At this moment, my fighting spirit was high.
Having reached the True Light realm, I had also attained the cultivation level my master had possessed when he was alive.
Facing these "minor characters," it was naturally a piece of cake.
However, I did have a problem, and that was the need to breathe.
Under normal circumstances, I could hold my breath for another ten-odd minutes.
But after this bout of fighting, I was starting to struggle.
I needed to take a breath, as the limit of this realm had been reached.
My gaze swept across, intimidating the remaining few fish-headed monsters.
Seeing them retreat, I didn't hesitate and swam directly towards the surface.
My speed was swift, but the moment I moved, the old monster who had been observing me from afar revealed a sinister smile:
"May Buddha be merciful. This Buddha knew that you human Taoists could not hold your breath underwater indefinitely."
With that, the old monster opened its mouth wide.
A toad's tongue, with a "whoosh," shot out, aiming directly for my ankle.
Its speed was extreme.
But I sensed it and pointed my sword finger.
Three swords, with three "swish-swish-swish" sounds, slashed towards the old monster's tongue.
Who knew his tongue was enveloped in dark light. My three peach wood swords struck.
But they produced three "bang-bang-bang" sounds. They couldn't sever it at all.
Before I could activate the Yin-Yang Pearls to attack, it had already wrapped around my ankle.
And then it forcefully smashed down.
My body, with a "bang," was rapidly smashed towards the reef at the bottom of the water.
At that moment, undercurrents surged, and water churned.
The reef beneath me cracked from the impact.
If not for the protective dao energy surrounding me, my bones would have been shattered.
"Ah! Is the Taoist Master alright?"
"It's over, is the Taoist Master also not an opponent?"
"..."
The human souls were in great distress and worry.
Seeing this, the other fish-headed monsters showed expressions of delight. They raised their weapons and slashed towards me from all directions.
Preparing to kill me.
At this moment, I held my breath, gritting my teeth.
I could actually summon the Twelve Demonic Souls and finish them with ease.
But I didn't do so.
I was still testing my physical limits. I wanted to break through my own limits in this manner.
I retracted one peach wood sword and shouted:
"Heaven and Earth are boundless, Qiankun is without limit, Destroy!"
As the incantation was uttered, I swept out with my sword.
The terrifying spiritual pressure and powerful sword qi gusts directly swept towards those fish-headed monsters.
The one charging at the forefront, a fish-headed monster, couldn't withstand it at all.
Before my strongest dao technique, it instantly turned into black mist and its soul scattered.
The remaining few were also directly repelled.
Without crushing these monsters, I pushed off the ground.
My body surged towards the surface of the water once more.
The old monster, naturally, would not let me succeed.
At this moment, he attacked again:
"May Buddha be merciful. Let this Buddha purify your pure soul!"
With that said!
The old monster clasped his hands together and let out a low, strange growl.
"Roar!"
His body trembled violently, and terrifying black energy erupted from all over him.
His withered face became even more ferocious.
A swastika symbol also appeared on his forehead.
In his hands, two great sabers condensed from black mist materialized.
He charged towards me.
His speed was several times faster than mine.
Shocked, I hurriedly raised my defenses.
With two "bang-bang" sounds, the two great sabers struck.
The force was immense, and my cultivation level couldn't block it.
It shook me, and I fell back to the riverbed.
At the same time, my arms felt numb, and the tiger's mouth of my hand ached.
At this moment, I could feel my heartbeat accelerating.
"Thump-thump-thump," it sounded incessantly.
The feeling of holding my breath was extremely uncomfortable.
But I could only rely on my willpower to continue fighting this monster.
"Young Master Qin..."
Zi Shu worriedly uttered.
But I wasn't ready to call them out yet.
"I can still hold on."
After speaking, the old monster lunged again.
"May Buddha be merciful. Let this Buddha defile your soul."
The twin blades chopped down.
Carrying rolling black energy, they were like a dark cloud pressing down.
It gave off an incredibly powerful impact and pressure.
I could clearly feel his cultivation fluctuating between the mid-stage and peak of True Light.
It appeared unstable.
This was likely caused by an unstable dao foundation.
Perhaps, as the old monster had said earlier, he had been suppressed for several hundred years.
This had caused injuries to his body and a decline in his cultivation, which had not yet recovered.
In terms of strength, he directly suppressed me.
But what I liked most was defeating the strong with the weak.
After all, along my journey, I had faced enemies with higher cultivation levels countless times.
But in the end, they had died by my hand.
I firmly believed that this time would be no exception.
"Chi!"
My sword finger pointed out, and the Yin-Yang Pearls shot out, aiming directly at the old monster.
The old monster knew the power of the Yin-Yang Pearls and raised his twin sabers to block.
With two muffled "bang-bang" sounds, the two Yin-Yang Treasures were knocked away.
I seized this opportunity and took out the Bagua Mirror:
"Quickly, as per the law, Open!"
The Bagua Mirror instantly flashed, and a beam of light shot towards the old monster.
Facing the Bagua Mirror, the old monster dodged again.
I used this opening to close in rapidly and unleashed a sword strike:
"Heaven and Earth are boundless, Qiankun has its law, Break!"
With a dull "hum,"
The sword strike descended.
The old monster blocked with his twin sabers.
With a "bang," the old monster was also repelled ten meters back in the water by me.
But he only retreated; he wasn't injured.
It could be seen that this fellow's strength was not trivial.
He could directly contend with the first profound mystery of my Qiankun True Law, the "Break" technique.
However, after I unleashed this dao technique, my throat felt dry and my entire body felt extremely uncomfortable, as if I were suffocating.
If it weren't for the Water Nether Silkworm's Hidden Cloak, I might have already choked on water.
Ignoring it, I once again headed upwards, towards the surface of the water...