The Bear Demon Kings cheered in unison. Everyone knew that Ancient Demons excelled in physical strength and rarely used demonic arts; some never used them in their entire lives. Yet a single casual strike from the Ancient Squid King had formed enormous tornadoes a thousand zhang tall.
What none of them expected was that the tornadoes were only the initial form. The ten tornadoes became ten underwater vortices, advancing side by side like a wall.
The ten vortices rumbled as they spun. Seawater froze along their edges, spraying countless chunks of ice in all directions. The hard ice carried the Ancient Demon's blood qi; even these scattered fragments rivaled a strike from an ordinary Demon Marquis.
Mo Yao praised him lavishly. "Truly a king among the Water Race! Underwater, His Highness the Ancient Squid King is victory incarnate, forever undefeated!"
As the ten enormous vortices swept toward them, all the scholars immediately launched their attacks.
The Ancient Squid King gave a contemptuous smile.
Every water-related attack that struck the vortices failed to weaken them and instead made them stronger.
"How can this be?!"
"Use mountain, earth, and stone attacks at once! At once!" The experienced Meng Jingye immediately issued orders.
Wei Huangan hurriedly asked, "Void Sage Fang, you are a Literary Star Dragon Noble. Is there any way you can strip the Water Race of their power?"
Fang Yun shook his head slightly. "The Ancient Demon Lineage betrayed the dragons long ago, and all Ancient Demons suffered the Dragon Race's curse. In other words, their original Water Race powers have already been stripped away. However, they are powerful beings in their own right, after all. After so many years, they have regained their power and are no longer subject to the Dragon Race's authority, unless the Ancestral Dragon descends."
"Alas,