Chapter 166: Water Turtle

"Hu…ha…hu…ha…"

Qi Heng slowed down, but could still hear the sound coming from there.

It was a heavy gasp, so loud that it seemed that even the nearby water was rippling.

Qi Heng looked solemn.

He couldn't see clearly what it was because it was hidden in the mud and dust, and there were some stones, algae and other things blocking it, so he couldn't see the whole picture.

But he knew it must be a big one, and judging from the pressure, its strength must be at least level four.

It is equivalent to the Nascent Soul stage of a cultivator.

"Be careful." He reminded Mo Jiuwei softly.

Monsters cannot use objects to improve their cultivation like cultivators. They don't have any skills, don't know how to refine pills or weapons, and it's difficult for them to leave their environment and go elsewhere to obtain resources. Therefore, it is particularly difficult to improve their cultivation, but every step is taken very solidly.

It is precisely because of this that when comparing humans and monsters of the same level of cultivation, the monsters are definitely superior in terms of strength!

However, cultivators can use external objects to fight, and if the weapons are suitable, the possibility of defeating monsters is not low.

The problem is... Qi Heng doesn't have any powerful weapon of the same level!

After a cultivator has achieved a breakthrough, he will often upgrade his weapon so that the strength of the weapon can be consistent with his cultivation level. Especially after the Jindan stage, every breakthrough is a qualitative change. If the weapons are of different levels, they will not be good enough.

Qi Heng's current weapon was refined just after he reached the Golden Core stage. It would be a bit of a stretch to use it in the late Golden Core stage, let alone now that he is in the Nascent Soul stage.

Besides, this place is underwater, which is the home ground of the monster and is very unfriendly to cultivators.

So Qi Heng was very cautious and didn't dare to move forward at all.

Mo Jiuwei stretched her neck and looked over there——

[That's a water-hiding turtle, it's quite big. ]

[It's impossible to defeat it, but we can't do nothing either, after all, there are good things behind it. ]

What?

Aquatic Turtle?

Qi Heng was in a terrible state. He wanted to run away when he heard the name.

It's not that he's scared, it's just that this thing is simply impossible to beat!

Turtles are animals with extremely high defensive capabilities, not to mention a water turtle. It is even more difficult to fight one in the water.

Moreover, the Water-Escaped Turtle can be called an immortal god in the water—

It can move through water, suddenly disappear from one place, and suddenly appear in another place within its range of activity!

It can run, hide, defend, and even attack!

Who can withstand this?

Its attack method is also simple and crude: it falls from the sky and smashes you to death with its weight!

Qi Heng reached out and tapped Mo Jiuwei's shoulder. When she turned around to look at him, he pointed to the back and asked with his eyes -

How about we go?

Mo Jiuwei understood his question and quickly shook her head, then pointed at the unclear black shadow and motioned him to come closer.

[No, no, I can't leave. If I leave, I won't get the good stuff.]

[Don't be afraid, come closer, I have a way. ]

Come a little closer?

Qi Heng gritted his teeth. He already felt the sense of being watched. This was exactly what the water-hiding turtle felt!

The two of them had entered its territory, and it had discovered them!

If they got any closer, this action might be seen as a provocation, and the water-hiding turtle would definitely attack first.

[Ah, Senior Brother Qi is so timid, he actually got scared...]

[I regret it. I shouldn't have let him come if I had known. If it was Uncle Liu, he would definitely listen to me.]

[The new senior brother still doesn't have as much tacit understanding as the old senior uncle. ]

Mo Jiuwei was a little depressed.

Even though I had given such an obvious hint, Senior Brother Qi remained indifferent. From his behavior, I knew he only wanted to retreat and escape, and he didn't dare to get close to the Water Turtle.

If it was someone else, whether it was Liu Feng, Chen Lan, or even Ling Qing whom she had just met... Mo Jiuwei felt that they would all listen to her, and if she told them to come closer, they would not retreat.

After all, Qi Heng was a new acquaintance of hers and he didn't trust her, so the two of them had no tacit understanding at all.

Qi Heng:

Who is timid?

Who is cowardly?

Being looked down upon by a one-year-old junior sister, he lost all his composure. At this moment, he really wanted to swing out his long chain and hit the Water Turtle to prove to her that he was not a coward at all.

But he is not a young boy anymore and will not act so impulsively.

He made some preparations beforehand, making sure he could run away if he couldn't win, and then he gritted his teeth and moved a little closer.

Mo Jiuwei was overjoyed.

He moved, Senior Brother Qi finally wanted to move!

That's it…

[Hurry up, move forward! ]

[The distance is not enough, it's almost there. ]

Qi Heng gritted his teeth and walked forward again.

At this moment, the bottom of the water suddenly trembled, as if some huge monster suddenly moved.

Qi Heng's hair stood on end and his whole body was on alert, but Mo Jiuwei was still "saying" that the distance was not enough, it was still two steps away.

Two steps... that would get us very close to the water turtle. If it suddenly attacks...

Qi Heng took a deep breath and suddenly took a big step forward. At the same time, his words came out -

"Now!"

As soon as he took this step, he saw the ground shaking and the water swaying. The water suddenly became turbulent and turbid, as if a chopstick had directly stirred the lake water!

Qi Heng was standing unsteadily, but he reacted quickly, hugged Mo Jiuwei and immediately fell down, rolling back on the spot!

The next moment, a loud noise came from the front, and something huge smashed over where he was originally standing.

It was also at this time that the water was shaking violently, making it difficult to see. Qi Heng also felt dizzy and almost fell down.

"Bang!"

The black shadow in the water moved again, and as it moved, it finally shook off the outer layer of mud, revealing a giant turtle body.

It was very dark here and its appearance could not be seen clearly, but for Qi Heng, even if there was light now, he could not see the figure of the turtle at all.

Because it was too tall and too big, much more massive than he was, unless he floated higher he would not be able to see the shape of its shell clearly.

After rolling on the ground, Qi Heng immediately stood up in a panic and swam upwards.

There seemed to be some sound coming from the water, very dull, making people's eardrums hurt.

The Water Turtle's attack missed, so he became angry.

It planned to disappear on the spot, appear in front of the hateful monk, and then crush his bones with its huge shell!

It hadn't done this for a long time, because the monsters in the lake knew of its existence. They were no match for it and would only avoid it from a distance.

As for the monks, not many people would find this place, so it has enjoyed a rare period of quietness for nearly a hundred years.

A hundred years was just a nap for it. It did not get enough sleep, so it was extremely angry about being disturbed.