Chapter 77: Ice and Fire Refinement of Turtle

Chapter 77: Ice and Fire Refinement of Turtle

Just as Chu Liang was about to leave to talk to Manager Cui, a slow-moving elderly man entered the courtyard.

He wore a coarse linen robe, was hunched over heavily, and had a head of sparse white hair, looking very elderly. His walking pace was frustratingly slow, yet each step exuded an unexpected strength that contradicted the frailty usually associated with old age.

This seemingly beggar-like elderly man had no reason to be in a courtyard of the Li Family Estate. It was unknown as to how he had managed to slowly make his way into the estate.

If anyone working for the estate were in the courtyard, they'd find his presence strange. However, there was only a koi fish in the courtyard.

Fixing her gaze on the peculiar-looking old man, Liu Xiaoyu'er blinked a few times before asking, "Bald old man, did you come to bring me some food?"

"Hehehe..." The old man emitted a hoarse laugh and gradually raised his head, saying, "Yes, little girl, I can't walk anymore. Can you help me?"

Without suspecting anything, Liu Xiaoyu'er walked over and offered her assistance, holding onto the old man's elbow.

However, the old man's other hand swiftly extended, deftly flipping over to grab Liu Xiaoyu'er's arm.

With a sinister smile, he declared, "I've finally caught you."

"Hmm?"

Liu Xiaoyu'er looked at him in confusion, attempting to help the old man walk. After a couple of tries, she realized he remained motionless.

Puzzled, she questioned, "Bald-headed old man, what are you doing?"

"Little girl, do you know who I am?"

The old man grinned, and in a sudden transformation, his aged face expanded and elongated. A neck protruded over a foot, morphing into an ugly, smooth head with sharp fangs!

It was the head of a turtle!

In astonishment, Liu Xiaoyu'er stared at the unexpected transformation, immediately recognizing the creature's true form.

"You are that wicked turtle demon!"

"Hehehe..." The old turtle chuckled, "You two little koi fish devoured the precious treasures I painstakingly nurtured for years. Do you think you can just run away like that? Not a chance. As long as I eat you, all those years I spent nurturing the Amber Vermilion Grape and Flying Fish Soul won't be wasted."

As it spoke, it opened its menacing jaws, ready to swallow Liu Xiaoyu'er whole.

"Ahhhhhhh..." Liu Xiaoyu'er screamed. Although she had the Flying Fish Soul, she was firmly caught and couldn't break free.

At the critical moment, a commanding voice rang out, "Stop!"

A green light flew over, enclosing Liu Xiaoyu'er entirely. She instantly became like a huge zongzi. This was the second time the young girl had been wrapped in the green leaf enchanted tool, but this time it saved her life.

Bang!

Creak...

The old turtle bit onto the green leaf enchanted tool, grinding its teeth and producing a harsh, ringing sound.

After grinding its teeth for a while without any effect, it resentfully lifted its turtle head, glaring angrily at the person who had just arrived.

With a resounding crash, a giant azure turtle, several dozen zhang tall, appeared in the courtyard, almost filling the entire space!

Even for powerful demons, it was rare to completely reveal their true form on human territory. This was because doing so exposed their demonic aura entirely, making it detectable by cultivators within a radius of dozens of miles.

However, he no longer cared about such concerns. He just wanted to kill the cultivator in front of it first and then go back to devour the zongzi with fish meat filling!

"Raaar—"[1]

The giant turtle roared, lifting his long neck and emitting a black radiance from his mouth!

Seeing this, Chu Liang didn't hesitate anymore. He flipped his hand and summoned the Crimson Executioner from the White Pagoda, activating the sword of righteousness that seethed with anger.

Sizzzzzzle—

The Crimson Executioner ascended into the air, leaving afterimages of the sword light behind that merged into two talismanic characters. With a pointed sword, the talismanic characters shot out with the sword qi.

It was the Dual Talismanic Sword of Ice and Fire!

While the Dual Talismanic Sword was a basic technique in the Dao of Talisman-Making, the Crimson Executioner could transform the Hundred Swords Seal into the Ten Thousand Swords Seal. Therefore, even though the Dual Talismanic Sword of Ice and Fire was not a high-level technique, its power could be amplified a hundredfold when executed by the Crimson Executioner.

Rumble—

As soon as the sword was drawn, there was a rolling thunder. A frosty white dragon and a fiery red dragon, both swirling, converged into a two-colored violently rotating column of air. The dragons roared and howled, shaking the surroundings.

The giant turtle lifted his head and spat out a black beam of light. Without hesitation, Chu Liang unleashed the Dual Talismanic Sword of Ice and Fire. The black beam of light collided with the sword tornado, and the black radiance dissipated.

The next moment, the sword tornado advanced rapidly, continuing to bombard the giant turtle. The turtle was shocked, realizing the danger. He retracted his head and simultaneously retracted his limbs, sealing himself within his shell.

He had withdrawn into his shell!

Relying on this turtle shell, the turtle had roamed freely in the Qinnan River water region for many years. No one had ever breached his defense.

But now, he encountered Chu Liang's Dual Talismanic Sword of Ice and Fire with the power super amplified.

Sizzle—

The sword tornado struck the turtle shell. The two great forces swirled angrily and entered the shell; they were like a frosty dragon and a fiery dragon roaring and twisting as they pushed into the shell. This was like a punishment from the heavens!

The forces of ice and fire alternated in their pathway, breaking through the turtle's extremely tough defense.

Boom—

The stalemate was brief. The sword tornado then penetrated the defense of the turtle shell and collided with the retracted turtle head.

There was ice! Fire! And endless explosions!

There was not a single turtle head in the world that could withstand such devastation. In an instant, the helmet and armor were thrown off, and pitch-black blood spilled like a flood. In the next moment, it was frozen by the frost and vaporized by the flames, leaving only a dried-up skeleton to collapse softly.

The turtle head had been refined by ice and fire.

The battle ended in an instant. Only a landscape of emptiness remained.

1. Can turtles roar? Just pretend they can. ☜