Water Seal

Whoosh!

After plunging into the river, Jiang Chen's vision was obscured. Churning silt muddied the water, making it impossible to see where the demon had gone.

Fortunately, his soul force remained unhindered.

Invisible soul force spread outward, and Jiang Chen pinpointed the demon.

It was a long, grayish-brown snake, yet fur covered its entire body. Three long tails extended from its rear, bristling with sharp, backward-facing hooks.

Those hooks had wrapped around the two City Guards, leaving them unable to break free.

"Demonic power?"

Jiang Chen immediately realized something was wrong.

The river water here seemed unusually heavy. It was like falling into a marsh—the more he struggled, the tighter it held him.

The two City Guards were probably unable to escape because of that demonic power as well.

Boom!

The Blood Seal shone, and a tremendous surge of blood qi erupted. Jiang Chen forcibly broke free of the water's crushing weight and swiftly pursued the demon.

Although a martial artist's heart and lungs allowed internal respiration underwater, he still could not stay submerged for too long.

He had to rescue them as quickly as possible.

"Hmm?"

Just then, the demon dragging the City Guards into the river's depths sensed Jiang Chen rapidly closing in.

Surprise appeared in the snake demon's eyes.

Yes, surprise.

Clearly, this snake demon had already developed intelligence.

"True Core Realm?"

After a moment's consideration, the snake demon actually released the two City Guards. Then it stirred up a spray of water and plunged into the murky depths, disappearing from sight.

"This vile beast..."

Holding his breath, Jiang Chen grabbed the two unconscious City Guards, glanced at the muddy riverbed, then quickly swam out of the depths.

Whoosh!

Just as he was about to reach the surface, a massive current surged from the murky riverbed, sweeping