Amid the shrill screams, the Purple Thunder Eel was slashed until blood streamed from its body by Jing Yihun's blade light, while the Azure Dragon's claws tore open bloody gashes across it. The Azure Dragon, too, was struck by the thunderballs it spat out. The Dragon Soul Battle Garb split open with a gaping hole, and the impact shook a mouthful of blood from the Azure Dragon.
Jing Yihun's blade force was also knocked aside, sending him hurtling backward, while the purple flower basket shattered under the countershock from the disintegrating vines.
The heavily wounded Purple Thunder Eel's form blurred before it merged into the water and fled into the distance.
"We finally drove that monster back." Lu Xiaotian breathed a sigh of relief. He was still counting on Jing Yihun to take him through the Xuanyong Sea Passage to the waters around the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace, so he naturally could not reveal too much and rouse the other party's vigilance prematurely.
"It's a pity we've lost the Thunder-Devouring Orchid. It'll be difficult to pass through the Xuanyong Sea Passage from here on." Jing Yihun sighed. Though they had driven back the Purple Thunder Eel, there was not the slightest joy on his face.
"Are there other thunder zones in the Xuanyong Sea Passage that are difficult to cross?" Lu Xiaotian asked with a frown.
"There's an area of Thunderfall Heavy Water. Without something to ward off thunder, even with our strength, it would be difficult to force our way through."
Jing Yihun nodded. If the Purple Thunder Eel had not been so powerful, he would never have been willing to use up the Thunder-Devouring Orchid. They had encountered too many dangers on the way here. At this point, every trump card in his hand was one fewer once