Chapter 2406: Cold Martial Mysterious Turtle

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Mistress Wanhua's heart tightened. With one hand, she swiftly formed a magical incantation. The top of her head opened, and a green wooden shield flew out. At the same time, the black giant lion behind her roared loudly into the sky, and a black beam of light shot forth.

With a thunderous crash, the colossal axe struck the wooden shield, first bouncing off it, then being pierced through by the black light beam before finally dissipating and vanishing in a flash.

Upon seeing this, Mistress Wanhua showed no joy; instead, her expression grew even more solemn. With a flick of both sleeves, a whooshing sound arose as countless black flying needles shot out, transforming into a rolling black mist formation that spread throughout the nearby void.

The golden giant crab's casual strike earlier possessed such immense power, leaving her no choice but to consider it a formidable foe. For a moment, she could no longer spare any thought for Ice Maiden over there.

Upon witnessing all this, Daoist Qingping was naturally both shocked and enraged. He had never imagined that what was originally a sure thing would be interfered with by another party.

However, having seen the terrifying power of the golden crab's previous attack, he knew perfectly well that Mistress Wanhua, his helper, could not be relied upon for the time being. Immediately, he steeled his resolve. After flicking his whisk again, blue silken rays, many times denser than before, shot out with a 'hissing' sound directly towards the opponent. At the same time, with a raise of his other hand, a hazy blue mirror transformed into a ball of blue light and flew from his grasp.

After a slight tremor, a black and white Bagua pattern emerged within the mirror. With another flash, it suddenly appeared above Ice Maiden.

With a rumbling sound, several-inch-long wooden sticks suddenly flew out from the black and white Bagua. Swelling against the wind, they transformed into several-zhang-long wooden stakes. Adorned with swirling green patterns, they wildly smashed down towards the ice shield below.

Clearly, the Daoist also perceived that Ice Maiden had only recently advanced to the Mahayana stage. Even with his strength alone, he believed there was a great chance to capture her, which was why he launched such a powerful assault from the start.

Under the combined fierce assault of the blue silken rays and the massive wooden stakes, the previously unyielding ice shield began to show signs of weakness after a moment. Not only did it flicker wildly amidst the booming sounds, but after several crisp cracks, faint white fissures finally appeared on its surface.

Seeing this, Ice Maiden within the light shield did not show much panic. Instead, she took a deep breath, sat down cross-legged, and formed a hand seal. A flash of crystal light suddenly flew from the top of her head. After spinning and condensing, it transformed into the illusion of a colossal, pure white turtle, about a zhang in size.

This turtle's back was covered in countless shimmering ice spikes. Its entire body exuded an incredibly frigid aura. As soon as it appeared, it opened its mouth wide, spraying out massive clouds of white frigid air, which silently merged into the ice shield.

The ice shield, which had been somewhat dim, immediately glowed with an intense cold light upon absorbing this frigid air, and the newly formed cracks on its surface instantly mended.

Under the attack, the entire ice shield surprisingly stabilized as if new.

"Profound Turtle of Arctic Might!"

Upon clearly seeing the appearance of the ice turtle, Daoist Qingping's face instantly changed, and he gasped in surprise. However, after a brief moment of thought, he immediately and instinctively formed hand seals with both hands. With a sharp 'Jì!' from his mouth, a roll of radiant light behind him manifested a colossal Daoist figure illusion out of thin air.

The Daoist figure's robe was inscribed with black and white Taiji patterns. As soon as it appeared, countless specks of starlight gathered frantically from all directions, surging into its illusory body, causing its form to expand by more than ten times, becoming over a hundred zhang tall.

With a solemn low shout, Daoist Qingping abruptly activated the magic art in his hand. The colossal Daoist figure behind him instantly rubbed its hands together, then raised them simultaneously. Dense white thunder flames immediately appeared and, with a tremor, surged with a rumbling sound towards the opponent.

Seeing this, Ice Maiden's expression changed. She too channeled her internal magical power, and the Profound Turtle above her head suddenly grew several sizes larger, its expelled frigid air becoming twice as thick.

After absorbing the surging cold light, the ice shield managed to withstand the combined assault of the blue silken rays, wooden stakes, and thunder flames.

Seeing this, Daoist Qingping secretly groaned in frustration.

He then realized that although his opponent's cultivation was not profound, her ice-attribute divine ability was truly profound. Moreover, with her adopting a purely defensive stance, capturing her quickly would likely be impossible.

Having no other choice, he steeled his heart and furiously channeled all three divine abilities, continuously attacking the ice shield, hoping to swiftly deplete her magical power and then defeat her in one fell swoop.

As for the nearby golden giant crab and Mistress Wanhua, one was enveloped in silver arcs while the other was wreathed in rolling black mist. They were clearly locked in an exceptionally fierce battle, showing no signs of a quick resolution.

Meanwhile, on Han Li's side, after an initial probing exchange, both parties finally began to unleash their true power.

The giant ape saw that relying solely on its fist shadows was utterly ineffective against the Nine-Eyed Blood Toad, into which Xiao Ming had transformed. A cold glint flashed in its giant eyes, and then a golden light flickered behind it. A three-headed, six-armed Dharma Idol appeared, and after its entire body condensed with spiritual light, it transformed into the Brahma Saint Golden Body with six closed eyes. Its three faces were identical to Han Li's, but each bore a different expression.

The giant ape let out a long howl, then slapped its head with one hand. The top of its head opened, and a stream of black mist surged out. With a roll, it plunged into the Golden Body and vanished.

The Brahma Saint Golden Body trembled. The moment its six eyes simultaneously opened, its body swayed and then completely vanished without a trace.

The next moment, a ripple appeared above the Nine-Eyed Blood Toad, and the Brahma Saint Golden Body, over ten zhang tall, bizarrely reappeared. Its six hands merely grasped at the void, and immediately, each manifested a golden giant blade, three to four zhang long. After a slight flourish, countless cold lights from the blades surged out, and then, with a rapid churn, they transformed into a vast golden hurricane that swept straight down.

Before the golden hurricane truly descended, 'hissing' golden blade rays first shot out from within it, their sharpness appearing capable of slicing the void directly into fragments.

Xiao Ming's heart tightened. He dared not be overconfident and use the Blood Toad's long tongue to block these golden blade rays. Instead, the giant toad he had transformed into let out a strange 'croaking' sound, and dense silver runes appeared on the bulging area of its back, furiously interweaving and flashing as they separated from its body.

In an instant, a silver runic net condensed around the Blood Toad's body.

When the golden blade rays struck it, they surprisingly vanished into it in a flash, with no further reaction.

Taking the opportunity, the Blood Toad's belly swelled, and it opened its mouth wide, spraying out a hazy blue light orb, about a zhang in diameter and covered with countless blood-red filaments. It flashed and struck the rapidly approaching hurricane.

With an earth-shattering boom, amidst the intertwining blood-red filaments and golden light, the golden hurricane was shattered by the impact, revealing the Brahma Saint Golden Body within.

At this moment, half of the Golden Body's golden blades were utterly destroyed, and a terrifyingly large hole appeared in its chest. However, there was no blood or flesh inside, and it rapidly mended as specks of golden light converged. At the same time, the vanished golden blades in its hands instantly reappeared.

As soon as the Brahma Saint Golden Body was restored, a cold glint flashed in its six eyes, and it lunged down again, wielding its six golden blades.

The Nine-Eyed Blood Toad was unwilling to continue a head-on confrontation. Its body suddenly shrunk by more than ten times, and at the same time, it sprayed out bursts of blood mist from its back, transforming into a sea of mist that concealed its form.

Seeing this, the Brahma Saint Golden Body showed no intention of retreating. With a roar, it transformed into a whirlwind and plunged into the sea of blood-red mist.

A moment later, loud rumbling and exploding sounds erupted from within, indicating an exceptionally fierce struggle between the two.

The giant ape, into which Han Li had transformed, showed a hint of a cold smirk in its eyes. With a movement of its arm, a furry large hand was about to claw out towards the blood mist.

However, the next moment, the giant ape's expression suddenly changed without the slightest warning. Its head twisted bizarrely by 180 degrees. After its outstretched hand blurred, it clenched its fist and abruptly thrust it towards the void behind itself.

Almost simultaneously, a ripple appeared behind it, and a faint grey shadow flashed forth. A blue hand, like an iron hook, clawed towards the giant ape's back.

With a 'hissing' sound, wisps of a putrid, fishy odor emanated from the fingertips of the blue hand.

However, the grey shadow's action directly collided with the giant ape's back-swinging punch.

A muffled 'thud'!

Upon being struck, the blue hand immediately caused a wave of golden shockwaves to ripple outwards.

The faint grey shadow was caught off guard and sent flying by the impact, but it immediately performed some unknown secret art. The next moment, its body twisted, and it shot forward again at an incredible angle.

The giant ape roared. After completely turning its body around, it moved its two arms, immediately unleashing countless fist shadows that transformed the surrounding void into a world of golden gale.

However, the grey figure was as light as a swallow, as if it had no weight at all. Even though it was repeatedly forcibly sent flying by the fist shadows, it remained completely unharmed. Instead, it continued to dance erratically near the giant ape, resembling a maggot clinging to bone.

After furiously striking hundreds of punches in one breath and realizing it still couldn't affect the grey shadow, the giant ape's face twisted into a grin as it burst into maniacal laughter:

"Your technique is quite interesting; it can actually deflect ninety percent of attacks. But I wonder if you'll still be so relaxed after taking a sword strike from me."

No sooner had it finished speaking than the giant ape retracted its fist and, with one finger, slashed at the grey shadow in the void.

Immediately, a hazy green sword light flashed like lightning, cleaving the hovering grey shadow straight down the middle.

However, a bizarre scene unfolded. The grey shadow, cleaved into two halves, left no trace of blood. Instead, it blurred and disintegrated, vanishing.

Meanwhile, in the void dozens of zhang away, a faint ripple appeared, and another grey figure silently emerged.

It turned out that the grey shadow had used a secret art to escape before the sword light struck, leaving behind only a faint afterimage.

By this point, the grey figure's face was fully revealed. With a dull and simple expression, it was none other than the old ancestor Wugou.

The giant ape's pupils slightly contracted, and its gaze flickered towards the battle involving Fairy Huaxi.

This time, it saw clearly: besides the woman who was still manipulating a ring to resist the immense pressure of the mountain, in the sea of fire pressed down by another mountain, the golden fiery figure was still there, attacking the Second Pole Mountain above its head by spraying countless golden fireballs from both hands.