Bang, bang, bang!!!
The area outside the lake shook as mountain after mountain trembled and the earth churned. Demonic energy instantly grew dozens of times denser, and one terrifying Ox Demon after another appeared—thousands upon thousands of them.
These Ox Demons were even more frightening than before. Second and Third Heaven of Martial Artist Realm demons were everywhere. Four meters tall, they surged in like a tidal wave, nearly surrounding the entire lake.
"Damn humans! Don't think you can escape this place just because you evaded this Lord's attack. The moment you leave the bounds of this Lake of Life, you'll die without a place to be buried!"
The Heaven-Swallowing Demon Lord roared. It had summoned these Ox Demons from a dimensional space using an unparalleled secret art, and every one of them possessed terrifying strength.
Although it couldn't use any power to attack Xia Ping right now, it could still use the Ox Demons to overwhelm this lowly human.
"This is a bit of a problem." Xia Ping rubbed his chin. He could feel the Ox Demons outside the lake watching him hungrily. If they weren't wary of the power of the Water of Life, they would have charged in and devoured him already.
It was easy to imagine that if he left the lake, he would be doomed.
"Looks like I can only break through to the Martial Master Realm right here." Xia Ping wasn't afraid in the slightest. He had long since reached the peak of Ninth Heaven of Martial Artist Realm, and was only one step away from entering the Martial Master Realm.
Now that he had also obtained a large amount of the Water of Life, breaking through to the Martial Master Realm after drinking it was a sure thing.
Once he entered the Martial