Chapter 182

Even Qin Bei couldn't help but stick his head out.

Just in time.

He could barely make out what was happening in the center of the lake.

In the whirlpool at the lake's middle,

blue light began to emerge.

The light grew ever brighter.

A plant, twisted like a hemp rope, rose from within.

At its very tip,

three blue fruits were intertwined.

They emitted an ice-blue mist.

The lake surface they touched began to freeze.

And as this medicinal herb descended,

the scene erupted into chaos.

All sorts of roars and cries filled the air.

"Don't rush. Only when the noon sunlight shines upon the Ice-Heart Lotus will it fully ripen,"

Chi Xiaoman whispered quietly.

"I understand."

Qin Bei nodded.

The scramble began!

The golden eagle above the sky struck first.

Its target locked directly onto the central fruit.

Without waiting for full ripeness, it struck first to seize the advantage.

Such a sight left every creature present utterly stunned.

Even Qin Bei hadn't expected the golden eagle to make such a choice.

It was completely without martial ethics.

By acting this way, it naturally enraged all the beasts.

Without a second thought, Zhang Dazuiba opened his mouth wide, and all sorts of energy attacks shot toward the golden eagle.

A flicker of disdain flashed through the golden eagle's dim pupils.

It merely flapped its wings lightly.

The attacks of the many ferocious beasts all dissipated.

As if they had been absorbed.

Its target locked directly onto the Ice-Heart Lotus.

Watching the golden eagle draw ever closer to the Ice-Heart Lotus,

even his gaze was filled with delight.

Suddenly,

the lake surface began to tremble.

Near the Ice-Heart Lotus,

a huge black shadow suddenly appeared.

It was fully over fifty meters long.

The golden eagle slammed on the brakes.

It stopped flapping its wings.

It looked down with terrified eyes.

It flew upward without hesitation.

A mournful cry issued from its mouth.

Qin Bei did not see the black shadow on the lake surface.

He only saw the golden eagle, which had been running so happily, suddenly turn around.

He still didn't understand what was happening.

However, the scene that unfolded next

directly shocked his young soul.

A gigantic tentacle suddenly burst through the water's surface.

It reached out toward the golden eagle.

On the largest tentacle,

were filled with 917 suckers.

Each sucker was fully one meter in size.

Inside the suckers lay fearsome, sharp teeth.

If one were to get entangled,

it was hard to imagine

what the entangled creature would become.

The tentacle stretched for roughly a hundred meters.

Seeing it could not catch the golden eagle,