"Yes, I love him!" Wei Xiaoyu said to Fu Ying with extreme sadness in her eyes, "To be honest, I hate you, and I'm jealous of you, but no matter how hard I try, whether in life or death, Zhou Xuan always thinks of you!"
It can be said that at this point, Fu Ying believed about 90% of what Zhou Xuan said. For a proud and talented woman like Wei Xiaoyu to say such things, her intuition told her that Wei Xiaoyu was telling the truth. And Zhou Xuan's words, through these facts, also proved to be true. Although it was so fantastical and difficult to understand, she had no choice but to believe it.
Although Fu Ying believed Zhou Xuan's words and that the matter was true, she just couldn't accept it. Was she really going to live with this stranger like a couple? That was something she absolutely couldn't accept!
Volume 1, Chapter 395
Fu Ying did not answer Wei Xiaoyu's question, but remained silent. She could feel Zhou Xuan's deep love and care for her, even his willingness to protect her at the cost of his life. Zhou Xuan did not need to say it; Fu Ying could feel it. She could also feel Wei Xiaoyu's intense jealousy towards her.
But what could she do? She couldn't bear to ask Zhou Xuan to sever all ties with her. But to simply follow Zhou Xuan's wishes and let her develop romantic feelings for a stranger was also absolutely impossible.
Wei Xiaoyu's eyes reddened when she saw Fu Ying's appearance!
Given her personality, she would never have imagined such a time, and it would have been even more impossible for her to show weakness in front of a rival like Fu Ying. But now that she was in such a desperate situation, there was probably no way she could escape. Even if she died, Zhou Xuan could only think about this woman who could no longer love him. The more he thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt. But what could she do?
After about ten minutes, Wei Xiaoyu quietly turned around, picked up the walkie-talkie from her hood, and said, "Zhou Xuan, can you hear me?"
A few seconds later, Zhou Xuan's voice came through the earpiece: "Listen, I'm in 200 meters of water, and I still can't see the bottom!"
Wei Xiaoyu could certainly understand what Zhou Xuan meant by "not seeing the bottom yet." When he said not seeing the bottom, he meant that he had used his special ability to probe another 200 meters of depth on top of the 200 meters, so it was actually 400 meters. If the pool was still not at the bottom at 400 meters and no other underground outlets had been detected, then it would be troublesome.
Putting everything else aside, even if there is an exit or an underground river at a depth of 400 meters, firstly, we don't know how deep or long the underground river is, and secondly, more importantly, can they withstand the pressure of being underwater at an ultra-deep depth of 400 meters?
About half an hour later, An Guoqing, Luo Jie, and Zhang Ya Ge's group of three people emerged from the water one after another. Wei Xiaoyu shone a light on the water and called out, "There's a cave over here, we can rest here!"
An Guoqing and the other four were very puzzled. They had started from here and dispersed, so why hadn't they seen this cave back then?
Strange as it was, they all swam over to this side. About ten minutes later, they reached the edge of the cave and climbed up. They saw that Wei Xiaoyu and Fu Ying had taken off their hoods and diving suits, so they figured there must be air in the cave. They took off their hoods as well, since they needed to conserve the air in their tanks in an airy environment.
After removing his hood, Zhang Ya Ge asked first, "Miss Fu, Miss Wei, where did this cave come from? We looked around carefully before we came, and there weren't any caves to stand in. How did this cave appear?"
Wei Xiaoyu shook her head and replied, "We don't know either. Nobody saw it at first, maybe it was too dark. But we found it later. This cave is two feet above the water, and it's just big enough for us to rest inside!"
Although they found it strange, An Guoqing and the other four didn't think too much about it. Sitting on the rock, they all frowned and pondered deeply. This was truly a dead end, and no one had any ideas!
After a while, An Guoqing asked, "Is Xiao Zhou still underwater?"
Wei Xiaoyu nodded and said, "Yes, he just mentioned a depth of two hundred meters."
An Guoqing and Luo Jie probed to a depth of over 280 meters, while Zhang Ya Ge and the Wolf brothers probed to a depth of 290 meters. The five of them each probed a width of 70 or 80 meters, but found nothing. The water was bottomless, seemingly without a bottom. Reaching a depth of 290 meters was almost their limit, and their gas cylinders were running low, only enough to last for less than an hour. They dared not stay any longer and quickly retreated.
An Guoqing took a few breaths, then picked up the walkie-talkie and spoke to Zhou Xuantongzi.
"Xiao Zhou, did you hear that? Have you noticed anything?"
A few seconds later, Zhou Xuan replied, "No, I am currently at a depth of 380 meters and am still descending. I have not found any underground entrances or waterways."
Wei Xiaoyu and Fu Ying were not surprised by Zhou Xuan's words, but An Guoqing, Luo Jie, the Taifu brothers, Zhang Ya Ge and the other two were speechless with their mouths agape!
380 meters!
Moreover, it is still diving, and it is unknown whether Zhou Xuan is telling the truth or not. 380 degrees, even An Guoqing, who is hiding secrets, cannot reach that with his superhuman abilities!
However, Roger and his men doubted the truth of Zhou Xuan's words, but An Guoqing believed them. He was puzzled and surprised. Zhou Xuan and his group kept giving him surprises.
Zhou Xuan said he had already dived to a depth of 380 meters, and An Guoqing still believed him. When they were diving to a depth of nearly 300 meters, Zhou Xuan and the two girls seemed extremely relaxed, so from that point of view, his words were still credible.
Amidst the suspicions of An Guoqing and the others, Zhou Xuan had already dived to a depth of 420 meters. This depth posed no challenge for him, especially since he was wearing a diving suit. During the descent, Zhou Xuan also used his special ability to probe the rock walls in the entire direction of the pool for any underwater openings.
Having dived to a depth of 420 meters, Zhou Xuan was still unable to detect the bottom of the pool, which filled him with horror!
Based on the distance he detected, the depth was about 200 meters, plus the water depth of 420 meters, totaling about 630 meters. At this depth, the pool had not yet reached the bottom, and the direction of the water flow had not been detected.
Meanwhile, Zhou Xuan was also testing the limits of his diving depth. However, at a depth of 430 meters, he still did not feel any discomfort in his body. It seems that there is still a lot of room for expansion in diving depth. However, even he himself felt uneasy when he reached this depth.
Although the body can withstand it, one cannot help but feel afraid. Faced with the mystery of nature, one naturally feels incredibly small and helpless in such an environment.
During this time, Zhou Xuan communicated with An Guoqing and others on the surface of the water, but did not mention the depth of his dive. He carefully dived to a depth of 490 meters, and his body still did not feel uncomfortable. It seems that his superpower is very effective against the pressure of deep water. Moreover, he did not breathe oxygen from the air tank. He just held his breath and dived down for so long, which made it even more difficult.
The depth of the water was still undetectable, and there was no other way out. Zhou Xuan thought for a moment and decided to go back. He then remembered that he had not planned to stay underwater for a long time before going into the water. The air tank could only last for six hours, so he had not prepared any food. It would be best to go up now. After finishing the book, the first thing to do was to solve the problem of food.
Zhou Xuan activated his supernatural ability and probed the water. The pool was pitch black, but there were quite a few fish. They were less active in the water, which was more than 400 meters deep, while the larger fish were in the range of about 100 meters.
Swimming back to a depth of 100 meters, Zhou Xuan detected countless fish. The smaller fish were only an inch long, while the larger ones were about a meter long. Without exception, all of these fish had severely degenerated eyes. Because they lived in darkness for a long time and were exposed to the huge roar of the waterfall, and had no strong natural enemies, their sensitivity was relatively poor.
In nature, the principle of survival of the fittest always applies, but the environment here is somewhat different. Although no strange creatures have been discovered yet, this environment is dangerous and uninhabitable for humans like Zhou Xuan, but it is not too difficult for fish, which rely on their sense of smell to eat smaller species to survive.
Zhou Xuan detected two large fish weighing about twenty kilograms each nearby. He immediately used his special ability to convert and devour the brains of the two fish. The two fish immediately lost their sensitivity to their surroundings, but their bodies did not die and they could still swim.
Zhou Xuan swam over, and the two fish, unaware of his presence, were caught by him. He then swam back to the surface, and a few minutes later, he swam directly towards the entrance of the cave where he had transformed.
Zhou Xuan's lights could already be seen flickering on the water's surface. Wei Xiaoyu exclaimed joyfully, "He's back! Zhou Xuan is back!"
After Zhou Xuan surfaced, everyone was surprised to find that he had a large fish tucked under one of his arms!
Wei Xiaoyu and Zhang Yage, who were by the water, each caught a fish, picked them up, and threw them into the cave. The two fish were still jumping around.
Fu Ying hesitated for a moment, but still reached out and pulled Zhou Xuan up. After Zhou Xuan got into the cave, he took off his hood and then his diving suit.
An Guoqing, Roger, and the Wolf brothers immediately noticed that the depth display on Zhou Xuan's diving watch was stuck at 497 meters. This number was genuine, and they were speechless with astonishment!
Zhou Xuan's diving ability far exceeded their expectations. Could a human even reach this depth? Even An Guoqing himself, with his extraordinary internal energy tolerance, could only dive to a depth of 330 meters, and even at his worst, he could only reach 350 meters. As for Zhou Xuan's 497 meters, which is roughly 500 meters, there was no way he could reach that depth. In the history of humankind, unless in a submarine, with a diving suit, or barehanded, it was impossible to reach this depth!
Zhou Xuan pointed to the two fish, then sighed and said, "I've been underwater for a long time, but I still can't find a way out, and I can't even feel the depth of the bottom. There must be an underwater river or tunnel in this pool, but we can't dive that deep. I estimate we have to go at least 200 meters down before we might find an underground river or tunnel!"
An Guoqing, Roger, and the Wolf-Danny brothers were all stunned. Not to mention the depth of more than 200 meters that Zhou Xuan estimated, even the nearly 500 meters that he detected was a depth that they could not reach. Even if there was an underground river at 500 meters, they could not dive that deep. Their current gas cylinders could only last for less than an hour. Could they get out of such a deep underground river in an hour?
It makes sense when you think about it. They fell from the top of the waterfall to a depth of at least three thousand meters. Even if there is an underground river outlet here, you would have to walk downstream along the underground river to reach the surface at a depth of more than three thousand meters. In the deep water underground, it would take at least five hours to walk or swim to that distance!