After Lin Xuan sank to the bottom of the lake, he quickly recovered. The recoil from the blow had torn open a wound on the hand gripping his Dragon Cloud Rod; the Cyan-Scaled Python's toughness far surpassed his imagination.
It was unbelievably tough. It was the first time he had ever struck something so hard. His strike, packing a force of three thousand five hundred pounds, was enough to shatter a giant boulder. Yet when it landed on the Cyan-Scaled Python, it felt like hitting an even harder rock. The recoil alone almost severely injured him.
Without a second thought, he executed the Cyan Cloud Step and began to ascend toward the surface. Under his control, a potent surge of Elemental Power gathered precisely at his feet, allowing him to walk through the water as if on solid ground!
But just as he started to rush for the surface, the Cyan-Scaled Python was already lunging at him, its gaping maw wide open. It was far faster and more agile than he was.
'Down! I have to go down!'
