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Not to mention when Arthur rode Karasen onto the scene, Karasen killed countless underwater humans in an instant.

But in the end, everyone was still able to laugh as they watched Arthur ascend the throne.

When Depp watched it, he found it hilarious. "Your sons, daughters, fathers, and grandfathers might all be taken down by Arthur and Karasun, and you're still laughing like an idiot?!"

In contrast, Orm was able to unite the four kingdoms of the sea solely through his own strength, and he had also long ago discovered his mentor Nudisvik's betrayal.

All of this shows that Orm is actually quite intelligent. Under his rule, Atlantis will definitely develop better and better as long as it doesn't do anything reckless.

Furthermore, Depp actually has his own plans.

Once he has officially unified the seven kingdoms of the sea, then the oceans of the earth will be under his control.

At that time, if it is for its own reasons, those countries that depend on the sea for survival will have to obey its will.

In other words, unifying the seven kingdoms in the sea is only part of Depp's unification of all the countries on Earth.

Of course, in Depp's plan, he himself would not show his face, but would only manipulate everything from the shadows.

On land, Gotham City is effectively under their control.

Mayor Oswald was one of his own, and Bruce was one of his closest friends.

After conquering the ocean, Depp's next goal is to completely transform Lex Luthor into a Red Warrior and then put him in the presidency.

All of Depp's actions are aimed at enabling the world to quickly set aside all personal interests and grudges, and to prepare for even greater threats in the future.

For example, the invasion of the New Gods, or the invasion of the Dark Multiverse.

Depp felt that although he was already quite powerful, Bruce, Clark, and others had a promising future.

Knowing how strong those guys were, Depp was unwilling to sit idly by and wait for his death, nor did he want to place the hope of deciding his life or death in the hands of others.

Although Bruce and Clark are the powerful figures Depp desperately wants to rely on, ultimately, those powerful figures belong to others and are not as useful as those he has trained himself.

The sweat that had just started to bead up on Om's face was washed away by the seawater.

With his swing, the water flow on the trident finally reached its limit.

Then, Om pointed his trident forward sharply, and a stream of water, like thousands of sharp blades, shot out.

Orm watched as his ultimate ability improved once again, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

"It seems that I will definitely be the champion in the grand competition two days from now."

At this time, Orm was still quite young, and with Atlanna's safe return, Orm finally showed some of the youthful spirit.

However, just as this stream of water and sharp blades shot out three or four meters, it was dispersed by someone's simple slap.

Orm stared blankly as Depp slapped away his powerful attack that he had been charging up for so long, and for a moment he forgot to say hello.

Instead, Depp went straight to Orm and said bluntly, "Take me to the Ring of Fire."

"The Ring of Fire..." Orm asked as if waking from a dream, "What...what are you going there for? Are you going to duel someone?"

Depp waved his hand and said, "Nobody wants to duel me. I'm just going there to take a look."

Upon hearing this, Orm didn't ask any more questions. He guessed that Depp must have heard about the Fire Ring Arena in Atlantis from somewhere and wanted to see it for himself.

"Please come with me."

Led by Orm, Depp made his way to the Ring of Fire arena without any obstacles.

Although the lights in the arena weren't at full power, Depp could still clearly see the magma churning and bubbling beneath the arena.

The crimson magma radiated terrifying heat, but it did not evaporate the seawater completely.

Om stood beside Depp and took the initiative to introduce them.

"The magma under the Ring of Fire is different from ordinary magma. Its heat is much higher than that of ordinary magma. In the legend of Atlantis, Poseidon, the god of the sea, was executed under this magma."

Before Orm could finish speaking, he saw Depp suddenly swim downwards and plunge into the lava.

? ? ? ? ?

What happened?!

Holy crap, is Mr. Depp coming to the Ring of Fire to commit suicide?

Om stood there, completely dumbfounded.

"Even without an alliance agreement with Zebel, there's no reason to be so angry as to commit suicide at the Ring of Fire, is there?"

Orm swam anxiously to the spot where Depp had plunged into the Ring of Fire. Even from the outer edge, the heat emanating from the Ring of Fire was almost unbearable for Orm.

As a member of an underwater race, he was particularly sensitive to the pain of being burned by such high temperatures.

Orm tried to poke at the lava in the Ring of Fire with his trident, but to no avail.

Furthermore, the trident showed signs of softening after being left in the lava for an extended period.

"Damn it, even Father's trident couldn't stay in the Ring of Fire for long. Mr. Depp is probably already a skeleton by now."

Om looked troubled and eventually headed straight for Harbor of Grace.

"I need to report this to my mother as soon as possible. After all, Mr. Depp is both my mother's savior and the initiator of the Seven Nations Alliance."

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Within the magma of the Ring of Fire, Depp was rapidly breaking through downwards.

Contrary to Orm's expectations that there would be no trace of his body, Depp's body was completely unmarked.

The moment he entered the magma, Depp felt himself surrounded by scalding, viscous, ultra-high-temperature liquid.

While these liquids were not, as Om and Nereus had described, almost the same temperature as the surface of the sun, they were by no means ordinary magma.

In the comics, the magma in the Fire Ring is so hot that it can even melt the King of Atlantis.

After briefly experiencing the temperature of the lava in the Ring of Fire and having most of his hair and skin burned off, Depp stopped playing.

Activating the Speed ​​Force, Depp was immediately surrounded by pale blue phantoms and silver-white lightning.

Then, the atoms throughout Depp's body began to vibrate rapidly, in order to pass through the incredibly hot magma.

Depp, who possesses the Speed ​​Force, can control the vibration of his own molecules to match the frequency of the objects he touches, thus enabling him to enter or pass through them.

This ability is extremely difficult to use; even in the comics, only Iris and Barry can use it with ease.

However, the magma within the Ring of Fire is constantly flowing and changing, so Depp only used this ability to traverse a few meters before being enveloped by magma again, even triggering an explosion.

Depp then stopped using this skill and instead used the Speed ​​Force Shield to deflect the lava around his body.

Depp's pale blue phantom suddenly grew larger, isolating the magma at a distance of half a meter from him.

Having done all that, Depp sped up again.

He soon noticed that the temperature of the magma was decreasing.

Furthermore, the hardness of magma begins to increase as the temperature decreases.

As he continued deeper, Depp gradually felt as if he were traversing a muddy and damp expanse.

Finally, with a soft "plop," Depp waded through the sticky mud and entered a cave-like place.

"here it is..."

The area around Depp's house was extremely dark, almost pitch black, due to the lack of lighting.

Unlike the lava or ocean above, this cave is more like a bubble in a swamp.

Could this be the current residence of the Lost Kingdom?

It must be said that the air here is quite humid, which is indeed to the liking of people living underwater.

But why would a lost kingdom choose to live in such a place, having abandoned the ocean?

Depp was puzzled. He stood up and walked forward through the cave, hoping to encounter someone from the Lost Kingdom who was passing through.

Half an hour later, Depp found a place to sit down, looking very serious.

In the half hour that followed, he gradually increased his speed and explored the entire cave.

Even so, they didn't see a single person.

"That shouldn't be the case!"

Depp muttered to himself, "This place is exactly the same as the lost kingdom described in the ancient Zebra documents. I'm definitely not in the wrong place."

"But...why can't we see anyone here?"

Suddenly, Depp thought of a possibility.

"Could it be... that the people of the Lost Kingdom suffered some devastating disaster or blow, and have all perished?"

"No, if the Lost Kingdom really perished, the system wouldn't have given out the mission to unify the seven seas."

The system will not give you a completely impossible task; this is a pattern that Depp discovered long ago.

Therefore, since the system has given him the task of unifying the seven kingdoms in the sea, the Lost Kingdom has certainly not perished.

Maybe... I've just gone in the wrong direction.

Thinking of this, Depp sat down on the ground with his hands on his knees.

Meditation is the method Depp is currently considering.

He guessed that perhaps there were people from the Lost Kingdom in this cave.

It's just that those people have hidden themselves in a way that they themselves can't even detect.

Depp listened with his eyes closed, but he didn't let his mind wander to the level of the Ancient One, encompassing the universe and dimensions.

It merely enveloped the cave.

Soon, a rustling sound passed by Depp's ears and gradually grew louder.

"Who is this guy? How did he get into our cave?"

The voice was as clear and melodious as a nightingale's, sounding like that of a teenage girl.

"Who cares? But he doesn't seem like a sea creature from Atlantis; he looks more like a land creature."

The voice was honest and simple, yet also had a hint of liveliness; it must belong to a chubby little child.

Depp already knew that these voices were talking about him, so he continued to listen.

"Keep your voices down, what if he hears you?"