Chapter 2547 Deadly Peril Beneath the Lake!

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Underwater, with a slight lift of his head he could see a huge black Shadow reflected on the surface, and it was even faintly expanding nonstop, as if the Teng Jiao had already been enraged and was launching an attack toward their side…

"Damn it, move your ass, quick…"

Qin Fang's line of sight couldn't fully penetrate the water surface, but he could still make out a rough outline… especially that terrifying aura from the Teng Jiao, clearly felt even through the water. How could he dare be careless.

At this moment Qin Fang barely had time to care about himself, let alone Pang Sihai, and his Swimming Skill instantly went full blast.

The Swimming Skill might be a bit of a piece of junk, but Qin Fang had never neglected it; he'd long since raised it to Grandmaster Level… with a slight movement, his body turned into a swimming fish, darting rapidly along the lake bottom.

That speed really was something…

In the blink of an eye, Qin Fang had already swum more than ten meters!

However, he didn't stay far from the Teng Jiao; instead, he gradually drew closer to its massive body… as the saying goes, the most dangerous place is the safest place.

The Teng Jiao was already enraged, becoming extremely restless.

Yet even if it launched an attack, most likely it wouldn't strike at its own body…

Unfortunately for it, although the Teng Jiao carried Flood Dragon blood, its Teng Snake bloodline was much richer, so it didn't have claws. Qin Fang just lurked beside it, almost plastered to its body, which basically counted as finding himself a perfectly flawless piece of cover.

Moreover, Qin Fang had mastered the Water Escaping Skill; even without Little Dragon's help, he could perfectly conceal his figure…

The surface of this small lake wasn't large, but once you truly dove under, you'd discover the area beneath the surface was enormous, forming a conical shape, wider and wider the deeper it went… that colossal body of the Teng Jiao, once it thrust out of the water, took up half of the lake's surface, yet down below it only occupied a small portion.

Still, one thing was certain: this Teng Jiao was truly gigantic, the part exposed above the water was just a tiny fraction, while below the surface there were at least fifty or sixty meters more of its length!

If you added it all up, it might not reach a full hundred meters, but it still had seventy or eighty…

This was a true behemoth; compared to it, that Crocogator's head was like the difference between an adult and a child, totally not on the same level.

Yaa~~~

Qin Fang and Pang Sihai suddenly falling into the small lake seemed to have enraged the Teng Jiao as well. With a strange roar, its lofty head outside the water immediately slammed down toward the surface…

The intention was probably simple: take advantage of the moment Qin Fang and the others had just fallen in and hadn't fully sunk, grab them out of the water and then… eat them!

Meow meow meow~~~

However, the Jiu You Spirit apparently wasn't happy letting it do that. Standing by the lakeside, it coldly watched that Teng Jiao, a bizarre and overwhelmingly powerful aura radiating from its body, while the black giant Dragon behind it pressed even closer to the Teng Jiao.

If Qin Fang and the others could see it, they would absolutely believe that as long as the Teng Jiao dared lower its head to pounce, that black giant Dragon would definitely smash it with a vicious strike…

The Teng Jiao carried Teng Snake blood; its body was slender and long, and the biggest weak point on that body was its thin neck… though its spine was wrapped in tough and resilient armor plates, they might not be enough to withstand the terrifying blow from a black giant Dragon condensed out of Nine Serenities Netherworld and Netherworld Ghost Qi.

So the Teng Jiao didn't dare move recklessly, and could only coldly face off against the Jiu You Spirit… they'd been rivals for who knew how many years, both wanting to kill the other, yet neither had ever succeeded, so they'd ended up coexisting by dividing the territory.

The appearance of Qin Fang and Pang Sihai had slightly disrupted that balance, but it still didn't affect the overall situation…

To the Teng Jiao and the Jiu You Spirit, the two of them were simply too weak, completely lacking any real threat… even if Qin Fang and Pang Sihai went all out, it would be hard for them to break through the defenses of these two powerhouses.

Yaa~~~

The Teng Jiao didn't seem interested in a great battle with the Jiu You Spirit, nor did it want to keep chasing Qin Fang and Pang Sihai. After a strange roar, it slaughtered another group of Nether Beasts, then once more raised its long, ferocious head high, opened its blood‑red maw, spat out that Golden Core, and continued madly absorbing Moonlight Power.

Meow meow meow~~~

The Jiu You Spirit also didn't press any further. After a couple of simple cries, it sank back into the Nine Serenities Netherworld; Netherworld Ghost Qi churned violently, completely shrouding its figure, as if it had never appeared.

This was a spiritual entity born from the Nine Serenities Netherworld; once it hid within the Netherworld, if it didn't want to come out, no one could force it… unless they completely destroyed this patch of Nine Serenities Netherworld, without leaving even a speck of residue.

Unfortunately, everyone knew that was impossible…

The Nine Serenities Netherworld soil is just like the Nether River—undying and indestructible! Even if only a single grain of Netherworld soil remains, it can take root and sprout, then gradually expand into a vast stretch of Netherworld soil… Maybe it takes a long time, but it's not a living thing, so it couldn't care less about time.

"Damn, what the hell is this monster…"

The crisis on the shore was temporarily resolved, but Qin Fang was now in quite a bit of trouble underwater.

On the surface, the Teng Jiao had given up attacking, but most of its body was still submerged beneath the water. Right now it was using its tail to lash out, hunting Qin Fang down…

That thick tail was at least as wide as a water barrel. Even though its Strength was greatly reduced in the water, just a light brush against Qin Fang made him feel like he'd been smashed by a thousand‑jin hammer, nearly forcing a mouthful of blood to surge up in reverse. His internal organs even shifted a bit out of place.

Fortunately Qin Fang had Blood Replenishing Pills to top him up, so his life wasn't in danger…

Swish swish swish~~~

However, the Teng Jiao's pursuit was far from that simple. Whether it sent them out or they were originally living in this lake, countless tiny silver fish formed into an enormous school and charged toward Qin Fang.

At first, even gathered together there were only twenty or thirty of these little fish. They swam close to Qin Fang and started nibbling at him with tiny bites… Unfortunately, they hugely overestimated their teeth—after gnawing for ages they still couldn't break through Qin Fang's defenses.

But once a massive number of fish had been drawn over, the situation changed drastically…

Like bees swarming a honey farmer, Qin Fang's entire body was wrapped up by these little fish. Every single one was chewing and tearing at his body… Only then did Qin Fang notice something off, and he couldn't help cursing.

Each little fish on its own had basically no killing power, but bit by bit, Qin Fang actually started feeling obvious pain. He even… noticed that the soles of his feet, the insides of his thighs, and other more tender areas were faintly being bitten bloody by these little fish.

Once that happened, those spots instantly attracted countless fish to swarm over, further exaggerating Qin Fang's injuries…

That was why Qin Fang yelled!

If he hadn't noticed in time, this sheer number of silver fish could absolutely strip a big live man like Qin Fang clean in under a minute… Probably not even leaving the bones behind.

"Fuck, don't tell me these are piranhas?"

Qin Fang couldn't help muttering in confusion… The group assault from these little fish was simply too terrifying, even he couldn't withstand it.

"Shit, even my Protective Gang Qi can't hold up…"

Qin Fang shook his Body‑Protecting Primordial Gang, blasting to death the hundreds of silver fish clinging to his body, but before his Primordial Gang could show off its might, it was gnawed apart by the countless terrifying fish swarming outside.

Qin Fang was forced to pull one of the Ten Great Hidden Weapons of Tang Sect—the Peacock Feather—out of the Props Box…

Pu pu pu pu~~~

The Peacock Feather was Tang Sect's top‑tier hidden weapon. Once unleashed, it absolutely didn't distinguish between friend and foe, attacking in all directions… Centered on Qin Fang's body, countless Cowhair Fine Needles suddenly expanded and shot out.

Even underwater, the Peacock Feather still exploded with unimaginable terrifying power…

In almost an instant, Qin Fang felt the fish swarming around his body being completely swept clean… Innumerable dead fish flipped belly‑up, floating lifeless. There were at least two or three thousand of them, if not ten thousand.

The Cowhair Fine Needles unleashed by the Peacock Feather carried tremendous force and had extremely strong penetration. These little fish were all small, so instant‑killing several thousand at once was nothing strange…

Qin Fang took advantage of this opening to quickly break out of the encirclement… then carefully released a faint trace of Dragon Qi from his body, forcing away the other creatures trying to obstruct him, and swiftly dove into a cave in the stone wall deep within the lake.

After swimming along for a stretch, Qin Fang was surprised to find that this place actually had a whole hidden world of its own… He actually burst straight out of the water.

What caught Qin Fang off guard, though, was that he wasn't the first to arrive here. That punk Pang Sihai had gotten here even earlier than him… His clothes were torn in places and he didn't look much better off than Qin Fang.

"You little punk… you sure know how to run! I thought you'd been eaten!"

Qin Fang couldn't help roasting him.

After he went into the water, he'd been busy running for his own life and hadn't really paid attention to what was happening with Pang Sihai.

Who would've thought that while Qin Fang relied on Water Escaping and Swimming Skill to hide in the safest spot, barely dodging the Teng Jiao's killing blows and then narrowly escaping from the maws of those strange and terrifying piranha‑like fish…

He hadn't expected that Pang Sihai would quietly manage to escape with his life too. That was way too bizarre. (To be continued. If you like this work, you're welcome to go to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read on m.qidian.com.)