hey were reluctant, but they retreated in a hurry. All of the rogue cultivators dashed into the various crevices and cracks in the dark valley and vanished without a trace.
Jiang Qing'e took a glance at the walls after the rogue cultivators had retreated. She was shocked to see how the Golden Stone Spirit Clams were sprouting out like bamboo shoots after the rain.
Then she noticed a fragrance that had infused itself into the water, and upon tracing it to its origin, she saw Li Hongyou.
She instantly figured out what was happening, so she said to Li Luo, "You can focus on collecting the Spirit Pearls. I will protect you from here."
Li Luo nodded. As more and more Spirit Pearls appeared, more people would notice the disturbance and thus come over to investigate. At that time, it would not just be rogue cultivators coming for them—elites from the major powers, such as the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Zhao, would come as well.
After all, his methods for gathering these treasures had broken the balance within the valley.
He had to make full use of his time to collect as many pearls as he could.
With that in mind, Li Luo focused his attention on the task at hand, no longer being on guard against anyone in the surroundings. His resonant power surged out of him and, like tentacles, spread in every direction, pocketing Spirit Pearls at an astonis.h.i.+ng speed.
The brilliant light that came from the large amount of pearls being gathered caused the area to s.h.i.+ne incessantly.
With that, even more people were attracted to this sight. Their hearts were overflowing with greed as they stared at the brilliant light emitting from the region.
However, the pressure from Jiang Qing'e was simply too domineering. None of them dared to approach recklessly.
Before long, this location became one of the most lively regions in the valley as more and more people gathered.
They all coveted the pearls that this group was easily picking up like taking candy from a baby. With so many people here, even Jiang Qing'e was beginning to feel the pressure.
Li Luo knew that it was time to stop soon.
He glanced over at Li Hongyou and gave her the signal.
Li Hongyou nodded. She restrained her resonant power as she knew it was time to reel in the bait.
Bang!
At the same moment that Li Hongyou restrained her resonant power, a large commotion suddenly came from the depths of a crack. In a flash, a golden tentacle burst forward, trying to grab onto her.
This attack had caught them off guard. Besides, the amount of energy the golden tentacle released was enough to rival that of a fifth-grade Duke!
Li Hongyou could only watch with wide eyes as the golden tentacle reached out towards her.
Whoos.h.!.+
When it was just about to come into contact with Li Hongyou, a nail of light suddenly pierced through the water and struck the tentacle heavily.
Berserk energy waves swept across the area, and Li Hongyou was sent flying away from the shockwaves, spitting out a small mouthful of blood from the impact.
Li Luo quickly dashed over and grabbed her. His face changed a little as he looked over at the crack. Slowly, the crevice enlarged further, and a Spirit Clam that was thousands of feet tall emerged from it.
The golden tentacle had come from the inside of that clam.
"What an enormous Golden Stone Spirit Clam!" Li Luo exclaimed in surprise.
Wait, no!
Li Luo suddenly shuddered. All the hair on his body stood up at this moment, and he stared at the giant clam pa.s.sionately.
This was no ordinary Golden Stone Spirit Clam!
It was the legendary Golden Stone Spirit Clam King!
Li Luo swallowed his saliva. He knew that he had struck the jackpot.