Screech...
The change came too abruptly. Even with Lin Xuan's reflexes, he had no time to dodge. He only saw black light flicker, and the great hand formed from divine sense instantly melted away like ice and snow.
With a "plop" that reached his ears, the black Storage Bag had only just left the surface of the lake, yet it fell again, sinking back into the water.
Lin Xuan's face turned extremely gloomy. He had been only a hair's breadth from success.
He had nearly been able to take that treasure into his hands, yet he had never expected that at the very end, it would all end in failure on the verge of success.
To say he was not depressed would be a lie.
But Lin Xuan forced himself not to flare up, nor did he pay any more attention to the treasure that had fallen into the lake.
At this moment, powerful enemies were watching from all sides; protecting himself came first.
Lin Xuan raised his head and sized up the colossal creatures that entered his sight.
Crystals of three different colors flickered with a dim luster, and sealed within them were Taowu, Azure Phoenix, and White Tiger respectively.
Although compared with when they had been alive, their strength had declined somewhat, they were still absolutely not easy to deal with. Like that Demon Ghost Toad just now—if Lin Xuan and the two women had not joined hands, it would have been impossible to win so cleanly and decisively.
And this was not even the worst of it.
As the True Spirit Burial Ground, the powerful beings sleeping forever here were far from limited to just these few.
On the way here just now, Lin Xuan had seen dozens of crystals, and that did not include any he