Although Zhu Bajie had once commanded the navy, Quicksand River was still someone else's territory. The Long-haired Monster, perfectly at home in the water, waved a massive hand, and schools of fish swarmed toward Zhu Bajie.
Zhu Bajie never expected the Long-haired Monster to have such a trick up his sleeve. He desperately held his rake in front of his chest, defending as he fought and retreated.
No one knew how many rounds they had fought.
The layers of silt underwater were shaken loose and stirred up.
The silt made Zhu Bajie squint slightly.
Seeing his chance, the Long-haired Monster didn't hesitate. He turned his left hand, and the Crescent Shovel became a streak of golden light as it shot toward Zhu Bajie's chest. He meant to kill him.
Who could have guessed that the monster would strike so viciously the moment he raised his hand?
Boom! Just as the Long-haired Monster thought the blow had killed Zhu Bajie and was preparing to go check, two blood-red beams of light suddenly appeared in the silt.
"Not good! It's a trick!" Without a second thought, the Long-haired Monster sprang backward. A huge hand reached out of the silt and slapped him against the riverbed.
As the silt cleared, Zhu Bajie's enormous figure appeared underwater.
At that very moment, he had summoned his Heaven and Earth Dharma Aspect with incredible speed, allowing him to narrowly evade the attack.
"I finally got that troublesome fellow under control." With a sigh, Zhu Bajie wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
"I wonder where Master is?" Just as Zhu Bajie got up to look for Tang Sanzang, a strange sound came from the spot where the Long-haired Monster had been buried.
"He's not dead yet?"
The riverbed began to form a huge whirlpool, centered on