The ocean shook endlessly, the giant turtle's heart stirred.

The young Taoist in front of it was indeed extraordinary, beyond imagination.

The mockery in its eyes had vanished. If before, it was merely intent on teaching the brat a lesson, now, after seeing that familiar Small True Martial Seal, it knew Ning Qi was not simple. And now, it even vaguely considered Ning Qi as a worthy adversary to take seriously.

"It's indeed unusual for someone in the Celestial Human Realm to be so powerful."

The giant turtle also had its pride.

Seeing the Sea Dragon being shredded into pieces within the sword qi cage, it finally moved.

Buzz!

Ripples of special fluctuations spread out.

The giant turtle's limbs moved seemingly slowly, but actually very fast.

Its techniques were simple and unadorned, like a mountain pressing down.

Ning Qi's eyes shone with gold, attempting to find a flaw, but the giant turtle before him was unified, with no visible weak point. The oppressive aura induced fear, and in it, Ning Qi saw traces of the Small True Martial Seal, albeit more advanced.

"Impressive!"

He praised internally, yet his movements didn't slow.

Celestial swords blazed, not splitting sword qi this time, but attacking directly.

Ning Qi formed a sword technique with his hand, his Taoist robe fluttering, his aura soaring.

"All Swords Return to the Root!"

He pointed with his finger.

Sword intent rose from various spots in the void, interwoven.

A myriad of Celestial Swords simultaneously aimed to suppress and kill the giant turtle, the terrifying killing aura creating tiny spatial cracks, causing the entire void to appear somewhat fragmented.

BOOM!!

Terrifying vibrations rang out.

The aftermath shook, countless seawater completely evaporated, and the ensuing white mist was entirely eradicated.

Unfortunately,

Such a heaven-shattering, unparalleled battle had few spectators.

RUMBLE RUMBLE!

Each Celestial Sword struck the turtle shell, greatly alleviating the giant turtle's advancing momentum, but even the sharpest Celestial Sword couldn't pierce the heavy shell, layers of dark green spiritual power glow flowed on the shell, the defense unparalleled.

Ning Qi's gaze shifted, the mystical effect was more remarkable than the Cyan Profound Body Protection Technique he had devised earlier. He observed, slightly enlightened, though now wasn't the time for contemplation; he simply remembered it, intending to study it further later.

Disrupting the giant turtle's assault.

Ning Qi pressed on aggressively.

Changing his sword technique, the remaining Celestial Swords instantly converged into one, transforming into a more terrifying giant Celestial Sword!

This was the limit of his Divine Intent's control.

The expression in the giant turtle's eyes changed, sensing a threatening aura.

The next moment.

Its head, limbs, and tail all retracted, the shell sealed tight, the dark green glow enveloping it. From afar, it looked like a giant egg, its heavy aura making Ning Qi's eyelids twitch.

The giant Celestial Sword struck down.

Terrifying reverberations echoed through heaven and earth, the entire ocean upheaved, and the dark green turtle shell was blasted into the sky.

Seeing the nearly unscathed turtle shell, with only a white mark, Ning Qi cursed under his breath:

"This turtle shell is really tough!"

His gaze focused; he still had his strongest attack, but was unsure if it could defeat the giant turtle, as this defense was excessively abnormal. He didn't believe every Martial Saint had such powerful defenses.

In the distant sky.

The dark green turtle shell finally halted.

Under Ning Qi's watch, it continued to tremble, settling down after a moment, then the giant turtle swayed as it extended its head and limbs, shaking several times before gradually regaining consciousness. Ning Qi could clearly see traces of blood seeping from the giant turtle's limbs, which steadied his heart.

If All Swords Return to the Root couldn't break through the giant turtle's defense, it would truly be troublesome.

It seemed the giant turtle didn't fare too well.

The giant turtle's gaze was clear, then it let out a deep roar, as waves rolled over. Its eyes grew more serious than ever; Ning Qi could discern obvious shock, along with some anger, evidently surprised yet frustrated at being injured by Ning Qi.

Since it was, after all, a Martial Saint-level Beast Emperor.

Buzz!

Dark green spiritual energy twined around its sides, spreading waves, the giant turtle's already massive form seemed to have a trend of further expansion, but this was secondary; the most astonishing change was in its tail.

Originally an ordinary tail, now shockingly extending and writhing, Ning Qi sensed a surge of astonishing vitality and aura brewing within.

A strong sense of crisis tightened Ning Qi's heart.

He took a deep breath, channeling the Innate Divine Sword Qi within him. After reaching Celestial Being Perfection, this remained his strongest attack.

Neither the man nor the turtle yielded.

Both eager to defeat the other, for Ning Qi, there was no logic in falling at the final step. Unknowingly, he had reached a mystical state; under the Golden Pupil of Illusion-breaking, his focus was unprecedented. Initially flawless, the giant turtle finally revealed a hint of weakness under his golden pupil.

The earth-shattering moment awaited the next instant.

The giant turtle's roar shook the heavens.

But then suddenly halted.

It unwillingly growled in a certain direction; after pausing for a moment, it growled repeatedly, seemingly explaining something. Ultimately, a thread of fear appeared in its eyes, it reluctantly glanced at Ning Qi, as if glaring at him fiercely, then turned away, tail waving, retreating into the sea.

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