Ice mist still spread over the lake. Xiao Shuang held his spear as he watched the Black Fiend Python dive back into the water, a trace of helplessness appearing in his eyes.
There was no way he could defeat the Black Fiend Python underwater...
He swung his spear, sending streaks of spear shadows plunging into the water and kicking up waves, but the Black Fiend Python was nowhere to be seen. Left with no choice, Xiao Shuang drew the ice mist back into his body and slowly left the lake.
The source of that ice mist was the Ice Dou Qi within Xiao Shuang's body. Releasing it on such a large scale consumed quite a bit of energy, and drawing it back could restore some of it to a certain extent.
Just then, a figure leaped directly into the lake. Xiao Shuang was startled, Dou Qi surging across his body as he warily watched the water's surface.
A few minutes later, a little girl in white climbed out of the lake, her clothes completely soaked through.
Her pale purple hair fell to her waist. In her left hand, she dragged a snake's tail, while her right hand held a rather strange-looking medicinal herb.
She appeared to be twelve or thirteen years old. Her large, dark, bright eyes blinked as Dou Qi flowed from her body, instantly drying her drenched clothes.
"I won this myself. It has nothing to do with you." The little girl noticed Xiao Shuang's vigilant expression and blinked innocently.
"Besides, I saw everything. You were already about to give up. Since I killed it, the spoils naturally belong to me!"
It was indeed rather strange for this little girl to suddenly appear in the primeval forest. But considering she had gone underwater and easily defeated the Black