Sensing the change beyond the three layers of ice shields, all four activated their own Spirit Power Shields at the same time.
Outside the ice barrier, an enormous dragon's head formed from the accumulated water broke through the surface.
The head stood two stories tall, sending the morale of Jiangnan Township's cultivators soaring.
"We disciples bow before Elder Fu Wei's divine might!"
Everyone from Jiangnan Township bowed in unison.
The dragon's head slowly opened its great maw, three rows of sharp teeth lining each jaw.
Its body and tail had not taken shape, however, remaining merged with the standing water and mist. Presumably, unleashing the magic treasure's power required an enormous amount of spiritual energy.
Moreover, the man possessed by Yan Hua had nearly let the group escape when his spiritual energy ran dry just moments earlier. Only the Supreme-Grade Spirit Stone held in reserve had stabilized the spell.
Yet although this water dragon had only a head and was formed entirely from standing water, no one dared underestimate it in the slightest.
Those mist flood dragons earlier had bitten straight through Gu Dongfeng's lower spine.
This water dragon was far more than ten times larger than those mist flood dragons.
The suspended dragon's head opened its jaws and bit down on the enormous ice sphere. Rather than freezing the head as it had frozen the surrounding water, the sphere had its outermost ice shield pierced directly by the sharp teeth.
"Run, everyone! No one knows the strength of ice spiritual root spells better than I do. If it can bite straight through the outer shield, which is over two feet thick, your Defensive Spirit Artifacts won't be much use either!"
"Move!"
In the time it took the four to exchange those two messages, the dragon's teeth had already bitten