Xue Li withdrew of his own accord. To have followed them without Yue Honghai and Shen Ying noticing, the other party's Dao Comprehension was at least no weaker than theirs.
"Lu Lang?"
Lu Zheng nodded. "No matter. He's also a lone wanderer; at the very least, he should have no helpers in the East Sea."
"Who?"
"Of course..."
Lu Zheng's gaze sharpened. The Five-Colored Dragon Scale Armor instantly covered his entire body, and he transformed into a streak of five-colored light, shooting more than ten miles away in a flash. With one slash, he struck down beneath the sea's surface.
"Dao Friend Xue Li! May I ask why you've been following us all this way?"
"Roar!"
A dragon's cry rang out, dragon might filling the sky. Saber Qi dozens of zhang long appeared out of thin air, pressing a rift into the seawater below. The entire sea surface sank three zhang, parting to either side of the fissure and revealing a black flood dragon beneath the waves.
The black flood dragon roared, its body twisting as it narrowly dodged the strike. It instantly shot into the sky, shook itself, and transformed into human form.
"Dao Friend Lu, wait! I have something to say!"
Lu Zheng held his saber horizontally in the air and said coldly, "Please speak, Dao Friend. But if you can't give me a proper explanation, don't blame Lu for showing no mercy beneath his blade."
At the same time, Shen Ying took over the white cloud Lu Zheng had left behind and stood guard beside the others. Yue Honghai drew his whip and saber, joining Lu Zheng on either side to trap Xue Li between them.
Xue Li looked at Yue Honghai, then Lu Zheng. A trace of envy flashed through his eyes as he glanced at