Chapter 72: Frost Moon's Ownership
The Fire Spirit Bead slowly emerged from Akes's chest.
"W-What is that?!"
Blue Shark's voice came from the sea, trembling noticeably.
Blue Shark's pupils suddenly contracted, the crimson-gold bead reflected deep within them. He felt an unprecedented terror.
For the first time, regret rose in Blue Shark's heart.
The Deep Sea Mystic Turtle's reaction was even more intense.
The ancient turtle's aged voice was filled with horror. "Impossible!!"
Akes slowly raised his right hand.
The Fire Spirit Bead spun with his gesture, and a crimson-gold pillar of fire surged forth from the pearl.
"No—!"
The mystic turtle let out a shrill scream, its voice full of despair.
The Deep Sea Mystic Turtle released an earth-shaking wail. Its enormous body shook violently as the blue runes on its shell shattered and dimmed one after another, like lamps going out.
The Saint-level Peak Deep Sea Mystic Turtle had its life extinguished by a single strike from the Fire Spirit Bead.
Its body floated on the lake for a moment before slowly sinking. Its three-thousand-year life had ended like this, at the hands of a human youth.
Blue Shark's face went pale as paper.
His contracted magic beast was dead.
The fates of his two subordinates were unknown.
Blue Shark's mind raced. He was a commander of Jade Wave Palace, had lived for nearly a thousand years, and had experienced countless life-and-death moments. He knew perfectly well when to fight desperately and when to retreat.
Now was the time to retreat.
Run!
Blue Shark turned and fled, his body becoming a streak of blue light as he shot toward the sea. With the full speed of a Saint-level Peak unleashed, he flew several hundred meters in the blink of an eye. A watery blue glow enveloped his body—the