Chapter 0461: Anomaly at Ice Mirror Lake

After Donald Xiu finished speaking, Holly of the Leichi family also said, “I, Holly, won’t let him go either!” Other clan leaders from the Liwa family, such as Xia Zuo, also spoke up one after another.
In fact, the eight of them were so cautious because Ice Mirror Lake was extremely important.
Huang Long and the others naturally swore their loyalty.
Apart from the three spots reserved for Huang Long, each of the eight major families sent six members, bringing the total number of those entering Ice Mirror Lake to fifty-one.
The six members from each of the eight major families were all clan elders, each with a cultivation level no weaker than Brad’s, some even on par with Bishop.
However, once inside Ice Mirror Lake, strength was no longer that crucial for Huang Long and the others; luck was what mattered most—yes, nothing but luck.
Inside Ice Mirror Lake, anyone’s divine sense would be hindered, so they could only rely on their eyes. Golden Fire Crystals could appear in any corner of the lake, but the key was whether one had the luck to find them.
“Alright, everyone, let’s start entering!” Donald Xiu said after a while.
As soon as his voice fell, countless figures flashed into action and plunged into Ice Mirror Lake, disappearing instantly. They were the elders of the Eight Great Families of Hell. Although Golden Fire Crystals could appear in any corner, only a small number were produced each time—between twenty and thirty—meaning each person would get an average of half one.
Thus, every second counted; taking the lead might mean finding one more crystal.
As the others entered the lake, El from the Joey family and Jela, the supreme elder of the Bunier family, also entered Ice Mirror Lake, while Huang Long remained calm and standing there.
“Why hasn’t Senior Huang Long entered yet?”
“Who knows!”
Many god-tier powerhouses wondered and discussed among themselves when they saw Huang Long still standing outside the lake.
Donald Xiu and the others also exchanged glances, unsure of Huang Long’s intentions.
But just as everyone was puzzled, Huang Long moved swiftly, leaping into Ice Mirror Lake in an instant.
Once inside, he activated his Heaven-Seeing Eye.
The actions of the elders from the eight major families, El from the Joey family, and Jela from the Bunier family, as they searched for Golden Fire Crystals in various corners, were all visible to Huang Long’s eyes.
Indeed, inside Ice Mirror Lake, divine senses were hindered, but Huang Long had the Heaven-Seeing Eye. Under its power, nothing could hide.
Although it couldn’t cover the entire lake, most of it was clearly visible.
This was precisely why Huang Long hadn’t rushed to enter from outside the lake.

Apart from the elders of the Eight Great Families, El, Jera, and others, Huang Long also saw golden fire crystals glowing with a golden light. Within that golden light flowed dark golden flames—faint but persistent. “This is the golden fire crystal!” Huang Long swiftly moved in front of one such crystal, feeling delighted. He then gathered it with both hands and placed it inside the Five Pits Divine Cauldron. After collecting the first crystal, he moved to the second and did the same, storing it in the cauldron as well. In this way, after a while, Huang Long had gathered a total of twenty-five crystals, and no more were found in any corner of Ice Mirror Lake. Seeing El, Jera, and the others still searching everywhere, Huang Long shook his head secretly. However, what surprised and puzzled Huang Long was that even his All-Seeing Eyes could not penetrate the bottom of Ice Mirror Lake. Thousands of feet beneath the lake’s surface, contrary to the icy mist on the surface, there was raging fire—a kind of flame Huang Long had never seen before, a blood-red flame with traces of gold within its dazzling glow. Upon entering Ice Mirror Lake, Huang Long’s first task was to find these golden fire crystals, and his second was to determine whether the lake was indeed the transformed right eye of the Chaos Divine Dragon. But so far, after entering the lake, Huang Long hadn’t sensed anything unusual—unless one considered the blood-red golden flames at the very bottom, layers that even the gods couldn’t pass through. Thus, Huang Long decided to explore that deepest layer. As he descended further, he felt an intense heat wave. When he reached a hundred feet above those blood-red golden flames, he could no longer go any lower. Frowning at the flames below, Huang Long suddenly had an idea. He transformed into his Five-Clawed Golden Dragon form and began to practice the “Water-Fire Primordial Dragon Art.” To his surprise, once he took on his dragon form and started practicing the art, the intense heat wave disappeared. As he continued to descend, the golden flames emitted a comforting sensation—similar to that felt in the Ancestral Dragon Pool of the Luning Family. Continuing to explore, Huang Long eventually passed through the blood-red golden flames and reached the deepest layer of Ice Mirror Lake. Beyond those flames, everything he saw was fire—a sea of flames! Surrounded by this ocean of fire, the blood-red flames suddenly began to move, like waves in a storm.

Huang Long felt nothing amidst the blood-red golden flames, but El, Jela, and the others, who were still searching for the Golden Fire Crystal in Ice Mirror Lake, were horrified to see terrifying golden flames surging up everywhere. Wherever these flames passed, everything was burned to ashes. Even El, Jela, and the others, who were peerless warriors, were busy dodging frantically.

Yet, it wasn’t over yet. At first, there were golden flames the size of thumbs, then as thick as arms, and finally, they turned into golden flame columns several meters tall. To El, Jela, and the others’ horror, these flame columns grew increasingly dense—from just a few per breath to hundreds, thousands, and tens of thousands.

El, Jela, and the others kept dodging, in extreme distress.

Finally, with no other choice, El, Jela, and the others flew out of Ice Mirror Lake. Though the Golden Fire Crystal was important, life was even more so.

Outside Ice Mirror Lake, Donaxiu and the others watched as El, Jela, and the others flew out one by one, feeling astonished. They stepped forward and asked, “What’s going on?!”

The surface of Ice Mirror Lake was calm, and from outside, it was impossible to tell that something was wrong, which is why Donaxiu and the others were surprised and asked such a question.

An elder from the Akro family said respectfully yet anxiously, “Chieftain, something is wrong with Ice Mirror Lake!”

“Wrong?!” Donaxiu and the others exchanged glances.

“Yes. The fire sea at the bottom of Ice Mirror Lake suddenly became turbulent for some reason.” The elder seemed to be recalling the terrifying scene earlier, his expression filled with fear.

The fire sea at the bottom of the lake suddenly became turbulent?! Donaxiu and the others were shocked.

They knew how terrifying that fire sea was. Even Donaxiu, a supreme god at the peak of Death Perfection, wouldn’t dare compare himself to the power of those flames.

As Donaxiu and the others were stunned, the elder described the situation in detail.

However, as for the cause, the elder couldn’t explain it, and neither could anyone else.

“Hey, fifty people—there’s one missing!” Suddenly, an elder from the Rechi family exclaimed. Earlier, due to the turbulence in the fire sea at the bottom of Ice Mirror Lake, no one had paid much attention to how many people had come up. Only upon hearing the Rechi elder’s shout did they notice the count.

Indeed, fifty people!

They scanned with their mental senses and found that, as the Rechi elder said, there were only fifty people. So who was the other one? Who hadn’t come up yet?!

“Huang Long! Huang Long still hasn’t come up!” Donaxiu immediately realized that Huang Long was missing from the group.

By then, Bog and the others had already arrived in front of Ice Mirror Lake.

“The young master hasn’t come up! Lord Bradd, see?!” Bog heard clearly what Donaxiu and the others said. With Ice Mirror Lake in such a state and the Yellow Dragon still at its bottom, what did that mean?! Bog didn’t dare to imagine it. But just as Bradd was about to dive into Ice Mirror Lake to investigate, suddenly a terrifying wave of heat surged upward, forcing Bradd to retreat instantly. After several attempts, Bradd still couldn’t enter Ice Mirror Lake and finally had to give up. “Let me try!” After Bradd spoke, Donaxiu, who was a Supreme God of Perfect Mastery, also spoke in a deep voice before diving into Ice Mirror Lake. Of course, Donaxiu did this not just to save the Yellow Dragon but also out of concern for Ice Mirror Lake. To the Eight Great Families of Hell, Ice Mirror Lake was equivalent to the Land of Forgetfulness for the Six Great Families of the Netherworld. Following Donaxiu, other Supreme Gods of Perfect Mastery from families like Rechi also rushed in to investigate. Yet, whether it was Donaxiu or anyone else, as soon as they touched the surface of Ice Mirror Lake, they were all forced back by the intense heat waves. Initially, Bog and the others hoped again when they saw these Supreme Gods of Perfect Mastery attempting to enter Ice Mirror Lake, but upon seeing even them driven back by the heat waves, their expressions grew even more anxious. Suddenly, Bradd had an idea; the worry on his face disappeared, replaced by a thoughtful expression. He had later learned about the anomaly when the Yellow Dragon entered the Ancestral Dragon Pool of the Runing Family. The current situation in Ice Mirror Lake was very similar to that incident. Moreover, he and the Yellow Dragon had long suspected that Ice Mirror Lake was actually the right eye of the Chaos Dragon. So didn’t this situation prove it?! The more Bradd thought about it, the more convinced he was of his theory. Just as he grew more certain of his idea, suddenly golden flames burst forth from above Ice Mirror Lake, shooting high into the sky. The terrifying heat forced everyone outside the lake to retreat further and further. The godly powerhouses who had come to watch were also shocked by the anomaly in Ice Mirror Lake. As the golden flames soared into the sky, the ice mist above the lake gradually melted away, eventually merging with the flames. At that moment, the Yellow Dragon, sitting in the sea of fire at the bottom of Ice Mirror Lake, underwent an astonishing transformation. Its entire body was enveloped in intense golden light, shining straight to the bottom of the lake.