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As the footsteps grew closer, Liu Guanfeng, Little Black, and XP prepared for battle.
The footsteps approached gradually, and slowly a massive Turtle's head emerged. This Turtle's head was much larger than that of the previous Sea Beast, with a horn on its forehead resembling a rhinoceros horn, and its mouth curled upward. From a distance, it looked like the Turtle had two horns. At this moment, blood was dripping from the Turtle's mouth, with remnants of the Sea Beast's flesh still clinging to its enormous teeth. The sight was so ferocious that even Liu Guanfeng, who had witnessed many battles, couldn't help but take a step back.
Following the head was the Turtle's body. When the entire Turtle was revealed before Liu Guanfeng, he finally understood what true size meant. The cave where Liu Guanfeng stood was about fifteen meters high and twenty meters wide, but after the Turtle emerged, there was hardly any space left; the entire cave was occupied by the giant creature.
Now fully exposed, the giant Turtle stared at Liu Guanfeng and his companions, then spat at them. Several Cold Lights landed right in front of Liu Guanfeng. Upon closer inspection, he realized they were the flying knives and four Sleeve Arrows he had shot into the Sea Beast.
"Hmph, you trespassers have entered my lair; you won't be leaving today. I haven't had fresh meat in a long time. Come here and let me fill my belly," the giant Turtle said before opening its mouth wide, releasing a powerful suction force.
Little Black shouted, "Not good!" and quickly unleashed his pressure while growing in size. Silver lightning flickered rapidly around Little Black.
At the same time, Liu Guanfeng also maximized his Fighting Qi to resist the Turtle's suction. XP was similarly enveloped in a milky white aura, all its fur standing on end.
Little Black and XP struggled to move closer together. Little Black said to Liu Guanfeng, "Xiaofeng, use your Sleeve Arrows or flying knives."
Hearing Little Black's words, Liu Guanfeng immediately drew two flying knives from his waist and aimed for the Turtle's neck. With white Fighting Qi enveloping both knives, they flew toward the Turtle without any sign of evasion from it. There were two clinking sounds as the flying knives left two white marks on the Turtle's neck before falling to the ground.
Liu Guanfeng was taken aback; he hadn't expected the Turtle's skin to be this thick. His carefully crafted flying knives had only left two marks on its surface without breaking through at all. This was something that had never happened before; even the Sea Beast had been pierced directly by his knives.
At this moment, the Turtle laughed heartily: "Those two things are so dull they wouldn't even scratch me! How dare you present such garbage weapons?" However, deep down, the giant Turtle was also surprised; it hadn't anticipated that a human boy could throw knives that caused it pain—a sensation it hadn't felt in a long time.
This incident reminded it of advice from a master blacksmith who once said that when a person's weapon could injure it, that weapon must have been forged by that master. The blacksmith also mentioned that other people's weapons were merely good for scratching its shell and could never penetrate its tough skin. Furthermore, he advised that if it ever encountered someone capable of breaking through its skin, it shouldn't just eat them without understanding the situation first; if they were friends of that master, it should take care of them instead.
This person had once saved this giant turtle; without this person's help, the giant turtle would have certainly met a fatal end while being hunted. It would not have achieved what it has today. Moreover, behind it in a cave lay a weapon crafted by this person and a corresponding martial arts technique known as the Mind Method. It was said to be left for a descendant who was very important to him. For this reason, the giant turtle had been guarding this place for several hundred years.
What it was protecting was precisely what that person had left behind, all out of gratitude. This demonstrates that sometimes animals adhere to principles that we humans often lack, which are also the most fundamental values.
At this moment, the giant turtle had lost its initial anger and killing intent; it merely wanted to see if the human before it possessed a weapon capable of breaking through its defenses. If not, then neither he nor the two magical beasts beside him would escape its grasp.
Thus, the giant turtle only released its oppressive aura without launching another attack. However, even this aura was something that Liu Guanfeng could not withstand at that moment. Liu Guanfeng had only one last life-saving weapon left: the Sleeve Arrow on his left hand.
Liu Guanfeng remained calm and slowly raised his left hand. Although it was just a simple motion of raising his arm, under the giant turtle's pressure, this action felt incredibly difficult. As Liu Guanfeng lifted his arm, his entire body was drenched in sweat. Nevertheless, he did not give up; he still struggled to aim at the giant turtle and gathered his Fighting Qi to pull the trigger.
A Sleeve Arrow shot out from the sleeve with a whoosh. Upon seeing the Sleeve Arrow flying toward it, the giant turtle instinctively raised one of its front claws to block it, sensing that this arrow's power was much stronger than the flying daggers before.
With a "thud," the Sleeve Arrow pierced directly into the giant turtle's front claw. The giant turtle let out a pained roar that echoed like a dragon's roar and tiger's howl, shaking the entire cave for several moments. Fortunately, Liu Guanfeng's skills were profound; if it had been an ordinary Advanced Knight, that roar would have nearly deafened them.
After a while, the giant turtle stopped its cries and no longer exhibited its previous fierce demeanor. With a forceful motion, it dislodged the Sleeve Arrow from its claw, sending it flying into the wall nearby and leaving only an arrowhead behind.
Meanwhile, the wound on the giant turtle's claw visibly healed at an astonishing rate. Seeing this, Liu Guanfeng and Little Black felt their hearts sink; how could they possibly fight such an opponent when its recovery speed surpassed that of its injuries?
At that moment, Little Black's voice came through: "Xiaofeng, you go first; I'll hold it here."
"No way, Senior Brother! I'll cover you; you all run!" Liu Guanfeng replied without hesitation.
Then Liu Guanfeng turned to look at XP, who innocently said, "Don't look at me; there's no way I'm dying behind you."
A simple sentence expressed XP's stance. Liu Guanfeng looked at his two companions and nodded, "Alright, we three might as well die here today." Liu Guanfeng quickly equipped five more Sleeve Arrows, then gripped his Twin Iron Halberds, waiting for the giant turtle's next attack.
Once the giant turtle's wounds had completely healed, it slowly raised its massive head. Seeing that Liu Guanfeng, Little Black, and XP were ready for battle, the giant turtle surprisingly laughed, "Haha! Little ones, don't rush to attack just yet; I have some questions for you."
"What do you want to ask?" Liu Guanfeng replied, but he showed no intention of lowering his weapons.
"Little friend, if I were you, I would put away my weapons because taking your lives would be quite easy for me. Although the black little one next to you gives me a dangerous feeling and seems to have a divine beast lineage, its current strength is not enough to save you from my hands. As for the Hellhound on your other side, even though it is a rare Snow Mastiff, it still appears as a little one before me."
Liu Guanfeng thought: Since he said that, if I don’t put away my weapons now, it might seem like I'm cowardly. So he returned his Twin Iron Halberds to his Cosmic Bag and sat cross-legged in front of the giant turtle. "Now you can speak freely."
The giant turtle looked at Liu Guanfeng with a much softer expression and asked, "Little friend, who crafted that arrow you shot earlier?"
"Why do you want to know this?" Liu Guanfeng asked in confusion.
"You just need to answer truthfully; it's important to me. You'll understand why later."
"Alright then, I'll tell you. This Sleeve Arrow and the iron arrow on it were crafted by my master."
"May I ask who your master is?"
"My master is called Xuanwu."
"Xuanwu... Xuanwu. Haha Benefactor, I finally found your descendant!"
Liu Guanfeng was confused by the giant turtle's words: "What Benefactor? What descendants?"
"Could you tell me what this is all about, Senior Giant Turtle? Why do you call my master Benefactor?" Seeing the giant turtle's expression, Liu Guanfeng also felt more daring.
The giant turtle seemed to enter a deep reminiscence, and a hint of a smile appeared on its face.
"It was when I was very young. At that time, I was just an ordinary Turtle of the third tier. Because of my unusual appearance, it was hard for my kind to accept me. One day, while I was out searching for food, I accidentally wandered into the territory of the Four-Legged Dragon Snake. They began to hunt me down. Fortunately, I was clever enough to sneak past all their encirclements. However, just as I was about to leave their territory, I was spotted by a patrolling dragon snake, and dozens of Seventh Tier and Eighth Rank dragon snakes came to catch me.
I could only swim for my life, and before I knew it, I had swum into this cave. When I cautiously walked into the cave, I saw my Benefactor, who was shirtless at the time, working hard at something in front of a Furnace. I didn’t dare make a sound and could only quietly hide aside. At that moment, the Four-Legged Dragon Snakes that were chasing me followed me in. Their noise startled my Benefactor. When he turned around and saw me hiding there along with the dozen or so dragon snakes behind me, he said, 'You all leave this cave immediately; this little one is mine from now on.' However, the dragon snakes did not take my Benefactor's words seriously and continued to charge at me, with several even rushing in front of him.
My Benefactor raised his Hammer and swept it across; several dragon snakes close to him let out a scream before being smashed away and crashing against the wall, turning into mush. The remaining dragon snakes wanting to catch me were also startled. At that moment, my Benefactor charged into the snake group with his Hammer, and in no time, except for two injured dragon snakes that managed to escape, all the rest were killed by him in this cave.
My Benefactor then used magic to draw seawater into the cave to wash away the bloodstains on the walls and said to me, 'From today on, you will follow me. What is your name?' At that time, I could only shake my head. Seeing that I had no name, my Benefactor smiled and said, 'Alright then, I'll give you a name. From today on, you will take my surname Xuan; I will name you Xuantian. I hope you can become a knight who protects all turtles in our Xuan Turtle clan.' At that moment, I realized that I now had a master. From that day on, I became known as Xuantian.
Not only that, but my Benefactor also taught me a set of Mind Method called the Xuan Turtle Heart Sutra. My Benefactor said this Mind Method is most suitable for our kind to practice. Relying on this Mind Method, I transformed from a small Turtle of the third tier into the Divine Knight beast I am today."
Upon hearing this, Liu Guanfeng stood up and deeply bowed to Xuantian: "By this reasoning, you should be my senior brother now; please accept my bow as your Younger Brother."
Xuantian quickly replied: "How can that be? I'm just a servant of Benefactor; how can I stand on equal footing with you? As long as I can follow Benefactor, that's enough for me."
Liu Guanfeng shook his head: "Senior Brother, since Master Xuanwu has passed down the Xuan Turtle Heart Sutra to you, it shows he has already regarded you as his disciple; therefore, this bow is well-deserved."
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