Chapter 1546

Half a month later, the disturbance in the deep pool grew more and more intense.

Five Domain realm cultivators had died and more than a dozen were injured. Even after such a long time, no one was able to reach the bottom of the pool.

It wasn't that these people weren't strong, but that the strange fish and giant serpents in the pool had mutated. In just a few days, their realms had skyrocketed, almost forcibly increasing by an entire realm.

Half a month later, Dong Qing returned. This time, he had brought a team of no less than three hundred Domain realm cultivators.

Although this number couldn't compare to the alien race army in the Nether Realm, one had to know that these Domain realm cultivators could open a Domain World.

After hundreds of Domain realm cultivators arrived, they began to clear the area.

The Corporeal realm cultivators could stay at the periphery and join in the fun, but the Domain realm cultivators had to leave. Otherwise, only death awaited them.

Within a day, no Domain realm cultivators could be found within a thousand miles of the pool.

The big shot that Dong Qing spoke of appeared after the clearing. He wore dark blue battle armor, had thick eyebrows, big eyes, and an extremely tall figure.

There were two people beside him. One of them was Dong Qing, who was at the second domain realm, and the other was a girl. The girl didn't look old. She silently followed the tall man and looked around. She was very curious about the surroundings and didn't say a word.

"My lord, everything has been taken care of," Dong Qing said respectfully when they arrived beside the pool.

The big shot glanced at the pool and nodded indifferently. "Not bad. If this is successful, both you and I will be rewarded."

Dong Qing bowed gratefully and asked, "My lord, what should we do now?"

The big shot withdrew his gaze from the pool and said indifferently, "I told you before we came that this place is too abnormal, so we should take the lead."

"What do you mean, my lord?"

"Send some people down and clear out all the obstacles."

"Yes."

Dong Qing waved his hand at the crowd. Then, the surrounding Domain realm cultivators rushed into the pool without a word.

Almost all the Corporeal realm cultivators on the distant mountains were shocked when they saw the Domain realm cultivators enter the pool.

Normally, it was very difficult for them to see a single Domain realm cultivator, but this time, they saw hundreds of them.

Almost a hundred people had entered the pool alone.

No matter how strong the underground water monsters were, they were absolutely no match for these Domain realm cultivators.

When they saw nearly a hundred Domain Realm cultivators enter the same place to explore at the same time, the group of Reality Realm cultivators were all excited. After seeing this scene, they finally had the right to brag to others.

Among these realms, there were also a few Domain realm experts who had suppressed their realms. Their expressions were also quite shocked as they tried to guess which faction had mobilized hundreds of Domain realm experts at once.

While the group of Domain Realm experts entered the pool, the mute girl in the tavern gestured at Zi Chen and made a few hand signals.

"There's a lot of auras there," Zi Chen said. The mute girl nodded repeatedly.

Zi Chen turned his head and looked in the direction of the pool. His eyes flashed. "They're already on the move. It seems that we should go too."

After leading the mute girl out of the room, Zi Chen saw the old man and nodded at him.

The old man threw away the complicated emotions in his heart in an instant. Since he had already placed his bet, whether he won or lost, he had to finish the bet properly.

The old man walked to the tavern and called all the busy waiters over. Then, he told everyone that he was going out and that the tavern was a gift to them.

Along with this, the old man threw dozens of spirit rings to the waiters. Each spirit ring was worth the wealth of a Reality Realm cultivator.

The waiters were all shocked. They were obviously stunned by the old man's actions.

"If I don't come back, this tavern will be yours in the future. Run it well."

After saying this, the old man walked out of the tavern. In the eyes of the crowd, this scene was actually like the wind blowing and the water turning cold.

After that, Zi Chen and the mute girl walked out.

The three of them walked out of the tavern one after the other. The old man and the mute girl immediately disappeared. After taking two steps forward, Zi Chen's figure disappeared as well.

Seeing this, the waiters were dumbfounded. It was as if they had seen a god.

Zi Chen headed straight for the pool.

Thousands of miles away from the pool, he saw many Domain Realm cultivators guarding the periphery. They were responsible for stopping other Domain Realm cultivators who tried to enter.

During this time, they paid no attention to the Reality Realm cultivators who entered.

Back then, when Zi Chen had vaguely guessed the faction behind this incident, the already cautious Zi Chen became even more cautious.

This time, not only did he change his appearance, but he also suppressed his cultivation. He now looked like a small mid Reality Realm cultivator. His face was filled with indescribable excitement. He rushed into the depths of the mountain forest at a speed that was not very fast, but was the limit of his body.

However, when he got closer, he sensed the auras of some powerful existences. His expression changed drastically. He immediately slowed down and landed on the ground.

Then, he looked at the expressions of those experts and carefully walked into the depths of the forest.

Naturally, some Domain Realm cultivators saw Zi Chen. However, they were like giant dragons seeing an ant. They curled their lips in disdain and were too lazy to continue paying attention.

Zi Chen smoothly arrived outside the pool. Then, he carefully squeezed his way up a mountain peak and saw the pool below from afar.

When Zi Chen first entered the pool, he had caused a huge commotion. However, the surface of the pool did not show any abnormalities.

Previously, many Domain Realm cultivators had entered to explore, and some had even died inside. However, they had not been able to cause any ripples on the surface of the pool.

However, this time, Zi Chen saw that the surface of the pool was constantly churning. The originally clear pool had long since been dyed red with blood.

Upon seeing this, the mid Reality Realm Zi Chen's expression changed. He cried out in alarm, "Heavens, the water of the pool has been dyed red with blood. What exactly happened inside?"

Beside him, a cultivator glanced at Zi Chen when he heard this cry of alarm. There was a hint of disdain in his proud expression as he said, "Nearly a hundred Domain Realm cultivators entered to kill all the water monsters. Is it strange that the pool is dyed red?"

Zi Chen opened his mouth wide and said in shock, "What? A hundred Domain Realm cultivators? Heavens, a hundred Domain Realm cultivators actually entered."

The surrounding cultivators chuckled and looked at Zi Chen as if he had never seen the world. Little did they know that they were just as shocked as Zi Chen when they arrived.

Zi Chen looked away from the surface of the pool and saw the tall man Dong Qing called "Sir". He was very far away and did not release his spiritual senses, so Zi Chen could not sense his realm. However, he believed that he was not a weakling.

Next to him, Zi Chen saw a little girl about the same age as the mute girl. She stared at the surface of the pool with wide eyes and did not say a word.

Zi Chen's expression changed and he squeezed to the side. Amidst the shouting and cursing, Zi Chen finally squeezed to a good position and saw the girl's face.

Then, Zi Chen released his spiritual senses to the old man with missing front teeth and asked, "Do you know her?"

The old man with missing front teeth was in the Purple Gold Gourd. Although he had let go of the gamble, his expression was still not good. When he heard Zi Chen's voice, he was startled and looked up. He saw the image of a young woman appear in the sky of this world.

When the old man with missing front teeth saw the young woman, his expression changed drastically.

Next to him, the mute girl asked the old man who the girl was.

"You know her, right? She should be your backup plan, right?" Zi Chen's voice sounded again.

The old man with missing front teeth's face was completely pale. He knelt down and said in a trembling voice, "For the sake of our friendship, I beg you to let my granddaughter go."

The mute girl was shocked and wanted to help her grandfather up. However, her grandfather insisted on kneeling and could not move at all. Panic immediately appeared on the mute girl's face.

"You don't have to test me anymore. Since I said I would protect her, I will not hurt her." Zi Chen's dissatisfied voice sounded in the sky.

The old man raised his head and was still kneeling on the ground. He turned around and looked at his granddaughter. Tears were running down his face. The mute girl was also crying.

"I would like to thank Young Hero Zi Chen on behalf of my disappointing granddaughter."

The old man with missing front teeth bowed to Zi Chen again. This time, the old man could not get up.

He had already breathed his last.

Sensing that her grandfather had lost his breath, the mute girl knelt on the ground and cried. She was sad and her clear eyes were filled with confusion.

She could not understand why her grandfather would die for no reason.

Did he commit suicide or did someone want him dead?

The mute girl did not understand and kept crying sadly.

With a flash of light, Zi Chen appeared beside the mute girl. He looked at the kneeling old man with missing front teeth and sighed, "Why do you have to do this? Since I, Zi Chen, have made a promise, I will fulfill it."

The old man's action was to protect the mute girl with his life. Although he could not see the big picture, he must have guessed something as an old man.

At the moment of his death, he wanted to tell Zi Chen that the mute girl had no one to rely on. Only he could protect her and she had saved his life before.

This could be considered to be a checkmate to Zi Chen.

Another meaning was to use his death to beg Zi Chen to give the mute girl an opportunity.

Zi Chen was both angry and impressed by such a stubborn old man.

From Zi Chen's point of view, the old man did not completely trust Zi Chen. He tested him again and again, which made Zi Chen angry.

However, from the mute girl's point of view, the old man's action was noble and selfless to sacrifice his life for his granddaughter's future.

"Don't worry. Whether I promised you or not, I will do my best to fulfill it."

After Zi Chen finished speaking, he gently patted the mute girl's head and disappeared from this space.

The churning of the pool lasted for two days. The originally clear pool turned into a pool of blood and a strong smell of blood spread out.

Two days later, figures rushed out of the pool of blood. These were the Domain realm cultivators who had entered earlier.

Some of them were injured, some were dispirited, some were missing arms and some were missing legs.

When they entered, there were more than 655 of them, but when they returned, there were only about 35 of them. The casualties were as high as dozens.

In two days, all the water monsters in the pool were killed.