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Ripple sounds echoed by Li Yan's ears.
Using Mysterious Water Escape, Li Yan moved through the water, outpacing the fish with a flick of his legs and shooting to the bottom of the lake like a sharp sword.
The lake was large, but not deep.
Although he couldn't use his smell superpower underwater, a woman's crying sound rang out by his ear again after he dived in.
Li Yan followed the crying sound carefully, pulling apart waterweeds and mud, and suddenly felt a bronze chain. He tugged hard and the muddy sediment churned, clouding the water.
He quickly retreated and waited for the water to clear, his brow slightly furrowed.
He saw that the bronze chain was connected to a series of steel spears carved with talismans, all embedded into a massive rock.
The rock was pitch black as ink, with a pattern resembling scales; most of it was submerged at the bottom of the lake, winding like a giant snake.
