Chapter 16: Water Element’s Unmatched Mowing Down
Her consciousness drifted in the void for more than ten seconds before a beam of light pierced the darkness, and her vision suddenly cleared.
Gong Lianyue opened her eyes and looked around. She was on a small, empty island, surrounded by a vast ocean.
No, rather than an island, it was more like a giant prison hundreds of meters wide, with no escape.
This was the Sea Abyss Secret Realm…
Two lines of large characters formed by flowing water floated in the sky, seemingly activated by a touch of spirit sense.
[Endless Mode: Unlimited monster invasion. As time passes, the monsters become stronger. Points are awarded based on survival time. The top 100 scores enter the Top 100 list.]
[Cultivation Mode: Kills accelerate spirit energy absorption. Difficulty selectable. No point rewards. Time limit: 3 hours.]
Endless Mode…
Gong Lianyue definitely wouldn’t choose this. Choosing this mode meant she would be aiming for the Top 100 list. Wouldn’t it be embarrassing if she couldn’t even make it into the top ten?
Furthermore, Endless Mode itself had no benefits. Only those on the Top 100 list received weekly rewards. If she wasn’t aiming for the list, it would be a waste of a secret realm entry.
She would choose Cultivation Mode for faster breakthroughs.
Spirit Master Level 1 was called the Illumination Stage, essentially just a beginner.
Level 2 Spirit Master was called the Dawn and Dusk Stage. The higher-ranking Saintess Candidates were all at this level, their combat systems taking shape. Gong Lianyue was no match for them currently.
However, if she also broke through to the Dawn and Dusk Stage, she could fight them with the Nine-Colored Cloud Dream Flower!
“Cultivation Mode, lowest difficulty.”
As Gong Lianyue spoke, the water characters flickered rapidly.
A few seconds later, a small, deep blue vortex appeared in the center of the island, emanating a profound and terrifying aura.
“Roar!”
A deafening roar echoed as a massive black bull charged out of the vortex, meeting Gong Lianyue’s expectant gaze.
The bull wore steel teeth guards, its robust muscles like solid rock, its two sharp, black horns gleaming. It radiated a ferocious aura.
It could easily swallow a rhino whole, let alone an ordinary tiger or lion.
A low-rank Level 1 spirit beast, the Great Horned Terrorbull.
Thud!
Thud! Thud!!
The Terrorbull stomped its hooves furiously, leaving deep imprints on the ground, snorting hot air from its nostrils.
The blue-haired girl remained expressionless as a humanoid figure formed of flowing water appeared behind her: the Water Element.
[Ice Binding Contract]
The Water Element clasped its hands together in a prayer-like gesture, releasing a chilling air.
A diamond-shaped snowflake mark unfolded behind it, rotating slowly like a wheel.
It could actually use ice-type battle techniques…
Gong Lianyue was speechless. The Water Element now looked like an Ice Spirit. But Ice Spirits were petite and… well-endowed. What was this strange, formless thing?
“Roar!”
The Great Horned Terrorbull roared again. The Water Element remained motionless and seemingly unafraid.
A few seconds later, the Water Element seemed to sense something amiss and turned its head.
It saw the blue-haired girl hiding behind a rock more than ten meters away, only her head peeking out, giving it a thumbs-up as encouragement.
“…”
“…”
Bang!
The ground shattered beneath its hooves as the Terrorbull charged.
Although its momentum was intimidating, it was nothing compared to the Black Mud Whale she had encountered the other day. The whale was at least three times larger.
The Water Element brought its palms together and then apart, streams of water gushing from its body like rain towards the charging bull.
Splash, splash, splash!!!
Normally, a spirit beast without battle techniques couldn’t defeat a same-rank spirit beast with techniques. But the Water Element’s attack seemed… underwhelming.
The Terrorbull, charging through the watery barrage, was completely unharmed, its momentum increasing as it shattered the approaching droplets.
The dark shadow loomed larger and larger in the Water Element’s eyes, but it remained emotionless.
Swish—
Swish, swish, swish, swish—
The next second, the raindrops froze.
Hundreds of icy needles pierced the air, intersecting with the charging black beast. Blood sprayed everywhere.
The Great Horned Terrorbull, riddled with bloody holes, gushed blood like a fountain. It continued to run a few steps by inertia before its eyes dimmed and lost focus.
With a bang, its body exploded into fragments of spirit energy, flowing into the blue-haired girl hiding in the distance.
An instant kill…
Gong Lianyue breathed a sigh of relief. She had been worried she might lose.
Although slightly surprising and exciting, it was within expectations. After all, she was bullying a wild spirit beast without any battle techniques.
However, the combination of water and ice proved unexpectedly effective. Ice had high damage but lacked a freezing medium, while the weak water flow perfectly complemented it.
She briefly sensed the increase in her spirit energy. Half a minute to kill the enemy, resulting in about two minutes’ worth of cultivation progress.
The soul core within her body hadn’t changed at all.
Too inefficient. At this rate, she would waste her secret realm opportunity.
“Increase the difficulty by two levels!” Gong Lianyue shouted.
The water characters flickered, and the blue vortex reappeared.
This time, three Great Horned Terrorbulls emerged from the vortex, glaring ferociously at the water figure.
[Ice Binding Contract]
The diamond-shaped snowflake behind the Water Element spun rapidly. It was just mowing down weeds; it didn’t matter how many there were.
The overflowing water grew colder, the rising droplets rapidly condensing into a massive water sphere.
The water converged, the sphere expanding.
The Water Element casually tossed the water sphere into the air towards the three black bulls ten meters away.
Soaring high above, the water sphere suddenly exploded, a deluge of rain falling downwards.
Swish—
The raindrops froze, showering the Terrorbulls with a cascade of icy needles. They instantly perished, their deaths gruesome and terrifying.
Their bodies shattered into shimmering lights, this time providing three times the spirit energy absorption.
Gong Lianyue licked her lips with satisfaction, feeling slightly unfulfilled. “Increase it by another 5 levels!”
She had expected seven or eight Terrorbulls to appear this time and had already instructed the Water Element to prepare its technique for efficient leveling.
Boom!!!!
The next second, a wave of flames engulfed the area, incinerating everything within a radius of several dozen meters. The scorching heat almost singed the girl’s eyebrows, her face flushing red.
What the—?
Startled, Gong Lianyue quickly retreated more than ten meters, almost exceeding the Water Element’s range.
Red sparks danced wildly. A small, adorable, humanoid figure made of flames emerged from the vortex, its snow-white body wreathed in fire.
A mid-rank Level 1 spirit beast, the Blazing Sprite.
Flames raged, the terrifying heat causing the Water Element to collapse, its formless water seemingly melting. It was no match.
“Mid-rank… too big a jump, huh…” Gong Lianyue frowned.
The Water Element, a fierce fighter against low-rank spirit beasts, was utterly helpless against a mid-rank one. What a useless thing.
She waved her hand, recalling the suffering Water Element into her soul core. In its place, before the Blazing Sprite, appeared a small, harmless-looking, pink little fox.
Now it was the little fox’s turn!!!
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