The Legend of the Dragon King (Web Novel)
chapter-1400

Yet, if they were incapable of stalling this fleet, the great army would march on to the border of the Star Luo Empire in no less than two days. It was still difficult to tell if the Star Luo Empire was done setting up the military resources brought over by Tang Wulin.

‘No, we must help them to stall the fleet regardless.’

Moreover, there was still one more issue for Tang Wulin. It was that he wanted to stall the fleet without causing any real harm to it. He yearned for peace and would not attack either side. The soldiers in the Federal Fleet were also living beings!

“Perhaps, I have a way.” Standing a little behind Tang Wulin, Long Yuxue spoke up.

She came over to the group in a rush. She had just entered through the door when she happened to hear the conversation between Tang Wulin and the captain.

Tang Wulin was overjoyed. He hastily said, “Please tell us your suggestion.”

Long Yuxue replied, “In order to disrupt the enemy while not exposing ourselves to the best of our abilities, we must first have a paradigm shift in the way we’re handling it. We should not depend on using weapons to disrupt the fleet directly. We must use other methods. For example, we utilize the topography to our benefit.

“Just like how we utilized the topography of the passage so long ago, creating the seal in the snowy mountains to ensure the safety of our people for all those years.”

The captain frowned deeply. “It is all sea water in the vast ocean. What sort of topography can we utilize here? Even if we could detonate our fixed soul ammunition in the sea and cause a momentary tidal wave, it will only be a temporary hindrance for a federal fleet of this scale. What’s more, they will certainly realize that it was man-made!”

Long Yuxue shook her head and spoke, “It is true that it’s all water in the sea, but even the boundless ocean exists with the support of the entire Douluo Planet. Water must be attached to a substance. In order to trigger an impactful movement, our target is not in the water or surface of the water.”

Tang Wulin and the captain almost said in unison, “The seabed?”

Long Yuxue stopped speaking when she had made her point. She nodded gently.

At once, Tang Wulin’s eyes began glowing. “What will happen to the seabed if we have enough firepower to create an explosion?”

The captain spoke, “It would depend on the location of the explosion. If it is just an ordinary seabed explosion, it will trigger a tidal wave at most, but it will not last for too long. However, if the explosion triggers a seaquake and even reaches an oceanic volcano, it will create a massive ripple effect. The entire maritime space will be in a bustle.”

Tang Wulin spoke, “If an oceanic volcano is triggered, will it cause harm to the Federal Fleet?”

The captain spoke, “That depends on how they respon. A federal fleet of this scale will certainly be equipped with devices that can resist changes in the weather. For example, the Federal Fleet has a machine called ‘Strategy Alliance’ that can be used to temporarily link up the battleships for stability through the use of soul machines. Thus, I think it’s very difficult to cause harm to the fleet. However, it will be an effective method of restraining them if the result is powerful enough. For example, if the energy released is sufficiently intense, it will cause their radar and sonar to malfunction.

Tang Wulin nodded. “Then it seems like this proposal is doable.”

The captain spoke with a bitter smile, “It’s not that easy. Sect Master, I mentioned this earlier. This is built on the premise that we are capable of triggering an undersea earthquake or oceanic volcano. Yet, there’s utterly no way we can detect the deeper levels of the sea with our equipment, unless it is a very obvious type of energy fluctuation like an oceanic volcano that is already about to erupt. It would be like dredging for a needle in the sea. It’s too difficult. If it ends up being just an ordinary explosion, the effect will be very worrying.”

Tang Wulin’s face finally cracked into a faint smile. Everybody else may not have been able to do so, but it did not mean that he could not.

“Leave the seabed exploration mission to me. I believe that I’ll certainly be able to sense its presence if there is one. Captain, please assign an escape pod for me. Submerge the submarine to the depths of the seabed then launch the escape pod. Please do it with enough energy to propel the pod into the soil.”

The captain looked at Tang Wulin in bewilderment. “How? Sect Master, the escape pod is single-use. It’s naturally not an issue for the pod to float to the surface of the sea and you can open it to escape by yourself too. If you’re a few hundred meters deep in the seabed covered in soil, never mind how you are going to communicate with us, you won’t even be able to extricate yourself! There is immense water pressure at the depth of the seabed. It’s impossible for us to save you.”

Tang Wulin replied with no hesitation, “There’s no need for you to worry about this. I have total confidence. The water pressure is not enough to kill me and I’ll be able to make my way out myself. Do as I’ve said and prepare the rank-9 fixed soul ammunition at the same time. Wait for my return after I find a suitable explosion point, and we shall take action immediately.”

The captain was about to say something when his shoulder was grabbed by Yue Zhengyu. “Do as the Sect Master orders. The Sect Master achieved victory in the Battle of Five Gods, so this is nothing for him.”

An ordinary person could not possibly comprehend Tang Wulin’s physical capabilities at all. Only his companions could understand him a little better than the rest.

What was lethal water pressure for ordinary people was nothing at all for Tang Wulin. There was no doubt that he would like to attempt to search for the most suitable explosion point by relying on his formidable Spirit Domain spiritual power.

It was true that the sea had immense pressure, but that was also where the water element was the thickest. Given his physical abilities as the Nature Child as well as the spiritual power of his Spirit Domain, it was highly possible that Tang Wulin could locate a suitable trigger point as long as it was within his limits.

Looking at everyone else’s calm expressions, the captain’s gaze changed involuntarily as he looked at Tang Wulin. He could sense that these companions of the Sect Master seemed to have an almost blind faith in him.

“Alright then.”

The escape pod was a metal cabin in the shape of a capsule of about two and a half meters in length. There was some equipment attached to the inside of the hull. This was because the pod would toss and turn to a certain extent during the process of escaping for one’s life, so the equipment had to be attached.

Xie Xie and the Holy Spirit Douluo had already left, and there was no way to message them while the rest were still under water. The rest of them could only trust that they would succeed. Also, Xie Xie would need to communicate with the submarine through the escape pod he used earlier. He could relay information so that they could respond immediately.

The captain’s voice was heard transmitting through the communication equipment inside the escape pod. “The submarine is starting its descent into the deep sea. The current depth is one thousand eight hundred meters.”

“One thousand nine hundred meters.”

“Two thousand meters…”

The water pressure adjustment equipment in the submarine was impressive, so Tang Wulin could not feel much change when he was on the inside of the submarine.

His emotions were relaxed at the moment, as he was calming himself. A person’s spiritual power would fluctuate, so the more agitated a person was, the more chaotic one’s spiritual power would be. On the other hand, if they were calm, their spiritual power would be gentler and controllable.

Those whose spiritual cultivation base had reached a certain level would have such awareness. There was no doubt that Tang Wulin had already done so.

This area was about three thousand meters deep. The captain had already told Tang Wulin about the strength of the water pressure at such a depth. The submarine would wait for his return in the deep sea for the captain was extremely worried about Tang Wulin’s return journey.

On the other hand, Tang Wulin was supremely calm and composed for he had absolute confidence in himself.

“Two thousand eight hundred meters, two thousand nine hundred meters, three thousand meters…Prepare for the launch of the escape pod.”

“Sect Master, are you ready?” The captain’s voice was still a little hesitant.

Undaunted, Tang Wulin replied, “We shall begin.”

“Prepare to launch. Three, two, one, launch!”

Tang Wulin felt the escape pod he was sitting shake violently. In the next moment, it was struck by seismic force that rattled the entire pod. Tang Wulin could even feel an incredible weightless sensation.

The entire process was only momentary. A ‘poof’ sound was heard. The speed dropped and Tang Wulin realized that the escape pod had already bored into the sea.

He condensed his spirit to sense the change in his surroundings quietly.

The airtight seal of the escape pod was highly effective, so it could keep the pressure from getting, despite being in the deep sea, at least for now. However, Tang Wulin found that he could still clearly sense the water element fluctuation coming from the outside.

He unleashed his spiritual power outside the pod to begin communicating with the water element. His Spirit Domain’s spiritual power spread outward rapidly.

It was still his first time being so deep in the sea. He had only dove to a depth of a few hundred meters when he was cultivating with Mu Ye years ago.

‘What sort of world would there be at a depth of three thousand meters? It must be really wonderful.’

Tang Wulin sensed everything in the external world with this feeling in his mind. There was a very low number of life sources, but there was a sticky texture to the water element.