The situation was very unfavorable for the Ring of Destruction, West had sustained serious injuries, and the Eight-headed Sea Serpent was left with only one head.
Xu Yi felt this scene was eerily familiar; it was always the Eight-headed Sea Serpent that ended up injured.
Surging seawater suddenly poured in, instantly submerging their ankles, and a part of the Ocean Base had been breached, letting seawater flood in through the gap.
The incoming seawater became more abundant, but it quickly changed appearance; the turbid water turned blood red, nearly filling the entire room with blood-colored waves.
"It’s an illusion created by the Clown!"
Xu Yi instantly realized that such an extensive amount of bloodwater could not possibly exist in the deep sea.
But to his surprise, this illusory seawater actually showed signs of "turning the virtual into reality."
And to know, "turning the virtual into reality" was an ability of a True God.
This was still because the Clown had lost its Origin; if it were at its peak, couldn’t it manipulate elements and even space-time at will?
He became more resolute in his plan, he absolutely could not allow the Clown to regain its Origin.
"Ready!"
Xu Yi’s voice echoed in Bob’s soul, startling him back to his senses.
Xu Yi was well aware that the Clown’s use of the Bloodwater Illusion was just to distract them; the real trump card was about to arrive.
Serpentine shadows slithered through the water, not just one but many. They did not attack anyone present but headed straight for the red copper door at the end.
Those were the roots of the World Tree.
The World Tree had breached the Ocean Base, and its roots had spread inside.
"How dare you!" Inason realized the intent of the roots, and he roared in anger. He wanted to stop them but was entangled tightly by West.
The strength of the red copper door was undoubtedly formidable, yet it was facing the World Tree. The roots erupted with bright green light, and under it, the red copper door gradually melted away.
The attention of everyone present was fixed on the red copper door, except for Bob and Xu Yi.
Bob anxiously watched the two roots approaching, failing to understand why they were targeting them.
As the roots caught fire with a green flame, Bob thought they were doomed. If the sturdy red copper door could not withstand these flames, his frail body stood no chance, not even Xu Yi could save him.
The roots struck, but their target was not Bob; instead, they hit the metallic floor beside him. The layers of metal shattered, revealing a reddish-coppery metal a foot deep.
The roots emitted green flames, and the metal melted away, creating a hole about half a meter in diameter.
"Quick! Jump in!"
Bob, still full of questions and dazed, suddenly heard Xu Yi’s shout.
He didn’t have time to think; he instinctively followed Xu Yi’s command.
His body was already on its last breath, unable to move, but suddenly a surge of power entered it, reviving his motions. He plunged through the hole.
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The other root lashed out, striking the wall beside it. The wall shattered, and large metal fragments tumbled down, concealing the hole.
Bob fell through, but he was unharmed—Xu Yi had protected him.
Xu Yi’s face appeared on Bob’s body, he opened his mouth and expelled a red stream. The stream precisely impacted the metal debris at the hole’s entrance.
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As the Flame of Pain receded, the metal quickly solidified, blocking the entrance; no more seawater followed them down.
In the Red Engine Room, Inason looked towards the corner where Bob had been just moments before, his brow slightly furrowed. A pile of metallic rubble lay collapsed there.
The murky seawater and the Clown’s Blood Sea illusion, coupled with the distraction of the numerous roots on the red copper door—he hadn’t noticed Bob’s actions.
He didn’t detect anything amiss. Xu Yi had been exceedingly careful, plus the World Tree’s energy was causing interference.
He glanced in that direction, out of habit, because that area of the Red Engine Room contained a secret known only to a few.
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"How did you come to know this secret?"
After hearing Xu Yi’s explanation, Bob’s eyes widened in astonishment.
Following the Energy infusion from Xu Yi, his battered body began to heal rapidly, leaving no serious issue except for the arm that was initially destroyed.
"Of course, I have my methods, so you just need to do as I tell you, and I guarantee you’ll get what you wish for."
The reason why Xu Yi took the trouble to explain was to instill confidence in the other party.
Because the upcoming task could only be accomplished with Bob’s help.
There was a secret within the Red Engine Room that Xu Yi had discovered through a dream exercise.
Behind the door of the Red Engine Room, there was no origin of the clown Pennywise at all!
The clown’s misjudgment was partly due to the magnetic field interference of the Burial Ground of the gods and partly due to a Holy Artifact.
There was a Holy Artifact behind the Red Engine Room that could imitate the essence of everything.
The clown’s origin was not within the Red Engine Room, but below it.
It must be said, the designer of the "true and false Treasury" was truly talented.
If someone opened the upper bronze door and realized they had been fooled, they’d be outraged, never thinking that the real deal was right beneath their feet.
The reason why the roots of the World Tree were helping them was quite obvious.
It was because of the Soul Split within the World Tree itself.
To think of controlling the whole World Tree with a Soul Split was like a fool’s dream, but manipulating a couple of roots was manageable.
Xu Yi opened his mouth and spewed flames towards the water on the ground, evaporating the seawater, and the scalding steam drifted into the corridor.
After a series of events, Bob’s confidence in Xu Yi had indeed increased, and he didn’t even ask the reason for Xu Yi’s actions.
As steam enveloped the whole room, Xu Yi spewed out a box from his mouth, the same one he had asked Bob to bring in earlier.
"You remember what I told you, right?" Xu Yi asked, his expression serious as he looked at Bob.
Bob picked up the box from the ground, hesitant, "Is it really that simple?"
Don’t worry, everything is within my plan."
All of a sudden, Xu Yi’s face contorted with pain. He forcefully separated from Bob, and his face fell to the ground.
Bob took deep breaths to adjust his state and stepped into the white mist of the corridor.
Xu Yi watched the walls around the corridor nervously, waiting for any reaction. When there was none, he slowly exhaled and then continued to spew flames periodically to maintain the steam-filled state of the room.
Bob walked down the metal corridor, initially with trepidation, but after about ten meters, when nothing happened, he grew bolder and quickened his pace.
About three minutes later, he reached the end of the corridor, where there stood a metal column. A box, identical to the one he was holding, floated above the engraved pillar.
Purple mist swirled around the box, sucked away by the pillar.
Even someone as inexperienced as Bob knew that the pillar was absorbing the Energy from the object inside the box.
Bob swallowed nervously, approached the column, and grasped the substitute box firmly with trembling hands, bringing it close to a corner of the true box.
The purple mist crept over the substitute box, and when the mist had completely enveloped it, Bob’s hands were already slippery with sweat.
He took a deep breath, then gritted his teeth and pushed the true box with the substitute box, forcing the true box out.
He instinctively reached to catch the true box, but his overly tense muscles slowed his reaction.
The box fell onto the metal floor with a crisp sound, causing Bob’s heart to skip a beat.
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