Chapter 39

Leaving the Dark Moon Valley, Shi Feng directly activated Gravity Liberation to save time, sprinting towards the southeastern Chishui Lake.

On the way, players heading to Dark Moon Valley could all see Shi Feng dashing by like a gust of wind, his speed astonishingly fast, making it hard to even see his appearance clearly.

"Who is this person? Which assassin is so fast!"

"That's not right. Look, he has a sword hanging from his waist, not a dagger. He should be a swordsman."

"Damn, are swordsmen this awesome now? It's widely rumored online that the mayor of Red Leaf Town was killed by a mysterious swordsman, and there's also a powerful swordsman in the Silent Forest who received an invitation from the Ice and Snow Goddess. If I had known, I would have played a swordsman too."

"Do you think it could be the same person?"

"It's not him. I saw the swordsman who killed the mayor with my own eyes. That male swordsman was tall and strong, as big as a black bear, with arms as thick as our thighs. He easily took down the level 15 mayor."

The passing players discussed as they watched Shi Feng leave, feeling deeply speechless about the profession of swordsmen. If there was such a powerful profession, they would have chosen it long ago, but it was too late now.

If Shi Feng knew about their discussion, he would probably just laugh it off. In the Divine Realm, there were no strongest professions, only the strongest players.

On the vast plain, Shi Feng sprinted for over two hours, activating Gravity Liberation more than ten times to escape the pursuit of high-level monsters. He crossed through the level 6 Jackal Ruins and the level 8 Oru Castle before finally reaching the level 10 area, Chishui Lake.

Chishui Lake was a paradise for level 10 water elementals and small fishmen. From a high vantage point, one could see groups of small fishmen patrolling. The closer to Chishui Lake, the more small fishmen there were. The center of Chishui Lake was the lair of the small fishmen, and in the water of Chishui Lake lived the annoying water elementals.

Because the monsters in Chishui Lake were numerous and concentrated, and the small fishmen's curse skill was extremely nasty, absorbing players' attributes and converting them into their own, making them stronger the more they fought, it was very difficult to kill them. Additionally, there were no quests here, so in the previous life, few players were willing to come here to level up.

However, Shi Feng had no choice but to delve into Chishui Lake.

The metal box dropped by Akexia Madol was extremely precious. If Akexia Madol knew, he would probably be so angry that blood would flow from his seven orifices, because inside was a treasure map, and the treasure on the map was located in Chishui Lake.

Shi Feng had played for ten years and had a deep understanding of the history of the Divine Realm.

He never expected that Akexia Madol would have this treasure map. This treasure map was not simple; it recorded a tremendous secret.

Nine hundred years ago, the great alchemist Morado spent great effort creating something. Because of this thing, many major countries in the Divine Realm went to war, with over a dozen heroes vying for it. However, the final whereabouts of this thing were unknown, becoming an unsolved mystery of the Divine Realm.

And the treasure map in Shi Feng's hand recorded the location of this thing.

This thing was the Philosopher's Stone.

The holy relic of alchemy, if an alchemist obtained the Philosopher's Stone, they would have the ability to turn stones into gold, amass infinite wealth, and even bring the dead back to life, perfectly breaking the principle of equivalent exchange in alchemy.

Who would have thought that this holy relic was placed in this unremarkable Chishui Lake.

However, the threat of Chishui Lake was very dangerous for Shi Feng. After all, there was an 8-level difference, and with the 8-level suppression, Shi Feng was no match for the level 10 monsters, let alone the small fishmen who could steal attributes.

However, Shi Feng had to take the risk. Getting the Philosopher's Stone early would give him peace of mind. If he waited until he was level 7 or 8, it might be taken by someone else, and then he would have nowhere to cry.

Shi Feng took out the metal box from his backpack, carefully removed the treasure map, and began to study it carefully.

The treasure map was clearly marked, right below the small fishmen's lair. However, how to bypass these small fishmen was a problem, and at the same time, he had to deal with the water elementals. Although the water elementals had low health, they were 60% immune to physical attacks and had a slow-down skill, making them a headache for melee combat.

After observing for half an hour, Shi Feng discovered that the small fishmen did not patrol continuously; they would rest for a while. Moreover, the small fishmen only moved along the shore and rarely entered the water, where their movement speed would decrease by 60%. He could take advantage of this time to rush into the lake, and the small fishmen would not be able to catch up.

As for the water elementals in the water, he could use Phantom Kill to create a decoy to lure them away while he entered the cave under the small fishmen's lair.

If this plan was not executed well, Shi Feng would definitely die. Dying once would be a significant loss, but with his rebirth advantage, he could quickly recover the lost experience. However, dying once meant returning to the city and then running back, which would take a lot of time.

"Ten seconds left." Shi Feng watched the patrolling small fishmen, estimating the time to sprint.

Time ticked by, and a group of patrolling small fishmen looked around, found nothing, and walked into a small wooden house by the lake to rest, leaving the shore clear.

Shi Feng suddenly exerted force and sprinted to the shore.

Seeing that he was only 30 yards from the lake, another group of patrolling small fishmen discovered Shi Feng and immediately sounded the alarm, rushing towards him with their short knives.

Facing four level 10 small fishmen, even if Shi Feng was powerful, he was no match. His only hope was to jump into the water.

However, the small fishmen were extremely fast and quickly caught up to Shi Feng, swinging their short knives at his back.

Knowing he couldn't outrun the small fishmen, Shi Feng turned around, used Abyssal Bind to tie one, and used Abyssal Block to parry another, blocking the small fishmen behind him.

Using the small fishmen's strength, Shi Feng pulled away by more than 3 yards, activated Gravity Liberation, and jumped into the lake.

However, the other small fishmen quickly followed and jumped into the lake as well.

Splash.

Four small fishmen fell into the water, while Shi Feng sprinted across the surface of the lake.

The skill of walking on water required 80 agility points to activate, but with the Gravity Ring, Shi Feng's body was almost weightless, and with over 30 agility points, he could walk on water without being slowed down.

In no time, Shi Feng had shaken off the relentless small fishmen and swam to a spot not far from the small fishmen's lair, then dived into the water.

As soon as he entered the water, he found a large number of water elementals circling a large cave underwater, as if guarding something.

Water Elemental, Normal Monster, Level 10, Health 750/750.

Shi Feng used Phantom Kill, and a decoy swam over to lure the water elementals.

As planned, a group of water elementals discovered the decoy and rushed towards it. The decoy turned and swam upstream. The water elementals moved quickly in the water but were very slow on land, the opposite of the small fishmen.

Seeing the decoy lure the water elementals away from the cave entrance, Shi Feng quickly swam over.

Before he reached the cave entrance, the system notified him that the decoy had been killed, giving him only about 20 seconds.

The water elementals, after killing the decoy, discovered the intruder and quickly swam back to the cave entrance.

Upon discovering Shi Feng, the water elementals' speed increased significantly, and they rushed towards him.

PS: Thanks to Tian Suo Yun, Qing Mi Huan Jie, and Shui De Qing Chun Bu Fei Yang for their support. However, Old Cat still humbly asks for your collection and recommendation!