CHAPTER 1083: CHAPTER 1080: TOTAL ANNIHILATION

The changes in the Crescent Blade were something Lin Tian couldn’t quite explain, but there was no need to keep it a secret, as Ning Luoxi had seen it before. He handed it to Ning Luoxi without hesitation.

Ning Luoxi carefully took it, gently stroking the blade, marveling, "The Crescent Blade has become so strange, but I can’t quite put my finger on it. It seems to have become sharper, yet also more devilish."

After observing it for a while, she became even more puzzled, shook her head, and returned the Crescent Blade to Lin Tian.

"Lin Tian, thank you. If it weren’t for your timely intervention, I would have been in grave danger. Luckily, they won’t leave the water." Ning Luoxi looked at Lin Tian and said seriously.

Lin Tian casually sheathed the Crescent Blade, smiling, "Even if I hadn’t intervened, with your capability, you could have escaped the control of the water grass, though it would have been more troublesome. However, these water grasses are indeed strange; they can bore into a person’s body and parasitize them as nutrients."

"Plant parasitism is not uncommon, like cordyceps, where fungal mycelium invades the larvae of ghost moths, absorbing the larvae’s nutrients. In winter, the larvae burrow into the soil, and the next spring and summer, the mycelium grows from the larvae’s mouthparts, developing into cordyceps, but the larvae themselves die as hosts." Ning Luoxi explained.

"Moreover, relatively speaking, mycelial parasitism is even more formidable than water grass because it can spread fungal spores through the air, silently and invisibly. These water grasses, though violent, can be guarded against if anticipated. If things don’t work out, we can retreat; there’s no need to explore further." Ning Luoxi said calmly, not fearing the water grass because of the recent events.

This is the power of knowledge; ignorance breeds fear.

Ning Luoxi suggested retreating, but Lin Tian quickly stopped her, "No, when I threw the spear earlier, I noticed an underwater cave hidden behind those water grass tufts. Our target might be inside."

"Really?" Ning Luoxi was delighted, then looked towards the pool and said, "How can we avoid these water grasses?"

At this moment, the water grass seemed calm again, with countless floating strands in the water evidence of the fierce battle earlier.

Lin Tian took out the Crescent Blade again, this time all three of them, then smiled faintly, "Avoid? Why should we avoid them? They want me dead; I’ll make them die instead."

"What are you thinking?" Ning Luoxi furrowed her brows. While she wasn’t afraid of the water grasses, she hadn’t thought of a way to deal with them, so exploring recklessly would be a pointless risk.

Just as she finished speaking, Lin Tian leaped again, diving back into the pool, startling Ning Luoxi, who tried to stop him, but Lin Tian’s voice came to her ears.

"Trust me, wait for me on the shore, don’t come down."

Ning Luoxi furrowed her brow, a flash of worry on her face, but she stopped herself from following Lin Tian into the water. She understood Lin Tian’s personality, laid-back usually, but never reckless when it counted. And he wasn’t one to suffer losses easily. Thinking of this, Ning Luoxi calmed herself somewhat.

With a splash, Lin Tian plunged into the water, then made several rapid dives, again reaching the bottom. He had come for destruction this time, not deliberately avoiding the water grass at the bottom, his arrival once again triggering a response from it.

The water grasses seemed to recognize him as the same person; their reaction was even more intense this time. Within a few breaths, the entire pool’s water grass went into a frenzy, all surging toward Lin Tian.

Though Ning Luoxi couldn’t see the bottom, she saw countless bubbles suddenly rising to the surface, as if the whole pool was boiling.

Of course, the pool couldn’t be boiling. She knew it was the water grasses at the bottom going utterly mad, wanting to kill Lin Tian, the second-time intruder.

Lin Tian stood firmly at the bottom, coldly watching the water grasses’ madness, without making a move. As the water grass covered the sky, Lin Tian suddenly moved, using his foot as a pivot, spinning rapidly.

If someone’s vision were good enough, they would see Lin Tian clutching three peculiar crescent-shaped blades in his hands, holding the blades at staggered positions, his body spinning rapidly, making him look like a humanoid meat grinder. Countless blade shadows cutting countless water trails, forming a Sword Blade Storm around him. Any water grass entering this field was sliced into countless pieces.

Lin Tian spun faster and faster, then started spinning the surrounding water as well. A small water vortex formed, and Lin Tian at the center of it seemed to house a nuclear reactor, the energy ceaselessly flowing, making the vortex grow larger.

More and more pool water was swept in, along with countless water grass strands, resulting in merciless cutting.

Ning Luoxi on the shore suddenly noticed a small whirlpool appearing on the water surface, then watched it rapidly expand to a diameter of one meter, two meters... five meters...

Finally, a super vortex was born, encompassing half of the pool, and Ning Luoxi vaguely saw, at the center of this vortex, was the silhouette of Lin Tian.

She was profoundly shocked, witnessing Lin Tian creating such an awe-inspiring super vortex bare-handed. Yes, if such a vortex appeared in the outside world’s rivers, people would certainly think the end of the world had arrived.

Ning Luoxi admitted she couldn’t do it, couldn’t even create it at an ordinary scale. The energy required for such a super vortex must be immense!

Only now did she realize how much strength Lin Tian had held back when he fought with her in the past. Ning Luoxi was thoroughly shocked. If Lin Tian fought with all his might, how many rounds could she withstand? For how long?

Compared to the fight at the Shrine, Lin Tian’s power had increased even more. Ning Luoxi understood once again the astonishing talent it took for such growth in strength. Even calling him a genius seemed an understatement?

The formation of the super vortex was no longer the water grass’s active attack but had turned into Lin Tian’s offensive. No, it should be called destruction.

The vortex violently pulled in the water grasses, dragging them into the attack range and shredding them to pieces in Lin Tian’s "Sword Blade Storm" field.

More and more water grasses floated up, severed and losing vitality. Who knew how much time had passed when suddenly the super vortex in the pool paused, and Lin Tian stopped spinning.

He stomped on the pond bottom, sprang up powerfully, leaping out from the vortex’s center. The massive vortex crumbled under Lin Tian’s forceful surge, producing countless currents that stirred the pool into chaos.

Lin Tian soared into the sky, carrying countless splashes, like a Water Dragon emerging. The "Water Dragon" traced a perfect arc, landing on the shore of the pool, revealing Lin Tian’s figure.

With Lin Tian’s driving force gone, the turbulence in the pool gradually subsided, eventually calming completely, the surface becoming smooth as a mirror again. The only difference was beneath the surface, countless ’hair strands’ suspended, which were the silver water grass shredded into countless segments by Lin Tian.