(Second update)
"Not good! Everyone, watch out!" Qu Long Scholar, flying at the very front, cried out as his expression changed drastically. In fact, the others needed no warning from him. Their cultivation was far from shallow, and they reacted immediately, either dodging or bringing out defensive treasures to block the blood-red beams.
Bang! Bang, bang!
"Argh!" But crossing this stretch of terrain had already consumed a considerable amount of their magic power. How could they withstand those blood-red beams now? Most of their treasures were blasted away. The astonishing force behind the beams made their faces pale, and they scrambled to dodge.
Whoosh! Li Xiaoya dodged the beam just in time, but it suddenly curved and swept viciously toward him. This time, he saw it clearly. Those blood-red streaks were not beams at all, but blood-red tentacles! They only looked like beams because they attacked so incredibly fast. He roared, "Hah!" Golden light blazed from his hand, enveloping his entire arm, and he actually reached out to seize the tentacle head-on.
Clang! The tentacle possessed astonishing strength. As it struck Li Xiaoya's hand, golden light scattered with a Metal-Clashing Sound. His hand went slightly numb from the blow. A savage expression crossed his face, and golden light blazed around his other hand as he threw a powerful punch. Boom! A Golden Light Fist shot out and slammed into the tentacle with a bang, forcibly knocking it away before it could lash at him again. It even seemed to have injured it.
"Aoooh! Ooooh!" Sure enough, as Li Xiaoya unleashed that punch, an earthshaking scream from a Demon Beast rang out beneath the water. Apparently, his blow had hurt it. Rumble! The entire surface churned and splashed.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh! The tentacles attacking the others immediately stopped and rapidly