The fairies I flirted with in the game became real?!

The territory of the Gu Roc is a vast expanse of water.

Here, rivers crisscross and lakes stretch endlessly, with flowing water gleaming under the sunlight.

Despite being called a roc and resembling one, the Gu Roc is a divine beast that resides in the water.

Li Muyang dived into this watery domain, swimming and searching for prey beneath the surface.

Although crafted from a clay body, Li Muyang—already at LV69—could move freely underwater for long periods without worrying about dissolving.

Moreover, the Half-Evil Dragon, being of dragon lineage, thrived in such aquatic environments. This was the perfect hunting ground.

At this moment, Li Muyang’s progress in Gu Roc Flame Qi had already reached 98.9%.

He only needed one final mythical beast to hit 100% completion.

Crouched in silence among the water grasses, he watched a swimming eel ahead, patiently waiting for his last prey to take the bait.

The bait Li Muyang had set was a lively, freshly molted crab.

Such crabs, soft-shelled after shedding their old exoskeleton, were a tempting delicacy to most aquatic creatures.

Soon enough, the gigantic eel with three eyes sensed the commotion in the water and drifted closer.

The newly molted crab was stuck between some rocks, struggling desperately.

But its frantic movements stirred up the currents, attracting an even more formidable predator.

The two-zhang-long eel swam over to the rock crevice and eyed the crab. It hovered and circled cautiously at first.

But the rocky area ahead appeared barren, with only sparse strands of fine water grasses.

This type of shallow grass was insufficient to conceal large creatures, implying no immediate danger on an island teeming with beasts.

Watching the soft shell of the crab gradually harden, the massive eel could no longer resist and lunged at it.

In an instant, a cold gleam flashed from the water grasses below.

Having lain in wait for so long, Li Muyang suddenly burst forth and sank his jaws into the eel’s flesh.

Venom injected, the gigantic eel died silently without even a second of struggle.

Its blood and energy surged into Li Muyang’s body, followed by a stream of dark red flame Qi that infused him.

At that moment, his system’s interface finally showed the Gu Roc Flame Energy Value reaching 100%.

A prominent system notification appeared in his view.

[Gu Roc Flame Qi: 100%]

[Gu Roc Shadow unlocked]

[Gu Roc Shadow: Summon a 50%-attribute Gu Roc phantom for battle. Duration: 30 minutes]

[Note: The Shadow skill can be upgraded by defeating the original entity]

The skill icon flashing in his view left Li Muyang slightly surprised.

“Summon a Gu Roc Shadow? And I can upgrade it by defeating the original Gu Roc?”

This time, Li Muyang had fully grasped the main storyline of the game.

He had previously worried about the impassable blood mist region teeming with divine beasts—even maxing out his level wouldn’t allow him to cross it.

After all, the dangers on this Outer Realm Island were so formidable that even the gods of the Deep Space Temple dared not approach.

No matter how high Li Muyang’s power reached, even at True Immortal Level, he wouldn’t be able to cross the blood mist region.

But now, with the emergence of the Shadow skill, his problem had been solved.

He needed to continuously collect Blood God Flame Qi, unlocking one divine beast Shadow after another.

Then, by defeating the original beasts, he could upgrade his Shadow skills to their peak.

Once he gathered all Flame Energy Values, Li Muyang would be able to summon dozens of divine beast Shadows.

With these divine beast Shadows charging ahead to distract and break through enemy lines, Li Muyang could easily sneak into the depths of the blood mist, climb the stone mountain, and obtain the Little Wild Grass statue.

“The path is now clear.”

Speaking to himself, Li Muyang leapt out of the water and shot into the distance in swift escape.

His speed was astonishing.

Not long after Li Muyang fled, a colossal Gu Roc streaked across the water in rapid pursuit. With its wings extended, the mighty roc seemed airborne as it sped through the waters.

The water passing through its feathers didn’t slow it down; instead, it propelled the Gu Roc even faster.

Its body radiated an intense, murderous aura of blood mist, shrouding it in deadly rage.

The Gu Roc reached the site where Li Muyang had killed the eel, only to find the eel’s decaying corpse left behind.

Infuriated, the massive Gu Roc let out an earth-shaking roar and followed the lingering scent to soar above the water’s surface, pursuing Li Muyang into the distance.

The divine beast’s furious roar echoed through the heavens and earth.

Already miles away, Li Muyang felt his scalp tingle with fear and ran even faster.

He hid in the forested mountains, utilizing his clay body’s petite stature to press forward stealthily.

Even though he had obtained the Gu Roc Shadow and unlocked the mission to challenge the entity itself,

Li Muyang was fully aware that his current clay body’s strength was insufficient to handle the Gu Roc’s true form.

Attempting to challenge the Gu Roc now was akin to courting death.

He still needed to hunt more beasts to level up and unlock additional Shadows.

Only when his power rivaled that of a divine beast could he consider taking on these formidable entities.

Listening to the ferocious roars behind him, Li Muyang hurried his escape.

Before long, he fled beyond the Gu Roc’s territory and dashed into the snow-covered mountains.

This was the domain of the Ice Wyvern, a venomous ice serpent of relentless aggression. Every time Li Muyang entered, he’d barely have time to kill one mythical beast before fleeing.

Yet as Li Muyang ventured deeper into the snowy terrain, barely catching his breath, the furious roars of the Gu Roc came from behind once more.

The enraged divine beast had shockingly pursued him into the snow mountains, trespassing into another divine beast’s territory.

Previously, no matter how they hunted, divine beasts never ventured beyond the boundaries of their respective territories!

Li Muyang, startled by the disturbance behind him, abandoned his brief respite and bolted without pause, fleeing frantically into the distance.

Through waves of desperate escapes, Li Muyang finally managed to flee the snow mountain region.

He plunged into the dense forest below the mountains, entering the domain of another divine beast—the Taotie.

Here, Li Muyang finally caught a moment of respite, hiding within a grove and panting heavily.

——If he didn’t stop to rest now, he might die from exhaustion.

The palm-sized clay body cautiously peeked out from the bushes, looking toward the snowy mountains behind him.

In the snow-covered peaks, explosions echoed across the skies.

The massive Gu Roc screeched miserably, its cries eerily resembling an infant wailing—sharp and unsettling.

Surrounding the Gu Roc, a colossal Ice Wyvern slithered through the void, launching relentless attacks against the intruder.

The Gu Roc’s audacious trespass had clearly angered the Ice Wyvern, Master of the Snow Mountain.

This glistening, crystalline ice serpent, while seemingly focused on driving the trespasser away rather than engaging in a life-or-death battle, did not hold back in its aggression. It seemed intent on ensuring the intruding Gu Roc suffered as much as possible—even in retreat.

Watching the ferocious clash high above the snowy peaks, Li Muyang felt his headache intensify.

“When will this pursuit finally end…”

The Ice Wyvern showed no intention of fighting to the death, seemingly ready to drive the Gu Roc out of its domain soon.

But the Gu Roc remained fixated on chasing Li Muyang…

“Looks like every time I unlock a Shadow, I’ll be playing a round of mythical temple chase.”

After catching his breath briefly in the bushes, Li Muyang stepped back onto the path of escape, utterly unwilling to linger for even a moment.