These nameless fish Demon Beasts were enormous. Even seven or eight Mo Chens would not have been enough to fill one's mouth.
The next instant, two more monstrous fish lunged at Mo Chen, jaws snapping.
Mo Chen's heart tightened. He continued using the Water Escape Technique, turning into a streak of blue spiritual light that shot toward the surface.
The three monstrous fish snapped at him in succession, all missing, their heads crashing into one another.
The fish merely shook their heads after the heavy collision, then lashed their tails and continued chasing the blue light of Mo Chen's Water Escape Technique.
Mo Chen kept accelerating, pushing the Water Escape Technique to its limits, but the three monstrous fish stayed close behind.
Was this the Demon Race's innate ability?
They really were sticking close.
The fish demons' swimming speed alone nearly matched his Water Escape Technique at full power.
A Water Lotus suddenly bloomed on the still surface. Mo Chen shot out of the spray and deliberately put some distance between himself and the pool, hovering a hundred feet above it.
Floating in midair, Mo Chen took a deep, ragged breath. He gazed down at the ink-black depths below, the lingering fear still in his eyes.
This black pool...
Mo Chen took out the Travel Map Jade Slip, but before he could examine it, he sensed movement below.
Those monstrous fish had followed him up!
Fuck.
Mo Chen cursed inwardly and immediately flew sideways, away from the water.
Three splashes followed in quick succession.
The three enormous fish burst out of the water after Mo Chen. The second and third were even clever enough to anticipate his flight toward land and leap in that direction.
Their sharp teeth gleamed menacingly. The sight sent a chill through Mo Chen. If those