At this moment, the river surface had become a ghost realm.

Fierce winds howled without a trace of daylight, ghost fires flickered dimly, accompanied by screams and rustling sounds echoing all around.

Inside the cabin, there were still a few mortals, the young noble's servants, and maids, huddled together in fear, their eyes filled with despair.

Fatty Tiger shrank back a bit, "Damn it, this must be the passing troops from some forbidden land. Taoist, the enemy is strong, we should retreat for now."

Zhang Kui held Lu Li sword horizontally, gently stroking it, producing a dragon's cry, his eyes gradually filled with evil qi.

"It's too late!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a crackling sound, like wet hands slapping on boards, as those water ghosts with dripping black hair and pale bodies crawled up along the deck.

Zhang Kui did not move, staring dead ahead.

Because the aura of the Demon Turtle had already locked onto him, carrying overwhelming malice and domination, along with contempt for ants.

Fatty Tiger crouched low, bared his fangs, and let out a low growl, preparing to tear these ghostly creatures apart.

He couldn't provoke that Demon Turtle, but with his current strong bloodline and physique, dealing with these minions was more than enough.

However, just as Fatty Tiger was about to act, he found his head firmly pressed down by Zhang Kui, unable to move.

"Taoist..."

Fatty Tiger was puzzled and just started to ask when he saw the surrounding river surface burst with a loud explosion, and amidst the splashing water, a dozen shadows leapt out.

Red-skinned Yakshas wielding bronze halberds, wicked demons with a catfish head, burly and greasy, and large mantis shrimp with long whiskers emitting black smoke...

With vicious and ferocious faces, they charged straight for the deck.

By now, water ghosts had crawled all over the deck, causing the ship to sway unsteadily, just in time to cooperate with the attack of these wicked demons.

Zhang Kui snorted, "Advance with discipline, as expected of the water army."

With that, the vine demon with a graceful figure appeared behind him, supporting a black parasol, and then the black mist expanded fiercely, covering the area of hundreds of meters of the river surface.

In the dense black mist space, countless vines twisted crazily like thousands of snakes. Those water ghosts were almost instantly torn apart, and the dozen or so water demons of various forms roared, struggling to break free from the vines entwining them.

But with a flash of golden sword light, these demons lost all signs of life.

At the same time, Fatty Tiger and the few servants and maids were also cast ashore by the vines from within the black mist.

"Take these people away, don't get in the way!"

Hearing Zhang Kui's voice in his ear, a hint of unwillingness flashed in Fatty Tiger's eyes, and he roared angrily, carrying the mortals wrapped in a demonic wind towards the mountain top beside them.

All this happened in an instant, the Demon Turtle evidently did not expect Zhang Kui to possess such a powerful ancient artifact. Enraged, it roared towards the sky.

The originally calm river surface suddenly erupted with huge waves, the water surging violently.

And that Demon Turtle opened its mouth wide, spewing forth a mass of green poisonous fire from its throat, overwhelming and spraying towards the black mist.

Hiss hiss hiss…

As the green poisonous fire collided with the black mist space, it emitted a corrosive sound, and the vine demon showed a look of pain.

The "Longevity" artifact has a mysterious big black umbrella as its true form, originally only having the function of the black mist space; after the vine demon parasitized it, it gained attack power and, after absorbing the blood-stained cloth, manipulation became even handier.

But ultimately, it is not an existence like a divine artifact; once the attack exceeds the threshold, it will get damaged.

Zhang Kui was startled and hastily retracted the "Longevity".

With slight damages, it can still be repaired with the life force absorbed by the vine demon; but if it's severely damaged, then there's truly no hope.

As the black mist space disappeared, the green poisonous fire sprayed by the Turtle Demon lost its obstruction, and immediately engulfed the large ship.

The green fire burned fiercely, and this large ship instantly charred and shattered, its remnants quickly sinking to the riverbed.

In the already murky water, Zhang Kui used the Invisibility Skill, sealing off his whole body's qi mechanism, hiding motionless behind a rock.

He truly hadn't expected this Turtle Demon to be so fierce.

Generally speaking, at the Grain Avoidance Realm, a cultivator absorbs the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and mana increases rapidly; once it reaches a certain level, it breaks internal and external balance, entering the Celestial Tribulation Realm.

But a realm is just a realm; due to the individual's natural talents and cultivation skills, the abilities displayed are hugely different.

For instance, his own mana, after achieving perfection with the Enlightenment Mirror, is already not inferior to ordinary Grain Avoidance Realm cultivators.

If he could cultivate the Seventy-Two Demons Technique, enhancing his bloodline, internal organs, and physique with skills like the Swallowing Knife and Great Strength to perfection, it would be even more terrifying.

As for this Turtle Demon, its internal bloodline must be extraordinary, coupled with its massive size, and refusal to assume human form, its mana far exceeds ordinary demons.

However, this Turtle Demon also has weaknesses; although its mana is vast, it is not refined, and with the lightning flashing around its body, it's evidently on the verge of crossing the Thunder Tribulation.

What a pity, a considerable weakness of the Earth Demon 72 Techniques is that while it can summon wind and rain, it doesn't include a Thunder Skill, which is only available in the Thirty-Six Celestial Gang Skills.

Otherwise, one strike of thunder would kill this old turtle.

On the bright side, in that earlier team of water demons, only the mantis shrimp was at the Grain Avoidance Realm; before it could unleash its power, he sliced off its head with one sword, gaining a total of ten skill points along with the water ghosts and wicked demons.

Now, although it's still murky underwater, Zhang Kui could clearly see, next to the giant demon turtle in the distance, there were another five or six such squads.

The standard configuration was a Grain Avoidance Realm ghost leader, leading a group of water ghosts and water demons with varied strengths.

Zhang Kui silently lamented, if not for the Celestial Tribulation Realm Turtle Demon holding the line, he definitely wouldn't let go of this juicy target.

Just then, he suddenly felt a chill, a cold sensation rising from his heart.

Oh no, my Invisibility Skill has been seen through by the Old Demon!

Before he could react, he saw a claw shadow the size of a gatehouse stirring up undercurrents, sweeping in forcefully.

The riverbed silt surged, and the reefs nearby were instantly torn apart like tofu.

Zhang Kui hadn't expected that this Turtle Demon even had some long-range attack skills. He only had time to activate Protective Golden Light before he was swept away.

The moment the Protective Golden Light made contact, it shattered and disappeared. Zhang Kui swung Lu Li's sword horizontally, Geng Metal Evil Light collided with the claw shadow and exploded violently, and he felt a tightness in his chest, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

As if stimulated by the scent of blood, the squads around the Demon Turtle went crazy in an instant, swarming up.

The pale Water Ghosts darted around like fish...

The Red-skinned Yaksha bared its fangs, with undercurrents surging around, wielding a steel fork to part the water…

A Toad Demon wearing tattered shorts inflated its large greasy belly, visible ripples rapidly spreading, shattering river stones along its path, even an unlucky Water Ghost caught in it let out a scream, turning into black smoke…

No, it's too disadvantageous underwater!

Zhang Kui was shocked, burst out of the water with a roar.

These demons are clearly much stronger in the water than outside, combined with their unique skills and numbers, they are very troublesome.

Of course, the most troublesome is still the Turtle Demon.

In mid-air, Zhang Kui twisted his body to narrowly avoid another claw shadow that appeared out of nowhere.

The danger wasn't over yet.

Below, a swift Red-skinned Yaksha suddenly broke through the water, its sharp steel fork accompanied by an eerie wind and black smoke thrusting straight at him.

The Yaksha's mouth full of fangs, its eyes gleaming with a fierce light, accompanied by a bloodthirsty chuckle.

However, immediately, the Yaksha was split in half by a beam of golden light, its bloody flesh and Yin Qi splattering over a Fish Demon emerging from the water behind it.

Of course, Zhang Kui wasn't unscathed either, blocked by the Yaksha he was hit by a claw shadow from the Turtle Demon.

Although he activated the Protective Golden Light, and used Lu Li's sword to block, he was hit again, spewing blood, rolling dozens of meters on the water's surface like a skipping stone.

The Water Demons continued to swarm, while the Turtle Demon also laughed maniacally, its claw shadows flying non-stop, churning up waves.

No, my body skills are too disadvantaged.

Since Rock Jumping Skill was upgraded to level three in Qingzhou, it hadn't been attended to, and now it's clearly falling behind.

Looking at the bloodthirsty faces of the swarming Water Demons and Water Ghosts, Zhang Kui gritted his teeth, spent nine points to upgrade Rock Jumping Skill to level five.

Swoosh!

Avoiding the Turtle Demon's claw shadow at the same time, a circle of golden light split several Water Demons into two.

"Longevity," accompanied by rolling black fog, reappeared, but this time it was underwater, Zhang Kui was not hiding in the black fog, but swimming around, attracting the Turtle Demon's attention.

Demons cultivating bloodlines generally have the same flaw, losing reason easily when they go berserk.

The Turtle Demon missed Zhang Kui repeatedly, its eyes began to fill with blood, green fire surged in its mouth again.

Zhang Kui could see that although the Turtle Demon's mana was thick and terrifying, its turtle shell presumably solid, it lacked speed and finesse.

However, its biggest mistake was sending so many subordinates to attack him.

The river surface was raging, Zhang Kui walked on the waves, barely avoiding attack after attack.

The undercurrents surged below, amidst rolling black smoke, the Vine Demon's eyes turned blood red, countless vines surged in frenzy, shredding one Water Ghost and Water Demon after another.

As Zhang Kui watched his skill points constantly increase, reaching eleven points, he unhesitatingly activated Swordsmanship.

This Swordsmanship wasn't ordinary, it was an uplifted Flying Sword Skill derived from Demon-slaying Skill.

*Flying Sword Skill (Level 1): Active Skill

Skill Description: The art of the Flying Sword, as its level increases, enables sword control to kill enemies, retract the sword into the body, transform the sword into thousands, fly with the sword...

At this moment, the Turtle Demon was about to spout green fire.

Clang!

With a resounding sword clang that echoed through the sky, a beam of golden light burst through the waves, cutting through the water with impressive Evil Qi, slamming onto the Turtle Demon's head.

With a loud thud.

The bronze helmet on the Turtle Demon's head, covered with green blisters, began to crack, and the Turtle Demon was also startled, clarity returning to its eyes, its neck shrinking.

Meanwhile, Zhang Kui stood on the water's surface, the broad Lu Li sword revolving continuously around him, occasionally plunging into the water, cooperating with "Longevity" to slay those Grain Avoidance Realm demons.

Zhang Kui, eyes full of Evil Qi, glared at the Turtle Demon, spitting fiercely with a mouthful of bloody foam.

"You old bastard, that green hat of yours is quite hard!"

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