The fairies I flirted with in the game became real?!

The frog before him appeared simple and innocent.

But the words it spoke shocked Li Muyang.

Just awakened its sentience… for three thousand years?

Does that even sound human to you?

Are all creatures on this Outer Realm Island incapable of aging?

Three thousand years and you still count as young?

Li Muyang was greatly astonished and began questioning the frog about the situation on Outer Realm Island.

If he could find a kind and honest native to assist him, perhaps he could locate the Little Wild Grass stone statue more quickly.

According to the information given by the Extreme Night God, the Little Wild Grass statue was placed on the divine altar in the center of Outer Realm Island.

However, after a round of questioning, this frog in front of him seemed unable to answer any of his inquiries.

“I rarely go out, so I don’t know much about the island,” the frog said. “But I know an old grandpa who might know.”

The Water Leaf Frog leapt into the forest and cheerfully said, “Follow me, let’s go ask that grandpa.”

Li Muyang stepped onto his Tunneling Light and followed.

Through the forest the Water Leaf Frog hopped across, all the creatures they passed were larger in size.

Horse-sized wasps, lynxes three zhang tall… This forest was incredibly dangerous.

Every creature living in the woods seemed to possess significant power.

And these were just the ordinary forest insects and beasts; the truly frightening divine beasts had yet to show themselves.

The Water Leaf Frog hopped through the forest leaves and soon brought Ran Qing to a swamp teeming with dense water plants.

A rancid smell pervaded the air, and the murky waters of the swamp barely moved. On the shores were many enormous beast skeletons, lending an eerie air to the scene.

Yet the Water Leaf Frog frolicked joyfully around the swamp’s edge, shouting, “Grandpa Ba Snake! I’ve brought a friend to see you!”

Soon, sounds of water gurgling echoed from deep within the swamp.

A massive snakehead slowly emerged from the toxic mist hovering over the swamp. The enormous snakehead resembled a great mountain.

It coldly stared at the mud figure behind the frog and said, “Visitors on Outer Realm Island? How strange…”

Seeing this giant serpent, Li Muyang was startled to his core.

Ba Snake… This is one of the ancient divine beasts, damn it.

Although not particularly famous, its venom was rumored to be lethal even to a True Immortal.

To encounter such a heavyweight presence right at the start…

Li Muyang hesitated briefly, then said, “Senior Ba Snake, I’ve come to Outer Realm Island seeking the divine altar.”

Since Ba Snake had discerned his identity, Li Muyang decided to be honest about his goal.

The Ba Snake before him appeared to have a clear consciousness, and although its aura was eerie and terrifying, it did not show the symptoms of contamination or mutation.

Moreover, given its secluded and ominous dwelling… Perhaps this Ba Snake had not been affected by the changes happening on Outer Realm Island?

Within the mist, the massive Ba Snake let out a hoarse laugh.

“You’re looking for the stone statue of Fairy Qinghe, aren’t you? Aside from her statue, there’s nothing particularly valuable on that altar.”

“But unfortunately, with your current strength, you won’t make it to that altar.”

“Go westward from here for three thousand miles, and you will see a colossal stone mountain that is entirely crimson-green. That’s where the altar is. But the journey ahead is filled with dangers you can’t fathom.”

“The deeper you go, the more frenzied the creatures become.”

“If you have the ability, then forge ahead.”

After speaking, the towering Ba Snake turned and began to leave.

In the moment it turned away, Li Muyang’s heart skipped a beat.

This massive snakehead submerged in the mist… actually had no body attached!

Or perhaps, it was simply a giant snakehead.

As for the original body of Ba Snake, no one knew where it had gone.

And now, with only its head remaining, this Ba Snake was still alive?

Li Muyang was taken aback, but the Water Leaf Frog showed no trace of surprise.

It remarked regretfully, “Mud figure, so you’re heading into the depths? Grandpa Ba Snake said it’s extremely perilous there.”

“If you try to explore further, you’ll undoubtedly die. Why not stay here and keep me company?”

The Water Leaf Frog looked at Li Muyang with pure, innocent eyes and said, “We can play in the water together, take baths, and find bugs to eat.”

“I know bugs that taste better than ants.”

The frog’s childish and innocent voice left Li Muyang momentarily speechless.

This three-thousand-year-old frog… Why does it act like such a little kid?

Had he accidentally stumbled into a fairy tale world?

Admittedly, the outer areas of Outer Realm Island did have a somewhat whimsical and cartoonish style.

The sun was bright, beasts were enormous, and the forest flowers and grasses were vividly colorful.

But Li Muyang had made up his mind to explore further.

“I need to find something very important at the altar. You go play by yourself.”

This three-thousand-year-old frog might revel in childlike innocence, but Li Muyang couldn’t afford to waste time.

Who knew how long until the next layer of the Heaven and Earth Seal broke open—but it was certainly less than two years.

After bidding farewell to the Water Leaf Frog, Li Muyang determined his direction and headed straight toward the center of Outer Realm Island.

Soon, he left the swampy area behind.

As he ventured further, the colors of the forest remained vibrant and dazzling, and the birds and beasts in the woods stayed as massive as ever.

However, these birds and beasts roaming the forest bore grotesque, enormous blood-eyes.

Some had them on their backs, others on the backs of their heads, and some even had them on their knees or palms, creating an eerily unsettling sight from afar.

Especially terrifying were the pulsating movements of these blood-eyes, as if they possessed independent consciousness.

When Li Muyang tried attacking the weakest solitary beast in front of him, the moment he struck down the one-meter-tall spider, the blood-eye on the spider’s massive abdomen transformed into a streak of blood-red light that drifted toward him.

In the next instant, a system notification appeared in Li Muyang’s vision.

[Blood God Flame Qi collected]

Li Muyang felt a small jolt of surprise upon seeing this notification.

“Huh? Is this a collection mode?”

He opened the system interface only to find that it had changed again.

The new interface now included a progress bar displaying [Bi Fang Flame 1.3%].

Li Muyang, having defeated the spider, had accumulated [Bi Fang Flame].

“Bi Fang?” Li Muyang furrowed his brows in confusion.

Wasn’t it supposed to be the Thousand-Eyed Blood God?

Why would it display as Bi Fang?

Though the CGI description of Outer Realm Island did mention the divine beast Bi Fang…

Li Muyang attacked another passing beast, and upon defeating it, he once again obtained a streak of blood-red flame energy.

[Bi Fang Flame 2.7%]

The blood-red progress bar increased slightly.

At the same time, Li Muyang leveled up.

[Tai Xu Sword Embryo LV3]

“So I need to kill monsters to level up and also collect flame energy?”

Li Muyang murmured to himself, beginning to understand the essence of this stage’s system mechanics.

The mud figure was too weak, crossing Outer Realm Island to retrieve the Little Wild Grass stone statue would be exceedingly difficult unless he upgraded and gathered stronger powers.

And the collected Blood God Flame Qi likely carried connections either to the island’s divine beasts or to the Thousand-Eyed Blood God.

After all, before the Thousand-Eyed Blood God vanished, it had spoken of “helping” Li Muyang…