Sea Spider drove his six powerful legs into the rocky seabed, using the recoil to launch his massive body high into the water before crashing down toward Ao Yu like a meteor. His two serrated forelimbs crossed in a scissoring strike aimed straight at Ao Yu's neck.
Ao Yu's pupils contracted. He thrust both palms forward, and a solid-looking, deep-blue phantom dragon head roared out of his palms, colliding head-on with Sea Spider's forelimbs.
Boom!
The violent shock wave forced back the surrounding seawater, creating a brief pocket of vacuum. Sea Spider's enormous body tumbled backward and slammed into the seabed, stirring up clouds of mud and sand. Ao Yu also used the recoil to accelerate again, widening the distance between himself and his pursuers.
Flame Spearfish charged in from the flank, crimson flames blazing around him and heating the surrounding seawater until it bubbled. He became a crimson meteor, moving far faster than anyone else present, and in the blink of an eye closed to within a thousand feet of Ao Yu.
Sensing the scorching presence drawing closer behind him, Ao Yu's expression shifted slightly. He knew Flame Spearfish was famed throughout the South Sea for his speed. If Flame Spearfish entangled him, the other pursuers would soon catch up, and he would have no chance of escaping.
At this moment, with his fate hanging by a thread, a flash of resolve crossed Ao Yu's eyes. He bit the tip of his tongue and spat out a mouthful of blood essence. The instant it touched the seawater, it turned into a thick cloud of deep-blue mist that completely enveloped him.
The next second, the deep-blue mist exploded into dozens of identical phantom dragons, which scattered and fled in different directions.
Sea Swallow's gaze sharpened. He made an immediate decision