“Lord Dragon, the situation down here is quite complicated. We should proceed with caution and not push ourselves too hard!” Edwin looked at Billy and spoke.
Billy had already received a phone call from him before coming, so he knew the purpose of this trip.
“Thank you for the reminder, Elder Freeman!” Billy smiled and nodded.
“Boss, how about I go down with you?” asked Casey. He had already reached the cultivation level of a Second-rank Saint, so if anything happened, he could lend a hand.
“No,” Billy shook his head. “You guys wait for me up here. I’ll go down first and see what’s going on!”
“Alright then!” Casey didn’t insist any further.
“Be careful, Billy!” Harleen said.
Ivy and the others also spoke up at the same time.
“Don’t worry, everyone!” Billy reassured everyone before condensing a defensive aura and leaping into the Spirit Spring.
Since the essence of heaven and earth in the Spirit Spring had already been absorbed by everyone the last time, the visibility of the water had increased several times. With his current cultivation level, the first one hundred and fifty meters posed no difficulty. After diving another twenty or thirty meters, the resistance from the bottom gradually increased. Before long, Billy reached a depth of about two hundred meters underwater, and his body could clearly feel the discomfort. The pressure of the water and the resistance from the bottom acted on his defensive aura, making him feel that every step was difficult. Without much thought, he immediately activated his bloodline power, and his aura soared while his defensive aura became stronger.
After diving another thirty or forty meters, a powerful water column came rushing towards Billy. Billy’s pupils contracted slightly as he swiftly dodged to the side. The water column had immense pressure and shot straight up to the water’s surface. The people standing beside the Spirit Spring witnessed a water column erupting from the surface. Although its energy was almost depleted, it still created a spray of water on the surface. However, it wasn’t over yet. Just as Billy evaded the first water column, the second and third ones followed closely behind.
The people next to the Spirit Spring watched this scene with shocked and worried expressions on their faces. Everyone knew that if such a commotion could occur on the surface of the water, it was even more unimaginable underwater.
“Is Boss in danger down there?” Stout frowned.
“Shut your crow mouth!” Ivy glared at him. After speaking, she turned to Harleen and said, “Harleen, don’t worry too much. Billy won’t have any problems. He has been a Third-rank Saint. Even if something happens, he will be able to retreat unscathed!”
“Alright!” Harleen nodded with a serious expression.
Meanwhile, underwater, while constantly evading the water columns, Billy managed to get a clear view of the situation at the bottom of the Spirit Spring. He saw a large creature resembling an octopus lurking at the bottom. Unlike an octopus, it only had four tentacles, but its size was much larger than the octopuses commonly seen. A rough estimate revealed that if all four tentacles were fully extended, the longest one would be at least forty to fifty meters long.
After briefly investigating the four-tentacled fish, Billy’s pupils couldn’t help but contract slightly.
No wonder such a commotion was caused. This beast was two levels higher than the Spiritual Beast they encountered in the ruins last time. According to the classification of Spiritual Beasts, a Fifth-tier Spiritual Beast was already equivalent to a human martial artist at the Fifth-rank Saint realm.
Boom!
After several consecutive attacks, the four-tentacled fish seemed to be getting angry as Billy managed to dodge all of them. The four tentacles exerted force simultaneously, and the whole body rushed towards Billy, creating a muffled bang as it collided with his defensive aura. Although it couldn’t break through the defensive aura, it still sent him flying back about forty to fifty meters, causing his blood and Chi energy to surge. However, with Billy’s current cultivation level and the activation of his bloodline power, a Fifth-tier Spiritual Beast could only do this much.
“Let’s have some fun!” After stabilizing his figure, Billy narrowed his eyes. With that, he drew the Bloodshadow Fury Blade from his waist and charged towards the four-tentacled fish. At the same time, his wrist kept flicking, and several cold rays shot out. Although the energy of the blade was reduced due to the resistance of the water, it still left several cuts on the body of the four-tentacled fish.
The four-tentacled fish showed no signs of retreat. Its oppressive aura became even more intense, and then it charged at Billy once again. As it approached Billy, one of its tentacles, like a snake, quickly wrapped around him. However, such a move only invited trouble and gave Billy the perfect opportunity for a close-range kill. In an instant, the Bloodshadow Fury Blade unleashed a chilling light.
Swish!
After the chilling light passed, one of the tentacles of the four-tentacled fish was directly severed, causing a gush of blood. The pain caused the four-tentacled fish to go into a frenzy, stirring up chaos at the bottom of the Spirit Spring. The people standing beside the spring saw vortexes continuously forming on the surface of the water, their worried expressions deepening.
“I’ll go down and take a look!” Harleen took a deep breath and spoke with a serious tone.
“It’s too dangerous for you to go down!” Ivy and the others spoke up at the same time.
“Ms Knight, you stay here with everyone. I’ll go and check on Boss.” Casey took a deep breath and said, intending to go into the water.
“General Kimmons, it’s better if you don’t go!” Edwin stopped him. “The situation down there is likely to be complicated, and you might not be able to help. Moreover, there’s no guarantee you can reach the bottom.”
“Casey, maybe you shouldn’t go down either. If Billy encounters danger, he should be able to come up on his own.” Ivy looked at Casey and said.
“Okay then!” Casey nodded and didn’t insist any further. He was also worried that he might become a burden to Billy.
While the group was discussing, the battle between Billy and the four-tentacled fish reached its climax at the bottom of the Spirit Spring. Although the four-tentacled fish was powerful, it was still weaker than Billy. All four tentacles had been severed, and its body had several deep cuts. After a while, its body fell to the bottom of the pond without any movement.
“The core of a Fifth-tier Spiritual Beast should be good!” Billy smiled faintly and walked over to the fish’s body. Then, he wielded the Bloodshadow Fury Blade and rummaged around in the fish’s body for a while before pulling out a fist-sized beast core.
After storing the core, Billy began to search the bottom of the pond. He believed there was something unusual since there was a Fifth-tier Spiritual Beast here.
“Just as I suspected!”
After about half an hour, Billy’s pupils slightly contracted as he stared at something not far away.