Chapter 36: Ancient Divine Beast

Yuan Yao nervously watched the small Gathering Spirit Array, but she quickly realized she had failed.

She wasn't discouraged, and she consecutively cast hand seals three times.

Finally, on the fifth attempt, the Gathering Spirit Array actually began to operate!

Seeing this, Yuan Yao's face showed delight.

And soon, the spiritual qi in the lake bottom rushed toward the small Gathering Spirit Array, gradually forming a small vortex.

As the vortex grew larger, Yuan Yao realized the seriousness of the problem, and she immediately dispelled the spell array.

Before the Unknown Object could send her a mental message, she quickly sat back on her original stone and then closed her eyes.

Unknown Object: "?"

Immediately after, every half an hour she would wake up once, and then set up another different formation on the lake bottom.

One moment a tornado arose, the next moment raging flames burst from the water, the next moment thunder and lightning flashed, the next moment ice cones appeared, the next moment ghosts drifted by……

This made it stare blankly, over and over.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

The Ghost-faced Youth sat quietly in the pavilion, and from time to time he could hear sounds coming from the distant lake, as if something was stirring in the lake bottom.

These sounds continuously entered the Ghost-faced Youth's ears, making him feel annoyed and restless.

Xie Yan knew the secret treasure was hidden on the other side of the lake.

But to obtain the secret treasure, one must cross that expanse of lake water.

From the time of drowning until now, several hours have passed. That little trash actually remains in the lake bottom, and from time to time it emits huge noises—what on earth is she doing?

Xie Yan slowly lifted his gaze and looked toward the direction of the lake.

At this moment, noisy sounds again came from the direction of the lake.

He rose to his feet, and his figure instantly vanished from the spot.

In just an instant, he had already returned to the lakeside, and he saw that the originally clear lake water was now churning.

He slightly furrowed his brows.

He grew ever more curious about what she was doing down below, to actually turn this lake into such a state.

After a moment, the lake water gradually returned to calm.

And Xie Yan withdrew his gaze, focusing his attention on the Treasure Pavilion on the opposite shore.

Xie Yan glanced at the lake surface, then leapt up again, lightly tapping his toes on the water, and quickly reached the opposite shore.

He directly entered the Treasure Pavilion.

And at this moment, the lake bottom.

After Yuan Yao learned a few formations, she could also understand all the formations marked on the Heaven-Earth Array Diagram.

She turned to page thirty-six, where there was indeed the diagram of the formation used to seal the Unknown Object, and it also marked the location of the formation's eye.

Yuan Yao studied it for a while and finally understood how to break its formation without expending the slightest effort.

Yuan Yao opened her eyes again and said to the Unknown Object, "I will now break your formation for you."

Hearing this, the Unknown Object trembled with excitement.

Only saw Yuan Yao first cast a hand seal formed from the convergence of the five phases, emitting five-colored light, gradually approaching the left side of the sealing formation.

"Phantom Spirit, go!"

In an instant, the Phantom Spirit Sword made a "swish" and directly passed through the five-colored hand seal, piercing straight into the sealing formation!

Clang!

Crack—

The sealing formation shattered instantly like a glass mirror smashed to pieces.

And at that very moment, countless law chains violently trembled and then tightened around the Unknown Object.

As if trying to destroy it!

Those three Saint-grade Talismans also showed a tendency to burst imminently.

This scene caught Yuan Yao somewhat off guard.

She could sense the Unknown Object emitting painful howls.

Seeing this, Yuan Yao immediately recalled the Phantom Spirit Sword and then swiftly went upstream.

And the Unknown Object sensed her intention to flee, immediately feeling betrayed, it painfully struggled, the law chains shaking and trembling, emitting violent collision sounds.

The entire lake fell under an extremely terrifying oppression.

After Yuan Yao had swum a certain distance, she suddenly turned around and shouted angrily.

"Idiot!"

"Don't move randomly!"

These words let its reason gradually return.

Through all the bonds and obstacles, it "saw" her figure.

At this moment her expression was grave, she held in her hand a five-colored variegated long sword, which in the water faintly refracted a beautiful arc of light.

Her voice came: "Remember, I saved you, you are mine now!"

As soon as her voice fell, she swiped her finger across the Phantom Spirit Sword, instantly staining it with blood, and then she lifted the Phantom Spirit Sword with both hands.

In an instant, the blade of the Phantom Spirit Sword suddenly expanded, becoming enormously huge!

Originally five-colored variegated, the blade now, as if scorched by fierce flames, emitted a molten-red glow throughout.

"One Sword of a Thousand Mountains—"

"Sever Ancient Sunken Vessel!"

She gripped the sword hilt tightly with both hands and fiercely slashed down toward the direction where those three Saint-grade Talismans were located.

"Break!"

With a sound, the blade of the Phantom Spirit Sword streaked down like a meteor across the sky, and with the force of thunder it fiercely slashed onto those three saint-grade talismans.

The deafening roar of 'Boom boom boom' shook the ears, and those three saint-grade talismans instantly shattered under this sword. The tremendous impact generated by the talismans' explosion, like overturning seas and moving mountains, swept across the entire lake.

Under this powerful force's impact, the lake water churned violently, like boiling water.

And that powerful impact directly lifted the lake water, forming a huge wall of water that surged toward the shore.

Yuan Yao was also blown back by this terrifying impact, her chest felt suffocated, and blood again trickled from the corner of her mouth.

In such turbulent water, she could not see what was below at all.

But she could sense——

That thing is about to break free!

Crack crack!

Countless magical chains were shattered.

And in the next moment, a golden-yellow light burst forth below.

Extremely blinding!

Yuan Yao's face turned pallid; she immediately raised a hand to shield her eyes.

She could faintly see a cluster of golden-yellow light drawing nearer.

Accompanying it came a powerful pressure.

Soon, she saw clearly!

That was a huge golden-yellow egg!

Yuan Yao's eyes lit up, and she instinctively swallowed saliva.

She wanted to eat it.

But the golden egg, sensing Yuan Yao's thought, shot out of the lake in a fright.

Seeing this, Yuan Yao hurriedly gave chase.

After she swam out of the lake, she helplessly said: "I won't eat you, I really won't eat you."

Recalling how the 205 system had told her she choked to death after eating ten bird eggs, how could she dare eat an egg now?

Although this golden egg looked truly delicious.

Yuan Yao, seeing it hovering in midair and not coming down, couldn't help but say: "Come here."

The golden egg kept swaying.

——No.

"Are you trying to burn the bridge after crossing the river now? Do you believe I'll re-set a formation to seal you?" She glared at it; she naturally couldn't set up such a high-level sealing formation now, but she wanted to scare the golden egg.

At that moment, atop the Treasure Pavilion's upper floor, the Ghost-Faced Youth naturally also saw this scene.

His gaze fell on the golden egg, and he slightly narrowed his eyes.

This aura… is an Ancient Divine Beast!

And it should be……