Chapter Ninety-Eight: Nothing Is Impossible

Qin Chuan's eyes immediately lit up. He couldn't help thinking to himself: "This Illusory Jungle is truly a treasure trove for me. I was just worrying about where to find the Water Source, and it delivers itself right to my door."

"Ding! Due to the influence of the environment, sharpness and speed are reduced by 10%, while toughness is increased by 20%."

At that moment, Qin Chuan once again heard the system's notification.

This was Qin Chuan's first underwater battle, and it felt somewhat novel.

Even though his attributes had dropped a bit, he didn't take it too much to heart.

Qin Chuan drew closer, locked onto one of the Water Spirits, and activated the skill — Flowing Strike.

"Whoosh!"

The Dragon-Patterned Cold Jade Sword let out a faint sound in the water. In the dim depths of the lake, had one not been listening closely, it would have been difficult to notice. And because the blade was black, it naturally gained an extra measure of concealment.

However, as spiritual beings of water, the Water Spirits were extremely sensitive to fluctuations in the water. When the Dragon-Patterned Cold Jade Sword came within a three-meter range, both Water Spirits sensed that something was wrong — but it was already too late.

The next moment, the tip of the Dragon-Patterned Cold Jade Sword pierced the head of the Elite Water Spirit. Qin Chuan distinctly felt a soft, resilient resistance, followed by a gentle *pop* as the blade sank in, then a wave of warmth.

"Ding! Killed a Level 26, Tier 3 top-grade Water Spirit. Obtained 70,000 experience points. Bonus 100% experience for killing an enemy above your level. Congratulations, host! You have obtained 140,000 experience points."

"Ding! Kill triggered. Sharpness increased by 10%..."

Meanwhile, the other Water Spirit beside it had barely opened its mouth in shock when Qin Chuan split it in two.

"Ding! Killed..."

"Ding! Devour successful. Obtained 18,000 evolution points."

......

After devouring, Qin Chuan slipped into the pitch-black cave and gradually saw a blue glow ahead.

In the blue glow grew many blue water lilies, four or five meters tall, every leaf extremely broad. At that moment, a group of Elite Water Spirits swam around, their eyes scanning endlessly, looking highly vigilant.

"How strange. To be this tense in their own lair, they must be up to no good."

Just as Qin Chuan muttered to himself, a brilliant light blazed from deep within the blue water lilies.

In the distance, a blue water lotus slowly rose into the air. Upon it grew five shimmering water lotus seeds, dazzlingly radiant at this moment. In that instant, the eyes of every Elite Water Spirit around were filled with boundless joy.

"We finally succeeded!"

"Yes, it really wasn't easy."

......

Taking advantage of the Water Spirit Elites turning to gaze at the distant water lotus, Qin Chuan shot into the midst of the water lilies and swiftly swam deeper into their depths.

Meanwhile, the water lotus rotated gently, its roots connected to the blue liquid below. The liquid was crystal clear, holding together without dispersing at the bottom of the lake.

A tall, mighty Water Spirit Lord gazed at the water lotus with reverence and slowly swam up to it.

He extended both hands and lifted them toward the water lotus, his eyes brimming with excitement and longing.

"Come here, my child. I have nurtured you for so long. At last, it is time for you to repay me."

The Water Spirit Lord's tone was extremely gentle, like a father speaking to a beloved child — yet it sent a chill down one's spine.

"Whoosh!"

A black shadow flashed past, and the water lotus instantly shattered, scattering downward and plunging back into the blue liquid. And the five water lotus seeds, the next moment, mysteriously vanished.

"What's going on?!"

The Water Spirit Lord stupidly clasped his hands together, feeling them empty. None of this felt real.

"Ding! Devoured a Tier 4 Supreme-Grade Water Lotus Seed. Obtained 30,000,000 experience points and 3,000,000 evolution points."

......

"Aha, snatched it again. Delicious!"

After returning to his starting point, Qin Chuan swam over slowly and hovered in the water.

It was only then that the shocked Water Spirit Lord noticed that, at some point, an uninvited guest had entered his territory.

"Wh... Who are you?"

"How did you get in here?"

"Was it you who snatched my water lotus seeds?"

The Water Spirit Lord asked three questions in a row, looking as though he still hadn't figured out the situation.

Seeing that the Water Spirit Lord seemed a bit adorably dull, Qin Chuan couldn't help laughing. "Aha, I just happened to pass by and accidentally poked your water lotus to pieces. Quite the accident, really."

The Water Spirit Lord eyed Qin Chuan suspiciously, then said something that nearly made Qin Chuan spit out his food.

"Since it was an accident, fine — forget the ruined lotus. But give me back the water lotus seeds, and I'll let you go."

This Water Spirit Lord's temper was almost unreasonably good. As expected of one made of water — gentle as hell.

"Giving them back? Not possible. And I don't need you to let me go."

By now, Qin Chuan noticed ripples spreading through the water all around him. Clearly, the Water Spirit Elites had already closed in.

"Very well. If you won't hand them over, I'll just have to kill you."

The Water Spirit Lord's originally gentle gaze began to turn fierce.

In truth, the Water Spirit Lord was no fool at all — he had merely been stalling for time, waiting for his subordinates to surround them. Now that the Water Spirit Elites had encircled the area, he no longer needed to keep up the act.

With two hundred Water Spirits unleashing a linked group skill, they could tear Qin Chuan to shreds in an instant.

"Water Vortex!"

At the Water Spirit Lord's command, a colossal vortex spun madly around Qin Chuan, as if trying to rip him apart.

Linked skill — Water Vortex: forms a vortex spanning fifty meters with a rotational speed of 30 meters per second. The more people who release the skill, the faster the rotation and the greater the pulling force. Each additional Water Spirit increases the rotation speed by 0.5%. Now, with two hundred Water Spirits activating it simultaneously, the rotation speed had already reached a staggering 60 meters per second.

So it is said: what is rigid is easily broken; only the utmost yin and utmost softness can dominate the world. Hence, nothing in the world is more yielding than water.

Qin Chuan was caught in the vortex, which began to contract continuously. It seemed that within a few seconds, he would be ground to dust.

"How dare you! You snatched the water lotus seeds I painstakingly cultivated! Even if you died ten thousand times, it wouldn't be enough!"

At that moment, the Water Spirit Lord's voice had become utterly sinister and terrifying, with not a trace of gentleness remaining.

Outwardly gentle as hell, the Water Spirit Lord was in truth suspicious, ruthless, and venomous by nature.

Meanwhile, the rapidly spinning vortex caused changes on the lake's surface, filling both Zizi and Sleepybug with worry.

"Little bug, do you think Qin Chuan has run into something terrible?"

"Yes, Sister Zizi, things don't look good. Why don't we go down and take a look?"

"Alright, let's go down."

Following the direction of the vortex, Zizi and Sleepybug soon reached the bottom of the lake and were drawn into the cave. The distant spinning vortex kept tugging at them, and they only escaped disaster by grabbing hold of a rock.

The Water Spirits, however, were completely unaffected. They watched the Dragon-Patterned Cold Jade Sword in the vortex with sneers on their faces.

"This bastard deserves to be shattered to pieces!"

"Exactly! Daring to snatch the water lotus seeds — he must be tired of living!"

......

But then...

"Hum!"

A sword cry rang out, followed by a blaze of orange light. The dragon pattern on the blade shone extraordinarily bright.

A fire dragon coiled around the blade, radiating scorching flames.

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!"

The blazing flames actually burned out a two-meter space.

"What?! Impossible!"

The Water Spirits understood perfectly well the principle that fire and water oppose each other. What shocked them was how terrifying this flame was.

Logically, flames could not appear at the bottom of the water. Yet the facts before their eyes told them that nothing was impossible.

This could only mean that the quality of the flame far surpassed that of the lake water.

Zizi and Sleepybug were equally stunned — though for them, it was more of a pleasant surprise.

As everyone reeled in shock, an even greater surprise began to descend.

"Ding! Attributes restored to normal."

At this moment, Qin Chuan gracefully swung his longsword — one slash, two slashes, three slashes. The seemingly meaningless attacks produced utterly astonishing results.