Across the Heavenly Origin Realm, cultivators rose into the air and stared at that colossal figure towering ten thousand zhang high. Discussions erupted one after another, their eyes filled with shock.
"How could the Defiled-Earth God suddenly awaken?"
"Exactly. Though the Earth Qi in the Heavenly Origin Realm is dense now, it is nowhere near enough to support its breaking free of the seal. Someone must be manipulating it from the shadows!"
"Could it be the Dragon-Seeking Lineage?"
Everyone's eyes were full of anxiety, while ordinary cultivators trembled all over in fright.
Just as everyone was talking at once and panic spread through the crowd, a cold laugh rang out from atop the Defiled-Earth God's head, echoing across the entire Heavenly Origin Realm. "There is no need for you all to speculate. I am the one who summoned the Defiled-Earth God into this world!"
Everyone followed the sound and discovered a mysterious figure clad in black robes.
Dense earth spiritual energy and dragon qi swirled around him, and his aura was especially terrifying.
The people of the Dongting Immortal Sect recognized him at once. "Ghost Elder?!"
At this moment, Ghost Elder had long since shed his former low profile, his eyes brimming with greed.
Floating above his palm was a Dragon Pearl that was dark gold throughout.
The Dragon Pearl was about the size of an adult's fist, its surface covered in crisscrossing patterns. Vast Earth Qi flowed through every single pattern.
At its core, a faint point of scarlet light could be seen.
That was the source of the Defiled-Earth God's eye, radiating a chillingly foul aura.
The two auras intertwined and collided, yet fused together in an eerie manner.
A golden halo surrounded the Dragon Pearl, and wherever the halo passed, even the void twisted.
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