"Splash..."
Just then, a catfish the size of a water buffalo charged headfirst at the two of them.
Before the Catfish Demon could come within three feet of them, Gu Yu unleashed the first kill of the Seven-Kill Blade, slashing fiercely at the charging demon.
Since this was his first time facing such a monster, Gu Yu immediately used Gang Qi formed from his divine-human variant bone power.
"Swish!"
Almost the instant his blade rose and fell, Gu Yu sliced half the Catfish Demon's head off.
With the Water-Repelling Talisman in effect, Gu Yu met almost no resistance as he swung his blade.
Dongfang Yuejian looked somewhat surprised at first, then praised him:
"Not bad."
Still very tense, Gu Yu seemed not to have heard Dongfang Yuejian. He continued watching the surrounding water warily.
"Splash..."
Soon, amid the fierce rush of water, five Catfish Demons, each the size of a calf, charged at them together.
Seeing their numbers, Gu Yu immediately drew a deep breath. Ignoring the pain that felt as though his bones and sinews were snapping, he forcibly mustered more than half the divine-human variant bone power within him.
"Seven Kills!"
With a fierce shout, Gu Yu unleashed the seventh form of the Seven-Kill Blade, sweeping his blade toward the five Catfish Demons.
The instant his long blade swept out, seven blade-wielding figures appeared alongside him, slashing at the five charging Catfish Demons from seven different directions.
"Swish!"
Amid the piercing sound of bursting water, the five Catfish Demons were almost simultaneously sliced to pieces.
But at almost the same moment, the enormous Catfish Demon behind them spat a huge ball of water from its mouth.
"Boom!"
Amid the deafening explosion of water, Gu Yu watched in horror as every Catfish Demon near the water ball's path was