Zhou Mo and Hu Xiaotian plunged into Peach Blossom Pool together. They had barely descended any distance when swarms of New Moon Jellyfish swept toward them like clouds. Every jellyfish veered around Hu Xiaotian and converged on Zhou Mo instead. Though Zhou Mo possessed superb martial arts, he was helpless against this situation. He could only use his internal power to form a protective aura around his body. It kept the jellyfish's frenzied attacks at bay, but he could not sustain it for long and had no choice but to retreat.
Hu Xiaotian was greatly surprised. When he had first entered Peach Blossom Pool, the New Moon Jellyfish had attacked him just as wildly, though there had not been nearly so many then. In just a few days, their numbers seemed to have multiplied several times over. Yet now they could not avoid him quickly enough, scattering wherever he swam. It seemed this must be because he had eaten the Wind-and-Cloud Fruit. He would have to skin the python himself.
Following the same underwater passage as before, Hu Xiaotian returned to the python's lair. Its enormous corpse still lay there, stiff and straight. He took out his dagger and stripped the hide from the Violet Lightning Giant Python. Although he had never skinned a python before, the work posed little difficulty for a surgeon like him. Before long, he had removed the entire hide, rolled it up, and tied it securely. His gaze fell on the spot where he had discovered the Wind-and-Cloud Fruit that day. Taking the shovel from behind him, he began searching the area. Since the Black Iron Sword had belonged to Lin Baitao, the Black Hu experts who had besieged him might also have been here. Perhaps they had fought their final battle nearby and perished