As one dark shadow after another rushed toward him, a trace of almost human disdain appeared in the Purple Little Dragon's adorable eyes.
Its mouth opened slightly, and it spat out a small ball of purple flame. The flame tore through the terrifying icy energy, then abruptly swelled upon touching the shadows. Its extreme heat instantly burned them into nothingness.
In an instant, a small sea of fire quietly took shape.
"Chitter, chitter, chitter!"
Faced with such a terrifying sea of fire, the shadows finally learned their lesson. They stopped advancing and circled around, keeping their distance from Liu Yu as they spat black water arrows laden with dense icy energy at him from afar.
The lake water automatically parted wherever those black water arrows passed, sending their speed soaring and shaking the surrounding water with low, explosive booms.
Liu Yu sneered and thrust his hand forward in a grasp. Pure physical power, accompanied by black and golden light, surged out instantly, throwing the lake water into violent turmoil!
After shattering the water arrows, the black and golden light forcibly dragged even those shadows that had thought themselves safe at a distance right before Liu Yu.
Liu Yu had not restrained the force of that grab. Most of the shadows burst into masses of bloody pulp before they even reached him.
Looking at the sole surviving shadow caught before him, Liu Yu finally saw its full appearance.
It was an unimaginably ugly "Water Snake," its entire body covered in strange scales and giving off a faint black mist.
These "Water Snakes" were peculiar creatures born of the Nine Nether Yellow Springs. Although their strength was mediocre—to Liu Yu, at least—they made up for it with sheer numbers.
No sooner had Liu Yu wiped out one wave than another huge swarm