"Why was there the sound of water?"
Yu Ci asked the Shadow Ghost, but received no reply. Moreover, he noticed that after the roar of waves began, the dense earth energy around them had become disordered and chaotic, for reasons unknown.
By now, Yu Ci was already far away. Only through Lu Qing's perspective could he see Old Gu's new form over there. The collapsed earth and stone could no longer conceal him, but in the dim strata, the details were difficult to make out. Looking at that blurry, bloated silhouette, Yu Ci could only confirm one thing: Old Gu was no longer human!
With a swish, the black shadow became somewhat slimmer, while long wings unfurled from either side. The feathers along their edges were sharp as blades, clearly perceptible even in the darkness.
Old Gu seemed to have transformed into a massive bird standing upright. Its body was abnormally stout, its head grotesquely shaped, apparently bearing a horn as well. In the darkness, only its blood-red eyes could be seen, ready to drip crimson. Its aura was savage and vicious, and the surrounding vital energy grew ever more chaotic.
"Damn this underground!"
Old Gu's curse was shrill and piercing. At the same time, the sound of water spread in all directions along with a chill, actually forcing away the earth energy within roughly a li and forming a unique domain. Only then did Yu Ci finally understand why the earth energy had become chaotic—it was because it was violently repelled by this creature's aura, the two sides locked in a contest of strength.
"Oh, oh, so it was this thing!"
Seeing these changes, the Shadow Ghost finally recalled its origins. "Shaped like an eagle, with a horn on its head; it travels in water and cries like an