The pool was very deep, and the water was very strange. If one didn't use their origin energy and forced themselves to dive, they would only be able to dive about 100 meters.
Ordinary people could only dive about 16 meters. Because of the liquid water pressure, their bodies wouldn't be able to withstand it. However, the bodies of Origin Ability users had been strengthened, so they could go deeper. After 100 meters, even a powerful expert like Ding Meng would find it difficult to continue if they didn't use their origin energy.
This was the problem. Once they used their origin energy, the pool water would immediately be activated and turn into a highly toxic liquid. At this moment, Eisendale could be seen opening the shield of the Mixed Essence Umbrella. The shield wrapped around Eisendale and Lan Bing and slowly pushed them down like a sharp sword.
Eisendale wasn't afraid of poison, but Lan Bing wasn't, so the speed was very slow.
In the depths of the pool was another palace. This palace was exactly the same as the one on the previous floor. There were sixteen pillars surrounding a huge pool.
However, there was a huge difference between the two. The palace above looked like it was' dead '. There were grey marks everywhere. Grey stone slabs, grey pillars, and grey pools. There was not the slightest bit of life or vitality.
However, the lower level of the palace had color. The stone floor had a glossy luster. The sixteen pillars emitted a faint green light. Seven-colored light surged in the pool. This place seemed to have vitality and energy. This must be the secret place of the Devouring World.
Ding Meng quickly descended from the water hole at the top. The three of them came to the center of the palace.
"What is this place?" Eisendale couldn't help but be curious.
Lan Bing suddenly said, "This should be the sacred lake of the Devouring World!"
"Sacred lake?" Ding Meng was also curious.
Eisendale glanced at her. "Do you know about it?"
The doubt in her words was obvious. Strong people like Ding Meng and I don't know about it. How could a small warlord like you know about it?
It wasn't that Eisendale was deliberately against her. She didn't have any hostility towards Lan Bing, but this woman was related to Ding Meng. She immediately felt a sense of crisis. What if Ding Meng also injected Lan Bing with Divine Light energy?
One had to know that this woman was also very flirtatious and charming. Even the young master of Sheng Hao was infatuated with her. If Ding Meng favored her and directly promoted her to a Battle-Saint, he would feel that he had suffered a great loss.
However, Lan Bing replied casually, "I was also poisoned by the Devouring World. I know a little about it."
The so-called sacred lake was the source of the poison. It was similar in nature to the Inverse Source Crystal. The Inverse Source Crystal was highly concentrated Origin Energy essence. It was much more effective for Origin Energy users to use it than to absorb Origin Energy in the Induction Cabin. By the same logic, the sacred lake was the unique power warehouse of the Devouring World. With it, the Devouring World could create an endless army of monsters to provide energy for the people in the Devouring World to repair themselves.
Of course, the sacred lake's functions were far more than that. It could refine poison, create magic treasures, transform into human figures … These high-level poison techniques couldn't be separated from the sacred lake.
Lan Bing explained, "The sacred lake of the Devouring World is usually created by the queen. The queen herself is very powerful and can find a good place to refine the sacred lake in the Poison Cloud Devil Sea. She can also take the sacred lake away to other star fields. However, the energy consumption is relatively high. This sacred lake's energy is actually very weak."
Ding Meng seemed to understand something. "A hundred years ago, the queen of the Devouring World died here. This sacred lake is probably left behind."
Lan Bing nodded. "It's not easy for it to operate until today."
Eisendale said, "Did the Demon General we met before also rely on the energy here?"
Ding Meng shook her head and said, "No, the liquid in the cave wall is a very good barrier. I checked it when I came down before. First of all, it can block all transmission of signals. Second, it has an activation mechanism that ensures that outsiders can't invade. How could a Daemon General come here?"
Lan Bing said, "Ding Meng, there are many strong enemies up there. The patrol fleet and the Devouring World army are in a standoff. I think it might be related to this place. It's just that they won't be able to find it for a while."
When she mentioned this, Eisendale was a little annoyed. "We can't go back to the Federation now. Hiding here isn't a solution. How long can we hide?"
Lan Bing also looked at her. "If you're not used to it, you can go back the way you came. After all, where can you go as the daughter of the Rainbow family?
Is there anyone who dares to attack you? "
"What do you mean?" Eisendale was unhappy. "Are you trying to drive me away?
Then you can dominate Ding Meng? "
Lan Bing said coldly, "Ding Meng and I survived in this kind of environment. We're just afraid that you won't be used to it."
Eisendale sneered. "Why wouldn't I be used to it?
The Fertile Chalk System is such a harsh environment. Ding Meng and I still came back alive. "
Lan Bing said, "Then don't say that we're hiding because we're afraid?"
Eisendale snorted. "Have I ever been afraid?"
Lan Bing said, "If you're not afraid, then don't talk nonsense …"
Seeing the two bickering, Ding Meng had a headache. He quickly waved his hand and said, "Stop arguing. Why are you still arguing with each other at a time like this?"
Eisendale raised her chin. "Hmph!"
Lan Bing also turned her head in disdain. "Hmph!"
Ding Meng separated the two and walked to the Seven-colored Sacred Lake. He carefully observed the changes in the lake. The lake water seemed to be a combination of a unique source power, poison, and very strange energy. It was very similar to Leng Yin's aura.
Ding Meng suddenly remembered when Leng Yin summoned Seven Kills. He also imitated Leng Yin and chanted a lot of spells at the lake.
Lan Bing and Eisendell were also curious. What trick was this kid playing?
Of course, they did not know that he was using telekinesis to establish a connection with the Sacred Lake.
Eisendale was stunned. "We can establish a telepathic connection?"
At this time, the light in the lake suddenly became stronger. A gloomy and majestic female voice sounded above the palace. "Who are you?"
Lan Bing and Eisendale were shocked. They could hear the voice, but they could not sense the aura or direction. It was like a ghost was speaking.
Ding Meng was calmer. "Hello, senior. My name is Ding Meng!"
He spoke in human language. The voice seemed to be silent. After a moment, she replied in human language. Her voice was slightly surprised. "I didn't expect you to be a Divine Light general. Sorry for the disrespect. Why have you awakened me?"
If a person from the Devouring World dared to call herself a queen, she was undoubtedly a king-level master. Ding Meng was also surprised that the queen recognized him immediately. "May I ask which queen of the Devouring World are you, senior?"
The queen said proudly, "I am in the Sacred Realm. I am from a prestigious family. My celestial name is Xian Yuan."
Damn, Ding Meng and the other two were really shocked. The legendary Immortal Elemental Queen was indeed still alive.
Eisendale could not help but say, "But they all said that you died in the war a hundred years ago."
"I died?" Xian Yuan's voice suddenly became cold. "Did Mo Shan of the Holy Grail Federation say that?
Or did the people from the Devouring World tell you that? "
Eisendale curled her lips. "That's what the Federation said."
Xian Yuan sneered. "I am the Heavenly Book Body. How can the people of the Origin Energy World destroy me?"
Lan Bing said, "The Heavenly Book is said to be everywhere, but we can't see you."
"It's easy to see me!" Xian Yuan replied.
At this moment, the pool water spun, and the pillar emitted a brilliant light. In the colorful energy pool water, a human-shaped mirror image slowly rose.
The queen's figure was actually similar to Leng Yin's. Her retro clothes were embellished with a dark green cloth, and she wore a vine leaf crown on her head. However, her mirror image was very blurry. Her face rippled like waves, but one could still vaguely feel the domineering and majestic aura of the Queen Xian Yuan in the past. She must have been a supreme ruler when she was in charge of the Devouring World.
Ding Meng suddenly sighed. "This is your Immortal Aperture, isn't it?
Even your Immortal Aperture is so heavily damaged. You're already very weak. "
Xian Yuan also seemed to be sighing. "Back then, in order to cover the retreat of tens of thousands of my elites, I had to deal with the motley crew of the Holy Grail Federation. Unfortunately, I was injured by a villain and was trapped here."
Hearing this, Eisendale was not very happy. "Senior, you were clearly defeated by the experts of the Holy Grail Federation. How did you become a motley crew?"
Xian Yuan snorted. "The Origin Energy Users of the Federation are a motley crew. Am I wrong?"
Eisendale said coldly, "The Holy Grail Federation has many talents and experts. Your words are too arbitrary."
Xian Yuan seemed to be sizing her up. "Little girl, judging from your aura, you're also a Battle-Saint. You should know that a hundred years ago, there were less than 200 Battle-Saints in the Holy Grail Federation and the Norse Empire. Two hundred years ago, I was already the Queen of the Immortal Realm. If your so-called experts are not a motley crew in front of me, then what are they?"
Eisendale was stunned. She was knowledgeable. The Queen of the Devouring World was far above the Warlord level. It should be known that the Devouring World's Sect Leader could challenge a Saint without much difficulty. A hundred years ago, Queen Xian Yuan was almost invincible in the human world.
Could it be that the Queen's so-called "injury by a villain" was not caused by an expert Origin Energy User?
Xian Yuan's gaze fell on Ding Meng again. "My little friend Ding Meng, you were able to find the place where my Immortal Aperture resides. I must have been guided here by your Divine Light Prophet. I've waited for a hundred years for the day of my recovery. I thought that some descendant of mine would be grateful for my merit and would come to meet me one day. I didn't expect it to be you."
Ding Meng could not help but smile bitterly. He had clearly come here by accident. How did he become guided here?
However, according to Star General Mou's description, there were indeed prophets in the Mou Xing Civilization. As for the recovery that the Queen said, Ding Meng certainly did not believe her.
"You want me to help you recover?" Ding Meng was curious.
This question stunned Xian Yuan. She was silent for a long time before she sighed and said, "I'm afraid it's impossible for me to recover my original body from a hundred years ago."