"What's going on?"
"Did the Immortal Dao do this?"
"Is this a demonic plot?"
"Damn those demon whelps—they were ruthless enough to use a Devil Lord from Youxuan Devil Palace as bait."
"The Immortal Dao had sinister intentions and came this thoroughly prepared!"
The Tribulation Immortals and Devil Lords in the air had yet to recover from their fright, and all guarded against one another.
Below, the Donglai group had been scattered by the shockwave from the earth-vein explosion. Caught unprepared, Hong Changyi, Yuwen Chunqiu, and the others had half their bodies swallowed by the surging, rampaging spiritual energy.
"Ah—"
Hong Changyi had no time even to cry out in pain. Half his mangled body crashed to the ground as he watched, wide-eyed, the demonic cultivators charging toward him from nearby.
Yuwen Chunqiu fared somewhat better. Secretly activating the Five-Element Dragon Ring, he slew the demonic cultivator who had tried to ambush him. Yet the right half of his body had been destroyed. Not only was his mana steadily draining away, his life force was rapidly fading as well.
"Junior Brother!"
Dragon Daoist had been closer to the earth-vein explosion, but fortunately, his immortal robe had protected him, allowing him to barely escape disaster. Seeing Yuwen Chunqiu at death's door, he hurried over to save him.
At that moment, wisps of green shoots emerged from the cracks in the ground.
Whoosh—
In the blink of an eye, lotuses bloomed across the earth, and Creation vitality instantly enveloped the Immortal Dao's wounded.
Dragon Daoist rushed to Yuwen Chunqiu's side and saw that the missing half of his body was slowly regenerating.
The agonizing pain in Hong Changyi's body was also soothed by the radiance of the lotus beneath his feet. Flesh buds wriggled continuously within his wounds, swiftly growing back his