The sudden change came without warning, beyond anyone's expectations.
After decades imprisoned, the Great Demons had finally broken free. Their boundless hatred for humanity churned the winds and clouds the moment they struck.
Everyone sped away at full tilt. The seventeen Great Demons used water arts to move no slower than the cultivators. The Red-horned Squid King and the Eight-Bearded Great Serpent, especially skilled in water arts, each showed off their abilities. Across the vast sea, countless water columns surged up, spitting great volleys of water arrows at the cultivators.
The arrows shrieked through the air, trailing faint sounds of something tearing through the sky. They blotted out the sun as they shot toward their targets. In an instant, several people failed to defend themselves in time and were struck, spitting out great mouthfuls of blood.
Though they were being pursued, the cultivators had no intention of fighting back. Judging by the balance of power here, the human cultivators still held an absolute advantage.
However, these Great Demons had already escaped their cages. With their mysterious water arts and the advantage of fighting on their home ground, engaging them now was clearly the worst possible strategy.
The cultivators fled at full speed as the demons pressed their pursuit. From time to time, another enormous creature rose from the sea and joined the pursuing horde.
After half an incense stick's time, the cultivators finally escaped the sea. Looking around, they saw cultivators fleeing toward them from every direction. The vast sea seemed on the verge of being crammed full of one enormous creature after another.
At last, all two hundred and eighteen candidates who had entered the third trial gathered in one place.
As the cultivators continued to retreat, one enormous creature after another leaped onto the beach. Many even soared