A sword fell.
Thunderous Sword Qi erupted. One slash tore through the confining formation of countless whirlpools, blasting it into chaotic currents.
Lin Chen then surged through the roiling undercurrents, his sword aimed straight at the variant beast.
He had no intention of getting tangled up with it. He only needed to claim the opportunity within the Water Mansion.
A beast that had cultivated to this level was sure to have formed a Demon Core, and Lin Chen meant to take it.
So this Jadewater Snake was as good as dead!
Across from him, a flicker of alarm flashed through the Jadewater Snake's scarlet slit pupils.
It had yet to develop intelligence.
But instinct told it that this human radiated an aura that made its heart quail, as though it faced a stronger beast.
The alarm lasted only an instant before its cold-blooded, savage instincts overwhelmed everything else.
Seeing Lin Chen close in,
the Jadewater Snake coiled its massive body and whipped its long tail toward him like a black iron scourge!
The blow carried crushing force, stirring a fierce undercurrent powerful enough to destroy a city wall!
But Lin Chen neither dodged nor retreated. A sword gleam honed to its utmost flew like a meteor and struck the snake's tail.
Squelch!
The instant sword gleam met tail, dark-green scales shattered!
Blood gushed out, staining a vast swath of lake water red.
The Jadewater Snake recoiled in pain, yanking back its tail. Its savagery fully awakened, it closed with Lin Chen and fought him at close quarters.
Yet the battle was utterly one-sided.
Lin Chen's sword shone brilliantly, keeping the Jadewater Snake pinned down.
The Jadewater Snake roared again and again, thrashing its massive body until undercurrents raged across the lakebed and ice spikes flew everywhere. None of it affected