The Petrified Crane

Mu Qing watched from some distance away, witnessing the entire battle.

At first, he had only seen several enormous shadows nearby, but later he discovered that more than a hundred monsters had gathered around Doushuai Palace!

No one knew where these monsters had come from. They possessed a peculiar power—not divine power—that exuded a sinister, demonic aura.

That giant squid had been the first to charge out. Relying on its cultivation at the mid-stage God Emperor Realm, it had ended up gravely injured.

Fortunately, its head was hard as iron. Ignoring every attack and heedless of its own wounds, it had forcibly broken through the encirclement and reached the outside of Doushuai Palace!

The giant squid let out a delighted roar, as though Doushuai Palace were something immensely important to it.

Yet the next moment, a scene that shocked Mu Qing unfolded.

The instant the giant squid rushed into the bounds of Doushuai Palace, before it had even touched the palace gates, the immortal cranes around it spread their wings and transformed into pure white immortal swords.

"Screech!"

Hundreds of immortal cranes cried out in unison. Hundreds of pure white immortal swords danced through the air, leaving streak after streak of afterimages.

Those hundreds of pure white immortal swords enveloped the giant squid, slashing out countless flashes of sword-light.

The giant squid's body froze in midair. Then blood sprayed everywhere as it broke apart into countless chunks, mixing with the seawater and drifting away with the undersea currents.

A thick stench of blood spread through the area, putting every creature nearby on guard and filling them with dread.

The pure white immortal swords transformed back into immortal cranes and vanished into the surrounding sea of clouds.

The giant squid's death struck the other monsters like a heavy hammer. Entering Doushuai