The instant that mottled, darkened turtle shell appeared, light flashed, and the surrounding water spirit energy swiftly gathered and twisted as though summoned by some mysterious force. In the blink of an eye, countless crystal-clear water dragons materialized out of thin air. They bared their fangs and brandished their claws, their bodies lithe and powerful, every scale sharply defined and gleaming with icy light beneath the refracted sunlight. Like a dense barrage of solidified water arrows, they surged toward Liu Changxu with the crushing force of thunder.
Clearly, that Eighth-Tier Upper-Grade Golden Mystic Turtle was no easy opponent. It had already locked onto Liu Changxu from the shadows. Now, with the initiative firmly in its grasp, its enormous body burst from the water, raising a thousand layers of waves. Its Water Dragon Divine Ability surged toward Liu Changxu with overwhelming ferocity, dragons baring their fangs and claws, their scales flashing coldly and their talons tearing through the air in a blindingly swift assault.
Liu Changxu's gaze blazed like a torch, locking onto his prey in an instant. With a lightning-quick thought, the magical treasures lying dormant in his dantian flared like signal fires ignited for battle. Light flashed, and they shot out of his body with terrifying, majestic auras.
The Ruyi Yellow-Black Tower struck first. The moment it emerged, it trembled and roared like an ancient behemoth awakening. Dazzling golden radiance tore through the gloom like the first light of dawn. The tower soared upward, runes crisscrossing its surface like glittering stars as mysterious power surged through it. In an instant, it became a colossal tower a hundred miles tall and crashed down upon the Golden Mystic Turtle with the weight of Mount Tai. Space shuddered wherever it passed, as though it would suppress and crush the turtle utterly.
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