Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension Chapter 1509: 817: Alien Demon Mystery, Lifebound Magic Treasure Newly Forged

"Damn it, I'm going to fight you to the death!" A furious roar abruptly burst forth from beneath the lake.

Boom!

The enormous whirlpool came to an abrupt halt, then shattered with a tremendous crash, whipping up colossal waves in an instant.

These towering waves roared upward, infused with the mighty power of gales and lightning, hurtling directly at the red-robed colossus hovering in the air.

Gah!

The red-robed colossus let out a sharp cry, lifting his right arm swiftly before slamming a punch into the oncoming waves; the power of his strike squeezed the atmosphere, erecting a dense barrier of compressed air that he thrust ahead with a flat shove.

At that very moment, an immense field of icy pale Gang Wind materialized from thin air, shrieking as it rushed by, solidifying the atmosphere bit by bit in its wake and even encasing the space for a thousand meters in frost.

As the frigid Gang Wind barreled through the waves, the turbulent surges froze in nearly no time at all, morphing visibly into a ragged colossal ice peak that loomed over the lake's surface—a spectacle that struck pure terror.

Buzz!

While the watching cultivators reeled in utter shock, the ancient bronze mirror floating high above let out a resounding hum, its cyan ray expanding to almost double its width, now as broad as a massive bronze column that ten men could encircle, rapidly overpowering the white ray underneath before smashing down into the lake's depths.

In the following instant, a dull explosion rumbled from below the lake, causing the water across ten thousand meters to erupt all at once, with vast quantities of lake water erupting skyward and plummeting outward in every direction.

For a time, numerous treasure ships in the vicinity got swept into the turmoil; several of the more unfortunate ones flipped over from the massive swells, though the majority had timely raised their protective shields, just managing to ward off the millions of tons of water raining from above.

Seeing this horrifying display, the spirit boats that had lingered close by panicked and scattered in every direction, steering clear of the chaotic zone from a safe distance.

The silver-white colossal ship carrying Zhao Sheng proved no different.

Even as they retreated from the spot, a booming bellow erupted from behind them: "Humph, where do you think you're fleeing, you foul creature!"

Glancing over his shoulder, Zhao Sheng caught sight of the red-robed colossus flinging both arms wide, unleashing the golden and silver locking chains coiled around them; these chains ballooned in size by countless folds right away, like a pair of huge Canglongs pursuing and coiling around each other, savagely diving into the lake's bottom.

Crack, crack, crack…

The golden and silver locking chains inched upward gradually, as though hauling an immensely burdensome load, both links pulling rigid and releasing a clear sequence of snapping noises.

Shortly after, the lake waters split apart on either side, revealing a huge black shell the size of a mountain as it emerged slowly from the depths. Its exterior was overgrown with eerie green aquatic weeds and marred by cracks of all sorts.

Layer upon layer, the golden and silver locking chains encircled it, their tips buried deep within the shell's core.

Right then, a pair of enormous iron-green claws protruded from the shell, clamping down hard on the gleaming chains.

Yet despite its utmost efforts, even though those claws could snap a mountain with ease, they failed to scratch the chains even a little.

Once it grasped that severing the chains was impossible, the claws released their hold at once, opting instead to churn the lake waters and whirl the shell madly in a bid to escape, spawning endless whirlpools and surges.

From inside the shell's core, a voice laced with rage and dread resounded: "Damn it, let me go!"

However... the red-robed colossus paid it no mind, urging the ancient bronze mirror to keep the cyan ray pinning down the massive shell while channeling his mana into the Demon-locking Lock, steadily drawing the enormous shell from the lake.

A couple of breaths later, the massive shell got hauled fully from the water.

The instant it exited the lake, the shell's savage presence waned sharply, leaving its claws limp and feeble.

Next, as if bereft of any volition, the shell ascended slowly following the cyan ray, shrinking noticeably the whole way.

When it finally settled into the ancient bronze mirror, the massive shell had dwindled to palm-sized, looking remarkably refined and tiny.

A faint smile crossed the red-robed colossus's face as he extended a hand to seize the black shell and tapped its form lightly.

Suddenly, an iron-green crab darted out from it, though it barely got away before the mirror's pure radiance trapped it, rendering it immobile.

In the next breath, the red-robed colossus rattled the black shell once more and gave it another tap.

At once, the black shell shimmered with radiant glow, and strands of white light burst from its gap.

Within every strand of white light floated a "little man" the size of a grain of rice.

The white light faded swiftly, and the "little men" expanded in size rapidly, morphing straight into Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

Like those rousing from a trance, the cultivators displayed bewildered looks, which soon shifted to alarm as they evidently sensed something off.

Having freed the cultivators, the red-robed colossus departed in silence, promptly turning into a streak of rainbow light that streaked off into the heavens.

After the rainbow light faded into the boundless night, the escaping treasure ships and spirit boats swung around, hurrying back to the location to collect the dazed Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

In the midst of this, numerous Golden Core Masters dove to the lake's depths, hoping to snag some gains amid the disorder, yet most came back with nothing.

Zhao Sheng joined in for a dive too, emerging with a palm-sized lake crab of vivid green hue.

Three days passed, and the silver-white giant ship rose leisurely into the skies before picking up speed, soaring toward the distant horizon.

Atop the giant vessel's uppermost hall, Zhao Sheng faced off across from another figure, chatting about the red-robed colossus who had shown up so fleetingly before.

Zhao Yongxian let out a sigh. "Sigh, my eyes have certainly been opened this time. I never expected that the legendary fearsome Qintian Guards would look like this."

Just days prior, a bunch of Golden Core Masters had convened for talk, and sharp observers had pinpointed the red-robed colossus's true nature: the Qintian Guard envoy, infamous for slaying demons and crushing fiends with his horrifying might.

To this, Zhao Sheng replied gravely, "Brother, you're missing the point. The 'Water Mansion' is what we really need to focus on."