Xiao Fan gazed at the faint mist above the lake, a trace of fighting spirit in his eyes. Within that lake, he had sensed an immense fluctuation of power, and its owner's identity was all but obvious.
"Earth Demon Old Ghost, aren't you going to come out and greet your guest?"
Xiao Fan strolled to the edge of the lake and stood with his hands behind his back. A sharp gleam flashed in his eyes as he gazed across the open water and spoke calmly.
As Xiao Fan's words faded, ripples gradually appeared on the once tranquil surface. The mirrorlike lake instantly churned with surging waves. In the blink of an eye, a wave as tall as a person crashed toward the shore, about to strike Xiao Fan.
Xiao Fan seemed not to notice the approaching wave. He remained standing quietly where he was, without the slightest movement.
The surging wave had barely left the bounds of the lake when blue energy spread upward, freezing it from its base. In a fleeting instant, the wave that could have swallowed a person solidified into crystalline ice.
The entire lake, too, transformed into one enormous mass of crystalline ice with the movement of the wave. Terrifying cold surged from the water, coating every tree around the lake in silver frost.
Xiao Fan's gaze fell upon the lake's surface. At some unknown point, a blood-haired old man wearing the Skeleton Yellow Robe had appeared there, standing motionless like a statue. His face was so gaunt that the contours of his bones were clearly visible; at first glance, it resembled a skull. An eerie light shone in his deeply sunken eyes, ghostly and sinister as will-o'-the-wisps.
Streams of cold black mist swirled constantly around the old man, radiating a bone-piercing chill. This was Earth