Qiongcai fought the fire turtle for several rounds, but still couldn't defeat it.
The fire turtle's cultivation level was nothing special, and it couldn't compare to her, a Great Luo Dao Lord. However, it relied on its indestructible shell, leaving Qiong Cai helpless for the time being.
Just like how the Taoist Taiqing was holding up the Xuanhuang Pagoda while Hu Le summoned the Chaos Bell, Hu Le, who was watching the battle from the sidelines, had a very strong feeling of being invincible from the start.
After several more rounds of fighting, Qiongcai used all sorts of supernatural powers and techniques, but still couldn't do anything to the fire turtle.
"Haha...you bird, don't waste your energy. Even if your mother were here, she wouldn't be able to hurt me in the slightest, let alone a junior like you."
The fire turtle's mocking voice echoed from inside its shell, as it manipulated the bead, which was surrounded by fire elemental energy, to continuously strike Qiongcai.
As for Qiongcai's mother, whom the fire turtle mentioned, she was the previous patriarch of the Luan bird clan. It was she who caught the turtle and kept it in the lake.
However, many years ago, Qiongcai's mother unfortunately perished during the Five Signs of Decay of Heaven and Man while attempting to ascend to the Great Luo realm. It was only later that Qiongcai was able to inherit the position of clan leader.
Qiong Cai grew increasingly furious as she listened, and her attacks became even more ferocious. However, even after she had pierced through the earth's core, the tortoise shell remained completely unharmed.
Finally, Qiongcai had no choice but to retreat to Hu Le's side, bowed deeply, and said, "This beast's shell is really hard to break. Please, Your Majesty, lend me a hand."
Hu Le didn't refuse, nodded, and then pointed with his fingers. With a loud boom, a bolt of divine thunder fell from the sky and exploded on the tortoise shell.
In an instant, all the water in the entire Spirit Lake evaporated, and the surrounding Earth Core Fire also vanished without a trace.
"You bastard, not only did you steal my treasure, but you even dared to attack me. However, I still have to give you a piece of advice: don't waste your energy. Even that bird couldn't hurt me, so you're still useless."
The fire turtle hid inside its shell, letting the Heavenly Thunder explode on it without showing any fear, and even uttering a few sarcastic remarks.
Unfortunately, it was wrong; people are ultimately different.
At the very least, Hu Le's cultivation level is far superior to Qiong Cai's.
Even a powerful cultivator like Qiong Cai hadn't managed to slay a single Dao Fruit; Hu Le could kill a whole bunch of them in no time...
The fire turtle had barely finished speaking with a slightly smug and confident tone when it suddenly sensed something was wrong. At the same time, a cracking sound suddenly came from its shell.
Immediately afterwards, countless crisscrossing cracks appeared on the originally fiery red surface of the tortoise shell.
Qiongcai, who was standing nearby, was both surprised and delighted to see this.
Fortunately, seeing that the fire turtle was finally put to death, she could finally vent her anger.
To everyone's surprise, this emperor was indeed as powerful as the legends said. The tortoise shell that she had tried everything to break through was easily cracked by this emperor with just a little effort.
This shows that the gap between the two was much larger than she had imagined...
As the lightning dissipated and the destructive power vanished, the shell on the fire turtle's back finally shattered completely.
Qiongcai originally thought that this beast would panic and even beg for mercy.
Unexpectedly, the fire turtle showed no sadness or fear whatsoever; instead, it burst into excited laughter.
"Hahaha... Excellent! Excellent! I'm finally out of this damn mess!"
The fire turtle immediately escaped from its primordial spirit body, bowed slightly to Hu Le, and said with a grin, "Thank you for helping me to be freed!"
It turns out that a wisp of chaotic energy once fell onto the tortoise shell on its back, which it then used its magic to refine onto the shell, creating a supreme defensive treasure.
At first, it was quite smug, thinking that with its shell, it would be safe from harm.
Indeed, over the years, all the enemies it has encountered, many of whom were clearly more powerful than it, have ultimately been defeated and killed by the tortoise shell on its back.
Even when it was still in its early stages of cultivation and encountered the Mother of Qiongcai, the Mother of Qiongcai was unable to do anything about it and could only keep it in the Spirit Lake, sealing off the Spirit Lake so that it could not come out.
It can be said that the tortoise shell saved its life countless times.
However, after a long time, as its cultivation improved, it soon realized that it had been too proud of itself.
It turns out that this tortoise shell was not only its means of survival, but also became a shackle on its cultivation.
With its level of cultivation, it should have been able to transform into human form long ago, but the confinement of this tortoise shell prevents it from doing so.
At first, it didn't pay much attention, thinking that it might be able to break free from the tortoise shell's constraints once its cultivation improved.
However, it soon realized that as its cultivation improved, the tortoise shell's defensive power was also becoming stronger and stronger, and the binding force was naturally becoming greater and greater.
After it was sealed in the lake, the primordial spirit of Pangu was discovered in a naturally formed well. Bathed in the creative energy of the primordial spirit, its cultivation level improved rapidly, while the binding force of the tortoise shell also became stronger.
Gradually, it realized that it was powerless to break free from this constraint and take on a true Dao body on its own. Only by relying on external forces could it have a slight chance of escaping.
Its idea is actually not bad. It's like how cultivators in later generations, unable to ascend to heaven and become immortals because of the constraints of their physical bodies, have to rely on others to break through their physical bodies and use only their primordial spirit to break through the Heavenly Gate, thus achieving liberation and ascending to heaven.
This method of cultivation is known as the "Corpse-Dissolving Immortal".
Of course, the Fire Turtle's situation is different from that of the Corpse-Dissolving Immortal.
In later generations, those who sought to transcend mortality and ascend to immortality faced strict requirements for the practitioner and even the magical artifacts used in the ritual. Any slight mistake would result in failure.
For example, the person performing the ritual needs to have a suitable birth date and time, and must have a certain karmic connection with the Corpse Immortal.
The requirements for magical artifacts are equally strict. The nature of the artifact must be incompatible with that of the Corpse-Dissolving Immortal, and it must be something that has not been tainted by blood or karma.
If a sword is used for corpse dissection, the sword must have been tempered by nature since it was forged, and must never have been sharpened or tainted by the aura of bloodshed...
As for this fire turtle, although it also needs the help of others to be freed, it's not that complicated. All that's needed is to break its shell so that it can escape from its primordial spirit body while still wrapped in its essence and magical power...
The arrival of Hu Le and Qiong Cai undoubtedly gave it this opportunity.
Originally, it first set its sights on Qiongcai, but it was greatly disappointed. In the end, it hid in its shell and stopped fighting back, letting Qiongcai attack as she pleased. But she still couldn't do anything to the shell.
In the end, it could only place its hopes on Hu Le.
In its view, someone who treats even Qiongcai with such respect must have some skill.
Having lived with the Luan bird clan for so long, it knew all too well what kind of people they were.
They pride themselves on their phoenix bloodline and are usually very aloof and arrogant...
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