Multiverse Skill System

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Just before, Yi Shuihan noticed that Li Xia's gaze was somewhat strange, and knew that the other party must need his help, so he simply asked. If it was really not difficult, it wouldn't hurt to lend a hand.

"May I ask, young friend, are you capable of defeating a powerful being from the heavens?"

Li Xia originally had no hope of returning to the secret realm, even after discovering Fang Qing's potential and knowing that she might have the potential to reach the Central Heaven or even ascend to the Heavenly Realm.

The appearance of Yi Shuihan gave Li Xia hope. He hadn't initially reacted to the scene of Zhang Yuan being suppressed, but after thinking about it carefully, he came to an astonishing conclusion: Yi Shuihan's strength might be at the Heavenly level or even stronger. The way Yi Shuihan asked Zhendao if he could destroy a mountain peak with one blow made it seem as if he was used to it.

"I want to meet the true Tao."

Without directly answering Li Xia's question, Li Xia already knew the answer: someone who wasn't even afraid of the true path would naturally have no problem dealing with the heavens.

"boom!"

The loud noise was audible to almost everyone in the entire hall.

Li Xia knelt before Yi Shuihan, his voice trembling with pleading.

"Please, young friend, avenge my Chun Yuan Sect!"

With tears streaming down his face, Li Xia recounted the past events surrounding the Chun Yuan Sect to Yi Shuihan.

"Are you sure this isn't a revenge killing, but an undeserved disaster?"

Instead of immediately agreeing to Li Xia's request, Yi Shuihan asked calmly, "If it's a revenge killing with a reason, I don't intend to get involved. After all, no one can say for sure how the Chun Yuan Sect's secret realm came about. What if the original owner came back to take revenge?"

Others say that the people drove out the Chun Yuan Sect, but they didn't wipe them out completely; they only killed the threatening Xiantian martial artists.

Li Xia fell silent. He wasn't sure if this was a revenge killing, but he was unwilling to give up his revenge. He hadn't had the chance before, but now the opportunity was right in front of him. He had a chance to avenge his master, so how could he not seize it?

"I beg your help, young friend. If this is a revenge killing, I am willing to atone with my death."

This is a decision made with absolute certainty to go down a dark path.

Do you know how to get to the Zhou Tian Sect?

"Know!"

"That's good. Come with me. If it's on the way to your previous secret realm, we'll go and take a look."

"Thank you, thank you, my friend."

Chapter 684, The Mysterious Mist

Finally, Yi Shuihan left behind a cultivation legacy for the Chun Yuan Sect. Although it was just the most common cultivation method in his collection, it is believed that the Chun Yuan Sect may soar to great heights before long.

Led by Li Xia, Yi Shuihan embarked on another journey to find the Eastern cultivator, this time with the suspected True Dao martial artist as his target.

Besides Li Xia, Yi Shuihan was also accompanied by Fang Qing, a young girl. It's unclear what Li Xia was thinking, but he actually brought her along.

Fang Qing's current identity is that of a maid serving Yi Shuihan, doing some trivial things for him.

Alright, Yi Shuihan has already figured it out. Li Xia has a good plan. He wants to bring Fang Qing into his fold. If he can accept Fang Qing, that would be the best. The Chun Yuan Sect will have a real backer. Even if he can't, Li Xia is still a good man. Taking Fang Qing out to see the world is still very beneficial to her growth.

I don't know what Li Xia said to Fang Qing, but Fang Qing was so obedient and hardworking to Yi Shuihan. If you didn't know, you would really think that Fang Qing was someone to Yi Shuihan.

"Is he really as powerful as the sect leader said? If I follow him, I can quickly become stronger and eventually become a true master!" Fang Qing rested her chin on her right hand, looking curiously at Yi Shuihan, who was bathed in sunlight. She had never seen anyone sunbathe at night before.

Along the way, Yi Shuihan's constant displays of affection had already made Fang Qing secretly fall for him, feeling that someone like Yi Shuihan was the kind of partner she was looking for. Unfortunately, Yi Shuihan didn't seem to show much interest in her, making Fang Qing wonder if her charm had diminished.

Although only 16 years old, Fang Qing has an extremely beautiful face and a very well-developed figure. She would be considered an absolute beauty in any city. With room for growth, she might even have the opportunity to become a national-level beauty in the future.

Fang Qing's beauty attracted countless suitors in the outside world. After joining the Chun Yuan Sect, she was able to quickly integrate into the sect thanks to her outstanding appearance, which she was always very proud of.

"We've arrived. This is the place. Next, we need to cross a dangerous area, shrouded in mist and treacherous. Only by passing through it can we reach the Zhou Tian Sect's secret realm."

Li Xia appeared very nervous. This misty and dangerous place was said to be a place where even a mid-level expert could die if they entered, and only experts from the highest level could pass through without danger. If it weren't for Yi Shuihan accompanying him, Li Xia would never have wanted to come here.

They had already visited Li Xia's Pure Yuan Sect's secret realm three days ago. Now it was occupied by a new sect called Iron Fist Sect, which had four experts at the Zhongtian level. They were weaker than the Pure Yuan Sect had been back then. As for the person who had slaughtered everyone in the Pure Yuan Sect, they had not found any trace of him.

Yi Shuihan personally intervened and finally obtained a clue from the Iron Fist Sect. The mysterious expert might be related to the Zhou Tian Sect, since the Zhou Tian Sect had once sent a powerful expert to investigate.

Now that things had come to this point, Li Xia had no choice but to come to Zhou Tianmen. He was willing to risk his own life for revenge, so naturally he would come. Yi Shuihan's ability to subdue four Zhongtian experts also gave him considerable confidence.

Gazing at the ominous mist, Yi Shuihan felt a strange sensation. He could swear that he had flown over this place before, but he hadn't noticed anything different. Now, standing at the entrance to the ominous mist, he could clearly feel the fierce aura emanating from it.

"very scary!"

Fang Qing trembled all over. As the weakest member of the group, just staying at the ominous entrance of the misty place made her feel like an ordinary person surrounded by wolves. Her body's instincts made her want to leave this dangerous place.

"Qing'er, don't be afraid, Young Friend Yi is here!"

Li Xia was encouraging Fang Qing, but wasn't he also encouraging himself?

The clever Fang Qing realized that only by relying on Yi Shuihan could she avoid danger, so she immediately moved closer to him, and the distance between them was almost within 10 centimeters, which looked very ambiguous.

"You don't need to get this close. Even if you're far away, I'll still have time to react."

They deliberately created distance and were the first to step into the Misty Forest.

Looking at Yi Shuihan walking away, Fang Qing felt very wronged, thinking that Yi Shuihan disliked her.

Even Li Xia felt that he had misjudged Yi Shuihan. The other party's mind was extremely firm, and beauty seemed to have no effect on him. You know, even he was amazed when he first saw Fang Qing. If he hadn't gotten old, he might have pursued Fang Qing as well.

"Let's go, follow him. He won't just leave you to die. Maybe he just doesn't like being too close to women."

The reason it's called the Misty Forest is because once you enter, visibility becomes very low, as if you're in a fog. But in reality, this isn't fog in the usual sense; it's something special that impairs your senses, creating the fog effect.

The name "凶森" (Xiongsen) signifies the ferocity of this forest. Whether it's animals or plants, nothing in the Misty Forest is simple. Even a small blade of grass that can be seen everywhere could turn into a deadly scythe that could take a life in the next moment.

This place seems to be a completely different world from Earth. If scientists studying Earth were to discover the existence of such a place, it would surely attract a huge influx of them, resulting in heavy casualties. Even nuclear bombs might not be able to make the Misty Forest disappear. Yi Shuihan had this feeling.

This is a place that only the truly strong can conquer.

"stop!"

"what happened?"

A guest is passing by!

After waiting for several minutes, nothing changed. Just when Fang Qing thought Yi Shuihan had made a mistake, a foul, fishy stench that almost made Fang Qing faint arrived.

"what!"

An uncontrollable scream.

A jet-black head, a full 20 meters tall, was actually the head of a snake.

Chapter 685, Black Blood Serpent and Hunter

Most snakes are basically invisible; their eyes are merely decorative, and they rely more on infrared sensors and scent.

The snake before them was certainly not an ordinary species. Its enormous eyes reflected the figures of Yi Shuihan and his group, filled with cold indifference and a hint of barely perceptible disdain.

"I've been underestimated!"

Yi Shuihan found it quite interesting to read the snake's thoughts from its eyes. He had originally thought that the ear-shaped beasts in the Misty Forest were either unintelligent or of very low intelligence, but the one he had encountered was clearly not like that. It was definitely not a wild beast that acted solely on instinct.

"It's a Black Blood Serpent. It can spray venom that is corrosive and can penetrate the defenses of true qi. Even ordinary beginners can only flee when they encounter it."

Li Xia explained to Yi Shuihan in a low voice, while taking a slight step towards Fang Qing, intending to protect her if anything happened. In his heart, Fang Qing was more important than himself.

This was also the first time Li Xia had ever seen a black-blooded snake. He was able to recognize it because it was a species that required special attention in the Misty Forest.

"The Black Blood Serpent, is its blood black?"

At this moment, Yi Shuihan was still able to maintain such a relaxed attitude in his questioning, which made Li Xia feel much more at ease. As for Fang Qing, her face had turned deathly pale since the initial scream, and she had not yet recovered from the fear.

"The blood of the Blackblood Serpent is not black; it is red like ours. However, any creature attacked by its venom will eventually be corroded into a mass of black blood."

Yi Shuihan and his group's attitude clearly angered the Black Blood Serpent. After all, the humans it had seen before would turn and run away at the sight of it, and it also liked to chase after these weak humans and watch their fearful appearance. It had just eaten a small meal and accidentally discovered these humans. It planned to exercise after cooking, first making the humans struggle in pain and fear, and then eating them.

Its enormous size did not slow down the Blackblood Serpent's movements; on the contrary, it was exceptionally agile and incredibly fast. From raising its body to launching an attack, the entire process took less than a second.

Fang Qing felt a sudden darkness before her eyes, and then she saw the gaping maw of the black blood snake.

"Oh no, I'm going to die. I'll be eaten by a snake. What a horrible way to die. Will he die too? If so, that wouldn't be so bad!"

In her final moments, Fang Qing was surprisingly not afraid; instead, the image of Yi Shuihan appeared in her mind.

"Little girl, how long are you going to stand there daydreaming?"

Yi Shuihan's voice brought Fang Qing back to reality.

The black blood snake, which she found terrifying and wouldn't even resist just by looking at, was pinned to the ground by Yi Shuihan's foot. Its head was a bloody mess, and half of its body was sunk into the ground. Only occasional twitches proved that it was still alive.

One of the black water snake's heads was nearly 20 meters long. Even with half of it sunk into the ground, it was still 10 meters long. In Fang Qing's eyes, Yi Shuihan, who was standing on the black blood snake, was simply a god descending to earth.

"As expected of young friend Yi, such formidable strength."

Li Xia looked at the black water snake that had been subdued and sighed.

Only those at the Mid-Heaven Realm can contend with the Black Water Serpent using their flight ability. Generally speaking, it's not easy for even a Mid-Heaven Realm expert to kill it; the battle would last at least a while. Only those at the Upper Heaven Realm possess the power to crush the Black Water Serpent with a single move, but that relies on the advantage of their elemental attributes. As for someone like Yi Shuihan, who suppressed the Black Blood Serpent with pure strength, Li Xia had never heard of such a thing.

"Was this the guest you mentioned before?"

Seeing that Yi Shuihan had dealt with the black water snake so easily, Fang Qing, though still afraid of the black blood, was able to maintain a basic level of normalcy. In order to divert her attention, she asked Yi Shuihan a question.

"Of course not, the real guest arrived long ago, didn't he? My friend behind the third tree in the southeast."

"Is there anyone else?"

Upon hearing this, Fang Qing and Li Xia both looked warily at the place Yi Shuihan had mentioned, their eyes wide open as if trying to see right through the tree.

"We've been found out? You're pretty good!"

From behind the tree that Yi Shuihan mentioned, a half-masked person emerged, whose eyes were even more terrifying than those of the Black Blood Serpent.

"do you know who he is?"

The new guy that Yi Shuihan was able to bring out was much stronger than the Zhongtian level guys he had seen before. He was definitely the Shangtian level guy that Li Xia had mentioned, who had mastered the attributes. According to Li Xia, there weren't many people like him, which is why he asked Li Xia who this guy was.

Li Xia shook his head blankly. He didn't know the identity of the person in front of him. He had just been looked at by this person and even saw the horrific scene of his own death. He felt that this person was even more powerful than the Heavenly Realm expert he had seen before who slaughtered the Pure Yuan Sect.

"Is this snake your prey?"

"Not bad, this is good food."

"Then I'll give it back to you."

With a kick, the Black Blood Serpent was sent flying towards the half-masked man, crashing down like a small mountain.

The half-masked man reached out with his hands, which glowed with an eerie black light. When his hands touched the black water snake, the black light instantly expanded, gradually enveloping the entire black blood snake.

A bizarre scene unfolded: the black-blooded snake's body, which was wrapped up, continued to shrink until only a snakeskin remained, and everything else completely disappeared.

"Was he devoured? His aura has intensified slightly."

In Yi Shuihan's eyes, this was not a big deal. After all, the great demon he encountered in the Kunxu Secret Realm was much more terrifying. Therefore, he only frowned slightly.

Li Xia and Fang Qing were completely terrified, staring at the half-masked man as if he were a monster, even wondering if it was some other thing disguised as a human.

"How could the Misty Forest be so terrifying? Wasn't it said that those at the Heavenly Realm could easily pass through? That's because they haven't encountered this person yet!"

Terrified, even with Yi Shuihan present, Li Xia had the urge to turn and run away at any moment.

The half-masked man who had "eaten" the black blood snake stood there quietly, his eyes fixed on Yi Shuihan, gleaming with an inexplicable light.

"I can feel that by eating you, I can become stronger."

"How about we try it?"

"No, I'm no match for you. I'm leaving."

Chapter 686, Wind Bear

There was no battle as expected. The half-masked man turned and left cleanly and decisively, and Yi Shuihan did not stop him.

"Phew, that really scared me to death. How could there be such a terrifying person?" Fang Qing patted her budding apple with her small hands, her face showing a look of relief.

"Let's go! Let's keep moving forward."

Yi Shuihan discerned the direction and continued to venture deeper into the misty, ominous depths. He had a premonition that he would encounter the same guy again.

Having experienced the Black Blood Serpent, Fang Qing and Li Xia both realized the perilous danger of the Misty Mist, and they became extremely vigilant, not daring to stray even slightly from Yi Shui Han.

Li Xia was willing to die for revenge, and also for protecting Fang Qing, the hope of his sect. If he could avoid death, he didn't want to die meaninglessly, being killed by the ferocious creatures shrouded in mist. That was certainly not what he wanted.

Perhaps because he encountered the Black Blood Serpent, all his bad luck was used up. Although he encountered some dangers afterward, none of them exceeded the level of the Black Blood Serpent. It is estimated that Li Xia could barely handle them on his own.

Half a day later, Yi Shuihan and his group had arrived at the latter half of the Misty Forest, and in a few more hours they would be able to completely pass through the Misty Forest.

For anyone else, this would be impossible. Not to mention the perilous nature of the misty forest, the path that can only be explored by feeling is enough to give anyone a headache. It would be quite an achievement to be able to cross this place in a few days.

There is a special rule in the Misty Forest: if you fly in it, you will be besieged by all the flying beasts of the Misty Forest. Even the strongest in the middle realm can only die under this siege. Strongest in the upper realm will not choose to fly unless absolutely necessary.

Unable to fly, the speed would be reduced significantly if one wanted to traverse the misty and dangerous forest. Generally speaking, it would take about half a month to get out of the misty and dangerous forest.

The reason he could move so quickly was mainly because Yi Shuihan was strong enough! He didn't need to take detours; as long as he identified the direction, everything in his way was pulverized. Whether it was rocks or special plants, they could only obediently submit to his power.