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The river water in late autumn felt cold and bone-chilling.
However, this was not the greatest threat Xu Ping'an faced, as the moment he fell into the river,
dozens of white-haired river monsters surged toward him.
Most of these river monsters were at the Third Rank, though there were a few at the Fourth.
The river monsters frenziedly tore and bit at Xu Ping'an.
Xu Ping'an swung his sword in wide arcs, his Sword Qi cutting through all directions.
He slew the oncoming demon beasts.
Blood instantly stained the river water red.
The scent of blood immediately attracted even more river monsters to charge at him.
"Damn, can't stay put, need to find a way out of here," Xu Ping'an muttered to himself.
He looked around him.
There was no sign of Li Qingyi and the other three companions.
He didn't know how they were faring now.
It was likely that they too had encountered a river monster ambush.
But Xu Ping'an felt that Li Qingyi couldn't possibly be in danger.
