Chapter 385

Chapter 385 - Undercurrents

Qin Yu didn’t know whether he would become the fish food that the natives were looking forward to with such anticipation . All he knew was that he was tired . Ever since cultivating the Demon Body, he rarely felt like this . His hands and feet felt as if they had become stone . After being thrown into these waters that were thicker and heavier than mud, every swing of his body required him to go all out . His arms, waist, chest, thighs, ankles…every inch of his flesh and blood had a stringent pain burning through them . He opened his mouth in heavy heaving gasps like a worn out bellow .

And the center of the lake still seemed so far away . Even though he felt as if he were swimming for such a long time, he wasn’t able to approach it at all .

Suddenly, an undercurrent passed through the lake . Qin Yu stuffily coughed and his body was immediately enveloped and dragged down below the surface . His chest felt like a mountain was being pressed down upon it . In the pitch black darkness, the oppression and constrained feeling caused fear to instinctually swell up in one’s soul . Qin Yu forcefully stabilised himself and waved his hands and feet . After several breaths of time, he managed to work his way free from the undercurrent .

The bottom of his feet felt slightly cool as if he had kicked against something . Then, a stabbing pain transmitted up his leg and a bit of crimson color floated up . The smell of blood spread through the black lake waters and the fish hidden deep below seemed extremely excited by this, causing the water to bubble up .

Many of the natives that saw it cried out in alarm and swam away, not daring to approach where Qin Yu was . Although they had blood energy protecting them, if they weren’t careful and were surrounded by too many fish, there was a chance they would be gnawed upon until they became bones .

On the lake shore, Tusen laughed . “I said that it was impossible for him to reach the island . He couldn’t even make it halfway there . How about it?” He said, his face full of satisfaction .

The titans around him all smiled in joy . Although they didn’t know why the Totem gave all life forms the qualifications to enter the sacred lake, in the eyes of the titans, the sacred lake was their exclusive lucky chance . They would feel only happiness if a human outsider were to die .

But at this time, the tumbling waters broke apart and Qin Yu swam out, gasping for breath, his arms and legs quickly pushing against the water . His face was white and fear was still evident on his face . Although he had no idea what it was he stepped on, it was without doubt that it was vicious and bloodthirsty .

With just one strike, a long gash had been torn on his leg, and it was likely that the creature’s teeth carried some sort of toxin . The area around his wound started to turn numb, without any feeling at all . Even the speed at which his wound regenerated slowed down and blood kept leaking out .

Because of this, a massive number of underwater life forms were drawn over, creating the current situation . Luckily, these ferocious bloodthirsty beings were suppressed deep below the waters by some invisible strength . Otherwise, if they were allowed to rise wherever they wanted, everyone in the lake would die .

Qin Yu stubbornly floated on the surface of the water even as he forced the blood energy in his body to circulate and force out the toxins in his blood a little at a time . Gradually, traces of pain reappeared around his wound along with the slight itchy feeling of his flesh knitting back together .

The smell of blood disappeared and the surface of the water calmed down . Qin Yu took a deep breath, feeling his heart tense . The waters roiled up above but the waters below were even more difficult to deal with . If it continued like this, he wouldn’t be able to last much longer .

He looked up at the island in the center of the lake and clenched his teeth . He pushed himself forward, a little at a time .

On the shore, Tusen’s lips twitched and his face paled . The words he had just spoken were still fresh in the ears of everyone…this was truly a resonant slap!

“Humph! Even if you managed to overcome one hurdle, it's impossible for you to reach the island at the center of the lake! You still haven’t encountered any true difficulties yet!”

Qin Yu’s frenzied movements had unexpectedly surpassed the expectations of the natives . These large fellows with incomparably powerful bodies all revealed strange expressions as they saw a human outsider that was even more aggressive than some of them .

There were even some natives who had been thrust back who suddenly roared out loud . Blood energy roared within their bodies and their hands and feet wildly swung about as they surpassed Qin Yu!

“Human outsider, you are still far from comparing with us! You want to reach the island at the lake’s center? Keep on dreaming!” Some natives howled out .

In the lake and on the shore, many titans loudly applauded .

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