seemed that there was no such person as Pang Jian.

“It’s also my luck.”

Pang Jian did not feel dissatisfied because he was looked down upon.

Seeing that the giant python was finally dead and the changes that would happen in the phoenix bones had not yet begun, he was only thinking about what to do next.

He looked around for a way out, and then he was surprised to find that next to the rock wall he was clinging to, there was an open... stone door.

The rock wall here is very far away from the Phoenix Bone. The stone gate is hidden deep in the underwater world, mixed in with a pile of angular rocks.

Because the open stone door is too flat and smooth, it seems somewhat out of place with the surrounding angular rocks, so it is easily noticed.

"It's man-made!"

After taking a look, Pang Jian was sure that the stone gate was not formed naturally, and he couldn't help but move closer.

Holding the dragon-patterned spear, he came to the open stone gate. After entering nervously, he saw a narrow and deep stone path inside the stone gate, which seemed to lead to the other side of the mountain.

After hesitating for a few seconds, he walked forward a dozen steps on the stone path and saw a small stone chamber at the bottom of the mountain.

There was a stone table, stone chairs and a stone bed in the stone chamber, and nothing else.

Looking at the small stone chamber in the middle of the stone road, as well as the stone table, stone chairs and stone bed, Pang Jian's expression was as weird as it could be.

Because the tables, chairs and beds in the stone chamber were exactly the same as the layout of the stone chamber he lived in, he felt familiar with them no matter how he looked at them.

The stone chamber where he lives now is where he has lived since his father left.

Before his father disappeared, he and Pang Lin lived in one room because they were still young.

"this… "

A man-made stone chamber was found in the rock wall at the bottom of a pool filled with water. Its layout was so familiar that Pang Jian was stunned for a moment.

Could it be that my father had been here before and it was he who carved out this stone chamber

The stone chamber was clearly at the bottom of the water, and ordinary people could not breathe and survive there. How did my father create a stone chamber at the bottom of the pool

Pang Jian couldn't find the answer.

However, this deep stone path that led to nowhere and this mysterious stone chamber also gave him a way to survive.

After some consideration, he did not rush to explore the end of the stone road, but went out first and then closed the open stone door.

Only then did he notice that the surface of the back of the stone gate was also rugged rubble. When the stone gate was actually closed, it did not look much different from the protruding rubble nearby.

It turns out that only when the stone door is open can you find that it is a flat stone door.

This is a relatively simple masking method.

Pang Jian believed that if he entered the stone gate and then closed it from the inside, the dark ghost monks who subsequently entered the bottom of the pool would probably not be able to find the stone gate that had merged with the rubble.

At this moment, he could actually escape and leave, close the stone door and try to explore the end of the deep stone passage.

But thinking that the acid and poison power above the black water pool seemed to help his cultivation, he decided to take the risk and stay.

In front of the open stone door, he looked at the slightly blurry phoenix bones and the huge dry bones of the giant snake.

The amber glow inside the phoenix bone was lingering inside the bone before it came out. This must be because the flesh and blood of the giant python was very valuable and required a longer time to brew.

The humanoid monster's attention was completely focused on the phoenix bone, and it didn't care about him at all.

So he still had time to absorb the dark acidic and poisonous power from the black water pond, continue his practice of "Hutian Yangqi Jue", and continue to refine his spiritual power with the whirlpool in his spiritual sea.

So he entered into the state of practice again.

Time is passing quietly again, and in the blink of an eye, several days have passed.

These days, Pang Jian would only take out the dried meat soaked in water to fill his stomach when he could no longer bear the hunger. He spent the rest of the time practicing.

He firmly grasped this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to practice.

outside world.

The dark ghosts who had been waiting looked at the water in the black pool, the dark color of which became lighter day by day.

They finally waited for the day when the water in the lake became clear.

"It said that there is no more corrosive acid in the water."

Hong Tai pointed at the python that belonged to him, looked at the clear water, and said, "It's still too deep. I can't even see the bottom of the pool. Who of you can go down and take a look?"

His eyes wandered across the faces of the dark ghosts, but everyone was silent and no one dared to answer.

"Are you all so timid?"

Hong Tai, who had already made up his mind, looked at Ning Yao who was imprisoned in the silver net and said, "We kept the Ning girl until now just to use her to test the dark giant anaconda. The flesh and blood of a young girl is the most delicious to the dark giant anaconda. It can't resist such deliciousness."

Ning Yao was immediately horrified when these words came out.

(End of this chapter)