Chapter 656 - 424: Extraterrestrial Crystal Cluster
So Wang Ye was convinced.
There was definitely something hidden here.
And it should be related to the birth of this Mutated Megalodon.
Because he believed that the Mutated Megalodon definitely couldn’t have evolved naturally.
If he could find the source, he would undoubtedly reap significant rewards.
He might even touch upon higher tiers of the Law of Evolution.
Even if he didn’t find anything,
Wang Ye would still make a great gain from this trip.
The sample of the Mutated Megalodon alone would be enough for Wang Ye to evolve several levels.
He continued swimming in the high-pressure seawater of 0.1GPa.
Coming here, Wang Ye realized that even his Human Body Glow struggled to illuminate the scenery in the distance, as there were too many sediments and microorganisms obstructing the light.
Although he didn’t need to rely on his eyes and could navigate the ocean by touch,
the problem was that he was live streaming right now.
If he turned off the Human Body Glow, the viewers in the live stream wouldn’t be able to see anything.
Given this, Wang Ye had no choice but to stop the live stream.
Moreover, if what he was about to do was seen by viewers worldwide, it might cause a sensation, and if he discovered any ancient civilization ruins, other countries might rush to seize them.
So turning off the live stream was the best choice right now.
Wang Ye took off the sports camera hanging from his chest and waved at it to say goodbye.
Surrounded by water, unable to speak, he could only use this method to tell the viewers that he was about to go offline.
[Ah, is he going offline now?]
[I haven’t had enough yet.]
[Can’t he stream a little longer?]
[Yeah, can’t he keep streaming a bit more?]
[Since he’s at the deepest part of the sea, the camera probably ran out of power, so it’s unlikely he can keep streaming.]
[Moreover, the return to the land is dangerous; continuing the stream would only distract Wang Ye.]
[Sigh, there’s no choice but to end the stream.]
[Bye-bye, stay safe.]
[Stay safe.]
Countless farewell messages floated by, and at that moment, Old Yi, in the military district watching the live stream, saw Wang Ye’s somewhat solemn expression on the screen,
and recalled the terrifying prehistoric Sea Monster from earlier.
He vaguely felt that Wang Ye was likely trying to find something in this sea area.
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After a brief farewell, Wang Ye released the Primordial Qi protecting the sports camera.
The once intact camera suddenly suffered the full water pressure, shattering into countless metal fragments, severing the connection, and naturally ending the live stream.
Then Wang Ye continued swimming towards the region with a high concentration of Primordial Qi that he sensed.
Although the trench was a cone-shaped depression, the bottom stretched several dozen kilometers. Exploring it fully would take Wang Ye quite a while.
As Wang Ye swam further towards the central region, he discovered the surrounding terrain gradually sloped downward, and sensed a Central Peak rising several kilometers ahead. This eerie feature left Wang Ye quite stunned.
Before coming, he researched available online materials to understand the formation of the Mariana Trench.
The formation of the Mariana Trench was a long-term geological process,
estimated to have existed for about 60 million years.
The main reason for its formation is the Mariana Trench being at the subduction boundary of the Pacific Plate and the Eurasian Plate. Since the Pacific Plate has a higher density, it gradually subducts under the Eurasian Plate, creating intense friction and pressure between the two plates, forming the trench. The continued compression and subduction deepen the trench, making it the deepest on Earth.
Therefore, having a noticeable depression at the bottom of the Mariana Trench was quite reasonable since the trench itself was a V-shaped depression.
But upon reaching the very bottom of the Mariana Trench, Wang Ye felt that the depression ahead was somewhat strange because its shape was very regular and had a very close double ring, much like the Mexico Yucatan Meteorite Crater...
"Could it be that before the trench was formed, a meteorite impact happened here?" Wang Ye felt a wave of shock; the implications of this were immense for him.
The world knows that meteorite impact craters millions or even tens of millions of years old are often found on land, but those in the oceans are few and far between because meteorites crashing into the ocean find it difficult to reach the seafloor due to water resistance, usually leading to large-scale water evaporation or creating tsunamis hundreds of meters tall, which drown the surrounding lands completely.
However, here Wang Ye had found a complete meteorite impact crater in the world’s deepest trench. Did this mean that this meteorite had already arrived here before this ocean formed? If the meteorite impact crater was formed so early, how could it be so perfectly preserved now?
The traditional model generally assumes that such ancient impact craters are consumed by subduction zones, but this meteorite impact crater is perfectly preserved. Could it be that something is hidden here, neutralizing the subduction’s consumption?
Coupling this with the Mutated Megalodon that Wang Ye encountered earlier, he even suspected that something ancient or extraterrestrial might be concealed within this crater.
Statistics show that to this day, fewer than ten people worldwide have been to this place in manned submarines. Furthermore, the exploration has been rather superficial, so this area remains a mystery to humanity.