a human-shaped radar!
The moment Fan Wubing plunged into the lake, all his sensory abilities gradually stalled.
It was nighttime, utterly dark beneath the lake’s surface, and his ears could only catch the sound of water.
Stifling, oppressive.
Forget ordinary people, even a cultivator with low cultivation would lose their bearings in such an environment.
In the water, everything changes, but "qi" remains unchanged.
He simply closed his eyes, focusing all his senses on the Unwarranted Qi Creation Skill. The intricate and complex flow of qi felt like the wind blowing across his body. With his eyes shut, the world beneath the lake became clearer and warmer.
[You are hit by Incense Fire God Radiance, HP-50, current HP 1712]
Entering the water, his health depleted even faster.
Correspondingly, the absorption and transformation of "Tongue Desire" increased.
["Tongue Desire" surges, you absorbed a trace of Incense Fire God Radiance, max HP +2.5]
In just a few breaths, "Tongue Desire" increased his max HP by 21 points.
"You foolish brat! If on land, killing you would waste some incense. But here in the lake, killing you is as easy as killing a chicken!"
A dull, waterlogged voice fell into Fan Wubing’s ears.
He sensed it clearly, just ahead.
The Lake God was right there, motionless.
Indeed, in this lake, compared to the Lake God, his qi was so feeble and insignificant, like the moon compared to a firefly.
Suddenly, Fan Wubing accelerated, charging towards it.
To the Lake God, it was no different from running into a tiger; it was willingly delivering itself!
"You disciples of the Eternal Immortal Sect, arrogant and conceited as each, prepare to die!"
The Lake God’s voice turned exceptionally ferocious.
Not to mention divine, even ordinary demons couldn’t match its intense resentment.
The lake was filled with divine radiance, swiftly gathering to form a massive spear,
"Can you still dodge in this lake?!"
The spear, formed from Incense Fire God Radiance, almost split the lake in two.
The scorching aura caused the lake surface to churn with mist in an instant.
At this moment, Fan Wubing couldn’t clearly see the Lake God’s true form, nor the spear formed by Incense Fire God Radiance. In his eyes, it was all "qi," brilliant and grand.
But, since he dared to venture into this lake, he was naturally prepared.
[You burn 1500 HP, gaining cultivation attribute boost, current cultivation: Fifth-Layer Foundation Establishment]
With the boost from initially burning 700 HP, his cultivation now reached the Fifth-Layer Foundation Establishment!
Fan Wubing didn’t use this Fifth-Layer Foundation Establishment cultivation to attack the Lake God. He knew such an attack would be ineffective.
The moment Blood Burning Skill was activated, he abruptly twisted and darted towards the lake surface.
"Hmph! Trying to escape?"
The Lake God saw Fan Wubing attempting to flee now and wouldn’t let him go, concentrating all the Incense Fire God Radiance for a decisive strike!
The spear of Incense Fire God Radiance, at extreme speed, closed in on Fan Wubing.
A dark green shadow pierced through the Lake God’s forehead.
Decisive, swift, without hesitation.
It was stunned for a moment, not immediately reacting, then its awareness jolted,
"So you were just a distraction! This flying sword is the main player!"
What Fan Wubing did was merely trick it into diverting its Incense Fire God Radiance, while the real killing move was Luo Qingyao’s flying sword.
Blood, along with divine radiance, burst from its forehead.
Losing control, the spear of divine radiance targeting Fan Wubing immediately dispersed. Even so, Fan Wubing still sustained some injuries,
[You are hit by Incense Fire God Radiance, HP-540, current HP 297]
["Tongue Desire" surges, you absorbed a trace of Incense Fire God Radiance, max HP +27]
Soon after, Fan Wubing submerged again, sitting at the lake bottom, fully activating the Unwarranted Qi Creation Skill.
Having absorbed a wisp of dynasty dragon qi, the Unwarranted Qi Creation Skill was now a low-grade spirit-level cultivation technique, gaining the ability to absorb innate creation qi.
The scattered Incense Fire God Radiance in the lake wasn’t pure innate creation qi, but it was considered postnatal creation qi of the world, and he could certainly absorb some.
Moreover, the main advantage was that the Unwarranted Qi Creation Skill could interact with "Tongue Desire" to some extent.
The Unwarranted Qi Creation Skill gathered qi and introduced it into the body. "Tongue Desire" ability absorbed everything entering the body, even toxic gas, so why not Incense Fire God Radiance?
Before the Lake God’s Incense Fire God Radiance dispersed entirely into the world, he absorbed as much as he could! Latest content publıshed on noⅴelfire.net
[You absorbed a certain amount of Incense Fire God Radiance, max HP +327]
In the end, he absorbed a total of 327 points.
Yet, Fan Wubing felt regret. Because he sensed if he absorbed all the Lake God’s Incense Fire God Radiance, he could have converted it into at least 1000 max HP.
But alas, as soon as the Incense Fire God Radiance scattered, it frantically fled, swiftly returning to the world.
Fan Wubing struggled and managed to capture only 327 points worth.
In summary, it was still due to the low level of the Unwarranted Qi Creation Skill. If it were higher, he could certainly seize more from the world.
Fan Wubing looked toward the Lake God... not dead?
But the qi was depleted, without any protection from Incense Fire God Radiance, it was just an ordinary little demon now.
He stepped forward and picked it up, then swam back to the shore.
As soon as they got ashore, they heard Luo Qingyao’s cries,
"Senior brother, why have you died again..."
Fan Wubing clicked his tongue,
Then he saw Luo Qingyao holding that half-severed right arm bone in her arms again, and he snapped,
"You haven’t thrown that thing away yet!"
Luo Qingyao immediately rushed up, hugging Fan Wubing, crying,
"You were underwater for so long and didn’t come out. I thought... I thought... boohoo..."
Fan Wubing quietly grabbed the half-severed right arm bone from her hand, and just as he was about to take it, Luo Qingyao pulled it back. She said with vigilance,
"This is my treasure."
Fan Wubing’s mouth twitched, he had a premonition that every time he "died," Luo Qingyao would bring out this arm bone and cry once.
"Sigh... don’t worry, senior brother learned his lesson from that poison pond last time, I have better control now."
He dragged the Lake God’s true body ashore,
"This guy is the Lake God."
Luo Qingyao wiped her tears and looked intently,
"Mermaid? Oh no, fish-man beauty!"
The Lake God was a mermaid. But not as the traditional tale depicted as a human top and fish bottom. Rather, it was a fish top and human bottom! It was quite particular, wearing a skirt on the lower half, currently soaked by water. The skirt clung to its legs, surprisingly... quite beautiful.
"Nice legs," Fan Wubing murmured.
Indeed, this Lake God appeared to be female, with a pair of stunningly beautiful legs.
Luo Qingyao immediately wanted to lift her skirt for Fan Wubing to judge her own legs. Suddenly, the Lake God began to cough violently.
Luo Qingyao’s flying sword immediately hovered over the Lake God’s head.
"Not dead, but all divine power has dissipated."
The Lake God began to sob, its voice quite pleasant,
"You damned Demon Sect disciples. You killed my golden body, destroyed my Divine Dao!"
Fan Wubing raised an eyebrow,
"Demon Sect? We are disciples of the Eternal Immortal Sect, a reputable and righteous sect! Do you understand what reputable and righteous means?"
"Senior brother, don’t waste time talking to it, kill it and let’s return to the sect for the reward."
"No rush, let’s figure it out first." Fan Wubing looked at the Lake Demon and asked, "Tell us, what exactly happened? As a Lake God, why would you commit such indiscriminate killings?"
The Lake God displayed a pair of dead fish eyes, refusing to speak.
Fan Wubing’s expression turned cold, and he said,
"Junior sister, set up the pot. Today we’ll try the taste of Lake God."
"Ah~ no, it has half a human body."
"Keep the human half as a specimen, only eat the upper half."
The Lake God was filled with intense grief,
"And you say you’re not Demon Sect disciples!"
Fan Wubing bared his teeth,
"Then you’d better explain why you harmed people."
The Lake God gritted its teeth, under overwhelming resentment, and began to narrate the cause and effect.