Rumble—when the Profound Water True Thunder here was absorbed into the Green Fruit Barrier, Lu Xiaotian suddenly sensed a chilling danger sweeping toward him.
He abandoned the scant remnants of the thunder pool and shot backward. Boom! A crescent blade arc burst from deep underground, striking the spot where Lu Xiaotian had just been standing.
Lu Xiaotian's heart sank. He hadn't expected such a powerful monster to be lurking in this place, where the Profound Water True Thunder was so concentrated. The crescent blade arc radiated an unprecedentedly sinister aura, strikingly similar to the Batfang Blade he had seen in the Qimu Thunder Pool. Their auras also shared something in common, though there were clear differences. The two places were far apart, and Lu Xiaotian couldn't tell whether the Qimu Thunder Pool and this pool of Profound Water True Thunder were connected in some way, or whether it was all just coincidence.
But Lu Xiaotian had no time to dwell on that now. Whatever the case, getting away from this place was the sensible thing to do. Some of the Profound Water True Thunder still hadn't been absorbed into the Green Fruit Barrier, but the amount already inside was more than enough for him.
The first strike hit empty air. Another crescent-shaped blade mark immediately cut through the void, coming straight for Lu Xiaotian's back.
The crescent-shaped blade mark carried power enough to make even Lu Xiaotian's heart pound. He no longer had the strength to dodge. Ordinary means wouldn't be able to withstand this blow, so without hesitation, Lu Xiaotian opened his hand, and the Fangtian Halberd appeared in it. He swung it through the air behind him. Where its blade passed, the sky seemed to collapse and the earth to split apart. Yet when it clashed with the