Gao Wu: Oh no! Young Master Zhen is a cultivator!

Lin Ran glanced around and found several fist-sized pebbles at his feet.

He bent down, picked up a piece, weighed it in his hand, leaned half his body out from behind the boulder, and swung his arm to smash it at the Tide Giant.

call out!

The rubble, accompanied by the sound of wind breaking through the air, struck the Tide Giant squarely in the chest, creating a hole the size of a bowl in its watery body.

Pfft!

The pebbles fell into the water, and the hole was quickly filled by the surrounding water flow, but the two eerie blue lights had locked onto Lin Ran's location.

The Tidal Giant swung its arms alternately, sending three water balls hurtling towards Lin Ran.

Lin Ran retreated behind the boulder, and the water ball crashed into it, exploding into three sprays of water, with stone chips and water droplets flying everywhere.

"Have you arrived yet?" Chu Xining asked.

"Don't rush." ​​Lin Ran picked up another stone and peered out from the other side of the boulder, this time aiming at the two points of light on the head of the Tide Giant.

The stone flew past, passing precisely through one of the points of light.

"roar!"

The Tidal Giant let out a deep roar, and its entire body surged from the center of the lake toward the shore.

With each step it took, the lake surface churned, and it soon reached the shallow water area.

"Ready?" Lin Ran stepped out from behind the boulder to meet the Tide Giant.

Seeing this, the Tide Giant split two thick water whips from its body and lashed at Lin Ran alternately.

Lin Ran sidestepped the first one, but the second one had already swept up to his waist.

He slashed at it with his sword, and the water whip broke in two, turning into water droplets that crashed to the ground.

Before the Tide Giant could even condense a new water whip, Lin Ran had already charged forward in one step.

This guy was clearly not as comfortable in the shallow water as he was in the deep water, and he seemed to be moving a bit slower than before.

Lin Ran circled around to the side and unleashed a flurry of slashes.

Although it failed to kill the Tide Giant, it did make it shorter overall.

The Tidal Giant unleashed four water whips at him simultaneously, and he quickly drew his sword and retreated.

Bang!

The water whip was completely drained.

"Now!" Lin Ran shouted.

Chu Xining stood up from behind the boulder and stretched her hands out to the water.

A chilling blue aura surged wildly from my palms, extending from the shore all the way to the shallow water, spreading a white path of ice along the surface.

As temperatures continued to drop, even the silt at the bottom of the lake turned into frozen soil.

The chill climbed up the Tidal Giant's body, spreading rapidly from bottom to top.

The water inside changed from a liquid state to a semi-solid slushy state, and the water whip froze into an icicle before it could retract.

The Tidal Giant tried to break free, its upper body still twisting desperately.

Click, click!

The icy outer shell of skin peeled off in a rustling sound, and it was clear that it was about to regain its mobility.

Lin Ran shouted to Chu Xining, "Come here quickly and increase your spiritual power output!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Xining immediately stepped forward, placing her hands directly on the Tide Giant and continuously emitting cold energy.

The Tide Giant's body went from semi-solid to completely solidified, and it could no longer struggle.

The two pale blue dots were still flickering slightly, but they could no longer move an inch.

Lin Ran sheathed his longsword, walked to the frozen Tide Giant, bent down, gripped the bottom of the ice block with both hands, and exerted force.

Click!

He lifted the ice block from the ground, and its weight caused several fine cracks to appear on the ice beneath his feet.

He took a few steps and placed the ice block in the middle of the pebble beach.

"Alright, now you can harvest in peace!" Lin Ran clapped the ice shards off his hands, seemingly quite satisfied with his masterpiece.

"But I'm not as strong as you, I can't even split it open with a knife!" Chu Xining said with a hint of helplessness.

Lin Ran raised his hand and poked her forehead: "Who told you you were going to use a knife?"

"Huh?" Chu Xining looked confused. "If not a knife, what else could we use?"

"If it were me, I would definitely throw a rock at it."

Lin Ran paused briefly before continuing, "You're not strong enough to use just stones, but you have ice-type abilities, so you can definitely forge a giant ice hammer."

Each elemental ability user has their own advantages.

Fire has powerful destructive force, metal is resilient and sharp, and wind and lightning are swift.

As a branch of the water system, the greatest advantage of the ice system is not its coldness, but its plasticity, which is the same as that of the water system.

Lin Ran's suggestion seemed to open a door to a new world for Chu Xining, making her suddenly see the light.

"I can't believe it's done like that!"

She made a fist with both hands, and a cloud of water vapor gathered in her hands, quickly condensing into a huge ice hammer.

The hammerhead was as thick as a bucket, crystal clear, and its surface emitted a pale blue, cold light.

"Brother Lin Ran, look!" Chu Xining swung the sledgehammer and showed it to Lin Ran.

Bang!

The ice hammer struck the Tide Giant, sending up shards of ice.

Seeing this, Lin Ran's lips curled up slightly: "Not bad, you understand immediately."

Encouraged, Chu Xining became even more smug and swung the hammer several more times.

Bang!Bang!Bang!

After several hammer blows, a crack appeared on the ice.

It extends from the chest to the bottom, quickly spreading into a spiderweb pattern.

Bang!

With the final hammer blow, the entire block of ice shattered.

Click!Click!

The Tide Giant's body shattered into countless ice shards, and the two dark blue points of light simultaneously broke apart, turning into countless points of light across the sky.

Points +2000.

Chu Xining slammed the ice hammer into the ground and gasped for breath.

The melted ice water on her eyelashes trickled down her cheeks.

Lin Ran reached out and brushed her cheek, but the virtual scene judgment was invalid.

But seeing his actions, Chu Xining felt a surge of joy: "Is Brother Lin Ran concerned about me?"

"I just saw there was water on your face and wanted to wipe it off for you." Lin Ran shook his head and smiled. "You cooperated quite well."

"Of course, we're the perfect combination!" Chu Xining recovered and slung the ice hammer over her shoulder. "Brother Lin Ran, let's grind for points together for the rest of the time!"

She revealed a bold expression: "You lure the monsters over, I'll freeze them, and then we can take turns harvesting them—it'll definitely be more efficient!"

Lin Ran shook his head and casually refused, "No way."

"Why?" Chu Xining asked, looking puzzled.

"I still need to go and bring warmth to Sun Jinghuan."

"Oh, I see..." Chu Xining suddenly realized, "Then come find me after you've delivered the warmth!"

Lin Ran waved to her with his back turned, and his figure disappeared into the bushes.

He walked through the dense forest for a short while and soon found Sun Jinghuan's trail.

This guy was attacking a second-tier rockback sea lizard with two henchmen, sparks flying as his flame blade struck the rock armor.

The three of them stood close together, constantly on guard against Lin Ran suddenly appearing from any direction.

Lin Ran squatted on a tree branch and observed for a while.

The Rockback Sea Lizard has high defense for a second-tier creature, and Sun Jinghuan would need to grind it down for at least a minute or two to defeat it.

He jumped down from the tree branch and landed at the edge of the clearing.

Upon hearing the noise, Sun Jinghuan's movements with the Flame Blade noticeably paused.

"Don't be nervous, I'm just passing by." Lin Ran leaned against a tree trunk, arms crossed.

Sun Jinghuan increased his output pace, and the frequency of his Flame Blade was significantly faster than before.

The rock-backed sea lizard's health is decreasing rapidly.

Lin Ran stood up from the tree trunk and stretched his shoulders.

Sun Jinghuan's breathing became heavier, and his flaming blade slashed haphazardly.

The rock-backed sea lizard swung its tail, and he quickly took two steps back to steady himself.

Lin Ran stepped forward, stretched his arms, and yawned.

Sun Jinghuan glanced at the rock-backed sea lizard in front of him, took a deep breath, and sternly ordered his two henchmen, "Go!"

The three of them simultaneously abandoned their attack and turned to run.

The rock-backed sea lizard chased after it for several hundred meters, but failed to catch up, and then slowly crawled back.

"Look at the mess this has made, it's really too polite."

Lin Ran stepped forward and killed the Rockback Sea Lizard with a single strike, increasing his score by another two hundred.