Layers of spectral light shrouded the Heaven Pool Core.
A deep chasm split the sea, ink-dark currents surging within it. Thunderous booms rang out from time to time, as though some enormous creature lay hidden inside.
The seawater parted, and an ink-black whale as towering as a mountain plunged into the sea. Half his body had already turned to stone. Having struggled back, he let out a howl.
An ink-black streak of Ren Radiance rose from the chasm and settled over the whale's body. The nature of Ren Yang shifted, flowing without cease as it dissolved the petrifying light accumulated within his Dharma Body.
The whale's form changed amid churning Ren Radiance, transforming into a man in an instant. He wore black robes, his bearing cold and sinister, his brows and eyes fierce. Anger still lingered on his face.
"Elder Brother Yun Cang, that Wu-Yi Inert Stone Mysterious Radiance truly is formidable. One hit immobilized half my demon body. I had no choice but to retreat."
"Zhong Mang, you must not underestimate Formed Jade. He is a holy spirit, after all, and the Divine Rock and Stone-Unification Great Way is an inheritance of the Yuan Mountain lineage. It has its own marvels..."
A pair of gleaming demon eyes appeared within the chasm, their color a pale, insubstantial white. Ren currents surged, and the seawater churned.
Standing before those demon eyes, Zhong Mang looked somewhat doubtful and asked:
"Did he really overpower that Sun Lake from Mist Marsh back then? If he was so capable, why was he only evenly matched with me?"
"Heh. Sun Lake left, so naturally Formed Jade can say whatever he likes. Back then, despite having a Vow Power Diamond body, he was beaten by Sun Lake, who was only at Foundation Establishment, until his Dharma Body