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Old Fisherman got up from the ground, a resolute glint in his eyes, and shouted at Wenbo and Lu Pingchuan, "You two, stop pretending to be dead!"

"This is not the time to settle scores. The snake's chilling aura perfectly counters my Dark Water technique. If this fight continues, I won't be able to hold on, and neither will you leave this valley alive!"

Wenbo and Lu Pingchuan exchanged a glance; they both knew that what the old fisherman said was true.

The chilling aura of that black snake was just the right counter to the dark waters of the Sea God's Palace. Old Fisherman couldn't hold out on his own, and neither could the two of them escape.

If the three of them don't join forces, they'll be next after Black Serpent takes care of Old Fisherman.

Wenbo leaned against the stone wall to stand up, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth. "Yu Chan Temple, can you still perform hand seals?"

"It can form, but it won't last long."

Lu Pingchuan gritted his teeth and nodded, struggling to get up from the ground.

His Taoist robe was soaked in blood, and his face was as pale as a sheet of paper, but his hands were still moving.

With their fingers intertwined, the speed of forming hand seals was a little slower than before, but each seal was surprisingly steady.

"It won't take too long."

Wenbo turned back and looked at the giant snake with half its body above the water. "As long as we can hold out until that person makes a move, that's fine."

As he said this, his gaze unconsciously swept towards Chu Nan's direction.

Faced with such a formidable enemy, the old fisherman would not be distracted. He clasped his hands together, and dark blue water light exploded in his palms once more, sending dozens of water arrows hurtling toward the head of the black snake.

Wenbo also seized the opportunity to activate his remaining true energy, transforming into a golden afterimage as he cut in from the side, his fist striking the black snake's abdomen.

Lu Pingchuan stood behind the two, his hands changing hand seals, splitting the last remaining water power into two streams.

One stream of water attached to the old fisherman's arrows enhanced their penetrating power, while another stream attached to Wenbo's fists enhanced their explosive power.

The water jet struck the snake's head, creating a splash.

The black snake let out a low hiss, its head snapping to one side, meeting Wenbo's fist head-on.

The fist struck the snake scales, producing a dull thud.

With the three working together, the Black Serpent's offensive was finally temporarily halted, but only temporarily.

The young palace master stood by the pool, his gaze still fixed on the black snake, a fish-startling stone between his index and middle fingers, which he repeatedly turned.

He was waiting, waiting for the black snake to reveal a flaw!

Soon, the opportunity came.

Black Snake was attacked from both sides by Old Fisherman and Uncle Wen. Its head was raised high, revealing the slightly lighter-colored scale below its jaw.

The young palace master's eyes narrowed, and with a flick of his right index finger, the Fish Startling Stone flew out of his hand, drawing a thin, dark blue line in the air before precisely entering the gap between the scales below the black snake's head, and then suddenly exploding.

Dark cracks tore open between the snake scales, and countless tiny droplets of water poured into the snakeskin, carrying with them the extremely yin and cold turbid power of the deep sea, beginning to erode the flesh and blood at the base of the scales.

The black snake let out an unprecedentedly shrill roar, and its entire snake head slammed against the mountain wall, scattering rocks everywhere.

This is the first real injury it has sustained today.

The flesh at the base of the scales was corroded from the inside by the dark, turbid water, obviously causing immense pain.

It suddenly turned its head, its golden vertical pupils locking onto the young palace master standing by the pool.

The young palace master's lips curled up slightly. He took half a step back and reached for Yu Jingshi's bracelet again, preparing to take advantage of the black snake's injury to add another one.

But the black snake didn't give him that chance. It suddenly arched its body, and its thick, water-bucket-like body sprang up in the water.

The entire snake, like a giant arrow that had been fully drawn and then released, shot rapidly toward the young palace master.

The distance of more than twenty meters was covered in an instant.

Before the snake's head even arrived, a chilling, gray aura had already swept over.

Old Fisherman's expression changed drastically. He bit his tongue hard, spitting out a mouthful of blood essence. He frantically formed hand seals, channeling all his power into a water wall to block the young palace master.

The water wall was shattered by the black snake as soon as it took shape, and the old fisherman was thrown backward by the impact.

Then, the black snake continued its journey toward the young palace master.

"don't want!!!"

Just as the black snake was about to bite the young palace master, Old Fisherman abruptly changed direction in mid-air, pounced in front of the young palace master, and blocked the snake's mouth with his right arm.

Click!

The sound of bones being crushed could be heard.

The old fisherman's entire right arm was bitten by a black snake, its sharp fangs piercing through his forearm, and blood gushed from the bite marks.

Old Fisherman grunted and slapped the snake's head with his left hand, using the recoil to pull the young master back several feet.

His right arm was torn off by a black snake, and blood gushed from the cut.

Old Fisherman pressed his left hand against the wound on his severed arm, and his true energy condensed into a thin film of water that covered the wound, temporarily stopping the bleeding.

His face turned deathly pale from the excruciating pain and blood loss, but he still stood in front of the young master.

The black snakes became even more ferocious after seeing blood.

It flung the old fisherman's severed arm aside, and its tail lashed out at the mountain wall, sending rocks flying everywhere.

Blood was still seeping from the wound on the snake's head, but its golden vertical pupils had turned completely blood red.

Xue Jiu stood at the entrance of the mountain valley, his legs trembling like a leaf.

He witnessed the old fisherman's arm being bitten off by the black snake, and saw the giant snake rushing towards them like a madman.

He's lived half his life and seen it all.

He had witnessed the deceit and treachery of the business world, the swordplay and intrigue of the martial arts world, and even the magical powers of the Sea God Palace.

But the black snake before him was the most terrifying thing he had ever seen in his life.

He involuntarily took a step back, his heel landing on a loose pebble, causing him to stagger. He turned and tried to run away.

"Xue Jiu..."

The young palace master's voice suddenly rang out, still in that unhurried tone, "You are a believer of my Sea God Palace, so the Sea God will naturally protect you. Now that you've run away, how can the Sea God protect you?"

Xue Jiu's steps froze on the spot.

His throat was dry, and he wanted to say something but found that he couldn't even open his mouth.

The way the boy looked at him was exactly the same as how he looked at the black snake.

The young palace master ignored Xue Jiu and withdrew his gaze, reaching for the fish-shaped stone bracelet on his wrist. "You inhuman beast, how dare you harm someone from my Sea God Palace! You... deserve to die!"

There were nine fish-shaped stones on the bracelet. He crushed three of them, and a blue light surged into his body like a tide.

His moon-white robe fluttered without wind, and the pebbles beneath his feet were shaken apart by an invisible force.

His aura surged to an unprecedented height in that instant, far surpassing that of Elder Yu and Wenbo!

However, the black snake didn't care about any of that and rushed in front of him in the blink of an eye.

The snake raised its head high and opened its large mouth full of sharp teeth to bite him.

The young palace master stood still, clenched his fist, and then unleashed a punch!

The fist and the snake's head collided head-on, creating an explosion in the air louder than thunder.

The nearly 30-meter-long black snake was sent flying by his punch.

It crashed heavily into the pool, sending up a water column several meters high!