Around the Giant Dragon, four enormous stone statues, each several dozen meters tall, stood towering.

After years of erosion by time and river water, their faces could no longer be seen clearly.

However, Qin Yi could feel the terrifying might emanating from these four stone statues.

Yet, within that terrifying might, there was a trace of sinister energy.

Looked like the true bodies of these four stone statues weren’t anything good.

The massive spear that nailed the Giant Dragon in place wasn’t standing alone; one end of the Giant Spear was connected to a thick, jet-black iron chain as thick as a thigh.

The other end was clutched in the hands of those stone statues.

It was obvious that the existence of these four stone statues was to suppress the Giant Dragon.

Qin Yi suddenly turned around and swam upward.

It wasn’t that he’d run into danger, but that he needed to catch his breath.

In this place, his Cultivation was suppressed, his strength was suppressed, and the time he could hold his breath had reached its limit.

Just as Qin Yi surfaced, Tian Xie dove down.

Tian Xie was stunned on the spot by the scene before his eyes.

"Master, is this a Dragon?"

Tian Xie asked the Evil Lord in his heart.

The Evil Lord was silent for a long time before finally speaking slowly, "I truly didn’t expect that a Giant Dragon would be suppressed beneath this Blood River."

"Master, who are these four stone statues?"

"Their faces can’t be seen clearly, but from the looks of it, the true bodies of these four stone statues wouldn’t be any weaker than me at my peak."

"Judging from the aura on them, they should be from the Demon Clan."

"Tian Xie, dive down and take a look. If this Giant Dragon is dead, then you’ve stumbled onto an enormous stroke of fortune."

Tian Xie didn’t understand, "Master, what do you mean by that?"

"The Dragon Clan are born standing proudly at the peak. This is an Azure Dragon, the weakest existence within the Dragon Clan."

"However, judging from this Dragon’s length, it should already be an adult. An adult Giant Dragon has Dragon Essence in its body."

"This Dragon’s corpse hasn’t rotted yet; it should have died not long ago. That means its Dragon Essence hasn’t completely dissipated. If you can obtain the Dragon Essence, your Cultivation will increase manifold."

"Even if you can’t find the Dragon Essence, you can still obtain a few drops of True Dragon Blood Essence. After bathing in it, your Physical Strength will reach an unprecedented level."

Tian Xie was overjoyed, his eyes burning with fanaticism.

However, instead of diving toward the Giant Dragon, he swam upward.

"Tian Xie, what are you doing?"

"Master, I can’t hold it anymore, I need to go up and breathe."

The Evil Lord didn’t say a word, probably furious to the point of choking. Breathing at such a critical moment—wasn’t that just wasting time?

Qin Yi had already reached the surface of the river, took a few breaths of fresh air, and was just about to dive down again.

Right then, a string of bubbles rose not far beside him.

Qin Yi didn’t care at first, but when he thought of how Tian Xie had disappeared, his eyes flashed. Could it be that Tian Xie had dived down after him?

The bubbles meant he was coming up to breathe.

The corners of Qin Yi’s mouth lifted slightly, a strange glint flashing in his eyes. He stood directly on the Blood River, grabbed the Flood Dragon Spear, and ran toward where the bubbles were emerging.

Just as Qin Yi arrived, a head broke out of the river.

Qin Yi was delighted—it really was Tian Xie.

Without another word, he swung the Flood Dragon Spear down toward Tian Xie’s head.

If that hit, it would smash Tian Xie’s head to a pulp.

Tian Xie had just surfaced and hadn’t even had time to take a breath when his instincts warned him of danger.

He looked up and his soul nearly flew out of his body. His head instantly shrank back into the water—a pure reflex.

"Bang!"

The Big Halberd whipped down hard onto the surface of the river, sending scarlet blood-water splashing everywhere.

"Fuck... this bastard’s slipperier than a loach."

Qin Yi cursed furiously. He hadn’t hit; the bastard had dodged.

"I don’t believe you’re not coming out."

Qin Yi hefted the Big Halberd, his eyes sharp like a hawk’s, watching the surface of the water around him.

If Tian Xie didn’t want to suffocate to death, he had to come up.

"Gulu!"

A string of bubbles rolled up to the surface a few meters to Qin Yi’s left.

Qin Yi grabbed the Big Halberd and rushed over.

Those bubbles were definitely from Tian Xie, who couldn’t hold his breath.

Sure enough, Tian Xie’s head popped out of the water.

The first thing he did wasn’t breathe, but look upward, only to see the Big Halberd crashing down and Qin Yi’s sinister face.

Tian Xie was so furious his lungs were about to explode. He couldn’t even bother to breathe and shrank back into the water again.

"Bang!"

Water splashed everywhere.

He’d missed again.

Qin Yi cursed angrily, "Tian Xie, you really are a fucking turtle, poking your head in and out. I don’t believe you’re not coming out."

Qin Yi hefted the Big Halberd, looking just like a Fisherman holding a harpoon, watching the river surface warily.

Suddenly, a string of bubbles appeared on the right.

Without a word, Qin Yi swung the Big Halberd in a full arc and smashed down.

But this time Tian Xie didn’t surface, and he only sent water splashing.

After that, wherever bubbles appeared, Qin Yi would bring the Big Halberd down viciously.

It was just like whack-a-mole.

Though this particular mole, Tian Xie, was a bit crafty.

"This guy can really hold his breath. Isn’t he afraid of bursting his lungs?"

Qin Yi muttered to himself.

Still, if Tian Xie wasn’t anxious, he was even less anxious.

"Gulu!"

Suddenly, bubbles burst to the surface more than ten meters away.

Qin Yi grabbed the Big Halberd and rushed over, swung it in a full arc, and smashed down onto the water, but he didn’t see Tian Xie at all, just sent water flying.

Right then, just a meter or two beside him, Tian Xie’s head popped out, and he gulped down fresh air.

However, he only had time for one breath before Qin Yi’s Big Halberd came crashing down, forcing him to duck back underwater.

Qin Yi was a bit annoyed. This guy Tian Xie had actually started using his brain, playing false moves to lure the enemy.

Just now Tian Xie had taken a deep breath of fresh air; he could probably hold out for a while again.

"Master, use thrusts."

"Hm?"

Qin Yi paused for a moment, then suddenly understood.

When he smashed down, the Big Halberd’s contact area with the water was huge, so it didn’t go in very deep. Tian Xie could dodge just by sinking one meter.

If he used thrusts instead, even if Tian Xie sank two meters, he could still hit him.

He’d actually let that bastard Tian Xie piss him off so much he’d gotten muddleheaded, forgetting something this obvious.

Qin Yi gripped the Big Halberd, waiting for Tian Xie to surface.

At this moment, if you put a rope around Qin Yi’s neck, he’d look exactly like Run Tu stabbing badgers under the moon.

"Qin Yi, I’m over here."

Hearing the voice, Qin Yi turned his head and saw Tian Xie’s head sticking out of the river more than ten meters away.

Qin Yi grabbed the Big Halberd and rushed over.

But Tian Xie quickly ducked underwater again, then popped up somewhere else.

"Qin Yi, I’m here, come catch me."

It had to be said, Tian Xie was being really annoying at this moment.

But the effect was obvious—Qin Yi was thoroughly pissed off.

He also understood that Tian Xie had just taken a deep breath of fresh air, so now when he surfaced, there wouldn’t be any bubbles.

Qin Yi couldn’t be bothered to chase anymore and mocked, "Tian Xie, do you know what your head sticking out of the water looks like right now? Like a turtle, haha..."

Tian Xie’s eyes were gloomy. "If you don’t have the ability to kill me, why bother running your mouth? Qin Yi, you’re nothing but a trash-talker."

"You turtle bastard, even if I lent you a hundred guts, would you dare say that in front of me?"

"And you, turtle, is the wound on your ass healed yet? After soaking in the water for so long, it’s definitely festering and oozing pus."

When it came to a sharp tongue, even a hundred Tian Xies together weren’t Qin Yi’s match.