Chapter 243: You Can"t Drink This Water
However, two to three hours later, they finally saw a boundless lake.
Immediately, fresh air and a cool breeze blew over. Clearly, the temperature of this place had dropped by 20 to 30 degrees compared to other places. This was a place suitable for human survival.
Beside the lake was a dense forest. The towering trees were rooted on the ground and overgrown with weeds. They were overflowing with greenery and were full of vitality.
"Great, we finally arrived at this desert oasis."
"I thought we were going to die. "I didn"t expect to be saved from death."
"I thought this b.a.s.t.a.r.d Xia Ping brought us to the wrong place. "Fortunately, he didn"t do anything wrong."
When they saw the lake in front of them, Jiang Yaru, Chu Rong, Nangong Wu, and Feng Hetang were extremely excited. After running for three hours, they were simply gasping for breath and drenched in sweat.
If it wasn"t for their powerful martial arts cultivation, they would have long since pa.s.sed out under this type of scorching heat. After all, no one was as cool as this freak Xia Ping in this kind of situation, not even a drop of sweat appearing.
Xia Ping was also helpless. After all, his Ten Thousand Miles Tracking Technique was very powerful, but it was not completely flawless. Even at such a distance, there was still a difference in perception.
He had thought that it would only be a few dozen kilometers, but who could have thought that it would be more than a hundred kilometers? It took him three hours to reach the Oasis of Life, and he had expended a great deal of energy.
"I"m dying of thirst. "I need water."
Feng Hetang let loose a loud cry and immediately leaped toward the lake to drink a large amount of water.
Jiang Yaru and the others also wanted to drink water and even take a shower. Because they were drenched in sweat, their clothes stuck together, and they felt uncomfortable all over.
"Stop!"
Suddenly, dozens of people appeared in the forest in front of them and stopped Feng Hetang. These people all had powerful blood qi and were all at the martial artist realm.
The strongest one was at three stage of the martial artist realm.
However, Xia Ping had never seen these people before. They might be candidates from other continents.
"Who are you?" Feng Hetang was stunned as he looked at the candidates who had suddenly appeared.
A tall man dressed in black stood up. He stared at Xia Ping and the others with an arrogant expression. "We are candidates from Jizhou District"s Fierce Steel City. Which district are you from?"
The eyes of Jiang Yaru and the others flickered. This Steel City was the capital of Jizhou District. It was equivalent to Yangzhou District"s Hua Jing City. In terms of economy, Steel City was even more powerful.
Because it was an industrial super city with many super factories built in it. On the Yan Huang Star, the scale of this city could be counted on one hand, with a population of 1.3 billion.
They knew that there were other continents as well, but they had parted ways a long time ago. They did not expect to meet so soon.
"We"re from Yangzhou District."
Feng Hetang answered honestly.
"Yangzhou District? It"s the continent that"s ranked third from the bottom. "I heard that there aren"t many capable people on this continent."
"According to our intelligence a.n.a.lysis, the strongest candidate in Yangzhou District is Xu Yuntian from the Xu family." The rest are all mediocre. There"s nothing much to say. "A bunch of trash."
"Just look at these few people. There are only two martial artist experts. The other three are all ninth tier Martial Apprentices. In our Jizhou District, no martial artist would dare to sign up. These people have the face to apply for Yan Huang University. "Aren"t they afraid of death?"
"You can"t say that. These girls look pretty good. Our Jizhou District is full of borers. "We"ve never seen such pretty girls."
"The women in Yangzhou District are better." "There aren"t many men who are useful."
A group of Jizhou candidates burst into laughter as they sized up Xia Ping and the others. Some of them even leered at Jiang Yaru, Chu Rong, and Nangong Wu with malicious intentions.
Xia Ping and Feng Hetang"s faces were dark. They could tell that these people were hostile toward them. These Jizhou District candidates were not easy to talk to.
"Get lost!"
The tall candidate in black sneered. "This oasis belongs to the candidates of Jizhou District. This lake belongs to Jizhou District too. We have taken over everything. No one is allowed to enter without our permission."
"Of course, if you want to go into this oasis and drink water here, it"s not impossible for you women to sleep with us."
He laughed wildly.
The other Jizhou District members also burst into laughter. They looked at Xia Ping and the others with disdain.
"These b.a.s.t.a.r.ds!"
Jiang Yaru was furious and glared at these Jizhou candidates.
"This lake belongs to the Sandstorm Ruins, not Jizhou District. Why are you occupying it?" Chu Rong was also very angry. This oasis was probably the only place within a hundred miles.
If they were chased away by this group of Jizhou candidates, they would probably die of thirst. They wouldn"t be able to find any place to live for the time being.
Nangong Wu"s expression was also very gloomy.
"What right do you have to occupy it?" "It"s because of our strength!" The black-clothed examiner sneered. "If I say this is our territory, then it"s our territory." "If you dare to come in, then you"re courting death!"
"If you dare to act rashly, I will take your lives."
The other Jizhou candidates also looked at Xia Ping and the others with cold smiles. Although these girls were beautiful, they knew the severity of the situation. In this harsh environment, survival was the most important.
Who knew how many people this oasis could accommodate, how much food they could have, how much water they could obtain, and how many people they could compete with? This would reduce their chances of survival.
Thus, they had eliminated all of their compet.i.tors from the very beginning and forbade anyone from entering.
"You!" Feng Hetang was furious and wanted to explode.
However, Xia Ping stopped him. He said to the candidates, "I advise you to leave this place as soon as possible. The water here cannot be drunk. People will die."
What?!
Jiang Yaru and the others looked at Xia Ping. They knew that Xia Ping"s words were not without reason.
"People will die? You only know how to bluff."
"The lake water here is clear and visibility is extremely high. There are also water fish swimming about. Do you think that drinking this water will kill people? May I ask how we are going to die? "This is simply ridiculous."
"I guess the kid thinks he can scare us a little and we"ll let them in on this oasis?" "This is crazy."
"Scram! "Even if we die here, you all cannot enter!"
Jizhou District"s candidates all looked at Xia Ping with disdain, not believing him at all. They thought that Xia Ping was just exaggerating to scare them.
"In that case, good luck."
Xia Ping looked at these people indifferently and pulled Jiang Yaru and the rest to the side, not entering the oasis area.