The Saint Spirit Quasi-Emperor Who Courted Death

A green lotus suddenly rose from the bottom of the lake, catching everyone by surprise. Barely a foot tall, it was rooted in a Green Copper Fragment, its crystalline roots twining around the fragment. The two seemed to have grown together.

Emerald waves surged skyward from the Immortal Transformation Pool, carrying dense life essence. Everyone on the mountaintop turned toward the strange sight, and even the Red-Haired Creatures slowed their movements.

Everyone knew Emperor Qing had once emerged from the Immortal Pool. Now that something like this had appeared, no one could remain calm.

"Could another being be about to emerge from the Immortal Pool?"

"Could that Green Copper Fragment be a piece of an Emperor Weapon? It looks so much like the supreme treasure of the Central Plains from years past!"

The green lotus gave off a soft glow. Everyone stared without blinking, their hearts pounding. But after what had happened with the Divine Pearl, no one dared approach it for now.

Just then, a fat figure came racing toward the Immortal Transformation Pool with a Big Black Dog at his heels. Both moved with vigorous strides and astonishing agility.

"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable! This treasure is fated to be mine. Whatever happens, I won't let it slip away again."

Eyes red, Duan De reached for the fragment beneath the green lotus. Behind him floated a black lid the size of a millstone, shedding wisps of dark light that shielded his body.

"This immortal treasure has to be mine. No one can take it away."

Duan De saw that neither Jiang Yun nor Huolin'er was competing with him, and that black-hearted dog had not caught up either.

He could not help breathing a sigh of relief. He swept a large hand toward the green lotus, gathering ten thousand rays of