The moment he took out the inconspicuous little sword, the faint ripple of vital energy immediately caught the giant jellyfish's attention. Its raised tentacles visibly stalled, but the jellyfish seemed especially fond of yuan stones and had no intention of leaving.
Zhang Xiaohua released his divine sense, enclosing the surrounding space. Perhaps because the jellyfish was underwater, or for some other reason, he could not clearly perceive everything about it. Seeing the jellyfish stop, he pondered inwardly.
Why did this jellyfish stop? Did it sense the little sword's power? This monster in the water truly has innate abilities. If it fears it so much, that's rather interesting. The timber beneath my feet is drifting forward. Once I get close, I'll use the Floating Technique to cross over. Better not to fight if I can help it.
Zhang Xiaohua's wishful calculations clattered away like an abacus, but the giant jellyfish could no longer endure. It understood better than Zhang Xiaohua that ahead of the undercurrent lay the deserted island. The undercurrent would veer before the island, circle around it, and flow elsewhere. If it did not strike now and seize that fine thing that tempted "jellyfish," the thing before it would reach the deserted island.
The deserted island was not somewhere it could go! Having made up its mind, the giant jellyfish could not wait any longer. With a whoosh, the tentacle that had just been underwater shot out like lightning, curling straight toward the bend of Zhang Xiaohua's knee.
Zhang Xiaohua's divine sense observed the jellyfish without pause. No matter how fast the tentacle was, it remained within the range of his divine sense. Unfamiliar with the jellyfish, he did not dare be careless. He aimed with the sword in his left hand and stabbed at the tentacle, secretly delighted.