Although the situation was dire, having come this far, I had to carve a path through the encirclement and bring the Heavenly Keystone back.
The Sea-Transformed Evil Ghosts on both sides had already begun attacking me.
Their howls rang out without end. With a sweep of the Evil-Slaying Flowing Cloud Sword, I cleaved one of them to the ground.
But another attacked from the side, and I kicked it away.
The White-Scaled Nautilus Evil Ghost lunged at me again, letting out a hoarse voice:
"Leave the Heavenly Keystone behind!"
As it spoke, the creature carried a shell on its back and swung a claw at me.
Once raised, its ghost claw abruptly grew enormous, five times larger than an ordinary ghost claw.
Its sharp nails turned into curved blades.
With a whoosh, it clawed straight at my face.
Never mind being caught by it—even a graze would rip open a massive wound.
In that critical moment, I raised the Black Umbrella to block it.
With a bang, talisman light flickered across the Black Umbrella and sent it flying backward.
Taking that opportunity, I charged straight ahead, not daring to keep tangling with the White-Scaled Evil Ghost.
I was already only some fifty meters from Blackwater Pool.
If I gritted my teeth, I should be able to rush over.
But there was still one concern in the back of my mind.
Would they chase me underwater once I entered Blackwater Pool?
Would these Sea-Transformed Evil Ghosts be able to see clearly in Blackwater Pool?
If they could, then jumping into Blackwater Pool would be no different from walking into my death...
Though I had my concerns, I could only take things one step at a time.
The White-Scaled Evil Ghost attacked again.
This time, I threw out an Evil-Slaying Talisman with