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Two days later.
Dressed in a black tactical suit, Xue Jing walked on water, speeding across a vast lake.
With each step, a Shadowflame Plaque appeared beneath his feet, his whole body shooting forward like an arrow.
As he advanced, the violent currents he stirred up sliced through the lake's surface, sending waves in his wake and leaving a clear indentation that took seconds to fill back in.
Yet, even at his extreme speed, something beneath the water was even faster.
Under the lake, a massive shadow slowly approached him in the sunlight, gradually moving beneath his feet.
The shadow appeared to be a giant fish over a dozen meters long, its tail thrashing as it drew nearer to Xue Jing, growing more and more prominent, larger and larger.
Until at a certain moment—boom!
The lake's surface exploded as a giant, bizarre fish with ribs as wings, a six-horned head, and shining golden scales leaped out of the water into the bright sunlight.
"Roar—!!"
