A fish four or five times larger than Fang Che's body came straight toward him, wagging its head and tail in leisurely fashion.
"Looks like there's nothing dangerous in this water?"
Fang Che thought to himself.
Just as he was about to brush past the big fish, he put some force into the Nether Monarch Saber and opened a gash in the fish's tail.
At once, the water bloomed red with blood.
Fang Che hurriedly dodged away.
The big fish, hurt by the blow, turned and fled. Like an arrow, it shot into the deep water and escaped frantically.
Fang Che followed unhurriedly behind it.
He had not followed it for even thirty meters when he discovered in horror that, as the scent of the big fish's blood spread, countless palm-sized fish suddenly appeared from every direction.
They ferociously closed in around the big fish.
Tens of thousands... No, millions, tens of millions... More.
Their sharp teeth tore into it viciously... The big fish struggled violently, but it was useless.
Tens of millions of tiny fish swarmed over. It took no more than three blinks.
Fang Che watched helplessly as the school of fish slowly dispersed in reluctant satisfaction. A gigantic fish skeleton slowly sank before his eyes—this was the big fish he had just stabbed.
Not a shred of flesh remained on its body. It was spotlessly clean.
Yet not a single bone or spine was missing. Entire and complete, it sank toward the bottom of the deep water.
Fang Che's calves cramped.
He did his utmost to pretend nothing had happened and continued diving. He calculated the depth according to his speed. After calculating five hundred zhang, he still had not reached the bottom.
"I'm only about fifty zhang from the lakeshore right now..." Fang Che felt a