NOVPUBIn the distance, a piercing shriek mixed with a "gurgle" tore through the sky!
The first to arrive, however, was the sweeping Evil Qi of Demonic Beasts.
"Demonic, Demonic Beast?!"
"It’s the Spiky Red Sea Toad! A Class III Demonic Beast!"
Qian Baimao stared blankly into the distance.
Even though very far away, he could clearly see a giant gray toad, its back covered with bright red patterns, leaping high out of the water and then crashing down with a thunderous roar!
Instantly, the water churned violently!
Countless mortals on wooden rafts in the water were abruptly flung into the air.
Before they could even fall, these mortals were swept up by a slick, sticky tongue and pulled into the Sea Toad’s gaping, blood-red maw!
"Evil creature!"
Master Ni’s face reddened with fury.
He turned to the Taoist in blue robes and said solemnly with a raised hand,
"Taoist friend, please move these mortals to a safe place to avoid them being affected by the forthcoming battle."
The Taoist in blue robes nodded slightly.
Master Ni did not dawdle and shouted,
"Everyone, let’s go!"
He took the lead, controlling a Flying Artifact, and shot off!
The other Golden Core Masters did not hesitate either, quickly following Master Ni toward the distant turmoil.
Qian Baimao glanced at the distant commotion and flew beside the Taoist in blue robes.
"Master, let me help you move these mortals..."
However, the next moment, he couldn’t help but open his mouth wide in shock, staring dumbfounded in front of him.
He saw in the surrounding puddles, several ice boats, quickly formed from sea water, appeared on the ice.
The rest of the sea water spread out rapidly; as it spread, the waves quickly turned white, turning into a thick layer of frost.
In just the blink of an eye, the entire ground was covered with solid ice.
Qian Baimao looked into the distance.
To the north, as far as the eye could see, there was a thick, solid ice gleaming with white light...
"Get on!"
The voice of the Taoist in blue robes, like a cold wind blowing in the ice and snow, made one involuntarily shiver.
But at this moment, a strong warmth suddenly surged in the hearts of all the surrounding mortals!
"Medicine King God! Medicine King God!"
In front of the Taoist in blue robes, whom they regarded as a Divine Spirit, they dared not scramble at all and swiftly took shelter on the ice boats.
No action was seen from the Taoist in blue robes.
The ice boats moved automatically without wind, whistling across the ice to the north.
The mortals on the ice boats turned back and bowed their heads toward the Taoist in blue robes...
Observing this scene, Qian Baimao felt an inexplicable surge of excitement and passion.
"Are Golden Core Masters really so powerful? Every move can change the world. If I could also reach the Golden Core... No, it’s not time to be proud. The more critical the moment, the more careful I must be, never careless!"
With this thought, his heart instantly turned solemn, even forgetting something, he hurriedly said:
"Elder, please be cautious—the ’Spiky Red Sea Toad’ usually moves in groups—mmm, mmm!"
Qian Baimao’s eyes widened, grabbing his frozen lips, but unable to pull them apart.
The Taoist in blue robes expressionlessly withdrew his hand.
Although he did not quite believe that a Qi Refining Stage I Cultivator had any power in his words, such a thing... it was better safe than sorry.
Qian Baimao, distressed and scratching his head, suddenly had an idea, his voice sounding somewhat anxious from within:
"...Elder! Why have you frozen my mouth? I haven’t finished speaking. You just arrived here, so you might not be aware, but some demonic beasts always move in packs, and they—"
"Shut up!"
The Taoist in blue robes seemed to sense something, looking incredulously at Qian Baimao, then fixing his gaze into the distance.
Far off, under the organization of Qi Refining and Foundation Building Cultivators, the mortals of the Heichi Nation on wooden rafts cried and desperately paddled toward the north.
Meanwhile, Master Ni and several other Golden Core Masters were jointly attacking the Spiky Red Sea Toad.
Although the Demonic Beast was fierce and its skin extremely tough, it lacked Spiritual Wisdom. Under the joint attack of the Golden Core Masters, its back’s bright red patterns quickly sustained many wounds.
However, in the area below that was submerged in the sea, the water surface suddenly began to roil!
The next moment,
more than ten slightly smaller Spiky Red Sea Toads burst out of the water!
Master Ni and the others sensed the disturbance, swept their Spiritual Minds across the area, and their expressions changed, hastening to retreat.
But as they were so close to each other, the Masters couldn’t retreat in time and were quickly surrounded by these several Sea Toads.
The vocal sacs under these Sea Toads’ jaws quickly swelled and vibrated.
"Gurgle, gurgle!"
Originally, the croak of a single Sea Toad wasn’t very noticeable, but the echoing croaks now seemed to have a peculiar power, causing the Mana of Master Ni and the others to suddenly become chaotic and uncontrollable!
"Form a formation! Send a message!"
Though startled, Master Ni quickly made arrangements.
The Golden Core Masters swiftly closed in, each with array flags flying out and hovering above their heads.
Their Mana chaos was slightly resolved.
One of them also hurriedly sent a signal into the sky.
However, at that moment,
a huge dark shadow suddenly swept across the water below.
The signal flare hadn’t even exploded before it was swallowed by that shadow.
Master Ni’s expression changed drastically,
"It’s the Sea Surfacing Demon Snake! It’s come again! Such a cunning Demonic Beast!"
The huge, slender shadow swept down toward them!
The Golden Core Masters, forming a formation, were shocked and immediately dispersed.
Though they narrowly avoided it, the mortals below, already adrift in the waves, had no cover.
The shadows plunged into the water, disappearing quickly, but the giant waves they stirred up instantly flung all the mortals below into the air!
