"Hmph, not so fast! We'll see who's showing whom no mercy!" A man's icy voice suddenly rang out.
As soon as the words fell, a dazzling blue escape light appeared up ahead, speeding toward them.
Before long, Shi Yue could make out the blue escape light's true form. It was a monster with a human upper body and a fish tail, and its aura had astonishingly reached the middle stage of Spirit Transformation.
"Fishman Race!" Shi Yue exclaimed in surprise.
He had read about this race in ancient texts. They lived beneath the sea and, strictly speaking, belonged to the Demon Race.
The middle-aged man's expression changed when he saw the fishman. On land, his opponent would have been no match for him, but underwater he couldn't bring his full strength to bear. The fishman, on the other hand, could fight at greater strength here.
After a moment's hesitation, he formed a Hand Seal. The Blue Shell shot upward and sped into the distance.
The fishman made no move to stop him, allowing the middle-aged man to escape.
Shi Yue breathed a sigh of relief and stopped. He cupped his hands toward the fishman and said, "This junior is Ao Qing. Many thanks, Senior, for saving my life. If not for you, that human would have taken me back to guard his house as a Spirit Beast."
"I'm Yu Shisan. Fellow Daoist Ao, if you don't mind, stay at my cave abode until you've recovered before you leave. If you go now, you'll run into him again. Humans are too powerful on land, and you may not be his match," the fishman advised kindly.
Shi Yue hesitated. His condition was dire, but he didn't dare trust Yu Shisan. Who knew what the fishman was really after?
"Fellow Daoist Ao, you