The Demon King Had Arrived!
The Overturning Sea General had been killed, and the river surface returned to calm.
The cold mist seemed even denser than before, shrouding the moonlight.
"It's time to go." Lin Bai smiled faintly. A surge of spiritual power flowed through his palm and landed on the Black Awning Boat, sending it swiftly away from the area. "That Overturning Sea General sounds like he had quite a background. He seems to have a powerful backer in the Mystic Water River. We'd better not stir up any more trouble."
After the disturbance caused by the Overturning Sea General, Lin Bai and Jiang Xuansu had both lost their enthusiasm for sightseeing.
Lin Bai thus piloted the Black Awning Boat swiftly along the river channel, making his way toward Purple Phoenix City at full speed.
Just as Lin Bai had guessed, the Overturning Sea General was one of the garrison generals of the Blackwater River Water Mirror Manor, and he was deeply favored by the Water Mirror Demon King.
The group of lesser demons had witnessed the Overturning Sea General's death and immediately fled back to the Blackwater River Water Mirror Manor to deliver the news.
The Water Mirror Demon King was a snake demon who had cultivated for a thousand years. Upon hearing that the Overturning Sea General had been killed, he flew into a towering rage, revealed his true form, and whipped up monstrous waves that swept across the river channel, charging straight toward the Black Awning Boat where Lin Bai and Jiang Xuansu were.
It had just reached dawn when Lin Bai felt monstrous waves surging behind him.
The waves were laced with power capable of destroying heaven and earth. Faintly, he could see a serpentine shadow churning the rivers and seas within them.
"The Demon