Jialan and the others waiting on the shore suddenly saw ripples rise across the tranquil lake. The entire Moon Lake grew turbulent and unsteady. The Cannibal Tribe members all recoiled in terror, their eyes filled with fear of the unknown...
Under the lake, dark currents surged in every direction. Standing behind the giant turtle, Yue Qianchou hurriedly crouched down to lessen the enormous resistance bearing down on his body. Both hands dug into the uneven silver-white carapace, lest he be flung off.
As the giant turtle's powerful limbs slowly pushed itself upright, the enormous sword, already much smaller than before, gradually sank into its vast body together with its hilt. Crimson blood dyed a great swath of the lake water red.
Before long, the giant turtle had completely stood up, its entire body gleaming with silver light. Then, in an instant, the massive body lying across the lakebed vanished without a trace. Yue Qianchou looked around in astonishment, only to see the dark-gold giant sword, still over ten meters tall, standing on the lakebed ahead, embedded in an enormous rock. A deep groove remained in the lakebed where that massive body had pressed down.
"Yue Qianchou, shouldn't you get down now?" Crocodile Immortal Lord's voice suddenly came from below. Yue Qianchou lowered his head and jumped in fright. He found himself sitting astride someone's shoulders, both arms wrapped around that person's head.
How had this happened? Without needing further urging, Yue Qianchou sprang away with a whoosh and floated in the water, studying the man before him suspiciously. The man was tall and powerfully built, dressed in a silver-white robe. Snow-white hair drifted through the water, and his clean-shaven, fair face belonged to a burly man. A pair of bright, sharp eyes watched Yue Qianchou with a smiling squint.
Yue