But just then, an astonishing event occurred: the roaring Corpse River gradually calmed down, and eventually became as still as an ancient well, without a single ripple, like a pool of stagnant water.
"Hmm?" Xiao Chen was puzzled.
"Sir has fallen back into a slumber, and I have become the master of this underground world," exclaimed the monster with a relieved breath, then, looking at Xiao Chen, said, "Since Sir has fallen asleep again, your flesh and blood are now mine to savor!"
Xiao Chen had thought about fleeing, but he was not afraid of the monster before him; it was the unknown existence upstream of the Corpse River that concerned him. Now, hearing this, he no longer fled but turned back to fight.
"You mangy old rat, clueless about the vastness of heaven and earth, today I shall slay you, and it won't be too late to leave afterward."
