A little earlier, the shores of Mist Mountain Lake teemed with activity.
When the announcement about the Vast Sea Heaven-Swallowing Fish appeared, the contestants from the remaining teams still gathered there with a faint sliver of hope.
Last time, many of them had been blocked by the formation set up by the Six-Sect Alliance, so they had not originally intended to approach this time. They had only wanted to watch from afar.
But only when they came closer did they discover that not a single Heavenly Prodigy from the Five Great Immortal Sects had come!
This thrilled the contestants. If no overwhelmingly powerful expert came, did that mean everyone had a chance?
Mist Mountain Lake was a vast lake surrounded by towering mountains, with an extremely rugged shoreline and an expansive surface enclosed by uneven peaks. Fog hung over it all day, keeping visibility low.
Small groups stood atop the peaks by the lake, gazing into its depths. For the moment, they genuinely had no idea how to find any trace of the Vast Sea Heaven-Swallowing Fish.
Soon, more figures arrived, one after another.
Aside from those fighting fiercely over at the Park District, practically all the remaining contestants had come, numbering close to a hundred. They each occupied a hilltop, keeping a safe distance from one another without getting too close.
After all, this was a rather sensitive time. Killing other contestants and taking their possessions had already become standard practice.
Several contestants used their supernatural powers, attaching their spiritual senses to certain magical artifacts and sending them underwater to search, but they still found nothing.
While the contestants onshore were puzzling over this, almost none of them noticed a vast dark cloud slowly drifting overhead.
Then a shadow reached down from it.
The shadow gradually pressed down, first