Far away from the mist covered mountain range, both Chu Yang and Qing Yi were sitting down at the edge of a small lake as they both let out a small chuckle while talking about what they had gone through since the death of the mole demon beast.
Rumble!
It was at this moment that a loud rumbling sound suddenly echoed out behind them, causing them to turn around.
"Hm? What was tha-"
BOOM!
Seeing nothing out of the ordinary, Chu Yang was just about to ask Qing Yi if she saw something when a shockwave suddenly hit both of them-
Splash!
Throwing both of them into the small lake before they had any time to react or resist the shockwave.
Not knowing what happened, Chu Yang and Qing Yi decided to not immediately surface and instead remained inside of the water. Having guessed that the shockwave they had been hit by was the result of two powerful demon beasts fighting with each other.
Judging that they had no way to resist the shockwave nor even notice the shockwave approaching them, the strength of the demon beasts fighting should at least have reached the Domain Lord Realm!
With this in mind, it would be best for them to try and stay hidden. After all, with their current strength, they would have no way to fight back if they ended up getting targeted by a Domain Lord Realm demon beast…
BOOOOOM-!
As if to prove them right, a far more terrifying sound echoed out above them, as terrifying heatwave caused the water of the lake to boil before rapidly starting to evaporate.
Even if they could endure the boiling hot water with relative ease given their current cultivation realm, Chu Yang and Qing Yi could not help starting to worry after seeing the water level of the lake lowering.
From the looks of things, the heatwave was not like a simple shockwave passing over them once before disappearing, but instead something that lingered around above them without disappearing. If they could not find a place to hide before the remaining water of the lake dried up, they would have to face the terrifyingly high temperature that was already starting to make some of the rocks close to the lake start melting.
The fact that the lake could even endure for such a long period of time was due to a special kind of ice crystal growing on the side of the lake. The ice crystal itself was not really that special outside of lowering the temperature of the water, but at this point in time, these seemingly useless ice crystals had ended up buying them more time.
Crack~!
Unfortunately, these ice crystals were shattering at a speed visible to the naked eye, as they had no way to endure the heat the moment the water around them evaporated.
"Let's go deeper and hope the lake is deeper than it looked from the shore…" Not knowing what else they could do at this point in time, Chu Yang and Qing Yi both began making their way deeper into the lake. Silently praying that it was deeper than it looked and there were more powerful ice crystals at the bottom to help protect them from the terrifying heat.
"Over there!" Reaching the bottom of the lake with the surface of the lake now only a few meters above them at this point in time, Qing Yi called out as she spotted a massive ice crystal at the center of the lake.
Even with the water of the lake evaporating at a speed visible to the naked eye, the water next to the ice crystal still remained close to the freezing point. Although the ice crystal was still showing signs of starting to crack, the speed was far slower compared to any of the other ice crystals on the bottom of the lake.
Whoosh~!
Not wasting a single precious second, both Qing Yi and Chu Yang rushed towards the massive ice crystal before finding a small hole in the side of it. From where they could squeeze inside the ice crystal.
Although the temperature was freezing and forced them to use their qi to protect themselves from turning into human popsicles, it was still far better than being burned alive by the terrifying heat that was rapidly evaporating the water of the lake.
Slowly, the water inside the ice crystal drained out from the small hole they had used to squeeze inside the ice crystal-
Crack~!
And before long, a cracking sound followed by a steady increase in temperature followed.
"The lake is gone…" Not having to think too hard about what had happened, Qing Yi could not help muttering this to herself as she prepared one of the defensive talismans that her master had given her. Prepared to use it the moment the ice crystal broke apart.
"…"
Chu Yang didn't say anything but had similarly prepared himself with one of the defensive talismans in hand.
CRACK-!
BANG!
Only a short moment later, the ice crystal finally couldn't hold up against the terrifying heat as it shattered. Exposing both Chu Yang and Qing Yi to the terrifying temperature outside the ice crystal-
Whoosh~
"Huh!?"
"Waaaah!?"
However, before any of them had a chance to use the talisman of their master to protect themselves from the heat, they fell into a small hole located directly beneath the now shattered ice crystal that they had been hiding inside.
Luckily for them, the ice crystal that had been above the hole prevented the heat from fully entering the hole before it shattered-
Splash!
As a result, both Chu Yang and Qing Yi once again ended up in the water after falling for a few dozen meters.
Swish~
Understanding that the water would soon start heating up before also evaporating, Chu Yang grabbed the collar of Qing Yi, who was still in a state of panic after the sudden drop, before diving down into the water filled hole without any hesitation.