Ruthless Sea.
Clang!
Metal rang against metal.
That sword-light wasn't an illusion. It was a real blade forged from solid steel.
The blade struck the scales in the middle of the Black Water Mysterious Snake's forehead, sending sparks bursting like fireworks.
The giant snake recoiled in pain, its enormous head jerking to the side.
Its gaping maw, which had been about to devour the two of them, slammed hard into the rock wall beside them.
Shattered stones flew everywhere.
"Who's there?!"
Bi Yao, still shaken, stared intently at the golden light as it wheeled back.
The light faded.
A long sword traced an elegant arc through the air and landed steadily in someone's hand.
The man stood on empty air, his robes fluttering.
A blue-green robe.
Sharp brows and bright eyes.
He looked young, and his frame was even a little slender.
Yet as he stood there, he was like a pillar holding back the sea, keeping the overwhelming Bloody Storm at bay.
A brilliant light suddenly flared in Zhang Xiaofan's eyes, which had been filled with despair.
That figure was all too familiar.
Through countless days and nights on Great Bamboo Peak, he had watched that figure train, eat, and sleep.
"Seventh Senior Brother!"
Zhang Xiaofan shouted, his voice breaking with tears.
It was Ye Xuan.
Great Bamboo Peak's Seventh, Ye Xuan.
At the sound of his shout, the figure in midair turned his head slightly.
He glanced at Zhang Xiaofan, soaked through and in a sorry state, then at the green-clad girl beside him, whose face had gone deathly pale.
Ye Xuan's brows furrowed into a deep frown.
"Pathetic."
His voice wasn't loud, but it carried clearly to Zhang Xiaofan's ears.
There was a hint of exasperation in it.
"You can't even handle a worm. Don't go around