100: The power of cadre-level monsters

The claws that had lunged at Jia Gu Yi Yan's neck retracted into the fish's mouth, then vanished.

Then, the arm restrained by the Mermaid Miss began to gently twist.

The fish's mouth, which had spit out the arm, opened wider, and another hand extended from within, prying open the fish's mouth.

A head emerged.

The fish, only an arm's length, now seemed to be shedding its skin, its entire mouth opening to an exaggerated degree.

The upper body of a monster was revealed!

Its entire body was covered in blue scales, and its elbows and back had blade-like fins.

Three evenly spaced blue fins also topped its head, passing through the back of its skull and connecting to its spine.

And on its body, it was actually wearing a set of bone armor, protecting its vital points.

Strong muscles swelled the scales and bone armor.

It had no ears; in their place, there was only an ear canal.

It also had no nose, its face was flat, and it had a hard shell.

At this moment, it only had time to spit out its upper body from the fish's mouth.

But even with its upper body gathered, the power and oppressive feeling it brought were far beyond what Jia Gu Yi Yan could match.

"Detestable fellow!"

He looked at Jia Gu Yi Yan furiously, waving his powerful, scale-covered arm.

Sharp claws at the tips of his fingers reflected a chilling cold light, meeting Jia Gu Yi Yan's blade.

Clang!

Blade met claw.

Like a meteor crashing into the ocean.

The small boat carrying the Mermaid Miss was instantly overturned, and waves and steam rolled outwards.

The Mermaid Miss had also completed her task by then, moving away from the battle scene with the waves.

"Too weak, too weak, too weak, too weak!"

The monster waved its claws, its physical strength continuously rising; at this moment, one of its legs also extended from the fish's mouth.

Jia Gu Yi Yan could no longer hold on, being sent flying by the monster's immense strength.

Looking at the flung Jia Gu Yi Yan, the monster made no move.

Instead, it continued to pull its other leg out of the fish's mouth.

At this point, the monster finally stood on the sea surface in its complete form, looking at Jia Gu Yi Yan.

An unmatchable power overflowed from the monster's body, surging through the entire ocean.

Too strong.

Too strong!

Stronger than all the monsters he had encountered before, and by a significant margin.

Feeling the aura of the true monster, Jia Gu Yi Yan only felt that the flame in his chest, burning ever more fiercely with each breath, was about to be extinguished by this dark power.

He even didn't understand why this monster, with such immense power, had been hiding in the background all along.

Constantly manipulating those fish corpses to exhaust him.

Without the Mermaid Miss's help, this monster might have waited until his stamina was completely depleted before delivering the final blow.

All for the sake of it.

To leave him no chance of survival.

All for the sake of it.

Pure victory.

Jia Gu Yi Yan's palms began to sweat, and his heart pounded rapidly.

But in just an instant, Jia Gu Yi Yan instantly calmed down.

The Basic Breathing Technique also operated to its limit, and the Fire Finch Armor on his whole body burned even more fiercely under this dark pressure.

As if the greater the pressure, the more joyfully the Fire Finch chirped, and the more vigorously it burned.

Throw all thoughts of power aside.

Those are too complicated.

In battle, don't think about such complex things; they affect judgment and combat.

Simple combat is very straightforward.

You die, or I die.

Not you live, or I live.

Whoosh!

Leaving an afterimage in the air, he shot out like a meteor, launching the first attack.

Fire Finch Armor adaptability increased to 96%.

"How dare he attack me first!"

Looking at the charging Jia Gu Yi Yan, the monster clenched its fist, and a vortex of seawater gathered, rising from its feet and concentrating on its fist as it swung.

In an instant, it was as if the entire ocean was punching towards Jia Gu Yi Yan.

Using seawater to counter the Fire Finch's flames?

Then abandon the flame attack.

Use the Fire Finch's speed to deal with you!

The flames on his body flowed again, the flames wrapped around his arms and blade dissipated, and on his legs, flames surged!

Whoosh!

Looking up, only afterimages and red light could be seen in the air.

The monster's eyes widened, its legs braced against the sea surface, its gaze rapidly sweeping to capture Jia Gu Yi Yan's figure.

And Jia Gu Yi Yan, seizing the opening, twisted his blade and slashed at the monster.

Bang, bang, bang!

Flames exploded the air at extreme speed, producing three popping sounds of air bursting.

The monster's gaze quickly locked onto the streaking Jia Gu Yi Yan, and water currents rose along its gaze, forming a water wall to block Jia Gu Yi Yan!

The flaming blade slashed against the wall of water, and white steam exploded, engulfing the figures of both on the water.

However, this level of mist could not possibly obstruct their vision.

The monster quickly locked onto Jia Gu Yi Yan, a human-like smile appearing on its grotesque mouth.

Then, it threw a punch!

White air currents were swept to both sides by the punch, like a white beast with a gaping maw, biting towards Jia Gu Yi Yan.

Jia Gu Yi Yan stepped onto the sea surface, and flames erupted above the seawater, propelling Jia Gu Yi Yan's body into mid-air, dodging the punch.

Slash!

Jia Gu Yi Yan gave himself no time to think, unleashing a second slash in mid-air.

The chirping Que Yan Blade slashed directly towards the monster's head.

The monster showed no arrogance.

Even though its defense was not bad, it didn't want to take Jia Gu Yi Yan's attack head-on.

It didn't want to take that kind of risk.

It quickly tilted its head back and stepped repeatedly, dodging the blade, and water columns broke through the sea surface from where its feet had stepped, slamming into Jia Gu Yi Yan.

Looking at the water columns that broke through the sea surface without the slightest pause, Jia Gu Yi Yan could only once again operate the Basic Breathing Technique to its limit, dodging the water columns at extreme speed.

And at the moment of dodging the water columns, countless blue gem fragments shot out from those water columns, piercing towards Jia Gu Yi Yan!

At this close distance, Jia Gu Yi Yan had no chance to dodge at all!

What a joke, after so much preparation, even spending time to convert the fish in a sea area into zombie fish.

How could he, being so cautious, not prepare for a frontal battle!

He had already set up an ambush in this sea area!

Although the possibility was low, if a frontal battle broke out.

His ambush would be useful!

Now, everything proved that his caution was not misplaced; his caution had all been put to use.

Bang, bang, bang, bang!

Countless blue fragments from all directions engulfed Jia Gu Yi Yan, leaving him no room to dodge.

These fragments were integrated into this seawater, and Jia Gu Yi Yan had no awareness of them at all!

"How could he!"

Minds Eye activated!

Jia Gu Yi Yan's mind operated to its limit, and the whites of his eyes were filled with bloodshot veins from this instant burst.

Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding!

Under countless crisp sounds, the Que Yan Blade was swung with precision, a hundred slashes per second, hundreds of slashes per second!

Fragments were flicked away one by one, speed and precision bursting to their limits!

Minds Eye proficiency +10

Minds Eye E (Mastery) proficiency: 100/100

Minds Eye E (Mastery) -> Minds Eye E (Proficiency)

It was as if an electric current shot through his eyes.

In the unseen, he felt as if he had opened a third eye.

The two-meter range quickly increased to three meters, and everything within three meters became incredibly slow under the Minds Eye.

He could see it!

The blade could be even faster, more precise!

In life-and-death battles, the proficiency of various skills increases the fastest!