This Taoist priest is so unprofessional!

A chilling, bone-deep cold instantly enveloped the entire shoreline, silencing even the chirping of insects on a summer night.

The air seemed to freeze, and time stood still.

"Wow! This guy's pretty arrogant."

Zhang Chen was the first to react. He shouted angrily and quickly pulled a palm-sized Bagua mirror from the cloth bag slung across his shoulder with his left hand.

The mirror has an antique surface and runes engraved on the back.

He made a hand seal with his right hand and rapidly chanted, "Heaven and earth are boundless, the universe borrows its power! Divine light to ward off evil, command!"

The moment the incantation was finished, he pushed the Bagua mirror forward with a sudden thrust.

Suddenly, a solid golden beam of light shot out from the mirror, like a golden arrow released from a bow, tearing through the night and striking the floating head with precision.

The golden light touched the water's surface, producing a sizzling sound, like hot oil being poured into cold water.

However, the scene of the evil spirit screaming and turning to ashes as expected did not occur.

The pale head swayed for a moment, as if blinded by a bright flashlight, and then emitted a sharp, piercing screech.

The sound was not like a human voice, but more like countless fingernails frantically scraping against glass, instantly drilling into the three people's eardrums and causing a sharp pain in their brains.

After its hiss, the head, with a hint of disdain, slowly sank into the water and disappeared.

The ripples on the water surface quickly subsided, and it returned to that lifeless black silk.

Zhang Chen's expression was rather unpleasant.

"My Demon-Slaying Divine Light... can only have such a small effect on it!" He lowered his voice, his tone full of disbelief. "This guy's demonic aura is too strong!"

This Bagua mirror was passed down from his master and has been with him for many years in his exorcisms. Ordinary century-old ghosts cannot last more than three seconds under the power of the exorcising divine light, but today it did not even scratch the surface of the opponent.

This is undoubtedly a huge provocation against his Taoist arts.

On the other side, A-Yue also had a solemn expression.

She didn't look at Zhang Chen, but instead looked down at her waist.

The few leather pouches containing her precious poisonous insects were now trembling slightly, uncontrollably.

She could clearly feel that the worms inside, whether they were highly venomous scorpions or ferocious centipedes, were all curled up in the deepest part of the skin, trembling.

They felt a deep-seated fear, like that of a natural enemy, and dared not come out.

This was even more alarming to A-Yue than Zhang Chen's magic failing.

Her Gu worms, which even the Ghost King dared to bite, were now so afraid.

Just as the two were in a state of shock, a sudden change occurred!

The once calm water surface suddenly began to churn violently, like boiling water.

Bubbles bubbled and popped, releasing an even stronger, sweet and fishy smell.

"Watch out!" Wang Xiaoer shouted sharply.

Before the words were even finished, a series of loud whooshing sounds filled the air!

Like bullets fired from a gun, jets of water shot out from the churning water.

The water arrows were as thick as a finger, with sharp spikes at their tips that gleamed with a chilling light under the moonlight, like countless transparent blades, densely shooting towards the three people on the shore.

The attack came too fast and too suddenly!

"retreat!"

Zhang Chen roared, but instead of retreating, he stepped forward, blocking Wang Xiaoer and A Yue.

With a flick of his wrist, several yellow talismans flew out from his sleeve and spontaneously combusted in the wind.

"Kun represents earth, Gen represents mountain, and water is controlled from all eight directions; let the formation begin!"

The talisman transformed into eight golden rays in the air, instantly weaving into a semi-transparent runic light screen in front of the three people.

Eight Directions Water Control Formation!

The next second, a dense rain of water jets pelted the light screen.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The dull thuds of impact echoed one after another.

Each water jet contained tremendous force, and when it hit the light screen, it exploded with a bang, splashing water everywhere.

The magic array set up by Zhang Chen began to shake violently, its light flickering, and even tiny cracks appeared on the array walls made of runes.

A bead of sweat appeared on Zhang Chen's forehead.

This was merely a temporary magic array he hastily set up, and it simply could not withstand such a continuous impact.

But for now, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and continue to frantically pour his magical power into the formation, barely managing to keep the light barrier from breaking.

Things underwater seem to be completely unconcerned about consumption.

As soon as one wave of water arrows landed, another one rose, the attacks continuous and seemingly endless.

The thing didn't seem to intend to kill with a single blow; it was like a cruel hunter toying with its prey on the shore, enjoying their struggles and fear.

After several rounds of water arrows, just as Zhang Chen's magic array was on the verge of collapse, the underwater attack suddenly stopped.

The churning water returned to calm, as if the storm-like attack had been nothing but an illusion.

"Huff... huff..."

Zhang Chen removed the magic array, leaning on his knees and breathing heavily, his face turning somewhat pale.

The hasty, temporary defense, though lasting only a few dozen seconds, still took a huge toll on him.

However, no one dared to relax.

Everyone knew that this was just the calm before the storm.

The Water Fiend's attack seemed to be merely a provocation and a test; the real killing move was yet to come.

In the deathly silence, the Golden Silkworm Gu, which had been quiet in Wang Xiaoer's collar, suddenly became restless.

"Buzz...buzz..."

It let out a sharp, urgent warning, its small golden body crawling rapidly on Wang Xiaoer's collar, its slender tentacles on its head taut and pointing intently in a certain direction at the bottom of the water.

It was a warning of extreme unease, even tinged with fear!

A-Yue immediately noticed the strange behavior of the Golden Silkworm Gu. Her expression changed, and she quickly walked to Wang Xiaoer's side.

She stared at the restless little creature, her gaze extremely serious.

She knew better than anyone that the Golden Silkworm Gu was the king of all Gu, naturally immune to all poisons and fearless.

What could be underwater that could elicit such strong fear and warning from it?

Looking at the restless golden silkworm gu, A-Yue said to Wang Xiaoer in a deep voice, "Anubarak is saying that there is something underwater that frightens it, and..."

She paused, as if trying to discern the more subtle emotions of the Golden Silkworm Gu, then added, word by word:

"And...there's more than one!"

more than one!

These four words were like a boulder thrown into a lake, creating a storm in the hearts of Wang Xiaoer and Zhang Chen.

One is already so troublesome.

There were accomplices underwater?

Before they could process this astonishing news, the still water was broken once again.

"boom!"

This time, it wasn't a dense barrage of water jets.

Instead, a massive water column, several times thicker than any of the previous water arrows, shot up from the center of the water with a whooshing sound that tore through the air, like a dragon emerging from the water. It then drew a terrifying arc in the air and crashed into the spot where the three had just regained their footing!

This attack was no longer a test; it was filled with a determination to kill!

"spread!"

Zhang Chen's eyes were bloodshot as he shoved the two people next to him aside.

The three of them tumbled and fell in three different directions in a disheveled state.

Boom!!!

A huge column of water crashed heavily onto the bank where they had just been standing.

The earth and gravel were blasted into a huge crater more than half a meter deep by the terrifying impact!

The three of them got up from the ground and looked at the large crater that was still emitting white steam, feeling lingering fear.

If they had been a step slower, they would probably be blasted into mincemeat by now.

However, Zhang Chen and his companions were troubled because this guy stayed underwater the whole time, while they were on the shore. They couldn't even touch the guy's main body and could only passively take the beating without being able to fight back.

Zhang Chen stared at the bottomless, pitch-black water, which resembled the mouth of a giant beast, his teeth grinding together.

"No, we're too passive on the shore; we can't hurt it at all!"

He exhaled a heavy breath and said in a hoarse voice.