The strange fish's pounce naturally struck empty air.
However, its reaction was extremely swift as well.
With a twist of its body, it had actually turned back around, opened its bloody maw, and spat out a pillar of black-red light.
It was fully ten feet thick in diameter, and its momentum was truly no small matter.
"An overestimating fool."
A trace of a cold smile flashed across Lin Xuan's face. He lightly raised his right hand and gently tapped with his index finger. Then an inconceivable scene occurred: that pillar of light actually changed direction, curved in front of his body, and then struck toward the surface of the sea.
Boom!
A tremendous sound entered his ears. The surface of the sea did throw up huge waves, and its might looked enough to make one take notice. However, the true target it had wanted to deal with was still floating there, completely unharmed.
The strange fish was dumbfounded.
Though its intelligence was not much to speak of, such a bizarre scene was enough to make it realize something was wrong.
With a flick of its tail, it tried to swim toward the depths of the sea.
"Only thinking of running now? Too late."
A faint smile brushed the corner of Lin Xuan's mouth. He flicked his bent finger, and a wisp of slender flame shot out from his fingertip, sinking into the seawater.
In an instant, sizzling sounds erupted. Within a radius of about a li, the entire surface of the sea froze solid all at once.
Thud!
A tremendous crash reached his ears. The seawater had already frozen over, so how could it escape? It slammed headfirst into the ice, golden stars bursting before its eyes.
Lin Xuan found it amusing. He slightly curled his five fingers and grabbed