The enormous sea beast that had appeared was, of course, the Sky-Bearing Beast, the one that had once signed a soul restriction with Qin Fengming.
At this moment, the Sky-Bearing Beast's body had grown a full twice as large as when Qin Fengming had first met it.
The chronic ailment within its body was clearly no longer troubling it.
Qin Fengming had truly never expected that, when he was caught in mortal danger, this immensely powerful Sky-Bearing Beast would appear here.
In the face of a sea beast seventy or eighty zhang in size, Shi Su's retreat without the slightest hesitation had been a wise move indeed.
Leaving aside whether he could kill such a colossal creature with a spirit-treasure replica in hand, even if he fought the beast and ultimately slew it, by then he himself would certainly be utterly exhausted and weakened to the extreme.
Shi Su had already cast a forbidden technique once, consuming a considerable amount of his own essence.
If he fought another powerful opponent, it would undoubtedly make his already afflicted body suffer even heavier injuries. By then, forget driving the spirit-treasure replica—even his own intrinsic life-bound treasure might be difficult to control.
Even encountering a seventh-level sea beast could possibly cost him his life.
At that point, if he had to face Qin Fengming again, he would have no chance of victory whatsoever. His death at the other party's hands would be inevitable.
Having reached the mid Integration stage, cultivators naturally valued their lives above all else. Although Qin Fengming was immensely important to the Hualong Sect, Shi Su no longer had the slightest intention of staying behind to stand his ground against the colossal demon beast.
Watching the old man retreat without the slightest hesitation, Qin Fengming, standing atop the Sky-Bearing Beast's