Daily News: You promised yourself to be a fisherman, but you've become a martial arts god?

"He actually dodged it?"

"This kid also knows movement techniques!"

"Such impressive agility!"

Liu Tanqi's venomous, cold gaze locked onto Li Nian.

Just as the surging waves cleaved through the water with the blade, he saw Li Nian dodge.

That speed, that ghostly movement, it was definitely a movement technique!

Moreover, it's quite ingenious!

"Your movement techniques, your external martial arts skills... kid, I'm starting to admire you more and more!"

Liu Tanqi couldn't help but smile.

That smile carried a fierce and ruthless air, yet also a hint of allure.

Li Nian narrowed her eyes slightly.

Suddenly, I remembered what Wei Suo hadn't finished saying before he died.

Could it be that Liu Tanqi has feelings for Wei Suo's body...?

The flavor is so strong!

"Inspector Li, be careful!"

Just then, Yi Jieyi forced herself to get up and shouted in Li Nian's direction:

"Liu Tan's seven techniques, transforming internal energy into refined skill, are methods that only masters of the Transformation Realm or higher can employ!"

"This person is only at the mid-stage of the Ming Jin realm. His use of this move must be a trick, relying on the precious pearl in his hand. Such a forced approach is extremely taxing on his internal energy; he cannot sustain this for long!"

"He can only use three moves at most. Don't try to take them head-on; just use your movement skills to create distance and stall for time!"

"His right hand is crippled; ordinary martial arts can't harm you!"

Having his trump card exposed in a single sentence, Liu Tanqi was furious.

"You gossipy little bitch!"

"Once I take down this little bastard, I'll show him the terrible consequences of offending me!"

After speaking, he looked at Li Nian and said confidently:

"That's right! I can only use this precious pearl to make two moves."

"However, two moves will suffice!"

"You can't dodge this next move no matter what!"

"Once I get rid of you, I can kill all these useless trash who haven't even opened their Blood Gates, one by one, even without my internal energy!"

As he spoke, Liu Tanqi opened his arms, and the precious pearl in his palm slowly rose into the air under everyone's gaze, eventually settling five meters above Liu Tanqi's head.

Liu Tanqi raised his left palm high, concentrating all his blood and internal energy into it, and continuously channeling it into the precious pearl.

At the same time, a mist suddenly rose within a radius of three miles, enveloping Li Nian and the others like a giant cage.

"not good!"

Li Nian felt as if she were locked in place, and her heart sank.

Just as he was about to use the Prajna Dragon Soaring Technique to create distance, Liu Tanqi's lips curled into a mocking smile.

"Trapped in my water prison, you're like a fish or shrimp in a tank, unable to escape my grasp!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Tanqi's eyes flashed with a ferocious look, his face like that of a madman. He poured the remaining blood and internal energy in his body into the precious pearl and roared:

"Water Condensation and Body Binding Technique!"

This move cannot be broken without internal force!

With a loud shout, the water mist in the air transformed into countless water droplets, which intertwined and formed a dense water prison, frantically enveloping Li Nian.

Li Nian's gaze darkened as he fixed his eyes on a spot in the water prison.

"Iron Shirt!"

"The Great Prajna Dragon Soaring Technique!"

"The cold eagle's evil claws, the evil eagle tears the sky!"

Having revealed all his trump cards, Li Nian unleashed a powerful attack on one of the water dungeons that had surrounded them.

Snapped!

A hole was torn in the water prison, but the hole instantly froze in the next instant.

Just as he attacked again, the water prison surged in from all directions, hitting him heavily.

His entire body was completely enveloped by a giant water sphere, as if he were underwater. Even though he could move, his attacks felt like hitting cotton.

Li Nian had no choice but to hold her breath to prevent water from entering her mouth and nose, and suffocated to death.

"Good lad! You actually managed to break my Water Binding Technique!"

Liu Tanqi stared at Li Nian in shock, then instead of being angry, he laughed, his eyes filled with greed:

"Okay, okay!"

"A technique that requires internal force to break through, yet this kid managed to break through it and almost escaped."

"Everything on this kid belongs to me!"

At the same time, Yi Jieyi saw Li Nian trapped in the water prison, immediately gripped her longsword and charged towards Liu Tanqi, shouting:

"Let's all go and kill Liu Tanqi, so that Inspector Li can escape!"

"If anything happens to Inspector Li, none of us will survive!"

Yi Mingxi snapped out of his daze and followed behind Yi Jieyi with his sword in hand.

Zheng Changgong also dared not be negligent.

As for Cao Hongyuan and Bi Yichen, they were terrified by Liu Tanqi's terrifying methods and stood there dumbfounded, looking like they were waiting to die.

"Hmph! A bunch of ants dare to kill me!"

Liu Tanqi snorted coldly.

With a twitch of his foot, several iron spikes protruded from the tips of his shoes. He then kicked, sending the spikes hurtling towards Yi Jieyi and the others.

Ding ding chirp—

Seeing the projectiles coming, Yi Jieyi and the others hurriedly swung their weapons to defend themselves. Although they managed to block the deadly threat, the iron spikes were too cunning and could not be blocked completely. All three of them were seriously injured by the iron spikes and could no longer pose a threat to Liu Tanqi.

"Nonsense!"

Liu Tanqi glanced at Yi Jieyi and the others with disdain.

Although he had exhausted his inner strength, his peak Bone Refinement physical strength, coupled with his skillful use of hidden weapons, made him completely unafraid of Yi Jieyi and the others who had not yet broken through the Blood Refinement stage.

In Liu Tanqi's view, victory in this battle was already assured.

Steady!

Just as Liu Tanqi was feeling smug, Li Nian's sharp eyes noticed that there was a water line about the thickness of a toothpick connecting the pearl and the water prison that imprisoned him, and a glint flashed in his eyes.

"I am in the water, and the pearl is connected to the water; am I not within the fishing range of the Thousand Waters Fishing Game!"

"Perfect timing! The precious pearl isn't in Liu Tanqi's hands, so we don't need to worry about lacking the strength to pull it out!"

As soon as the thought was formed, Li Nian flipped his hand, and a bundle of fishing line disappeared into his palm.

With two fingers pinching one end of the line, his blood and qi surged throughout his body, all of which was poured into his two fingers. The profound true meaning of the Thousand Water Fishing technique quietly began to operate, and an invisible and strange wave spread out in all directions along the fishing line.

Immediately afterwards, a shot was fired.

The fishing line, so thin it was almost imperceptible, entered the water silently, yet its power was like a dragon's spear, shooting straight towards the pearl.

In the blink of an eye, the pearl was entangled with fishing line.

"Bora!"

Li Nian gave a low shout, pulled the thread, and turned around.

At the same time, it seemed as if Liu Tanqi had lost something precious from his soul.

"What happened?"

Swish!

Just as Liu Tanqi was filled with doubt, the pearl above his head transformed into a stream of light and shot towards Li Nian.

His appearance was like that of a child who had been playing outside and, upon hearing his father's call, abandoned his playmates without a second thought and ran home as fast as he could.

Snapped!

Li Nian opened her arms and held the precious pearl she had caught firmly in her hands.

The water prison that had been holding Li Nian seemed to have lost its support, collapsing and scattering water everywhere, which instantly dissolved into the air.

Liu Tanqi was dumbfounded.

From the day he deciphered the mysteries of the precious pearl, he knew that this object possessed extraordinary power and influence, so he formed a soul contract with the pearl, becoming one with it.

He had imagined countless ways the pearl could be stolen.

But I never imagined that this precious pearl would end up in the enemy's hands on its own!

Enraged, Liu Tanqi felt a tightness in his chest and spat out a mouthful of blood in front of everyone.

puff!

The treasure is lost, the contract is broken, and the immense power backfires on him!

After vomiting, Liu Tanqi looked as if he had aged thirty years. He collapsed to his knees, his face as white as paper.

"A great opportunity!"

Li Nian's gaze sharpened.

With a powerful stomp of his feet, he rose from the ground like a soaring eagle, his body swirling and twisting in mid-air, his claws extending out one in front of the other, like a demonic claw tearing down from above!

"Frosty Eagle's Claws - Yama's Life Lock!"

"No!"

Sensing the overwhelming killing intent, Liu Tanqi raised his head high and roared in despair.

next moment.

One claw precisely gripped his neck, shattering his throat bone like an iron hook, while the other claw pierced his chest cavity, tearing it apart instantly. His neck and chest cavity were ripped apart on the spot.

Blood splattered everywhere, and internal organs spilled out.

Liu Tanqi's mouth was slightly open, but the light in his eyes vanished rapidly, like a lamp being extinguished...