In the still desert, what appeared before Xiao Fan and his two companions was a stretch of sand resembling a tranquil lake. As the breeze swept over it, the sand at its center rippled like ocean waves, making for a peculiar sight.
"Hmph, a paltry trick, and you dare show off your axe before a master carpenter!"
Feeling the scorching heat in the air, Xiao Fan's eyes flashed with mockery. He pressed his right hand downward, and an enormous palm appeared above the sea of sand, bearing a fierce aura as it slammed down.
"Roar!"
At Xiao Fan's movement, a piercing roar rang out from the sea of sand. An enormous figure emerged, raising its head high and tearing the palm in midair apart with a single bite.
Then it sank back into the sea of sand and vanished.
"Gasp!"
Although it had lasted only two or three seconds, Xiao Yan and Zi Yan had seen the monster's appearance clearly.
An enormous creature dozens of meters in size had effortlessly swallowed Xiao Fan's attack.
The monster resembled an enlarged giant turtle. Its body, which had surged out of the sea of sand, was yellowish-brown all over, and its enormous shell was covered in densely packed, peculiar sigils. Its massive head had crushed Xiao Fan's attack with a single bite. Its hideous, terrifying maw was filled with teeth as sharp as blades, and wisps of brown flame rose constantly from those teeth within its mouth.
"Is this the turtle spirit earth flame?"
Xiao Yan looked at the enormous creature before him, feeling its terrifying aura. Even though he was already a Four-Star Dou Emperor, the thought of swallowing something like this sent a chill down his back. He could not help asking Xiao Fan beside him.
Faced with such a terrifying