TL/N: Apologies for the delay :(
Even though he was wearing a third-rank battle suit, Luo Fan still felt waves of pain coming from his hands.
From his year of experience being beaten in the Killing Field, Luo Fan knew, his hands were basically shattered.
However, with his current willpower, such pain couldn't affect him at all.
At this moment, Luo Fan began thinking about how to kill the Water Source Beast before him.
Although both of his hands were almost useless, Luo Fan still retained fighting power.
Moreover, the Water Source Beast had also lost the use of two of its arms.
Just moments ago, Luo Fan had borrowed the beast's own strength to propel himself backward at high speed.
But now, how could the Water Source Beast possibly let such an opportunity slip away?
Its intelligence wasn't low, especially in battle, its combat instincts were extremely sharp.
While retreating, Luo Fan took out the Wave-Splitting Shuttle and Wood Spirit Elixir.
He gulped down large amounts of Wood Spirit Elixir as if it were free.
He could feel a warm current flowing through his arms.
Meanwhile, the Wave-Splitting Shuttle transformed in front of him into 729 miniature shuttles.
In the next instant, those tiny shuttles surged forward like a massive tidal wave toward the Water Source Beast.
Seeing this, the beast swung its two relatively uninjured arms to defend.
However, the power of the Wave-Splitting Shuttle was still inferior to that of the Raging Wave Blade.
It was quickly shattered by the beast's strikes.
The 729 scattered shuttles reformed again, standing in the beast's way, though at most, they could only inflict minor injuries.
Still, it was enough to hold the beast back for a moment.
Taking advantage of the opening, Luo Fan enveloped his hands with the Domain of Water.
Once the power of the domain concentrated around his hands, the rate of recovery increased dramatically.
Indeed, the Domain of Water wasn't only useful for killing enemies, its applications extended to many aspects.
One of those was healing.
It was an ability Luo Fan had comprehended during his time getting beaten in the Killing Field, a means to make himself more resilient.
Water symbolized life, the very source of vitality.
Of course, its healing effect couldn't compare to that of the Domain of Wood.
However, among the eight domains, the Domain of Water ranked second in healing ability.
With its aid, the effects of the Wood Spirit Elixir worked even faster.
In just a few seconds, Luo Fan's hands were fully restored.
He drew another Raging Wave Blade from his World Ring and charged at the Water Source Beast once more.
This time, Luo Fan immediately activated his strengthening secret technique.
His attacks became far fiercer than before.
While using the Wave-Splitting Shuttle to restrain the beast's movements, he unleashed the Raging Sea Mad Blade in full force.
The Domain of Water clung to the Raging Wave Blade, radiating a cold blue glow.
Just a single glance made it feel as if one's soul would freeze.
Luo Fan swung the blade directly into the beast's chest.
"Puchi!"
A torrent of blue blood gushed out, and Luo Fan could clearly see the internal organs.
The Water Source Beast's movements slowed.
However, the terrifying vitality of a Star-Level Ninth Rank lifeform prevented it from dying immediately, it continued to struggle, attacking Luo Fan even in its final moments.
Without hesitation, Luo Fan unleashed another Raging Sea Mad Blade.
This strike split the Water Source Beast completely in two.
After confirming its death, Luo Fan slumped to the ground.
"Huff! Huff! Huff!"
He gasped heavily, and the water vapor from his breath instantly froze into icy shards.
Sitting cross-legged, he took out a Water Source Crystal that no longer contained special energy and began absorbing its power to restore himself.
After a short rest, he recovered to peak condition.
Then he stood up and walked toward the corpse of the Water Source Beast.
By now, the lifeless creature's blue blood had frozen solid.
A thin layer of ice also began forming on its surface.
Luo Fan dissected it and retrieved the Water Source Crystal inside.
The Water Source Crystal from a Star-Level Ninth Rank Water Source Beast was much larger than the ones given by the system, measuring around forty to fifty centimeters in diameter.
After storing it in his World Ring, Luo Fan left.
He was heading toward the next Star-Level Ninth Rank Water Source Beast.
These past few days, Luo Fan had basically fought several battles with Star-Level Ninth Rank Water Source Beasts every day.
For each mission reward, his comprehension of the Water Origin Law ranged between 80 and 100.
Luo Fan now realized something.
He had reached a somewhat awkward situation.
The Raging Wave Blade and Wave-Splitting Shuttle could no longer unleash his full power.
These two weapons were already the finest among Third-Rank martial weapons and spirit-adept weapons.
Yet even so, for Luo Fan, who had mastered the Sevenfold Domain of Water, they were starting to lag behind his comprehension.
After all, Third-Rank weapons were primarily designed for use by Universe-level cultivators.
Among Universe-level cultivators, those capable of mastering Domains were considered the elite.
These were the ones with potential to break through to Domain Lord level.
Thus, for Third-Rank weapons, the strongest attacks only required the wielder to master a Domain.
Luo Fan needed to change weapons.
He even considered going all the way, using a Transcendent Divine Weapon right away.
Transcendent Divine Weapons were suitable for spirit-adepts comprehending the Origin Laws of Metal and Space.
For Luo Fan, however, the appropriate choice was a Vast Divine Weapon.
Vast Divine Weapons were meant for spirit-adepts comprehending the Origin Laws of Water and Space.
But wielding a Vast Divine Weapon was extremely difficult.
Even mastering the first tier required stepping into the threshold of the Water Origin Law.
That was why Luo Fan had been relying on the Raging Wave Blade and Wave-Splitting Shuttle all along.
His true body mainly wielded the Raging Wave Blade, while the Space Worm avatar used the Wave-Splitting Shuttle.
After all, in its original form, the Space Worm avatar couldn't use weapons effectively, unless it used Transformation to take another form.
However, only by transforming into its original form could the Space Worm avatar unleash its full strength.
That was why Luo Fan had the avatar focus primarily on spirit-adept techniques.
Now, Luo Fan faced two choices.
The first was to purchase a Vast Divine Weapon, but he still couldn't use it yet.
The second was to buy a Fourth-Rank weapon, though after stepping into the Water Origin Law, it would soon become obsolete.
Luo Fan decided to first claim this round of rewards to see if he could step into the law's threshold.
He hadn't collected any rewards over the past few days.
This time, he intended to claim them all at once for a major boost.
He found a location with few Water Source Beasts and took out his spaceship.
With a spaceship, he was virtually invincible inside the secret realm.
Luo Fan had purchased plenty of energy crystals.
Even if a Domain Lord-level Water Source Beast appeared while he was cultivating, Dumpling could activate the spaceship's protective shield.
Once in his cultivation room, Luo Fan brought out 50,000 Water Source Crystals.
Most of these crystals were roughly human-sized, these were given by the system.
The rest varied in size, including some half-meter-diameter ones; these were the ones Luo Fan had hunted himself.
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