The host froze for a moment, then hurriedly shouted, "The match begins!"
The instant the bell rang, the black lump suddenly moved. It charged fiercely at Lin Taichu while spewing out a massive amount of black liquid like ink, instantly covering the entire beast-fighting arena.
Lin Taichu's vision went dark, and he could not see a thing. He quickly mobilized his inner energy, causing the seawater around him to form a shield around his body.
At that moment, he felt a pulling force from behind, as though something were tugging at his clothes. He immediately turned and swept his trident behind him, but hit nothing.
Bang!
Something suddenly struck Lin Taichu in the back. He staggered forward several steps and nearly fell.
He knew the ferocious beast was attacking him, but he could not see its location and could only defend passively.
Visibility in the ink was nearly zero. Lin Taichu could only rely on his hearing and sense of touch to determine the beast's position. He held his breath and listened carefully to the movements around him.
Suddenly, he heard a faint rush of wind from his left. He immediately thrust his trident in that direction.
Sss!
The trident seemed to have pierced something, and Lin Taichu felt resistance.
But before he could exert any force, the resistance vanished. The beast seemed to have turned into mist again and evaded the attack.
Immediately afterward, something wrapped around his leg. A tremendous pulling force came from it, trying to drag him into the depths of the ink.
Lin Taichu hurriedly planted his trident into the ground to steady himself. At the same time, he mobilized his inner energy, forming ropes of water from the seawater and sending them toward the thing around his leg.
The moment the water ropes touched