The man in white probably had not expected Owl to have the nerve to plunge into the sea. His expression shifted slightly. The Dragon of Awakening Insects was powerful precisely because it underwent a long period of dormancy before awakening.
He had used the "Hidden Dragon in the Abyss" technique to accelerate that process.
In fact, had he known he would encounter Owl at this moment, he would certainly have prepared in advance. The problem was that his earlier divination had only roughly pinpointed Owl's possible location, so he had gone out to sea alone to search.
He had not known whether he could find anyone in the boundless ocean, nor when he might find them.
Thus, he could not prepare the Dragon of Awakening Insects beforehand. Once its dormant period ended, it had to be unleashed, or it would backlash against him instead.
"Damn it!"
It was not yet time for the Dragon of Awakening Insects to strike. He had to stop Owl from attacking it.
Originally, he had not wanted to face Owl head-on.
After all, Owl was far too strange now. His strength had grown tremendously compared with just a short while ago.
But if he did not stop Owl now, the Dragon of Awakening Insects would certainly be beaten to death, rendering every follow-up measure he had prepared useless. He had no choice but to act.
Eight Trigrams Wandering Dragon Step!
In an instant, he stepped through the eight trigrams, flickering rapidly from the sky into the sea before pointing his ritual sword at Owl underwater.
Eight Divine Soaring Serpent!
The surrounding water gathered around his ritual sword, forming little black snakes. They shot out swiftly, all attacking Owl in the water.
Owl reacted incredibly quickly. He turned and instinctively threw a punch, blasting every little