The fat man was shocked by this scene, and then he and Huai Yi and the others jumped up and down, cursing at Water Master.

Before, Water Master had said that he wouldn't use them as leverage and would fight Wu fairly, but in the blink of an eye, he went back on his word. What kind of skill was it to ambush them, the old, weak, sick, and disabled?

Water Master also landed on the ice, but he didn't immediately attack Wu. Instead, he turned towards Jiang Cheng and the others. In the next second, something unexpected happened. Water Master knelt down with a "plop." There was no joy on his face. On the contrary, his fists were clenched tightly, his face was twisted, and his eyes were bloodshot. "I, your Master, have always acted openly and honestly. Today, I am acting like a petty person out of necessity. I am sorry for you, but the debt of gratitude to my benefactor must be repaid! After this is over, I, your Master, will abolish all my abilities. After that, you can kill me or cut me up as you please!"

After saying that, before the fat man and the others could react, he slammed his head hard on the ice. "Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Three loud kowtows in a row, each one hitting the ice solidly. Green blood even flowed from Water Master's forehead.

Wu Yingying frowned when she saw this. She could feel that Water Master had removed the protective power from his forehead, and the broken ice on the surface cut his head.

Jiang Cheng jumped off the boat, and the others seemed to react, following Jiang Cheng and running forward, all the way to the barrier. But no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't break through it. After all, this could be considered Water Master's signature skill.

Jiang Cheng slammed the barrier, shouting loudly in the direction of Water Master, but the barrier blocked all sound. What they were doing was in vain.

This was clearly the President's scheme of鹬蚌相争渔翁得利 (yùbàng xiāngzhēng yúwēng délì, when the snipe and the clam grapple, the fisherman benefits). As long as they explained clearly and let Water Master and Wu regain their senses, this situation would be resolved. But they had no chance to explain. Watching Wu being killed, Jiang Cheng felt anxious and almost vomited blood.

Wu Yingying immediately supported him, wanting him to sit down and rest, but Jiang Cheng just lay behind the barrier, refusing to go anywhere.

Water Master slowly stood up and turned to walk towards Wu. He had to admit that Wu was very strong, not only because of his strength, but also because of his extraordinary willpower. If he hadn't used insidious tricks, he would be the one dying today.

Wu stared at him coldly, without fear in his eyes. He looked at Jiang Cheng and the others one last time, and memories flooded his mind. At first, he had only been interested in the thing inside Jiang Cheng, but who would have thought that he had now deviated from his original intention. He only hoped that Water Master would keep his promise and let his friends leave safely.

"I, your Master, won unfairly today, I admit that, but you killed my benefactor, so I have no choice but to kill you." Water Master stretched out his hand and walked towards Wu. The broken crutch reappeared, and it solidified again at a speed visible to the naked eye. Light flickered on it, containing terrifying power.

Water Master stopped in front of Wu, looking down at Wu, who was still holding his saber and refusing to fall even after being drained of his strength. He slowly raised his crutch. "You are a true man. Don't worry, I will commit suicide to apologize after you die. I, your Master, will pay you with my life. I don't owe you anything."

"Benefactor, I have avenged you!" As soon as he finished speaking, Water Master roared and thrust the crutch fiercely towards Wu's heart.

Water Master didn't hold back at all with this strike. This one strike alone would be enough to shatter half of Wu's body. Even a god would die.

Jiang Cheng and the others fell into despair. A deep sense of powerlessness infected everyone. Jiang Cheng suddenly clutched his heart. Something inside him seemed to be gradually awakening. A feeling of palpitation that he had never experienced before enveloped him instantly.

But the next second, Water Master was stunned, because the crutch containing his full-strength strike didn't pierce and tear Wu's body. The crutch was actually… actually caught! A scarlet arm stretched out from Wu's body, firmly resisting the crutch's edge.

Terrifying power spread like a tide, like a storm sweeping across the lake. Then, a completely blood-red shadow walked out from behind Wu, passing through Wu's body, from Wu's shadow.

Water Master's pupils suddenly shrank. He stared blankly at the figure that walked out, his mouth wide open. He wasn't afraid of the shadow's power, but… but he recognized the shadow.

There was no mistake, there was absolutely no mistake. This was… this was that guy from within the Xia Tan Gate!

This guy actually took this blow for Wu!

"Why… why?" Water Master asked dryly. He instinctively felt that something must have gone wrong, but the self in his heart, that voice, insisted on killing Wu. Only by killing Wu could he avenge his benefactor.

Water Master's eyes were filled with blood-red again. The killing intent in his heart soared. He had to… he had to kill Wu, and even Jiang Cheng and the others couldn't be spared. Wu alone was definitely not his benefactor's opponent. There must be a conspiracy by Jiang Cheng and the others. They all deserved to die! All the guys who killed his benefactor deserved to die!

Water Master no longer hesitated, pouring the last of his power into the crutch, wanting to kill the powerless Wu with one blow.

But the blood-red shadow seemed to see through the killing intent in his heart. The vast power was no longer suppressed. In the blink of an eye, it snatched Water Master's crutch and then slammed the head of the crutch on Water Master's balding head that wasn't so bright.

"Dong!"

"Dong!"

"Dong!"

…

Like striking a wooden fish, the force was very heavy, making Water Master see stars and scurry away with his head in his hands. But strangely, Water Master, who was being hit on the head, seemed to gradually wake up, and the blood-red color in his eyes gradually faded.

Seeing that it was about time, the blood shadow suddenly inserted a palm into Water Master's body. Time seemed to stand still at this moment. Jiang Cheng and the others watched what was happening here, their hearts in their throats.

Water Master revealed an extremely painful expression, but not a drop of blood flowed from the wound. After a moment, the blood shadow slowly retracted its palm, and this time, there was a small ball of black gas in the blood hand.

The black gas surged constantly, seeming to want to escape the control of the blood shadow, but this was completely in vain.

Jiang Cheng noticed that the black gas was exactly the same as the black gas that had entered his body, but it was much weaker.

The blood shadow clenched its hand suddenly, and the ball of black gas burst open instantly. A shrill cry seemed to come from within, but as the burst black gas turned into strands and merged into the blood shadow, the crying also stopped abruptly.

This feeling wasn't exactly like the black gas being refined, but more like this black gas originally belonged to the blood shadow, but was only temporarily stored in Water Master's body.

Water Master, who had the black gas pulled out, collapsed to the ground, and it took a long time for him to finally come back to his senses. He knelt down to the blood shadow with a plop, his lips trembling and his face covered with tears.