Divine Flame Crystal

Chapter 371 Noah's Magic Ship

Xingluo started to head to Dragon Island again the next day. This matter could not be delayed. If the Pope attacked first, the consequences would be disastrous. He could act alone faster than the huge Church of Light. Moreover, he was not worthy of the Church of Light's full force targeting him now. The Church of Light might even give him some benefits to make him completely surrender.

Xingluo did not summon Xiaohei, but planned to go from the sea. He wanted to try whether Dragon Island was really as the legend said, and could not be reached without the guidance of the dragons. If so, he would be assured of the safety of Dragon Island. Although he had not yet formed an alliance with the dragons, Xingluo had already regarded the dragons as his own property. After all, Xiaohei would be the chief of the dragons in the future.

Xingluo used the space crack to summon a ship. This ship was made by combining mechanical aesthetics with magic elements. This gave the ship a retro look. The hull was made of heavy giant wood from the Monster Forest. This wood came from the depths of the Monster Forest. Xingluo had picked up a lot of it from the depths before. This wood was naturally endowed with a certain amount of magic power, which could make the magic array more powerful. It also had a certain degree of magic resistance, which could withstand the impact of natural elements. The overall appearance showed the elegance of the Great Magic Age, but its surface was covered with complex copper pipes and unknown metal structures, which were the parts required for the mechanical power system. A huge chimney stood at the bow, with billowing white smoke coming out of it, a sign that pure machinery was working. Huge steam-driven propellers were installed on both sides of the hull, which were connected to the steam engine inside the ship through a series of connecting rods and gear systems.

The ship's superstructure is full of mechanical details, such as copper dashboards, clockwork devices and gear decorations. There is also a huge steam crane on the deck for loading and unloading cargo. The sails have been retained as spares and can also play a certain decorative role, but the main propulsion comes from steam power. The lighting equipment uses old-fashioned gas lamps, which emit a dim light and add a mysterious atmosphere.

The interior is full of inventions and improved mechanical devices. The captain's room has a complex navigation instrument that combines steam-driven calculation devices with early optical telescopes and magic.

In addition to these purely mechanical parts, there is also a magic formation that defends against wind and waves and attacks. The formation constructed by Xingluo is powerful enough that even if a great magician attacks, it will take a lot of effort. This is the power of arranging magic in advance. If a magician is prepared, then the opponent can be killed even if he is at the same level as a high magician, so there is a big difference between a prepared magician and an unprepared magician.

For this trip to Dragon Island, Xingluo took out the magic ship he had been developing for a long time. He used all the alchemical knowledge he had learned over the years. This ship can be said to be Xingluo's most satisfactory alchemical product at present. Of course, it is still an unfinished work. Although it is huge in size, Xingluo uses space technology to hide it in space cracks. As long as the coordinates are known, it can be summoned at any time. This is a little trick of a space magician.

Xingluo drove the boat and began to move towards the deep sea. Passing the shallow sea layer, Xingluo saw the bright sunlight shining through the sea water onto the sparkling sea surface, tropical fish swimming between the coral reefs, and colorful corals forming underwater gardens. Turtles swam leisurely, and seabirds circled on the sea surface.

As the boat moves forward, the light gradually dims and the colors become soft. Various strange creatures live here, such as luminous plankton, which flash faint blue-green light in the dark, forming patches of mysterious halos. Giant sea snakes meander in the water, and deep-sea fish such as lantern fish use their light organs to illuminate their surroundings.

The ship shook for a while, and Xingluo knew that it was close to the deep sea area. The ship could not dive yet. After all, submarines still needed a lot of technical support, which was not possible with his current alchemy technology and existing alchemy materials. He could only put away the magic ship. Xingluo named this ship Noah's Ark. Xingluo began to dive alone, because he thought that since the various scenes on the sea surface could affect his judgment, he might as well go straight to the bottom of the sea to see if the bottom of the sea could give him some useful clues. As Xingluo went deeper, the environment was almost completely dark, and only some fish cast a circle of light around them. The life forms here are adapted to low light conditions, and many creatures have big eyes or the ability to self-luminesce, such as deep-sea giant mouth fish and electric rays. Occasionally, you may see huge deep-sea creatures, such as giant squids or giant octopuses, which move slowly in the dark, appearing both mysterious and spectacular.

There are also plains and canyons in the deep sea. Starfall passed through the submarine plains, where there are scattered shipwrecks, submarine volcanoes and hydrothermal vents. Near the hydrothermal vents, Starfall discovered a completely different ecosystem, where organisms rely on chemical synthesis rather than photosynthesis to survive, such as tube worms and strange shrimps.

Bottom sediments At the deepest point, the seafloor is covered with thick sediments, including the remains of ancient organisms and minerals. It is silent, and apart from the sound of Xingluo swimming by, there is almost no sign of life, but this seemingly dead place still hides unknown life forms. Xingluo finally reached the bottom of the sea. There were no rough waves, no lightning or storms, only dead silence, no sound, as if this place had long been dead.

Xingluo began to release his mental power, trying to capture the veins of the ocean through his mental power and look for traces of Dragon Island. After all, even if Dragon Island moved, it would cause some noise. As long as he could capture this, he could follow the clues and find the location of Dragon Island.

Xingluo searched patiently, but before he could find Dragon Island through this method, he encountered a sea monster. Different from the monsters in the Monster Forest, this sea monster was huge in size and amazingly powerful. One movement could cause a tsunami. Xingluo noticed that this creature might be the terrifying existence called "Deep Sea Giant" or "Heart of the Ocean". Its size was far larger than any whale and could even be compared to a small island.

Its skin is not ordinary blue or gray, but deep sea blue with a faint glow, dotted with strange patterns, like stars or ancient runes, which emit a faint glow underwater, bringing a touch of mystery to the dark deep sea. The huge dorsal fin is like a sail breaking through the waves, and the tail fin is like a giant sword cutting through the waves, and every swing can stir up huge waves.

The eyes of this giant whale are deep and wise, like two pearls, as if they can see through the secrets of the ocean. It can make a deep and distant song, which is a kind of magic that can touch people's hearts, sometimes attracting fish to dance with it, and sometimes waking up sleeping sea monsters. Its breath is not ordinary water mist, but steam with magical breath, which briefly forms a dreamlike rainbow, but this rainbow-like mist is a terrifying poisonous mist that can melt most tangible things.