Mystic Spirit Clam

Ren Ao was arrogant by nature, but he was no fool. He immediately tried to release his right hand, but a sudden abnormality occurred: the reef bearing the Millennium Lingzhi split open, and a massive wave surged out.

Ren Ao's reaction was not slow; he traced a circle with the jade brush in his palm, instantly forming a Water Shield before him. The massive wave crashed into the Water Shield, and with a bang, the shield shattered into pieces. At the same time, Ren Ao's body soared into the air, dodging the surge of water.

Watching from the sidelines, Yan Chihuo could not help but secretly praise, "Good!" He asked himself, and in such a situation, his own reaction would have been no better.

Yet, just as Ren Ao was in mid-air, a sudden, powerful suction force pulled at him. He could neither dodge nor break free, and his body fell backward. With a crisp crack, his body was sliced into two, blood splattering onto the reef as his internal organs spilled across the ground.

Shangguan Yun was so terrified that her face turned pale. She saw a giant clam emerging from the spot where the Seven-Colored Lingzhi had originally grown. Yan Chihuo had seen it clearly just now: that suction force had been emitted by this giant clam, and as Ren Ao fell, the clam simply snapped its two massive shells shut, slicing Ren Ao apart like a sharp blade.

The giant clam's body flickered, transforming into a burly man. The man threw his head back and laughed, his voice resounding through the clouds, and it was not until half a cup of tea's time had passed that he finally stopped.

He said, "You must have come with him. I have been trapped here for thousands of years; it