127: Vampire bats, Jiangnan rebellion!

"You are indeed a very strong opponent, but that's all you are."

"You don't think this mere ice can restrict my movements, do you?"

Lu Chuan instantly froze all the surrounding water into ice, which did slightly surprise the white giant turtle.

However, looking at the inverted ice bowl, its enormous eyes still held a hint of disdain.

Then, the giant turtle repeated its trick, retracting its four limbs into its shell, and spinning its body until it was almost a spiky ball.

As it spun rapidly, terrifying power was released from the giant turtle's body.

Immediately, the giant turtle charged upwards, crashing into the central area of the ice bowl.

Crack! Crack!

Under the impact of the giant turtle's terrifying power, the ice, which was over ten meters thick, actually cracked!

Then, the constantly spinning giant turtle, using its mountain-like shell, spun wildly like a drill.

At the crack in the ice bowl, large amounts of shattered ice were rapidly falling.

As the ice was damaged, it wasn't long before the ten-meter-thick ice wall collapsed under the immense water pressure from above.

A massive flow of water, along with huge blocks of ice, poured down.

The terrifying force unleashed by the giant turtle truly astonished Lu Chuan.

Relying on its tough shell, the giant turtle truly achieved a perfect balance of offense and defense.

While maximizing its defense, it also possessed terrifying offensive capabilities!

Most importantly, this giant turtle even understood ranged attacks. It could swallow a large amount of water, compress it within its body, and then release it.

Lu Chuan found that in this underground current, the Xuanwu giant turtle in front of him seemed to have an endless supply of energy.

Its massive body was like a giant white cannon, simultaneously sucking in water and compressing it fiercely before firing water cannons.

The force contained in those water cannons was extremely terrifying, even Lu Chuan didn't dare to take them head-on.

"Little wolf cub, can you only dodge?!"

The giant turtle couldn't help but mock.

Lu Chuan's speed was very fast, making it impossible for the giant turtle to aim at all.

The Xuanwu's water cannons were already very fast, but they still couldn't hit Lu Chuan.

"Heh heh, if you've got the guts, stop hiding in that shell and come out and fight me!"

Lu Chuan wouldn't fall for the trick of taking the water cannons head-on, so he immediately retorted without mercy.

Lu Chuan was confident that if the Xuanwu in front of him didn't act like a coward, he wouldn't be afraid of close combat.

It was just that this shell was too difficult to deal with.

Lu Chuan wouldn't give up his agile dodging, and the giant turtle naturally couldn't give up its powerful defense.

After all, this heavy shell was its biggest trump card.

"Brother, how is the situation now?"

"There hasn't been any movement for so long, have you already encountered that Xuanwu giant turtle, but its defense is too strong and you can't do anything to it?"

Just then, Lu Chuan received Ren Qingyao's Soul message relayed by Li Shan.

"You got it right, little fool, do you know the weakness of this giant turtle?"

Lu Chuan sighed and asked.

This was the first time he had encountered such a tricky situation since fighting other fierce beasts.

"The defense of this Xuanwu giant turtle is simply invincible among those of the same rank, even I can't compare."

"However, it has a fatal flaw, which is that its movements are very clumsy."

Ren Qingyao chuckled softly.

"Underwater, it can use the water flow to propel its body, greatly increasing its speed."

"But it only possesses the Xuanwu Bloodline, after all, it is still just an ordinary turtle."

"If this old turtle gets on land, with its four short legs trying to support such a massive body, it will be much more cumbersome."

After hearing Ren Qingyao's words, Lu Chuan's eyes immediately lit up.

"Right, such a simple principle, I didn't think of it before!"

After realizing this, Lu Chuan wanted to lure the giant turtle out of the underground current, so he swam upwards.

The giant turtle, thinking Lu Chuan was showing weakness, immediately followed.

However, having lived for so many years, this giant turtle was not foolish. After chasing for a while, it stopped when it was still over a hundred meters away from the water surface.

"It's not working, little fool, this old turtle is quite smart, it won't follow."

"Then there's nothing I can do. When the Pangolin Tyrant killed this old Xuanwu turtle, it was done on land."

"At that time, the Tyrant directly used its earth-burrowing ability to launch a surprise attack from underground. Before the giant turtle could react, it was directly flipped over by brute force."

"You know, it's a turtle after all. With its shell facing the ground, it can't exert any force with those four short legs."

"And the Tyrant's most terrifying weapon was its pair of claws that could split mountains and rocks. It spent several hours on land, hard at work, chiseling through the tough turtle shell and killing this old turtle."

"This... let's forget about it..."

After hearing Ren Qingyao's words, Lu Chuan's face was full of helplessness.

Even that Tyrant took several hours to deal with this giant turtle.

And that was after it came ashore and was attacked by surprise while unprepared.

Lu Chuan now had no idea of dealing with the Xuanwu. Everything would have to wait until the giant turtle came out of the water.

At least in this current, Lu Chuan couldn't do anything to the opponent.

He directly put a mark on the Xuanwu giant turtle so that he could observe its position at any time, and next time he wanted to find this giant turtle again, he wouldn't need others to guide him.

Immediately, Lu Chuan sneered, turned his head to look in another direction, which was the direction the red-scaled snake had fled earlier.

Although the red-scaled snake had seen the situation was bad and fled first.

Not every fierce beast has the talent of instantaneous movement. This red-scaled snake had only fled a few dozen miles.

This distance was nothing to Lu Chuan. Following the mark, he quickly chased after it.

After just fighting with the giant turtle, the flesh and blood he had swallowed in his stomach earlier had been digested. It was just the right time for a spicy strip to satisfy his hunger.

"Oh, right, Brother, I almost forgot to tell you."

"That old Xuanwu turtle also has a younger brother, but that younger brother is very ambitious. Because Xuanwu is very simple-minded, it is often tricked into doing things by that cunning fellow."

Li Shan relayed the message at this time.

"He has a younger brother? What kind of fierce beast is that? Is it close to the Qinling Mountains?"

Lu Chuan immediately asked. Since he had already come this far, he might as well deal with these potential threats along the way.

"That fellow is a vampire bat, also in the Qinling Mountains, but he is in the far west of the Qinling range."

"The place where that guy lives is a volcano, and the number of this bat clan is very large, Brother, you must be careful."

Lu Chuan nodded upon hearing this, and then smiled slightly in his heart.

"A volcano in the west? Then it seems this little spicy strip is leading the way for me again."

Lu Chuan could feel that this red-scaled snake was fleeing with a purpose.

...

In the Jiangnan area, the original number one family in Jiangnan was the Yang family.

But the Yang family offended the Pangolin Tyrant, and the Tyrant directly raided and massacred the Yang manor.

Although some people escaped, the overall situation began to decline.

Currently, the position of Jiangnan Alliance Leader was taken by Mo Shanhe, the head of the Mo family.

At this time, in the Jiangnan area's Alliance Leader office, Mo Shanhe's face was very gloomy.

Because the high-level officials in the imperial capital of Yan Kingdom were starting to conscript a large number of ability users from the Jiangnan area again.

Among them were many strong individuals recruited by the Mo family.

Mo Shanhe was extremely angry at the actions of the high-level Yan Kingdom officials.

With the arrival of the spiritual energy recovery, local powerhouses also became ambitious, and Mo Shanhe was no exception.

He knew that the future situation would definitely be very turbulent.

As events unfolded, it was even highly possible that the Yan Kingdom would fall into a state of fragmentation.

Therefore, Mo Shanhe had long wanted to prepare for the future when heroes would rise and contend for dominance.

The ability users nurtured by the Jiangnan Prefecture were basically his subordinates, and also Mo Shanhe's capital for dominating the world in the future.

But if he were to follow the orders of the imperial capital's high-level officials at this time and hand over these elites, where would he have the capital to rule a region in the future? At that time, he would only be at the mercy of others.

Mo Shanhe's face was gloomy, and after pondering for a moment, a cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Send a message to the imperial capital, saying that recently, fierce beasts have been causing frequent trouble in the Jiangnan area."

"My Jiangnan has suffered continuous damage recently, and manpower is severely insufficient."

"These people required by the imperial capital are all currently on missions. As the Alliance Leader of the Jiangnan area's Ability User Alliance, I must prioritize the safety of the people in the Jiangnan area. It is truly impossible to spare any manpower."

Mo Shanhe directly found an excuse to refuse the imperial capital.

And using the excuse of fierce beast invasion was most suitable, after all, the original purpose of establishing the Ability User Alliance was to resist the invasion of fierce beasts.

"Damn it!"

"What does this Mo Shanhe mean? How dare he openly defy orders?!"

Ji Zhentian, who was in the imperial capital, was furious upon receiving Mo Shanhe's message.

Ji Zhentian's eyes narrowed slightly, and a hint of anger flashed in his eyes.

In his message, Mo Shanhe only vaguely mentioned that there were fierce beasts causing trouble in the Jiangnan area, but he did not provide any concrete evidence.

Moreover, there had been no news of fierce beasts causing trouble in the Jiangnan area recently.

These high-level officials of the Yan Kingdom were all shrewd individuals who had held high positions for a long time.

They understood perfectly that Mo Shanhe was clearly just finding an excuse to fob them off.

In such a chaotic world, to be perfunctory towards the imperial capital, Ji Zhentian couldn't help but suspect Mo Shanhe's intentions.

However, just at this moment, new intelligence arrived.

"Lord Alliance Leader! News has come from the Jiangnan area that a giant crocodile with a huge body has attacked Fucheng!"

Immediately, a video was transmitted to the large screen in the office.

A giant crocodile, seventy to eighty meters long, with visibly tough scales on its body.

The entirely black giant crocodile, like a monster from a science fiction movie, invaded Fucheng via the waterway.

Because Fucheng has many rivers, although giant walls were built, the river channels were not blocked off.

In the river channels around Fucheng, only a few electrified, openable steel nets were used for interception.

These defenses were indeed sufficient for ordinary people.

But in front of evolved giant beasts, they were like paper.

The giant crocodile quickly dismantled the steel nets and entered the urban area through the water.

Fucheng is now in complete chaos.