Whoosh!
Leng Kang's low-grade soul artifact, the Water-Splitting Spike, flew out of the Catfish Flood Dragon's enormous mouth amid layer upon layer of Sonic Booms. Like a spinning underwater flood dragon, it shot toward Ye Zhen five hundred meters away.
This turn of events had come far too swiftly.
Everyone's expressions turned to astonishment and surprise.
Clearly, no one had expected such a situation to unfold before their eyes. Even Ou Tuo, the Third Floor Master of Myriad Stars Tower, suddenly widened his eyes, seemingly shocked by how this could have happened.
Even Ye Zhen, the target of the sudden attack, froze for an instant.
Originally, with the Catfish Flood Dragon slain, his taut nerves had relaxed somewhat. Though Ye Zhen had still been on guard against Ou Tuo, Xie Tianhe, and the others, he could rack his brains all he liked and never have imagined the attack would come in this form.
Sea Breaking Great Sage's eyes widened round as he roared at Ye Zhen, "Watch out!"
At the instant of that roar, Leng Kang's low-grade soul artifact, the Water-Splitting Spike, spun through surging waves and blasted toward Ye Zhen's chest. In the next moment, it would pierce into Ye Zhen's chest.
In an instant, Sea Breaking Great Sage panicked. Everything had happened too quickly, so quickly that he had no time to offer any aid.
Had it been anyone else, Sea Breaking Great Sage would not have been anxious.
Their cultivation was there for all to see. Even if they were struck unprepared by such a blow, even if Leng Kang's Water-Splitting Spike was a low-grade soul artifact—
At worst, they would only be seriously injured. It absolutely would not take their lives.
But Ye Zhen was different.
Ye Zhen was only at the peak of the sixth