Proving Immortality Starting with Hextech Runes

"This is the [Burial Soul Silk], which is formed by the condensation of the remnant souls of sea beasts or cultivators over many years in special waters."

Ruanqin's fingertips lightly touched the strings, and a very subtle sound wave spread out from her.

"We have entered the outer area of ​​the Soul Burial Vortex."

Chen Xu nodded and reduced the speed of the Abyss Boat by another third, carefully maneuvering it to avoid the drifting Soul Burial Silk.

These wisps may seem harmless, but if they adhere to a protective aura or the hull of a boat...

Not only will it continuously erode spiritual power, but it may also reveal your location like a beacon.

Li Di brought the jade flute to his lips, but no sound came out.

Pale blue notes flowed out of the flute holes like smoke, merging into the surrounding seawater.

This is the starting stance for "Tidal Concealment".

The sound waves are simulated and integrated into the rhythm of water flow in the environment to further enhance the stealth effect.

After traveling for about half an hour, the surging of the surrounding seawater began to become irregular.

The submersible began to rock slightly, as if an invisible hand was stirring the deep sea.

In the darkness of the distance, a low, rumbling sound, like the panting of a giant beast, could be faintly heard.

"The main vortex zone of the Soul Burial Vortex is just ahead."

Ruanqin closed her eyes and concentrated, her hands lightly pressing the strings, and more invisible sound waves spread out in a fan-shaped area in front of her.

"Sonic feedback... The core of the vortex is about thirty miles due east, and the energy is extremely chaotic."

"About five miles south of the core, there is a relatively stable water eye, but its energy reaction is abnormal and inconsistent with the natural eddies."

"It's very likely the refining node for Blood Fiend Crystal." Chen Xu's eyes narrowed.

"Can you find out the guard situation?"

Ruanqin frowned slightly, her fingertips tapping lightly and quickly on the strings, making the sound waves more concentrated.

"There are three moving energies around the water eye, with a cold and sinister aura and bloodthirsty characteristics."

"They should be three demonized sea beasts or blood puppets, with strength around the early to mid-stage of Core Formation."

"There is an even stronger energy source inside the water eye, at least at the late stage of Core Formation, possibly a demonic cultivator stationed there."

"Deeper inside... it is covered by a dense barrier of blood and evil, which makes it difficult for sound waves to penetrate and prevents us from discovering more about the situation."

"The first stage is late-stage Core Formation, the third stage is early to mid-stage Core Formation..." Chen Xu pondered in his heart.

"A direct assault is not advisable. If we get entangled, it could easily alert other nodes or even the main force of the Blood Sea Cult in the distance."

"We must infiltrate silently, quickly destroy the node's core, and then retreat."

"Senior Brother Xu, Senior Sister Ruan and I can join forces to cast the Illusionary Sea Serenity."

"It can significantly disrupt the perception of the three guardians in a short period of time and attempt to weaken the concealment of the blood-fiend barrier on the internal energy fluctuations," Li Di suggested.

"However, this technique requires continuous casting and cannot be subject to severe interference."

"That's enough," Chen Xu nodded.

"Once we reach the vicinity of the water eye, you will be responsible for creating interference, while I will seize the opportunity to infiltrate."

"Once you have succeeded, use my spiritual energy fluctuations as a signal to retreat immediately without delay."

With the plan settled, the Qianyuan Boat continued its quiet journey in the direction indicated by Ruan Qin.

The closer you get to the core of the Soul Burial Vortex, the more violent the turbulent currents of the sea become.

The immense tearing force caused the protective shield of the Abyss Ship to flicker erratically, and the load on the concealment formation increased dramatically.

Ruan Qin and Li Di had to distract themselves by using sound waves to stabilize the small area of ​​water around the boat, guiding the submersible boat through the relatively gentle "undercurrent gap".

Finally, a strange sight appeared ahead.

Beside a massive, dark vortex that was spinning wildly and several miles in diameter.

There exists a relatively calm, circular body of water, which is called the "water eye".

At the center of the eye, the seabed is a rugged expanse of black rocks.

In the center of the reef, a faint, dark red light could be seen flashing rhythmically, which was the key point for refining Blood Fiend Crystal.

Three enormous sea creatures, resembling giant lizards but with bone spurs and blood-red eyes, were lazily swimming around the edge of the water's eye.

Wisps of dark red aura seeped from the gaps in their scales, connecting with the faint blood mist permeating the surrounding water eyes.

On the reef in the center of the water eye sat a middle-aged demonic cultivator dressed in a dark red robe.

A fist-sized, dark red crystal core was suspended in front of him, constantly rotating and shrinking.

Strands of pure bloodthirsty energy were drawn from the reef formation below and merged into the crystal core.

The submersible quietly stopped behind a huge sea rock about a mile from the edge of the water's eye.

Ruan Qin and Li Di exchanged a glance and began to act simultaneously.

Ruanqin's ten fingers moved across the seven-stringed instrument like butterflies flitting among flowers, but no sound was produced.

Only faint blue sound wave ripples, visible to the naked eye, gently spread forward to the water eye area.

Li Di then began to play the jade flute. The flute's sound was mournful and plaintive, transforming into fine, intricate sound waves that blended into the sound waves of the ruan (a type of zither).

The two sound waves blended ingeniously without causing a violent shock to the spiritual energy, and quietly covered the three patrolling sea beasts and the demonic cultivator in the center.

"Huanhai Qingyin, confused!"

The three sea monsters visibly slowed their movements as they swam.

The fierce light in its blood-red eyes became somewhat blurred, as if it had fallen into a half-dreaming, half-awake state, and its perception of its surroundings became dulled.

The demonic cultivator on the reef seemed to sense something, his brows furrowed slightly, and he scanned his surroundings with his divine sense.

However, due to interference from the sound patterns simulating natural water flow, no abnormalities were detected.

He assumed it was simply due to the environmental influence of the Soul Burial Vortex and refocused on refining the crystal core in front of him.

"Now!" Chen Xu transmitted his voice.

The hatch of the Abyss Ship opened silently, and he moved like a wisp of smoke, using water escape techniques to stealthily approach the center of the seabed, brushing against the shadows.

The "Mysterious Water Dragon-Opening Technique" granted him exquisite control over water flow. At this moment, he suppressed his spiritual energy fluctuations to the lowest level, almost merging with the surrounding cold seawater.

He cleverly exploited the sensory blind spots created by the three-headed sea monster's sonic interference, and like a ghost, he passed through the outer perimeter and approached the central reef.

The demonic cultivator's aura on the reef was somewhat weak, indicating that he had spent a considerable amount of time and energy refining things here.

His entire focus was on the gradually forming blood-fiend crystal in front of him, completely oblivious to the danger that was right in front of him.

Chen Xu lay hidden in a depression beneath the reef, concealing his presence and calmly observing.

The node core is not the crystal core being refined, but a complex array engraved on the reef below.

The formation uses several blood-red crystals embedded in the reef as energy nodes.

It continuously draws energy from the Yin energy emanating from the Yin veins at the bottom of the sea and the Yin energy dissipating from the vortex above, refining it into pure blood essence to supply the condensation of the crystal core above.

"Destroying the array's core will not only interrupt the current refining process, but also destroy the very foundation of refining here."

Chen Xu's gaze was fixed on the few condensed crystals that served as nodes, as well as the key rune connection points in the central structure of the formation.

He took a deep breath, his right hand forming a sword shape with his fingers together, and a wisp of highly refined azure water-based spiritual energy pulsed at his fingertips.

But just as he was about to make his move, a sudden change occurred!

The blood-fiend crystal that was about to form in front of the demonic cultivator suddenly trembled violently, its internal blood-red light flashing wildly, becoming extremely unstable.

The demonic cultivator's expression changed, and he let out a low shout, his hands forming a series of hand seals in an attempt to stabilize the crystal core.

"Oh no! The refining process has reached a critical moment, and the energy is out of balance!" Chen Xu was shocked.

Forcibly destroying the array below under such circumstances could very likely trigger a chain reaction of explosions in the crystal core, causing too much disturbance.

Sure enough, after failing to stabilize the crystal core, a ruthless glint flashed in the demonic cultivator's eyes.

Then, instead of suppressing it, it activated the formation, pouring even more violent energy into the crystal core.

At the same time, he retreated swiftly, clearly preparing to abandon the failing crystal and let it self-destruct.

"We can't let it explode!" Chen Xu made a quick decision.

The direction of the finger strike, which was originally intended to destroy the formation, suddenly changed.

It transformed into a slender yet incredibly swift azure water line, shooting straight towards the unstable crystal core.

The water line precisely cuts into the key node of the violent energy flow inside the crystal core.

The spiritual power of the "Qingyuan Jue" then permeated the area, forcibly calming down some of the rampaging blood evil.

At the same time, the extremely cold water elemental power attempted to temporarily freeze the energy structure from the inside, delaying its eruption.

The demonic cultivator, who had just retreated several feet, turned pale with horror upon seeing this: "Who?!"

Chen Xu's attack was effective, and the violent tremors of the crystal core visibly subsided for a moment.

The flashing blood-red light inside dimmed slightly, but it did not completely subside and remained in a highly unstable critical state.

Once their whereabouts have been revealed, there is no longer any need to hide.

Chen Xu leaped out from under the reef, his speed increasing dramatically, heading straight for the few formed crystal nodes in the center of the formation.

"You audacious scoundrel! How dare you ruin my grand plan!"

The demonic cultivator was both shocked and enraged. He swung a blood-red bone sword, which drew a streak of foul-smelling blood rainbow as he slashed at Chen Xu's back.

The three sea beasts that had been disturbed by the sound waves were also awakened by the sudden change and the demonic cultivator's angry shouts. They roared and pounced from three directions!

"Senior Brother Xu!" From behind the sea cliffs in the distance, Ruan Qin and Li Di saw this and immediately changed their tune.

The sound of the ruanqin suddenly rose to a high pitch, transforming into dozens of cyan sound blades that slashed at the charging sea beasts, attempting to halt their momentum.

Li Didi's voice turned urgent and sharp, forming rings of sound wave barriers that interfered with divine sense, enveloping the demonic cultivator.

Ignoring the attacks from behind, Chen Xu activated the "Mysterious Water Dragon Awakening Technique" at full power, his body glowing with protective spiritual light, and he withstood part of the power of the Bone Sword Blood Rainbow.

"Smash it!" he growled, pointing his finger like a sword.

The azure light gathered at his fingertips suddenly burst forth, striking the blood-fiend crystals that served as nodes of the array with unparalleled precision.

puff!puff!puff!

With a few soft cracking sounds, the surface of the several pigeon-egg-sized dark red crystals was instantly covered with spiderweb-like cracks, and then they lost all their spiritual power and turned into fragments.

The light from the array below suddenly went out, and the process of extracting and converting the blood energy came to an abrupt halt.

Almost at the same time, the unstable crystal core that Chen Xu had temporarily "stabilized" in mid-air...

Because it lost the energy support and balance of the formation below, the violent energy that had been forcibly suppressed inside completely went out of control.

boom!!!

A dark red blood storm suddenly spread out from the crystal core, instantly sweeping across the entire water eye area.

The violent energy surge, mixed with pure blood and fragments of Yin spirits, churned the seawater into chaos.

"Go quickly!" Chen Xu endured the shock to his internal organs and used the force of the explosion to shoot back like an arrow, heading straight for the hiding place of the Abyss Boat.

Ruan Qin and Li Di had already stopped casting spells and were rapidly navigating the Abyss Boat to provide assistance.

The demonic cultivator was the first to be hit, directly impacted by the storm of exploding crystal cores. His protective blood-red aura shattered instantly, and he was blasted away with a scream, his fate unknown.

The three-headed sea monster was also affected by the explosion, roaring as it was swept away by the chaotic energy turbulence.

Chen Xu narrowly escaped falling into the rapidly ascending underwater boat.

"Full speed retreat! Making too much noise will surely alert other nodes and the main force of the Blood Sea Cult!"

Ruan Qin and Li Di were pale, but their hands kept moving, pushing the Abyss Boat with all their might.

The small black boat switched its concealment formation to a defensive acceleration mode, transforming into a blurry black line that cleaved through the chaotic seawater, speeding desperately back the way it came.

Behind them, in the water eye area of ​​the Soul Burial Vortex, the dark red explosion light had not yet completely dissipated.

The chaotic energy fluctuations spread far and wide, like a glaring alarm light being lit in the deep sea.

The mission was accomplished, the node was destroyed, but they also completely exposed their whereabouts.

Whether they could safely retreat to Meteor City before the Blood Sea Cult's main force could encircle them became the biggest question hanging over the three of them.

The Abyssboat pushed its speed to the limit, carving a path of escape in the dim depths of the sea.

"Junior Sister Ruan, Junior Sister Li, maintain Tidal Concealment with all your might!" Chen Xu shouted in a deep voice, suppressing the turbulent blood and qi within him.

Ruanqin and Li Di had solemn expressions as their ten fingers danced between the strings and the holes of the flute.

The clear, melodious sound of the zither and the mournful sound of the flute intertwined, attempting to integrate the spiritual energy fluctuations of the Abyss Boat into the natural rhythm of the surrounding ocean currents.

However, the energy turbulence caused by the Soul Burial Vortex explosion had not yet subsided, and the deep-sea currents became extremely violent, greatly reducing the effectiveness of the sonic spells.

"No, the interference from the vortex zone is too strong, and the concealment effect is only 30%!" Ruan Qin's forehead was covered in sweat, and the information fed back by the sound waves made her heart sink.

"Three powerful auras are rapidly approaching from the southeast and due south, moving at an extremely fast speed. They are at least at the late Core Formation stage, and one of them... appears to be a Nascent Soul cultivator!"

Li Di's flute playing suddenly became urgent: "There are more in the northwest! Two demonized sea beasts, their aura ferocious, have blocked our shortest retreat route!"

Chen Xu spread his divine sense and indeed sensed a locking sensation coming from several directions.

The Blood Sea Cult's reaction speed far exceeded expectations, clearly indicating that they had deployed some kind of sensing mechanism around the node, which would immediately trigger an alarm once the node was destroyed.

"Change course, detour to the northeast!" Chen Xu made a decisive decision, pointing to an underwater mountain range marked on the map.

"The terrain there is complex, with numerous trenches and reefs, which could temporarily break the lock on."

The Abyss Ship suddenly turned, its hull creaking under the strain of the sudden turn, and the engraved defensive array patterns flickered erratically.

"They're catching up!" Ruan Qin suddenly exclaimed.

About ten miles behind, three streaks of blood-red light broke through the water and arrived at an astonishing speed.

The leader was a burly demonic cultivator with long, flowing red hair, wielding a blood-red trident. His body was surging with bloodlust, clearly indicating that he was at the peak of the Core Formation stage.

The two people behind him were also in the late stage of Core Formation. One was riding a blood-red flying shuttle, and the other was surrounded by nine skulls, exuding a sinister aura.

"It's Luo Xiao, the Blood Sea Cult's Sea Patrol Envoy! His Blood Shark Guards are experts in deep-sea pursuit!" Li Di's voice tightened.

"Their Blood Escape Technique grants them a speed boost in water!"

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