Chen Lin swore he would never casually tempt fate again.
He had only just said he hoped not to encounter any monster beasts, yet the moment he surfaced, he ran into one-and a second-rank one at that.
It was a giant shrimp, a full five meters long, with two antennae another five meters in length. They lashed about like long whips, trailing arcs of electricity.
The creature could also launch itself forward, attacking with astonishing speed, and could even fly briefly. He spent a long time trying to shake it off, without success.
Caught off guard, he even took a lash that left his entire body tingling with electricity. Fortunately, his accomplishments in body tempering had made his body as tough as a magical tool, or that single blow would have killed him.
"This thing doesn't seem to hit all that hard!"
After taking another Lightning Whip, Chen Lin looked at the bloody welt on his arm in surprise.
His body's defenses were certainly powerful, but they were not strong enough to withstand attacks at the Foundation Establishment level.
Thus, Chen Lin guessed that although this giant shrimp was second rank, it had probably only recently advanced, or its main abilities lay somewhere other than offense.
With that thought, he began maneuvering his Flying Shuttle to fight it.
After advancing to Qi Condensation Level 9, his spiritual sense had risen another notch. He controlled the Emerald Bracelet and the Hanbing Sword simultaneously, battling the giant shrimp.
The Splitting Mountain Seal was too unwieldy to be of any use against a monster beast that moved so quickly.
Crack!
Chen Lin's sword struck empty air, and the shrimp lashed him in return.
But he had prepared for this, deliberately leaving an opening. Without dodging, he endured the lash and seized the shrimp's