Guan Yu blurted out, "Holy crap!" He'd known Lu Jun was powerful, but he hadn't expected him to trade blows with a Sub-Commander and serve as the team's main damage dealer.
The others exchanged glances, their hearts tightening. The gap between them was just too huge.
Seeing that everyone was finally convinced, Professor Yuan felt pleased. He remarked sarcastically, "Unlike some people, who blame the road for being uneven when they're simply not good enough."
The nine of them flushed with embarrassment, but said nothing.
"Let's go. We'll take the White River Dolphin to the cave."
Seeing their reaction, Professor Yuan lost interest and waved them onward. He led the way, diving underwater, with Lu Jun, Gao Sheng, and the White River Dolphin close behind.
The group quickly reached the cave in the reef mountain. Seeing the riverbed strewn with debris and marked by the traces of battle, they couldn't help feeling secretly alarmed.
They entered through the cave mouth. At first, the passage was so narrow that only one person could pass through at a time. After walking dozens of steps, it opened up into a vast cavern.
Some kind of energy kept the water outside from flowing in, and a Warm Spring continuously nourished everyone inside.
The air was fresh and damp, and the ground felt soft beneath their feet. A lake lay at the center, beside which stood a number of long, bone-white skeletons. There was no doubt about it: this was a White River Dolphin Demon graveyard.
They saw droplets of crystal-clear White Jade Liquid gathering around the skulls of the skeletons. Brimming with magic energy, the liquid had pooled in the bowl-shaped bones of their foreheads.
"White Jade Paste. We finally found it."
Gao Sheng was overjoyed. The group gathered around the skeletons in the