At the Water Kirin's roar, the winds and clouds surged across the sky, and heaven and earth darkened. Fierce winds howled as the once-calm Green Water Pool suddenly began spinning at high speed, forming a massive whirlpool. A column of water shot into the sky from the pool, swiftly descending before the Water Kirin and beginning to circle continuously.
The Qingyun Disciples by the pool all turned pale. Zhang Xiao Fan and Lin Jingyu, caught at close range by the Water Kirin's terrifying roar, were knocked to the ground. The Water Kirin seemed to have been provoked by something; it kept roaring in extreme fury, while the circling water column charged toward Zhang Xiao Fan and the other Qingyun Disciples by the pool with boundless force.
"Spirit Venerable, quell your anger!" Upon hearing the commotion, Dao Xuan immediately flew out of the hall. Seeing this scene, he shouted sharply at the Water Kirin.
Jiang Ming, who had just stepped off the Rainbow Bridge, saw this and circulated his cultivation, appearing beside Green Water Pool in an instant. Without hesitation, Jiang Ming unleashed his Innate Gang Qi. His body at the peak of the Shattered Realm generated protective gang qi, reinforcing the Innate Gang Qi. A light barrier several zhang wide and long stood before him.
Bang...
A deafening boom resounded through the heavens. The Water Kirin's enormous water column crashed into Jiang Ming's gang qi barrier. The massive aftershock shattered the stone slabs of the open ground beside the pool, leaving cracks and dents everywhere. Seeing that Dao Xuan had arrived, Jiang Ming withdrew most of his power. Without the support of his Celestial Realm power, the light barrier instantly dimmed. Jiang Ming was also forced by the overwhelming force of the water column to cough up blood, his legs