The black python stared venomously at the World Cleansing Lotus Platform, then suddenly plunged deep beneath the water and vanished from where it stood.
At the same time, the sharp-sensed Demon Lotus seemed to have noticed something.
She quickly turned around, her blood moon-like pupils fixed on the water behind her.
Yet aside from the abundance of lotus leaves and the pool water gently stirred into ripples, there was no other sign of anything unusual.
"Demon Lotus, what's wrong?" Qinghe's voice sounded beside her.
"Nothing."
Demon Lotus slowly withdrew her gaze and said no more.
Qinghe looked at Demon Lotus's expression, then glanced behind them, a thoughtful look appearing in her eyes.
As Twin Lotuses born from the same source, Qinghe had naturally sensed a faint abnormality as well.
However... that sensation was far too vague, and she could not tell where the anomaly was coming from.
However... neither of them noticed.
Threads of black mist had appeared on the once-sacred World Cleansing Lotus Platform at some unknown time.
In the blink of an eye, before anyone could react, the black mist had silently enveloped everyone on the platform.
The poisonous mist seemed alive. Like countless tiny black insects, it quietly crept upward along the edges of the lotus petals and spread rapidly.
Yet, strangely, it gave off not the slightest energy fluctuation or scent, blending perfectly into its surroundings.
"Sniff sniff..."
Meiqiu, with his keen sense of smell, was the first to notice something wrong.
His body began expanding rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, he transformed into a black Void Dire Wolf over ten thousand meters tall!
"Woooar..."
At that moment, Meiqiu's limbs were tense, his tusks bared, while wary light flashed in his deep pupils.
The other team members also noticed Meiqiu's condition.
"Coal Ball,