Lu Chen slashed out, the wind of his saber howling past. Blue-black force wrapped around its cold gleam and tore apart the thick mist of poisonous blood hanging over the deck.
But the instant the poisonous mist dispersed, the Jade-Eyed Snake Enchantress was already gone.
The river churned violently.
A great crimson stain rapidly spread, carried outward by the waves.
Zhu He's face was deathly pale, his voice urgent:
"Lord Lu, she escaped!"
Lu Chen stood beside the railing, looking down at the streak of blood rapidly sinking beneath the river's surface.
Though he had severed half the Jade-Eyed Snake Enchantress's tail, she was still a Demon General at Meridian-Opening Perfection.
If he let her escape into the depths of the demon tide, she would inevitably wreak havoc again.
Since he had encountered her today, he could not let her leave alive.
"Escape?"
Lu Chen's gaze remained calm as he lightly tapped the railing with his toes.
In the next instant, Flying Dragon Force and the Black Carp Bone-Transforming Art activated together.
His figure suddenly swept upward, his robes spreading in the wind, before he plunged straight into the river like a black carp.
Boom!
Water exploded outward.
Zhu He stared wide-eyed, watching blankly as Lu Chen vanished beneath the surface.
Under the river, murky currents surged.
The light instantly dimmed.
Demon blood, splintered wood, and churning silt filled the water, limiting visibility to only a few yards.
Yet after entering the water, Lu Chen showed not the slightest clumsiness.
As the Black Carp Bone-Transforming Art circulated, his sinews and bones seemed to grow more supple. With a gentle sway along the current, he slid several yards forward.
The water pressure did not hinder him; instead, he used it to propel himself.
Ahead, the Jade-Eyed Snake Enchantress dragged her severed