CHAPTER 405: CHAPTER 321: SPEEDRUN UNDEAD LAKE! CHEN · WOOL PLUCKER · MO_2

If all goes well, perhaps a section for raising "Undead Fish" will be established.

Chen Mo added Undead Bread to the fishing hook as bait, then cast the line again, calmly waiting.

The gray mist around became increasingly dense.

Even with the light from the Soul Protecting God Lamp and clothes imbued with Light Dispelling, visibility was still getting lower.

Soon, Chen Mo could no longer see the scenery by the shore.

In such a situation, he did not panic, as Youyou kept running forward steadfastly.

After catching five various Undead Fish, a small island’s outline faintly appeared amidst the gray mist.

"Are we near the endpoint?"

At the same time, Chen Mo felt that his spirit was nearing its limit.

His body had almost become entirely transparent, as if he would disappear soon.

So, he deactivated the [Undead Knight] entry.

Instantly, flesh and blood regrew, and he returned to his pre-Undead Knight form, with only his feet starting to become transparent.

The intense pain vanished along with it.

Strangely, however—after his flesh and blood were restored, the small island vanished like a mirage.

No matter how hard he looked, he could not find any trace of it.

"Could it be that the end of this Undead Lake is related to the trialist’s state!? Only at the brink of despair can one see the other side? Is this a test of courage and faith?"

Chen Mo speculated in his heart.

"Ugh!"

The beasts including Xiao Jiu in the Spiritual Space also nodded in agreement.

This made sense.

"Forget it, there’s no rush anyway, let’s try a few more times."

Chen Mo equipped himself with the [Undead Knight] entry once more, beginning a new round of spiritual honing.

He really loved this Undead Lake! It was a place where he could fish and enhance his spiritual power!

About a quarter of an hour later, Youyou’s body had become particularly ethereal, as if it would entirely vanish soon.

At the same time, the small island from before reappeared.

This confirmed Chen Mo’s speculation.

"Hiss!"

Feeling his lifeforce draining, there was not a trace of fear of death in the eyes of the Corpse Silver Horse.

It had one hundred percent trust in Chen Mo.

About half a minute later, the [Last Drop of Blood] was triggered.

The body of the Corpse Silver Horse became nearly transparent, yet it still existed.

It seemed it could die at any moment, yet it just wouldn’t!

It slowly ran toward the shore but halted at the last step.

"Youyou, can you hold on?"

"Hiss!"

Getting a positive response, Chen Mo continued fishing.

He was not in a hurry to go ashore.

Instead, he planned to train his spiritual power to the extreme before going ashore and catching a few more fish while he was at it.

Thus, the Corpse Silver Horse quietly stayed in place, beginning to absorb the dense Death Aura around.

Unbeknownst to Chen Mo, a spectral figure appeared deep in the thick gray fog.

This spectral figure resembled a mermaid, with the upper body of a little girl with long, algae-like hair, and the lower body a fish tail.

It was the Lake Spirit, the consciousness of this Undead Lake and once the Spiritual Beast of the Emperor of Dead Bones.

The Undead Lake was not a dead thing; its level was too high for ordinary people or spiritual beasts to perceive its existence.

And the Lake Spirit was responsible for the trial of courage.

As Chen Mo speculated, only when the trialist was on the brink of death could they see the "other shore."

At this time, the Lake Spirit allowed each trialist to have a clear feeling that continuing might lead to death, but it might also lead ashore!

True courage was not the absence of fear, but carrying the fear and still pressing forward; it believed this was a basic quality the successor of the master should have.

Chen Mo’s actions left it at a loss.

Clearly almost ashore, and then through a power it couldn’t comprehend, he restored his flesh and blood?

More outrageously, his spiritual beast, just shy of the last drop of vitality, wouldn’t collapse!

One step away from the shore, yet refusing to go up!

Seemingly saying, I can pass the trial, but I just won’t!

I still want to fleece you!

Are you exploiting a bug here?

This slightly angered it, preparing to give Chen Mo a small lesson.

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Time passed, and Chen Mo had equipped the [Undead Knight] entry for the third time.

The pain coursing through his body had significantly weakened.

He didn’t know whether he had gotten used to the pain or because his spiritual refinement was nearing its end.

After carefully sensing it, the flat area of the Spiritual Space had increased from 2500㎡ to 4200㎡, nearly doubling!

Now the growth of the Spiritual Space had become extremely slow, likely nearing its limit.

However, Chen Mo was already satisfied, as the growth of the Spiritual Space was the greatest gain for him.

This way, it shouldn’t take long for him to advance to Level 6 Spiritual Space.

He was very much looking forward to the changes in the entry manual at that time.

Splash—

Just then, the otherwise calm lake surface suddenly rippled.

"Has another fish taken the bait?"

Chen Mo looked to the lake bed, and his breath caught. He saw an indescribably colossal pale fish! The sight could frighten anyone with a fear of large objects into fainting.

The massive Undead Fish opened its mouth, with just the mouth alone occupying almost half of the Undead Lake!

What Chen Mo could see was merely a fraction of its mouth!

Good news: There’s a fish on the line.

Bad news: The fish is too big and seems to want to eat the angler!

As the gigantic pale fish ascended, its mouth closed quickly, seemingly intending to swallow both Chen Mo and the Corpse Silver Horse whole.

To this giant aquatic monster, he and the Corpse Silver Horse were just a tiny snack!

"Run!"

The moment he realized the unfavorable situation, Chen Mo first wanted to get Youyou ashore.

This giant fish was definitely targeting him!

But ironically—the once nearby island suddenly vanished!

Chen Mo suddenly realized—the Death Spirit Lake might be alive.

His previous actions of exploiting its resources had angered it.

"Charge forward!"

Without hesitation, Chen Mo silently urged in his heart.

"Hiss!"

Madness glimmered in the Soul Fire within the eye sockets of the Corpse Silver Horse, and then several blue tail flames suddenly appeared behind it.

Spiritual Power Propulsion!

Completed through the insane burning of raw oil for an extremely fast acceleration in a short time!

Combined with various entries like [Swift as Wind], the speed of the Corpse Silver Horse exceeded the speed of sound, creating booming sonic explosions.

However, eerily—

No matter how fast the Corpse Silver Horse ran, it couldn’t escape the closure of the enormous mouth below!

This Undead Lake could be infinitely large or infinitely small!

At that moment, they were like a monkey unable to escape the Five-Finger Mountain.

Facing the impending devouring blood-red mouth, Chen Mo didn’t hesitate, immediately using the Ancient Thunder Dragon’s scale to recall Youyou into the Spiritual Space and then equipping himself with [Last Drop of Blood].

First lock the life, then think! With this, he had at least 10 minutes of invincibility to seek a way out!

"Let me give you something tasty!"

Just seconds before being swallowed by the giant fish, in his heart, Chen Mo fiercely thought, taking out a lot of large Undead Cakes filled to the brim with the "Full Portion" effect from the Space Ring, and tossed them all out.

These were cakes made after equipping [Clean and Hygienic] initially intended to deal with some lascivious Undead Creatures.

Now was the perfect time to use them.

After the giant fish consumed them, it should start having diarrhea.

By then, he could escape along another "channel," though a bit disgracefully, it was vital to stay alive!

In the next second, darkness enveloped Chen Mo’s vision, as if he had been swallowed by the giant fish.

However, unexpectedly—

The darkness quickly dissipated, and he found himself on a small island overgrown with gray glow-emitting unknown grasses.

This was the island he had never managed to reach before!

The Lake Spirit had no real intention of killing Chen Mo and the Corpse Silver Horse, merely wishing to teach them a small lesson and to force them ashore.

After all, their bravery had been acknowledged by it.

Moreover, after tasting Chen Mo’s little treats, the Lake Spirit found the flavor quite good.

It accepted this apology.