Outside Blackwater Lake, each dragon clan had left one expert outside. With the formation's enhancement, they led quite a few lesser experts in launching large-scale attacks across the hundred-li Blackwater Lake, pinning down the Blackwater Dark Serpent's power.
Within Blackwater Lake, the Four Dragon Kings, along with several experts qualified to join the battle, had already arrived at the lake's center. Separated from the Blackwater Dark Serpent's lair by the final barrier, they stared ahead.
"Su Aojun, die!"
Gold Dragon King Ao Qian thrust his spear into the Blackwater barrier.
"Buzz!"
Ripples spread across the Blackwater barrier. Countless talismans flickered in and out of sight upon its surface, vanishing after a brief flash.
Yet Ao Qian's spear thrust was blocked by the barrier.
"As expected of the lair the Blackwater Dark Serpent has cultivated for thousands of years." Si Lingxi commented, "It so easily blocked Ao Qian's strike."
Lu Zheng could not yet discern the quality of that strike, so Si Lingxi explained, "Golden dragons temper their bodies. Ao Qian's strike just now looked plain and unremarkable, but it contained immense force, enough to crush mountains and shatter seas. It excels most at breaking a surface through a single point."
"But that barrier spread the force evenly across its entirety, blocking the Gold Dragon King's strike." Lu Zheng said. His middle-school physics had been quite good, and after adding points through destiny, he had not returned it to his teacher.
Si Lingxi nodded and looked toward the center of Blackwater Lake, a trace of doubt and anticipation flowing through her eyes.
"Su Aojun, how will you break this deadlock? What other trump cards do you have?"
Lu Zheng could not help licking his lips as he asked with difficulty, "Su Aojun still has the power to turn this around?"
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