Monster in the lake

"Okay... We don't have much time let's just pick the clovers, okay? If someone found this place then we would be in trouble. We can't take everything will just take the rarest one!"

"Qin Yun is right. Okay, let's do what Qin Yun has suggested... We can't remain in this place for long it's dangerous. Also, be careful might as well let the clover be wasted if you all are careless on picking." Qin Xian said hurriedly and started to pick the rarest clover near sight.

"We know... Relax what do you take us for?" The other four all said to Qin Xian and then decided to split in three directions.

At the empty side of the lake, Ciro manages to sneak in. Because Ciro did not expect too much when he came his way here in the mountain he only wanted to increase his strength in order for him and Xiao Pang to live and enter a sect.

But never did he expect to have fortuitous luck when he decided to follow Qin Xian's team.

"Hey, Guys! We really are f*ck*ng lucky! Think about it we can keep the rare ones and sell the common clovers and at that time we can be rich! We can live our lives forever! Hahaha"

"You're right Ye Mo... It's hard to find fortuitous encounters like this so we should really treasure this moment... Okay, hurry up so that we can go back faster."

Ciro at the side of the lake hearing the dialogue between the team made a smile and sigh. The lives of the people in this world and his world are not much different it was still the same. So Ciro didn't bother much about it and continue to pick the blood and common ones. He didn't know why he didn't even near the violet ones and clovers that are near the middle of the lake. It was the blood in the middle of his heart that was hinting him.

Suddenly a scream vibrated at the other side of the lake.

"Ahhh!"

"Gwen!"

"There's a creature at the lake!"

With a leap, Ye Mo hurled himself towards the unidentified creature and slash the tentacles that were grabbing Gwen's leg.

Ye Mo lunged head-first into the tentacles, which angered them seeing as he disturbed their attack. With a swipe of their tentacles, several blades of life energy sailed towards Ye Mo. This technique was the creature's concentrated qi. The impact was massive and with a booming sound the whole forest at the radius of thirty meters.

Ye Mo spun his sword in his hands and slash it at the qi blades, whereupon impact, the blades exploded into a thin mist. Ye Mo was thrown ten meters from the impact. While Qin Xian rushed towards the Gwen and Miranda, and with a loud thwack, blood splattered everywhere, and the tentacles surrounded them hit by the sword and the monster underwater howled in pain.

Qin Yun, on the other hand, maneuvered through the several tentacles attacking him as if he was an army general battling thousands of enemies, bold and unafraid. He then retrieves a talisman in his pouch while throwing it to the middle of the lake.

Gwen manages to escape the entanglement of the tentacles with the help of her team. She was then carried by Miranda a few meters away from the lake in order to rest. The monster at the lake was powerful because of it's fast regenerating power. The tentacles that were cut keep reforming Although at a slow rate.

Boom! Boom!

A huge explosion rang throughout the lake when the talisman was thrown at the monster. When the team saw the scene they couldn't help but agape.

"Qin Yun the clover you idiot! Stop!"

"No! I'd rather throw these talismans to kill this monster than to be killed by it in exchange for the clovers! Also, we already harvest so much!"

Seeing the Fiery-pattered tentacles not moving the team sigh in relief. Even if it is still alive they can just escape for their precious life.

"You're right! *sigh* let's go it would be a matter of time before other people find this place." Qin Xian said while looking at the rest of the team.

Cough! Cough! Cough!

At the side of the lake near the blasted tentacles, Ciro crawls out holding a multi-colored clover in his hands.

"That was close. Huh! That was really close! If I didn't immediately hide underwater then I would be the one blasted just like a butchered piece of meat." Ciro said while dragging himself at the side of the lake.

"I should get out of here now. With that kind of explosion, I doubt many cultivators would come."

Just as Ciro wanted to stand up an enormous blade of qi hurtled towards him. This blade had no shape, yet it encompassed large, tumultuous bouts of life energy. It sliced through the thick purple miasma surrounding the lake easily; even if a boulder stood before it, the blade would have still sliced through it like butter.

Realizing he did not have time to dodge it, he placed his both hands before him as a shield. Just as the blade was about to hit, a wall of black, sheer life energy appeared before him, causing the blade to sizzle and sputter, several cracks appearing on the wall as a result.

Roar!

With a mighty roar, all of the purple fog in the area was blown away, and a 30 feet tall humanoid monster appeared with is tentacles hanging on its hands and head leaped into view. This monster was the size of a small hill, its coat comparable to a sheet of metal, sleek with a brilliant red sheen. Even its eyes held a tantalizing glint.

"F*ck! This monster has evolved and is now reached the Spiritual Qi condensation stage!"

A monster in the Spiritual Qi condensation stage meant that it was intelligent. Because Qin Xian and the team disturbed the monster who guarded the Imperial clover. The monster's determination to kill increases.

The monster lashed out with its sharp tentacles whip, causing the surrounding air to vibrate. A large blade of qi hurtled towards Ciro, but he was quicker. He unleashed a black, aerie aura and with a punch, a huge black fist projection appeared.

Bang!

The blade and the fist clashed, and several small mounds in the vicinity all exploded upon impact while pieces of flew shrapnel everywhere. The fog that had formed just a moment ago was blown away once more. While Ciro coughs more blood.

Seeing its blade being fended off by the boy before it, the monster opened its triangular mouth, and with that, a wave of life energy poured out and formed a large, black life energy sphere. It shot towards Ciro like an arrow, the raw power radiating off the sphere causing the air around it to buzz with electricity.

This type of monster was, evidently, very intelligent. Creating a mass black qi sphere required a substantial amount of power.

"This guy is he related to an octopus by a chance?"

Ciro tensed up at the sight of the sphere. Much to his surprise, he did not think that the monster would use this particular technique.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

"Here it is again the sound of a heartbeat!" Ciro said while clutches his chest area.

Ciro prepared himself as he clenched his hands tightly in preparation for the strike. Black aura gushed out of his body and a silhouette appeared before him. Sword exuding a dark gleam, with a flick of his arm formed out of nowhere and then it motioned cutting the air before him, immediately shattering the qi sphere.

Slash!

"So powerful. A simple slash, it, in fact, demonstrates a vast knowledge of sword arts and mastery of all."

Watching the silhouette before him, Ciro could no longer hold back his astonishment. He could feel the sheer power emanating from the sphere, yet with one strike, it was smashed to smithereens.

"Just what are you? Are you my spiritual beast? Or just another entity related to the blood?" Ciro muttered.

He can't understand why did this silhouette only appeared as if it has its own will. Ciro can't even control it when he tried.