His body plunged rapidly, like a falling stone smashing into the lava pool below and splashing up searing crimson waves.
Li Bufan rose from the lava once more. The shield of Nine Yang Body Protection remained completely intact after two consecutive impacts, though his breathing was slightly more hurried than before.
Standing in the scorching lava pool, he looked up at the waterfall still thundering down above and the faintly visible dragon body beyond it, swiftly analyzing every piece of information he had sensed during his two attempts.
The Demon Fish leader slowly swam before him and stopped less than two zhang away. "Human, you have already seen my race's secret and learned the source of this waterfall. Since you refuse to leave, then stay here forever."
The instant its words fell, a shrill, piercing sound suddenly issued from the Demon Fish leader's mouth. Like an awl, it stabbed through the stagnant air of the cavern and echoed back and forth between its walls.
The moment they heard that sound, the dozens of Demon Fish that had been madly charging the waterfall in the lava pool all halted at once. They turned their heads in perfect unison, pairs of amber eyes locking onto Li Bufan at the same moment.
An invisible tacit understanding spread through the school as they slowly converged from every direction, surrounding Li Bufan in the center.
Li Bufan's gaze swept across the Demon Fish one by one as he swiftly calculated the disparity in strength between the two sides.
Fifth-Rank Demon Fish made up roughly half of them, while there were more than ten Sixth-Rank Demon Fish. With the school leader in the Demonic Core Realm added to the mix, if they truly clashed head-on, he might not lose, but he certainly would not gain much