Such a startling change terrified the Gu Masters out of their wits. They stopped fighting one after another and withdrew from the battlefield to avoid disaster.
"What is going on?" The three Gu Immortals above the clouds were just about to respond when they saw the water columns that had erupted suddenly merge into one in midair, forming an Ancient Water Monster with a fish's body, frog legs, and a tiger's head!
The water monster roared and pounced toward the mortals below.
It possessed little intelligence and believed that these mortal Gu Masters had disturbed its slumber.
As its enormous frog legs stamped upon the ground, boundless floodwaters surged out from underground and came rushing forth.
But all three Immortals made their moves at the same time, and three barriers of light respectively protected the members of the three clans.
"So there is an Underground Cold Heart Lake beneath this Yan Luo Warm Jade Field, and an Ancient Water Monster was nurtured within its waters." Hou Yao's expression turned solemn.
Shang Qing Qing gritted her teeth and looked toward Tie Mian Shen. "I ask Lord Tie Mian Shen to take the lead in attacking. The two of us will assist and capture this Ancient Water Monster, lest it go mad and destroy this Yan Luo Warm Jade Field."
Both she and Hou Yao were merely Rank 6 Gu Immortals. They had the will but not the strength to deal with an Ancient Water Monster. Among those present, only Tie Mian Shen was a Rank 7 Gu Immortal, so naturally he had to take the lead.
Tie Mian Shen nodded and was about to charge down from the clouds when a sharp eagle cry suddenly pierced the ears of the three Immortals.
The next moment, everyone present watched in shock as