Chapter 57: The Three-Headed Turtle (Part 1)

  What a wonderful plant, the sea dragon had never seen it before. He couldn't help but walk to a wrapped tree and scratch it hard in the place where it was just brushed by feathers. The wrapped tree seemed to be very comfortable, its whole body leaned towards the sea dragon, who became more interested and helped it scratch again. The wrapped tree immediately stopped shaking, its vines surrounded the sea dragon's body, lifted him high up, and seemed extremely excited. The sea dragon knew that the wrapped tree would not harm him, feeling the weak harmonious energy it emitted, couldn't help but laugh: "Is that no longer itchy? Put me down, I'll scratch your companions too." As if understanding his words, the wrapped tree gently put the sea dragon on the ground. The sea dragon quickly helped all the other wrapped trees that were brushed by feathers. They seemed to have already taken him as a friend. One would lift him up and another would catch him with vines, they played for half a day before putting him down.

  "Those entwining trees have already taken you as a true friend. From now on, if we encounter any danger, as long as we can escape here, it will probably be the safest place. You should know that although one entwining tree has no great power, if all the entwining trees here unite, they form a very powerful force. Their bark can even withstand the heat of the Samadhi True Fire."

  "Friends, we're leaving. Maybe we'll see you again someday," said Hailong loudly. The previously open road became even wider, and Hailong and the others set off easily, not encountering any obstacles until they had passed through the entire forest. Hailong sighed, "Sometimes, plants and animals really are more suitable as friends than people. At least, if you treat them well, they'll return it to you."

  She nodded slightly and said, "Yes! But I didn't expect that you would develop feelings for these entwined trees. In my heart, you're not the kind of person who easily reveals your inner emotions."

  "Ah, yes! I won't easily show my emotions in front of outsiders. As the saying goes, 'only speak three-tenths of the truth to others, and never reveal your whole heart.' This is the only way to minimize harm to oneself. I'd rather wrong the world than let the world wrong me. I'm a person who will surely retaliate if provoked, and those who cross me will not have a good ending." After saying this, he glanced at Zhi Shui with a mixture of intention and unintention, and Zhi Shui responded by curling his lip in disdain. Then, pulling Huang You along, they walked ahead.

  After crossing over several small hills, Xiao Jiling threw the clothes on his body to Hailong. In front of them was an ordinary-looking forest. Once they entered the forest, it became Xiao Jiling's domain, and no one could catch up with him in this terrain.

  Huang Fang siblings were shocked when they saw Xiao Jiling's appearance, but after hearing Hailong's explanation, they understood.

  Xiao Jiling quickly ran into the forest ahead of them. Hailong was worried that he might get lost and hurriedly followed him.

  Piaomiao reminded everyone: "After passing through this forest, we will arrive at the location of the Yi tribe settlement. There are many poisonous insects and ferocious beasts in this forest, so be careful. Dragon, take care of Huang Fang."

  As they entered the forest, Hailong finally understood what it meant to be in a desolate and treacherous place. Almost every three or four steps, they could see several extremely venomous snakes or insects. In this primitive forest, ferocious beasts were no longer a threat; only these poisonous creatures were deadly.

  Facing this situation was relatively simple. Hailong, Hongzhi, Piaomiao, and Zhi Shui opened their respective seals, and any living creature that approached within three feet of them would be repelled immediately.

  As they proceeded cautiously, nothing unexpected happened. Suddenly, a shrill roar came from the front, and when Hailong and Hongzhi heard this sound, their faces changed dramatically because it seemed to come from Xiao Jiling.

  Without hesitation, before Piaomiao and Zhi Shui could react, Hailong and Hongzhi had already rushed out at top speed towards the source of the sound.

  The sound of shouting and roaring continued to echo, and when Hailong and Hongzhi arrived, they were shocked to find that in front of them was a small lake, only a few square kilometers in size, which could be easily seen to the end. Xiao Jiling's gray figure was constantly turning and dodging in mid-air, with a silver light flashing in his hand, continuously launching attacks downwards. And its enemy was a huge water monster. It was like a giant snake, although only half of its body was above the water surface, but it was as long as seven or eight meters. On the top of its huge head was a flesh crown, and on its black body were thick scales, with three pairs of red eyes on its big head, looking extremely eerie. With Xiao Jiling's current cultivation level, the massive energy brought by the silver rod couldn't hurt it at all. If not for Xiao Jiling's agility, he would have already become the snake's meal. Hailong let out a long whistle, and the small iron rod shook in the wind, instantly transforming into a golden light flashing thousand-pound stick. In the midst of the dazzling light, he struck the monster snake with one blow. With a loud thud, the monster snake's huge head, which was just about to attack Xiao Jiling, was smashed into the water by Hailong. Hailong shouted to Xiao Jiling: "You go down first and wait for me at Hongzhi's place, I'll take care of this guy!"

  The little machine spirit also knew that it was no match for the giant snake, and it did two flips in mid-air before landing lightly beside Hong Zhi. The corner of its mouth had already started bleeding, clearly having taken some damage earlier. Hong Zhi feared that the little machine spirit might be hurt, so he quickly used his own Buddhist powers to heal its wounds. At this time, Piao Miao, Zhi Shui, and Huang Fang siblings had also arrived, and upon seeing the strange beast before them, Piao Miao and Zhi Shui exchanged a glance and simultaneously exclaimed: "Hong Huang's Strange Beast - Jiaolong!" Their voices were not only filled with surprise but also carried a hint of fear. The fact that these two top-notch cultivators from Shen Zhou felt fear was a testament to the terror-inspiring strength of this Jiaolong. The dragon in the sky, Hai Long, found it strange that his Thousand Jin Staff, which could easily destroy even magical artifacts approaching the level of sacred objects, had not crushed the snake's head with its previous heavy blow. Since reaching the realm of Bu Zun, Hai Long had always believed that his cultivation had reached a very high and profound level. Although he had not harmed Jiaolong, his confidence was undiminished, and he loudly shouted: "Autumn Dew Sword, unsheathe! Behead!" A blue light surged forth as the Autumn Dew Sword brought up a tail flame over a foot long and heavily chopped at Jiaolong's neck. With a loud clang, the Autumn Dew Sword rebounded back, and Hai Long was shocked to discover that not even a single scale on Jiaolong's body had been damaged. Greatly alarmed, he retreated like lightning, and in the spot where he had just stood, a ball of flames flashed by, its temperature seemingly higher than even the Threefold True Flame. Hai Long felt as if his body was transmitting a burning sensation, and his hair and eyebrows seemed to have been scorched.

  "Hold on, I'll protect Huang Han and Xiao Jingling. You and your sister go help Hailong." The two women rose into the air and flew to Hailong's side. Two blue-green lights suddenly struck the rising Jiaolong, causing it to fly back and heavily smash into the water. Water splashed everywhere, and the entire small lake seemed to be boiling.

  Hailong adjusted his breath evenly, continuously urging the power of the gods to flow into the Thousand Ton Rod. In a deep voice, he said: "This giant snake is really sturdy! It feels even more formidable than the Golden Threaded Python I dealt with last time."

  The void summoned the divine sword, saying: "No time to explain, let's eliminate it first. This is a Jiaolong, a Jiaolong that is only one line away from becoming a Liuhualong, be careful." With a loud crash, water splashed everywhere, and the giant head of the Jiaolong burst out again, with large flames spewing out of its massive head, which was over a meter in diameter, instantly covering all the space above the small lake. A layer of silver-white light appeared on the body of the sea dragon, which was the soft armor transformed by the void using bone beads, playing a defensive role. This armor was given a good name by the sea dragon, called "Wu Wang Armor", meaning to remind himself never to forget the void. Although the heat of the flames was strong, as soon as they reached the white light range of Wu Wang Armor, they dissipated and could not harm the sea dragon's body. The void set up a barrier in front of him with the divine sword, while Zhi Shui relied on the Qi Tian Lun to easily block the raging flames. A loud roar sounded, and the giant head of the Jiaolong shook, as if it was going to swallow the sea dragon whole.

  Hailong's pent-up anger in his heart suddenly erupted, and he did not retreat. He roared: "Qianjun Qingyu Yu." The Qianjun stick transformed into a myriad of rays of light, releasing the full power that this move should have had. Hailong's body charged forward in a straight line. Under the pressure of the countless lights, the giant head of the Chou Jiao was forced to close together, and the golden light merged into one. This stick from Hailong heavily struck the Chou Jiao's eye. The combined power of Hailong's law burst out with great force. Amidst the deafening roar, the Chou Jiao's head spouted blood wildly, and its eyes suddenly exploded, staining the lake water below red with a large amount of blood. Zhi Shui angrily shouted, her hands rapidly rotating the Qian Tian Lun. The blue-green light was magnificent, and the substantial light ring behind her floated into the Qian Tian Lun. Under the cover of the immortal spirit's aura, it heavily struck the Chou Jiao's head in a frenzy. Amidst the deafening roar, the Chou Jiao let out a mournful cry. Its remaining eyes were all shattered, and its entire head was completely stained red with blood. However, even so, under the Qian Tian Lun's strike, it still had not been smashed to pieces. Zhi Shui slightly frowned. The Qian Tian Lun had already returned to her hand. Although the Chou Jiao was a strange beast from the Floodplain of Heavens, in her opinion, with the power of her own Qian Tian Lun, she should have been able to easily take care of it. But this strike, although it heavily damaged the Chou Jiao, did not thoroughly eliminate it, showing just how powerful the Chou Jiao was.

  She had not made a move, and her specialty was the Thunder Arts. Without using the Thunder Arts, even if she used her strongest attack, it would definitely be no match for Stop Water's Praying Heaven Wheel. In this dense forest, if the Heavenly Thunder descended, even if they successfully killed the Jiao, they would probably destroy the entire forest. Xiao Yu knew that the primeval forest was a taboo place for the people of Nanjiang, and if they destroyed this forest, it would be difficult to take another step in Nanjiang. So she did not act rashly. The Dragon King watched as Stop Water also failed to kill the Jiao, and his heart shook with fear. He thought that this strange beast was indeed formidable, and even he and Xiao Yu were unable to deal with it. Just as he was about to make a move, something unexpected happened. The entire lake suddenly began to boil, and the forest trembled along with it. The Jiao's large head let out a long roar towards the sky, and a pale red bead shot out of its mouth. The Dragon King knew that this should be the Jiao's inner dan. Not only was the inner dan the lifeblood of these strange beasts, but it was also their ultimate attack method. Therefore, he did not rush forward, but instead drew closer to Xiao Yu, ready to adapt at any moment. What was strange was that the red inner dan did not launch any attacks, but instead revolved around the Jiao's injured head. The Dragon King clearly saw that the blood on the Jiao's head had stopped flowing, and the wounds inflicted by his own Thousand Jin Stick and Stop Water's Praying Heaven Wheel were rapidly healing. Even a blood-red eyeball had grown back out again. The Dragon King exclaimed, "This thing is healing itself! Quickly stop it!" As he spoke, Stop Water launched another attack, still using the Praying Heaven Wheel. However, this time his target was not the Jiao's head, but rather the inner dan floating around its head. If they could shatter that inner dan, then even if the Jiao was extremely powerful, it would be unable to wreak havoc again.

  The Qitian wheel flew away with a loud whirring sound, and the cyan light that was like a flame grew even more intense. Just as the Qitian wheel was only a few meters away from the giant head of the Jiao, the Jiao's head turned around, its blood-red eyes filled with ferocity, but without any fear or panic. With a loud crash, a massive black shadow suddenly shot up and collided with the Qitian wheel, causing it to rapidly retract its spiritual energy and light, drawing an arc in the air before falling back into Zhi Shui's hands. Under the influence of the machine, Zhi Shui's body shook violently, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. The sea dragon, who had been about to charge forward, suddenly stopped in his tracks, looking at the giant head of the Jiao in shock. Next to the original giant head was another one that was almost identical, with the same thickness as the body, but with an additional horn on top. The horn was short, only half a meter long, but very thick, taking up nearly half of the Jiao's forehead, and emitting a faint metallic glow. It was this horn that had successfully knocked down the Qitian wheel. Although it had hit the relatively weak side of the Qitian wheel, being knocked back was already an astonishing feat for a divine artifact. Xiang Xiang knew that she couldn't hold back now, and that the creature in front of her wasn't two Jiaos, but a single double-headed Jiao. A Jiao needed to cultivate for 10,000 years to grow a normal giant snake head, but this double-headed Jiao had cultivated for at least 20,000 years, with the second head having a massive horn that made its cultivation even stronger than that of Tie Tian Dao Zun. At this point, Xiang Xiang couldn't even be sure if the Shen Xiao Tian Lei could destroy this giant double-headed Jiao.

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