Grandpa Turtle, Robbery

In an instant, a fiery red giant bird that blotted out the sky and sun came into view, striking fear into the heart!

The scorching air prompted Mo Tianxiao to once again increase his input of spiritual energy, pushing the glowing patterns on the Thousand Illusions Holy Garment to their absolute limits.

The sheer size of this giant bird was no less than the true form of the Old Turtle from before. Not only was it incredibly massive, but it also radiated an overwhelmingly oppressive aura.

A great demon of the Saint King Realm!

Elder Yun, who was currently controlling Xiao Fan's body, furrowed his brows as he watched the fiery red bird arrive just in time.

"A Heavenly Demon Phoenix!"

The Heavenly Demon Phoenix was a true overlord-level demonic beast of the Hundred Thousand Mountains.

It shared a faint connection with the ancient divine beast, the Phoenix, and its body contained at least a trace of divine beast bloodline.

Exactly how much Phoenix bloodline it could awaken was determined the moment it was born.

Of course, even disregarding the Phoenix bloodline within its body, the Heavenly Demon Phoenix itself was an exceptionally formidable demonic beast.

Even an ordinary Heavenly Demon Phoenix, growing normally, would reach at least the Dharma Idol Realm upon adulthood.

To reach the Saint King level meant that the Phoenix bloodline awakened by this Heavenly Demon Phoenix was not low at all.

The giant bird arriving at the battlefield swept its gaze around, quickly grasping the general situation, and locked its eyes onto the fleeing Xiao Fan.

"Senior, drop the barrier!"

The fiery red bird tilted its body slightly and dove straight down, shooting toward Xiao Fan's figure and leaving a long trail of red afterimages.

Seeing this, the Old Turtle curled his lips and casually waved his hand, causing the massive blue barrier to vanish instantly.

Boom!!

Immediately following that, an extremely dazzling red light blasted out from the giant bird's beak.

Flames capable of burning the heavens and boiling the seas shot toward Xiao Fan's body like a laser beam.

Elder Yun swiftly turned around. The five rare anomalies instantly appeared, condensing at an incredible speed.

In merely a split second, a fist-sized black sphere appeared in his palm once again.

After coalescing this attack, traces of crimson blood spilled from the corners of Xiao Fan's mouth, and his face turned deathly pale.

"Reaching the limit."

Borrowing Xiao Fan's body, Elder Yun violently hurled the black sphere at the giant bird. The two blasts of energy, both capable of shattering space, collided and instantly triggered an indescribable volatile reaction, exploding fiercely.

Terrifying energy rippled out in all directions. Countless flowers, plants, and trees were instantly annihilated, and the earth began to crumble.

Seeing this, the Old Turtle snorted coldly and stomped one foot onto the ground. The earth, which had been on the verge of collapsing, stabilized once again.

However, the spectating duo in the distance was not so lucky. Watching the nearly tangible shockwaves rushing toward them, a hint of relief appeared on Yun Sangyi's face.

"To think my life would actually end here."

The residual shockwaves from a Saint King Realm battle, even from this far away, were enough to shatter them into dust.

This was the clash of two Saint King-level attacks; the fallout was on a completely different level from the previous shockwaves.

Even with this guy's quasi-holy garment, it probably wouldn't be able to withstand this impact.

Thinking of this, Yun Sangyi suddenly wrapped her arms around Mo Tianxiao's waist and rested her head against his chest, silently murmuring, "Dying like this can also be considered completing the mission..."

She initially had no intention of perishing together with him.

Unfortunately, plans could never keep up with changes.

Having someone to accompany her, she suddenly felt that death wasn't so terrifying after all.

However, in the very next second, a voice jolted her awake from her blissful acceptance of death.

"Please, Miss Yun, now is not the time to sleep! Hurry up and help me activate the holy artifact!"

"Huh??"

Yun Sangyi realized that she hadn't died yet, nor did she feel the slightest bit of pain. She lifted her head, and Mo Tianxiao's strained, ferocious expression came into view.

"Stop staring and lend me a hand!"

Seeing Yun Sangyi acting like a dummy, Mo Tianxiao couldn't help but scold her again.

"Ah, oh!"

Only then did Yun Sangyi realize that a sturdy golden bell had appeared around them, struggling to resist the shockwaves of the Saint King Realm experts' battle.

Cracks were already starting to form on the giant golden bell.

Yun Sangyi's small mouth parted slightly as she immediately snapped back to reality, hastily joining Mo Tianxiao in pouring her spiritual energy into the giant bell before them.

With the addition of Yun Sangyi, a late-stage Primordial Spirit Realm expert, the cracks on the energy bell manifested by the Xuanhuang Bell recovered significantly.

Mo Tianxiao also breathed a sigh of relief.

He really didn't understand Yun Sangyi's actions just now. Even if she was that desperate, now was definitely not the time, right?

At this moment, enveloped by the Thousand Illusions Holy Garment in Mo Tianxiao's embrace, Yun Sangyi's beautiful face flushed thoroughly red once again. She extended a jade-like hand, channeling her spiritual energy into the Xuanhuang Bell outside the holy garment.

Recalling the scene from just moments ago, she felt it would have been better if she had just died.

It was absolutely humiliating!

Who could have thought this guy actually had a defensive quasi-holy artifact? The intel didn't mention this at all!

Or could it be that the intel she received was too outdated?

Thinking it over carefully, Yun Sangyi agreed with her own guess.

After all, the intel given to her by the organization indicated that the target was merely a Profound Connection Realm cultivator.

Yet, not only was his cultivation already at the peak of the Void Refinement Realm, but he also possessed two quasi-holy artifacts.

Soon, the residual shockwaves of the battle dissipated. The space where the two bursts of energy had collided had collapsed, looking as if a piece of the map were missing.

The fiery red giant bird remained suspended in the sky, but Xiao Fan was nowhere to be seen.

"Hmph! He ran fast."

The giant bird snorted coldly, then dove and flew toward the Old Turtle. As the distance closed, the giant bird's body gradually shrank.

Looking closely, one would realize that three figures were standing on the giant bird's back.

Upon approaching the giant turtle, the three figures jumped down directly, lining up in a row.

The giant bird also transformed into a human form, cupped his hands toward the Old Turtle, and said respectfully, "Senior."

"Hmph."

The Old Turtle glanced at the man, gave a cold snort, and ignored him. Instead, he shifted his gaze to the three figures standing beside the man.

These three figures were dressed exceedingly strangely, wrapped tightly from head to toe, revealing only their round, wide eyes.

The short figure in the middle stepped forward, placed their hands on their hips, looked at the Old Turtle, and said in a comically arrogant tone, "I opened this road!"

"......"

After a moment of silence and realizing there was no response, the short figure kicked the burly man next to them and scolded, "Speak!"

Having been kicked, the tall figure beside them spoke up somewhat reluctantly, their voice trembling slightly, "I, I planted these trees."

After he finished, the burly man on the other side of the short figure also spoke tremblingly, "If, if you want to pass."

"Leave behind a toll!

Grandpa Turtle! This is a robbery!"

The short figure shouted loudly and stretched out an open hand.

"Xiaoyao, don't be impolite."

Seeing Huang Xiaoyao's behavior, the man had a row of black lines forming on his forehead and said through slightly gritted teeth.

However, in the very next second, the Old Turtle kicked him away with one foot. "Little Bird Feng, get the hell out of here."

After kicking the man aside, the Old Turtle looked at the strangely dressed Huang Xiaoyao with a kind face and laughed heartily, "Hahahaha, come, Xiaoyao, this is the toll Grandpa Turtle prepared for you."

The Old Turtle flipped his palm, and the Seven-Color Holy Lotus appeared in his hand. Without any hesitation, he handed it directly to Huang Xiaoyao.

Seeing this, Huang Xiaoyao nodded in satisfaction, raised her head, and gave a cute snort, "Hmph, Grandpa Turtle, at least you know what's good for you."