"Gurgle~! Gurgle~! Gurgle~!"
As soon as Qin Feng jumped into the lake, he started choking on the water, taking in several mouthfuls of lake water.
"Oh, damn...."
With his mouth wide open, he was forcefully fed another mouthful of lake water.
Damn it!
He had forgotten that he was like a duck out of water!
He couldn't swim!
During this period, his strength had skyrocketed.
He had become a being beyond humans, almost omnipotent.
This made him a bit absent-minded, forgetting that he couldn't swim.
"Gurgle~! Gurgle~!"
Struggling in the water, Qin Feng began to sink to the bottom of the lake.
With all his equipment and weapons, he couldn't help but sink.
However, he quickly calmed down and held his breath.
In this way, Qin Feng regained his composure and sank steadily into the lake.
He also saw the situation at the bottom of the lake.
The water was already clear, and with his sixth sense talent and excellent vision, he could see the surroundings even underwater.
At this moment, many schools of fish were staring at him in astonishment.
This human had suddenly jumped in, struggled for a while, and then let himself sink.
Could it be that this guy was trying to commit suicide?
They thought this human was going to drown!
Now, it seemed like it wasn't the case.
At this moment, Qin Feng was also feeling frustrated.
With his current strength, holding his breath for half an hour was no problem; he couldn't drown at all.
But he couldn't stay underwater for an extended period.
The Dukeling King and the Frozen Ice Stone were both hidden at the bottom of the lake.
To find them, he had to stay submerged for a long time.
Holding his breath for half an hour wasn't enough.
According to the mission information, Qiu Shui Lake was as deep as a thousand feet, which was about three hundred meters deep.
The deepest part could reach more than three thousand feet, which was nearly a kilometer deep!
In such deep waters, one round trip would almost reach his breath-holding limit.
What's more frustrating was that with all his equipment, his body was heavy and kept sinking underwater.
If he sank too deep, the pressure at the bottom of the lake would be too great. He was afraid he wouldn't be able to float back up and would suffocate.
"Damn! I thought this mission would be easy. It seems I was too optimistic!"
Qin Feng muttered to himself, feeling a bit annoyed.
At this rate, killing the Dukeling King would be a headache.
What should he do?
Unconsciously, Qin Feng had sunk to the bottom of the lake.
He looked up at the schools of fish above, each one looking plump and delicious.
These fish were all beast-level, not dangerous beasts, but a source of delicious ingredients.
Looking at the bottom of the lake, the water was clear, and there were various aquatic plants and shellfish, everything one could imagine.
The ecological environment was excellent!
However, Qin Feng wasn't interested in these.
He was anxious right now.
At this moment, he was still in the shallow water area.
If he wanted to find the Frozen Ice Stone and the Dukeling King, he had to go to the deep-water area.
So, he had to figure out a way to breathe underwater.
Only then could he successfully complete the mission.
Otherwise, entering the deep-water area would pose many dangers.
Splash~!
Just then, the surrounding schools of fish suddenly became agitated.
Some hurriedly dived into the water grass, while others swam away in panic, making the bottom of the water instantly restless.
Surprised, Qin Feng quickly looked up.
He saw a silver-scaled, sharp-toothed monster fish swimming rapidly towards him.
The monster fish swam while opening its mouth, devouring the fish in its path, enjoying its delicious breakfast.
It was a Level 13 fierce beast - Silver Knife Snapper!
At that moment, the Silver Knife Snapper also noticed Qin Feng.
Huh!
A Level 11 human!
It actually found a human!
The Silver Knife Snapper suddenly became excited.
It had not eaten a human for a long time!
Whoosh~!
The next second, it turned into a silver light, like an arrow shooting underwater, rushing towards Qin Feng.
"Seeking death!"
Qin Feng flicked his index finger.
Whoosh~!
A burst of energy shot out from his fingertip, creating a white line underwater.
Puff~!
With a light sound, the energy pierced through the monster fish's head.
Blood blossomed and floated in the water.
The monster fish stumbled, its belly turned white, and it died on the spot.
[Successfully killed Level 13 Silver Knife Snapper, gained +680 energy points.]
Qin Feng quickly approached and retrieved the fish corpse. He wasn't good at swimming, and it took him quite a while to reach the fish carcass underwater. In this state, how could he fight underwater?
Thinking about this, Qin Feng felt a bit frustrated. At this moment, all the brothers in the village were working hard, and many people were looking forward to his success. He couldn't afford to lag behind in this matter!
Buzz~!
A burst of white light flashed.
[Endless Extraction Successful! Obtained F-level talent - Water Element Sensing.]
Not bad!
He got a new talent.
Qin Feng felt a bit relieved.
But at this moment, the Heavenly Dao once again provided a prompt.
[Reminder: You have acquired the C-level ice talent - True Meaning of Ice. Ice and water are interconnected, and your water talent is autonomously strengthening...]
[Reminder: Congratulations! Your water talent has been strengthened and promoted to D-level - Water Manipulation!]
[Reminder: Congratulations! Your water talent has been strengthened again and promoted to C-level - True Meaning of Water!]
Boom~rumble~rumble!
At this moment, Qin Feng's water talent, due to the relationship with the true meaning of ice, continuously improved. In just a moment, his water talent had been upgraded to C-level, reaching the True Meaning of Water.
Boom~!
The next second, Qin Feng discovered with joy that he could freely manipulate the flow of water. What's even more wonderful was that his skin was like gills, allowing him to extract oxygen from the water like a fish.
Haha!
This way, he didn't need to hold his breath underwater; he could freely breathe using his skin beneath the water.
Now, he could stay underwater as long as he wanted.
This was the wonderful use of mastering the 'True Meaning of Water'!
Awesome!
Too awesome!
This talent came at just the right time!
Of course, it was fortunate that he had previously mastered the True Meaning of Ice, which allowed him to quickly upgrade to the True Meaning of Water through the connection with ice and water.
Whoosh~!
At this moment, Qin Feng's mind moved, and like an agile fish, he shot towards the depths of the lake.
With the assistance of the 'True Meaning of Water' talent, his movement speed underwater was even faster than the Silver Knife Snapper.
This completely solved the concerns about fighting underwater, making him feel in a great mood.
In this way, after mastering the True Meaning of Water, Qin Feng swam directly towards the deepest part of the lake.
Now was the village upgrade competition, and he didn't want to waste any time.
After a quarter of an hour, he had dived to two hundred meters deep.
Along the way, he killed more than a dozen fish monsters but hadn't seen the turtle-type fierce beasts.
However, the deeper he went towards the center of the lake, the colder the water became.
He speculated that where there was the Frozen Ice Stone, the lake water would be even colder.
The Frozen Ice Stone itself had the word 'ice,' so it must be related to coldness.
Now, the water there was colder, so he swam towards it.
After more than ten minutes, he finally made a discovery.
At a certain place on the lake bottom, he saw a black giant turtle, entrenched on a white stone the size of a millstone.
The black giant turtle was as long as five zhang, with a body size resembling a small house, giving off an imposing pressure of 777.
On its back, there were some vortex-like red patterns, like runes, naturally formed.
[Beast]: Spiral Turtle General (Mutant Level)
[Level]: 14
[Combat Power Evaluation]: 29 stars
[Characteristics]: Violent, Likes Cold, Guardian
[Talent]: Physique Berserk (D-level), Ice (Water) Manipulation (D-level)
[Skills]: ???
[Drop Rate]: 14%
Huh!
It's actually a Level 14 mutant beast - Spiral Turtle General!
Qin Feng's eyes lit up.
Since he found the Spiral Turtle General, the Dukeling King should be nearby.
Speaking of which, there were around thirty giant turtles surrounding the Spiral Turtle General.
Each one had a three-zhang body, a size smaller than the Spiral Turtle General, but their momentum was still quite fierce.
These were 14th-level beasts - Iron-Back Spiral Turtles, with a combat power of around 20 stars.
Obviously, they all followed the command of the Spiral Turtle General.
Of course, Qin Feng didn't care about those Spiral Turtles.
His gaze swept across and finally fell on the white stone where the Spiral Turtle General was stationed.
[Frozen Ice Stone: 1st-grade resource, found in the depths of Qiu Shui Lake, has a calming effect, essential material for upgrading a Level 2 wooden house.]
Haha!
Frozen Ice Stone!
It turned out to be the Frozen Ice Stone!
He finally found it!
Qin Feng was overjoyed.
As long as he obtained this Frozen Ice Stone, his novice wooden house could immediately be upgraded to Level 2.
The third condition for the village to upgrade to Level 1 would also be fulfilled.
What's even better was that he would receive a 100-point attribute reward.
Whoosh~!
Thinking about this, Qin Feng headed straight towards the Spiral Turtle General.
For a moment, the water at the bottom of the lake surged.
The turtles were disturbed.