C164 The Vanished Yongye City(part I)

Just as the Shadow Demon and Pearl were at odds, the water monster suddenly dived into the water with its eyes exposed to the sea.

Pearl, who had been paying attention to it, immediately cried out, "Not good, it's about to crash into us again." Zhu'er had been keeping watch here for an hour, fully understanding the habits of the water monster. Every time its eyes disappeared from the sea, it would launch an attack.

"Don't let it hit you again," Pearl said, ignoring the Shadowfiend and speaking directly to Darl and Locke. "Just as Uncle Darl said, Locke and I will assist you in your assault."

Darl nodded and took the lead, jumping into the sea. He locked onto the large water monster that was slowly approaching and began his first wave of attacks.

Five water arrows pierced through the water surface and into the water monster's back.

Woo …

The water monster came out from the bottom of the sea, revealing its huge head as it let out a series of painful cries.

"Faster!" With a loud shout, Pearl and Locke rapidly approached the water monster from the left and right.

In the blink of an eye, a human and two Elves began fighting with the Water Monster.

The Shadowfiend watched from the shore for a moment, then sighed and dove back into the water.

During these three years, their cultivation had greatly increased, including the lazy Shadow Devil. With the help of Purple Ribbon's medicinal pills, their progress was much faster than the demons outside who were desperately trying to raise their cultivation.

However, as soon as they fought the water monster, they discovered that it was even stronger than they had imagined.

After barely dodging the water monster's attack, the Shadow Devil felt more and more that they had made an extremely foolish decision. In its heart, it secretly thought that they definitely wouldn't be able to hold on for much longer and would have to escape quickly.

As he was thinking, the water monster suddenly let out a series of sonic attacks. Shadowfiend suddenly discovered that the speed of the man and his two Elves that were originally attacking had slowed down. Only he hadn't changed.

At that moment, the water monster opened its huge mouth and swallowed the closest pearl.

The shadow demon was so scared that a chill ran down its back, and it immediately shouted at Zhu'er, "Hurry and get out of the way!"

Only now did Zhu'er regain some consciousness, but her speed was still slow. It was extremely difficult for her to escape from the water monster's jaws.

The Shadowfiend suddenly transformed from a young body into a mass of black gas, approaching Pearl and the water monster at the fastest speed possible. Just as the water monster was about to bite down, Zhu'er disappeared into its mouth.

"Aiyo, aiyo …" The Shadow Devil let out a series of screams.

The sound wave attack seemed to have a time limit, and Pearl and Loke quickly recovered. Although she had lost consciousness and slowed down, Pearl could clearly see that the Shadow Devil had rescued her from the water monster's jaws.

"Thank you!" Pearl said.

"Of course, I have to thank you. I have been devoured a lot of demonic energy." The shadow demon was in extreme pain. "In the future, remember to leave me some of the pills that the fiend gave you."

Zhu'er glared at it. She had done something that made her feel grateful, but that gratitude had quickly faded away.

"Be careful!" Darl shouted.

Pearl quickly pulled the Shadow to the left to avoid the water monster's heavy blow. The tentacles landed on the spot where they had been standing and began to slap away at the air.

"I'll do it!" With that, he nimbly moved behind the water monster.

Before Zi Ling left, she did not know when she would return, so she handed over some Foundation Establishment basic techniques and one of her famous techniques, the Imprisoning Ice Lotus, to Loke.

Loke's talent was astonishing. Half a year ago, he'd already completely comprehended Imprisoning Ice Lotus and used this technique to kill countless water monsters.

At this moment, he waved his hands and boundless spiritual energy came out of them.

Confining Ice Lotus …

Lotus after lotus gradually extended from the head of the water monster, instantly freezing one gigantic monster on the surface of the sea.

Loke knew that this water monster was even stronger than the ones he had encountered before, and he had thought to test it out of luck. He hadn't expected that he would actually freeze it, so he was excited and shouted to Zhu Er and the others, "Big Sister Zhu Er, quickly make your move."

Although Pearl and the others were surprised to know that Loke had improved so quickly and had not expected him to be able to imprison the water monster, they started to attack the water monster together in an instant.

In a split-second, spells were cast on the surface of the sea, shooting out colorful lights in all directions.

The water monster, which was bound by the ice lotus, was attacked by Loke, Pearl and the others within the span of a few breaths. By the time it regained its freedom, it had already suffered a great deal of damage.

The water monster let out a weird "wuu" sound, its huge body stirred up monstrous waves in the water, slapping Pearl and the others far away. Finally, it dived into the sea and disappeared.

"What a pity!" Loke was a little regretful. He had only barely been able to kill this water monster.

"Don't be such a pity, our profound strength is almost exhausted as well. It would be good enough to just drive it away." After finishing her sentence, Zhu'er looked at him with a teasing gaze, "I didn't expect that little Loke would actually become so powerful." Zhu'er was a little envious. She remembered the moves that the Miss had used, but she just couldn't learn them.

Loke rubbed his pointy ears in embarrassment, "I'm still far from master!"

"Of course, if you can reach her, then you're the second pervert." Just as the Shadow Devil finished speaking, a shadow suddenly appeared in the sky.

"Is it going to rain?" Just as the Shadow Devil was about to raise his head, he suddenly saw the astonished faces of Pearl and the others.

Almost in the blink of an eye, Pearl turned from shock to ecstasy, "Miss, you're finally back."

The Shadow Devil's heart skipped a beat. It slowly turned its head and saw the familiar purple figure floating in the air. Compared to three years ago, the aura she gave off was even more terrifying and mysterious.

"Master... "Master." The Shadow stammered.

Zi Ling didn't even look at the Shadow Devil, her gaze falling on Loke, "That move you used just now was pretty good. It seems you've put in a lot of effort in the recent years."

After receiving Violet Silk's praise, Loke shyly felt happy, "Compared to Master, he is still far from being able to compare."

Zi Ling's gaze turned and landed on Zhu Er and Dare, "Your improvements are not small, not bad!" As she was speaking, Zi Ling's gaze suddenly shifted to a calm surface of the sea not far away.

"Pearl, go back to the shore."

Zhu Er and the rest responded and went ashore as per Zi Ling's words.

Zi Ling's figure quickly dove into the sea and disappeared.

Seeing that, the Shadow Devil hurriedly asked, "What part of the act is she playing?"

Pearl, who was at the side, did not say a word as she stared at the surface of the sea where the purple silk had disappeared.

Before long, huge whirlpools appeared on the surface of the sea. With a "puff", a gigantic water monster flew into the air. This was also the first time they had seen the water monster's true appearance.

The water monster's entire body was pitch-black like a giant python. It had a single horn on the top of its head and two extremely long tentacles on both sides of its horn.

Not long after, a purple figure drilled out of the water and approached the water monster at an extremely fast speed. The water monster seemed to have no strength to resist as the purple figure approached.

Violet Ribbon's fist, while seemingly light as a feather, landed on the water monster's body, shattering all of the water monster's internal organs and bones.

After five consecutive punches, there was not a single part of the water monster's body that remained intact. With a flip of its eyes, it completely lost its life.

With a loud "pa" sound, the water monster fell into the sea, creating a wave that was higher than the previous one.

Zi Ling retracted her hand, stood on the blade, and landed in front of the Shadow Devil and the others with a 'whoosh'.

Shadow Devil still had his mouth wide open, "You …" You... Did you kill the water monster with a few punches? "

Zi Ling glanced at him, "Do you want to try if it's real or fake?"

The Shadow Devil quickly waved his hands, "No need, no need …" He thought to himself, "He really is a perverted fiend. He looks so delicate and gentle, but his fists also look so white. How could he kill a water monster that they couldn't finish even after besieging for half a day with just a few punches?"

The fear for Zi Ling in his heart deepened. This fiend had probably left for three years and his strength was already incomparable to that of the past.

Zi Ling retracted her gaze from the Shadow Devil, and looked at Pearl, Loke, and Dare.

Loke was extremely excited, "Master, you're finally back! I've successfully reached the Foundation Establishment stage."

Zi Ling nodded slightly, "I see that you have indeed worked very hard these past few years."

Although Zi Ling's tone was very flat, it expressed her affirmation towards Loke. The tender face of Loke revealed a slight blush as he looked at Zi Ling with eyes full of worship.

Zi Ling turned her head to look at Zhu Er, "With your talent, you should have made more than this progress in the past three years. Did you encounter any difficulty in your cultivation?"

Pearl bit her lip and nodded again.

As expected, the lazy and indolent Shadowfiend only had this little bit of improvement, but Pearl was not lazy, and her aptitude was not bad either, definitely not just this little bit of improvement.

Zi Ling nodded, "When we return to the mainland, I will think of a way for you to deal with it." She was not a true Black Tortoise, so she naturally could not solve the problem of Black Tortoise cultivation.

Hearing Zi Ling's words, the Shadow Devil immediately reacted, "Master, you want to take us out of this desolate place?"

Zi Ling nodded, "We have left for three years and have yet to understand some things. It's time for us to leave this place and return."

"Then when do we leave?" The Shadow Devil couldn't wait to leave right now.

"The sooner the better. You guys should prepare as soon as possible. We'll set off in two days."

After Zi Ling said this, Zhu'er and Dare did not have any objections, except for Loke, who seemed to be in a rather odd mood. Zi Ling saw through Loke's reaction and pointed at him, "Follow me."

With that, she walked towards the Eternal Night City. She had left for two years, and when she scanned the city with her divine sense, she found that there were many differences compared to two years ago. The biggest difference was that the number of wandering undead had decreased.

Loke lowered his head and followed behind Zi Ling, seeming to be preoccupied with something.

"What is it? Don't you want to tell me? " Zi Ling didn't turn her head back as she walked slowly on the streets of Yongye City.

"Master, can you save Lena?"

"Lena?" Zi Ling frowned, as if she didn't know of Lian Na's existence.

Locke nodded. "Well, my friend, Lena."

At this moment, Zi Ling recalled that three years ago, Loke had made such an undead friend. She nodded, "Tell me …"

Locke pursed his lips. He wasn't sure if his master could do anything about it, but it was their last hope.

"Master, for the past three years, Yongye City has been sinking, and the Undead within the city are gradually withering away. I'm worried that Lian Na …" Since half a year ago, Lian Na's body had become more and more transparent. Locke knew that if he could not think of a way, Lian Na would quickly disappear.