Global Awakening: Eavesdropping on the SSS-level School Beauty's Inner Voice
Chapter 268 - 266: Third Round of the Sea Emperor Festival! Underwater Mechanical Dragon Palace! Mechanical Ascension Civilization Relics?

Chapter 268: Chapter 266: Third Round of the Sea Emperor Festival! Underwater Mechanical Dragon Palace! Mechanical Ascension Civilization Relics?

"Congratulations, Brother Tianming, your soul power has transformed, and you’ve even advanced to Level 29!"

"Brother Tianming, congratulations, you’ve become even stronger!"

Listening to Ye Qingxue and Teacher Tianshui’s congratulations, Lin Tianming also revealed a smile.

"Qingxue, Teacher Tianshui, thank you for staying by my side."

"Brother Tianming, come out and play with me again today? There are so many fun places in East Sea City that we haven’t been to yet. Cultivation should be a balance of work and rest!"

Ye Qingxue took Lin Tianming’s arm, looking at him with anticipation.

Lin Tianming pondered for a moment and said: "After three consecutive days of trials, since you came out early and have been waiting outside with Teacher Tianshui, it is indeed time that I take some time off to accompany you."

"Hehe, then it’s settled, let’s set out now, this seaside city is really quite nice!"

With Lin Tianming’s agreement, Ye Qingxue was overjoyed.

But just as she was about to pull Lin Tianming out to have fun, Lin Tianming said to Tianshui: "Teacher Tianshui, you should join us as well!"

Tianshui was somewhat surprised, not expecting Lin Tianming to invite her along this time.

After a moment, she gently smiled: "You’re thoughtful, Brother Tianming, but you two kids go have fun, don’t mind me."

"Teacher Tianshui, you’ve been with Qingxue and me the whole time at the Sea Emperor Festival and even hosted a celebratory feast for us. You haven’t had any rest. I think Teacher Tianshui also needs to relax properly, why don’t you come out and play with us!"

Lin Tianming’s words made Ye Qingxue, who initially only wanted to spend time alone with Lin Tianming, also feel that what he said made a lot of sense.

They had received so much care from Tianshui, they couldn’t just keep enjoying themselves alone.

Thinking so, Ye Qingxue also spoke up: "Brother Tianming is right, Teacher Tianshui, this time you should come out and have fun with us!"

Faced with Lin Tianming and Ye Qingxue’s invitation, Tianshui hesitated for a moment, before agreeing.

"Alright then, you two kids are thoughtful, I’ll join you!"

While Lin Tianming, Ye Qingxue, and Tianshui enjoyed the temporary rest time after the Sea Emperor Festival, in a hidden place, a man wearing the dark robes of the Deep Sea Church had a look of extreme anger on his face.

"Damn it! During this period, my Deep Sea Church has actually lost two great generals! The most powerful Deep Blue High Priest, and the physically strongest Deep Red High Priest, one fell in the Xiluo Domain Shenwu City, and the other perished in Jiuzhou East Sea City!"

Seeing him like this, other members of the Deep Sea Church in grey robes all had faces pale with fear, afraid of becoming the target of his anger.

There have been many Deep Sea Church members who became victims of his mood swings and were played to death.

One of the Deep Sea Church members plucked up the courage to gently remind him.

"Deep Black High Priest, please quell your anger, don’t harm your health; our Deep Sea Church still needs your leadership!"

The Deep Black High Priest glanced at that member of the Deep Sea Church, causing him to sweat profusely.

After a moment, the Deep Black High Priest coldly asked: "How goes the investigation I commanded?"

"Reporting to the Deep Black High Priest, the one who killed the Deep Red High Priest is likely a young man named Lin Tianming, renowned in Jiuzhou, said to be the top first-year student of all of Jiuzhou’s High-level Awakened Academies!"

"That idiot Deep Red, a Top Awakened, actually died at the hands of a brat who had been awakened for less than a year!"

The Deep Black High Priest cursed the already deceased Deep Red High Priest.

If he knew that their most powerful Deep Blue High Priest also died at the hands of Lin Tianming, no one knew what he would think.

After a moment, the Deep Black High Priest’s eyes darkened: "No, I must personally go to Jiuzhou! The treasure hidden in the Sea Emperor Festival, if it can be found, promises endless possibilities for my Deep Sea Church in the future!"

With that, the Deep Black High Priest prepared to set off for Jiuzhou East Sea City.

At that moment, a figure also dressed in the Deep Sea Church robes but in a deeper shade of grey than ordinary members, stepped out from the shadows.

"You cannot go to Jiuzhou now, Deep Black, we have more important things to do in the Beiyin Domain!"

Following this reminder from the man in the deep grey robe, the Deep Black High Priest’s volatile mood subsided significantly.

"Deep Grey, are we really going to miss out on that crucial treasure?"

"Deep Red’s trip was a long shot to begin with, just taking a chance. He failed and met a tragic end in Jiuzhou, even more, reason we cannot send high priests to hunt for something so reliant on luck at this critical time.

Besides, hasn’t the information come back saying that He has already gone from Xiluo Domain Shenwu City to Jiuzhou East Sea City? I guess He wants to retrieve what should have belonged to Him. We’d better not interfere."

Under the persuasion of the Deep Grey High Priest, the Deep Black High Priest thought of the Grey Sea Master their Deep Sea Church worshipped, and he completely gave up the idea.

The Deep Red High Priest went to find that treasure actually to seek it for a Deceit God figure.

Now with the Deceit God figure appearing in Jiuzhou East Sea City, there was no need for them to act.

"Alright then, have you communicated well with the Yellow Clothes Church?"

On the topic of communicating with the Yellow Clothes Church, the Deep Grey High Priest revealed a chilling smile.

"Everything has been communicated well, even with the people from the Judgement Church. The only ones who haven’t responded are from the Astrologer Association.

But with the three of us working together, and with the assistance offered by the demons from the surrounding Land of Calamity in the Beiyin Domain, we’ll infiltrate patiently over a few months. By the peak of summer, we should be well embedded, and then nothing will stop the opening of the ghostly realm!"

With the words of the Deep Grey High Priest, the Deep Black Priest also felt a surge of demonic Qi that could drive him to madness.

"Midsummer, huh? It’s coming soon!"

...

The next day, at the coastal site of the third round of the Sea Emperor Festival.

After two rounds of selection, fewer than a hundred participants remained in the festival.

The host of the festival began on time to introduce the third round’s challenge to the participants.

"First of all, congratulations to everyone present for reaching the top of the Sea Emperor Tower and for passing through the Coral Illusion Array. You have successfully progressed to the third round of the Sea Emperor Festival.

This third round of the Sea Emperor Festival requires you to pass through the transmission portal created by the Sea Emperor and head to a certain Undersea Dragon Palace Ruins to collect as many Ocean Crystals as possible within seven days.

After seven days, those of you in the Dragon Palace will be transported back here by the Sea Emperor, and the reward will be the Ocean Crystals you have gathered.

A tally will also be kept of the individual who collects the most Ocean Crystals, crowning them as the winner of this third round of the Sea Emperor Festival, and they will receive an additional top Water attribute weapon as a reward.

The top twenty will advance to the fourth and final round of the Sea Emperor Festival.

Do you have any questions? If you do, it’s best to ask them now, because once you are transported into the Dragon Palace, you won’t have the chance."

Shortly after, someone asked loudly, "Teacher, if we encounter others while collecting Ocean Crystals in the Dragon Palace, may we seize the Ocean Crystals they have collected?"

The host of the festival replied, "You may, but remember not to be lethally aggressive; you are all the future vital forces of Jiuzhou. Just do enough to make your point."

After answering, the host asked again, "Does anyone else have any other questions?"

Lin Tianming and Ye Qingxue stood together; he had nothing he wanted to ask.

Noticing Lianghua waving and smiling at him from a distance, Lin Tianming responded politely.

Seeing that no one else had any questions, the host of the festival then made an announcement loud enough to echo through the nearby sea.

"Respected Guardians of the Jiuzhou Sea Area, these children are ready. You may open the transmission portal now!"

Following the host’s call, a beautiful and ethereal response from the Sea Emperor emanated from the depths of the ocean.

In the next instant, a portal of clear blue seawater, reflecting the beauty of the Dragon Palace, emerged on the coastline.

All participants of the Sea Emperor Festival also received the protection of the Sea Emperor’s power.

The host then timely clarified for Lin Tianming and the others, "This is the Sea Emperor Power Protection that allows you to breathe freely underwater and to communicate verbally.

Now that you have received the Sea Emperor Power Protection, you may pass through the transmission portal to the Underwater Dragon Palace!"

With this announcement from the host, all participants at the site showed excitement, hurrying towards the portal on the shore.

Watching the crowd rush to cross the portal one after another, Ye Qingxue sweetly pulled on Lin Tianming’s arm, "Brother Tianming, let’s go too!"

Lianghua also came close and smiled, "Qingxue, Brother Ming, I’ll join you."

"Take me with you too, Brother Tianming!"

Meng Jiang, the older brother of Meng Xiyue, also ran over, hoping to hitch a ride with Lin Tianming’s Undersea Dragon Palace Ruins team.

Ye Qingxue’s face puffed up with irritation as their private moment was interrupted by others, including Lianghua, whom she didn’t like very much.

However, Lin Tianming didn’t mind their company: "Let’s go together, then."

Meng Jiang was intimidated by Ye Qingxue’s fierce glare but seeing Lin Tianming’s agreement, he still said with a grin, "Heh, Brother Tianming is always so nice!"

And so, Lin Tianming and the three others approached the transmission portal at a leisurely pace.

[Hmph! Let them follow now, but once inside, we’ll be separated randomly!]

[This time, I must be smarter and find Brother Tianming first! I absolutely cannot let this bad woman Lianghua be alone with Brother Tianming again!]

Hearing Ye Qingxue’s thoughts about being randomly teleported once inside, Lin Tianming was somewhat surprised.

Surprised as he might be, Lin Tianming didn’t have any problem collecting Ocean Crystals alone.

With that thought, he stepped through the transmission portal accompanied by the three others.

Lin Tianming felt a momentary dizziness in his head, and when he regained his senses, the coastal scenery around him had transformed into the ruins of the Undersea Dragon Palace.

He had thought that the ruins being at the bottom of the sea would be rather dark, yet to his surprise, it was unusually bright and dreamlike.

Just like the reflection on the beautiful Dragon Palace on the portal, this place didn’t look like any dilapidated undersea ruins at all.

Moreover, something even more incredulous struck Lin Tianming.

Everything here had a mechanical quality, similar to the Mechanical Ascension buildings he and Alice saw in the Mechanical Secret Realm.

The beautiful and dreamlike Crystal Dragon Palace with its intricate mechanical constructions felt like an Underwater Mechanical Dragon Palace that had achieved Mechanical Ascension.

This place... could it be a relic of the Mechanical Ascension Civilization like the Mechanical Secret Realm?

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