The sea breeze carried the scent of blood as it circled above Floating Jade Island.
At this moment, two Golden Core cultivators were locked in battle over the sea.
Qu Zhuang primarily practiced a water-attribute cultivation method, which gave him a very clear environmental advantage over the vast Dark Sea.
Water Element true essence swirled outside his protective spirit garment, as though he wore a layer of slowly flowing armor.
His Water-Splitting Thorn flashed with cold light, each swing raising water dragons from the sea.
As the first Golden Core Realm cultivator Song Yan had encountered since arriving in the Eastern Sea, he inevitably became a benchmark by which Song Yan judged the Eastern Sea's overall strength.
Judging solely by the strength Qu Zhuang had displayed so far, he was quite formidable.
If this man truly served as a yardstick for the Golden Core Realm, the Eastern Sea probably did not fall far behind the Central Region in strength.
Thus, while the Dharma Body alone might indeed be able to capture him alive, it would require a fierce battle.
That was precisely why Song Yan had sent Xiao He to help.
Snake Treasure assumed human form and made a strange hand seal with both hands. Demon power instantly danced wildly around her.
Countless azure-gold, bamboo-leaf-shaped blades condensed around her and shot toward Qu Zhuang.
These leaves had never been intended to kill him, so he evaded them all with only a few shifts of his body.
At the same time, however, Qu Zhuang had already begun considering escape.
This Snake Yao was actually a third-tier Great Yao too?!
Yet in that instant of hesitation, another sudden change occurred.
The green leaves condensed from demon power did not disperse. They scattered through the air around Qu Zhuang.
They hovered slowly.
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