The first update,

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The Dragon King glided through the air, gradually approaching the not-too-distant surface of the lake.

The speed was still quite fast, and Qin Fang estimated that the impact of hitting the water might be extremely strong given his current acceleration.

"No good, it looks like I must descend first…"

Qin Fang glanced at the lake surface, now very close at hand, thought it over, and decided safety came first. He immediately flicked his wrist, tossing his backpack, which was on his back, into the Props Box.

On this journey, due to the company of Li Yang and others, Qin Fang couldn't be too shocking or unconventional, so he had to carry the heavy backpack himself.

Though such a weight was nothing to Qin Fang, he was about to hit water soon, and it was hard to ensure the contents of the backpack wouldn't be damaged by the impact, making putting it into the Props Box a very safe choice.

Meanwhile, Qin Fang had already discovered a little bug with the Props Box: items like the backpack could be put into it whole, taking up just one slot. As long as the total weight and volume didn't exceed a certain level, it wouldn't calculate how many items were actually inside the backpack.

The lake wasn't small by any measure, with a radius of three to five hundred meters. Viewed from the top of a mountain, it might not seem very clear, but Qin Fang was now quite near and could see it much clearer.

After he used his Scouting Skill, Qin Fang detected that the small lake was close to ten meters deep, which was rather deep. With the impact force they'd have falling into it, they wouldn't directly hit the bottom and smash into rocks, potentially killing them on impact.

"Dragon King, take care of yourself, I'll go down first…"

Qin Fang's Swimming Skill was also intermediate. Although he wasn't a professional diver, he at least knew how to dive properly.

Estimating the approximate height and reducing the drop to about ten meters, Qin Fang patted the sturdy back of the Dragon King and, with a slight push from his feet, immediately drew a beautiful arc in the air, performing a 720-degree spin before plunging headfirst into the ice-cold, bone-chilling water.

Splash~~

A jet of water pierced up from the lake surface, soaring more than two meters high before its force diminished and it slowly receded, momentarily restoring calm to the lake. Only concentric ripples continued to undulate on the surface, drifting away and causing a slight swell of waves.

Splash!!

Compared to Qin Fang's mild disturbance, the immense body of the Dragon King created quite a stir.

Its colossal frame heavily striking the water, a thunderous noise erupted as the calm surface seemed to collapse inward. A deep underwater trench formed at the spot where the Dragon King entered, with water levels instantaneously sinking several meters.

Qin Fang, having dived in before the Dragon King, sank deep enough for his own estimate to be around five meters down.

Yet, when he felt a massive pressure release around him, he immediately realized the water around his body seemed to evaporate in an instant, suspending him mid-air.

"Damn…"

Qin Fang let out such an exclamation. This was much stronger than the Dragon King's transformation; all around him was the clear lake water, except for his position where a vertical underwater canyon formed, looking very bizarre.

This scene didn't stop there because, as Qin Fang was falling through empty space, the canyon kept extending downward until he reached the bottom of the lake, and only then did it stop.

A giant dragon coiled and swam in front of Qin Fang, its body surrounded by clear water, forming a natural water column... making Qin Fang look like a frog at the bottom of a well.

The colossal dragon was naturally Qin Fang's pet, the Dragon King.

Once in the water, it seemed to become extremely excited in an instant, its large body swimming and spiraling swiftly, seeming very joyous. And the environment surrounding Qin Fang appeared to be its own creation.

Dragons, with tiger whiskers, scaly serpent bodies, fish-like scales, deer-like antlers, talons like eagles, able to walk and fly, change size, hide and appear, overturn rivers and seas, consume clouds and exhale mists, summon rain by walking clouds…

Vaguely, Qin Fang still remembered reading such descriptions of dragons in a book.

Although people in Dragon Country claimed to be descendants of dragons, in the hearts of most, dragons were merely symbolic totems, and no one believed dragons existed in the world—Qin Fang himself hadn't believed it!

Yet the scene before him shook that belief a bit, because his pet, the Dragon King, possessed such powerful and magical abilities that it seemed very similar to the mythical dragons, despite some differences in appearance.

"Roar~~"

Just when Qin Fang's mind was filled with countless thoughts, the Dragon King roaming in the water suddenly let out such a roar, markedly different from the "mmmm" sound that Qin Fang had heard before.

Right then, Qin Fang clearly felt a surge of water well up beneath his feet, gently lifting his body and slowly ascending towards the lake's surface.

The waters on either side, as if under great pressure, immediately parted to both sides, forming surging waves that tumbled away into the distance.

As Qin Fang's body ascended about three meters or so, his feet suddenly found solid footing. The massive body of the Dragon King was beneath Qin Fang's feet, guarding his body, and slowly rose to the surface of the lake, gliding just as it had moments before in mid-air… only this time it was through water.

With his feet firmly planted, all of Qin Fang's slight worries evaporated.

His sense of mystery towards his own mystical pet grew, because it was simply too powerful. It was one thing to glide through the sky, where at least the transparent membrane between its scales played a role.

But the spectacle now was even more astonishing than before, almost akin to the legendary turning of rivers and seas upside down. Although this was just a small lake, not huge like the mighty rivers or the boundless sea, there was no comparison.

Nevertheless, Qin Fang felt that his pet, the Dragon King, seemed truly like the Divine Dragon of legends, possessing the ability to turn rivers and seas upside down, at least for this small lake which posed no great challenge for it.

...

What Qin Fang and the others perhaps did not notice was that about seventy to eighty meters away from them, there was a rock face, atop which a waterfall cascaded down from above, striking against the stone mountain below before flowing into the lake.

And upon that rock, there was a robust human figure standing in a horse stance, bracing against the waterfall pouring down overhead.

Such a method of martial arts training is actually quite common in the Martial World, especially among those who practice external martial arts, and this serene environment here was indeed an excellent place for training.

Only, when Qin Fang and his company descended from the sky just moments ago, this person's back was to the direction of the lake, his sturdy back being washed by the water, yet he did not witness the scene.

It was not until the Dragon King hit the water and made such a terrifying sound that the person was startled, turning around to look at the lake, which had returned to calm as if nothing had happened, making him somewhat baffled.

But...

Just when he thought nothing had happened, a wave of intense, powerful surges suddenly arose on the calm lake, tumultuously churning and swelling instantly, starting at over a meter high and extending and spreading outward... The wave not only showed no sign of diminishing, but rather grew taller and taller, and in just seven or eight seconds, the wave surged to nearly ten meters in height.

"Fuck..."

This sight left the young man completely dumbfounded, too eerie for him, inducing a momentary lapse of awareness.

But by the time the roaring wave reached him, he finally snapped back to reality, realizing he needed to escape quickly, or else...

Unfortunately, no matter how fast he reacted, it was of no use. The position he stood on was a smooth, water-worn boulder, which he had approached with great caution on normal days. Now, a quick escape was simply impossible.

"Bring it on!"

The towering wave was almost upon him, and with no chance to dodge, he firmly grounded his feet into a horse stance, his bare feet gripping the slick rock surface, as he let out a thunderous roar attempting to face the oncoming giant wave with sheer brute strength...

Regrettably, his roar was indeed loud, but compared to the howling and crashing of the giant wave, it was simply dwarfed.

The wave struck, seething and roaring, generating gusts of wind that howled in fury.

The continuous, thunderous roars almost deafened one's hearing, as all other sounds from the world seemed to fade away except for this relentless tumult.

Smack~~~

Finally, the wave reached the rock face, pounding heavily against the cliff with crisp, resonating sounds.

This wasn't just a single simple wave; they came in layers, one after another, with the rock face being the most prominent barrier by the lake, receiving the violent impact with great ferocity.

The rock face, which had stood by the lake for countless years and withstood the waterfall's millennia of erosion, definitely possessed extraordinary resistance to the water's fury.

Yet, such a powerful assault by the giant wave might still have been a first for it, and when this wave struck, the whole rock face and the mountain behind it let out a buzzing rumble, as if the whole mountain itself was shaking.

The intensity of this impact can only be imagined; truly tumultuous and surging. The weaker parts of the rock face were directly blasted into clear, deep pits by the giant wave...(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets; your support is my greatest motivation.)

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