27: Wow, I'm actually this strong!

Inside the stone cave, the Four-Clawed Black Python's cold vertical pupils swept over the empty stone platform.

Its nearly mature white jade lingzhi was gone.

The scent of the Spirit Medicine still lingered in the air.

Roar!

A hiss exploded in the water as its furious intent transformed into a physical shockwave, causing rubble to rustle down throughout the stone cave.

Its Spirit Medicine!

It had guarded it for decades, only waiting to consume it once mature to help itself Breakthrough to the Third Order Late Stage!

It had actually been stolen!

The Black Python's massive body suddenly lunged out of the cave, its crimson pupils searching through the dark river water.

That scent hadn't fully dissipated yet.

It followed that faint Aura, its massive body pulling a pitch-black trail through the water, filled with overwhelming killing intent.

Just now, it thought that group of Vicious Beasts was just passing by.

It didn't expect them to have stolen its Spirit Medicine!

...Inside the Turtle Mansion, the atmosphere was quiet.

Li Qing was perched in the center of the cave, his heart filled with a trace of alarm besides anger.

Just then, a terrifying Aura came from outside the valley!

The entire Turtle Mansion was trembling violently, and rubble from the cave walls kept tumbling down.

"Master!"

Catfish Head sent out a panicked thought.

It's that Four-Clawed Black Python!

How did it find its way here?!

Li Qing's heart sank, and he understood instantly.

The white jade lingzhi!

That beast is coming for the Spirit Medicine!

It's over; I'm trapped in my own nest.

A massive, hideous snake head appeared at the cave entrance.

The entrance was blocked off!

Those crimson vertical pupils looked at Li Qing.

A tyrannical, greedy, and furious intent slammed directly into Li Qing's mind.

"Hand over... my... Spirit Medicine!"

Li Qing's remaining seven lackeys shivered under this pressure, completely losing their Battle Intent.

Run?

There was nowhere to run.

Beg for mercy and hand over the Spirit Medicine?

That was even more of a joke.

He had already eaten the Spirit Medicine.

Was he supposed to hand over his life?!

Li Qing stared at those cold snake pupils, and the anger in his heart was instead completely ignited by this desperate situation.

He had lost three of his generals, and now it had chased him home to exterminate him?

Did it really think Li Qing was made of clay!

"You want it back?"

Li Qing responded coldly.

"Then let's see if you have the ability!"

With a thought.

Mystic Water Manipulation was activated at full power!

The river water inside the cave instantly became violent.

Dozens of high-speed rotating water currents formed out of thin air, turning into sharp drills that stabbed fiercely toward the Four-Clawed Black Python's head!

Since there was no way to retreat, then fight!

The Four-Clawed Black Python seemingly didn't expect this Second Order little Turtle to dare resist, and it opened its massive maw disdainfully.

A massive suction force came forth, actually intending to swallow Li Qing along with those water drills!

"Break for me!"

Li Qing's Turtle head suddenly jerked upward.

Those water drills instantly changed direction, no longer attacking but instead colliding and undergoing Fusion!

In the blink of an eye, a giant Water Spear several times thicker than before took shape, carrying an Aura that could tear through anything. It went against the suction and slammed violently into the Black Python's open maw!

Boom!

The Water Spear exploded deep in the Black Python's throat, the violent currents battering its internal organs.

The Four-Clawed Black Python hissed in pain, its massive head jerking as it smashed the rock wall at the cave entrance into pieces.

It had suffered a hidden loss!

Seeing this, Li Qing no longer felt the slightest bit of fear.

So, it wasn't completely impossible to fight back!

He had evolved twice.

And had successively awakened so many talent Divine Abilities.

His strength was already far beyond what an ordinary Second Order could compare to!

The Four-Clawed Black Python was completely enraged. It gave up on blocking the entrance and its massive body surged into the valley.

Its ten-meter-long body lay across the valley floor, practically a giant beast of the water.

It ignored the lackeys pinned down by its pressure, its crimson pupils fixed only on Li Qing.

It hadn't expected the Turtle before it to have some skill.

It had actually inadvertently suffered a small loss!

What a humiliation!

Whoosh!

A black afterimage flashed past, sharp claws tearing through the water, aiming straight for Li Qing's Turtle shell!

Too fast!

Li Qing didn't have time to manipulate the water for defense and could only suddenly retract his limbs and head into his shell.

Clang!

A deafening sound of metal clashing rang out.

An irresistible Great Strength surged through, and his entire Turtle body was swatted away, slamming into the mountain wall behind him and smashing out a large crater.

A few shallow white marks appeared on the surface of the Turtle shell.

But he had held on!

A Turtle's shell was naturally the best defense.

Combined with Li Qing's Mysterious Armor talent.

He had head-on withstood a strike from this Third Order Middle Stage Vicious Beast!

"Again!"

Li Qing charged out from the rubble, his Battle Intent soaring.

He discovered that he seemed to be much stronger than he had imagined!

He no longer defended passively but instead took the initiative to meet it.

Mystic Water Manipulation activated, and the surrounding water turned into countless invisible chains, wrapping around the Black Python's limbs and tail to slow its movements.

At the same time, his massive Turtle body used the propulsion of the water to turn into a black cannonball, slamming fiercely into the Black Python's abdomen!

His talent Great Strength, the Power of Six Elephants, was no joke!

The Four-Clawed Black Python was bound by the water, its movements slowing for a split second.

Thud!

Li Qing slammed solidly into its abdomen.

The Black Python hissed in pain and lashed out with its massive tail.

Li Qing had expected this; his Turtle claws dug into the ground, and using the counterforce, his body slid to the side, evading the strike.

The giant tail swept past, and the rocks where he had just been were whipped into powder!

That was close!

The Battle Intent in Li Qing's eyes grew even more intense.

He controlled the water, constantly creating whirlpools, undercurrents, and Water Blades in the valley, attacking the Black Python from all directions.

Meanwhile, his main body acted as the sturdiest fortress, sometimes charging head-on and sometimes moving cunningly, constantly looking for openings on the Black Python.

This battle, which had started in despair, had actually slowly turned into an evenly matched struggle!

The Four-Clawed Black Python grew increasingly shocked.

This Turtle's strength isn't weak.

What breed of Turtle is this?

The Black Python's four claws cut through the water in afterimages, each swipe stirring up massive water pressure in an attempt to tear through Li Qing's shell.

Its snake mouth opened and closed repeatedly, spitting out corrosive black Water Arrows.

If Li Qing couldn't dodge, he would endure it.

The Water Arrows hit the Turtle shell with a "sizzle," leaving shallow marks but unable to penetrate.

That giant tail was even more ferocious; every sweep carried a terrifying sound of breaking air, churning the water in the entire valley and shattering rocks.

Li Qing, meanwhile, was like a nimble reef, maneuvering through the violent currents.

He fully utilized the advantages of Mystic Water Manipulation, turning the surrounding river water into his weapons and shields.

Water Walls rose out of thin air, blocking the Black Python's lunges.

Undercurrents formed quietly, interfering with the Black Python's balance.

Countless tiny Water Blades cut between the gaps in the Black Python's scales, making a piercing grinding sound.

Roar!

The Black Python's patience was exhausted.

Its successive lunges were either cleverly neutralized by Li Qing or blocked by his hard shell, only leaving new white marks on it.

It suddenly rushed toward the top of the valley, its massive body wrapping around a huge stone pillar, then it exerted force, uprooting the pillar and smashing it toward Li Qing with a whistling sound of water!

Li Qing's eyes narrowed slightly; the Black Python before him had erupted!

He didn't take it head-on; with a thought, a massive water whirlpool formed beneath the stone pillar.

Simultaneously, he twisted his body, dodging to the side at his fastest speed.

Boom!

The stone pillar slammed into the valley floor, kicking up silt everywhere and shaking the entire Turtle Mansion.

Li Qing took advantage of the gap in the Black Python's attack to suddenly accelerate, charging toward the side of the Black Python's head.

"Now!"

All his strength gathered, and the water at the front of his shell was compressed to the extreme, forming a sharp cone.

Thud!

Li Qing slammed hard into the Black Python's temple.

The Black Python's massive body shook violently, its head swaying as it hissed in pain.

Its movements slowed noticeably for a split second.