"Could there be no world beasts at the bottom of this lake?"
Qin Shaofeng murmured in confusion, his brow furrowing slightly. But then he shook his head. "No, I'm probably still too far above the lakebed."
As he thought this, Qin Shaofeng began to descend slowly.
One hundred meters...
Ninety meters...
Eighty meters...
But even when Qin Shaofeng had descended to fifty meters, the lake's surface remained utterly still—not so much as a ripple. It was eerily calm!
"Still not low enough?"
Staring down at the lakebed, black as ink and seemingly bottomless, Qin Shaofeng gritted his teeth and plunged sharply downward.
Whoosh!
This time, Qin Shaofeng dropped straight to a height of twenty meters, but he still saw nothing on the lake's surface.
"No way. Still nothing? Could there really be no world beasts in this lake? But that can't be!"
Frowning, Qin Shaofeng murmured softly and descended a little farther.
Ten meters...
The lake remained calm!
Five meters...
Still no movement. The surface was as smooth as a mirror.
"Looks like there really isn't anything. Then I'll just..."
I'll go wait by the Half Moon Flower for the Half Moon Fruit to mature!
That was what Qin Shaofeng had meant to say, but before he could finish murmuring to himself, the lake suddenly erupted into action!
Splash!
The water five meters below Qin Shaofeng suddenly churned like boiling water, surging wildly.
Amid the churning, he saw the surface split open into countless whirlpools. From them, a series of enormous jaws lined with gleaming teeth lunged at him.
"Not good!"
The instant the lake's surface stirred, Qin Shaofeng understood.
There really were those damned world beasts in the lake.
Whoosh!
Without a second thought, Qin Shaofeng shot upward.
Keeping his eyes fixed below, he finally saw that those