Super God Pet Shop

Chapter 1123 The Underwater Palace (Seeking subscriptions and monthly tickets)

After the armor sank into the sea, it gradually sank with the rolling waves.

The chilling feeling grew stronger, but Su Ping dared not control his armor, nor even reveal a trace of his presence.

Just after his clone was absorbed into the strange lamp above his head by the strange fish, he lost contact with it. He didn't think that the strange fish's actions were pulling him into the trial.

That trembling feeling was absolutely not benevolent; Su Ping would never have been mistaken.

"The Supreme Beings were unable to light the ancient lamps to enter this place. They only discovered from other parts of the ancient palace that a Supreme Being had fallen in this ruin and was seeking a successor. But this place of inheritance... doesn't seem like a trial at all!"

Su Ping's face was gloomy, and the chill around him grew deeper and deeper. He felt as if his body and soul were frozen.

Surrounded by a pitch-black seabed, Su Ping couldn't see anything even with his eyesight. He could only sense things a few meters away from his body. All he could see was dark seawater with sand-like particles floating in it, making it feel extremely turbid. These particles rubbed against his armor, and soon Su Ping understood what they were!

It's bone meal!

This is not ashes that were sent to the crematorium and burned at high temperatures.

Cremated remains are fine.

But these particles are quite rough, like bones that have been smashed to pieces!

"Is this entire sea filled with these bone fragments?" Su Ping was somewhat alarmed. Was this supreme being truly an ancient immortal, or a demon?

He had only ever seen such a brutal place in the Chaotic Netherworld.

"If the inheritance is a trap, what is the master of this ancient palace trying to gain by luring us here? He might as well have lured in some Conferred Gods; with the power of that strange fish, consuming Conferred Gods would be more nutritious..."

Su Ping's eyes flickered.

He even felt a slight doubt in his heart.

Perhaps everything he is experiencing now is an illusion, or a trial?

But Su Ping quickly dismissed the thought. His willpower had been tempered and refined. An ordinary person might have such doubts, but he was absolutely certain that the strange fish must have looked ferocious when it first appeared.

"The most important thing now is how to get out of this predicament?"

As the armor sank with the seawater, Su Ping's heart sank as well.

He dared not act rashly. Previously, it was only a few small ghosts that had entered the sea, which had already alerted the strange fish and sea beast. If he revealed his aura, even the slightest bit, the other party would probably be able to detect it.

The only thing that made him feel fortunate was that although his Void Dao was only at the Entry Dao level, his concealment skills were extremely strong. Moreover, with the enhancement of the power of the three small worlds, his concealment skills alone were already comparable to perfection. Even a God-Sealing expert could not detect him unless the other party possessed an ability that was extremely adept at perception.

"However, that strange fish is clearly at the Supreme Realm... Couldn't it sense me?"

"Or am I currently inside its mouth?"

Su Ping shuddered at the thought.

Surrounded by darkness, he imagined a hideous giant shadow, too large to see clearly, staring down at him with its mouth hanging open, while he floated inside its mouth.

"If I had known it would turn out like this, I wouldn't have taken the key. I would have given it to someone with average talent to use, and let them try things out first. Anyway, someone with average talent probably wouldn't be able to pass the inheritance..."

Su Ping smiled bitterly to himself.

But thinking about it now is just hindsight.

Moreover, even if they were to return to the previous state, no one would give up the key they had obtained.

"Perhaps, we can only wait for the other trial participants to arrive and see what the situation is like. When this strange fish chases after the other trial participants, it might be a chance to escape..." Su Ping's eyes flashed.

But then another problem arises.

His perception range is too short; how could he possibly detect other trial participants on the ancient path in the sea?

Su Ping fell into deep thought again.

His body continued to sink, sink, and sink.

for a long time.

Su Ping, who was deep in thought, suddenly sensed a light.

Su Ping was stunned.

His first thought was of the strange lamp-like structure on the fish's forehead, but the next moment, he realized that the golden light was coming from the seabed.

This was an enormous, dazzling light, and the source of the light was actually a palace!

An ancient palace underwater!

The pillars in the hall were carved with ferocious dragons and monstrous beasts, as well as a carving of a strange fish. It was from that carving that Su Ping saw the full appearance of the strange fish. It was extremely ferocious, covered with sharp spikes, and had a huge, strange lamp on its forehead.

"System, can I still redeem the advanced version of the All-Encompassing Pet Compendium?"

Su Ping quickly asked in his mind.

After a brief silence, the system replied: "Yes, but you will need to pay three times the energy to redeem it in the area outside the store."

"..."

After a moment of silence, Su Ping finally agreed.

It's also his fault for neglecting this point in his daily life and being too stingy.

"Looks like I need to change my stingy ways. The shop has grown quite a bit now, and with Joanna and the others helping to manage it, it's making a fortune every day. I should still exchange for the things I need..."

Su Ping mentally examined himself for a moment, then chose to exchange.

He had only mastered the intermediate version before, which allowed him to identify all the mythical beasts in the universe that had reached the level of the Investiture of the Gods.

Su Ping used to think there was no need to exchange for the Supreme level items, since knowing them meant certain death, and not knowing them meant certain death, not to mention that exchanging for them wasn't cheap, and he was still very poor back then.

Later, when he had the energy, he was busy traveling around and focused on enlightenment, so he neglected this matter.

-3000000.

Upon receiving the system notification, Su Ping's lips twitched slightly. At that moment, a flood of information rushed into his mind, and the demonic beasts on the stone carvings of the temple before him became familiar and no longer unfamiliar.

All sorts of information jumped out at me almost subconsciously.

"Ghost Lantern Fish?!"

Su Ping was somewhat surprised.

A chill ran down my spine.

That strange fish was indeed at the Supreme Realm, and its bloodline limit was not limited to the Supreme Realm, but reached the even higher 'Heaven Realm'!

This was also the first time Su Ping had learned that the realm above the Supreme Realm was called the Heavenly Realm.

Of course, this is the name used here in the system; each cultivation world may have its own name.

But Su Ping believes that the systematic terminology and classification of realms are more orthodox.

"However, breaking through to the Heavenly Realm is not that simple. There is only a very small chance. Most people are at the Supreme Realm. And these ferocious beast battle pets have very harsh conditions for being raised. They need to feed on dead souls and ghosts... No wonder I shouted earlier but didn't wake him up. On the contrary, the little skeleton's little ghost immediately startled him."

"It turns out it was because it had been hungry for too long and was woken up by the food."

Su Ping's lips twitched, feeling somewhat speechless.

However, after learning all the information about the Ghost Lantern Nether Fish, Su Ping was certain that his perception was correct and this place was definitely not a trial ground.

Or rather, this trial is a trap!

The ghost lantern atop the head of the Ghost Lantern Fish is rumored to connect to the mysterious underworld, but only Ghost Lantern Fish that has reached the Heavenly Realm can open the gate to the underworld.

However, the Nether Fish at the Supreme Realm, though its ghost lamp on its head cannot open the Netherworld, is still extremely terrifying. Most importantly, this kind of monster likes to store food in the ghost lamp on its head, which is its second stomach.

"My clone was indeed digested and eaten... Even the Haotian Mirror was shattered; this thing showed no mercy!"

Su Ping's face was grim.

He then looked at the demonic beasts carved on the other divine pillars and found that they were all extremely ferocious beasts, and all of them were at the Supreme Realm. He suddenly understood the owner of this ancient palace.

This is no ancient celestial palace ruins, it's clearly a demonic palace!

The one who passed away here was not an ancient immortal, but most likely a vicious and wicked demon!

"How do we get out of here now?" Su Ping's eyes swept around and he found that the temple was surrounded by a barrier, which prevented the seawater from corroding it. Inside the temple, there were mountains of treasures!

Countless treasures glowed inside, as if time had been frozen within them, and these treasures had not been corrupted by time and lost their power.

"Could this be the treasure trove of the ancient palace's owner? Hiding treasures underwater, guarded by strange fish, seems plausible..." Su Ping's eyes flickered.

His armor happened to drift down into the temple with the seawater and easily passed through the barrier.

The next moment, Su Ping felt the chilly feeling around him disappear instantly, and his senses returned to normal immediately.

Using the light of the temple, Su Ping looked around but did not see the ghostly fish. He cautiously tried to release a wisp of power, controlling his armor to rise towards the outside of the temple's barrier.

However, the armor was blocked when it touched the barrier.

"You can only go in, not out..."

Su Ping's expression changed slightly.

He didn't dare to hit it with all his might, fearing he would disturb the ghost fish.

At the same time, he quickly withdrew his power, allowing the armor to float down freely.

A few minutes later, Su Ping saw that there was no sign of the Nether Fish in the surrounding sea, as if his wisp of power had not been sensed.

He breathed a slight sigh of relief, but still dared not be careless.

Seeing the armor fall onto a pile of treasures, Su Ping immediately began to examine them.

"They all seem to be divine treasures..." Su Ping was quite knowledgeable. These treasures were quite new. Inside the temple, time was not restricted, but the flow rate was extremely slow, exceeding 100 times, or even reaching tens of thousands of times!

This seems to be something only a supreme being could accomplish.

However, under such circumstances, one cannot perceive the Great Dao, nor can one cultivate. The passage of time will distort many things around us. To comprehend the Dao under such circumstances is tantamount to self-destruction.

Whoosh!

Su Ping moved, emerging from his battle armor and using the special power of the Second Star Chart to transform it into a glove.

His cells are condensed and can freely transform into all things in the world; this is the power of the eight or nine transformations of the second star chart.

This ability also reminded Su Ping of a certain monkey in mythology.

At this moment, the glove crawled cautiously among the many sealed treasures. It would move two fingers a few steps, then stop and rest on the treasure. Only after there was no more movement around it would it continue to move.

"There's nothing guarding this temple, is there?"

Su Ping suddenly thought of the ferocious beast on the divine pillar, and his heart clenched. Could it be that besides the strange fish, there were two other beasts there as well?

(End of this chapter)