Chapter 338 - Battle in the Canal of Misery (2/2)

Young Master Xuan Hao took out a stone token from his spatial ring and began channelling his Origin Force into it.

As he did, thin lines of bright yellow flames started to spread across, slowly outlining the intricate carvings on the surface of the stone token until it finally formed the words 'Timeless Flame'.

The cloaked man's expression immediately turned solemn, but he did not panic.

Instead, he retrieved an item from his spatial ring as well – a small jade cube that was emanating an aura of frost.

”That's an Earth Frost Cube!” Young Master Xuan Hao exclaimed in shock upon seeing the jade cube.

”Looks like you recognise my little treasure here,” the cloaked man sneered. ”Do you finally get it now? There's nothing you can do that will be able to save you today!”

”Tch!” Young Master Xuan Hao clicked his tongue in irritation.

”What's the Earth Frost Cube?” his female companion asked curiously.

”It's a treasure that can seal off any one instance of flame attack. It can be considered the perfect counter against my Timeless Flame Seal...” Young Master Xuan Hao sighed.

”This...” his female companion was taken aback by what she heard. ”Don't worry, even without the Timeless Flame Seal, we can still win!”

Young Master Xuan Hao looked up at the beautiful moon in the sky before taking a deep breath, his eyes filled with resignation.

It seemed that he was truly out of options this time.

But his companion was right.

Even if he was at an absolute disadvantage, and even if his trump card was countered, he would not simply stay put and die.

So what if it would put him at a handicap?

If he were to give it his all and fight, who knew what would happen in the end?

Wuu-!

Right as Young Master Xuan Hao steeled his resolve to fight to the death, a loud cry filled the air as a Blue-finned Razor Whale leapt out of the water, creating a huge splash of water with its massive body before falling back in.

Hmm?

Young Master Xuan Hao, his female companion, the cloaked man, and even Nanlan Qianxue watched on with strange expressions.

What was it doing all of a sudden?

Only the three martial artists underwater saw exactly what had happened.

While they were still trying their best to fend against the attacks of the Blue-finned Razor Whales, a sudden jet of water had shot up from below and struck one of the Blue-finned Razor Whales.

This impact had sent the beast all the way up to the water surface and straight out of the water.

And in the direction where this jet of water came from, a young Second Cycle Origin Core realm martial artist stayed floating calmly in the water.

He was naturally none other than Lu Tianzi.

However, what these three martial artists could not understand was how a mere Second Cycle Origin Core realm martial artist was able to produce such a powerful jet of water.

They were able to sense the strength of the water jet as it passed them by to strike the Blue-finned Razor Whale, and it felt even stronger than the water jet attack of the Blue-finned Razor Whales!

Wuu-!

The Blue-finned Razor Whale that was struck earlier cried in pain after falling back into the water. Its movements had slowed down considerably, but its tough body made sure that it was not incapacitated from just that one attack.

On the contrary, its eyes were now filled with rage.

At the same time, Lu Tianzi's actions also drew the attention of the other Blue-finned Razor Whales, all of them turning away from the three martial artists to face him.

It was clear that they now recognised him as a greater threat.

Without further warning, all of them sucked in a large amount of water before firing out simultaneously, sending out multiple jets of water at Lu Tianzi.

The three martial artists watched on nervously.

All of them knew for a fact that there was no way any of them would be able to handle the simultaneous attack of all these Blue-finned Razor Whales, and they were all of a higher cultivation level than Lu Tianzi.

Yet at the same time, they could not help but feel an inexplicable sense of expectation, as though it was not impossible for this young man to achieve what they could not.

Oblivious to their thoughts, Lu Tianzi only focused on the Blue-finned Razor Whales' joint attack that was heading his way.

He drove his true origin core while raising his left hand in front of him. Behind him, an illusory green vortex shimmered into existence.

Origin Force gathered around his hand, infusing the water around it with energy.

The energised water then started spinning around at great speed, forming some sort of water barrier in front of Lu Tianzi that bore similarities to the illusory green vortex behind him.

This spinning water barrier was not a firm defensive shield that could block out all incoming attacks.

Conversely, the multiple jets of water did not even slow down one bit as they passed straight through the water barrier.

However, while the sheer force and momentum behind the jets of water did not reduce, one other aspect did – the direction they were heading in.

It was as though the multiple jets of water lost their bearing the moment they struck Lu Tianzi's spinning water barrier, all of them spiralling out of control and harmlessly passing him by.

But Lu Tianzi was not satisfied with simply remaining on the defensive.

Once the last of the water jet attacks from the Blue-finned Razor Whales missed, the spinning water barrier immediately compressed into a small sphere of water.

The next moment, this small sphere exploded into a dozen jets of water, each aimed at a different Blue-finned Razor Whale.

Bang-! Bang-! Bang-!

Unlike Lu Tianzi, the Blue-finned Razor Whales' only defensive mechanism was their tough bodies, and they had no choice but to take the jets of water head on.

Above the water surface, Young Master Xuan Hao, his female companion, and the cloaked man were just about to investigate the underwater situation with their perceptions when a fascinating sight suddenly appeared before them.

The surface of the Canal of Misery exploded into huge splashes as a dozen Blue-finned Razor Whales seemed to jump out of the water all at once.

Wuu-! Wuu-!

Whale cries broke the silence of the night.

The cloaked man gaped at this scene, unable to believe what he was seeing.

He had ordered the Blue-finned Razor Whales to sink the ferry, and they should be taking care of the three martial artists underwater right now.

The last time he checked, the Blue-finned Razor Whales were having no problem whatsoever suppressing the three martial artists.

So what the hell was happening to them right now?!