Chapter 545: Ice Glacier Relic Map

As soon as the Sea God finished speaking, a book resembling an ancient text materialized in his palm. It transformed into a pure, water-blue light and vanished into Xu Yang's glabella.

Xu Yang felt a clear torrent instantly surge into the depths of his spiritual sea. His mind was immediately flooded with a vast amount of information, all related to the glacial ruins that had been mythologized on the continent hundreds of thousands of years ago.

"To tell you the truth," the Sea God said, "this ancient text contains the construction blueprints for the Eternal City of the Glacial Kingdom from ancient times. It was inscribed with powerful divine-level spiritual energy. If your spiritual power can reach the level required to decipher it, you will surely find a path."

Xu Yang understood that the Sea God was now truly allied with him and had no reason to deceive him. However, deciphering this glacial code, which had existed for hundreds of thousands of years, would be no easy feat.

"Boss! Boss!"

Just as Xu Yang was about to meditate and attempt to decipher the ancient text, Ling Yao and Shi Lingyun's voices suddenly broke in. They were accompanied by the Mermaid Queen and others.

"The merfolk discovered our ship."

Xu Yang looked over, puzzled. "So what?" he asked. "You can't be this flustered over such a small matter, can you?"

Ling Yao spread her hands helplessly. "The ship is here," she said, "but that guy Long Kun is gone!"

"Damn it!" Xu Yang cursed. "This can't be happening, can it? With his strength, he shouldn't have just vanished without a trace!"

Xu Yang immediately spotted the anomaly. Now that Long Kun had inexplicably disappeared, there were generally only two possibilities.

First, he was captured by other powerful sea creatures. The possibility was extremely slim. Not to mention that Long Kun's strength was far greater than before, even if he encountered an opponent, there should have been signs of a struggle, which the merfolk would have discovered long ago.

But the reality was completely opposite.

Second, Long Kun discovered some special secret and was taken away from the sea space by an unknown force.

"Sir, do you need us to do anything? Just give the order!"

Xu Yang shook his head. "No need," he said. "What your merfolk tribe should do now is repair the teleportation array's patterns and hide all the teleportation channels at the merfolk headquarters. Don't give those sea creatures any more opportunities. As for finding our companion, we can handle it ourselves. Come on, let's go back to the ship and search to see if he left us any clues!"

Xu Yang truly was the backbone of the entire team. As soon as his words fell, he immediately received unanimous support from the other two goddesses.

The three bid farewell to the merfolk tribe, leaving behind an exclusive teleportation imprint as a protective mechanism. They immediately returned to the extreme northern sea surface and, guided by the merfolk scouts, were back on the ship without delay.

Perhaps because of the Phoenix Domain power within him, Xu Yang's sensitivity to detecting phoenix bloodline auras far surpassed Shi Lingyun and Ling Yao. He almost immediately detected the traces of Long Kun's aura left on the ship.

"It seems my judgment was correct," Xu Yang stated. "Long Kun suddenly left this ship without any battle, and he must have intended to leave willingly!"

Ling Yao and Shi Lingyun exchanged glances. They quickly asked Xu Yang in return, "What do we do now? Heaven knows where he went!"

Xu Yang chuckled lightly. "Don't worry," he said, "I have a way."

Soon, the Phoenix Dance of Nine Heavens totem reappeared behind him, emitting a scorching light. Xu Yang was clearly attempting to use soul and bloodline communication to pinpoint Long Kun's exact location. However, he soon gave up this attempt.

"If my judgment is correct," Xu Yang explained, "Long Kun must have been admitted into an independently existing hidden space, similar to the merfolk's Mermaid Barrier. Before we find the specific exclusive teleportation array pattern, we cannot directly locate the hidden space. After all, none of us are true divine-level powerhouses yet, so we cannot use the laws of heaven and earth to lock onto it."

Shi Lingyun sighed lightly. "I never thought that searching for the glacial ruins would have so many twists and turns," she said. "Could it be that the ruins truly vanished hundreds of thousands of years ago? My biggest worry now is that we've taken the wrong direction and the Angel Soul Pillar Force didn't go to the ruins at all, but somewhere else!"

Xu Yang smiled and shook his head. "Trust me," he said, "the answer given by Yunmengze cannot be wrong. After all, that great tree is the only medium connecting to the City of Angels; it has no reason to deceive us. As for how to pinpoint the identity and location of the Angel Soul Pillar Force, everything hinges on the mystery of the glacial ruins. Thankfully, the Supreme Sea Pearl left me with one last trump card."

As Xu Yang spoke, he gave a slight shake of his palm, presenting the ancient text that the Sea God had transmitted to him.

Ling Yao felt dizzy just by looking at it and quickly closed her eyes.

However, Shi Lingyun, who was beside him, possessed the Nine-Orifice Exquisite Heart realm. Her spiritual power was no weaker than Xu Yang's. Her beautiful eyes gazed deeply at the ancient text, actually glowing with astonishing colors of insight!

"Boss," Shi Lingyun said, "I seem to have caught a faint trace of Long Kun's aura within this ancient text. If we combine our efforts, we should be able to discover something!"

Seeing Shi Lingyun's remarkable clarity, Xu Yang immediately nodded in agreement without hesitation. He quickly released a large amount of his soul power, which once again perfectly synchronized with Shi Lingyun's Sacred Heavenly Melody!

The convergence of two vast, ocean-like streams of spiritual power finally loosened the spiritual power barrier surrounding the ancient text. As the first crack appeared, the powerful aura within the ancient text began to concentrate and gather.

"Be careful, don't get hurt by this power!"

As soon as Xu Yang's warning was issued, Shi Lingyun's face showed an incredibly grave and serious expression. It was clear that she had reached the limit of what she could currently resist; even with her powerful spiritual energy, she was at risk of being overwhelmed by this force at any moment.

"Quick, release the Sea God's Domain, kid!" the Sea God's voice suddenly echoed in Xu Yang's mind. "A part of the ancient text contains my power inheritance. If you release the Sea God's Domain and rely on the endless water elements as a buffer, you can minimize the spiritual pressure your body bears!" These words gave Xu Yang a crucial burst of inspiration.

A rumbling sound filled the air. Endless waves in the surrounding sea surged upwards, repeatedly buffeting the entire ship. Coincidentally, due to the appearance of this power, the spiritual backlash from the ancient text that Shi Lingyun and Xu Yang were enduring rapidly weakened.

*Crack!*

Finally, the cracked patterns completely shattered, and the powerful spiritual energy sealing barrier covering the ancient text was broken open by the combined efforts of Xu Yang and Shi Lingyun.

It was at this very moment, in the sea-sky directly above the three, that a brilliant divine light curtain rapidly coalesced.

"Look!" one of them exclaimed. "That seems to be a map! Could it be the complete map of the glacial ruins from back then?"