Luo Fan passed through the wormhole, emerging tens of millions of kilometers away, and once again began his search.
Before long, he located a Cosmic Level, First Rank Water Source Beast.
Luo Fan stepped through another wormhole, arriving just thirty kilometers from the creature.
At that distance, unless the Water Source Beast was deliberately paying attention, it wouldn't be able to sense Luo Fan's presence.
This time, Luo Fan had learned his lesson.
He took out both the Tidal Sea Surge and the Frost Mist War Blade in advance.
His main weapon for this battle would be the Frost Mist War Blade, while the Tidal Sea Surge would be used from afar to test whether the enemy possessed a domain.
Having made his decision, Luo Fan controlled the Tidal Sea Surge and sent it flying toward the direction of the Cosmic Level, First Rank Water Source Beast.
Before long, the Water Source Beast sensed the approaching Tidal Sea Surge.
The moment it detected it, the beast expanded its sensory range.
In an instant, it discovered Luo Fan.
Without hesitation, it let out an enraged roar and charged straight toward him.
Luo Fan immediately controlled the Tidal Sea Surge, activating the third form of its accompanying secret art.
In the next moment, 1,008 droplet-shaped weapons merged into a single massive ice spear, thrusting toward the Water Source Beast.
The third form was different from the second form.
The second form focused on area attacks, while the third form was a purely single-target strike.
This Water Source Beast was humanoid in shape.
It had two arms and two legs, two eyes and a single mouth.
However, it had no ears, and its nose consisted of only two nostrils.
Aside from its face, its entire body was covered in white fur.
When it saw the massive ice spear hurtling toward it, the Water Source Beast struck out with a palm without hesitation.
The enormous ice spear shattered instantly upon impact.
However, to Luo Fan's delight, the opponent was injured as well!
Blue blood flowed down from its hand.
Seeing this, the Water Source Beast let out an enraged roar and accelerated further.
Realizing that the creature had not mastered a domain, Luo Fan decided to engage it in close combat to test his current strength.
He immediately activated Enhancement.
[Mission: The True Body will battle a Cosmic Level, First Rank Water Source Beast for one hour. Reward: Water Source Crystal +1000, Water Element Origin Law Comprehension +100]
A flicker of surprise crossed Luo Fan's face.
He hadn't expected that simply fighting for an hour would yield such generous rewards.
After all, when his true body had slain a Star Level, Ninth Rank Water Source Beast, the reward had been roughly the same.
However, although the rewards were identical, the nature of the tasks was entirely different.
Once a beast was slain, that task could never be repeated, but battling for an hour was sustainable.
Luo Fan could continue fighting this Water Source Beast again and again in the future.
He could keep engaging it until the rewards diminished, and only then set up a mission to kill it.
One task was a single-use reward, while the other was a sustainable source of benefits.
The difference between the two was enormous.
Looking at the distant Water Source Beast, Luo Fan's gaze softened slightly.
This Water Source Beast was a treasure trove, like an inexhaustible vein of ore waiting to be mined!
Without hesitation, Luo Fan flew straight toward the Water Source Beast.
When the distance between them narrowed to just one kilometer, he unleashed a long-prepared strike.
Frozen Ice Blade!
A razor-sharp blade of ice, its surface glowing with a deep blue radiance, shot toward the Water Source Beast.
The creature didn't hesitate; it threw a punch directly at the incoming blade.
At such close range and with the blade's speed, dodging was impossible.
They could only clash head-on.
Boom!
Crack!
Squelch!
Fist and ice blade collided, erupting in a thunderous explosion.
In the next instant, the ice blade shattered.
However, the Water Source Beast's hand had also taken considerable damage.
Its fist was covered with deep blade marks, and even its arm bore several slashes.
The once white fur was now stained blue with blood.
Without hesitation, Luo Fan swung his blade once more.
This time, the ice blade didn't fly outward, instead, it condensed directly onto the Frost Mist War Blade itself.
The distance between them had already closed to just a hundred meters.
The Water Source Beast glared at the weapon in Luo Fan's hand and struck out with its uninjured fist.
At such close range, Luo Fan could feel the bone-chilling cold emanating from its hand.
A moment later, the two collided.
Boom!
The clash was fierce and violent.
Luo Fan was sent flying backward by the punch.
The Cosmic Level, First Rank Water Source Beast clearly held the advantage.
Even so, Luo Fan wasn't seriously injured.
He had deliberately allowed himself to be blown back to dissipate the force of the impact.
After all, the Water Source Beast's raw strength far exceeded his own.
Luo Fan's internal organs were only slightly shaken, the skin between his thumb and forefinger was split open, and his arm, merely dislocated.
Luo Fan moved both hands, and his dislocated arm snapped back into place.
He then enveloped himself in the Domain of Water.
In the next instant, the discomfort in his internal organs and the wound at the base of his thumb completely healed.
Across from him, the Water Source Beast was doing the same.
In just a brief moment, the gashes on its hand had stopped bleeding, and the smaller cuts had already fully regenerated.
"Come again!"
Luo Fan's eyes now burned with fighting spirit.
The two of them were evenly matched in strength, a perfect opportunity for Luo Fan to grow familiar with his power after breaking through.
Once he could fully command this newfound strength, there was a high chance he could defeat this Cosmic Level, First Rank Water Source Beast.
Before long, an hour had passed.
Both Luo Fan and the Water Source Beast were heavily injured.
Even though they could recover quickly, after such a prolonged battle, both sides had accumulated considerable wounds.
A massive gash stretched across the Water Source Beast's abdomen, still bleeding profusely, with faint glimpses of its internal organs visible beneath the wound.
Its hands were completely drenched in its own blue blood.
Both arms were covered in deep blade marks, and its right hand was nearly severed.
Luo Fan's condition wasn't much better.
His right hand had been completely shattered, forcing him to wield his blade with his left.
Several of his internal organs were also ruptured and had yet to recover.
As the sound of the mission completion notification echoed in his mind, a wormhole instantly appeared beneath Luo Fan's feet.
In the next moment, Luo Fan vanished from the Water Source Beast's sight.
The beast froze for a moment, stunned by his sudden disappearance.
Then, with a roar of frustration, it rushed to the spot where Luo Fan had just stood.
Using its less-injured left hand, it clawed at the ground, digging hundreds of meters deep, but found nothing.
Helpless, it could only return to its lair to heal its wounds.
Meanwhile, Luo Fan emerged from the wormhole into a safe location.
He immediately consumed a Vitality Fruit, then drank a large quantity of Wood Spirit Liquid.
At the same time, he used his Domain of Water to accelerate the healing effects of both substances on his body.
The injuries he had sustained this time were, for Luo Fan, nothing more than minor wounds.
In less than five minutes, he had completely recovered.
Next, Luo Fan took out a Water Source Crystal that had already lost its special energy and began using the Domain of Water to assist in absorbing the remaining power within it.
Before long, his condition had returned to peak state.
Without any hesitation, a wormhole appeared before his eyes in the next instant.
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