Within the Luo River.
"This is..."
Seeing Shi Xiaoyuan's transformation, Jiang Ning was momentarily stunned.
Shi Xiaoyuan's physique had undergone an enormous change.
He had grown to over seven feet tall, becoming a monster whose muscles continuously bulged and rippled.
His arms were now as thick as water barrels.
His skin had turned blue-purple, while the veins beneath it spread across his flesh like black tree roots, carrying a bizarre and oppressive presence.
He looked like some kind of monster, some demon—not a human.
Elsewhere.
Feeling the surging power within his body, Shi Xiaoyuan felt better than he ever had before, his heart brimming with confidence.
The change made him grin.
His pale white teeth stood out starkly in the dim lake water.
Seeing this, the White Dragon Fish revealed an almost human expression, seemingly somewhat startled.
The next moment.
Shi Xiaoyuan suddenly moved, his speed soaring more than twofold compared to before.
The flowing water now seemed to offer him little resistance; instead, it became an aid to his movement.
Caught off guard by the sudden change in speed, the White Dragon Fish froze briefly. By the time it came back to its senses, Shi Xiaoyuan had already closed the distance by over ten feet.
There was now less than ten feet between them.
Even underwater, such a distance was but the flick of a finger to Shi Xiaoyuan.
His arm span alone was over five feet.
The blade in his hand was also longer, thicker, and heavier than an ordinary person's saber.
It was a full four feet three inches long.
At such a distance, alarm surged within the White Dragon Fish.
With a flick of its tail, its body instantly became a streak of white silk as it attempted to pull away from Shi Xiaoyuan.
"Too late!"