557: Chapter 557 Enter

Morei watched the two figures walk away with a hint of regret.

"What about you two?"

"Ailar and I will be together."

Morei reminded them.

Ailar nodded.

Leibo said, "Then I'll join."

Source Power cannot be used within the Purple Sea, so his Domain has no place to be utilized; joining Morei and Ailar is a good choice.

Ze thought for a few seconds and also joined the team. Being unable to use Source Power is a limitation for him as well.

Seeing this, Morei smiled and looked at Xiao Weiqing, "What about you?"

Xiao Weiqing fell into deep thought. He actually wanted to be alone, but being together wasn't impossible either.

At this moment.

Ze suggested, "Xiao Weiqing, your Divine Soul is strong, you can go by yourself."

Xiao Weiqing nodded, "That's fine, let's team up next time if there's an opportunity."

"Alright."

Morei didn't force it. Four people is also fine; sometimes having too many people isn't necessarily a good thing.

"Then let's go rent some Soul-Cleaving Rafts."

The group arrived at another building.

The first floor.

Dozens of counters.

Morei casually chose an unmanned counter.

"Hello, we are here to rent Soul-Cleaving Rafts."

"One moment, please. What specifications of Soul-Cleaving Rafts do you need?"

Morei said, "We just entered the Sixth Heaven from the Fifth Heaven, and these three are newcomers who just joined the Sixth Heaven this year."

The receptionist understood and lowered their head to operate the terminal.

"Please enter your virtual ID numbers."

Morei entered his first, and Xiao Weiqing and the others followed suit.

A few minutes later.

The receptionist brought out several palm-sized models.

"These are your Soul-Cleaving Rafts. Please keep them safe and return them promptly after use."

"Alright, thank you."

Morei took them and then handed one to each of the others.

"It really is a bamboo raft. What's the use of something this small?"

Morei said, "It's definitely not just this big. Once you imprint it with your Divine Soul, it will expand to be about the size of a room."

"Let's go, let's head out first."

They arrived at the entrance.

Morei released his Divine Soul energy and placed a unique imprint on the Soul-Cleaving Raft. The bamboo raft in his hand flashed with light and transformed into a 20-square-meter raft.

There was more than just Morei doing this at the entrance.

"What the?"

"Why is his so big?"

Leibo pointed to a bamboo raft in the distance that was as large as a basketball court.

"That person rented theirs with credits. Ours is free, it counts as a low-spec version," Morei explained.

Xiao Weiqing asked, "Are there any benefits to such a large Soul-Cleaving Raft?"

"There are many benefits: higher speed, stronger load-bearing capacity. A Soul-Cleaving Raft that big can carry at least ten people."

"Ours are single-person ones."

"Most importantly, they have strong risk resistance. If you encounter a storm, it's not easy to get sucked in."

"Ours can't compare; even a little wind or wave would probably capsize it. Of course, it also has a certain relationship with the strength of your Divine Soul. You'll know once you enter the Purple Sea."

The group took turns imprinting their rafts.

"Let's go, time waits for no one."

Morei said excitedly.

The group moved very quickly.

In less than a minute, they arrived at the edge of the Purple Sea.

"Xiao Weiqing, since you've decided to venture on your own, I won't force you. Good luck."

"I wish you all good luck as well."

Morei took out his Soul-Cleaving Raft, stepped onto it, and said, "Let's go!"

Ailar, Leibo, and Ze followed closely behind.

People kept arriving all around, stepping on their Soul-Cleaving Rafts and diving into the Purple Sea; the only difference was the size of the rafts.

Xiao Weiqing did not hesitate.

With a thought.

The Soul-Cleaving Raft in his hand expanded. He stepped onto it lightly, and then the raft submerged into the Purple Sea.

At the edge of the Purple Sea.

Xiao Weiqing stood on the Soul-Cleaving Raft, recalling Morei's words: the closer you get to the center of the Purple Sea, the greater the pressure on the Divine Soul, and the more dangerous it becomes. Cosmic crosswinds and interstellar tsunamis are visible everywhere inside. Single-person Soul-Cleaving Rafts like theirs would be torn to shreds before they even got close.

"Let's explore the outer perimeter first."

Xiao Weiqing didn't deliberately control the Soul-Cleaving Raft, letting it drift at will.

"The visibility is very low, less than one kilometer."

Inside the Purple Sea, it is filled with interstellar dust. Even with Xiao Weiqing's eyesight, he couldn't see anything beyond one kilometer.

With a slight movement in his heart.

He released his Divine Soul energy to the surroundings, but could only perceive a range of ten kilometers. Compared to his nearly one-hundred-kilometer perception range in the outside world, it had shrunk by a full ten times.

"I estimate that closer to the center, this range will be even smaller," Xiao Weiqing thought to himself.

With his Divine Soul at the Dominator Realm, his detection range was only this much; ordinary Star Lords would probably find it even harder to move an inch.

"Hm?"

Suddenly.

A streak of white light flashed past Xiao Weiqing's eyes.

"A treasure?"

Xiao Weiqing injected his Divine Soul energy into the Soul-Cleaving Raft.

With a swoosh.

The Soul-Cleaving Raft darted out and quickly caught up with the ball of white light.

"Eh, it's green?"

Xiao Weiqing felt a surge of joy. He didn't expect his luck to be so good. Under the probe of his Divine Soul energy, this was a green treasure, belonging to the second tier.

Gradually.

The speed of the bamboo raft beneath his feet exceeded 100 meters per second, completely catching up to the ball of light, and Xiao Weiqing grabbed it.

"A fruit?"

In his hand was a strange fruit. Xiao Weiqing didn't recognize it, but the fragrance emitted by the fruit made his body feel comfortable. It must be worth quite a few credits.

He put the fruit away.

He drifted with the current again.

"Stop!"

A sudden, sharp shout made Xiao Weiqing frown. He turned around expressionlessly.

He saw a woman appearing a hundred meters away, stepping on the same model of Soul-Cleaving Raft as Xiao Weiqing's, though it was a size larger than his.

"Is something the matter?"

"Hand it over!"

"What?"

"That treasure just now."

Xiao Weiqing sneered.

"What are you laughing at?"

"Laughing at you."

"Say that again?!"

The woman was incredibly furious. Just after entering the Purple Sea, she had been very lucky to encounter a treasure and intended to collect it easily, but she didn't expect it to be a green treasure, which allowed it to slip out of her hands and run away.

She had chased it all the way, only to find that another man had picked it up. How could she endure this?

Xiao Weiqing couldn't be bothered to waste words with the woman and asked directly, "Which Heaven do you come from?"

"Why are you asking this?"

"I come from the Sixth Heaven," Xiao Weiqing said softly.

Upon hearing this, the woman's figure shifted slightly, and the aggressive Aura on her face weakened significantly.

"The Sixth Heaven?"

"No, that's not right. The two hundred prodigies of the Sixth Heaven don't have anyone like you."

"You're lying to me!"

"I just entered the Sixth Heaven today."

"Today?" The woman frowned, then her pupils shrank sharply, "Did you enter the Sixth Heaven through the Ascension Battle?"

Before Xiao Weiqing could answer.

The woman activated her Soul-Cleaving Raft and turned to leave without a hint of hesitation.

"Running so fast, know fear now?"

Xiao Weiqing showed a trace of disdain. This woman clearly thought he was a soft target. If Xiao Weiqing hadn't revealed his identity, there would likely have been a fight.

Fortunately, he had the presence of mind to reveal his identity, causing her to retreat in the face of difficulty.

"Consider yourself lucky you ran fast."

It wasn't that Xiao Weiqing didn't want to fight, but there was no need. This woman was clearly just like him, having just entered the Purple Sea, and hadn't gained anything.

Otherwise...

Hmph.

Although you cannot kill people in the Purple Sea, you can seize treasures.

After wandering the outer perimeter of the Purple Sea for two hours with still no gains, Xiao Weiqing drove his Soul-Cleaving Raft toward the depths.

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