Chapter 858: Goddess of the Sea Race (2/2)

Not long afterward, Ling Yuanzi united with the people who had rushed over from the Yiyuan sect. He described everything that had happened in detail to the other great elders.

“What? The sea goddess’s not dead?”

Hearing Ling Yuanzi’s report, the great elders all paled in fright. They were shocked. This piece of news was just like a crack of thunder to them. It was unbelievable.

“Let’s head back immediately and quickly call on the other protector clans and Mercenary City to discuss this matter.” The people from the sect quickly left the ocean along with Bi Yifei.

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Currently, the saint artifact hung in the air as it radiated with a faint golden light in a dark cave. When it had escaped from Ling Yuanzi, the saint artifact had descended into the depths of the ocean, before finally passing through a powerful barrier and entering another world. Afterward, it hid in a cave.

Although the world was located under the sea, it was enveloped by a very powerful barrier that kept all the seawater out. It created an independent space for the world under the sea.

Within the saint artifact, Jian Chen and Nubis accepted the origin energy of Radiant Saint Force from the artifact spirit and were recovering. The two of them were enveloped by a milky white light as their injuries healed quickly.

This time, the attacks they had received were from Saint Kings. The injuries were extremely heavy and it took Nubis an entire day to recover. As for Jian Chen, his body still contained some residual energy from the Saint Tier Battle Skill as he was injured by it. His condition was even worse and he struggled to heal himself.

“That Saint Tier Battle Skill really is powerful. If you want to completely heal the wounds left behind by it, you need several strands of origin energy. Just one will not be enough.” The artifact spirit stood before Jian Chen, pouring several strands of origin energy consecutively into his body. It slowly healed the wounds left behind by the Saint Tier Battle Skill.

The origin energy controlled by the artifact spirit was much more powerful that Jian Chen’s origin energy. With him helping out, the effects would be greater.

After consuming several strands, Jian Chen finally recovered completely. However, his loss of a five hundred years of life from casting the forbidden Radiant Arte could not be recovered no matter what he tried.

As a result, Jian Chen recovered from his injuries but he clearly still felt weak.

“Artifact spirit, how is the situation outside?” As soon as he recovered, Jian Chen asked the artifact spirit immediately.

“Master, we’re completely safe now. We’ve reached the Sea race,” said the artifact spirit.

With that, Jian Chen finally relaxed slightly. He gave out a soft sigh. “What a pity. Even with five hundred years of my life as the price, the God’s Descent was unable to kill the two of them.”

“Jian Chen, you should know where to draw the line. They were both Fifth Heavenly Layer Saint Kings and were heavily injured by you. Additionally, they’ve received wounds to their origin souls where it's extremely difficult to recover from. They’ve paid an extremely heavy price and in the end, you even forced that old man to cast his Saint Tier Battle Skill,” said Nubis.

“If it weren’t for the battle skill destroying my God’s Descent, I had the confidence of killing the two of them. If I used a millennia of my life as the price, I’m confident I could’ve forcefully taken on his Saint Tier Battle Skill and then killed them afterward,” said Jian Chen expressionlessly. He felt rather regretful; he was so close to killing two great Saint Kings this time.

“A thousand years of life!” Nubis immediately leaped up and stared at Jian Chen wide-eyed. “Kiddo Jian Chen, do you think your life is too long? Five hundred years is already terrifying enough and yet you still want to pay a thousand years of your life to kill two Saint Kings. Why would you even do such an unworthwhile thing? With your talent, you’ll probably reach Saint Emperor in another thousand years. At that time, you’ll have the power to kill your way through the protector clans. Why must you be so wrapped up in the moment?”

Jian Chen stood up and said, “Nubis, let’s not talk about this for now. I plan on going into seclusion for some time after this.”

“Alright, I’ll go into seclusion too. When I absorb all the hidden essence left in that old snake, I’ll be able to reach Saint King successfully,” said Nubis.

At that very moment, the artifact spirit’s expression changed slightly. He said, “The senses of the Sea race is just too powerful. Master, a few people have already discovered our existence and are currently hurrying over.”

With that, Jian Chen’s face darkened slightly. “Looks like it’s not the time to go into seclusion right now.”

“Jian Chen, let’s go out first. The secret of the saint artifact cannot become widespread. We definitely can’t let the people of the Sea race discover its existence. Once any news of it is leaked, it’ll cause quite some trouble,” said Nubis.

Afterwards, Nubis and Jian Chen appeared outside with a flash of white light in the gloomy cave. Jian Chen stored the artifact away, before they concealed their presences and walked outside.

Arriving outside the cave, Jian Chen unconsciously looked upward. The sky was a deep blue, consisting of seawater that was forcefully blocked by the barrier. The barrier shone with a gentle blue light that illuminated the entire world. The territory of the Sea race was dyed blue by the light from the barrier.

Where the Sea race thrived, the temperature was rather low. The outside sun could not be seen at all, while some energy of the six attributes were lacking. The water attribute was extremely powerful, several times denser than on the Tian Yuan Continent, while the other attributes were much weaker. The fire attribute was not present at all.

“Is this the world of the Sea race?” murmured Jian Chen as he gazed at the unfamiliar world.

Although Nubis knew that the Sea race existed from his inherited memories, it was the first time he had come here. Naturally, he was extremely curious too, constantly moving his head to look around.

Far away, over ten figures appeared suddenly. They radiated with a water-blue light as they sped toward Jian Chen and Nubis in the air with the assistance of water-attributed energy.