Looking at his reflection on the ice surface, Li Meng touched the smooth, shiny mask.

"Xiao Bai, I look really strange like this!"

"No matter how strange, it's better than the master showing his face."

"That's true, but isn't there any magic to change my appearance?"

"There is, but it's easy for people to see through."

"Alright, strange it is then."

"Master, when are you leaving?"

"Let's wait a bit longer, that human woman hasn't arrived yet."

Li Meng took off the mask and stood up.

"Before that, let's go see Yue'e!"

With that, Li Meng walked out.

Leaving the Throne Hall, Li Meng headed west.

He exited the Throne Tribe through the western gate.

"Where is the Great King going again?"

"Who knows!"

"The Great King will probably be back soon, right?"

"Probably... yes."

Walking through the dim forest for a short while, Li Meng reached the riverbank.

On the riverbank, Li Meng leaped.

His figure shot up like a cannonball and landed steadily on the water surface.

This time, there was no ice layer on the water.

Li Meng sprinted across the water.

Wherever he passed, ripples spread across the surface.

In the blink of an eye, Li Meng's figure disappeared at the end of the river.

The next day, at Black Mountain Swamp.

In the afternoon, the scorching sun bathed the land.

In the southern waters of Black Mountain.

A figure suddenly appeared on the water surface.

"Yue'e, Yue'e!"

A loud voice echoed across the land and sky.

Some Lizardmen noticed the commotion and hurried back to the tribe.

Standing on the water, Li Meng gazed at the vast expanse of white water around him.

Suddenly, Li Meng's gaze fixed on the west.

In that direction, a massive shadow was moving in the water.

Before long, the huge shadow approached Li Meng.

"Boss, boss!"

Without a splash, Yue'e's gigantic body gently surfaced.

Her enormous head was right beside Li Meng.

"Boss, why have you become so small?"

Yue'e's eyes, larger than a plate, stared intently at the boss.

If it weren't for the familiar scent from the boss, Yue'e wouldn't have recognized this tiny figure.

Li Meng grinned and tore off his clothes.

His body expanded visibly, growing from two meters to 5.5 meters tall.

"Boss, you're so big!"

Yue'e looked in amazement at the now gigantic boss.

"How about it, isn't the boss impressive?"

Li Meng flexed, showing off his well-defined muscles, tall and strong.

He picked up a package from the ground and tossed it to Yue'e.

Yue'e opened her mouth and swallowed the package whole.

Inside the package were not only Magic Crystals but also a split entity of Xiao Bai.

"Yue'e, the boss is going on a long journey soon and won't be back for a long time."

"A long journey? How long?"

"A few years, perhaps, it's hard to say."

"Just a few years, it'll pass in a blink."

Hearing this, Li Meng smiled.

To a race with a long lifespan, a few years felt like the blink of an eye.

As the swamp crocodile king, Yue'e naturally had a long lifespan.

"You should also go out more, head to the ocean. There should be many Magical Beasts in the sea. Hunt them, devour them. The boss is so strong now, you can't remain a weakling!"

"Boss, the ocean is dangerous."

Yue'e shook her big head, a hint of fear in her eyes.

"Just don't stray too far from the continent, and run if you encounter a Magical Beast you can't defeat."

Yue'e hesitantly nodded.

"Boss, are you really that strong?"

Yue'e's question stumped Li Meng.

Having never faced a worthy opponent, Li Meng wasn't sure how strong he was.

Though he defeated the Flame Demon Lord and ghost beastman at the Garrison Fort, neither posed a real challenge.

In the instant of battle, Li Meng knew he wouldn't lose.

The Flame Demon Lord and ghost beastman weren't strong, at least not in his eyes.

"Probably very strong, even ten of you wouldn't be my match."

"I... I don't believe it, boss, I'm very strong."

Though Yue'e's expression wasn't visible, it was clear she didn't believe the boss was that strong.

Li Meng grinned and stretched his arms.

"Then let's test it, use your strongest skill to attack me!"

Yue'e quickly shook her massive head.

"No, it'll be deadly."

"It won't, the boss is very strong."

"Then... boss, you better dodge."

"No dodging, dodging would make it meaningless."

"Then let's not, boss, I believe you're strong."

"Yue'e, you're too boring, the boss doesn't like boring people."

"I understand, boss!"

Yue'e's massive body submerged again.

The huge shadow in the water swam into the distance.

About a few hundred meters away, she surfaced.

"Boss, take this!"

Yue'e opened her mouth, spitting out a water ball.

The water ball whistled towards Li Meng.

In the blink of an eye, it was upon him.

Li Meng smirked slightly, reaching out to slap the water ball.

With a burst of air and water, the ball shattered.

"Yue'e, is that all you've got?"

Faced with the boss's taunt, Yue'e was enraged.

"Boss, you've made me angry!"

With a roar, Yue'e opened her mouth again.

A glow of magic power surged, and an even larger water ball shot out.

This time, the water ball was imbued with immense magic power.

Wherever it passed, waves of air rolled.

"Bring it on!"

Li Meng grinned, stepping forward with his right foot.

He clenched his right fist and punched.

A wave of air exploded instantly.

A powerful shockwave surged forward.

"Boom!"

The water ball a hundred meters away shattered with a roar.

The shockwave continued, lifting a massive column of water.

It crashed into Yue'e, flipping her over.

This was the terror of the divine child’s monstrous strength skill.

The mere wind from his fist carried immense power.

No, it wasn't wind, it was magic power.

"Xiao Bai, this should be battle energy, right?"

Li Meng could feel a certain power unleashing from his fist.

"Yes, master, when did you learn to use battle energy?"

"Uh... well, I don't know, it just happened."

"..."

So this is battle energy?

Li Meng stared blankly at his fist.

Though invisible, the space around his fist was distorting.

"Xiao Bai, does battle energy have attributes?"

Li Meng recalled the Sword King "Carlos."

His moves, rather than battle energy, seemed more like magic.

His attacks not only had long range but also the power to alter the terrain with a single strike.