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Jiang Feng, stepping on true qi, sped across the water as if taking a leisurely stroll.

However, just as he was feeling a sense of wonder...

Suddenly, a pale little hand covered with blue webbed claws emerged from beneath the calm water!

The hand appeared silently, without even a splash of water, yet it grabbed Jiang Feng's ankle like a water ghost seeking his life!

If it were an ordinary fourth-rank martial artist, they would definitely be dragged to the surface by this.

But the river breeze is different!

Having cultivated the "Primordial Condensing Spirit Emperor Scripture," his divine sense became extremely sharp. The moment the freak broke through the water, his heart tightened.

"court death!"

Jiang Feng's eyes suddenly turned cold. He stomped heavily on the water and leaped several meters into the air as if he were growing out of dry land.

"Who?!"

He shouted angrily, his gaze sweeping downwards.

However, the ripples on the water quickly subsided, as if what had just happened was merely a hallucination.

"Is it just my imagination?"

Jiang Feng frowned slightly.

"No! It's definitely not an illusion!"

That chilling murderous aura just now couldn't be faked!

However, if the person lurking underwater is a martial artist, it is impossible for them to have such a terrifying escape speed underwater after missing their first attack!

"A strange beast!"

A fierce glint flashed in Jiang Feng's eyes, and he coldly snorted, "Since you enjoy playing tricks, then die here!"

With a sudden flick of his wrist, the Purple Cloud Sword was drawn from its sheath.

"Swish! Swish! Swish!"

Several sharp, unparalleled purple sword energies slashed fiercely into the waters where the strange hand had just appeared.

In an instant, the sword energy cleaved the water's surface, creating several deep trenches several meters deep!

"squeak!!!"

The moment the sword energy entered the water, a piercing scream erupted from underwater.

The voice was neither human nor human, but rather resembled the mournful cry of some kind of ape.

The next moment, the water surface exploded with a deafening roar!

A creature about one meter in size, covered in dark green slime and seaweed, with a face that resembled a human yet was also ferocious like a monkey, emerged from the water.

Half of its face was torn apart by sword energy, and dark green blood gushed out. Its eyes, devoid of pupils, stared intently at Jiang Feng, filled with resentment and violence.

[Ding! A Tier 3 Water-type Beast—Water Monkey—has been detected!]

"Water monkey?"

Jiang Feng was slightly taken aback, and information about this strange beast immediately came to mind.

This is a gregarious aquatic beast that is both powerful and intelligent.

They rarely engage in direct confrontation. They prefer to lurk in shallow waters, drag their prey or humans who are drinking water on the shore into the water and suffocate them, then smash their skulls and suck out the fresh brains!

"Squeak!"

The water monkey roared angrily at the river wind.

"You dare bark at me like a dog?!"

Jiang Feng sneered and swooped down from mid-air, his Zixiao Sword flashing as he aimed straight for the water monkey's head.

However, this water monkey's agility on the water is nothing short of superhuman.

Its slimy body twisted violently and slid along the edge of the sword energy!

Immediately after dodging the sword energy, the water monkey suddenly leaped up using the tension of the water surface, opened its mouth full of serrated fangs, and viciously lunged at his neck!

"Good speed, but unfortunately not very bright."

Faced with the bloody wind that was so close at hand, Jiang Feng didn't even bother to defend himself with his sword.

He immediately sheathed his sword and clenched his fist.

"Smash it!"

A simple, heavy punch slammed into the head of the water monkey that was lunging at him!

"Bang!"

A dull thud that made your teeth ache.

The water monkey's skull exploded instantly, releasing a cloud of dark green blood mist!

"thump!"

The headless corpse fell into the water.

A third-order crystal core, shimmering with a pale blue light, fell out from the shredded flesh and was caught by Jiang Feng.

[Ding! Killed a Tier 3 Beast, score +100]

The smartwatch on my wrist vibrated slightly, and the numbers on the screen flickered.

"A Tier 3 beast, and it actually has 100 points?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Jiang Feng's eyes.

Keep in mind that killing a Tier 1 piranha only earns you 1 point.

It seems that hunting high-level alien beasts is the only way to achieve a good ranking in the league.

After storing the crystal core in his spatial storage, Jiang Feng didn't linger and continued heading towards the island on the map that had three purple resource points.

However, this body of water is clearly the territory of a group of water monkeys.

Along the way, the river breeze was harassed by water monkeys dozens of times.

He naturally had no pity for these beasts who wanted to eat human brains.

Kill them all!

Unfortunately, most of them were low-level beasts around the first tier, and we never encountered a third-tier water monkey like the one we just saw again.

"Squeak squeak squeak!"

With the last water monkey that attempted to ambush being pinned to death on the shallows by sword energy, Jiang Feng finally set foot on the island.

Judging from the map, this is the largest main island in the Shuizetian area.

As soon as he landed on the island, his eyebrows furrowed slightly.

The internal landscape of this island is completely different from the barren islands on the surrounding area.

Passing through the dense forest on the outskirts, what appeared before us was a cluster of dilapidated buildings!

These houses are built in a very primitive style, without any trace of reinforced concrete. They are constructed entirely of an unknown type of blue stone, exuding a sense of vicissitude and age.

Jiang Feng walked to a stone wall and drew a line on the wall with his finger, which resembled a sword.

"Sizzle!"

A harsh, screeching sound rang out.

To Jiang Feng's astonishment, the sword energy, powerful enough to sever the neck of a third-tier beast, only left a white mark less than half an inch deep on the blue stone brick!

"Such a sturdy material!"

Then, he pushed open a half-closed stone door and went inside.

The room was simply furnished; there were no beds, tables, chairs, or stove.

The room was completely empty, except for a dusty futon that still exuded a faint spiritual aura.

There was no stove, only a meditation cushion.

Jiang Feng squatted in front of the futon, his eyes shifting unpredictably. "Only high-level martial artists who have reached the Abstinence from Grains realm do not need to eat grains."

"Someone once secluded themselves here for a long period of cultivation!"

"Were they people who entered the secret realm later, or... the original owner of this secret realm?"

Filled with doubt, Jiang Feng left the stone house and headed straight for the depths of the dense forest where the three purple dots marked on the map were located.

However, they had only gone a short distance into the dense forest.

"Help... Is anyone there... Please help me!"

A cry for help, tinged with pain, suddenly came from the bushes ahead.

Jiang Feng paused in his steps.

Instead of rushing over like a reckless fool, he lightly leaped into the canopy of a towering tree, held his breath, and coldly looked down.

after awhile.

Accompanied by a series of staggering footsteps.

A man dressed in gray clothes and covered in blood stumbled out of the bushes.

Is anyone there?

"Help me!"

He leaned against the tree trunk, panting heavily, his eyes filled with terror as he kept looking back.

Jiang Feng hid in the tree, peering at the guy through the gaps in the branches and leaves.

The man was about thirty years old and had a stubble beard.

"Not a student participating in the league."

Jiang Feng frowned.

Wu Daming clearly stated that the secret realm had been cleared.

Why are there so many strangers of unknown origin everywhere?

The Blood Vulture Gang was like this before, and now a gray-clad man has appeared?

at this time.

The gray-clad man under the tree seemed to sense something, and suddenly looked up, his eyes scanning the tree canopy above with wary intent.

Although his perception wasn't enough to pinpoint Jiang Feng's location, he still raised his voice, his tone trembling slightly, and shouted:

"Is that... one of the juniors participating in this league?"

"Don't be afraid, junior! I... I'm a senior at Linchuan Martial Arts University!"

"When the secret realm opened last time, our group was entrusted by the school to come in and clear out the high-level alien beasts."

"Later, we encountered a beast tide and were unable to retreat, forcing us to remain in the secret realm!"

"We were hoping to hold out until the league started and then teleport out with our juniors."

"Who would have thought we'd encounter another high-level beast up ahead!"

"All my teammates are dead, and I'm seriously injured..."

The man knelt down with a thud and kowtowed towards the treetop: "Junior, please lend me a hand and save me..."

"If you take me out of here, I'll definitely repay you handsomely!"