Dou Shengnan's brows drew sharply together. With no intention of prolonging the fight, she moved to retreat from the Book Tower, but when she lowered her head, she saw the black figure's tail wrapped around her legs!
"Psycho." Dou Shengnan uttered the word without a hint of inflection. As her expression shifted, the black cubes that had appeared behind her transformed into sharp spikes. In an instant, they riddled the figure with holes. To her surprise, however, the scattered shadows each wrapped themselves around one of the manifested spikes.
Dou Shengnan flicked her fingers. The manifested spikes spun at high speed, breaking free of the shadows' grasp, then scattered into the Black Water. At the same time, the Book Tower began to crumble. She turned to leave, only for the black figure to cling to her back again and slip its hand into the small of her back.
Dou Shengnan's expression darkened. A dense array of spikes suddenly covered her back, instantly smashing the black figure to pieces. But when she turned around, she saw it clutching a black cube it had plucked from her body. With a giggle, it turned and ran.
Dou Shengnan's anger flared, but the Book Tower vanished completely a moment later. As the Black Water surged outward, it swept the black figure away with it. The Black Water was merely a symbol of spiritual power, not actual water; it couldn't truly drown a figure formed from spiritual power. But once the figure disappeared, she turned her attention back to Xu Huo.
The two entered the ship one after the other. Xu Huo was near the stern, while Dou Shengnan stood opposite him, facing his way.
The white-haired elder and Jin Feixue were positioned similarly. Earlier, Lili, one of the Ghastly Sound Knights, had kept the