On the unknown Lake Heart Island.
The lake ahead emanated a subtle yet intimidating aura.
Some terrifying power brewed within it, enough to make any outsider suffer.
In truth, the property of these waters that reduced health by an amount equal to 1.5% of one's maximum HP every second was not particularly frightening.
But when combined with rules that restricted self-healing and all manner of healing abilities, it became exceedingly troublesome.
On top of that, all methods of crossing quickly had been restricted as well, clearly indicating that the trial aimed to force the lords to swim across.
The most straightforward solution was to sacrifice the lives of one's subordinates.
Using the reefs that the sacrifices temporarily transformed into to help the lord reach the shore.
Of course, that was not the only answer.
The Lord System never set questions with only one answer.
There were always alternative approaches hidden within, waiting to be uncovered.
It simply required the lord to possess courage, wisdom, insight, and, most importantly, strength.
Besides individual strength, the quantity of items and wondrous artifacts one possessed was naturally an important measure as well.
Take Zong Shen, for example. He had quite a few wondrous artifacts on hand.
To deal with this strange lake water, he naturally needed Water Element items.
With that thought, he flicked his wrist and took out a crystalline water droplet the next moment.
It was none other than the demigod-grade wondrous artifact—[Fusion Waterdrop]!
It possessed an almost limitless ability to absorb water.
Like a gluttonous beast, it could swallow up this strange lake water.
The water in this projection dungeon probably could not be taken out, but the powerful water-avoidance ability it granted Zong Shen should be enough to get him through safely.
After all, this droplet possessed three major water-control