Chapter 102: Fleeing in a panic

Ye Gucheng's hair stood on end.

If it were on the water, he would still have the strength to fight the Black Tortoise.

But underwater, his strength was severely limited.

At this moment, facing the Black Tortoise's heavy blow, he had to float up while trying to dodge.

It was very unrealistic.

Helpless, he could only choose to take it head-on.

Splash!

The Xuanqi feather garment on Ye Gucheng's body bloomed with light, and the defense strength was pulled to the limit.

The Black Tortoise's huge back shell and heavy scales finally smashed onto Ye Gucheng's body.

That unbreakable feather garment was actually shattered!

In this hot underwater world, even a Saint Realm powerhouse could hardly resist the Black Tortoise's heavy blow.

After the defense layer was broken, the heat instantly poured into Ye Gucheng's body.

The liquid at the bottom of the pool was no longer ordinary water; long-term nourishment by the earth's core heat meant the heat and destructive power of these liquids were not comparable to hot water.

Ye Gucheng felt unbearable pain all over his body; every pore felt like it had been poured with gunpowder and instantly detonated.

The aura in his body also became chaotic.

Ye Gucheng was in such pain that his face was ferocious...

But he was a Saint Realm powerhouse after all, and this level of heat was not enough to kill him.

He immediately mobilized his cultivation frantically, re-condensing the Xuanqi feather garment to cut off the external heat.

But the Black Tortoise was not idle and directly opened its big mouth.

Ye Gucheng was startled and fled upward at full speed.

The Black Tortoise was not trying to bite people, but was condensing a churning whirlpool in its mouth.

The water flow at the bottom of the pool surged crazily.

Finally, the whirlpool was like a water-type hurricane, carrying the momentum to tear everything apart, rolling toward Ye Gucheng.

"Damn it!"

Ye Gucheng hardened his heart and resisted again.

A Saint Realm expert could take a few moves from this beast without dying.

Anyway, it was hard to dodge, so it was better to focus on escaping.

Leaving this ghost place first was the priority.

Bang!

Ye Gucheng's Xuanqi feather garment was shattered again.

This time he spat out a mouthful of blood directly.

However, he endured it and re-condensed the Xuanqi feather garment...

In short, it was trading injuries for time.

As long as he went up, everything would be easy to talk about...

The Black Tortoise continued to hunt him down.

He fled, it chased.

Just like that, one man and one tortoise, one attacking and one defending.

At a depth of three hundred zhang, they pulled and tugged for a long time, exchanging dozens of moves...

Splash!

Ye Gucheng finally jumped out of the water...

Because such a big battle had happened below, the pool water had long been turned upside down, and the entire valley was soaked, full of heat.

Ye Gucheng finally breathed the outside air and was so moved he almost cried:

Damn it!

I, a dignified Saint Realm powerhouse, when have I ever suffered such humiliation?

Being chased and beaten by a tortoise!

"Phew, phew, phew..."

Ye Gucheng quickly adjusted his state.

Once outside, he finally didn't have to specifically resist the heat, and his actions became relaxed.

However, having been violently attacked by the Black Tortoise underwater for so long, he was already in a mess and had suffered severe internal injuries.

Even if he regulated his breathing, it only slightly relieved it, and his state was still extremely weak.

Splash!

The Black Tortoise didn't give Ye Gucheng a chance to catch his breath and chased him out, stirring up huge waves that filled the sky.

Ye Gucheng's face changed, and he flew directly into the sky.

A Saint Realm powerhouse had long been able to fly through the air.

He just wanted to escape this ghost place now...

Whatever treasure, whoever wants it can have it!

Whoosh!

After Ye Gucheng flew up, the Black Tortoise was unrelenting, opening its mouth and spewing a thick pillar of fire, rushing toward Ye Gucheng.

Ye Gucheng was numb.

His state had plummeted, and although he could still fly, he couldn't fly fast, and in an instant, he was caught up by the pillar of fire...

Whoosh!

The pillar of fire swallowed Ye Gucheng.

Ye Gucheng's beard was burned off, and he forcibly scattered the flames, forced to fall from the air, still intending to run away on land.

Flying slowly, in the bare sky, he was a living target.

Down there were mountains and dense forests, which made it easier to shake off the Black Tortoise.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Ye Gucheng shuttled quickly through the mountains and forests, and the Black Tortoise's huge body also chased after him, crashing through everything.

At the same time, there were not many martial artists left near the valley.

Just now, a large number of beasts had killed their way over, and many martial artists were killed, injured, or had fled.

Less than one or two out of ten of the people remaining around were left.

Seeing Ye Gucheng's figure, they couldn't help but sigh:

"Oh my god, is this giant beast crazy?"

"It seems like it only has eyes for Ye Gucheng."

"How did Senior Ye provoke it?"

"Looking at him, he must have suffered a lot underwater; his body is almost charred."

"A Saint Realm powerhouse also has such a miserable side."

"Wait, could it be... that Ye Gucheng snatched the Heart of Flame, so the giant beast is chasing him crazily?"

"Right, the giant beast is likely the guardian beast of the Heart of Flame."

"The Heart of Flame is in Ye Gucheng's hands, should we..."

Soon, someone made a guess.

The Heart of Flame, who wouldn't want it?

But the thing was taken by Ye Gucheng, so they couldn't go and snatch it, right?

Snatching from a Saint Realm powerhouse was truly courting death.

"However... Ye Gucheng is being chased by the giant lava beast, let's follow and see."

"That's right, regardless of whether there's a chance, let's go and see."

Then, some bold martial artists, holding a mentality of fishing in troubled waters, followed the direction Ye Gucheng fled.

There were still a few hundred people left on the scene, intending to continue squatting near the pool to see if there would be any harvest.

Perhaps Ye Gucheng didn't succeed.

Perhaps the treasure was still underwater?

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Yang Yu didn't leave immediately.

After waiting for a while, he took out a transmission tablet and contacted Li Xiangwan:

"Junior Sister, you can act now."

After finishing this, he swam upward unhurriedly.

On the other side.

After Li Xiangwan received the message, she directly detonated the beast core through her alchemist ability.

Fourth-tier beast core!

The power of the detonation was immense, and the huge shockwave rushed straight into the sky.

Even ten miles away, the dazzling light could be seen.

At the same time, Li Xiangwan adjusted the light to orange by adding some alchemy raw materials.

Just like the light of the Heart of Flame...

When the light appeared, the martial artists who were still squatting near Yan Quan all focused their eyes and stared at the direction of the light.

"Is that... the Heart of Flame?"

"How could it appear in the south?"

"It's inconsistent with the direction Ye Gucheng fled."

"Perhaps, the person who obtained the Heart of Flame is someone else!"

"I don't know who secretly took the Heart of Flame away."

"Chase!"

"Don't let the treasure run away!"

The crowd almost didn't hesitate and rushed over in unison.

Just now they didn't chase Ye Gucheng, some because they were afraid of Ye Gucheng and the Black Tortoise, and some wanted to stay in place to try their luck.

And now, the location of the Heart of Flame was determined!

Then there was no need to continue squatting here...

In just a few breaths, the remaining hundreds of people all chased over.

A short while later.

Yang Yu emerged from the water.

There was no one around, only a large number of beast and human corpses.

Only then did Yang Yu jump out completely.

The plan went very smoothly, and he left this place of right and wrong without any obstruction.

In fact, he had a backup plan.

If Junior Sister's diversion failed, he would continue to stay at the bottom of the pool for a while.

If it really didn't work, he would order the Black Tortoise to take him out by force.

Of course, this was a last resort.

If it came to this step, the news that he obtained the Heart of Flame would become known to everyone.

Carrying a heavy treasure, it's better not to make it public if possible.

Now only Ye Gucheng knew about this.

But perhaps, people would rather believe that the treasure was obtained by Ye Gucheng... ===== CHAPTER 103 =====