Facing an attack even more terrifying than before, Li Lingbi grew ever calmer.
His left hand formed a seal. Water Spiritual Power in his sea of qi rapidly condensed before him, transforming in the blink of an eye into a ferocious water dragon that charged fearlessly at the Three-Calamity Thunder Beast above.
Yet before it could draw near, it was frozen into an ice sculpture by the water beast's frigid breath, then pierced full of holes by the dense rain of golden light blades.
Still, it had blocked the attack for a moment, buying less than a second.
Seizing the opportunity, Li Lingbi immediately circulated the Thousand Carp Riverfall Art. His spiritual power drained at a rapid rate as he sensed and drew upon all Water Qi within fifty zhang.
In a single breath, Water Qi gathered and spiraled through the air, turning in the blink of an eye into dozens of golden carp several meters long.
The sight was much like the Ten-Thousand Fish Formation from earlier.
The school of carp circled Li Lingbi at tremendous speed, absorbing vast amounts of Water Qi and moisture to form a domain of water.
By then, the Thunder Beast's attack was already bearing down like black clouds crushing the city.
Seeing this, Li Lingbi's left-hand seal abruptly changed.
The circling silver carp suddenly accelerated. The instant their tails struck the edge of the water domain, they raised three layers of circular water curtains within it.
The outer layer was a sharp-scale curtain wrapped in golden powder.
The middle layer was a silk-entwining curtain gleaming with azure light.
The inner layer was a frigid-breath curtain condensed with white frost.
Then Li Lingbi controlled the dozens of golden carp, sending them weaving back and forth between the three water curtains.
When the first wave