The entire scene fell silent, not even a crow or sparrow could be heard!
Plop!
Amid a splash, a soft sound shattered the silence. The golden page transformed into a golden streak and fell into the water.
None of the cultivators present could move in the slightest. The being beneath the lake unleashed an immense pressure, its domain covering a radius of ten li and pinning everyone in place.
Including Crown Prince Li and Jian Tianmo, everyone widened their eyes and stared at the bubbling lake, as though something was about to emerge from within.
Yet they could only watch helplessly as Chen Fan became an afterimage, merging with the flying sword beneath his feet into a streak of light and fleeing into the distance!
"Having trespassed into this place and dared wreak such destruction, you all deserve to die!" The being beneath the lake suddenly roared, its voice like that of a heavenly god, crashing heavily into everyone's minds.
"Pfft!" Many ordinary Golden Core cultivators were utterly unable to withstand it and spat out blood.
"This aura is... late Spirit Refining Stage!" The mysterious woman was as ethereal as an immortal, but even a trace of shock flashed across her face at this moment.
"Wasn't it said that only late Golden Core cultivators could enter? Why is there such a powerful being..." A cultivator panicked, his face filled with terror. There was no golden character on his forehead. If he died like this, he would truly perish forever.
"It is a native of this place. This aura belongs to a powerhouse at least at the Human Emperor level—late Spirit Refining Stage!"
"Looks like we fell for that brat's scheme. He came out from the bottom of the lake, so he must have known that powerful being was there. That's