Seeing Thunder Demon Hermit and his group suddenly abandon the ship and leave.

This sudden turn of events left everyone from Cangdu on the ship stunned.

"Yingying, no matter what happens later, hold onto Master tightly," said Yun Sheng, who had been coldly observing from the side, as he picked up Yingying.

At this moment, the ship began to shake violently.

A terrifying roar was heard, and from beneath the ship, a hideous Magic Eremosaurus emerged.

"Damn it, there’s actually a Witch Summoner in their group. Everyone, jump ship immediately!" It was then that Qian Lang realized Thunder Demon Hermit and his men were clearly out to annihilate them.

They must have observed that Cangdu’s escort team this time was large in number, so they intentionally delayed until they reached the water route, ambushed by the Magic Crocodile underwater, and set a perfect trap to act.

Most of Cangdu’s guards were not adept swimmers, and on the water, their strength would undoubtedly be greatly reduced.

Furthermore, to cross the lake, Qian Lang had divided the soldiers into several groups, and only fifty soldiers were currently on the ship.

The water route was a thousand times more perilous than the land route.

The Eremosaurus was several meters long, with ugly gray-green skin covered in rock-like spikes. As soon as it emerged from the water, its rigid tail swung heavily towards the bow of the ship.

Immediately, beams of wood flew across the ship, countless wood chips scattered, and the ship’s beams collapsed everywhere.

Several Holy Daughter candidates screamed, and with the support of their maids, they jumped overboard.

Qian Lang commanded the soldiers to retreat while looking for Doctor Yun’s whereabouts.

Even at this moment, he remembered Master Helai’s instructions, but upon looking around, he saw no sign of Doctor Yun, not even her Medicine Gathering Boy was in sight.

"Roar—"

Another terrifying roar, and several soldiers of Cangdu were bitten in half by the Eremosaurus, blood flowing freely, their bodies filling the lake.

Feng Lian leaped out of the cabin alone. She glanced over the lake but did not find Thunder Demon Hermit.

Her palm clenched, forming a rainbow-white Fighting Energy Sword.

Feng Lian’s strength far exceeded what her earlier records indicated.

Transforming fighting spirit into a sword was already the peak of Martial Saint, and considering her age, if she didn’t have some special encounter, her talent must be astonishing.

With the Fighting Energy Sword drawn, Feng Lian’s strength surged.

Her foot touched the surface, creating a small ripple.

The person and the sword merged into one, like a speeding arrow, aimed at the gaping maw of the Eremosaurus.

The sword struck quickly and fiercely, carrying with it a biting fighting spirit, piercing the mouth of the Eremosaurus, a gush of foul blood spewing onto Lu Ai, reeking horribly.

Just as Feng Lian succeeded in her strike, she suddenly felt a cold sensation on her back.

"Watch out, Miss Feng Lian," Qian Lang appeared in time, giving Feng Lian a push forward as a thunderbolt as thick as an arm exploded on the water surface.

In the sky, Thunder Demon Hermit and a Witch Summoner stood in mid-air.

The Witch Summoner was evidently the owner of the Magic Crocodile, fuming and yelling as he watched his beast get hurt.

"Little beauty, you’re one of the strongest Heavenly Fox Saintess candidates I’ve seen, but alas, this is as far as you go." Thunder Demon Hermit sneered, waving his hand, with lightning crackling in his palm.

A few more people appeared beside him.

Qin Yue and Hua Yanluo were bound by several lightning nets, already captured by Thunder Demon Hermit.

It turned out that in the previous chaos, the remaining two Heavenly Fox Saintess candidates only thought of escaping for themselves, ignoring Qian Lang’s orders and jumping into the water, soon to be caught by Thunder Demon Hermit’s men.

Of the three candidate Saintesses, two were captured, and Qian Lang and Feng Lian had no choice but to stop.

"Thunder Demon Hermit, Cangdu has no enmity with you, why do you trouble us?" Qian Lang could only brace himself to bargain with Thunder Demon Hermit.

"I take money from people and solve their problems. I’ve already agreed with my employer, poor those two tender beauties, I originally wanted to enjoy them myself." Thunder Demon said, glancing lecherously at Hua Yanluo and Qin Yue.

The two turned pale with fright.

"Thunder Demon, if you have the skill, fight me," Feng Lian was not one to be outdone.

She was determined to have a deadly battle with Thunder Demon today, to avenge her brother.

"Hehe, little girl, I remember now. I never killed the Sky Fox Guard Team from Cangdu. There’s another group ambushed on this route; your brother should have been killed by her. I advise you to give up, her strength is definitely not weaker than mine." Thunder Demon Hermit looked at Feng Lian’s pretty face, his eyes red.

Thunder Demon was no good man, but he wouldn’t take the blame for others’ misdeeds.

Earlier, he had killed a few teams of candidate Saintesses from other capitals, but it was the first time he had encountered Cangdu’s team.

"One comes, one dies, if two come, both die. Today, I will take your life first," Feng Lian snorted coldly.

With a flicker, her figure approached Thunder Demon Hermit.

The Fighting Energy Sword in her hand let out a long cry, surprisingly flying out of her hand.

"Boom!"

The Fighting Energy Sword flew out towards Thunder Demon Hermit’s heart.

Accompanied by a terrible explosion, the water surface rolled, and everyone felt a fierce sensation in their ears.

Thunder Demon Hermit had his chest pierced by the Fighting Energy Sword, retreating urgently, nearly falling from the sky.

At this moment, Qin Yue and Hua Yanluo, originally held by Thunder Demon, suddenly had a gleam in their eyes, and both took out Magic Artifacts.

A dagger and a curved blade, nimble and swift, pierced the Magic Thunder Net, pinning Thunder Demon Hermit’s chest.

"!!"

Qian Lang roared loudly, leaping up and shattering Thunder Demon Hermit’s chest with a palm strike.

Surrounded, Thunder Demon Hermit swallowed his last breath and fell from the sky.

With the death of Thunder Demon Hermit, the situation immediately turned one-sided.

The Witch Summoner, seeing things go wrong, promptly summoned the Magic Crocodile to escape.

The lake surface was littered with soldiers’ corpses and broken shipwrecks. Qin Yue and Hua Yanluo felt a few moments of fright after their ambush on Thunder Demon Hermit.

Only Feng Lian remained with a cold face, giving a sidelong glance at Hua Yanluo and Qin Yue; their actions indeed surprised her.

Still, for those who could be candidates for the Heavenly Fox Saintess, their wisdom would naturally match their beauty.

"Everyone, immediately retreat to the shore; Doctor Yun is missing, search for her whereabouts quickly," Qian Lang, seeing Thunder Demon Hermit slain but Yun Sheng’s traces absent, couldn’t help but feel anxious.