Rumble!
As the object below burst out of the void vortex, Lu Ren found himself standing atop a gigantic turtle shell.
More precisely, he was standing atop a piece of turtle-shell-shaped stone iron.
"Immortal-Smiting Iron!"
Lu Ren was greatly startled, an irrepressible smile spreading across his face.
The turtle patterns on this piece of stone iron were exactly identical to those of the Immortal-Smiting Iron. There was no doubt—it was the Immortal-Smiting Iron.
"Lu Ren, this old iron thought I'd sensed wrongly. I never expected it really to be you! Hahaha!"
Immortal-Smiting Iron's excited voice rang out.
Standing atop Immortal-Smiting Iron, Lu Ren asked, "Immortal-Smiting Iron, how did you end up here?"
"Lu Ren, you have no idea how much I suffered. Back then, when I covered your escape, my Artifact Spirit was damaged. I drifted through the Void Turbulence all this time. If I hadn't been lucky enough to find some Artifact Spirit fragments within the Void Turbulence, I'm afraid I would have become nothing more than a piece of scrap iron floating within it!"
Immortal-Smiting Iron complained.
"Immortal-Smiting Iron, I, Lu Ren, will remember this kindness. This time, you saved my life again!"
Lu Ren said gratefully.
"Hmph, it's good that you know. If you dare barge into the Void Turbulence again, this old iron may not be able to fish you out in time. Still, seeing that you kid have some conscience, I'll reluctantly trust you one more time!"
Immortal-Smiting Iron said.
"By the way, which Immortal Realm are you heading for?"
Immortal-Smiting Iron asked again.
"I'm going to the Third Heaven!"
Lu Ren said.
"You're going to the Third Heaven?"
The enormous turtle-shell-shaped stone iron trembled. "The Void Turbulence of the Third Heaven is enough to tear apart any Shattered Realm expert!"
"Don't worry. The Void