"Wasn't it a little late to surrender and beg for mercy now?"
At Xing Feng's shout, Elder Shang and Elder Qi both looked slightly taken aback and turned toward Li Ling.
Sure enough, the "corpse" Li Ling had become paid him no heed. Layers of origin energy spheres and Water Arrows swiftly materialized, their numbers suddenly multiplying severalfold.
The newly formed spheres and Water Arrows surged forward and exploded violently in an instant, displaying terrifying power.
This move seemed enormously draining. Behind him, the Incense Deity of the Spirit-Communing Incense began to waver, then dissolved into wisps of smoke and vanished.
The explosions mangled Xing Feng's flesh. He sank beneath the water and fell utterly silent.
"Quick, save him!"
Several Nine Spirits Sect disciples jumped into the sea and swam down toward him.
By now, the toxicity of the mysterious yin water baleful energy dispersed in the sea had weakened considerably, but it still kept them from approaching.
Even a fool knew not to venture rashly into that ink-black water. Only after considerable difficulty did they find an opening to haul Xing Feng out.
By then, however, the long-renowned One-Armed Sword Master was thoroughly dead. Unlike Li Ling, he had failed to survive his opponent's killing blow.
"He's dead..."
Soon, a disciple stepped forward to report the outcome to Shi Jizi.
"Hmph..."
Shi Jizi's expression flickered darkly. He stood, turned, and walked away.
Ji Feng hurried after him.
Han Kang stayed behind to handle the aftermath.
Li Ling remained hovering motionlessly in place. Behind him, the Incense Deity of the Teaweed Incense suddenly smiled radiantly and flew toward his "corpse" on a fragrant breeze.
As their forms overlapped, this Incense Deity became a scattering of petals as lovely as peonies and merged into his body.
The charred crust peeled away