With his Domain activated, Kitahara Kaede slipped into the water.
The moment he entered the lake, he saw great streams of bubbles rising from the bottom.
"You little brat, you finally got what was coming to you."
Kitahara Kaede dove deeper.
The massive beast had been firmly nailed to the lakebed by the enormous spikes of three disks.
It was still breathing, but it was doomed to die soon.
After checking the beast's condition, Kitahara Kaede surfaced.
As for the people who had been performing the ritual just moments ago—
The waves had swallowed most of them.
Aside from a small number of unlucky ones who had been swept into the lake—
Most of them had survived.
Kitahara Kaede did not interfere further.
The giant beast had already been eliminated. If they still regarded it as a god—
Then so be it.
Kitahara Kaede left that troublesome place.
As he retraced his path, he spotted someone familiar.
Bō Taihéng.
He was hurrying toward the lake.
"What are you doing here?"
Kitahara Kaede went over and greeted him.
Bō Taihéng had been walking with a nervous heart.
But upon seeing Kitahara Kaede, he broke into a delighted smile.
He held out the jade pendant clenched in his hand and handed it to Kitahara Kaede.
"The Sage told me to give this to you. He said you were here."
After glancing at the jade pendant, Kitahara Kaede put it away.
"The Sage said you came from the future. Did you see me in the future?"
Bō Taihéng suddenly asked.
Kitahara Kaede was slightly startled.
"He even told you something like that?"
Bō Taihéng gave a foolish grin.
"I was eavesdropping outside back then. Sorry about that."
Kitahara Kaede said nothing.
Eavesdropping? You dared to eavesdrop in front of the Sage?
If he