After the waves subsided, the whale god slowly swam towards me, its enormous head stopping about a meter in front of me again, completely blocking my vision. It was like a small mountain. I felt that a mere flick of its tail could send me flying, but I didn't understand its intention, so I could only ask, "Uh, is there something you need me to do?"
The whale god slowly opened its mouth. Good heavens, what a huge mouth! Even before it was fully open, the space between its upper and lower jaws was over three meters high. The space inside its mouth felt larger than Yao Yao's cave dwelling. Humpback whales are baleen whales and have no teeth, only a layer of comb-like baleen around their mouths, used to filter small fish and shrimp.
"What do you mean? You want me to see it?" I guessed, then gave a thumbs-up. "Well, it's big, it's really big!"
The whale god swayed its head slightly from side to side, as if shaking its head. Then, it lowered its lower jaw into the water. The pond water flowed through the "baleen" into its mouth, forming a small pool.
"...Are you asking me to go inside?" I asked again.
The whale god moved its head up and down slightly, clearly nodding. Alright, since it was sincerely inviting me, I couldn't refuse. It certainly held no ill will towards me. If it wanted to harm me, it wouldn't have gone to such lengths. As a peak expert in dark energy, killing me would be as easy as crushing an ant.
The whale god pressed its lower jaw further down. I didn't need to exert much effort; I simply swam forward with the current and passed through the "baleen" into its mouth.
The whale god slowly raised its head, draining the water from its mouth. My feet landed on a large, fleshy cushion that squirmed. It was likely its tongue. I didn't know what it intended to do. Slowly, the whale god's mouth began to close, and I felt its body retreating backward and submerging underwater. Some water entered from the sides of its mouth, but by the time the water depth only reached my thighs, the whale god's mouth had completely closed.
I could feel its body continuing to descend. At this point, I was in complete darkness, unable to see anything. I could only grasp the nearby "baleen" to maintain my balance.
Suddenly, the water in the whale god's mouth rushed inward. Unprepared, I lost my grip and was carried by the current towards its throat. Oh my god, is it going to swallow me? I believed the whale god didn't intend to kill me, but had it overestimated my resilience?
I knew that although a whale's digestive tract was very wide, the pressure inside was immense, not to mention digestive fluids like stomach acid, and it was an oxygen-deprived environment. I would die or be severely injured.
But at this point, I was powerless and could only try to maintain my balance, following the current inward.
Strangely, as I moved deeper into the whale god's body, I didn't feel any crushing pressure, and there was always enough oxygen. There were just many bends, and the current was very fast. It twisted and turned so much that before the whale god could digest me, my own digestive system was about to give out, and I felt like I was going to throw up in its digestive tract!
Fearing it would find me disgusting, I held my breath and endured it. After an unknown amount of time, the current slowed, and I gradually stopped. I discovered a faint light ahead. At this point, the water level beneath my feet began to recede, and the beam of light grew stronger.
This must be what the whale god wanted to show me.
I stood up and walked towards it curiously. It was an orange-yellow ball suspended in the air, about ten centimeters in diameter, pulsing with light and moving up and down.
I tried to move my hand around the yellow ball, up, down, left, and right, but encountered no resistance.
Did the whale god want me to take this thing out?
I asked this question verbally, but received no response.
I had stopped here, the current had disappeared, and the yellow ball had appeared. This should mean something, right? I tried to "pick" the yellow ball, and there was no resistance; I took it down directly. However, the moment I took it, the yellow ball lost its "buoyancy" and pressed down on my hand, weighing about two jin. It was quite heavy. I stared at the yellow ball, unsure of what to do next, when I heard the sound of rushing water ahead.
I raised the yellow ball like a lantern and shone it forward. About three meters ahead, there was a "water pipe," and the sound was coming from inside, like water from a storm drain!
Before I could react, water gushed out from within. Caught off guard, I was knocked over by the current, and the yellow ball in my hand almost fell. I quickly clutched it with both hands. After all, the inside of the whale god's digestive tract was quite smooth, so even if I was washed away, it wouldn't be too bad...