The endless expanse of lake was crystal clear. Not only had it not been polluted by the surrounding deathly aura, it instead constantly gave off a vigorous vitality that blocked out all the deathly aura spreading toward it.
Even the Beast Spirits wandering nearby did not dare approach too closely, as if they feared something.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~"
A massive black shadow swept across the sky above the clear lake.
"Great Ming King, you finally woke up. I thought you'd already grown tired of living and returned to your origin on your own."
Zi Yan stroked the Great Ming King beneath her feet and said with a grin.
"What are you talking about? I merely gave the Great Ming King a new body."
Xiao Yan glared at Zi Yan in annoyance.
The Great Ming King, however, did not mind at all and spoke in human tongue. "Big Sister Zi Yan, actually, I never left. I only felt I was a little too weak and couldn't help Master much, so I kept sleeping inside Master's body and quietly grew stronger."
"Hehe, it's good that you're back. Good that you're back."
Zi Yan chattered away with the Great Ming King.
After several minutes of flying, everyone finally arrived at the center of the lake.
At the center of the lake was a section of ghastly white bone giving off a faint, lustrous glow. Just the small part exposed was fully a thousand zhang in size, enough to imagine just how enormous the true body of this ancient Multi-Treasure Beast had been.
"Great Ming King, you've worked hard."
With a wave of Xiao Yan's sleeve, the Great Ming King carrying everyone immediately turned into a milky-white flame and returned to his body.
"Don't touch the lake water. Use your mind to probe into