Volume One, Chapter 230
A few days later, Zhao Fu prepared to leave and search for the next Eightfold Water World.
Water Spirit Grass was walking down the corridor, about to see Zhao Fu off, when a mass of black shadow suddenly surged toward her at high speed.
Water Spirit Grass reacted at once. Her eyes turned cold as she flicked her sword fingers, sending out an arc of sword light that cleaved the black shadow apart. Yet the shadow did not vanish; instead, it flew toward Water Spirit Grass even faster, enveloping her in an instant.
Water Spirit Grass's consciousness was pulled into a dark space. Shadowy figures holding daggers continuously flickered into existence from every direction.
Suddenly!
A black shadow slashed its dagger across Water Spirit Grass's throat, trailing a streak of black matter.
Water Spirit Grass struck the shadow's chest with her palm. A tremendous force blasted it away, and the shadow immediately turned into black matter and dispersed.
Another black shadow immediately attacked from behind, also wielding a dagger as it chopped toward Water Spirit Grass's head.
Water Spirit Grass swept her sword fingers backward, and a streak of sword light cleaved the black shadow apart once more.
In that instant, four or five black shadows appeared at once, wielding daggers as they attacked Water Spirit Grass together from four directions.
Water Spirit Grass stood still. Several blades of water grass shot out at high speed, binding the four black shadows, but they transformed into black matter and scattered apart again.
Then the surroundings fell silent.
Water Spirit Grass watched all around her warily.
A hand suddenly stretched from the ground and seized Water Spirit Grass's foot, dragging her beneath the surface. The ground also turned into something like black ink.
Water Spirit Grass's body kept