Chapter 205: The Pure Water Sphere

Changing into casual clothes, Xia Duo exited Savile Town through the west gate, crossed the stone bridge, and arrived at the west bank of the Wolfburg River. It was now spring, and the fields and woods were beginning to glow with the green of life. Xia Duo walked south along the riverbank for a distance, stopping only when he felt he was out of the sight of the west gate guards.

In fact, from the moment he reached the riverbank, Xia Duo had felt a sense of intimacy he had never experienced when passing by before, as if this river water were his own body, his own home.

Up to this moment, Xia Duo could not wait to enter the river water to see just how far this bloodline ability could go.

The section of the Wolfburg River flowing near Savile Town had been artificially modified, and even from a distance, one could see traces left by civilization.

Xia Duo found a shallow spot with trees and stones, and without any preparation, he stepped onto the stones and went into the water.

The moment he made contact with the river water, the chill of early spring surged into his heart, but this cold was not unpleasant; instead, it faintly stimulated Xia Duo's spirit, making his mind more active.

Xia Duo suddenly had a feeling that he should be able to walk on the surface of the water. Thinking this, he did it. With the next step, Xia Duo lifted his right foot from the water and stepped directly onto the surface.

Immediately after, his left foot followed. At this moment, the water surface felt like a tough, thin membrane, supporting Xia Duo's body.

Xia Duo tried walking a few steps. He could feel the water body accommodating him and calling to him, so Xia Duo responded—

He walked a few steps to the middle of the river, released his restraint, and sank to the bottom, letting the water engulf him. He maintained only a sliver of consciousness to keep the items he carried, such as his Spell Notes, which were not suitable for soaking, separated from the water.

With his entire body submerged in the water, Xia Duo felt an unprecedented sense of ease, safety, and power. He felt his bloodline breathing and growing.

With a slight movement of his mind, a vortex stirred at the bottom of the river, pulling at the surrounding currents and gradually expanding, but Xia Duo gradually stopped and dispersed the vortex.

He felt that if the vortex grew any larger, it might open a passage to the Water Elemental Plane; such things were not suitable to do out in the open.

However, through that brief connection, Xia Duo "saw" a peculiar life form and established some kind of mysterious link with it.

Following the instinct of his bloodline, Xia Duo issued a call. The water around him responded instantly, condensing into a pure water sphere no larger than a fist, which appeared exceptionally prominent in the somewhat muddy, yellow water at the bottom.

And this pure water sphere was exactly the peculiar life form Xia Duo had seen earlier! Xia Duo thought to himself, this must be a Water Element! However, the Water Element he had summoned was muddled and ignorant, possessing almost no autonomous consciousness.

It showed no discomfort upon arriving in a strange environment, continuing to expand and contract just as it had in the Water Elemental Plane, purifying the surrounding river water.

Xia Duo poked the pure water sphere with his finger; it was soft. When his finger prepared to leave, the Water Element actually clung to his finger, seemingly unwilling to let go.

Xia Duo flicked his finger slightly, knocking it away. This little thing was quite suitable to keep as a pet, but he had no intention of keeping pets right now.

Moreover, the essence of this little thing was still in the Water Elemental Plane. Unless he could summon its essence over, it could not exist for long; otherwise—

Xia Duo moved his mind, and losing the maintenance of his power, the pure water sphere instantly scattered, blending into the surrounding muddy yellow river water, indistinguishable from it.

With the small episode of the Water Element over, Xia Duo began to try to merge with the river water on a deeper level. He imagined himself turning into the water flow, just as he had in his dream.

Everything went very smoothly. Xia Duo's consciousness expanded rapidly, starting from the riverbed where he was located and spreading swiftly in all directions.

First it reached the riverbed, then the surface and both banks, and then it followed the riverbank upstream and downstream. However, at this time, Xia Duo still retained his self-consciousness, just as he had in his dream.

He restricted his consciousness from spreading upstream and instead extended it mainly downstream. At the same time, his senses also enriched rapidly—

From the plankton and fish in the water, the mud and sand on the riverbed, and the banks on both sides, to the undercurrents and vortexes of the water body itself, Xia Duo perceived everything.

For a moment, all the ecology within this section of the river was presented within his consciousness.

Soon, Xia Duo gradually felt the limit of his consciousness. He felt that if he extended it further downstream, something bad might happen, so he cautiously stopped.

He carefully experienced this feeling, which was very similar to his dream. This river section of several hundred meters seemed to have become his body; as long as he wished, he could stir up waves, condense water into arrows, or nurture all things.

Everything related to water could be realized.

And his original body could also move rapidly within this several-hundred-meter-long river section. With this alone, Xia Duo had already decided to place his Territory by the water!

Next, there was one final attempt, which was—was the several-hundred-meter river section he could control limited to this location, or could it be shifted at will? In the water, Xia Duo slowly withdrew the consciousness that had spread upstream, and at the same time, continued to extend his consciousness downstream without any obstruction.

After many attempts, Xia Duo discovered that what he controlled was not the water body itself; otherwise, with the flowing water never-ending, his consciousness would have long since flown off to who knows where.

What he controlled seemed to be a Domain, related to water, but not the water body itself. Perhaps it was just as Xia Duo had named it: 【Water Control】, or 【Water Elemental Domain】.

After several attempts, Xia Duo gained a much better understanding of his bloodline ability. Finally, he went ashore from the place where he had entered the water.

Once ashore and away from the water, Xia Duo suddenly felt a sense of loss. Rubbing his forehead, Xia Duo quickly adjusted his mindset and returned to the Mage Tower.

The selection of the Territory still needed to be finalized as soon as possible.

After returning to the Mage Tower, Xia Duo went to his residence to retrieve the map and headed straight for the Elevator. The Tower Spirit sent him to the floor where the Lord resided.

"How is it? Have you decided where to choose?" Lord Aipusi opened the map and used a Spell to project the map in front of Xia Duo.

Xia Duo leaned in and drew on the map. A red circle appeared on the map; it was the location of the Territory he had chosen, which was also the suspected treasure site of Lao Nier.

"Near the water, convenient for shipping, a good choice." Lord Aipusi praised him, then took another piece of Parchment, transcribed the terrain near the Territory, and asked, "Have you thought of a name?"

Xia Duo was stunned. He hadn't thought about the name of the Territory. For example, the Savile Territory was named after the Great Arcanist Savil, so should his Territory be called the Xiaduo Ling? In a few moments, several names flashed through Xia Duo's mind, and finally, one name jumped out: "Let's call it Daxia!"

(End of chapter)