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Chapter 232: That’s my word!
Chapter 232: That’s my word!
"Wu Bin, you couldn’t possibly be unaware of this myth, could you?"
Seeing Wu Bin remain silent, Jin Nanhua couldn’t help but speak out inquisitively.
Wu Bin forced a laugh and quipped, "Hahaha, Doctor, you underestimate me. How could I possibly not know the story of Nuwa mending the sky?"
"Ao... The leg of Ao, I know, I just didn’t recognize it just now."
"Moreover, Nuwa didn’t use up all the Five-Colored Stones originally, there was one piece left, and Sun Wukong just popped out from it, didn’t he?"
"Right, Doctor, does Sun Wukong really exist in this world?"
Jin Nanhua shook his head.
"These are all myths and legends, we haven’t found a way to confirm them yet."
"But if Sun Wukong really existed in the past, according to the existing data, we can only think that he was a macaque supernatural being with wisdom, who had attained human nature."
As expected of a doctor, his speech was precise.
Just then, an assistant came over.
"Doctor, all the patterns in the corridor have been recorded and uploaded."
Jin Nanhua nodded.
"Good, let’s proceed."
Upon Jin Nanhua’s order, the team continued to move forward.
After passing through the corridor, there was an extremely wide space behind it, giving everyone a feeling of sudden openness.
Wu Bin was even more stunned.
This space was about fifteen meters high and over thirty meters wide in all directions, shaped like an inverted bowl.
Jin Nanhua could not help but exclaim in admiration, "This truly is the work of supernatural craftsmanship!"
"Such a large space has almost hollowed out the entire mountain."
"Have you forgotten? The riverbed is right above this space. The slightest mistake could cause the river to flood in, and then the whole cave will be submerged."
"For them to create such a large space without it collapsing is already a miracle. That the ancients possessed such advanced engineering technology is simply unbelievable."
Although the general outline of the entire cave had been scanned by the space detector.
Still, the space was too dark.
So much so that Wu Bin and his team could only check a small area with the light from their flashlights, unable to see the whole picture of the cave.
"Hu Feng, turn on the lights."
Hu Feng made a gesture, and immediately a team member took out a balloon for inflation.
As the balloon swelled, it slowly rose upwards, and the bright light bulb inside it lit up, illuminating the entire cave.
When the light illuminated the entire cave, once again everyone was stunned by the scene before them.
The stone walls all around the cave were densely carved with Ao fish!
All these Ao fish were spiraling upwards in one direction, orderly like the marine life seen in documentaries.
Above the center of the cave, there was a huge disc carved with strange symbols.
Jin Nanhua was extremely excited, and hurriedly said to those around him, "Hurry, take pictures! Record everything in this cave!"
"Especially that disc, make sure to get that!"
Seeing Jin Nanhua so excited, Wu Bin couldn’t understand.
"Doctor, these stone carvings are no different from the murals in the corridor, there’s no need to be that excited."
"Of course there’s a difference!"
Jin Nanhua explained excitedly, "So many Ao fish on the surrounding walls, all spiraling up in the same direction, this indicates that they are following some ancient ritual."
"Perhaps it is a unique ritual among the aquatic creature tribes; this is very helpful for our research on these creatures!"
"Look at this disk, it is carved with ancient dragon script."
"This is the text of the Dragon Clan from ancient times; each character is extremely precious to us, as they are the best materials for studying the ancient Dragon Clan!"
According to Jin Nanhua, all supernatural abilities in the world originated from the Dragon Clan.
Whether they are Supernatural Beings or mystical beasts, if they wish to obtain greater strength, there are only two ways.
Either they receive the complete Dragon Clan legacy, achieving strength enhancement through inheritance,
or they extract and assimilate the power contained within Dragon Relics imbued with Spiritual Power, turning the power of the relics into their own.
The difference between the two is that inheritance is akin to hiring a professional fitness trainer who, under their expert guidance and training, improves your physical condition, and you also become proficient in techniques like grappling and combat.
Whereas obtaining Spiritual Power through Dragon Relics is like being frail and sickly, but by eating more meat and drinking more soup, you improve your physique and immunity.
Then you use the enhanced part of your strength to exercise your body according to your own ideas.
The advantage is that this method doesn’t require chasing after a legacy, and the training is simple and direct.
The downside is that this method carries a considerable risk; if you train incorrectly, it’s quite normal for you to go mad or even die.
Wu Bin found the more he learned about information related to the Dragon Clan, the more ignorant he felt.
It was hard enough to understand what an aquatic creature was, and now a Dragon Relic had cropped up.
Talking with a scholar indeed strains the brain.
Everyone on-site had something to do, except for Wu Bin, who was idle.
At this time, Jin Nanhua’s attention was all on the carvings on the inner walls of the cave, leaving no time to mind Wu Bin.
Wu Bin walked forward to the very center of the cave.
There were four stone pillars around the cave, serving as the supports for the entire cavern.
These pillars were very thick and tall, reaching straight from the bottom to the top.
In the center of the cave was a large pool of water.
The pool was divided into an inner and outer circle; the outer circle was shaped like the I Ching trigram, with edges and corners, while the center held a round pool.
Calling it a small pool, its diameter was at least five meters.
Wu Bin squatted beside the pool and looked into the water.
The entire pool was as dark as ink; so black that Wu Bin could clearly see his own reflection.
As if possessed, Wu Bin reached out his hand to scoop up some water.
To Wu Bin’s surprise, the water in his palm was crystal clear, without a speck of dirt.
Wu Bin rubbed his eyes, disbelieving what he saw.
"How is this possible? How can this water be so clear?"
Wu Bin then suddenly thought, if the water was this clear, it made no sense for the whole pool to look pitch black.
Unless... the pool is bottomless!
Just as Wu Bin realized something was amiss and thought to leave, his reflection in the pool suddenly grinned, revealing a sinister smile at him.
At that sight, Wu Bin instantly felt chills run down his spine, and his hairs stood on end!
Just as Wu Bin was about to open his mouth to shout, a piercing scream from a team member came from the side.
"Mommy, there’s a ghost!"
Wu Bin was stunned.
Those were my lines; how could someone else say them?
Wu Bin turned around to see a mummy wrapped in black bandages walking out from the stone wall.