CHAPTER 1078: CHAPTER 1075: MYSTERIOUS CREATURE

Lin Tian looked up at the top of the rock face, then at the top of the waterfall, estimated the distance, and said, "The javelin ropes we brought aren’t long enough."

"I know they’re not long enough. When we swing over, let go at the highest point and use inertia to get across," Ning Luoxi said.

Using inertia to get across, this is like playing acrobatics. Lin Tian was speechless, but he had to admit that Ning Luoxi’s adventurous spirit was a hundred times stronger than a man’s. With such a mindset, it was no wonder no man had ever caught her eye.

"Forget it, this is too troublesome. Let me handle it," Lin Tian said, dismissing Ning Luoxi’s plan.

Ning Luoxi looked at Lin Tian with curiosity and said, "How are you going to get up there? Fly up?"

Lin Tian smiled mysteriously and said, "Miss Luoxi, pardon me."

As he finished speaking, before Ning Luoxi could react, he suddenly reached out and wrapped his arm around her slender waist, then leaped forcefully towards the side rock face, jumping several floors high.

As they were about to hit the rock face, Lin Tian’s free hand grabbed forcefully, his five fingers digging into the hard rock, fixing them onto the rock face.

"Lin Tian... I don’t even know what to say about you," Ning Luoxi exclaimed in shock. She was astonished to see Lin Tian’s fingers directly sunk into the stone.

Lin Tian tightened his hold on Ning Luoxi and said casually, "I always do things straightforwardly."

Feeling Lin Tian’s hand tighten around her waist, Ning Luoxi’s heart skipped a beat. She said with some tension, "You... don’t hold so tight."

"You better hold onto me. If you accidentally fall into the deep pool and become food for the fierce beast, I’ll be heartbroken," Lin Tian joked.

To avoid Lin Tian’s hand misbehaving, Ning Luoxi had no choice but to hug his waist, feeling her warm body pressing closer along with the soft pressure. Lin Tian almost moaned in pleasure, this chest was so damn big.

"You better not have any wild thoughts. Let’s get out of here as soon as possible. I wasn’t lying when I said the deep pool is dangerous," Ning Luoxi warned.

Hearing Ning Luoxi’s words, Lin Tian instinctively looked down at the deep pool below. What he saw gave him a fright. In the clear depth of the pool, a giant shadow was moving.

"Miss Luoxi, are you a jinx? You’ve actually hit the mark," Lin Tian said helplessly.

Ning Luoxi frowned and also looked toward the deep pool. Although there were water splashes disturbing the surface, with her excellent eyesight, she still saw the giant shadow.

"Quick, turn off the lights. Creatures living underground are accustomed to darkness; light will stimulate it," Ning Luoxi quickly said.

Although she didn’t know what it was, just the sheer size of the shadow was enough to indicate it wasn’t a cute little bunny.

But Ning Luoxi’s words were too late. She hadn’t even finished speaking when the surface of the deep pool suddenly exploded, the entire water level dropped significantly, indicating how much water it blasted out. A rumbling sound echoed as a massive shadow burst out from the water, rushing toward Lin Tian and Ning Luoxi as if riding the clouds.

"Hold on tight!" Lin Tian only had time to shout, as he simultaneously exerted force with his hands and feet, shooting upward, leaping at least two stories high.

Lin Tian grabbed the rock face again, stabilizing their position, and sighed a breath of relief, thankful they weren’t smashed into pancakes.

But before he could finish relaxing, there came a loud crash, and the entire cave shook. The rock face Lin Tian held quickly cracked, and a large chunk of it fell with Lin Tian and Ning Luoxi.

With a splash, the two were driven into the deep pool, plummeting straight to the bottom. Surrounded by violently swirling water and rocks constantly plunging into the depths.

Lin Tian was a bit dazed by the power. It shattered most of the rock face, its impact greater than that of the Shishen Fierce Bear at the shrine.

Ning Luoxi suddenly tugged at Lin Tian. Thinking she was injured, he quickly checked, only to find that she was pointing upwards.

Lin Tian paddled and looked up, seeing a giant shadow descending from the sky, crashing into the pool, the same gigantic shadow coming at them again.

With a "boom," a vast amount of water exploded into the sky, even making the waterfall seem to flow backward. Lin Tian and Ning Luoxi were blown out of the pool again, soaring through the air.

Amidst the chaos, Lin Tian found himself flying toward another rock face and quickly reached out to grab it, stabilizing their position.

Once the splashed water had all fallen back into the pool, returning it to its original state, Lin Tian noticed that the opposite rock face had indeed been battered into a large pit, looking unrecognizable.

"Luoxi, did you get a clear look at what it was?" Lin Tian asked in surprise.

Earlier, he was busy dodging and hadn’t had time to look closely, only glimpsing what seemed like a long shape. Lin Tian even wondered if they had encountered the legendary old dragon locked beneath the Dragon-locking Well.

"It looked like a Black Water King Snake," Ning Luoxi said gravely.

"Black Water King Snake? What is that?" Lin Tian asked, puzzled.

"The Black Water King Snake is a type of snake that lives in underground caves and deep pools. It’s non-venomous but extremely powerful. An adult Black Water King Snake is much larger than a python. Its vision is completely degenerated, relying on heat-sensing to locate prey for hunting. Its constriction ability is extremely strong; if I got entangled, I might not make it," Ning Luoxi said seriously.

Lin Tian had already witnessed the Black Water King Snake’s prowess, and even an Innate Expert might suffer losses against it. However, Lin Tian had one doubt. He asked Ning Luoxi, puzzled, "Why did it only attack us? It didn’t attack you last time?"

Ning Luoxi glanced at the pool and said, "It should be because we didn’t get close to the pool last time, but this time we stepped into its territory, so the Black Water King Snake attacked."

"Then we better leave quickly. Last time I had the Demon Blade Muramasa, and dealing with the Fierce Bear was so troublesome. The Black Water King Snake now is much stronger than the Fierce Bear, and completely killing it would be extremely difficult," Lin Tian said.

It wasn’t that he was afraid of the Black Water King Snake, but there was no need to provoke such trouble. Besides, a snake that big might be over a hundred years old; it would be a shame to kill it.

"Don’t move yet. We’ve just come out of the pool and are soaked, so our body temperature has dropped. The Black Water King Snake can’t distinguish our positions for now. If we move, it will definitely find us," Ning Luoxi objected.

"Then how long do we have to wait?" Lin Tian asked.

"The Black Water King Snake is searching for us. If it can’t find us for a long time, it’ll sink back into the water, and by then we can move," Ning Luoxi replied.

Lin Tian said fiercely, "If I had a pot as big as this pool, I’d make snake soup out of it."

Ning Luoxi chuckled without saying anything. Lin Tian pressed against the rock face while Ning Luoxi clung tightly to Lin Tian. The two remained silent, and the air was filled with a strange atmosphere—a hint of romance amidst the danger.