Extreme Almightiest Young Master

Chapter 2653: Chapter 2632: The Strange Lake

Chapter 2632: The Strange Lake

Only after boarding the ship did I realize that many people were heading to the southern seas to hunt Demon Beasts. The cabin was especially crowded, and even the air seemed foul. Unnoticed, the ship started moving. Lin Feng found a quiet corner to sit down and rest with his eyes closed, while Xue’er lay quietly on Lin Feng’s lap, asleep.

Meanwhile, Ma Biaohu and Tangyuan couldn’t sit still for even a moment, wandering around the cabin to chat with others...

"Brother, what’s the name of the first island we dock at?" Ma Biaohu asked after seeing a bearded man talking. He interjected, curious about why so many people wanted to go to the southern seas and what treasures lay there.

The man glanced at Ma Biaohu, perceived him as an outsider, and thought it wouldn’t hurt to enlighten him-- maybe he could even help. He then said to Ma Biaohu, "The first island is called Salt Lake Island. It’s the closest one to Lin City in the southern seas."

"Oh? So what kind of Demon Beasts are there?" Ma Biaohu continued to ask. He had always been very eager about the southern seas, and wanted to gather as much information as possible to avoid unnecessary trouble once on the island.

"There are many types, but most of them are Demon King Level. High-level Demon Beasts are found on the deeper islands of the southern seas. We mainly go on expeditions for the rare treasures on the islands, which can fetch a good price when sold. Hunting Demon Beasts carries a certain risk, so people like us with lower levels don’t dare to take the risk," the bearded man explained.

Most of them were Divine King Powerhouses who only dared to dig for treasures and capture low-level Demon Beasts on the smaller islands up front. They dared not to venture to the distant islands. Some bold ones tried, but they never returned. Only those above Divine Venerable level dared to venture deep into the southern seas.

Ma Biaohu nodded, thanked the man, and went elsewhere with Tangyuan to gather more information. Time slowly passed. Most of the people on this ship were Universe Realm Divine King Powerhouses. Ma Biaohu learned a lot of useful details from them, but it was mostly about the boundary islands, and nothing further...

The ship slowly sailed across the sea, and days went by. Lin Feng and Xue’er remained quietly sitting in the corner. Initially, everyone on board chatted excitedly, but now they had all quieted down. Ma Biaohu and Tangyuan, one man and one beast, chatted idly, with no real topic.

"Boredom!" Ma Biaohu exclaimed. He truly couldn’t take it anymore. He feared nothing except boredom. How could he endure this life with no one to chat with?

"Boredom!" Tangyuan, sitting on Ma Biaohu’s shoulder with its head leaning against Ma Biaohu’s, also exclaimed.

"Let’s find something to play with!" Ma Biaohu said to Tangyuan. Lin Feng wasn’t much for conversation, and Ma Biaohu truly couldn’t understand how Lin Feng could endure such solitude.

"What fun can there be in this iron gourd!" Tangyuan looked at Ma Biaohu. Though it found the situation dull too, what fun could there be out on the sea? The ship was tightly sealed, making it impossible to go out, not even to enjoy the view from the deck.

"You’re really no fun!" Ma Biaohu stood up, patted the dust off, put Tangyuan on the ground, and went to chat with the helmsman.

"When can we dock?" Ma Biaohu asked the helmsman. He had almost everyone on the ship, so he had to find out when they could finally leave this boring place.

"Over a month more!" the helmsman replied, looking at Ma Biaohu. He was accustomed to this kind of people heading to the southern seas to hunt Demon Beasts, often inquiring when they’d arrive. The journey was indeed long, and the islands in the southern seas were far apart. Yet, he’d never seen someone like Ma Biaohu, who sought people to chat with non-stop since boarding.

"Ah!" Ma Biaohu groaned in despair at the answer. Who would’ve thought the distance from Lin City to the southern coast was so far? If they traveled on the Aurora, they might have already arrived, eating Demon Beast meat by now!

Just then, Ma Biaohu suddenly thought of a question: with so many islands in the southern seas, how would one travel between them later? He asked, "If we reach Salt Lake Island, how do we get to other islands?"

He genuinely didn’t want to take another ship ride and hoped for another mode of transportation. But the southern seas being all sea, it seemed they’d have to travel by ship.

The helmsman, looking at Ma Biaohu, said, "Each island has ships to other islands, so don’t worry about that."

After hearing the helmsman’s words, Ma Biaohu found it strange. Weren’t the southern seas a paradise for Demon Beasts? Wouldn’t ships be in danger? He then asked, "Won’t the island’s Demon Beasts attack the ships?"

"Every island has a harbor, and a Divine Venerable stationed there. Even if there’s a Beast Tide attack, you can always evacuate," the helmsman replied.

Ma Biaohu nodded, then went to find a place to rest...

Time passed unknowingly, and after two months, the ship finally docked. The moment the two men and two beasts set foot on Salt Lake Island, they were instantly stunned by the island’s beauty...

The entire island was an endless stretch of lush jungles, and in the distance, valleys, rivers, and waterfalls could be seen, making it incredibly spectacular, almost like an Immortal Realm. Lin Feng opened the map given by Song Cheng and discovered that the islands near Lin City were rather small, but when he explored with his Divine Sense, he found he couldn’t even reach the boundary, suggesting that the entire Southern Region sea was unimaginably vast...

Various avian demon beasts were circling amidst the clouds, and the roar of demon beasts could be faintly heard. After disembarking, following the crowd, Lin Feng and Ma Biaohu headed towards the center of the island. Although they didn’t know much about the island, Lin Feng felt there was no real danger here.

"Boss! Why are the demon beasts on this island so strange? They are not afraid of humans?" Ma Biaohu looked at the demon beasts running through the jungle, with some sitting afar watching Lin Feng and his group, which puzzled him greatly.

"Bang!"

Tangyuan gave Ma Biaohu a whack on the head, then shouted at him, "Why do you always ask stupid questions? These demon beasts are used to seeing people; what is there to be afraid of? Besides, they can safely remain here without being captured, proving they are not attacking beasts and aren’t worth any money; otherwise, they would have been caught long ago."

Looking at the various small demon beasts running past, Lin Feng also considered that there wasn’t much worth exploring on this island. After all, too many people had come from Lin City to Salt Lake Island, and looking at the surrounding vegetation, there were no rare treasures either, as most had been taken by others. Then he said to Ma Biaohu, "Let’s go further inside and see if there’s anything else worth discovering on the island."

Ma Biaohu also nodded, holding Xue’er, while Tangyuan flew in the air, and the two men and two beasts headed deeper into the jungle...

They explored for three days, almost with no gains, and had no choice but to return to the dock, intending to leave the island.

"Boss, look!" Just as they turned to leave, Tangyuan pointed a little paw forward, showing a lake a few miles around come into view. On closer inspection, the lake was very peculiar; it was layered like rings all the way to the center, dividing the lake surface into five layers, each with a different color. The lake surface was purple, and the deeper in, the darker the color, with the innermost almost turning black. In the center of the lake was a very small island, bare and devoid of anything to see.

Lin Feng looked at this scene and felt that this island was certainly unusual, but he sensed no danger at all, nor could he feel any demon beast presence nearby. So he said to Ma Biaohu, Tangyuan, and Xue’er, "Come, let’s head to the center island and have a look."

Then Lin Feng leaped upward and with Ma Biaohu, Tangyuan, and Xue’er, flew to the central island.

Upon arriving at the island, Lin Feng still couldn’t feel any abnormalities, as there was nothing but many excavation traces, showing that many people had already visited the island. The heavenly materials and earthly treasures had long been dug out. Lin Feng casually walked to a pit that had been excavated to investigate but still found nothing special.

"Strange, everything on this island seems so normal, so why does the lake water layer like this?" Ma Biaohu asked in confusion, looking at Lin Feng. He also saw that the island appeared indeed ordinary, but such a lake was something he encountered the first time.

Tangyuan and Xue’er also found it strange, and the more normal the surroundings, the more uneasy they felt inside.

Lin Feng then spoke, "Let’s go check out the lake bottom."

After all, no anomalies had been found on the island, but the color of the lake surface seemed very odd, and perhaps answers could be found at the lake bottom.

Lin Feng and Ma Biaohu dove to the lake bottom, while Xue’er and Tangyuan stayed on the island. Only upon reaching the bottom did they discover genuinely strange occurrences. The lake’s color was divided into five layers, and the lake bottom was also layered, looking as if separated by something. The fish in every layer lived solely within that level and didn’t cross boundaries to other colors, puzzling Lin Feng and Ma Biaohu.

Looking at the lake bottom, Lin Feng realized it too had been excavated, which astonished him even more. He began to ponder deeply about the situation, and just as he and Ma Biaohu were about to return to the island, an idea struck Lin Feng. He thought there might be a significant chance of an explanation, leading him to quickly return to the island with Ma Biaohu.

Lin Feng closed his eyes, extending his Divine Sense, but this time, instead of exploring the lake bottom, he directed it upward. Sure enough, beyond several dozen feet in the air, an aerial formation appeared hidden above. Closing his eyes again, he began using his Divine Sense to find a method to break the formation. However, the formation was incredibly complex, requiring several days to unravel.

Three days later, suddenly Lin Feng’s aura surged, and in a split second, a white light emerged as Lin Feng broke the formation, revealing everything before them, shocking Lin Feng and Ma Biaohu into speechlessness!

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