Rise Of The Worm Sovereign

Lin Wu looked around the lake with his Radiation perception turned to the max. 

But despite that, he was still unable to see the bottom of the lake.

"Strange…" Lin Wu muttered. 

At his cultivation base, his Radiation Perception was strong enough to pierce through kilometer of solid rock. But now, it was unable to see through the lake.

"How deep is the lake?" Lin Wu questioned the lord.

"We… don't know." Lord Geng Zilai answered. 

"You don't?" Lin Wu was surprised.

"We've excavated several chunks of the lake and have even built storage in it, but we still haven't hit the bottom. Even my senses can't go below a kilometer." Lord Geng Zilai answered.

"A Kilometer deep? That's a bit too much for a lake, isn't it?" Lin Wu said, thinking that this might not be a normal lake.

He was reminded of his experience with the Aqua Dream Sea Lotus. He had found the plant beast when he had met Tim for the first time and the beast had appeared in a lake that was attached to the ocean from underwater channels.

Lin Wu wondered if it was the same for this lake too.

"The easiest way to confirm is to check the salinity." Lin Wu reckoned.

Salt would usually be removed from the ice when water froze, and only a very small amount of it would actually be left in the frozen sea water. Lin Wu got system do to a quick salinity test, which showed him that there was actually no salt in the ice.

"It's all fresh water ice?" Lin Wu was confused at first, but then recalled the history of the Steel Frost Island. 'Wait, this lake has been frozen for a long time. The freshwater ice probably rises up with the salt water being left deep. Also with the snow that falls and gets compacted, the level of ice would never actually decrease.' He thought.

The Circle Peak Lake was like a cross between Sea Ice and a glacier. 

This allowed Lin Wu to form a hypothesis that the reason behind the unique situation of the Steel Frost Island might also be underneath it all. Lin Wu was sure it wasn't anywhere on the surface or in the mountains, as the system had already ruled them out in the scan.

~DING~

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SCAN: Completed 

NOTIFICATION: A potential anomaly has been found.

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"It did find it, good." Lin Wu looked at the map and saw a new marker appearing.

The marker was located several layers deep, showing that it was indeed underneath the lake.

"Seems like I know where the source of this weather is, Lord Geng Zilai." Lin Wu spoke to the man.

"You do?!" The man was stunned at the speed at which Lin Wu had found it.

"Yes… it's under the lake." Lin Wu revealed. "That is also why you've been unable to find it." 

"I see… but if its under the lake, that basically means we won't be able to do much to it." Lord Geng Zilai replied. "Even I was unable to break the ice after a certain point. It becomes extremely dense, plus new ice is formed soon after." He added.

"That's according to what I thought too. This lake isn't actually a fresh water lake." Lin Wu stated. "It is actually a saltwater lake that is connected to the ocean." 

"We would have never thought that. All these years we were sure that it was a freshwater lake since the ice tasted normal." Lord Geng Zilai was baffled.

Though Lin Wu knew this was to be expected. After all, even if cultivators were quite strong, many still lacked the knowledge about certain scientific principles. 

"Don't worry, I can still get to the bottom of the lake." Lin Wu assured with confidence.

"If you really can solve our problem, we'll be forever grateful to you King Lin Wu." Lord Geng Zilai stated with emotion.

Lin Wu gave a little nod, before checking the location on map and preparing a route.

"I'll get started on it then. No use in waiting." Lin Wu's task was something he was extremely used to.

"Drilling is something I'm an expert it." Lin Wu stated. "If I proclaim to be second, no one can claim to be first in this world!" 

With that declaration, Lin Wu transformed his tail into a drill shape and gathered Sapphire Qi in it. He first coated it with the piercing Sapphire Qi then infused Fire spirit Qi in it, to further melt the ice.

Soon, Lin Wu's crystal tail was glowing in a mix of Blue and red lights. The two lights swirled as his tail started to turn.

Lord Geng Zilai watched with awe as Lin Wu rose his tail high before stabbing it straight into the ice.

~SCREECH~

An awful screeching sound was heard as Lin Wu's tail effortlessly drilled into the ice. Everyone on the Steel Frost Island heard the screech and got a headache from it.

Thankfully the noise didn't last long, as Lin Wu's tail had already gone a over two hundred meters deep. Now all they could hear was the rumbling of the ground that was accompanied by faint vibrations.

Lin Wu continued to drill and let his entire body enter the hole he had made. The chilly ice was nothing to him and he could effortlessly continue his work. 

Lord Geng Zilai followed down the hole, once Lin Wu had gone over five hundred meters deep. His body was quite wide, so it was no issue for the man to freely descend through the hole.

They kept on going deeper, and at the two kilometer mark Lord Geng Zilai started to feel incredibly cold.

"This cold… this is the same chill as that of the snow storm!" Lord Geng Zilai said out loud. "Not just that but its a lot stronger here." 

"That just confirms that whatever is causing the weather is down there." Lin Wu's voice trailed over to the man's ears.

They continued to go deeper, but after a certain point Lord Geng Zilai couldn't endure the cold.