"Splash!"
A hurricane swept across the lake, sending pillars of water skyward and white spray churning.
Alone with his saber, Yin Tiger rode the wind and reached the air above the south bank in an instant, looking down at the silent, shadowy woods below.
He saw the man in the Crescent-Moon Black Robe by the shore form hand seals and murmur, "Seal!"
Boom!
At that single word, the water by the bank boiled furiously. Black vapor shot into the sky, bearing a small boat straight toward the Black Robe Man's hands.
The little boat shimmered within the black mist. Small as it looked, its interior held a space of its own, large enough to hide dozens of people. Its function was much like the Eternal Night Divine Ship in Old Liu's possession, making it a Mustard Seed Space-type Magic Treasure.
Seeing the Black Robe Man seal the boat with a Secret Method, Yin Tiger grew frantic, his white fur standing on end.
Boom!
Violent fluctuations of aura rose around him. He focused his intent, and an Azure Blade Ray dozens of meters long instantly burst from his saber, stretching across the sky.
Whoosh!
Just then, the man in the Crescent-Moon Black Robe on the shore merely glanced up at Yin Tiger, then ignored the blade ray hanging overhead and continued drawing the sealed boat toward himself.
In the sky, the Azure Blade Ray condensed, poised to slash down from afar.
Hum!
Just as the two were about to clash head-on, an eerie fluctuation of aura suddenly spread through the entire dense forest on the south bank like a roiling sea of clouds.
In midair, Yin Tiger, who had been about to drive his blade ray downward, suddenly froze.
His white fur stood on end. His body felt plunged into an