Chen Tian looked at the city around him, bathed in sunlight, brimming with spring vitality. The entire city exuded a sense of comfort. Without any hesitation, Chen Tian walked directly towards the city gates.
There were no city teleportation arrays in Chunyang City. After all, it already possessed a world teleportation array. Chen Tian needed to travel to the next town to use a teleportation gate and reach the central periphery of the Four Seasons Kingdom to complete his mission.
After walking out of the city gates, where fighting was prohibited, Chen Tian encountered no trouble.
Chen Tian opened his map and studied it carefully. Then he spoke, "Infinite Blood River, that's a pretty good leveling area. Level fifty-eight, and just behind it is Chunlie City. I'll head there! It's a good opportunity to gain some levels."
Chen Tian made his decision instantly. The Infinite Blood River was a leveling area not far from him, for monsters of level fifty-eight. With his current strength, dealing with level fifty-eight monsters was no problem at all.
After all, his level had now reached fifty. For Chen Tian, fighting opponents of a higher level was commonplace.
Chen Tian then headed towards the Infinite Blood River, moving quickly towards his target. He didn't want to waste too much time; completing the mission was paramount. Another point was that he absolutely had to increase his level. If the opponent in this mission was too high level, Chen Tian wouldn't be able to defeat them.
The Infinite Blood River was a blood-red ocean. However, unlike other oceans, this one was only the size of a river.
But one shouldn't underestimate the Infinite Blood River. Being called "Infinite" proved it was no simple place. Within the Blood River lay endless spaces and countless Blood River creatures.
It was also a mandatory leveling area for players because of the infinite monsters. Chen Tian looked at the blood-red river before him, which seemed to be composed of human blood, flowing slowly from above to below. Just as Chen Tian was about to jump in, a voice slowly emerged.
"Little brother, are you heading into the Infinite Blood River? How about we team up? It's quite dangerous down there. Teaming up would be safer."
A young man slowly appeared before Chen Tian. Chen Tian observed the newcomer: he wore a silver-white cloth armor, with a semi-circular shield on his shoulder plate. He had long, slender legs and a plain, neat appearance. However, a mole on his cheek was quite striking. His eyes were as clear and transparent as crystals.
With golden hair and slender hands, the young man slowly approached Chen Tian. Chen Tian asked, "Who are you?"
"Hello! My name is Ba Long. I'd like to team up with you to enter the Infinite Blood River. Is that okay?"
"Sorry, I'm not interested!"
Chen Tian replied plainly. To him, level fifty players were a burden. Chen Tian didn't want to team up, especially not with someone he didn't know. This guy was clearly approaching him with some ulterior motive.
This did not align with Chen Tian's rules of friendship, so he refused.
Then, with a splash, he leaped directly into the Blood River. Ba Long stuck out his tongue at the corner of his mouth and said, "Interesting. It's been a while since anyone dared to refuse my team-up invitation. Do you think I'm too low-level to be a burden?"
Ba Long's figure then disappeared. Meanwhile, Chen Tian had jumped into the Blood River. The Infinite Blood River was, as its name suggested, filled with infinite space below. The blood-red seawater permeated the surroundings, allowing players to move around freely within the river.
Chen Tian began to swim. Here, it was essentially no different from being on land. As long as one could walk, they could move. They didn't even need to breathe, and there were no negative status effects.
The blood-red river above was merely a facade. In essence, it was no different from the ground. Even without air, players could talk, chat, and breathe.
Chen Tian saw countless players battling Blood River creatures all around. Chen Tian's figure also surged forward; he was ready to start killing.
He followed the river downstream. The reason for going downstream instead of upstream was that the other end of the river flowed towards Chunlie City. Chen Tian wanted to level up first.
Suddenly, in the downstream of the Blood River, a blood-red figure charged towards Chen Tian with incredible speed, creating bubbles and currents.
But Chen Tian dodged decisively. By the time the opponent revealed itself, Chen Tian could clearly see its form: a giant Blood River Scorpion.
It had a blood-red body, massive pincers with two sharp points at the end of each, and a tail like a ball joint, with a sharp, pointed tip aimed at Chen Tian. Its scorpion head had crimson eyes, and its entire body was encased in blood-red armor.
Beneath its body, it had claw-like legs similar to a spider's, eight on the left and eight on the right. Chen Tian immediately activated his Divine Eyes, and information appeared in his mind.
Blood River Scorpion
Level: Fifty-eight
Health: 36852/36852
Strength: 10031
Speed: 10036
Constitution: 15000
Luck: 10
Weapon Mastery: 10035
Skill Mastery: 15203
Armor: 3000
Perception: 9900
Weapons: Scorpion Pincer, Scorpion Tail.
Skills: Blood River Charge, Scorpion Tail Sweep, Pincer Crush, Scorpion Strike, Pincer Cannon.
Trait: Hardened!
Chen Tian looked at the Blood River Scorpion before him. The level was decent, perfect for a warm-up. He then activated Body Strengthening and Battle Hardening, and his aura surged.
As his aura surged, the surrounding players noticed Chen Tian. After all, amplification skills were rarely seen.
All eyes turned to Chen Tian. Chen Tian took a step forward and charged towards the Blood River Scorpion. The Blood River Scorpion seemed to feel insulted.
How dare this insignificant human, instead of becoming its food, attack it directly? It felt provoked.
It then roared furiously, swinging its pincers left and right, and then charged rapidly towards Chen Tian. Its scorpion legs propelled it, moving much faster than Chen Tian in the Blood River. It appeared before Chen Tian first and then swung its two large, blood-red pincers towards Chen Tian.
Chen Tian slowly spread his arms to the sides, holding back the two giant pincers. He gritted his teeth, enduring. "This thing has so much strength!"
Chen Tian was struggling to hold on!
But after just a moment, Chen Tian's expression improved. He instantly shook his arms, pushing the two pincers away, and then clenched his left fist. Golden light shot towards the Blood River Scorpion.
Fist Master Skill: Punch!
The golden fist, carrying immense power, slammed into the Blood River Scorpion's body. However, the golden fist had no effect on the blood-red armor shell.
Chen Tian refused to believe it and threw several more punches, continuously attacking the Blood River Scorpion.
Fist Master Skill: Berserk Punch!
But countless fist shadows struck the opponent's armor, not even scratching it. The blood-red shell was incredibly tough.
Seeing Chen Tian merely tickling it, the Blood River Scorpion revealed a mocking grin. Its pincers then charged towards Chen Tian's face, opening and closing as if to crush Chen Tian's head and body in half.
Seeing this, Chen Tian decisively activated his Extreme Dodge. His body lurched backward, and he narrowly dodged the left pincer. Then, twisting his neck, he instantly evaded the right pincer.
The players watching from the side were stunned. Someone exclaimed, "What kind of dodge rate is that! Such precise evasion!"
"My goodness, he dodged the pincer attack with only a meter's distance! That was an incredibly skillful dodge!"
"Who is that? How can he calculate the dodge distance so precisely?"
Soon, someone started livestreaming Chen Tian's battle with the Blood River Scorpion. The official Times Epoch servers became abuzz with excitement.
After dodging the Blood River Scorpion's attack, the creature charged towards Chen Tian, turning into a blood-red streak, a horizontal line formed by bubbles and currents. Chen Tian spread his hands, palm open.
Skill: Blood River Charge!
Chen Tian's hands slowly met the charging creature's head. He was pushed back, but the Blood River Scorpion was still in its charge state. Seeing this, Chen Tian slowly raised his right leg, and terrifying golden light coiled around it. He then lifted his right leg and with a "bang," kicked the creature from below. The Blood River Scorpion was sent flying towards Chen Tian's head.
Brawler Skill: Flying Kick Strike!
This skill forcibly knocked the opponent away. Chen Tian then clenched his fists, gathering power in them, and charged towards the Blood River Scorpion's underside.