#549 - Bashan's plan
Ba Shan and the Thirteenth Elder of the Spirit Clan began to "defer" to each other, neither willing to make the first move.
Seeing this, a cold glint flashed in Ba Shan's eyes.
"These Spirit Clan fellows aren't complete fools after all; it seems they've sensed something amiss…"
Thoughts raced through Ba Shan's mind, and he quickly made a decision.
Seeing that Su Chen and his group remained unmoved, he stopped his pretense of politeness and took the lead, heading straight for the three Silver Dragon Lotuses.
During this process, the dozens of Water Mirror Pavilion experts retreated silently, distancing themselves from Su Chen and his group.
However, under Su Chen's lead, the group moved closer again, shortening the distance between them.
This caused the expressions of the Water Mirror Pavilion experts to change slightly.
Just then, Ba Shan arrived at the center of the lake.
With a wave of his hand, a golden gourd swelled in the wind. A mysterious symbol at its base glowed, releasing a powerful and terrifying devouring force that enveloped the three Silver Dragon Lotuses, intending to collect them all.
An astonishing scene unfolded.
Startled, the three Silver Dragon Lotuses shimmered with silver light, resembling dragons wagging their tails, and vanished into the depths of the lake in an instant, moving with incredible speed!
Even Ba Shan, despite activating the gourd, couldn't suppress them!
"So difficult to catch?"
Qing Ling and the others were all taken aback, their faces showing disbelief.
A Celestial God Realm expert had personally taken action, yet these three Silver Dragon Lotuses had actually escaped. It was simply unbelievable.
Didn't this mean that cultivators below the Celestial God Realm couldn't catch the Silver Dragon Lotus even if they encountered it?
Before everyone could recover, a sudden change occurred!
Within the originally clear and transparent lake water, waves suddenly surged, and a cold light erupted, like a lightning bolt streaking across the sky!
Prepared, Ba Shan held a golden spear horizontally in front of him.
Bang!
A blazing silver light struck the spear, producing a thunderous sound. Ba Shan grunted, staggering back several steps. His already pale face turned even whiter, and a trace of blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.
"This is… a fish?!"
Everyone was shocked. Only then did they see the true form of the silver light: a silver carp!
However, this carp's appearance was somewhat strange. Its tail was narrow and long, with some golden scales. It had two bulges on its head, from which tiny, crystalline jade horns protruded. Its whiskers were also quite long, making it extraordinarily mystical.
"This carp actually possesses Celestial God Realm cultivation?!"
"And it seems to have the characteristics of a Flood Dragon… Could it be?!"
Many experts' pupils constricted sharply. After sensing the terrifying aura of cultivation emanating from the carp, they were all shaken.
Carps were very ordinary creatures. For one to cultivate to the Celestial God Realm was simply a miracle!
"It must have consumed a Silver Dragon Lotus to possess such cultivation and strength!"
The Thirteenth Elder of the Spirit Clan spoke in a deep voice, making his judgment.
Whoosh—
At that moment, the originally calm lake instantly boiled over. Numerous carps leaped out of the water. Although they appeared small, their auras were exceptionally powerful, ranging from Initial God Realm to Source God Realm!
Especially the leading carp, which already possessed some Flood Dragon characteristics, had an exceptionally powerful and terrifying aura. It opened its mouth and spat out a bolt of lightning, transforming into a shocking rainbow, sharp and terrifying!
Even Ba Shan didn't dare to face it head-on, but flickered, avoiding the attack.
Immediately afterward, Ba Shan unleashed a movement technique, directly rushing to Su Chen's group.
"Fellow Daoists, as long as we kill these guardian beasts, the three Silver Dragon Lotuses will be ours!"
Ba Shan said in a deep voice, "Although the Silver Dragon Lotus is skilled in water escape techniques, this lake isn't large. As long as these annoying beasts don't hinder us, we can drain all the water from the lake and capture the Silver Dragon Lotus alive!"
As he spoke, the Celestial God Realm-level carp had already led thousands of carps with terrifying auras, rushing over and locking onto Su Chen and his group!
Clearly, to them, Ba Shan and Su Chen's group were together, all enemies!
"Not good!"
The Spirit Clan and Flying Feather Gate members felt a chill in their hearts, sensing the terror of the Celestial God Realm carp. Their bodies tensed, and a strong sense of crisis welled up within them.
Crack!
The carp merely flicked its tail from afar, and a large patch of dazzling lightning erupted, instantly submerging this space and launching a large-scale indiscriminate attack!
Ba Shan activated a Heaven-Rank magic treasure to protect all the members of the Water Mirror Pavilion.
Several Source God Realm Ninth Level experts from the Spirit Clan and Flying Feather Gate also did their best to jointly activate a Heaven-Rank defensive treasure. A black shield swelled in the wind, transforming into a massive Black Tortoise phantom, blocking above everyone's heads.
Bang!
The sky full of lightning struck the shield. The Black Tortoise phantom only lasted for a breath before exploding, and the several Source God Realm Ninth Level experts grunted, their bodies trembling and blood spilling from the corners of their mouths.
A casual strike from a Celestial God Realm expert had severely injured them all!
Such a huge gap in strength was enough to make people suffocate in despair!
Seeing this, a sneer appeared on Ba Shan's face!
With a wave of his hand, he collected dozens of members of the Water Mirror Pavilion into a spatial magic treasure.
Then his figure flickered, disappearing without a trace!
The next moment, he had already appeared on the other side of the lake, taking advantage of the carp's inattention to dive directly into the lake.
He was using Su Chen and his group as shields, attracting the carp, and taking the opportunity to seize the Silver Dragon Lotus!
Boom!
Before Ba Shan could dive, he suddenly heard a deafening roar in his ear. A large patch of blazing artillery fire descended from the sky, bombarding around him. The surging and violent power instantly stirred up monstrous waves!
Although Ba Shan held up the Heaven-Rank magic treasure in his hand at the first moment, blocking the power of these artillery fires, the commotion caused by this attack was still too great.
The Celestial God Realm carp in the distance, seeing this, immediately revealed an angry look. It directly abandoned Su Chen and his group, and with a flash, rushed towards Ba Shan!
After all, Ba Shan was a Celestial God Realm cultivator. In its view, Ba Shan's threat was the greatest and must be eliminated first.
However, Su Chen and his group were not relaxed, surrounded by thousands of carps.
These carps had grown with the Silver Dragon Lotus for a long time, equivalent to drinking water soaked in Heaven-Rank divine medicine since childhood. They had already mutated, their bloodlines transformed, possessing some Flood Dragon power, and their strength was extremely strong!
There were dozens or even hundreds of carps at the Source God Realm level alone!
Boom—
On the distant warship, beams of dark light lit up, and the sky full of artillery fire crashed down, evaporating a large amount of lake water, stirring up tens of thousands of feet of waves, and blasting away most of the carps around Su Chen and his group!
"Go, seize the Silver Dragon Lotus!"
Su Chen decisively rushed to the depths of the lake first, searching for the Silver Dragon Lotus!
During this process, Su Chen opened his hand, and the Myriad Manifestation Divine Eye emerged, flashing with black and white light, vaguely transforming into the appearance of a jade pendant!
