Warrior's Promise

Skysea Lake was so enormous that one could not see its coasts. There were countless islands in the lake, ranging from small reefs that were several meters wide, to giant islands spanning over hundreds of kilometers.

After Su Mo and the girls flew for three days, they finally reached their destination, Everlasting Island.

Three days ago, Su Mo took a break on a small island to devour Master of All Beasts.

However, the Master of All Beasts' Dark Spirit had already dissipated, and only 10% of the Qi of blood essence in his body was left.

Despite so, the remaining 10% of his blood Qi was enough to rapidly improve Su Mo's strength, bringing his physical strength to Lv 6 Enlightenment Realm.

Everlasting Island was one of the biggest islands in Skysea Lake, spanning over several thousand kilometers. There was a country built atop the island, named Everlasting Country.

Everlasting Country contained over a dozen cities and tens of millions of people, making it extremely prosperous.

"Qingxuan, Senior Sister Huang, are there any ancient ruins near Everlasting Island?" Su Mo asked.

"There are over a dozen post-archean ruins within 5,000 kilometers from Everlasting Island, and some of them are even from the ancient times. Each of these ruins is a treasure cove. Brother Su Mo, we could try our luck." Hong Qingxuan replied.

After pausing for thought, Su Mo asked again, "These ancient ruins had been discovered a long time ago, so there aren't many treasures left, right?"

Nodding her head, Hong Qingxuan replied, "Indeed, most of the treasures have already been taken. The ones that are left are also out of reach due to extreme dangers."

Su Mo sighed as he realized that venturing into ancient ruins was a bad way of making money, since it was extremely difficult to obtain the treasures!

'Why are there so many ancient ruins in the Skysea Lake?" Su Mo asked in a puzzled tone.

Huang Yao smiled and replied, "Junior Brother Su Mo, Skysea Lake was apparently the gathering place for many ancient powers during the post-archean times, which is why it is loaded with ancient ruins!"

"The gathering place of ancient powers?" Realization dawned on Su Mo. However, he was still confused by the fact that so many ancient powers chose to gather at a body of water like Skysea Lake.

As if she could tell that Su Mo was confused, Huang Yao continued explaining, "It is said that the Skysea Lake did not exist before the post-archean times. Legend has it that the Skysea Lake was created by an ancient master with a single palm strike!"

"What? A single palm strike?" Su Mo was shocked by her explanation. "Is it really possible to create a lake spanning several hundred thousand kilometers with a single palm strike?"

Su Mo shook his head as he did not take the story seriously. Even a Martial Emperor could not possibly be that powerful!

"This is just a legend, so it shouldn't be true." Huang Yao also shook her head as she did not believe it.

"Brother Su Mo, Senior Sister Huang, we'll be heading for the Heavenly Inn now. Heavenly Inn is a gathering place for travelling cultivators, and we should be able to attain the latest information over there." Hong Qingxuan added.

Su Mo and Huang Yao nodded in response.

An hour later, the three of them arrived at the Heavenly Inn.

Heavenly Inn was pretty normal, but it was a large inn with a radius of over 300 meters.

After entering the inn, they saw no one else besides the shopkeeper at the counter.

They felt bewildered that such a big inn had zero patrons in its hall!

"Shopkeeper, why is there no one around?" Su Mo asked the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper was an old man over 60 years old who was wearing a teal shirt. Hearing Su Mo's question, he took a good look at the three of them, before asking with a smile, "You guys have just arrived in Everlasting Island, right?"

"Oh? How do you know that?" Su Mo was confused.

"An ancient ruin has just been discovered in the water nearby. Since everyone went to the ruin, how could there be anyone at the inn? Since you guys aren't aware of this, you must be newcomers!" the shopkeeper said with a smile.

"A newly discovered ancient ruin?" Su Mo's interest was instantly piqued, and so was Hong Qingxuan's and Huang Yao's.

Newly discovered ruins were nothing like the older ones that had been thoroughly explored, so they definitely contained a big amount of treasures.

"Where is the ruin? How far away is it?" Su Mo asked excitedly. He had never expected to be so lucky to be able to come across a new ruin just as he arrived.

"It's near the Tanshan Island in the north, about 7,500 kilometers away," the shopkeeper replied with a smile.

"Thank you!" Su Mo expressed his gratitude and turned to Huang Yao and Hong Qingxuan. "Senior Sister Huang, Qingxuan, let's head to Tanshan Island immediately."

"Ok!" The two girls nodded in unison.

The trio then left Everlasting Island without any delay and rushed toward Tanshan Island.

When they arrived at Tanshan Island after two hours, they could tell where the ruin was without asking.

There were many people coming from all directions who dived straight into a specific region of water.

"Let's go!" They did not hesitate to dive into the water.

After entering the lake, the trio each activated a Vital Spirit Air Shield for protection against the lake water. They dived deep into the water rapidly and soon reached a depth of over 3 kilometers.

"This lake is so deep!" Su Mo was astonished by its depth. They continued diving and soon reached a depth of over 4.5 kilometers.

At this moment, the water pressure was so strong that Huang Yao's Vital Spirit Air Shield was on the verge of collapsing.

Huang Yao suddenly stopped moving, and so did Su Mo and Hong Qingxuan.

"Junior Brother Su Mo, Junior Sister Hong, you guys should go ahead! I can't take this anymore!" Huang Yao exclaimed with a painful expression.

Su Mo and Hong Qingxuan could empathize with her. The water pressure at this depth was extremely terrifying. Once Huang Yao's Vital Spirit Air Shield collapsed, she would be instantly crushed to death by the enormous water pressure. Even her Body-protection Vital Spirit might not be able to protect her.

After a brief moment, Su Mo and Hong Qingxuan nodded in response. Since they had yet to reach the bottom of the lake after so long, they could not tell how deep it was. It was indeed unadvisable for Huang Yao to continue going deeper!

"Senior Sister Huang, where are you planning to go to?" Su Mo asked.

Huang Yao paused to collect her thoughts and replied, "I'll return to Everlasting Island first! I'd probably check out the ruins near the island!"

"Take care!" Su Mo said.

"You guys have to take care of yourselves too. New ruins are usually coupled with extraordinary dangers, so you must be extra cautious!" Huang Yao left them with a reminder and floated upward toward the surface.

"Qingxuan, how are you doing? Can you still endure it?" Su Mo looked at Hong Qingxuan and asked.

Although her cultivation was three levels below Huang Yao's, she was much stronger than Huang Yao.

However, Hong Qingxuan was not looking too good at the moment either. Her Vital Spirit Air Shield was nearly completely squashed, and her face was red like a ripe peach, which made her look very cute.

Hong Qingxuan took a deep breath and replied with a sigh, "I can keep going for another kilometer. Anything beyond that, and I'll have to go back as well!"