Lu Yuan looked up at the enormous thing that was so close to him.
It has the shape of a sea turtle, but its size is ten times that of an ordinary sea turtle!
Its entire body was dark red, just like freshly lit coal, and its body temperature was astonishingly high. Lu Yuan, who was closest to it, could even feel the heat, which was even hotter than the surrounding flames.
After emerging from the ground, it began to circle around, as if searching for something.
"Fire Turtle?"
Lu Yuan frowned and muttered to himself.
As the owner of a pet shop, he naturally knew all kinds of monster races and recognized the monster in front of him at a glance as a high-level race - the Fire Rock Turtle.
As a high-level monster race, the Fire Rock Turtle possesses both fire and earth attributes. It prefers hot and dry environments, and the Endless Sea of Fire perfectly meets these two requirements, making it the ideal habitat for the Fire Rock Turtle.
Not only that.
The Fire Rock Turtle in front of him seemed to have undergone some kind of mutation; the aura that Lu Yuan sensed from it was clearly different from that of the other Fire Rock Turtles.
Could it be due to the effects of Phoenix Fire and Phoenix Blood?
Before Lu Yuan could think further, the Fire Rock Turtle, having searched the surroundings in vain, suddenly became agitated, raising its head and roaring angrily.
Lu Yuan immediately felt his blood and qi surging within his body, showing signs of disorder.
Not to mention Ren Wenzhou and Luo Fang, whose strength level was only at the Xuanzhen level, they suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood with a "whoosh".
"What level of monster is this?!"
Luo Fang covered her mouth, and trickles of blood seeped from between her fingers as she stared wide-eyed at the Fire Rock Turtle.
Ren Wenzhou was equally shocked.
Although he didn't know what kind of monster the Fire Rock Turtle in front of him was, he knew that a monster that could make him vomit blood with just a roar was definitely one he couldn't afford to mess with!
In particular, the Fire Rock Turtle, in its rage, made no attempt to conceal its imposing aura.
The terrifying pressure descended upon them as if a thousand-pound stone were falling on their backs, almost causing them to kneel down!
"Why would a monster of this level appear here?! Didn't the teachers say that the Fire Forest Secret Realm was fully explored and developed, and there were no high-level monsters here?!"
Another boy who was with Ren Wenzhou and Luo Fang finally couldn't bear the pressure and knelt on the ground on all fours.
He just wanted to get a few more points by following Ren Wenzhou, but he never thought he would risk his life!
Ren Wenzhou and Luo Fang were also very puzzled.
Logically speaking, they couldn't possibly be completely unaware of the appearance of a monster of this level.
The Fire Rock Turtle in front of us seemed to appear out of thin air, emerging from the ground before anyone could react!
"I see!"
The boy seemed to suddenly remember something and explained, "It is said that each treasure has a special guardian beast that guards it nearby. When a treasure is taken away, the guardian beast will appear and relentlessly chase down the thief who took the treasure!"
"This monster must be the guardian beast of some treasure here. Because the treasure was stolen, it crawled out of the ground, as if it appeared out of thin air!"
After hearing his words, not only Ren Wenzhou and Luo Fang suddenly understood, but even Lu Yuan realized the truth.
I see!
It seems that this Fire Rock Turtle considers the Phoenix Blood to be its own. So when Lu Yuan put the Phoenix Blood into the Beast Taming Space, it immediately sensed that the Phoenix Blood's aura suddenly disappeared and hurriedly crawled out of the ground to check.
but……
"A thief? Ha!" Lu Yuan scoffed, head down. "Just a Fire Rock Turtle, what makes it think it owns the Phoenix Blood?!"
How noble is the bloodline of the phoenix?
How dare that little Fire Rock Turtle monopolize the Phoenix Bloodline?!
That's absolutely laughable!
Lu Yuan's words immediately caught the attention of Ren Wenzhou and the other two.
"As expected! You just obtained a treasure here, right?!" Ren Wenzhou struggled to his feet despite the Fire Rock Turtle's oppressive aura, staring intently at Lu Yuan. "This beast appeared because you stole a treasure that didn't belong to you. Return it immediately!"
"Give it back?" Lu Yuan glanced at him as if he had heard a joke. "Things in the secret realm always belong to whoever takes them. There's no reason to give them back."
Upon hearing this...
Luo Fang was completely panicked.
"Don't drag us down with you if you're courting death! If you don't return the treasure, we'll all die here today!"
But after hearing her words, Lu Yuan shook his head in disagreement.
"wrong!"
"It's not that we're going to die here, it's that the three of you are going to die here."
After saying that.
Before the three could react to the meaning behind his words, Lu Yuan turned around and put Xiao Yi and Ling Ye back into his beast-taming space. At the same time, he nimbly jumped onto Chi Lin and, like a gust of wind, passed over the three of them and rushed directly towards the outer edge of the endless sea of fire.
At the same time.
After searching the surrounding area without success, the Fire Rock Turtle finally turned its attention to the few tiny humans.
Its most treasured possession is gone!
There wasn't one anywhere around!
It was definitely stolen by those damned, despicable humans!
You wicked thief!
The enraged Fire Rock Turtle became even more agitated, its aura surging higher and higher.
If Ren Wenzhou and the others could still stand up in resistance due to their extreme fear of death before, they have now fallen into complete despair and can no longer even muster the will to resist. They are all kneeling on the ground waiting to die.
Just when they were in complete despair, the Fire Rock Turtle seemed to sense something and looked straight at Lu Yuan, who had already run far away.
roar--!
Fire Rock Turtle roared.
It sensed the baby's presence!
It's on this man!
Without hesitation, almost the instant the roar subsided, the Fire Rock Turtle charged toward Lu Yuan at an incredible speed.
Lu Yuan was startled by the speed, which was completely out of character for the Fire Rock Turtle, and quickly commanded Chi Lin to dodge to the side.
boom--!
With a deafening roar, the ground where Lu Yuan had just been standing was completely shattered into countless small pieces.
"Oh my god!"
Behind the Fire Rock Turtle, Luo Fang, who had inexplicably survived, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
Such terrifying attack power—if I were to be hit by it, I would definitely be turned into mincemeat on the spot!
"Brother Zhou, it looks like this monster has discovered the treasure hidden on this kid. Let's take this opportunity to run away!" one of the boys in the group advised.
The strength of the monster in front of them was far beyond what students like them could possibly contend with.
Even if they were lucky enough to survive, by the time the teachers arrived, they would have already turned into a pile of minced meat!
This is just an opening exam, and besides, the spoils he has are enough to keep him in a pretty high ranking. If nothing unexpected happens, getting into the top fifty will be no problem at all, so there is no need to take any risks here.
So he wanted to take advantage of the moment when the Fire Rock Turtle's attention was drawn to Lu Yuan to make a quick escape.
But.
Ren Wenzhou, however, shook off his hand.
"What's the rush?!"
"Let's wait here! When that monster and that kid are both badly injured, we'll go out and reap the benefits! Then, all the points, treasures, and monster pills will be mine!"
He stared straight at Lu Yuan, who was dodging the Fire Rock Turtle's attacks, his eyes revealing a gambler's madness.
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