Chapter 116 – Water Element Mastery

After retrieving all the items from the trading space, Xiao Wuwang arrived at Planting Carriage No. 1.

There were no vacant planting spots left in the carriage now, so Xiao Wuwang had no choice but to clear out the Level 2 Water-Rhyme Algae. With Level 4 Water-Rhyme Spirit Algae already available, the Level 2 Water-Rhyme Algae no longer held any value for retention. The space freed up after clearing it was just right for planting the World Tree Seed.

The World Tree Seed would undoubtedly require Spirit Soil as well. Xiao Wuwang directly scattered the Spirit Soil he had just purchased, and only then did he plant the World Tree Seed, which had already been blood-bound.

However, Xiao Wuwang estimated that a single portion of Spirit Soil alone would not be enough to make the World Tree sprout, as evidenced by the Nether Ghost Vine nearby.

The Nether Ghost Vine had also shown signs of gradually sprouting only after nearly a full day since Xiao Wuwang obtained the Ghost-Wail Earth and sprinkled it yesterday.

The World Tree was several tiers higher in grade than the Nether Ghost Vine, so to make it sprout, he would likely need to find more soil of a higher grade than Spirit Soil.

After arranging the World Tree Seed, Xiao Wuwang went alone to the Cultivation room.

The howling storm outside did not affect him.

Xiao Wuwang sat cross-legged and then took out the Essence of Water.

It was a thick, viscous liquid glowing with a faint blue light.

Absorbing it was simple—just drink it.

After taking a deep breath, Xiao Wuwang opened his mouth and placed the Essence of Water directly inside.

The moment the Essence of Water entered his mouth, a cool and immense power exploded in Xiao Wuwang’s oral cavity. Before it could even slide into his stomach, it was completely absorbed by him.

Xiao Wuwang felt a gentle flow of water surge within his body, rapidly spreading to his limbs and bones, bringing an unprecedented sense of freshness and vitality.

The absorption of the Essence of Water was quick, and in less than half a minute, Xiao Wuwang’s body returned to normal.

After absorbing the Essence of Water, Xiao Wuwang’s Skill Slot gained a new ability: Water Element Mastery.

Xiao Wuwang extended one hand and focused his intent on it.

A faint layer of water-blue light shimmered above his palm. As he willed it, the light instantly transformed into a slender stream of water, dancing nimbly between his fingertips—sometimes winding like a spirit snake, sometimes soaring like a bird.

A flicker of pleasant surprise flashed in Xiao Wuwang’s eyes. He had successfully mastered the power of the water element.

Controlling the water element consumed Mental Force. Xiao Wuwang increased his Mental Force output, and the originally slender stream of water instantly thickened, resembling a roaring river surging in his palm.

With another thought, the water transformed into countless sharp water arrows, gleaming with a cold light, poised and ready.

“Go!”

With Xiao Wuwang’s soft command, the countless sharp water arrows shot out like arrows released from a bowstring, fiercely striking the walls of the Cultivation room.

Bang!

Tiny holes instantly appeared on the wall. Though not deep, they were enough to prove that the water arrows’ power was not to be underestimated.

Xiao Wuwang nodded in satisfaction and opened his panel to check. The Spirit column now read: 41.6/44.8. His Mental Force had decreased by 3.2 points.

Xiao Wuwang continued to experiment, this time exerting his utmost effort to maximize the power of the water arrows.

Whoosh!

The water arrow shot out at an extremely high speed, carrying the sound of tearing through the air as it fiercely struck the wall of the Cultivation room!

After a resonant bang, the water arrow instantly exploded, leaving a deep dent in the wall with fine cracks spreading around it.

The attack power was significantly stronger than the previous strike, roughly equivalent to a level 5 laser gun.

Checking the panel, a full-force strike had consumed 6 points of his Mental Force.

Xiao Wuwang assessed that at his peak condition, he could only unleash about seven such attacks at most.

Besides condensing water arrows, Xiao Wuwang also experimented with forming water shields.

How much damage the water shield could withstand remained unknown for now, but he estimated it should be able to block attacks from a level 4 laser gun without issue.

And this was only the superficial function of Water Element Mastery. In truth, the Water Element Mastery awakened by the Essence of Water was far more complex than that.

Xiao Wuwang trained in the cultivation room until evening, only stopping when his stomach began to growl.

Returning to Carriage No. 1, Yun Feifei and Meng Ruoyun also set aside their tasks.

Yun Feifei continued to collect rare Items in the Chat Channel and Trading House.

Meng Ruoyun, meanwhile, worked on tasks for the Nether Shop.

Among the three items in the Nether Shop today, one was particularly valuable:

[Gravity Vortex Cannon]

[Offensive Module]

[Can be installed in the Locomotive Expansion Slot or the Dedicated Weapon Slot of an Armament Carriage]

[Requires an energy device to be loaded. Fires a powerful gravitational vortex at a designated target, creating a miniature black hole effect in the target area that draws in surrounding enemies, objects, and even energy. The gravitational vortex has an attraction range with a diameter of up to 100 meters, and its duration depends on the intensity of the energy fired, ranging from a minimum of 10 seconds to a maximum of 30 seconds. During the vortex’s duration, enemies drawn into it suffer continuous crushing and tearing damage, making it highly effective against groups of enemies.]

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This was a highly practical crowd-control module.

The Gravity Vortex Cannon wasn’t expensive, costing only 80 Nether Coins.

After submitting Mist Sprite Blood yesterday, they had earned a massive 16,000 Nether Coins, and today’s tasks alone would yield more than 80 Nether Coins. So, 80 Nether Coins was nothing more than a small expense for Meng Ruoyun.

After acquiring the Gravity Vortex Cannon, Xiao Wuwang directly installed it on Armament Carriage No. 1.

It was just a pity that these modules were all Rule Items and couldn’t be Copied. Otherwise, their strength would have seen a terrifyingly rapid improvement.

After dinner, Xiao Wuwang opened the Chat Channel again.

At night, the gales in the wilderness grew even fiercer.

Most players who hadn’t reached level 2 had already been eliminated, and the number of survivors in the group had dropped to 2,600!

In just one day, nearly a thousand more had died!

The elimination rate was shockingly high.

Those who survived in the Zone Mega-Group were all feeling grateful, relieved that they had successfully reached level 3. Otherwise, like many others in the group, their trains would have been immobilized by the fierce winds, leaving them vulnerable to Monster attacks and ending in destruction and death.

Reaching level 3 with the train was basically enough to survive this round of gale disaster.

However, many in the group still had a sense of vigilance in times of peace and were already planning how to reach level 4.

Among the materials required to reach level 4, the core material—the Alloy Axle—was the hardest to obtain.

The Alloy Axle was only available for sale from Xiao Wuwang.

Even with a price of 1,000 Infinite Coins, demand still far exceeded supply.

Many had already noticed that the seller released about two Alloy Axles per hour.

Considering there were over 2,500 level 3 players in the group, if everyone relied solely on this one seller, it was hard to say how long it would take to snag one.

Some clever individuals would even sell off everything they had to scrape together 1,000 Infinite Coins first. By gathering the Infinite Coins before others could react, they could purchase the Alloy Axle earlier and upgrade sooner.

Therefore, Xiao Wuwang now saw that someone had finally started listing rare Items in the Trading House again.