Jiang Ping'an and Lin Zihan's group would not give up so easily. Jiang Ping'an in particular wanted to kill the Celestial Race even if it were not for the Essence Stones!
Lin Zihan unleashed her full aura, forming hand seals and beginning to cast a spell.
In an instant, the Heavenly Essence within a thousand li churned violently. A great river below seemed to come alive at once, transforming into an enormous water dragon that rose out of the river.
The water dragon kept flying higher, yet its body continued to stretch without leaving the river, meaning that river water was continuously being drawn into it.
Above the Spirit Stone Mine, Bahodolei and the other Venerables and Demon Emperors all changed expression dramatically at the sight.
Yet none of them dared fly over to attack Lin Zihan rashly.
After all, they were still three to four hundred li away. They feared that if they flew over to attack Lin Zihan, Jiang Ping'an, Lan Yu, and Lin Qiushui would tie them down for a moment, allowing Lin Zihan to disperse the water dragon and strike at them.
Only when the water dragon had stretched to over thirty li did Lin Zihan stop drawing in river water.
She continued forming hand seals. The water dragon, over thirty li long, kept growing thicker and larger, while its length shortened accordingly.
The water dragon continued expanding until its diameter exceeded one hundred and fifty zhang, shrinking to twelve li in length.
But it was not over yet.
Lin Zihan continued forming hand seals, using her mana to temper the water dragon.
Under her overwhelming mana, the water dragon was continuously tempered, compressed, and shrunk, giving off an ever more world-destroying aura. Only when its diameter had been compressed to around thirty zhang, while its