Level Up in Martial World

A deep sense of pleasure enveloped Lu Zhen as his body coursed through with power in his veins. Luckily, he adapted to the sensation of pleasure quickly; otherwise, he might have fainted, as he had previously.

His body seemed to flash with a golden light as the water appeared to make way for him, and his body emitted a terrifying aura.

However, at this moment, some faint silver strings started to emerge from his body one by one, wrapping around him entirely.

Lu Zhen slashed his hand, acting as a sabre and creating a domineering aura with the slash.

His eyes widened to the limits when he saw the unmoving silver strings even after he had attacked with full strength. He wanted to escape, but with a bitter smile he closed his eyes, although Lu Zhen was pretty sure that this was a good thing for him, considering the external dangers, he couldn't afford to become so vulnerable at such a time.

Yet, he was helpless to do anything.

"Should I use the Volgrith form?" Lu Zhen contacted the system in his head.

[Host, it is not recommended to use the transformation, as not only might your body get destroyed, but you might never get such a chance of being cleansed and reborn as a whole.]

"What's the point of those things if I can't be alive for it?" he said in anger.

[The cocoon gives you a certain level of protection, and unless it is by an entity higher than a first-stage martial realm, they won't be able to break the cocoon.]

Lu Zhen revealed a bitter sigh when he heard this, stopping his resistance as he allowed the silver strings to fully cover him like a gift wrap.

"This…" the snake's eyes widened as he rubbed his eyes from the flashing light, looking around to see a cocoon wrapped in silver strings.

"What is this?"

"Could this be some kind of peerless treasure made from the essence of heaven and earth?" the snake exclaimed, excitement glinting in his eyes.

"Wait…" the snake slapped himself with his tiny arms. "How could I be so stupid?"

Suddenly, he opened his mouth, revealing a toxic spit that landed right on the cocoon.

"If you are a living being, you can't escape my detection," the snake thought, a sneer on his face.

This was a special poison he was uniquely known for, which had helped him earn his position, as their poison wasn't really powerful; however, it had the ability to detect living creatures, no matter how strong they were. So, he had also worked for the investigation department many times.

However, even after waiting for a long time, the poisonous spit just stayed in the cocoon with no movement.

"Eh, is this really a treasure?" the snake thought with some excitement.

"If it is…" his fist tightened as he walked towards it.

However, before he could even indulge in his delusion, it was shattered in moments.

Crack!

As if a vase had broken, the cocoon started to break rapidly, the poison he spat on it starting to vibrate.

Boom!

The entire cocoon started to crumble and was blasted away, as if an explosion had happened.

The poison was blasted along with the cocoon.

"What type of treasure is this?" the snake thought in some astonishment. The poor snake was still in his delusion; however, its expression instantly changed to that of anger when it saw that nothing was inside the cell.

"There is no way there is nothing in that cocoon!" it roared as it started to spit everywhere. The poison it spat had a strange property; it didn't mix with water. In fact, wherever it travelled, it left a vacuum of space instead.

"Idiot," Lu Zhen thought as he walked off. Although the snake might be weak in front of Lu Zhen, and he didn't doubt himself that he could kill the snake, it was just that if he did, his elder or boss, or whatever it was, might come after him. Hearing the voice of the snake, he was sure of one thing.

There was a whole fu*king civilization underneath the river!

Or it might be an organization or something. However, staying at the bottom of the river, where even first-stage martial artists refrained from going, there was no way it was something that Lu Zhen could handle right now. So, he chose the simplest option: run away.

"I will be back," Lu Zhen thought as he looked coldly at the snake one last time before ascending to the ocean.

His body was full of power, and his speed in the water had also changed, causing him to almost triple his speed from when he came down here to train.

However, as Lu Zhen travelled, an ominous feeling welled up in him, and he sensed a terrifying danger to his life. His instincts screamed with danger, and his battle instinct was in full form.

Lu Zhen's mind swirled with calculations as he turned back. He instantly made himself feel angry, and genuine anger surged from inside him as he transformed into his Volgrith form.

Roar!

He roared in anger, applying demonic Qi from his bloodline to his arms.

Instantly, his arms started to inflate as a terrifying power coursed through them.

Lu Zhen could barely control his arms; however, his eyes glinted with a fierce light as he punched with his full power at the place where he felt the greatest sense of danger.

The water started to vibrate with terrifying intensity as a vacuum was created due to the sheer force of his attack. However, Lu Zhen wasn't in the mood to revel in his awe inspiring attack.

His vision was filled with the sight of a giant eye that almost covered his whole field of view, as it seemed to be looking straight at him. Lu Zhen felt his entire body being scanned almost as if he was naked.

"This is really terrifying…" he thought as he recoiled, his body cold with horror, and his environment seemed to freeze.