Underfoot is a slightly muddy swamp, and the salty, fishy smell comes from here.
Even with the Ghost Lantern in hand, Yang Xiao can only see a radius of 5 meters around him; beyond that, everything is shrouded in a blur of darkness, which remains as the illusion within the deep sea world.
Given Yang Xiao's current strength, he could dispel a larger area of the illusion, but he won't; doing so would consume too much spiritual power, and the opponent's spiritual strength is far superior to his—even trying to outlast them would be foolish.
Yang Xiao stayed alert, scanning his surroundings—yet after a minute passed, the opponent hadn't launched an attack, leaving the area eerily silent.
This feeling made Yang Xiao increasingly uneasy; to dispel the illusion, the Ghost Lantern was continually consuming energy, and it was clear the Japanese woman intended to wear him out.
