The Lord of Taibai Water

Gu Shanhai witnessed this great world of numerous heavens and discarded his third life. 
The gods of the human realm forged an eternal utopia with blood and fire. 
The King of the Red Dragon led his knights, patrolling the never-setting empire. 
The scholar, with a smile and a sword stroke, depicted thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, while monsters opened their eyes and stretched forth claws, giving birth to all manners of demons.
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'Everyone here is a player; you can't call me abnormal just because I haven't been digitized, right?'

I Don't Agree to the Terms

"Excuse me for asking, but what was the trial for Marked Druids back then?" Gu Shanhai had found a blind spot.


"Simply journey to the wilderness, slay the four small elemental creatures of wind, fire, water, and earth; bring back their elemental cores; and offer them to nature. Quite a simple task, really, with not too much danger involved," Amute recalled and replied.


Gu Shanhai fell silent. Weren't these trials a bit too straightforward and brutal? In this era, survival was a challenge, yet in the ancient times, they were expected to kill elementals and bring them back. No wonder the Green Knight's trials were so absurdly tough.


Peoples in the ancient times were hardy, but not anymore, life has become much more meticulous.


"By the way, on what grounds are you convinced that I can endure your three axe blows without dying? Just because I became a Marked Druid?" Gu Shanhai couldn't help but ask; even he wasn't that confident, so where did Amute's confidence come from?


Chapter 109: Want to Bury Fate? Come, Take Three Axe Blows First!_2