When system cheat becomes rampant!-Chapter 684 - 503: Rocks on the Lake Surface (4000 words)_2

Erha solemnly stroked his chin and nodded slightly, "This is a good idea."

Xiang Beifei ignored this simpleton and continued forward. The lake was as eerie as the vast plain they had just crossed, and it was best to leave this place quickly.

The lake was incredibly expansive, boundless. Had the lake surface not been so calm, without a single wave, Xiang Beifei might have thought he was crossing a great sea.

About thirty kilometers ahead, a rock appeared on the lake surface, much like a reef in the sea.

This reef showed only its top, about one meter high, and was square-shaped, though its edges were not particularly regular. It was probably only big enough for two or three people to stand on.

The surface of the rock was quite flat, as if cut by a knife.

Xiang Beifei stopped about thirty meters from the rock, watching it from a distance, not daring to approach rashly.

Learning from the lesson of the recent encounter with the giant earth beast, Xiang Beifei was now wiser. A rock suddenly appearing on this endless lake surface was certainly strange.

He carefully extended his spiritual power toward it, searching for anything unusual about the rock, but it seemed to be just a normal stone, nothing special about it.

Xiang Beifei moved closer again. At this moment, he suddenly heard a whooshing sound, followed by turbulent waves erupting from the distant lake surface as countless black tentacles burst forth from the lake bed.

The black tentacles converged in the air, interweaving with each other, then started to retract. In just a moment, a blood-stained man appeared in the air.

This man had a bloody, gaping hole right through the middle of his head, piercing his brain.

Ghost Mustache of Remnant Visage!

When Youmong saw the Ghost Mustache of Remnant Visage, it suddenly grabbed Xiang Beifei's clothes, its expression turning panicked. After a long moment, it seemed to realize something and looked at Xiang Beifei, hesitating whether to let go.

"I told you, I'm not like those creatures. I am of the Human Race, they are of the Parasitic Race. They killed my kind and then took their forms to appear," Xiang Beifei reassured.

Youmong thought for a long time. Considering Xiang Beifei's prowess, it clearly trusted him more.

"What's with these guys? Why won't they leave us alone?"

Xiang Beifei kept his small boat very concealed. Although it was invisible, he still moved a bit further back, wanting to see why these creatures appeared here again, what they were doing underwater just now.

The man with the brain hole floated in midair, surveying the entire lake surface. After a while, the lake surface produced another splashing sound, and countless more black tentacles surged up, forming seven or eight people in the air.

These were both men and women, all unmistakably in the guise of pioneers.

Seeing so many scarred Ghost Whiskers of Remnant Visages made Youmong even more panicked. It clung to Xiang Beifei's clothing, its little eyes peering out, fearfully watching these Ghost Whiskers of Remnant Visages.

"Still haven't found it?" Brain Hole asked.

"Yes, still not found. The lake water here is very strange," one of the Ghost Whiskers of Remnant Visage with only half a head left replied.

Brain Hole pondered for a long time before he spoke gravely, "Go check there again."

"But that place..." a long-haired woman with a face as purple as if poisoned hesitated.

The others also glanced at each other, a look of apprehension in their eyes, seemingly reluctant to go.

"We must go!" Brain Hole stated emphatically.

"Yes," all the Ghost Whiskers of Remnant Visages could only respond.

Brain Hole turned and walked toward the reef on the water surface. He stood on the rock, with his back to Xiang Beifei, then walked forward, quickly appearing to sink suddenly, gradually disappearing on the lake surface.

The other Ghost Whiskers of Remnant Visages also followed Brain Hole, gradually disappearing beyond the other side of the rock.

"What are these guys looking for?"

Xiang Beifei stood on the small boat for a moment, then, worried that the ripples from the boat might attract attention, he retracted the boat made from breath soil, and flew directly over to the rock.

Once he landed on the rock, he discovered steps descending on the other side, leading downward step by step into the water. It seemed that the group of Ghost Whiskers of Remnant Visages had used these steps to walk into the water.

"Strange, why do they have to go through here to enter the lake? Can't they just walk in from somewhere else?"

Xiang Beifei wanted to see what was unusual about this stone, so he decided to dive into the water himself to check. But the Wooden Kirin, having shrunk in size, was perched on his shoulder, and Erha was right at his feet.

"Erha, quickly take that pee back; it looks disgusting," Xiang Beifei said.

"Ow ow ow!"

Erha protested, he would never let such a thing happen!

"Then go stay over there."

Xiang Beifei extended his finger, flicked Erha's head, and sent it flying out; the liquid under Xiang Beifei's feet immediately sputtered towards where Erha had gone.

Erha stopped in mid-air, looked down at the fluid it had created, and flew a few meters to the left, unswervingly, the liquid followed. It then flew to the right, and the stuff still merrily tagged along, sticking to Erha like a stubborn plaster!

Xiang Beifei moved a few steps to the side, covered his body with spiritual power, then sank into the lake water. The lake water was isolated from him by his spiritual power and did not stain his body.

Perhaps because there was ample light here, the underwater visibility was clear. However, bizarrely, there seemed to be no bottom to the stone from underneath the water surface—it was as if the stone was floating.

Xiang Beifei resurfaced, then looked again at the stone. He realized there was something very peculiar about this place and decided to check under the lake, but it could only be done via the stairs he'd used before.

"Should I go check it out?"

Honestly, Xiang Beifei didn't feel like confronting the Ghost Mustache of Remnant Visage right now since this place was the wilderness outside of his domain. Besides, the Ghost Whiskers might have a trick up their sleeves. If there was a Heavenly Connection realm priest around, he could likely be at a disadvantage.

"Forget it, I should head to Chen Hou instead," he thought.

Xiang Beifei decided to not bother with these matters and hurriedly find the Hou as a priority.

However, just after he had flown past the stone on the lake surface, the compass on Mao Hou suddenly reversed direction, pointing backward.

"Hmm?"

Xiang Beifei was quite amazed!

Why did the compass point back all of a sudden?

He flew back a few steps and landed on the rock; then, the water compass suddenly changed back to water.

Wait, this place is Chen Hou?

Xiang Beifei left the rock and circled it a few times, discovering that no matter which direction he went, the compass always pointed toward this rock.

Xiaohei barked in confusion, "Isn't Chen Hou supposed to be a mountain?"

"I don't know," Xiang Beifei responded. freёweɓnovel.com

That was precisely what Xiang Beifei wanted to know as well.

Apart from Yin Hou, which he had never visited, the other three Hou he had encountered—Zi Hou, Chou Hou, and Mao Hou—had all appeared in the form of mountains. Only here was the Hou just a rock, and moreover, a rock floating on the lake surface.

Could it be that this rock was the mountaintop, and the entire mountain was actually buried under the lake?

But he hadn't seen any sign of a mountain under the lake earlier either, which also seemed hard to explain.

"Wherever the Hou appears, there are traces of Ghost Mustache of Remnant Visage. It seems that these creatures are also looking for the Hou," he thought.

But what was the purpose of the Ghostly Visage searching for the Hou?

Xiang Beifei didn't even know what he was searching for; he was just trying to find Xiang Tianxing and his wife. But clearly, like the couple, the Ghostly Visage had some purpose in coming here.

However, it was obvious they had found quite a few Hou already.

Xiang Beifei landed directly on the rock, preparing to dive into the water.

If this was indeed Chen Hou, he had to find the blood altar there and create a compass.

Splash!

Xiang Beifei cautiously stepped towards the steps behind the rock, stepping onto the first stair in the water.