"Living creature!"
Facing those blood-red eyes, Luo Chen identified the enemy in an instant.
It was not one of the ghostly creatures found everywhere in the Nether Abyss, but a living being, radiating a powerful aura no weaker than Black King's.
If that were all, it would have been nothing. With Luo Chen's strength, he had no fear of such an existence.
But this was the Nether Abyss!
Once they started fighting, it would inevitably draw the attention of other powerful beings. When that happened, Luo Chen feared his outcome would not be pleasant.
"How could a living creature still exist in such a deathtrap?"
A puzzled look appeared on Luo Chen's face as he slowly retreated, making it clear that he had no desire to become enemies with the other party.
But while he retreated, the enemy advanced.
Rolling waves surged forth, and the owner of those blood-red eyes revealed its true main body.
Its green-yellow thick back was as broad as land itself, round as a whole yet angular in every detail.
Its long neck resembled that of a giraffe, yet also that of a giant python.
The form of a Turtle Snake?
Luo Chen froze at the sight.
A thought stirred within him. Could it be...
"It's the Black Tortoise of the Ming Abyss Lu Family!"
In a single instant, Luo Chen recognized the other party.
At the same time, he understood why such a living creature existed within the Nether Abyss, where life could scarcely survive.
It was because it had grown here since childhood. Moreover, its environment had caused its transformation to remain incomplete, leaving the turtle and snake forms not fully separated.
At that moment, the enormous Black Tortoise crashed fiercely toward Luo Chen with overwhelming force, its eyes brimming with bloodlust.
This time,