Published: January 20, 2025
Qin Chen and the others saw the whirlpool at the bottom of the Dead Sea, which led directly to the whirlpool before them.
Now, looking from above the Dead Sea, Qin Chen immediately noticed a different scene.
This whirlpool was quite peculiar; inside it was a dark abyss, yet there were no droplets of water at all.
The sea water of the Dead Sea seemed to have bypassed this whirlpool, swirling around it and forming an absolute vacuum zone.
To put it bluntly, this whirlpool resembled a dark well in the sea, bizarre and unfathomably deep.
Moreover, within this deep whirlpool was a terrifying spatial power.
This power was so strong that even Qin Chen, who had mastered a part of the heart of space, felt a sense of danger.
He could faintly sense that if he were to be drawn into it, he would be utterly unable to resist and would definitely be torn apart by this terrifying spatial force.
"This is definitely a power that surpasses the transcendence realm."
Qin Chen's expression grew serious. He was certain that even a peak expert at the third layer of the eternal order realm, who had honed their spatial rules to perfection, would not be able to create such might.
This whirlpool was something that could not be manifested by someone in the transcendence realm.
"My lord, this is the entrance to the Dead Sea Forbidden Area. However, the entrance is currently in a closed state. Looking at the weakening killing intent around the core area, this forbidden area should be opening soon," the Mysterious Ghost Old Demon explained, closely following Qin Chen.
"Oh?"
Qin Chen spoke lightly, narrowing his eyes. The Dead Sea Forbidden Area before him was definitely not something that could be breached by the cultivators present.
How would the many ghost cultivators present enter?
Seemingly aware of Qin Chen's confusion, the Mysterious Ghost Old Demon transmitted his voice: "My lord, we have already investigated. This whirlpool can devour the divine soul power of us ghost cultivators. Once divine soul power enters it, it can negate the influence of the terrifying spatial power and killing intent within this whirlpool. So once the Dead Sea Forbidden Area opens, we just need to integrate the divine soul power we collected earlier into it to open it and enter."
At this point, there was a hint of excitement in the Mysterious Ghost Old Demon's tone.
For him, or rather for all ghost cultivators in the Abandoned Land, they had waited far too long for this moment.
"This spatial whirlpool actually relies on devouring divine soul power to open?"
Qin Chen gazed at the spatial whirlpool below, feeling a rather strange sensation rise within him.
What was clearly just a passage to an unknown void could actually swallow divine soul power, which surprised Qin Chen considerably.
He would know more once he observed it.
"Hahaha, this must be the Underworld Lord who has recently risen in my Abandoned Land."
Just as Qin Chen was deep in thought, a loud, booming laugh suddenly rang out beside him.
Kāluó City Lord approached with a beaming smile, his demeanor warm as he clasped his hands in greeting to Qin Chen.
However, before he could reach Qin Chen, Qin Chen directly walked over to the weary dragon ghost ancestor and the others, smiling as he clasped his hands in greeting: "Brother Weary Dragon, everyone, it's great to see you again. I miss you all dearly since our last parting at the hall of the ghost king."
Behind Qin Chen, Kāluó City Lord froze in place, while a cold light flickered in the eyes of the Shadow Demon Ghost Ancestor.
"Greetings, Underworld Lord, Brother Ten Thousand Bones, Brother Mysterious Ghost, and Brother Blood Killer," the weary dragon ghost ancestor quickly clasped his hands, completely taken aback that Qin Chen would greet him first.
"Hey, Brother Weary Dragon, weren't there some brothers with us back at the hall of the ghost king? I remember we distributed a considerable amount of the Water of the Dead Sea, yet how come only half is left?"
Qin Chen eyed the weary dragon ghost ancestor and the others suspiciously. "I recall that when I struck down the Master of the Graveyard of the God of Death, you and the others stood on the side of justice. I have a great deal of respect for that; their faces are still vivid in my memory."