In contrast to the cloaked man's thoughts, Young Master Xuan Hao's eyes lit up in excitent.
Perhaps his companions had found a way to overco the underwater beasts!
If so, then the situation had completely turned around.
Unless the opponent was capable of long distance attacks as well, he would no longer need to put himself in danger by fighting the opponent in the water!
At this mont, everyone's attention turned towards the underwater situation.
"Well done!" one of the three martial artists underwater cheered in delight.
With Lu Tianzi's actions, the pressure on them had been largely alleviated.
Fending off all twenty Blue-finned Razor Whales might have been an issue for them, but dealing with less than ten of them would not be too big of a problem at all!
However, they quickly realised that after what Lu Tianzi had done, the Blue-finned Razor Whales no longer continued attacking.
Instead, they started gathering near the surface of the water where the cloaked man was.
The cloaked man whistled repeatedly, but there seed to be no change to the behaviour of the Blue-finned Razor Whales.
"What are you idiots doing?" the cloaked man could not help but curse out loud in frustration. "Dumb beasts!"
"Seems like things aren't going too well for you?" Young Master Xuan Hao smiled.
He could sense that the tide had turned.
"Damn it!"
Unable to take it any longer, the cloaked man dived into the water himself.
He did not believe that with his strength, he would not be able to handle four martial artists with lower cultivation levels.
The three martial artists underwater imdiately tensed up upon seeing the cloaked man enter the water, but they did not cower in fear despite their lower cultivation levels.
"He is the one controlling the Blue-finned Razor Whales."
"That makes things simpler. All we have to do is just get rid of him!"
"Let's go!"
With that, the three martial artists charged towards the cloaked man.
They might have struggled against the Blue-finned Razor Whales, but all of them were still martial geniuses in their own right.
This would not be the first ti that they faced an opponent of a higher cultivation level, not to ntion that they now had strength in numbers.
"Wait, don't be rash!" Young Master Xuan Hao called out anxiously from the open deck.
However, his warning ca too late.
"Just because you managed to gain a bit of advantage, you think that you are all that great?" the cloaked man sneered in malice.
He waved the heavy sword in his hand, sending out multiple sword lights towards the three martial artists.
Faced with his fierce attacks, each of the three martial artists hurriedly defended themselves with their own weapons, but that was far from enough.
"Argh!"
They groaned in pain as their Origin Force defences were broken instantly, the impact sending them deep into the depths of the Canal of Misery.
One of them even spat out a mouthful of blood upon receiving the cloaked man's attack.
But while they were being sent away by the cloaked man, Lu Tianzi took the opportunity to charge forward.
"Just who the hell are you?!" the cloaked man sent his voice straight into Lu Tianzi's head.
From their earlier exchange, he could already tell that Lu Tianzi possessed strength far beyond others at the sa cultivation level.
This was not sothing that just any naless character was capable of, but his information did not show that Young Master Xuan Hao was travelling with anyone of exceptional prominence either!
The cloaked man could not help but feel frustrated to have his ticulous plans disrupted by a lapse in information received.
"You don't need to know that," Lu Tianzi answered curtly while piercing out with his Moon Culler.
This ti, the Moon Culler did not just send out regular sword light.
Energised water swirled around his blade, forming sothing akin to a mini underwater tornado.
At the sa ti, the two Radiant Raven Bracelets on his wrists glowed brightly.
By feeling the water with his body and observing the movents of the Blue-finned Razor Whales, Lu Tianzi had managed to gain a much deeper insight into the Law of Water in this short underwater battle.
It might just be the first steps, but he had finally learnt to incorporate the elent of water into his attacks.
This was a definite progress in his combat techniques!
As long as he continued to practice and build on this foundation, Lu Tianzi had no doubt that he would be able to wield the elent of water with a much higher proficiency in the future.
Yet even though prolonging this fight would help in deepening his comprehensions, it would also increase the risks involved.
This was not a fight in a controlled environnt like the one against Chengban at the Divine Storm Palace, where nurous elders and guests were present to stop the fight if things were to get dangerous.
This was a real battle in the wilds, and people could die from it.
Lu Tianzi was already contented with the insights that he had gained so far, and no longer wanted to drag things out any further.
By activating his Radiant Raven Bracelets, he was intending to end it with the next move.
What Lu Tianzi did not expect was that when the cloaked man saw his Radiant Raven Bracelets glow brightly, the cloaked man's eyes would suddenly widen in shock.
"So it is a fellow mber of the Radiant Raven Sect!" the cloaked man exclaid in surprise before discreetly revealing a similar pair of raven bracelets that he was hiding under his long heavy cloak. "But why have I never seen you before? Could it be... are you a mber of the Blood Banner?"
Hmm?
Lu Tianzi was caught by surprise, and it took him a few monts to understand what was going on.
"What do you think?" Lu Tianzi quickly reined in his emotions and asked in return with an expressionless face.
"Damn, I was right!" the cloaked man cursed. "I thought I was sent here to get rid of Young Master Xuan Hao, but seeing that you are already here, I guess I am just taking a supportive role in the grand sche of things. I shall not hinder you any longer then, good luck with your mission!"
With that, the cloaked man imdiately retreated.
The Blue-finned Razor Whales almost seed relieved to follow his lead as they left as quickly as they had co.
Lu Tianzi simply stayed floating in the water, watching on as they left in a hurry. On his wrists, the bright glow of his Radiant Raven Bracelets died down as well.
With his speed in the water, he would have no problems catching up to the opponents.
However, Lu Tianzi did not think there was a need to go to such lengths.
Even though the process was quite different from what he had expected, it was all good as long as the danger had been resolved.
As far as possible, he wanted to maintain a low profile until he left the vast territories of the Divine Storm Sect, and this ant avoiding needless fights as well.
At this mont, the three other martial artists appeared before his sight. But when they did, all of them revealed looks of confusion as they looked around for traces of the cloaked man.
They had been sent flying by the cloaked man's earlier attack, and had rushed back as soon as they could.
All in all, it had only been a matter of seconds, but where did the cloaked man disappear to in such a short span of ti?
The three martial artists could not help but turn their attention towards Lu Tianzi, who looked back at them in return.
"He left," Lu Tianzi said, and started making his way back to the water surface.
"He left?" the three martial artists exchanged strange glances before heading to the surface as well.
"Hahaha! You guys did far better than I thought you would! Since when have you guys beco so capable?" Young Master Xuan Hao laughed as he welcod his companions back to the open deck of the ferry.
"Brother Xuan Hao must be joking. It's this young brother who managed to chase them away," Young Master Xuan Hao's companions gestured awkwardly towards Lu Tianzi who was heading over to the waiting Nanlan Qianxue.
"Him?" Young Master Xuan Hao revealed a look of surprise while his companions filled him in on what happened underwater.
"You're back," Nanlan Qianxue said with a smile.
"Yeah, I'm back," Lu Tianzi could not help but smile in return. "However, there seems to be so complications."
"Complications?" Nanlan Qianxue blinked blankly.
"It's like this..." Lu Tianzi repeated what the cloaked man said to him earlier to Nanlan Qianxue through voice conveyance.
At the sa ti, Lu Tianzi channelled his Origin Force, and all the water on him evaporated instantly, as though he had never entered the water in the first place.
"So he thought that you are a fellow mber of the Radiant Raven Sect," Nanlan Qianxue snickered. "Well, at least this allowed us to avoid a battle today."
"I guess you are right," Lu Tianzi shrugged.
As he said that, Lu Tianzi could not help but adjust his long sleeves to make sure the Radiant Raven Bracelets on his wrists were covered.
If the cloaked man could leave after mistaking him for a mber of the Radiant Raven Sect, it also ant that enemies of the Radiant Raven Sect could end up attacking him without warning.
Considering that, it would be best not to reveal his Radiant Raven Bracelets unless absolutely required.
At this mont, Young Master Xuan Hao walked over and clasped his fists towards Lu Tianzi. "This young brother here, thank you so much for your help earlier. We deeply appreciate it."
"Don't worry about it," Lu Tianzi waved it off nonchalantly. "We are on the ferry together, so it is all of our responsibilities to defend it."
"That might be so, but the other party is here for after all. It is only right that I thank you properly for your help," Young Master Xuan Hao shook his head. "Please allow us to treat you to so of our best wine as a show of our gratitude!"
"Well, if you insist," Lu Tianzi nodded.
Since the other party seed genuine in wanting to thank him, there was no reason for him to insist otherwise either.
If he did, the other party might even end up being offended.
Rather than that, he might as well just get this over and done with.
Just like that, the seven of them ended up sitting around a table with wine and side dishes.
"My na is Xuan Hao, and these are Sister Ruan Ling, Brother Bing Jie, Brother Wei Shen, and Brother Tie Mo," Young Master Xuan Hao introduced the group. "If it is convenient, may I know what nas are?"
"You can call Tianzi, and this is Qianxue," Lu Tianzi answered frankly.
"So it is Brother Tianzi and Sister Qianxue," Young Master Xuan Hao silently noted down their nas in his heart. "May I know where you are headed?"
Lu Tianzi let out a carefree smile. "To be frank, we are just wandering the lands and do not have a particular destination in mind. What about Brother Xuan Hao? Why are you being targeted?"
"This..." Young Master Xuan Hao hesitated for a mont.
"If it is a secret, then let it stay as a secret," Lu Tianzi laughed it off nonchalantly.
"Since Brother Tianzi has already been affected, I guess it would be unfair if I keep you in the dark," Young Master Xuan Hao sighed. "The thing is, I am actually an heir candidate of the Tiless Fla Sect, and I am out adventuring before returning to pick up the reins of the sect. I thought we have kept our identities hidden well enough, but the other party must have realised my identity and is trying to use to get at the sect."
"The Tiless Fla Sect?" Lu Tianzi felt that the na sounded vaguely familiar.
"ngxi ntioned the Tiless Fla Sect before," Nanlan Qianxue reminded him through voice conveyance.
"ngxi?" Lu Tianzi thought back to his conversation with the female core disciple of the Divine Storm Sect and could not help but feel slightly surprised by the young man in front of him.
Back when they first t, ngxi had thought that Lu Tianzi was from one of the other ancient sects, naming the Tiless Fla Sect as one of them.
From the sound of it, this Tiless Fla Sect was probably an influence on the sa level as the Divine Storm Sect.
And for this Xuan Hao to be an heir candidate to such a powerful influence, it was obvious that his status was not low by any asure!
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