After the Great Emperor Xuanwu

The old turtle, having directly transformed into his true form, appeared before everyone, bringing endless shock.

Elder Yun finally realized something was wrong.

He finally understood why this old turtle was so arrogant; this old geezer actually possessed the Xuanwu bloodline!

The Xuanwu bloodline was a true divine beast bloodline, a top-tier bloodline on par with the True Dragon and Phoenix bloodlines.

Even a single trace of it was enough to prove the old turtle's extraordinary nature.

Boom!!

The concentrated attack from Elder Yun, who was fighting on another's behalf using five rare items, exploded violently not far from the old turtle. The terrifying power blew a hollow gap directly into space, its edges scattering piece by piece like a shattered mirror.

The violent rumbling lasted for a full quarter of an hour. When everything returned to calm, the old turtle's massive body, which was large enough to blot out the sky and sun, still stood tall, though densely packed cracks had appeared on it.

However, in just the blink of an eye, these cracks recovered completely, without even a single drop of blood being shed.

Hmph!

The old turtle grunted. His voice rang out like a massive bell, making the scalps of Mo Tianxiao and his companion tingle in the distance.

Little bug, I told you, you are not qualified to snatch my things.

His voice boomed like thunder, and Elder Yun's face turned somewhat ugly.

Despite all his calculations, he had never expected that the Hundred Thousand Mountains would actually harbor a demonic beast with the Xuanwu bloodline, and the concentration of this old turtle's bloodline did not seem low.

In his current state, his offensive methods might be stronger than this old turtle's, but in terms of defense, he was probably far behind.

He was certain that even a Sage King taking this strike head-on would be heavily injured.

Yet, an old turtle at the mid-stage of the Sage realm had actually taken it completely unscathed.

This showed just how heaven-defying the Xuanwu bloodline was.

Turtle-type demonic beasts inherently had much stronger defenses than demonic beasts of the same level. Coupled with the opponent's Xuanwu bloodline, its defense was even more exaggerated.

As expected of the Hundred Thousand Mountains, it truly is full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers.

Elder Yun sighed. He looked at the old turtle, whose body was shrinking as he transformed back into a human form, with a complicated gaze.

If he remembered correctly, in his era, a Battle Sage Ape at the Emperor realm had appeared in the Hundred Thousand Mountains. After that Emperor realm ape disappeared, the Hundred Thousand Mountains seemed to have exhausted its destiny, and no Great Emperor expert had appeared there since.

To think that in this era, the Hundred Thousand Mountains still had an old turtle with the Xuanwu bloodline.

This old turtle might very well become an Emperor realm existence in the future.

Perhaps tens of thousands of years later, or perhaps over a hundred thousand years later.

He never doubted whether an old turtle with the Xuanwu bloodline could live that long.

Legend had it that in ancient times, a Xuanwu divine beast at the Sage realm became mortal enemies with a human Emperor realm expert. Because it could not defeat the human Great Emperor, it could only hide away and develop silently.

Who would have thought that by the time this Xuanwu hid and reached the Great Emperor realm to seek revenge, it discovered that the human Great Emperor was already nearing the end of his lifespan.

Facing his enemy whose lifespan was about to end, that Xuanwu sighed, The heroes of the world are as numerous as carp crossing a river, but those who can outlast me are few and far between.

Boy? Still want to snatch it?

The old turtle's eyes once again filled with disdain.

He had lived here for an unknown amount of time. Even the humans who had intruded here, he had seen countless of them, enough to fill an entire city.

He had seen plenty of arrogant brats like Xiao Fan.

Some even went on to become Great Emperors.

But so what? Nowadays, the Great Emperor experts had all completely disappeared, yet he still stood tall here.

Hearing the old turtle's words, Elder Yun sensed the rapidly approaching auras in the distance and knew that he probably couldn't take this Seven-Colored Sacred Lotus away today.

It wasn't just him; even Mo Tianxiao and Yun Sangyi sensed a terrifying aura rapidly approaching from afar. That aura was even more tyrannical than the auras of the old turtle and Elder Yun.

Elder Yun frowned slightly, having no choice but to give up on this rare heaven and earth treasure he had finally encountered.

Although heaven and earth treasures were precious, they weren't worth throwing his life away for one.

His current state couldn't be maintained for long. If another Sage realm expert arrived, things would become extremely troublesome.

Thinking of this, Elder Yun did not hesitate. He turned around, transformed into a streak of light, and shot off into the distance.

Hmph! You think you can just escape completely unscathed after failing to snatch it?

The old turtle snorted coldly. His entire body's Sage essence exploded with a boom. The sky within a thousand-mile radius was instantly enveloped by a blue barrier. The barrier was composed of regular, tortoise-shell-shaped energy bodies. It was incredibly hard and trapped the fleeing Elder Yun inside.

Also trapped inside were Mo Tianxiao and Yun Sangyi, the two bystanders.

Young Master Ye, what do we do now?

Yun Sangyi asked Mo Tianxiao with a somewhat unnatural expression, not daring to look him in the eye.

An extra memory had appeared in her mind, which was the scene of her forcing herself upon Mo Tianxiao earlier. This made her extremely embarrassed.

How could she have done such a thing? She had clearly come to...

However, now was not the time for her to consider these things.

Right now, they should be considering how to leave here safely, or rather, alive.

Facing Yun Sangyi's question, Mo Tianxiao did not speak. At this moment, he was extremely excited because that guy Xiao Fan had failed to snatch that heaven and earth treasure, which surprised him greatly.

To think that the dignified Child of Destiny had actually suffered a setback at the hands of an old turtle. This was simply too pleasant of a surprise.

However, when he used his Observation Eye to scan the old turtle's information, he was also startled. No wonder even Xiao Fan's golden-finger grandpa had suffered a setback against him.

Name: Xuan Xiaotian

Cultivation: Fifth Heaven of the Sage Realm

Destiny Level: Red

Aptitude: Xuanwu Bloodline

Information: The last Xuanwu divine beast in the Xuanhuang Realm, a direct descendant of the ancient Xuanwu Great Emperor. Although his cultivation advances slowly, his defense is extremely strong and his lifespan is exceedingly long...

This old turtle was not simply someone possessing the Xuanwu bloodline as Elder Yun had said. He was a Xuanwu divine beast himself, and a direct descendant of the ancient Xuanwu Great Emperor at that.

Mo Tianxiao finally understood why this old turtle was so badass.

This was a freaking living divine beast.

The Hundred Thousand Mountains was still too low-key; it actually hid a divine beast.

Besides this old turtle, the Hundred Thousand Mountains also had Huang Xiaoyao, an even more awesome auspicious beast.

While Mo Tianxiao was still sighing in secret, Elder Yun had already controlled Xiao Fan's body and began frantically attacking the defensive barrier set up by the old turtle.

Fortunately, because the old turtle's casting range was too large, the defense was not as strong as his main body. Soon, Elder Yun's attacks created a series of cracks.

Chirp—!!

However, right at this moment, a crisp phoenix cry resounded. The distant sky suddenly turned fiery red. The entire sky was dyed crimson, as if a meteor shower was crashing down, carrying terrifying might. The temperature in the air began to rise.

The entire vast surface of the lake began to boil.

Seeing this, the old turtle's expression became somewhat displeased. Little Bird Feng! If you dare to dry up my Profound Spirit Water, I'll teach you a lesson!

Hearing the old turtle's scolding, the temperature in the air dropped slightly.