Just as he was considering this, a malicious gaze suddenly appeared within the range of his Divine Sense!
The next second, wisps of earthy-yellow Divine Will True Qi streamed from Lu Yun’s eyes.
’Wait, something’s moving. Is that the Water Monkey?’
Just then, on the river’s surface more than four hundred meters away, the water gently parted.
A head slowly emerged. It was the face of a monkey, its bluish-gray skin smooth and hairless. A few strands of seaweed were tangled on its head, and its two eyes, black as ink, glinted with an eerie light under the moon. It was none other than the Water Monkey.
It floated on the surface, glaring fixedly at the figure on the shore. These naturally born monsters were vicious and cruel by nature—in human terms, they were petty and held grudges.
A few hours ago, the bullets that had peppered its body had caused an unprecedented level of pain.
The Water Monkey had never felt such pain in its entire life. It was filled with hatred—hatred for the people with guns, and hatred for the place where it had been wounded.
That was why the Water Monkey hadn’t left. It had been hiding beneath the river’s surface a kilometer away, staring fixedly at everything happening on the docks.
It wasn’t until the Water Monkey saw those people withdraw that it hesitated for a few seconds and finally made its move.
Its massive body swam underwater, silently and slowly approaching the shore.
Four hundred meters, three hundred meters, two hundred meters.
Just as the Water Monkey swam to about one hundred meters from the shore, it suddenly stopped.
Its two small, jet-black eyes revealed a human-like hesitation. Every throb of pain in its body reminded it that those humans were not to be trifled with.
The Water Monkey lingered in the water, not daring to get any closer, while on the shore, the corner of Lu Yun’s mouth curved up slightly.
’This damned thing still hasn’t left.’ In truth, from the moment the Water Monkey had entered his five-hundred-meter range, its every move had been monitored by Lu Yun’s Divine Sense.
’Huh? Why did the damned thing stop?’
Lu Yun’s Divine Sense could perceive that the Water Monkey had stopped at the one-hundred-meter mark and was not moving forward.
’Is it scared?’
Lu Yun frowned slightly. ’Could this thing have developed human-like intelligence?’
When monstrous spirits became truly refined, legends said they would awaken their intelligence. Those that had cultivated for many years could even speak human languages and take human form.
This Water Monkey before him, although it hadn’t reached that stage, was clearly much smarter than an ordinary beast.
Lu Yun was silent for a moment, then he made a decision: he turned his back to the river.
’Let’s see if this damned Water Monkey will take the bait.’
Beneath the water’s surface, a hundred meters away, the Water Monkey’s pitch-black eyes were locked onto Lu Yun’s back.
Another half hour passed. Finally, its massive body began to move slowly.
It wasn’t moving toward Lu Yun, however. Instead, it began to slowly swim back in the direction it had come from.
Dawn was breaking. The sun would soon illuminate the land, and all things evil must retreat—an instinct carved into the very bones of monstrous spirits.
Once the sun came out, it had to return to the depths of the water and hide in that eternal darkness.
This was the one thing Lu Yun hadn’t accounted for in all his calculations. He had turned his back specifically to lure the creature in.
’And now the thing is actually trying to run away?’
Lu Yun sprang into action. How could he possibly let his prize get away?
He spun around abruptly, and wisps of earthy-yellow Divine Will True Qi, visible to the naked eye, flared in his eyes!
The next second, the Wisteria Spirit Staff in his right hand shot out. The staff cut through the night sky, so fast that it left only an afterimage!
It crossed the hundred-meter distance in a flash, instantly piercing through the left side of the Water Monkey’s brain!
"ROAR!!!" An earth-shattering roar exploded from the water’s surface!
Its massive body thrashed madly, kicking up monstrous waves on the river’s surface!
One of its claws reached for the staff in its head, trying to pull it out!
Just then, Lu Yun, who had been on the docks, leaped into the air!
A thick, earthy-yellow Divine Will True Qi coated his feet, and his whole body shot toward the river’s surface like a predatory beast!
The moment he hit the water, Lu Yun stomped hard on the river’s surface. The earthy-yellow True Qi exploded from the soles of his feet, allowing him to run across the water as if it were solid ground!
One step! Two steps! Three steps... With every step, a huge ripple exploded under his feet. He was as fast as a black bolt of lightning!
The Water Monkey heard the sound of the water exploding behind it. It endured the excruciating pain from the left side of its brain and turned its head!
Its pitch-black eyes were filled with savagery and madness, and then it too made its move.
The seaweed on its body seemed to come to life, growing wildly!
What had been ordinary seaweed clinging to the Water Monkey’s body now grew with savage speed, spurred on by some unknown power.
Strand after strand of seaweed shot out like black tentacles, lashing toward Lu Yun on the water’s surface!
They came from all sides, a dense, overwhelming swarm! At least a hundred strands of seaweed assaulted Lu Yun from every direction!
Seeing this, Lu Yun’s eyes narrowed. He clenched his right fist and unleashed a punch—the Ten Thousand Valleys Struggle Fist!
A massive, earthy-yellow phantom fist erupted from his knuckles. Wherever it passed, the incoming seaweed instantly burst into a cloud of shredded fragments!
The punch cleared a path through the seaweed, but the momentary delay exhausted the force keeping him aloft, and he plunged into the water.
The Water Monkey, seeing its attack fail, was about to strike again when it noticed the human had fallen into the water.
A trace of human-like smugness flashed in its eyes. ’In the water, I am the king.’

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