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Today marks the fifth day since Old Cat's tragic passing.

It was also the day Xu An prepared to livestream his challenge of diving into the 300-meter-deep cave at Jiuduntianchuang.

There were many people on the shore of Jiuduntianchuang, including people from the local television station.

The live stream, which was also started simultaneously, was logged into Xu An's account.

[Here it comes! The old thief chasing the wind is challenging the world's number one cave diver!]

[Holy crap! That's awesome! That old rascal, Chasing the Wind, is awesome!]

[Keep it up, Old Thief Chaser! I call you the strongest online novel author in history!]

[Isn't anyone going to try and talk this out? This is pure recklessness! Old rascal, why don't we just come back to writing properly? When you start a new book, I'll give you a patron saint award.]

Those who disrupt morale shall be dragged out and executed.

Although I'm a little worried, I think Old Thief Chaser will definitely succeed. After all, who would have thought that this guy would go abroad for fun and casually break two world records in freediving?

[Opening bell! Place your order now!]

I'm betting ten packs of spicy strips on Old Thief Chasing the Wind succeeding in his challenge.

Brothers! Let's pray for Old Thief Chasing Wind! He's a genius who has proven himself to be a Great Emperor across different realms. I believe in him; 300 meters is nothing to him.

【...】

The live stream was bustling with activity. Thanks to Xu An's advance notice, a large number of netizens flooded in as soon as the live stream started, quickly surpassing 100,000, the vast majority of whom were book lovers who had received the news in advance.

While they were having a heated discussion, Xu An had already put on his gear and was standing on the shore.

He glanced back at the crowd around him, whose expressions varied.

Many of the people present were cave divers; laymen might not understand what 300 meters meant, but they certainly did.

300 meters. None of them present could dive to that depth, and they didn't even dare to try, because they knew that they might die halfway down before they even reached 300 meters.

That's not a challenge, that's suicide.

Xu An's gaze met Jiang Xiyan's. He paused for a moment, then smiled slightly at her.

When his gaze fell on the live streaming equipment, he flashed a bright white smile at the camera and gave a thumbs-up.

He put on a respirator, but this time he didn't use a traditional air cylinder; instead, he was equipped with two CCR devices.

CCR stands for Closed-Circuit Respirator, which completely recycles gas. Exhaled air is filtered through a carbon dioxide absorbent and a small amount of oxygen is added for repeated breathing.

With its long battery life, it is an important piece of equipment for deep-sea diving.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Xu An gave an OK sign and stepped into the water.

The underwater communication fiber optic cable has been laid to a depth of 100 meters in advance. Xu An will need to go to a depth of 100 meters to continue diving with the communication fiber optic cable, and then dive to a depth of 300 meters to complete the live broadcast of this world record.

On the shore, everyone's hearts jumped when they saw Xu An go down.

Jiang Xiyan pursed her lips, clenched her small hands, and prayed for Xu An in her heart.

Studio.

[He's gone! He's gone! Old Wind Chaser, we're here to witness you claim the title of the world's number one cave diver!]

[Old Thief Chasing the Wind, you absolutely must come back safely! I can't live without your books!]

[Believe in Chasing Wind Old Thief, he's a genius!]

When will the scene change? I want to see the underwater scenes.

【...】

As hundreds of thousands of netizens waited anxiously, time ticked by.

Suddenly, the live stream screen made two "buzzing" sounds and switched to another screen.

In the footage, Xu An, fully armed, is underwater. He holds a camera in one hand, waves at the camera, and makes an OK sign to indicate that he is currently in normal condition.

Besides Xu An, the underwater scene was also shown in the live broadcast room under strong light.

The almost dreamlike and unique scene left many netizens stunned.

Surrounded by water, Xu An appeared to be floating in space, giving the visual illusion of being suspended in mid-air.

I've never understood why people risk their lives cave diving, but now I finally do.

No wonder so many people still play it despite the high death rate; it's just so good!

Is this what underwater scenery looks like? It's truly eye-opening.

The viewers in the live stream were mesmerized, discussing among themselves, finally understanding why the mortality rate for cave diving was so high, yet people still flocked to it.

Humans are visual creatures, and this dreamlike underwater scenery is enough to fascinate people at first glance, so it's no wonder that some people are not afraid of death.

Meanwhile, on the shore.

A reporter from the local television station, watching Xu An in the live broadcast studio, immediately signaled to the cameraman to start the camera, "As we can see now, the challenger is currently in a normal condition underwater."

"According to reporters, the communication fiber optic cable was laid to a depth of 100 meters underwater yesterday. The fact that we can see the Challenger now means that he has successfully reached a depth of 100 meters."

"Next, let's interview some onlookers."

As the reporter spoke, he took the microphone and walked up to a middle-aged man to conduct an interview.

The middle-aged man saw the camera and the press pass hanging around the other person's neck, and maintained his smile.

"Sir, what are your thoughts on the challenger's attempt to break the world record for cave diving at a depth of 300 meters?"

The middle-aged man cleared his throat and looked at the camera: "I am a cave diving enthusiast myself. People who are not in the industry may not understand what a depth of 300 meters means."

"Let me briefly explain. Many of you here are cave divers, including some very skilled cave divers, but none of us dare to attempt a depth of 300 meters."

"Cave diving is inherently a very dangerous activity, which requires us to have a very clear understanding of our own abilities. If we overestimate our abilities, we are very likely to lose our lives underwater."

"I dare say that among everyone here, no more than one person can dive to a depth of 200 meters. I think you all know what 300 meters means."

"300 meters is not only the limit of human endurance, but also jumping under the blade of death."

"However, I sincerely wish the challenger success."

The reporter took back the microphone. "Okay, thank you for the interview, sir. Next, we'll interview the captain of the local diving rescue team..."

Aside from the reporters who were going around with microphones conducting interviews, everyone was glued to the live broadcast screen.

Because Xu An needed to pull the communication fiber optic cable downstream while simultaneously running it, the live stream footage occasionally shook.

This is the first time in the world that someone has conducted a live broadcast of a deep-sea cave dive. Many viewers in the live broadcast room had never even heard of cave diving before.

The scene shown in the live stream was like discovering a new world for them; the stunning underwater scenery captivated them.

They now realize that there is such a breathtakingly beautiful world underwater.

While netizens were engrossed in watching, Xu An was slowly moving downstream step by step according to his original plan.

Since it was a live broadcast with hundreds of thousands of netizens watching at the same time, Xu An had to be very careful not to let the netizens notice anything unnecessary.

He intends to follow the normal behavior of a normal human being, reaching a depth of 300 meters before undergoing a long decompression process and staying underwater for the required time before surfacing.

This is his final gift to the old cat, and absolutely no mistakes can be made.