Silence reigned.
No one spoke.
The cultivators from the Qiankun Continent and the Immortal Thunder Continent wore grim expressions, their faces filled with hesitation.
They were weighing whether to keep competing for the Heaven and Earth Divine Spring Water.
If they kept fighting for it...
They had no way to counter the schemes of the Yan Family Disciples from the Golden Palace Continent.
Even if they forced their way in, they would likely gain little.
Instead, a single careless mistake could get them killed here.
If they gave up...
They could not quite stomach it. After all, once they missed this chance at the Heaven and Earth Divine Lake, finding another heaven and earth divine spring, or a similar lake...
Would be far too difficult.
Everyone fell silent.
Although the many eternal true gods were dispirited and at a loss over what to do...
None of the eternal true god Peak experts made a move, either.
If any eternal true god Peak expert intervened, the other two sides would inevitably follow suit.
The fighting would then escalate dramatically, something none of the sides wanted to see. After all, this was still only water from small heaven and earth divine springs; water from medium heaven and earth divine springs had not even appeared yet.
Hum, hum, hum...
The lake's surface trembled, and its waters began to churn gently. Many people turned toward the Heaven and Earth Divine Lake, but their expressions only grew more hesitant.
Without a doubt, another batch of divine spring water was about to erupt. If they wanted to compete for it, they had to prepare immediately.
But...
Just as everyone hesitated, the lake's faint trembling suddenly intensified, and all its waters began to roil violently.
"Th-this..."
When the hesitant eternal true gods noticed the lake gradually coming