The hairpin-wearing woman was fighting so desperately that Lu Xiaotian refused to fall behind. He had waited nearly a year and a half at Star-Quiet Lake for this one opportunity and did not want to miss it easily. Otherwise, if the Star-Eyed Stonefish escaped, and he had the same bad luck as the other cultivators next time, he might have to wait four or five years at best, or even more than ten. Lu Xiaotian could afford to wait, but the ice-blue flames inside his legs had shown signs of stirring again lately. His legs might not be able to hold out.
Lu Xiaotian followed the black chain straight down as well. No matter how powerful the illusion created by the Star-Eyed Stonefish was, it could not alter the black chain wrapped around its body. The hairpin-wearing woman and Lu Xiaotian had fought their way along the chain to its side. Though dangerous, it was also the most effective method.
Clang! The hairpin-wearing woman and Lu Xiaotian's Earthsplitter Saber struck the Star-Eyed Stonefish at almost the same time. Large scales shattered, splashing fish blood with a salty, rank stench.
Though the Star-Eyed Stonefish had strong defenses, they could not stop a strike from a core-forming magic weapon at such close range. After all, freaks like Di Kun or the Maha Blood Toad were exceedingly rare. Hit by two core-forming flying swords at once, the Star-Eyed Stonefish let out a pained cry, its massive body twisting wildly.
Wounded, the Star-Eyed Stonefish surged with strength and plunged straight into the heavy water. Lu Xiaotian and the hairpin-wearing woman were standing on its body and had nowhere to brace themselves. By the time they realized what was happening, the fish had dragged them beneath the surface.
The others—the Wu siblings, Old Huang, Zuo