As Poseidon's exclusive weapon, the trident ranked among the very finest even among divine artifacts, and its power went far beyond sheer destructive force.
In fact, with that swing from Seahorse, not only were the currents split apart, but more importantly, Zhang Heng discovered that his control over the surrounding water was steadily weakening. That was the trident's true strength.
This weapon from the god of the sea could turn an entire body of water into its wielder's home ground. Zhang Heng tried to create two water shields to block Seahorse's slash, but before they were even struck, they had already shrunk to half their size. The water forming them was frantically fleeing as well. In the end, the shields were easily cut apart, forcing Zhang Heng to raise Hidden Sheath and take the blow head-on.
The result was that his body was sent flying backward like a torpedo!
Zhang Heng flew more than ten meters before stopping just short of crashing his back into the stone wall at one side of the pool. But in the next instant, Seahorse appeared before him again.
Zhang Heng had always been the one using speed to overwhelm others, but this time, underwater, he had finally encountered an opponent even faster than himself. After swinging his trident, Seahorse did not pause to admire the result. He immediately gave chase. He had started later than Zhang Heng and had been ten meters away, yet when Zhang Heng stopped, he found that less than five meters remained between them.
At the same time, Seahorse swung his trident again—twice in rapid succession—forming a Cross Slash that sealed off all of Zhang Heng's routes above, below, left, and right. Worse still, Zhang Heng had nowhere left to retreat.
Yet even when driven into a corner, Zhang Heng's