Boom! A massive creature dozens of zhang long burst from the murky lake, thrashing its head and tail. Its body shuddered, shaking off the mud and silt. In the turbid water, only its pair of dark-red eyes stood out, gleaming with frenzied killing intent as it stared coldly down at the falcon-luan. Its thick limbs glided lazily through the lake as it slowly approached.
"A Twelfth-Tier Devil Algae Green Crocodile!" Lu Xiaotian and the others drew in sharp breaths. They had never expected such a terrifying creature to be lurking in the lake. Judging by the look of it, this Twentieth-Tier Devil Algae Green Crocodile had been asleep until now.
"No wonder Xiao Jinglei was so confident in placing the River-Calming Stele in Mos Shang Lake. He had another card up his sleeve." High Person Ziqing's expression turned grim.
Lu Xiaotian understood. This was the Devil Algae Green Crocodile's home ground. High Person Ziqing was a Zhao Clan cultivator whose combat strength was nothing special among those of the same tier. Against this terrifying Devil Algae Green Crocodile—and in the water, no less—even if Lu Xiaotian and Xiang Yihang joined her, they might not be able to do anything to it. It seemed the Xiao Household and the Devil Algae Green Crocodile had some sort of understanding. Or perhaps the Xiao Household had raised this crocodile as a guardian spirit beast for many years?
"If these Devil Algae Green Crocodiles hadn't wanted to wipe us all out in one fell swoop, they would have attacked us long ago. We were lucky those four strange people stirred up trouble in the lake. Otherwise, we'd be the ones surrounded by these Devil Algae Green Crocodiles now." Xiang Yihang sounded regretful. Clashing with a great demon like the Devil Algae Green Crocodile underwater