Chapter 90: Spirit Beast

Looking at the calm surface of the lake, MingYue smiled. A cold aura started emanating from her body.

She took a step onto the surface, and the moment her feet were about to touch the water, it turned into an ice surface. She took a step forward until she reached the middle of the lake.

MingYue then closed her eyes. S~eaʀᴄh the ηovёlFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

One second, two seconds, three seconds, then she jumped.

At the same time, a giant maw appeared where she had been standing, with a large volume of water being splashed. Looking down, MingYue smirked.

A giant snake covered with silver scales came out from inside the water.

Realizing its ambush failed, the snake didn't give up; it pounced once more, using its long body to lunge toward MingYue.

Two swords appeared in MingYue's hands, her body moving with grace as if she were dancing in the air.

Slash, slash, each slash easily pierced through the snake's body, but no blood came out, as it was quickly sealed by the ice.

MingYue moved like a fairy, spinning around the snake's body, each slash limiting the snake's movements.

The frostbite also acted like poison, making the snake feel numb.

The snake roared in pain, its body thrashing around, making the water and cave walls vibrate under its weight. But the snake was not an opponent for MingYue; with another slash, the snake turned into an ice statue that then broke into pieces.

However, MingYue didn't let her guard down; she glided back as another snake, the same size, came out from the water, lunging at her. One snake, two snakes, and dozens of snakes came out.

But MingYue kept calm through it all. As she dodged all their attacks, she finally smiled when she reached the middle of all the snakes.

MingYue then checked the map, counting the life forces, "Hmm, only three more snakes remain underwater. This should not be a problem for me."

MingYue already knew the lake was infested by some monster, so she purposefully stood above the lake, using herself as bait to make them come out from the water.

A fight in the water would be more dangerous for her. It's better for her to fight on the ground. After one of the snakes died, the rest of the herd, enraged, came out pouncing at MingYue, just as she had planned.

She could use Fengxue Qi to make the snakes avoid her, but this was not ideal for MingYue since she wanted to move the secret realm to the spirit crystal mine.

If the snakes survived and started ambushing her people, it would give her more headaches at that time. She could not just use her secret skill without worrying the many miners around.

Now, in the middle of the snakes, her swords started emanating frost qi. Her body spun as she used the secret technique from the artifact combined with her own secret art, enhancing the damage to a new level.

The two swords slashed in the air, creating a sharp ice shockwave exploding outward. The secret skill allowed MingYue to explode ice attacks on all surrounding enemies; it's named Ice Lotus Flower - Absolute Zero.

BOOM! The shockwave exploded, turning the clear water and all the snakes into ice. MingYue landed gracefully on the ground.

All the frozen snakes then turned into ice shards, dropping to the frozen water lake surface, but the ice surface could not bear their weight; it cracked, making many splashing sounds, falling deep into the water.

All the bodies then turned into green particles, absorbed into MingYue's body. She then, without hesitation, jumped into the lake.

She used her qi to coat her clothes, making sure they weren't wet, and before jumping, she put on an oxygen mask for diving from Alex. This allowed her to swim underwater without worry.

Splash! MingYue swam, moving deeper into the water.

She could see the snake survivors fleeing from her. Based on their speed, she knew she couldn't catch up, 'Forget it. I will make MingHao hunt them later,' she thought.

MingYue then continued her journey until she reached the lake bed. Based on Vesa detection, the qi crystals should be even deeper. MingYue then started looking for an entrance to find a way in.

Not finding any, she sighed. She returned the sword to her storage ring.

She could use her sword to explode the ground, making a tunnel, but that would be a waste of her own qi. She took a gun and then set it to maximum; pointing downward, she shot it with major power to the ground.

BANG!

The ground exploded, making a hole in another area under it. This made the air pressure explode at once, creating a current pushing the water upward. MingYue then moved quickly into the tunnel.

After the whole air exploded, the water in the lake started moving down, creating an undercurrent that pushed MingYue's movement down even faster.

Passing down the hole she made, MingYue was surprised to find a bigger space, surrounded by qi crystals everywhere, the walls, the ceiling, even the ground, and in the middle of it, a creature seemed to be asleep.

MingYue didn't waste time. She set the gun to the max, and she also threw a few grenades right to the creature's face. Based on the appearance alone, MingYue knew she could not underestimate it.

The creature was like the snake above, but this one had four claws, just like a dragon, its size smaller, covered with azure scales.

BOOM! BOOM! The grenades exploded but not on the creature's face; they exploded in the air. Just before reaching the creature's face, it opened its eyes.

The reptilian eyes locked onto the projectile and hit it away with its tail. The creature then growled at MingYue.

"Hmm, a spirit beast," she mumbled. Just like humans, beasts also have their own cultivation stages.

They have fewer stages, but each one takes a longer time. MingYue knew this one was a spirit beast since it had intelligence but didn't infuse any element into its attacks.