Sealed Divine Throne II: Twin Sons of Dragon
Chapter 396 - 197 Two People, One Life_1

Chapter 396: Chapter 197 Two People, One Life_1

The diving began.

Three days had passed, and Long Dangdang, Long Kongkong, and Wang Changxin had all followed Ming Xi several times through the waterway and had even tried navigating it in darkness. They had a basic understanding of the conditions of the waterway. They also attempted underwater drills with the three magic professionists in tow. The overall situation was not encouraging.

Even without passengers and relying only on outer spiritual power, when the four of them - Long Dangdang, Long Kongkong, Wang Changxin, and Ming Xi - were tethered together, it took them ten minutes to traverse the entire waterway. Yes, a full ten minutes. The twisting turns in the waterway took up a lot of time when they moved as a group. And when the linked group increased to seven people, the time taken would only increase.

Despite their training, even when fully relaxed and not using inner spiritual power, Ling Menglu lasted a little over six minutes, quite more than Yue Li and Tao Linlin, who could only last just over five minutes. That is to say, without breathing underwater, they might need to hold their breath for more than twice the time they could manage.

And that time could be deadly!

Four days had already passed. There was not much time left. The initial result of holding the breath training was the most noticeable, but it became increasingly difficult to improve as they went on.

Other teams had also tried various methods, but so far, no team had been able to pass the assessment.

After multiple trials, other teams had also become familiar with the waterway and tried helping the magic professionist with close-combat professionists. But none had succeeded. The waterway was too long, the pressure underwater too great, and the hold-breath time was a major issue.

"If we can’t pass, then no other teams can either," said Long Kongkong.

Long Dangdang added, "Yesterday, I heard a team questioning the instructor, saying this was an impossible task. The instructor replied that human potential is infinite, if you don’t push to your limit, how will you know what your body can accomplish?"

"We are mainly troubled by two problems: the lengthy waterway crossing time and our inability to hold our breath long enough. It seems our initial idea of tying everyone together won’t work. I have another idea."

The crowd looked eagerly at Long Dangdang.

Long Dangdang said, "We can’t improve our breath-holding ability much more. So, we need to find a way to speed up our crossing time. I made a mistake earlier by assuming that we all had to pass together. In actuality, we all have to pass, but not necessarily at the same time. Even the narrowest part of the waterway can fit two people. If Wang Changxin and I carry a person each and go back and forth, we’ll significantly reduce the through time. We won’t be slowed down by the rope when turning."

Wang Changxin pondered for a moment and said, "Even so, carrying a person takes at least eight minutes. That still overshoots their breath-holding time."

Long Dangdang turned his gaze toward the three magic professionists, "You will have to use your willpower for this. Not being able to breathe for two or three minutes is not going to be lethal for our physical bodies. But it certainly will be very painful."

The faces of the three magic professionists turned pale. They had experienced firsthand the extreme discomfort of holding their breath till its limit. It was far from a pleasant feeling!

"Okay, let’s try it. Dangdang, you’ll carry me first. Once I recover on the other side, I should be able to release my spiritual power. As soon as everyone emerges from the water, we can immediately provide assistance." Ling Menglu bit her silver teeth and said to Long Dangdang.

"Alright. Senior Tao, Yue Li, what do you think?" Long Dangdang asked the two.

Tao Linlin gritted his teeth and said, "Alright."

Although Yue Li was somewhat nervous, she nodded firmly.

Long Dangdang looked at everyone and said, "Let’s go all out at once. Sister Wang, you will carry Yue Li. You are faster than me. I’ll take my cousin first, and then go back to carry Senior Tao."

After everyone had set their plans, Long Dangdang approached the Succubus Instructor to request to recuperate their spiritual power at the other end of the waterway. Then they began their final preparations.

Ling Menglu’s supporting magic was extremely powerful, helping everyone to reach their optimum state.

All seven of them gathered by the lake. The Succubus Instructor sealed their inner spiritual power. They began to regulate their breathing on the spot to maintain the best state, by letting their bodies relax as much as possible.

The other teams noticed them gathering by the lake and understood that they were about to commence their attempt. They looked to be taken quite seriously. Their curious eyes naturally turned towards them.

In the first stage of training, Long Dangdang and his companions had shown the best performance. Everyone wanted to see how they would pass the second stage of the assessment.

Only those who had actually tried understood how difficult this cross-water task was.

After a good quarter of an hour’s preparation, everyone was in their peak state. Long Dangdang nodded at Wang Changxin.

Wang Changxin looked at Ming Xi and Long Kongkong, who both nodded in return.