The purple pillar of fire arrived again. Lan Hua snorted coldly and thrust out both hands, spitting out two streams of red lotus fire from her palms, which merged into a red pillar of fire.
boom!
The two pillars of fire collided, sending up countless sparks that landed on the nearby water. The sparks lingered for several breaths before finally extinguishing.
"It's hot! It's too hot! Everyone, get out of here!"
"If we don't leave now, they'll be cooked!"
On the water's surface, many fish-like monsters were watching the show, including the unlucky big carp that Lan Hua had caught.
Both the purple fire and the red lotus fire are extraordinary fires. When they fall on the water, they make a hissing sound, causing the water temperature to rise sharply. It is truly a case of "when the city gate catches fire, the fish in the moat suffer."
"Want to fight me?"
The Purple Fire Turtle snorted coldly, exerted a little force, and the pillar of fire surged, pressing down on Lan Hua.
Although its flames are not as powerful as Lan Hua's Crimson Lotus Flame, its cultivation level is far higher, so the power of its fire pillar is naturally superior to the latter.
The battle was one-sided. Seeing that the situation was unfavorable to her, Lan Hua used the Flowing Light Step to flash away, leaving a large fire pit in the spot where she stood.
Upon landing, Lan Hua summoned the Silver Talisman Brush and unleashed her strongest talisman, the Lightning Talisman.
A huge talisman hung in the air, enveloping the purple fire turtle, emitting a crackling sound of electricity, and more than ten arcs of electricity fell down at the same time.
The turtle was startled, its neck shrank, and it put away the purple pillar of fire. The surface of its shell lit up, and a purple barrier appeared, blocking all the electric arcs.
"roar!"
The turtle flew into a rage, and the purple barrier left its shell, rushing towards the lightning talisman and shattering it to pieces.
"Kid, this old man isn't someone to be trifled with. Haven't you made enough trouble yet?"
The black iron arrows couldn't penetrate the tortoise shell, and she didn't have the strength to fight with fire, nor was she a match for the other party in terms of talisman techniques. Lan Hua finally made up her mind.
A faint light flashed beneath his feet as he dodged the purple pillar of fire from the giant turtle. His left hand gripped the bowstring again, and a red iron arrow was nocked onto the bowstring.
"Take another arrow from me!"
Using a desperate move, the iron arrow, enhanced by immense strength, talismans, and arrow technique, pierced the night and shot swiftly towards the turtle's shell.
This iron arrow is different from the others; as it flies, the arrowhead spins at high speed, emitting a buzzing sound.
This was the armor-piercing arrow that He Guinian, the master of the Myriad Weapons Sect, gave to Lan Hua.
boom!
The sharp arrowhead pierced through the turtle's shell, causing it great pain.
"Damn humans!"
Just as Lan Hua was about to fire another arrow, the Purple Fire Turtle leaped up and rushed into the lake.
"Trying to run? No way!"
Just as the turtle submerged into the water, Lan Hua arrived beside it. Her palms surged with Yuan Power, creating a suction force that firmly entwined the turtle's shell.
The turtle noticed that Lan Hua was stuck to its shell, so it used all its strength to roll around in the water, hoping to shake her off.
However, Lan Hua is like a leech; once it's on, it's impossible to remove.
Left with no other option, the turtle swam deeper and deeper into the lake.
Lan Hua was surprised when she switched her breathing to internal energy, not expecting the lake in the forest to be as deep as the ocean.
Suddenly, a bright light emanated from the bottom of the water, seemingly from a barrier.
Fish occasionally swam across the barrier, but quickly swam away, seemingly terrified of it.
The purple-fire turtle was rushing towards the barrier.
"Hmm? Could the area inside that barrier be the old turtle's lair?"
"Alright, nothing ventured, nothing gained. Let's go in and talk about it!"
After the Purple Fire Turtle carried Lan Hua through the barrier, they landed on an open space. Fortunately, Lan Hua was prepared and immediately leaped to a distance.
The space was very dry, without a trace of water. The barrier separated the lake from the water, creating two distinct worlds inside and outside the barrier.
After landing, the turtle leaped up, flashed with light, and transformed into an old man with white hair.
The old man had a beard, wore purple clothes, and had bloodstains on his right leg, from being wounded by Lan Hua's armor-piercing arrow.
"You brat, I advise you to get out of here obediently, or I'll call for help!"
Lan Hua was taken aback. There were other people. If another Purple Fire Turtle came, it would be a huge problem.
This one turtle is extremely difficult to deal with. The fact that Lan Hua was able to injure its leg was purely due to the turtle's carelessness and overconfidence in its shell.
If a real fight breaks out, Lan Hua, a mere Yuan Dan realm cultivator, is no match for a Danxia realm cultivator.
Lan Hua gripped the bowstring, nocked another armor-piercing arrow, and said in a deep voice, "Before you call for help, I'll kill you first!"
"Who is it? So arrogant!" a lazy voice came.
Lan Hua felt her body suddenly freeze, restrained by a powerful aura. The temperature in the space suddenly dropped, and a terrifying aura was approaching.
A large snake slithered in, its body covered with a thick layer of scales, and a fleshy ball on its head with two faintly visible horns.
Looking at the enormous creature that was over a hundred feet long, Lan Hua was startled, her legs trembled, and she was covered in cold sweat.
"What kind of giant snake is that?"
"Wait, why would a snake have horns on its head?"
"Could it be... the Great Black Dragon?"
Lan Hua was in turmoil, unable to comprehend how such a terrifying being could exist in the lake within the forest.
As the saying goes, a serpent becomes a dragon after five hundred years, and a dragon transforms into a dragon after a thousand years.
The black dragon before them was over a hundred feet long, clearly showing signs of transforming into a dragon. How powerful must it be?
Lan Hua smiled awkwardly, her hands still gripping the bow and arrow, but she couldn't think of a way to escape.
The turtle snorted, "See this? This is the helper I was planning to call! My brother Jiao, Hei Lie!"
"Brother Jiao?"
Lan Hua said with a wry smile, "Brother Jiao, I'm sorry for trespassing into your cave and disturbing your rest!"
"Humans?"
"How dare you hurt my Brother Turtle? You're tired of living!"
"It's been so long since I've eaten human flesh, I miss it terribly!"
The black dragon remained silent until it spoke, which startled Lan Hua.
"Brother Black Dragon, I'm sorry to have bothered you, I'll be leaving now!"
Lan Hua slowly retreated. How could she possibly fight two opponents at once? It was obvious at a glance that the black dragon had lived for over a thousand years and was a powerful expert above the Dan Shen realm.
The black dragon flashed and blocked the exit.
With a flash of light, a burly man in black appeared; it was the black dragon in disguise.
Lan Hua was startled and quickly changed the direction of the arrow, pointing it at Hei Lie.
Hei Lie frowned slightly. "You're the one who shot and injured my brother Gui's leg?"
Lan Hua nodded, "That's right!"
Hei Lie snorted, "Kid, you're quite something! My brother Gui's tortoise shell is known as invincible in the Xuanhuang Continent, even ordinary armor-piercing arrows can hardly hurt it, yet you managed to shoot it through. It's truly an eye-opener for me!"
Lan Hua laughed and said, "It was purely an accident, a case of collateral damage!"
"Accidental injury my ass!" The old turtle cursed profusely.
"I was just relaxing on the west riverbank, enjoying the cool air, when you suddenly ambushed me!"
"You're such a dog! If you want to borrow my things, just say so. Why did you have to come at me like that?"
Hei Lie frowned and asked, "What do you need from my brother Gui?"
Lan Hua gave an awkward smile and whispered, "Inner Core!"
"You really are a bastard, actually trying to steal my inner core!"
Enraged, the Purple Flame Turtle flashed forward, about to rush over and destroy Lan Hua.
Lan Hua's arrow spun again, locking onto the turtle, but its back was exposed to the black dragon.
The black dragon did not make a move, but said, "It's not impossible for me to get the inner core of the turtle-crocodile, unless you can do me a favor!"
Lan Hua was overjoyed. "What is it?"
The Purple Fire Turtle exclaimed in surprise, "Brother, what are you doing?"
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