Return to Silence: Between Ice and Fire

But nothing happened.

Blood still ran down the gray-blue scales on Lucas's chest, yet the expected explosion never came.

You Jiali's face darkened. Had Blood Burst failed?

The next second, he understood why.

Lucas raised both hands, and the blood dripping from his wounds began to lift away from his body.

Hundreds of crimson droplets hung densely around him, like a red curtain of rain frozen in midair.

Lucas wiped a splash of blood from the corner of his mouth and fixed his scarlet eyes on You Jiali.

"You thought the same trick would work twice?"

The experimental injection had clearly enhanced more than his body.

As Sea Monster blood further invaded his body, his ability to sense and control water had grown stronger too.

Blood contained plenty of water. The first time You Jiali used Blood Burst, Lucas had been caught off guard, allowing his wounds to explode.

Now that he was ready, Lucas used his Magic Energy to seize control of the blood around him, even suspending every drop that had just left his body.

When You Jiali activated his skill again, he could clearly feel another force fighting him for control of that blood.

And the other man's Magic Energy was far stronger than his.

The droplets around Lucas suddenly parted to either side, and two Tidal Blades shot out from behind the curtain of blood!

You Jiali instantly activated [Bat Transformation]. His body shrank into a black bat, and he barely slipped between the two blades of water.

At the same time, Lucas slammed his thick fish tail against the deck. The force hurled him into the air, both short blades pointed at Ling Chu.

His goal was obvious: kill Ling Chu first!

Once she was dead, he could take back those strange time items and