Why were they called rare beasts? Because among them were mutated beasts that had once been critically endangered Class I protected animals, such as Chinese sturgeon. Like giant pandas mutated into beasts, they were all known as rare beasts.
Naturally, he also saw many decayed man-made wonders. The most famous along the Yangtze River basin was, of course, the Three Gorges Dam, once one of the world's largest hydroelectric hub structures.
However, the once bustling Three Gorges Dam was now nothing but ruins, having become one of the habitats of aquatic monsters. No fewer than three King-Level Monsters lived there, making it one of the strongest monster gathering grounds within China.
After everything he had seen and felt along the way, Guan Ning seemed to gain some insight.
Water was the source of life, but also the source of destruction.
Water could nurture all things, yet it could also devour all things.
Water...
The Yangtze River was long. Along one stretch of the river flowing out from the foot of the plateau stood a Moonwatch Cliff. The waters of the Yangtze rushed through the mountain ravine beneath the cliff and straight toward the great lake downstream.
This cliff was called Moonwatch Cliff, and as its name implied, it was connected to the moon. Here, the swift currents would become still due to the terrain, allowing the calm water's surface to serve as a mirror reflecting a bright moon.
Guan Ning stood here now, seemingly enlightened. Looking at the moon reflected in the water, he thought of his parents from his previous life. He wondered whether they were living well, whether the moons in the two universes were the same. His thoughts were in complete turmoil—one moment he was thinking about his parents from his previous life, the next he was