"True Person..."
Meng Zhang's eyes widened despite himself as he watched, incredulous, as Golden Toad True Person's body turned to ice and Fang Qianyuan tore it apart with a single strike.
The scene was not bloody. It even held a strange beauty, for Golden Toad True Person's entire body had frozen solid, and tearing him apart was no different from shattering an ice sculpture.
Yet an indescribable terror still rose in Meng Zhang's heart, as though a voice were shouting, "Run!"
"Run now!"
Black robes snapped and hair whipped wildly. The young expert who should have looked dashing and handsome now seemed as terrifying to Meng Zhang as a raging flood or a savage beast.
All his thoughts of exploiting an opportunity and all his courage to fight vanished, leaving only one thought in his mind.
Run!
With a splash, Meng Zhang leaped into the water. His spirit essence stirred the seawater, and his body naturally adjusted its posture as he began moving like a real raging shark.
He swiftly plunged into the deep sea dozens of yards away, his presence fading with him.
Jiang Yi hurriedly asked, "Young Master Fang, should we give chase?"
Strictly speaking, he belonged to the generation above Fang Qianyuan and was an accomplished senior, yet he now lowered himself of his own accord, even asking for instructions on this.
He had little choice. His strength alone was limited, and he dared not pursue rashly.
Even when beating a drowning dog, one had to beware of being bitten in return.
Fang Qianyuan said, "Forget it. Better one less complication than one more. Let him go."
This was hardly convincing. Fang Qianyuan was someone who attacked at the slightest disagreement, someone who had even told Golden Toad True Person, "Those who defy me shall die." Since