Zhang Yuchen slashed down with his sword.
With a bang, the opponent's sea-transformed crab claw actually blocked Zhang Yuchen's strike.
The ghostly energy on it was not particularly strong—it did not even seem to have reached the level of a White-Clad Fierce Ghost.
Yet it had been able to use its sea-transformed claw to block an attack from Zhang Yuchen, who was at the peak of the Essence Soul Realm. This showed just how unusual it was.
"So hard!"
I said in surprise.
Uncle Yu also spoke gravely.
"This is a sea-transformed evil being. It cannot be compared to ordinary evil beings. It's highly unusual."
The moment Uncle Yu finished speaking, Zhang Yuchen kicked the thing over and brought his sword down on its head.
The sea-transformed ghost had no shell on its head.
It was instantly cleaved apart, turning into a mass of humanoid ghostfire.
Uncle Yu and I followed behind as well. Though we also attacked, Zhang Yuchen did most of the fighting.
Mainly to conserve our True Qi...
Before long, Zhang Yuchen had slain all the sea-transformed evil beings before us.
Uncle Yu judged the route once more.
"This way..."
As he spoke, we continued running ahead.
Thick fog now surrounded us, and standing water had appeared beneath our feet.
It felt as though we had entered a mangrove forest. The water beneath us grew deeper and deeper.
"Why is there so much standing water in these mountains?"
Zhang Yuchen asked.
Uncle Yu replied.
"Be careful. This water reeks too strongly of the sea. It was most likely seawater that overflowed from the restricted zone's cyclone along with the sea air."
Zhang Yuchen and I both nodded.
Soon, we spotted a towering tree.
"Uncle Yu, look, there's a huge tree here!"
Uncle Yu did not answer immediately.