Becoming a saint begins with apprenticing under the last martial arts champion.

Rogers, a member of the Great Sun Empire.

At the age of ten, due to his good talent, he joined the Brotherhood of the Cross, where everyone had a special skill, and became an underwater combat specialist.

At the age of twelve, due to his outstanding performance, he received a spiritual cleansing from the Pope of the Church of Light.

At eighteen, he fully joined the military's intelligence organization and invaded the Central Plains.

He became a member of the underwater assassination and intelligence gathering team.

His strength is not particularly formidable.

But once he's in the water, even the most skilled fighters can't really do anything to him.

If you're careless, even a master of internal energy could be toyed with and killed by him in the water.

Rogers also believed himself to be one of the top fighters in the harbor's naval battles. He thought that if he persevered for another ten years and developed internal energy through his breathing techniques, he would firmly hold the top spot in the harbor's naval warfare!

But today... his current mood, to use an old saying from the Central Plains, is: something's really weird!

He practiced swimming freely and received the Pope's favor and divine blessings.

It can be said that they have already brought "breath-holding" and "the ability to manipulate water flow" to their extreme.

But strangely enough, the fisherman-like fellow behind him was always right behind him!

No matter how hard I try, I can't shake them off!

Not only did it keep swimming, it didn't even need to take a breath!

Damn it!

Like a slug you can't shake off!

Rogers was able to continue swimming.

But his pride as a top-tier underwater agent filled him with resentment and anger towards Lu Changqing.

"If my objective isn't to get Wang Hao out of here safely, I'll definitely kill that brat!"

The idea had just popped into Rogers' mind.

He then noticed that the water behind him had suddenly become turbulent.

He glanced sideways and caught a glimpse of Lu Changqing's figure. Suddenly, he accelerated and rushed towards him!

Rogers was startled, then a sense of joy rose within him.

His professionalism as an agent allowed him to avoid combat, constantly leaving with his target and unable to retaliate.

But now... if Lu Changqing tries to catch up with him and hinder his goal... then he can act recklessly!

His right hand immediately gripped the short dagger tightly, and a ferocious look appeared on his face.

Many people came to surround him just now, but he pierced their hearts, including experts at the third and fourth levels of training!

The thought of the blade piercing through the chest of this troublesome kid made Rogers's ferocious expression turn into a smile!

Seeing Lu Changqing charging straight at him without making any attempt to dodge...

If they weren't underwater, Rogers would have wanted to shout a sarcastic remark, "What's the use of just swimming fast?"

Underwater, it's a competition of who is more adapted to the water and who is more agile!

But the next moment, the sneer on Rogers' face froze.

Because he saw that Lu Changqing, who was clearly rushing straight towards him, actually exerted his strength in a strange way and dodged his forward thrust.

At the same time, her hands, like slippery water snakes, clung to his wrists.

One grab, one pinch, one fold!

"Click."

A muffled cracking sound rang out underwater; Rogers' wrist snapped off, and the dagger fell to the ground.

"Mmm, gurgle, gurgle..."

Rogers was in pain and instinctively inhaled some water, but fortunately, his professionalism as an agent prevented him from choking further.

He reacted very quickly.

After his right wrist was severed, he decisively released his left hand from Wang Hao's grasp, reached for his waist, and intended to draw another short knife...

But to his surprise again, Lu Changqing was still faster than him!

The movement seemed unaffected by underwater resistance; it swiftly reached for his waist and took the dagger!

They even slashed a gaping wound across his chest, tearing flesh apart!

And with remarkable ease, he also retrieved the heart that he had dug out of the otter!

In less than three breaths.

Rogers not only lost his ability to fight.

The target and the spoils of the chaotic battle were also taken by the other side!

For a moment, Rogers' face showed only shock, and his emotions were beyond words.

How is that possible?

But Lu Changqing's cold gaze was like that of a shark eyeing its prey.

The agent's professionalism told him.

The mission failed.

Though I hate to admit it, it's the truth: this expert, who had spent nearly ten years underwater, had fallen...

Rogers decisively abandoned everything, turned around and continued swimming away into the distance, intending to escape.

Without the influence of Wang Hao and the otter's heart, he would only be more at ease underwater.

Escaping is definitely not a problem...

But reality once again shattered his confidence in his profession...

With the unconscious Wang Hao in his arms and the otter's heart in his other hand, Lu Changqing swam rapidly to Wang Hao's back.

Kick him hard in the spine...

"Wow!"

With his spine shattered and in excruciating pain, coupled with his human instincts, Rogers opened his mouth and swallowed a lot of river water.

He could clearly feel the water entering his lungs through his mouth...

The feeling of suffocation grew stronger, and his vision gradually blurred...

Until everything went completely dark.

His mind was still filled with Lu Changqing's usual calm expression...

Is the other person a fish?

Why...

Why is he so much better than him?

...

...

After confirming that Rogers was dead and had sunk to the bottom of the river, Lu Changqing quickly pulled Wang Hao and peered towards the surface.

"Splash."

Ripples spread across the water's surface.

Lu Changqing led Wang Hao out of the water, used the sun to determine their direction, and quickly swam towards the shore.

Soon, we reached a secluded waterfront.

Lu Changqing dragged the soaking wet Wang Hao up, laid him flat, and began performing chest compressions and artificial respiration.

When the foreigners fought against him.

The energy layer on Wang Hao's body that resisted the water flow disappeared.

This is why he was so eager to deal with the foreigners.

The rescue operation lasted for half a minute.

Wang Hao suddenly coughed violently, spitting out a lot of water, and then his breathing gradually became calmer.

After waiting for two or three minutes, Wang Hao's eyelids twitched, and he gradually woke up.

Upon seeing Lu Changqing, he was still somewhat dazed, his voice weak, "Chang...Changqing?"

"Did you catch the treasure fish?"

Seeing that Wang Hao was alright, Lu Changqing breathed a sigh of relief.

"Don't worry about that now!"

"go home!"

"Then see a doctor to see if you'll suffer any long-term effects!"

As his good brother, Lu Changqing was naturally worried.

Therefore, he did not linger, but carried Wang Hao on his back and quickly headed towards the Wang family.

...

...

"master!"

"Miss!"

"Young Master is back! It's Brother Lu, it's Brother Lu!!"

"Brother Lu has brought the young master back!"

In the Wang family, a servant hurriedly ran towards the study, shouting.

Wang Shouyin suddenly stood up: "Where is he?!"

The servant hurriedly said, "Erwa carried the young master to the infirmary first!"

"Brother Lu said that the young master was underwater for a while and needs to be checked first!"

Wang Shouyin immediately strode towards the medical room.

Upon arrival, they saw Wang Hao being served hot tea by Uncle Xing.

Wang Shouyin's eyes instantly reddened, and he almost burst into tears.

Then, a ruthless and decisive glint flashed in his eyes and expression.

"The Wang family will thoroughly investigate this matter to the end!"

At the same time, he looked around and then asked, "Where's Xiao Lu?"

Where is Xiao Lu?

"I really want to thank Xiao Hao properly for saving him!"

Standing to the side, Li Erwa immediately replied, "Master, after Brother Lu dropped off the young master, he left, saying he had something urgent to attend to."

"Please forgive my poor manners."

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...

Lu Changqing returned to the courtyard.

Looking at the heart, now devoid of blood and instead displaying a jade-like emerald green after being washed by the river, I couldn't hide my excitement.

He ran back quickly, not because he was afraid the Wang family would take the heart back.

Rather, the energy contained in the otter's heart is constantly being lost!

There's no time to waste!

Back in the courtyard, without stopping, he immediately started a pot of water and threw the heart into it.

After simmering for half an hour.

Lu Changqing smelled a fresh aroma that was even more intense and delicious than that of the treasure fish!

He placed it in a bowl, picked up the bowl and chopsticks, and immediately began to eat heartily!

As the delicious meat entered his mouth, bursts of vital energy once again spread from his stomach to his limbs and bones!

At the same time, the Tai Chi diagram in his mind began to spin rapidly!

Furthermore, the energy of the two Tai Chi diagrams, Yin and Yang, is rapidly filling up simultaneously!

boom--

My mind seemed to jolt.

The white Tai Chi symbol, representing the yang side, is now completely filled!

And after the system was reset to zero, an additional third of it was filled in!

The black portion, representing the shady side, has also been filled in!

And ink-colored characters appeared.

[The person in question ingests the essence of a spirit or monster]

[Available Talent: Powerful (Stimulates Qi and Blood, doubling strength and speed within five minutes; after use, there will be a three-hour period of weakness.)]

[Can be upgraded to: Swimming → Water Control (Walks effortlessly in water, possesses an instinctive awareness of aquatic treasures. Can control a portion of the water flow in rivers and seas.)]