Li Xiaoya had no idea how far he had dug. Sand and Gravel had long since filled the passage behind him, leaving no water at all. Exhausted, he sat down on the ground to meditate. Heat rose from his body, drying him completely in an instant.
Although there was no air here, he still had the Water Spirit Pearl in his mouth and could breathe. Otherwise, he would never have dared block off his own retreat.
After resting, Li Xiaoya resumed digging forward. He had no idea how much time passed before he suddenly stopped and tilted his head to listen. There seemed to be the sound of surging waves ahead. Delighted, he thought, Could there be a river up ahead? Am I about to reach the surface? With that thought, he suddenly dug faster. Sure enough, the more he dug, the closer he came to the sound.
After digging for more than two hours, Li Xiaoya felt as though the sound was right in front of him. The Sand and Gravel he dug out were beginning to feel damp, filling his heart with wild joy. Haha! I can get out! I can get out! Hahaha!
He barely had time to celebrate before hiss! A jet of water shot out of the rock wall ahead. Before Li Xiaoya could react, the Sand and Gravel in front of him suddenly collapsed, and a tremendous surge of water pressure slammed straight into him.
"Oh no!" Before Li Xiaoya could think, the water swept him backward. He crashed into the rock wall behind him with a bang, then bounced away. Hurriedly, he thrust the Fire Dragon Sword into the wall, but it sliced through the rock like tofu. Li Xiaoya was swept away at once, carried helplessly along by the raging water. There