Nascent Soul Rebirth: Starting as a Wizard

After descending only a few dozen meters, the surrounding light had almost completely disappeared, with only the faint light emitted by the qi illuminating a small patch of chaotic, dark green water ahead.

More importantly, Solo clearly felt that the pale golden aura around him began to tremble slightly, its shape was being squeezed and deformed by the enormous water pressure, and the internal energy consumption to maintain its stability also began to increase.

"The water pressure is increasing too quickly. Relying solely on my internal energy, I'm afraid it won't be enough to support us until we reach the core area at the bottom." Solo understood this and remained calm.

He had a plan in place.

With a thought, his vast spiritual awareness was mobilized once again.

But this time, it wasn't used to forcefully push away all the water, but rather, like countless incredibly skillful invisible hands, it precisely acted on the pool water surrounding the Qi sphere.

The spirit does not directly confront the water pressure, but rather skillfully "guides" and "disrupts" it.

They oscillate at extremely high frequencies, disturbing the water flow structure in specific areas above and behind the vortex, creating subtle turbulence and localized low-pressure zones.

This, to a certain extent, offsets and disperses some of the hydrostatic pressure acting on the balloon.

At the same time, the spiritual sense also detected the path of least resistance in the water flow ahead, guiding the Qi Balloon to adjust its falling angle.

This method is equivalent to "reducing the burden" and "navigating" the Qi Ball that bears the main pressure, although it also consumes spiritual energy.

However, compared to using spiritual sense to clear a path, it is several times more efficient, and the consumption is within a controllable range.

"We have to be quick!" Solo knew very well that maintaining his aura and manipulating his spiritual senses were both continuous drains.

The longer you delay, the worse your condition will be.

He recalled the results of his previous forced spiritual probe—

About 300 meters deep at the bottom of the pool, the space suddenly opens up, the concentration of spiritual energy surges, and there must be a cavity or land there!

The reason is simple:

That cold water demon serpent was clearly a mutated demon beast from a terrestrial or amphibious snake, and definitely not a deep-sea serpent.

It needs to breathe (low-level magical beasts have not yet completely broken free from the limitations of their physical bodies).

They need to leave the water to operate, and perhaps there is some form of "nest".

The water in this pool is fresh, which also indicates that it does not lead directly to an underground sea.

Therefore, deep at the bottom of the pool, there is a high possibility that there are submerged caves or cavities eroded by underground rivers.

Or there must be a crevice connecting to the mountain where one can find a place to stand or even have air circulation!

As long as we get there quickly, we can escape the constant pressure and get a chance to catch our breath.

Thus, under the combined influence of the pale golden aura and the invisible spiritual consciousness, Solo was like a precisely controlled deep-sea probe.

With the speed of free fall, it broke through the layers of darkness and icy water, resolutely sinking towards the source of spiritual energy, which was also the core of the pool bottom where "land" might exist.

As the descent continued rapidly, the surrounding darkness grew increasingly thick and inky, and the suffocating feeling brought on by the water pressure was clearly perceptible even through the air bladder.

He had actively compressed his protective aura to about ten feet around his body; reducing the size of the aura ball also enhanced his resistance to pressure.

In a simple battle, he could even gather his protective aura into a single point to defend against enemy attacks, and that was quite powerful.

With the wondrous power of the Hunyuan Qi Technique and the internal strength of a second-rate martial artist, even hundreds of thousands of pounds of force can be blocked at a single point.

The pale golden light shone stubbornly in the darkness of the deep water, like a candle in the wind.

While the precise control of his spiritual sense effectively alleviated the pressure, the continuous consumption also caused Solo to feel a slight stinging pain between his eyebrows.

Just as he estimated the depth to be nearly three hundred meters and considered whether he needed to slow down and make adjustments, his spiritual senses gave him feedback first—

The waterway below is no longer an infinitely extending vertical channel; the space is rapidly expanding!

He perked up and accelerated his descent.

Soon, the pale golden aura finally pierced through the last layer of thick water curtain with a soft "pop," as if breaking through an invisible barrier, and suddenly felt lighter!

Suddenly, everything became clear!

He left the deep water and entered a huge natural cavity encased in rock.

The lower half of the cavity is still occupied by a deep pool of water, forming an underground lake, while the upper half is a damp but airy cave space.

Solo controlled the buoyant balloon to slowly rise, and finally "feet on solid ground," standing on a relatively dry rock platform extending from the water's edge.

He did not immediately remove his protective aura.

Deep underground, the composition of the air is unknown, and it may contain toxic miasma, excessive carbon dioxide, or other harmful gases produced by the volatilization of minerals and biological decay.

The air sphere still contained relatively fresh air brought down from the water surface, enough for him to sustain himself for a period of time to conduct exploration and assessment.

Once he had stopped, Solo immediately began to survey the hidden place.

The cavity is quite large, about ten feet high and nearly a hundred meters wide at its widest point. Many stalactites of varying lengths hang from the top, dripping water droplets.

The rock face is covered with a thick layer of special moss and fungi that emit a faint blue or milky white glow, providing a weak but sufficient light source for visibility.

The entire cave was enveloped in a hazy and tranquil soft light.

The air was filled with heavy moisture, the earthy smell of rocks, and a kind of... refreshing and invigorating atmosphere.

The concentration of spiritual energy here is a qualitative leap compared to that at the center of the pool!

Solo was shocked when he sensed it – the purity and density of the spiritual energy here was comparable to the core area of ​​a stable small spiritual vein!

"I see." He immediately understood the key point.

The difference between a "spiritual cave" and a "spiritual vein" lies not simply in the concentration of spiritual energy, but in the scale and the concentration of "power".

Even a minor spiritual vein can stretch for dozens of miles, with relatively even distribution of spiritual energy, capable of nourishing the creatures of a region. It is a gift from the creation of heaven and earth, and has its own 'pulse principle' to follow.

This place is merely a 'point' where underground spiritual energy happens to converge due to a special geological structure, and its area is probably only the size of this cave, at most a few hundred square meters.

It has no veins or channels; it is simply 'storage' and 'leakage,' like a puddle compared to a stream.

A puddle may be deeper in some areas than in the shallower parts of a stream, but it is ultimately a puddle without a source; once excessive water is drawn from it, it becomes unsustainable.

His gaze swept across the cave and he quickly spotted traces of the icy water serpent's activity.

A flat rock near the water was worn smooth by friction, and scattered around it were some detached, dark blue scales, forming a simple nest.

Solo went over and examined it carefully, even using his spiritual sense to scan the nearby crevices where snake eggs might be hidden.

"Unfortunately, there are no snake eggs." He shook his head with slight regret. If he could find unhatched demon snake eggs and nurture and tame them using secret methods, he might be able to obtain a decent spirit beast (or demon beast) to help him in the future.

It seems this serpent is also a single dog.

Shifting his attention away from the snake's nest, Solo took a deep breath and began to seriously assess the possibility of training there.