For a moment, no one could move a limb. They could only watch as their spiritual energy was drawn out in an endless stream and poured into the boundless forest of giant coral.
At the sight of this, the Void Refinement cultivator's face changed drastically. The spiritual energy in his body was rapidly draining away too.
Treasure was important, but one had to be alive to enjoy it! Doubt rose in his heart. Perhaps the rumored treasure did not exist in these waters at all.
His life came first. Without a trace of reluctance, he flashed with spiritual light, turned, and fled toward the distant sea in a streak of light, never looking back.
Jiang Lu's heart gave a sudden leap.
The Void Refinement cultivator had left. That was one less danger for her to face.
She quietly redirected her spiritual energy, preparing a precise strike.
Within a few breaths, the other cultivators, like her, had been surrounded by layers of coral.
By then, the seawater had dispersed all the lava. The crimson glow on the surface gradually faded, and the water began to turn azure.
The demon beasts scattered through the sea were also engulfed by coral. Already lifeless, their corpses were visibly broken down and absorbed by its branches, leaving not even their bones behind.
As though sensing no other living beings nearby, the coral pressed tightly together into a wall and slowly sank toward the seabed.
Jiang Lu looked at the one section that had not closed. Only a thin layer remained. If she attacked and escaped before it reacted, she might survive.
More importantly, all the other cultivators were trapped. If she emerged from the coral now, she would not stand out, and even if those cultivators returned, she would have a reasonable explanation.
Spiritual energy