Chapter 241: Salt extraction from Mutuo Lake, red water grass, and martial arts competition

Chapter 241: Salt extraction from Mutuo Lake, red water grass, and martial arts competition

"Go to Muto Lake to get salt!"

"Salt?"

Zhao Xue nodded heavily: "Within a thousand miles, only Mutuohu has salt. In order to survive, we must go there to get salt every once in a while!"

Lu Ming, who had received nine years of compulsory education, naturally knew the importance of salt to people.

Salt is an indispensable substance for the human body. Once the body lacks salt intake, it will cause physical discomfort.

In mild cases, it can cause nausea, vomiting, and general weakness; in severe cases, it can cause epilepsy, coma, and even death.

"How far is it to Mutuo Lake?"

"It's probably about two days' journey."

Next, Lu Ming followed Zhao Xue to Mutuo Lake.

Along the way, the two got along quite well and their friendship deepened a lot.

The next evening, just as it was getting dark, Lu Ming noticed an unusual red light in front of him. Under the reflection of the red light, the entire sky was dyed red.

"What happened there?"

When Zhao Xue saw the red light in front of her, a look of joy appeared on her face.

"We're here. Mutuo Lake is right ahead!"

"The place with the red light is Mutuo Lake!"

Lu Ming was a little curious: "Why does Mutuo Lake emit red light?"

Zhao Xue showed a mysterious smile: "Want to know? Go and see and you will understand."

Led by Zhao Xue, the two came to Mutuo Lake.

Zhao Xue did not take Lu Ming directly to the Mutuo Lake, but found a giant tree hundreds of meters high and climbed up.

Looking down from this angle, you can see most of Mutuo Lake.

"See for yourself."

Lu Ming stared at the lake and saw that the object emitting red light in the lake was actually a long strip.

The object swayed in the lake and looked quite graceful.

These objects are rooted in the bottom of the lake, with the shortest ones being hundreds of meters long and the longest ones even thousands of meters long.

Lu Ming looked at these things and felt they looked vaguely familiar, and a name immediately popped up in his mind.

"kelp?"

Zhao Xue shook her head when she heard this: "These are not kelp, but red water grass!"

"Red water grass?"

"Red water grass is a type of aquatic plant monster. They naturally like places with extremely high salt content."

Lu Ming suddenly realized: "No wonder the lake bottom here is full of this kind of red water grass."

"Now that we are here, let's go down and get the salt."

"no!"

Zhao Xue refused immediately.

"Red Water Grass is a very special monster. It is a nocturnal creature that hides during the day and comes out at night."

"If we go down now, we will face countless attacks from red water grass and won't be able to get salt at all."

"Besides, Red Water Grass is extremely difficult to deal with and very dangerous. We should wait until daybreak before taking action."

"Then I'll listen to you and take action tomorrow."

The two did not leave the giant tree, but rested on it, which was safer.

When the daylight grew brighter, the two men came down from the tree.

Under the leadership of Zhao Xue, they came to a salt-collecting area, but when they got there they found that two groups of people had already appeared here.

Looking at the two groups of people, Zhao Xue's pupils shrank slightly.

"It's the Black Tiger Tribe and the Libra Tribe!"

Seeing that Zhao Xue looked different, Lu Ming asked with concern, "What's wrong with you?"

Zhao Xue said solemnly, "We have bad relations with these two tribes, so I'm afraid that getting salt this time won't be smooth."

At this time, people from the Black Tiger and Tianping tribes also discovered Zhao Xue and the other person.

Song Yan from the Black Tiger Tribe asked, "Isn't this Zhao Xue from the Shooting Sun Tribe?"

"Why are there only two of you? Did something happen on the way and everyone else died?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the people from the two major tribes burst into laughter, and the ridicule was self-evident.

Zhao Xue glared at them fiercely, then ignored them and said to Lu Ming: "Let's go get some salt!"

Seeing this, Sun Buer of the Tianping tribe immediately stopped the two and said, "Stop!"

"Zhao Xue, you can take the salt, but you have to follow the rules!"

"Now that people from our three tribes are here, we must prioritize if we want to get the salt."

Zhao Xue said coldly: "Come on then."

Song Yan and Sun Buer looked at each other, then led their men towards an open space not far away, and Zhao Xue immediately followed.

When they arrived at the place, the three parties immediately formed their battle formations.

Lu Ming asked in confusion: "Zhao Xue, why do we have to choose the order of taking salt?"

"The red water grass is extremely sensitive in the water. If you make too much noise while taking salt, they will attack."

"Once you trigger the Red Water Grass to attack, you won't be able to collect salt that day. You can only take action the next day."

“That way, whoever gets the salt first will have the upper hand and be safer.”

Lu Ming raised his eyebrows: "I see, then count me in."

Zhao Xue asked doubtfully, "Do you know martial arts?"

"Yes, why are you asking?"

Zhao Xue explained: "In order to prevent humans from killing each other and wasting their strength, the competition here does not allow the use of life beasts. Only martial arts can be used to determine the winner."

"I see!"

Lu Ming said confidently: "If we simply compete in martial arts, I guarantee that we can win first place."

Zhao Xue looked at Lu Ming in surprise: "It seems that you are very confident in your martial arts."

Lu Ming rolled up his sleeves, clenched his fists and said, "Very confident."

Zhao Xue sighed softly: "Don't be so confident. In this kind of competition, you must defeat all the opponents."

"There are only two of us on our side, and each tribe on the other side has ten people. It will be extremely difficult to win in this round-robin battle."

Lu Ming, however, had a confident expression on his face: "Don't worry, I'm here, we'll definitely get first place!"

At this time, Song Yan from the Black Tiger Tribe shouted, "Zhao Xue, there are only two people from your Sun Shooting Tribe. Do you want us to treat you better?"

He stared at Zhao Xue with ill intentions, and there was a lewd look in his eyes: "As long as you agree to have an in-depth discussion with me tonight, our Black Tiger Tribe can send fewer people to participate in the war."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xue suddenly became cold as ice, with murderous intent in her eyes.

Before Zhao Xue could say anything, Sun Buer from the Tianping tribe spoke first.

"Song Yan, you are not sincere. People have been communicating with you for a whole night, and you send fewer people?"

He looked at Zhao Xue with a playful look in his eyes: "Zhao Xue, if you communicate with me in depth, I can let you queue up in front of my tribe to get salt!"

"squeak"

Zhao Xue was verbally insulted by the two men, and her teeth were grinding!

She now wished she could tear the two men into pieces, but the situation did not allow it. There were only two of them on her side, and they were no match for the two major tribes. She could only suppress her anger.

Lu Ming also became angry at this time. After all, Zhao Xue was still his companion now.

Since the other party dared to insult his companions, Lu Ming decided to teach them a lesson they would never forget.

"Wait for me to avenge you."

Lu Ming left this sentence and walked into the battlefield.

"let's start."

Song Yan glanced at Lu Ming and asked, "Who's going to teach this kid a lesson?"

"I come."

Before Song Yan finished speaking, someone in the team stood up in response.

"It's a violent bear. The guy on the other side is bound to lose."

Seeing that it was a violent bear that came out, people in the tribe said that Lu Ming would definitely lose.

Baoxiong was tall and strong, almost three meters tall, with unusually thick arms, as if a horse could run on his arms as the legend goes.

His whole body is covered with bulging muscles, and he looks like a little muscular giant.

Baoxiong took a step forward and rushed to the center of the battlefield with an afterimage, showing superhuman speed.

Zhao Xue, who was at the back, felt disheartened after seeing Bao Xiong's performance.

"Not good, the opponent is too strong."

Zhao Xue thought she had good martial arts skills and was one of the best in the tribe. But after seeing the violent bear, she was not sure she could win and couldn't help but worry about Lu Ming.

Bao Xiong looked at Lu Ming with a grim smile: "Boy, are you ready for me to beat you up?"

Bao Xiong was so tall that Lu Ming had to look up at him.

"Just because you're taller and stronger, do you really think you can win?"

"click"

The violent bear moved its muscles and bones, making terrible sounds of bones colliding.

"Boy, I've seen many people like you who are stubborn."

"Don't worry, once I loosen your muscles, you'll beg for mercy."

As he spoke, Bao Xiong punched Lu Ming.

The strong wind created by the powerful punch made Lu Ming's clothes rustle.

"Wait a minute."

Just as the violent bear was attacking, Lu Ming quickly called for a stop.

But the violent bear did not stop attacking, his face was full of disdain.

"Why, you're begging for mercy before the fight even starts?"

"It's too late. I'm going to beat you to death today!"

Seeing this, Lu Ming took a step forward and moved sideways to avoid the fierce punch from Bao Xiong.

"I'm not begging for mercy. I just feel that you alone are not enough for me to fight. All the people from your tribe should come forward."

"I want to hit ten!"

"what?"

When these words were spoken, everyone present was shocked.

Zhao Xue shouted from behind: "Lu Ming, are you crazy?"

The people from the two major tribes had somewhat ugly expressions on their faces, especially the members of the Black Tiger Tribe.

"This kid is really arrogant. I already have the urge to beat him up."

"Me too, I'm going to hit him in the mouth to see what his mouth is like to dare to say such outrageous words!"

Compared with these members, Baoxiong was furious. He thought Lu Ming was insulting him.

A fierce aura burst out: "Boy, you are looking for death!"

The angry violent bear threw another punch, this time with greater power and faster speed, and it hit Lu Ming's chest with an afterimage.

Lu Ming shook his head slightly: "Why don't you believe me? I really want to fight ten of them alone!"

This time Lu Ming did not dodge, but stretched out his hand to grab the fist of the violent bear.

Zhao Xue's heart was in her throat at this time. "Why is Lu Ming so reckless? Bao Xiong's punch is so powerful that we can't take it head-on!"

She wanted to remind him, but she didn't dare to speak out loud, for fear of distracting Lu Ming and causing more serious consequences.

The people from the other two tribes looked relaxed and prepared to watch the fun.

"This kid really doesn't know his place. He dares to provoke the violent bear."

"What's even more tragic is that this kid dared to take Bao Xiong's punch. Who can take Bao Xiong's punch?"

"Back then, Violent Bear blew up a level 30 Tusk Boar with one punch! Wait, after this punch, it's still a question whether this kid can survive!"

Everyone focused their attention on the two of them, wanting to see the final result.

"boom"

With a muffled sound, the fists collided and a wave of air burst out between the two men.

At this moment, everyone looked at the center of the battle in surprise, their mouths wide open.

Lu Ming blocked Baoxiong's punch.

Baoxiong is tall and strong, with very big fists. It is not an exaggeration to describe his fists as big as casseroles.

In comparison, Lu Ming's palm seemed much smaller, and couldn't even cover the opponent's fist.

"How can it be!"

Everyone was shocked by the scene before them.

They never dreamed that Lu Ming could block Bao Xiong's punch and still be safe and sound.

The contempt in everyone's eyes disappeared, replaced by respect.

Lu Ming's palm proved his strength. If it were them, no one could withstand this punch.

Zhao Xue's eyes were shining brightly at this moment.

"No wonder he was so confident before, he actually had some skills."

On the battlefield

Baoxiong looked at his fist in disbelief, then looked at Lu Ming's small body.

"You actually blocked my fist?"

Compared to others' surprise, he was even more shocked. No one knew his own strength better than himself.

"This is not real, this is an illusion!"

For a moment, Baoxiong couldn't believe that his attack was blocked by Lu Ming.

"Punch me again!"

Unable to accept this, Bao Xiong prepared to continue attacking, but when he wanted to retract his fist, he suddenly found that his fist was firmly locked by Lu Ming and he couldn't retract it at all.

"this......"

The violent bear's pupils suddenly contracted, and he was secretly shocked: "The other party is so strong!"

The tribesmen behind him were confused at this moment.

"what happened?"

"Isn't the violent bear going to continue attacking?"

"Why is there no movement?"

The other members didn't notice it, but Song Yan and Sun Buer did notice some clues.

"Is Violent Bear's strength inferior to that boy's?"

Thinking of this situation, they were shocked.

"Is there any being in this world that is more powerful than the violent bear?"

At this time, cold sweat broke out on Baoxiong's forehead. He had been trying to retract his fist, but Lu Ming's hand locked his fist like a lock and he couldn't retract it at all.

"Let me go!"

After many unsuccessful attempts, Bao Xiong had no choice but to attack Lu Ming with his other fist.

Seeing this, Lu Ming's mouth corners slightly raised. This time Lu Ming did not choose to defend, but raised his fist to fight back.

"boom"

There was a loud bang, followed by the screams of the violent bear.

"what!"

The roar of the violent bear was so shrill that it made everyone shudder.

"what happens?"

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Baoxiong covering his left shoulder with his right hand and wailing in pain.

Everyone's face changed drastically: "How could this happen!"

The violent bear's left arm had disappeared, leaving only white broken bones and bright red flesh at the shoulder!

Zhao Xue behind Lu Ming also opened her cherry lips at this time. She was completely shocked by Lu Ming's performance.

At first she thought Lu Ming was bragging, until she saw Lu Ming blocking Baoxiong's punch, she realized that Lu Ming did have some strength.

But she just thought that Lu Ming had good strength, and she never expected that Lu Ming actually had such strong strength.

Just now, when Baoxiong swung his punch, Lu Ming also threw a punch.

Originally, Zhao Xue thought that the two were evenly matched again, but she never expected that Lu Ming's punch would directly break Bao Xiong's arm!

The moment Zhao Xue saw the violent bear's left arm explode into a bloody mist, her heart couldn't help but skip a beat.

"Is he that strong?"

On the Black Tiger Tribe side, Song Yan was shocked at first, and then his face was filled with fury.

Baoxiong was a member of his Black Tiger Tribe, and now he was injured and disabled. His Black Tiger Tribe had lost a great general, so how could he not be angry?

Song Yan waved his hand and said, "Come on, kill that guy!"