0038: Mark

It was only after entering the water that Lu Changfeng could clearly see the black shadow's full form.

It was astonishingly a giant arapaima more than a dozen meters long!

The giant arapaima was also known as the Elephant Fish.

The fact that its name contained "elephant" showed just how great this fish's strength was.

Lu Changfeng had seen this terrifying freshwater fish on an educational channel in his previous life.

However, the largest one he had seen back then had been no more than three or four meters long!

This giant arapaima over a dozen meters long was truly the first Lu Changfeng had ever seen!

His body continued sinking rapidly.

Pangs of pain came from his waist and abdomen.

Lu Changfeng remained fairly calm.

A Martial Artist's flesh and blood were condensed and not so easily bitten through. Besides, he could hold his breath for an hour after taking one breath, so he wasn't at all afraid of being dragged to the bottom of the lake.

Lu Changfeng first reached behind himself and undid the two-hundred-jin iron greatsword on his back.

He had no choice but to abandon it. The thing was simply too heavy, and carrying it on his back made the pressure in the water multiply.

Once the greatsword was unfastened, Lu Changfeng immediately felt his body lighten.

He drew the Autumn Water Longsword and stabbed it into the giant arapaima's hard head.

The scales of the giant arapaima, which had practically become a monster, were extraordinarily tough as well. Ordinary blades and swords would shatter the instant they touched them.

But the Autumn Water Sword was no pushover.

When the two collided, sparks actually burst forth beneath the water, and the two sides locked in a stalemate.

Pale azure energy appeared around Lu Changfeng's body.

Unable to pierce through with a single thrust, Lu Changfeng channeled the Storm Sword Intent and stabbed again!

With the Storm Sword Intent reinforcing it, the Autumn Water Sword easily pierced into the giant arapaima's head this time.

The giant arapaima cried out in pain, released Lu Changfeng, and turned to swim into the distance.

"Count yourself lucky!"

Lu Changfeng cursed under his breath.

He reached out to touch the wound at his waist and abdomen. Fortunately, it wasn't very large.

Even so, faint blood continued to seep from the wound and spread in all directions around Lu Changfeng.

Fengtian Lake was bottomless. Who knew what other monsters might be lurking there?

Lu Changfeng paddled with both hands and feet, just about to swim upward.

A vague voice drifted into his ears.

"Come, come."

Lu Changfeng froze for a moment and stopped to listen carefully.

"Come over here..."

The woman's voice, as if from a distant age, continued to enter Lu Changfeng's mind, growing clearer and clearer!

Lu Changfeng's scalp prickled, and he accelerated upward.

Suddenly, the voice in his mind grew louder and louder.

Lu Changfeng realized that although he was swimming upward, his body was involuntarily heading downward instead.

And he was exerting all his strength! He dove downward with all his might, as if gone mad!

Unable to control his own body, what kind of eerie power was this?

In the four years since crossing over, this was the first time Lu Changfeng had felt his worldview overturned once again.

His body swam faster and faster. Lu Changfeng hadn't even known he possessed such excellent diving skills. By the time he had nearly gone numb—

His body suddenly stopped, and a faint white light appeared before his eyes.

"Come here."

A woman's voice entered Lu Changfeng's ears clearly.

Lu Changfeng walked toward the white light. The instant his body touched it, he was sucked inside.

Lu Changfeng discovered that the buoyancy surrounding him had vanished. He had left the water and arrived in a dried-out space.

This dried-out space seemed to be a primitive karst cave.

At the very center of the cave, countless night-shining pearls and glowing gems adorned the surroundings. Beneath them sat a transparent coffin.

Lu Changfeng swallowed and walked forward.

Inside the transparent coffin, a slender woman slept with both hands resting before her lofty chest.

Anyone would know that a person in such a strange place was no ordinary figure. Lu Changfeng swiftly shifted his gaze away from the places he shouldn't be looking at.

A curved blade was imprinted between the woman's brows. Her features were exquisitely refined, and even in sleep, she radiated an aura of heroic nobility.

"Senior, were you the one who called me here?"

Lu Changfeng came before the coffin and asked tentatively.

The woman inside the coffin gave no response. Her eyes remained closed, as though she had died.

But Lu Changfeng's interface reacted, letting him know that the woman wasn't dead.

Name: ??? (Mysterious Woman in Crystal Coffin in Cave)

Bone Structure: Earth Spirit

Talents: Bloodline Talent [Ancient Demon Elephant] 45%, Supreme Martial Arts Talent [Peerless Blade Prison].

Lu Changfeng sucked in a sharp breath.

Good heavens.

This woman's bone structure and talent were far too terrifying.

An Earth Spirit-grade bone structure.

A supreme-grade blade-art talent.

And a never-before-seen [Ancient Demon Elephant] Bloodline Talent.

If only he had known, he wouldn't have copied Zhao Xingtian's Grade A Upper Bone Structure that morning!

No, that wasn't right. This woman was enclosed in a crystal coffin. Even if Lu Changfeng wanted to copy it, he couldn't.

As for breaking the crystal coffin—

Lu Changfeng shook his head. Forget it. It had been fine when he hadn't known, but now that he knew this woman was still alive, he didn't dare provoke such a terrifying existence.

Lu Changfeng suspected that this woman had most likely lived from the ancient era until now.

Knowing that he couldn't copy this covetable bone structure and talent, Lu Changfeng gradually calmed down.

Lu Changfeng turned and glanced at the glowing area. It seemed to be showing signs of dimming.

If the light went out completely, would he be trapped here?

Spend the rest of his life with the woman in this coffin? Lu Changfeng shook his head.

That wouldn't do.

The woman could sleep in the crystal coffin.

If he couldn't get out, he would starve to death here.

Lu Changfeng instinctively moved toward the light, wanting to leave this place.

"Ah..."

A sigh rang out.

Lu Changfeng stood rooted to the spot.

Suddenly, a beam of white light shot out from inside the coffin.

It enveloped Lu Changfeng's body.

Lu Changfeng had no time to dodge before the white light struck him.

After his initial panic, Lu Changfeng discovered that his body had not been harmed.

Instead, a stream of information entered his mind.

"This is..."

"The follow-up cultivation method for the Muscle Tendon Realm of the Seven Styles of Fengtian, the formula for rapidly refining the bones, and what comes after that—hiss..."

Lu Changfeng felt a sharp pain in his mind. The ball of white light in his mind was giving him feedback: his strength was insufficient, so he couldn't view it.

"So Senior is the founder of the Seven Styles of Fengtian!"

Lu Changfeng came to a sudden realization.

In that case, this woman really might have lived for several thousand or even ten thousand years.

For the grace of imparting the technique, Lu Changfeng respectfully bowed toward the coffin.

"Hm?"

Through the reflection of the crystal coffin, Lu Changfeng saw a flash of white light between his brows. It transformed into a miniature blade, then sank deep into his skin and vanished without a trace.

Lu Changfeng rubbed his brow, but felt no change at all.

"Senior? I'm leaving?" Lu Changfeng asked tentatively.

There was no reaction from inside the crystal coffin.

Seeing that the white light in the distance was about to disappear, Lu Changfeng gritted his teeth and said, "Thank you, Senior, for imparting the technique. If I get the chance to come back next time, I'll burn some paper money for you!"

After saying that, Lu Changfeng leaped toward the white light.

Once again, he felt his body pass straight through something.

Lu Changfeng realized that he had appeared at the bottom of the lake again, surrounded by water.

He turned his head. The white light was rapidly fading, and soon disappeared completely, leaving behind only the jagged rocks of the lakebed.

The bottom of the lake was pitch-black and oppressively stifling. Lu Changfeng leaped upward and swam!

Heaven knew how far that giant arapaima had dragged Lu Changfeng down.

Lu Changfeng swam for nearly ten full minutes before finally breaking the surface and seeing the azure sky.

"Whew." Lu Changfeng took several long, deep breaths.

This experience had truly been astonishing.