Drawn Swords and Bent Bows

In the water, Water Attribute Yao beasts have a massive advantage over cultivators.

Even Water Method Cultivators are no exception.

However, Shen Xuan is an exception.

Water Control, Critical Strike, Iron Bone!

Under the enhancement of these many talents, the power of his Water Condensation Edge Shaping Art increased tenfold!

Facing the Water Repelling Rhinoceros charging toward him.

Shen Xuan rotated the Water-Splitting Emei Dagger in his hand.

Two Azure Green Ice Divine Dragons roared as they shot out from the tip.

"Strike!"

Time seemed to freeze.

The massive body of the Water Repelling Rhinoceros was instantly fixed in place.

A pair of Water-Splitting Emei Daggers were deeply embedded in its throat.

The Ice Blade emanating from them pierced through the throat of the Water Repelling Rhinoceros, shattering its bones and meridians entirely.

In just a single breath of time.

The Water Repelling Rhinoceros was killed by Shen Xuan.

The divine light dissipated, and the Yao power grew dim.

The water that had been parted all around surged back in frantically.

Shen Xuan pointed his fingers rapidly, quickly sealing the wound on the throat of the Water Repelling Rhinoceros.

This was the First-Order High-Grade Water Element Yao Beast blood he desperately needed!

It must not be wasted!

At the same time, Shen Xuan cast Water Control Technique.

He gently wrapped the Water Repelling Rhinoceros in it.

Using the power of the water current, he floated upward.

In just over a dozen breaths.

The corpse of the Water Repelling Rhinoceros surfaced on the Longze River.

"Come over here quickly!"

Shen Xuan, having sensed his teammates with Insight Technique, poked his head out and shouted at them.

After the group sped over and saw the Water Repelling Rhinoceros with its eyes tightly shut and no signs of life, they were all overjoyed.

Wen Zijian quickly summoned his flying boat.

A massive, towering wave suddenly surged upward.

It was Shen Xuan exerting force from beneath the water, utilizing the power of the current to roll the Water Repelling Rhinoceros onto the flying boat.

The heavy weight caused the flying boat to sink rapidly, nearly crashing into the surface of the Longze River.

Wen Zijian's face tightened; he gritted his teeth and continuously performed hand seals and spells, only then managing to stabilize the flying boat.

Shen Xuan leaped from the water onto the flying boat and opened his storage bag.

A massive fountain of blood erupted from the throat of the Water Repelling Rhinoceros.

Fortunately, Shen Xuan had prepared in advance, casting a spell to collect the blood of the Water Repelling Rhinoceros into his storage bag.

"That was close, I almost wasted it!"

Shen Xuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It was not difficult for him to kill the Water Repelling Rhinoceros at the bottom of the Longze River.

The difficult part was not wasting the essence of the Water Repelling Rhinoceros's flesh and blood.

Just as he finished putting away the storage bag filled with the blood of the Water Repelling Rhinoceros, Shen Xuan's expression changed.

"Someone is coming!"

On both the left and right sides ahead, a flying boat broke through the air toward them.

"Old Yu, Old Wei, why have you both come together?"

Zhao Chunsheng stood at the bow of the boat, greeting the two opposing monster hunting team captains with a beaming smile.

"Well played, you Rabbit Monster Hunter. Impressive, daring to snatch our prey!"

Old Wei was clearly hot-tempered; as soon as he arrived, he defined the nature of the incident.

Zhao Chunsheng's face darkened.

"Fellow Daoist Wei, what is the meaning of this? Could it be that you intend to rob us in broad daylight?"

"Robbing you is also..."

Old Wei hadn't finished his sentence before a Monster Hunter behind him covered his mouth.

"Fellow Daoist Zhao, quite the skill! Let's not beat around the bush; we also came for this Water Repelling Rhinoceros, but it seems you beat us to it!" Old Yu said with a beaming smile.

Zhao Chunsheng had yet to reply.

The sound of something piercing through the air rang out once more from behind.

"We were the ones who struck first! They used underhanded tactics!"

Baldy Chen and his group of seven arrived, also riding a flying boat that tore through the air.

The three flying boats faintly surrounded Shen Xuan and the others.

"I knew that rain was strange! So there was an expert casting spells in the shadows!"

Baldy Chen's gaze swept over them one by one, finally resting on Shen Xuan.

They were all Monster Hunters making a living in Qinglong Bay Market; everyone knew exactly how much weight the others carried.

Clearly, this unfamiliar face, Shen Xuan, was the key figure behind Zhao Chunsheng and his group managing to hunt the Water Repelling Rhinoceros.

Old Yu and his men were equally clear on this.

He cupped his hands toward Shen Xuan and asked, "This fellow Daoist, you look very unfamiliar. May I ask who you might be?"

Shen Xuan looked toward Zhao Chunsheng.

This was the first time he had encountered a situation like this.

Afraid? Naturally, he was not.

On the surface of the Longze River, let alone these Monster Hunters, even a Foundation Establishment Grand Cultivator was someone he could contend with for a while.

He had full confidence in escaping safely.

It was just that he might not be able to look after his teammates like Zhao Chunsheng.

"You don't know him?"

Zhao Chunsheng wore an expression of disbelief.

"Allow me to inform you fellow Daoists. This is Talisman Master Shen, Shen Xuan. He is the brother-in-law of Ding Yijin of the Ding family, and a friend of sixty years to both Foundation Establishment Elder Qin Yuehan and Lu Zhengying of the Qingyun Sect!"

"You wouldn't be thinking of robbing us of our prey here, and then killing us all to silence us, would you?"

Zhao Chunsheng slowly looked toward the cultivators on the three flying boats.

"Even if we were all to perish here, can you guarantee there won't be a traitor among you?"

As soon as the words fell.

Old Yu laughed.

"Fellow Daoist Zhao, stop joking! We are all fellow Monster Hunters; how could we ever engage in the acts of a Robbing Cultivator!"

"Talisman Master Shen, I have long heard of your great name. It is an honor to meet you today! Once we return to the market, I shall host a banquet to invite Talisman Master Shen for a drink and offer you a formal apology!"

Old Wei stomped his foot and said, "Fellow Daoist Yu, we had an agreement, how could you..."

Old Yu's expression darkened, and he interrupted him: "What agreement? Fellow Daoist Wei, Talisman Master Shen is right here, don't you go spouting nonsense!"

Someone who understood the situation whispered something behind Old Wei.

He was full of anger, yet he dared not lash out, only glaring fiercely at Zhao Chunsheng.

"I am giving Talisman Master Shen face today! Let's go!"

However, someone else was not having it!

"Talisman Master Shen, you have just joined the Monster Hunting Team and don't yet understand many of the rules, so I won't blame you!"

"Zhao Chunsheng, Wen Zijian, Shi Xiangdong, you three are veterans among the Monster Hunters; by what right do you snatch the prey we had already secured!" Baldy Chen shouted loudly.

With Old Yu and Old Wei leaving, he was left isolated and powerless.

The rules of Qinglong Bay Market dictate that one cannot fight within the market, but outside the market, everyone must rely on their own fate.

Zhao Chunsheng had revealed Shen Xuan's identity.

They truly had no way to deal with Shen Xuan.

Not to mention the two Foundation Establishment Elders of the Qingyun Sect.

Even Ding Yijin, the future Ding Family Head, was someone they could not afford to offend.

But seeing prey worth tens of thousands of spirit stones about to be in their grasp, only to be ambushed and stolen away, Baldy Chen could not swallow this insult.

"What a joke! Spirit beasts are born of heaven and earth; we hunted it with our own skill, what does it have to do with you!"

"Just because you saw it first, it belongs to you? Where in this world is there such a cheap deal!"

Zhao Chunsheng remained completely unfazed.

When it came to silver-tongued arguments, he had truly never feared anyone.

"You cast spells in secret to summon a torrential rain! You helped the Water Repelling Rhinoceros break through our encirclement!"

"What a joke! If the heavens want to rain, what does that have to do with us? If you want to rob us, just say it plainly! We'll take you on!"

Old Yu and Old Wei had already backed down, leaving only Baldy Chen's group of seven, which included three wounded men. Zhao Chunsheng's tone hardened.

He considered himself well aware of Shen Xuan's strength.

It was comparable to Qi Refining Perfection.

"Wait! Fellow Daoist Chen, make yourself clear. I, Yu, will act as a witness."

Seeing a turning point, Baldy Chen briefly recounted what had just happened.

"So that's how it is!"

Old Yu asked, "Fellow Daoist Chen, did you see the cultivator who cast the spell?"

Baldy Chen glanced at Shen Xuan and said hesitantly, "No."

"Is there any evidence to prove that it was a cultivator from Fellow Daoist Zhao's side who cast the spell?"

"No!"

"However, they were the only ones nearby. When we were pursuing the Water Repelling Rhinoceros, they even deliberately blocked our path!"

"If it wasn't them, then who else could it be!"

Zhao Chunsheng sneered, "We came for the Water Repelling Rhinoceros. It's perfectly normal to step forward and hunt it when we see it, right!"

"From start to finish, we didn't lay a hand on you even once!"

"We even kindly cleared a path for you!"

"You realized you couldn't win and retreated. When we were heading back to the market, we happened to run into the Water Repelling Rhinoceros and picked up a huge bargain!"

Old Yu shook his head.

"Alright. I, Yu, will say a fair word."