Lu Jing moved like an arrow loosed from its bow, leaping out of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye and landing steadily on the shore.
Water droplets slid from his hair, spreading a small patch of dampness at his feet. Yet the Purple-black Halo around him had not dispersed in the slightest. Instead, as his Soul Power subsided, it gradually settled into a restrained sheen hidden beneath his skin. The World-Destroying Black Lotus above his head rotated gently once, its petals folding inward layer by layer before turning into a stream of light that sank into his body and vanished.
"Lu Jing!"
Qian Renxue and Wang Dong'er rose almost at the same time and hurried toward him.
The purple beam of light that had pierced through heaven and earth moments ago had been far too shocking. Seeing Lu Jing standing safely before them now finally eased their worries, though their eyes remained filled with curiosity and scrutiny.
"What exactly happened just now?"
Qian Renxue was the first to ask. Her beautiful eyes were fixed tightly on him as she said, "That beam of light... was it a Deity Inheritance?"
Wang Dong'er hurriedly nodded as well, her eyes full of anticipation.
That power had been far too terrifying. Other than a Deity Inheritance, they could not imagine what else could possess such overwhelming might.
Lu Jing wiped the water droplets from his face and raised an eyebrow in surprise. "How did you know?"
"Do you even need to ask?"
Xiao Wu poked her head out from behind Wang Dong'er, planted her small hand on her hip, and pulled a face at him. "The commotion was so huge! The thunder sounded like a pot exploding, and the purple lightning lit up the whole sky. Even an idiot could tell something is