Volume Four: When Buddha Would Not Save Them, Only I, the Demon, Would - The Fishpot Monster (Part Two)

Zhao Xihe could not help looking impressed. "Junior Sister, I never imagined your cultivation had advanced so far! I couldn't even see how you struck before that Demon Beast was dead." But Feng Feitian showed no trace of pride. Her expression was grave as she shook her head. "Senior Brother, I didn't kill it."

"Oh?" Everyone was surprised. Feng Feitian said, "I only just realized it myself. That Demon Beast was already dead before I made my move." Light fell across its body. "Half a li long... Yes, that's the Brahma Monster, master of these waters. Could some other monster have seized its territory and killed it just before we arrived?" It was the only explanation. Though everyone was full of doubts, they could hardly dive to the riverbed just to investigate one Demon Beast.

The Submarine continued onward, leaving the Demon Beast's territory behind. More creatures had met violent ends. The largest was nearly as big as a whale. After catching the huge fish called the "Heavenly River," the three elders were delighted. Xin Yezi used his hand as a knife, gesturing as he worked out where to cut the behemoth to butcher it perfectly. Listening to their endless talk of delicacies, the others could not help salivating too.

But after they caught that huge fish, Zhao Xihe's Qiankun Bag was almost full. Anything else they caught would have to go into Luo Qian's Storage Space.

"We're nearly there. Ahead lies the first destination of our Heavenly River expedition: Saddleback Mountain." The riverbed rose and fell, with high mountains and deep valleys. Saddleback Mountain was a long, narrow underwater range with complex terrain. Heavenly River Camp had sent troops to hunt the creature several times, but the mountain was riddled with holes and tunnels running in every direction. Each