114: Nature's bounty, the Source Power Gift Pack

The night passed without incident.

The next day, Lu Yuan had his Heavenly Thunder Light Falcon expand its scouting range several times, yet still found no trace of anyone.

Perhaps the giant crab from last night, bearing the Zhou Family's sword wounds, was just an anomaly.

Aside from the island beneath his feet, there was no other landmass within a hundred-mile radius of this sea area that could serve as a foothold.

Since he was here, he would make the best of it.

Lu Yuan was not in a hurry to leave; he wandered around the island, picking up low-tier cards and materials dropped by the fully regularized plants, considering them a bonus.

Occasionally, he would also command his Raging Waves Sea Soul to dive into the nearshore waters, actively hunting down some unsuspecting sea beasts to acquire beast cores, while also refining his command over his cards.

Time thus arrived at the morning of the third day since entering the secret realm.

Lu Yuan sat cross-legged at the mouth of a cave, absorbing the Source Power from a Third Rank beast core.

Suddenly!

Without warning, the entire world seemed to be violently clutched by an invisible giant hand!

Above the sky, the previously clear firmament abruptly changed color, and massive, sky-spanning phantom chains appeared out of thin air, emitting a heart-pounding pressure!

These phantom chains seemed alive, slowly contracting inwards, squeezing the entire secret realm space!

“Rumble—!”

The island beneath Lu Yuan's feet began to shake violently, as if a magnitude ten earthquake had struck!

He shot up, a look of horror on his face.

“This is… the world compressing?!”

The shaking grew even more violent!

Lu Yuan watched helplessly as large chunks of land and rock at the edges of the island beneath him collapsed and fell, crushed and devoured by an invisible force!

The island's area was rapidly shrinking at a visible rate!

He immediately summoned his Heavenly Thunder Light Falcon and flew high into the sky.

From high above, the sight was even more terrifying!

The island he was on, and the vast expanse of sea visible to him, were undergoing drastic changes under this terrifying compression.

The surrounding sea level was dropping out of thin air at an incredible speed!

It was as if a giant hole had been poked in the seabed, and endless seawater was being frantically drained!

As the sea level rapidly dropped, land and new islands, previously hidden beneath the deep sea, began to emerge in vast areas.

The entire map of the Lost Water Realm was forcibly rewritten at this moment!

The drained seawater and land did not disappear into thin air.

Under the immense power of the phantom chains, they were decomposed and transformed, ultimately turning into an endless supply of pure Source Power!

This Source Power was so concentrated it had liquefied, resembling a milky white dense fog, or a rolling sea of clouds, filling the entire compressed secret realm space!

All living beings within the secret realm, whether Card Masters or the indigenous demon beasts and plants, were completely exposed to this terrifying torrent of Source Power!

“Roar—!”

“Hiss—!”

Within the secret realm, countless demon beasts let out roars of both pain and excitement.

The plants that were undergoing regularization or had already completed it also trembled violently, their bodies glowing with surging Source Power!

They absorbed this massive, heaven-sent Source Power like sponges after a long drought.

Some weaker demon beasts and plants, or those with unstable foundations, simply could not withstand such a vast infusion of Source Power; their bodies inflated like balloons, then “bang” they exploded and dissipated into Source Power.

Meanwhile, the powerful or exceptionally talented beings saw their aura rise steadily in this Source Power feast, beginning a frantic evolution and transformation!

High in the sky, Lu Yuan was also stunned by this sudden change.

But then, an indescribable ecstasy surged through him!

He could clearly feel the pure Source Power, so dense it was almost solid in the surrounding air, rushing into his body, vying for entry!

“A godsend opportunity!”

Lu Yuan's eyes blazed with fervent light!

He decisively leaped from the back of the Heavenly Thunder Light Falcon, returning to the island which had already shrunk considerably, found a relatively flat spot, and sat down cross-legged.

He didn't even need to circulate breathing techniques; simply by his body's instinct, the Source Power vortex within him began to spin wildly, like a bottomless black hole, greedily devouring the surrounding Source Power!

A pure torrent of Source Power surged into his limbs and bones, flushing his meridians and nourishing every single cell.

Lu Yuan's Source Power limit began to soar madly!

Three hundred twenty points!

Three hundred fifty points!

Four hundred points!

But this was only the beginning!

The Source Power surge continued to rage, and Lu Yuan's aura continued to skyrocket!

Five hundred points!

Six hundred points!

Seven hundred points!

Finally, as the fierce momentum of the Source Power infusion slowly weakened, Lu Yuan's Source Power limit settled precisely at 743 points!

Third Rank Two-star!

He was just one step away from the Third Rank Three-star Source Power limit of a thousand points!

“Hoo—!”

Lu Yuan exhaled a long breath of turbid air, which even contained a faint Source Power glow.

“Completely filled!”

He slowly opened his eyes, which shone with sharp light, feeling an unprecedented power within him, and a wave of heroic spirit naturally arose.

“Awesome!”

At the same time, in various parts of the Lost Water Realm.

In a newly formed canyon, Yao Yong was hovering in mid-air, standing on a flying skateboard card emitting a blue light.

He was also bathed in the dense Source Power mist, a look of wild joy on his face, fully absorbing this windfall from the heavens.

His aura was also increasing at an astonishing rate.

On the other side, on a chaotic battlefield.

The three brothers, Zhou Wanjiang, Zhou Wanhe, and Zhou Wanhai, had somehow successfully reunited through some secret method.

Around them stood Soul Chasing Hand, Iron Wall, and Mad Thunder, three Fourth Rank Peak revered elders, as well as the disheveled Lin Haige.

The seven-person assassin group had successfully gathered!

They stood in a special formation, also frantically absorbing this Source Power, and everyone's aura was steadily strengthening.

And in a deep pool of water somewhere.

De Xiner's naked body was immersed in the water, with numerous corpses of poisoned demon beasts floating on the surface.

Her eyes were tightly closed, a sickly flush on her face, greedily absorbing nature's gift.

Her aura also became increasingly cold and eerie.

This sudden Source Power surge lasted for several hours before gradually subsiding.

When the dense Source Power mist dispersed, the secret realm revealed its brand new appearance.

The island beneath Lu Yuan's feet had shrunk by nearly three-quarters of its previous size, becoming a true “small island.”

Looking out, the previously empty sea was now dotted with many islands of various sizes and strange shapes, as well as some rugged land connected to a continent.

The plants on the island, after being purified by the Source Power surge, had grown taller, and their emitted Source Power fluctuations had generally increased by one level.

In the air, excited or violent roars of demon beasts could be heard from time to time; clearly, their strength had also greatly improved.

Lu Yuan stood up, adapting to the surging power within him.

He could feel that any casual strike he made could unleash power far exceeding his previous capabilities.

“This improvement is too significant.”

His heart was filled with excitement, but he also clearly realized that with the drastic changes in the secret realm and the increase in strength of all living beings, the danger level here had also soared to a new height.

Just then, Lu Yuan's expression shifted, and he suddenly looked up, gazing in several different directions.

In his perception, several unfamiliar auras were rapidly approaching his location from those newly connected lands or islands!

Were they human or beast?

They were not coming with good intentions!

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