Proactively facing the Water Spirit Turtle, Bai Yuanming’s face was full of determination, without a hint of fear.
If not, by restraining the Water Spirit Turtle, the surrounding clan members might face great danger and be harmed by this Water Spirit Turtle.
Some clan members might even be swallowed whole.
At this critical juncture, as the leader of this expedition, he had no choice; he couldn’t just care for himself, ignoring the life and death of Bai Yuqing and others.
Seeing Bai Yuanming risking his life, charging at the Water Spirit Turtle, Bai Yuqing cried out in fear.
Before she could react, her fair wrist was grasped by a young Bai family member beside her, pulling her aside for urgent evasive action.
The other Bai clan members were either terrified, stunned into immobility, or cried out in shock, dodging frantically, their faces turning deathly pale.
Facing this adult Water Spirit Turtle, with combat power reaching the seventh layer of Qi Cultivation, Bai Yuanming charging forward was simply asking for trouble.
Doing this now was nothing short of courting death.
No wonder Bai Yuqing would despair and wail, as she realized Bai Yuanming was sacrificing himself, aiming to buy them a chance to escape.
As Bai Yuanming, face set with determination, was about to close to within ten feet of the Water Spirit Turtle, a cold snort sounded from behind the creature, loud as a thunderclap.
"Dare to act disgracefully under my watch!"
The voice, tinged with anger, clearly reached everyone’s ears present.
At this same moment, a sword’s light appeared from the Water Spirit Turtle’s back, like a brilliant rainbow across the sky.
This was a Flying Sword, its tip facing forward, resembling a falling meteor, bearing a strong sense of overturning heaven and earth, aiming directly at the Water Spirit Turtle’s head.
The Water Spirit Turtle, not very intelligent, eyes glinting with greed, had all its attention on Bai Yuanming.
By the time it sensed something unusual above its head, it was too late, its massive body unable to dodge in the air.
Separated from sea water, its mobility was greatly restricted.
Even so, it did not attempt to dodge.
The Water Spirit Turtle’s defense was inherently strong, its body covered in thick scale armor, even a Tier One High-Grade Flying Sword might not penetrate its defense.
Relying on this level of extraordinary defense, when the Water Spirit Turtle launched attacks, it would habitually disregard any attacks in return.
Confident in its strong defense, it acted with impunity.
However, facing this sword, it was about to meet its downfall in an unexpected place.
The one wielding the Flying Sword was Lu Changfeng.
The Sun and Moon Heaven and Earth Sword, as a Tier Two Lower Grade Flying Sword, had power far surpassing that of a Tier One Magical Artifact.
Activated by the Magical Power of Qi Cultivation Great Perfection, this sword was sufficient to slay the Water Spirit Turtle.
Breaking through its scale armor was not a concern.
"Tier Two Magical Artifact!"
As Lu Changfeng drew his sword, the momentum of the Sun and Moon Heaven and Earth Sword drew the attention of the Bai family members, especially Bai Yuanming, who looked shocked.
Currently, the Bai family had no Tier Two Magical Artifacts.
As the second-ranking cultivator in family power, his artifact was only a Tier One Middle Grade Supreme Profound Flame Saber.
With a squelch, accompanied by the sound of flesh tearing open.
The Sun and Moon Heaven and Earth Sword pierced into the Water Spirit Turtle’s head, its intense Sword Qi spreading violently, causing the Water Spirit Turtle to let out a terrible howl, with large streams of blood falling from the wound.
The Sun and Moon Heaven and Earth Sword pierced right through the Water Spirit Turtle’s head!
This took the Water Spirit Turtle by surprise.
Seeing this situation, Bai Yuanming understood what had happened.
It must have been the strongest Elder of the Cyan Mountain Sect among the four Cyan Mountain Sect cultivators who acted.
A hint of joy appeared on his face as he immediately turned around to avoid the Water Spirit Turtle.
The Water Spirit Turtle, pierced through by the sword, was losing life force rapidly, howling in agony.
Its massive body, by inertia, flew over the Spiritual Ship, falling into the sea, creating large splashes.
The dense blood spread in the seawater, staining an area of the sea red.
The pungent scent of blood caused the other Water Spirit Turtles to violently react, more crazily controlling the Water Element Spiritual Qi, condensing it into water walls to block the Spiritual Ship.
This move clearly intended to view everyone as food on a plate, catching turtles in a jar.
Who would catch whom, the result would soon be clear.
Witnessing Lu Changfeng’s attack that critically injured a Water Spirit Turtle, it was clear that the creature wouldn’t live long, essentially becoming a corpse.
"Senior Sister Song, shall we join the fight too!"
Beside Lu Changfeng, Zhang Nianchuan spoke softly, a flicker of battle intent in his eyes.
Song Minghui nodded slightly, naturally unwilling to stand idly by.
Lin Han’s actions were equally decisive; with a pat on his Storage Bag, he took out the Cyan Bamboo Sword to join the battle.
Three Cyan Bamboo Swords unsheathed, having been integrated with Fire-refined Essence Gold long ago, all reinforced to Tier Two Lower Grade, enough to easily break the Water Spirit Turtle’s defenses.
To the Water Spirit Turtle, this was a Great Slaughter Weapon.
Six Water Spirit Turtles in total, the one whose head was struck by Lu Changfeng’s sword struggled and flailed in the sea a few times before gradually falling silent, thus perishing.
The remaining five Water Spirit Turtles, all in adulthood, had power roughly around the seventh layer of Qi Cultivation.
Such powerful Demon Beasts, except for Lin Han finding them slightly tricky, Zhang Nianchuan and Song Minghui could slay them on their own.
No need to mention Lu Changfeng, who handled them with ease like playing, without any challenge.
The Sun and Moon Heaven and Earth Sword and three Cyan Bamboo Swords crisscrossed back and forth over the sea, emitting formidable Sword Qi, disrupting the Water Spirit Turtles’ blockade formation.
Existing in their natural habitat, drawing on the Water Element Spiritual Qi in the water, the Water Spirit Turtles did not greatly spend Spiritual Power.
They appeared very active, continually stirring the sea surface, raising layers of waves endlessly.
This caused the Spiritual Ship to rock side to side amidst the waves, extremely unstable, causing some Bai family mortals to get dizzy and lose their footing, falling one by one.
"Everyone, don’t panic. Hold on to nearby fixed items to steady yourselves, don’t get thrown off the ship."
"Once you fall into the sea, it’s equivalent to being buried in a fish’s belly, with no salvation!"
Bai Yuanming cast Magical Power, creating a semi-circular Spiritual Power barrier, sheltering the Bai family mortals within.
Moreover, he held the Supreme Profound Flame Blade, vigilantly watching the five Water Spirit Turtles around, ready to defend at any moment.
As the leader of this expedition, he wouldn’t foolishly act now, thoughtlessly confronting the Water Spirit Turtles.
Given his insufficient strength, it would be a death sentence, and might drag Lu Changfeng and the others into rescuing him.
Rather than that, it was better to stay put, protect the clan members, and watch how things unfold.
The Spiritual Ship, being a Tier One Lower Grade Spiritual Artifact, was renowned for toughness and durability, and wouldn’t be disassembled by the Water Spirit Turtles quickly.
"What do we do? How did we run into these Water Spirit Turtle beasts, and with several of them hunting in a group?"
A Bai family woman, pale-faced, frightened by the surrounding Water Spirit Turtles, faced her first encounter with a Demon Beast attack.
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