I am Master Maoshan

Chapter 2188 The origin of water?

The water in the pond was boiling again. This time it was no longer a giant hand, but a huge water bag that bulged across the entire surface of the pond, as if some giant creature was waking up underwater. The moonlight was refracted into strange patterns by the distorted water surface, the temperature around it dropped sharply, and the white air exhaled instantly condensed into frost.

Shui Yuexin stopped and a complex emotion flashed in her eyes. "It's Ah Shui, how could it become like this?"

"Do you recognize this thing?" Liu Jun's eyes widened, his hand already tightly gripping the hilt of the Dark Sword.

"The Cold Water Black Turtle, my former guardian beast." Shui Yuexin's voice became lowered, "It should have been as gentle as a stream in early spring."

She couldn't finish her words because the huge water bag suddenly exploded, and a giant turtle with a dark blue body and sharp ice spikes on its carapace broke out of the water. Its eyes were no longer the clear blue that Shui Yuexin remembered, but glowed with a strange purple-black light, and the breath from its mouth was piercingly cold and had a certain smell of decay.

"Hey? Something's wrong with this big guy." Liu Jun quickly drew a few runes on the ground, "This black turtle has been contaminated by something."

The cold water turtle let out a deafening roar, and the water in the pond rose up in response, turning into countless ice cones and shooting towards the three people. Shui Yuexin waved her hands, and a water tornado appeared out of thin air, sucking most of the ice cones in. But there were still some that slipped through the net, and Liu Junming drew his sword, the sword light was like a rainbow, and smashed the attacking ice cones one by one.

"Are you sure this is your old friend?" Liu Jun asked, panting. A thin layer of ice had formed on his sword.

Shui Yuexin did not answer, her eyes were fixed on a black scale on the turtle's forehead. It was originally the mark of divine power she bestowed on the turtle, but now it was eroded by some dark power.

"A Shui, wake up!" She suddenly jumped up, tapping her toes on the water, and rushed towards the black turtle as if walking on flat ground. Her hands burst into dazzling blue light, trying to touch the black turtle's forehead.

"Danger!" Liu Jun shouted, but it was too late.

The black tortoise shook its head violently, and an ice spike shot out from its carapace, heading straight for Shui Yuexin's chest. At the critical moment, Shui Yuexin's body twisted strangely, and the ice spike flew past her shoulder, leaving a string of blood beads.

The blood drops fell into the pool, but did not dissolve. Instead, they floated on the water like beads, emitting a faint red light.

"This is a blood curse, the special ability of the Blood Demon Royal Family." Yan Li, who had been silent, changed his expression drastically.

Shui Yuexin retreated to the shore, holding her bleeding shoulder, her face pale. "The origin of the water in Hanyuetan has been polluted."

As if to prove her words, the water in Hanyue Lake began to turn black, as if a large bucket of ink had been poured into it. The black water flowed like a living thing, spreading toward the shore. Wherever it passed, the grass and trees withered instantly, and traces of corrosion appeared on the surface of the stone.

Liu Jun took a deep breath and said, "Is this the origin of the 'gentle' water you mentioned?"

"It shouldn't be like this." Shui Yuexin murmured to herself, her eyes full of disbelief, "When I was sealed here, this was still the purest water source..."

"No matter what happened, the most urgent thing now is to leave here. The black turtle is no longer your guardian beast. It wants to kill us." Liu Jun threw out tens of thousands of spirit stones and began to set up the formation. As the surrounding spiritual energy gathered, a golden light rose from the ground, temporarily blocking the black pool of water outside.

Shui Yuexin shook her head, her eyes gradually becoming firm: "No, I can't abandon Ah Shui. It's been controlled, I must save it."

"Are you crazy?" Liu Jun grabbed her clothes. "This black turtle is much stronger than that ice dragon. Are you going to feed yourself as turtle food?"

Shui Yuexin struggled to break free from Liu Jun's hand. Her wound had stopped bleeding at some point, but the blood drops were still suspended above the black pool of water, forming a strange red line.

"Look," she pointed at the red line, "my blood is still connected to A Shui. This dark force has not been able to completely sever our bond. As long as I can touch the mark on its forehead..."

The black tortoise roared again, this time even more violently. Its huge body completely emerged from the water, and it was even larger than they had imagined. The ice spikes on its carapace stood up like a dense forest. Even more terrifying was that the black water began to spread upward along its limbs, as if it was covering it with a dark coat.

"What are you looking at? See how your black turtle will eat us soon!" Liu Jun said unhappily. Cracks had begun to appear in his formation, and the golden light became dim.

This black turtle is at least at the peak of the late Half-Step God King realm, and it is even possible that it has reached the Quasi-God King realm, which is similar to Shui Yuexin's current realm.

Faced with a black turtle with such terrifying power, Liu Jun had no intention of staying here at all. He simply couldn't defeat it.

Shui Yuexin took a deep breath and made a decision: "You go first, I'll hold Ah Shui back."

"No!" Liu Jun firmly opposed, "If we want to leave, we should leave together."

He was not planning to be a hero and save the beauty, nor did he have any intention of showing sympathy to women. The main reason was that Shui Yuexin had not yet taught him how to save Chu Liuying.

Shui Yuexin turned to look at Liu Jun, her eyes flashing with a strange light under the moonlight: "Believe me. Although I am no longer the Cold Water God King, my understanding of water spiritual power is still there. There must be a reason behind the change in the origin of water, and Ah Shui is the key." Yan Li pointed at the black turtle: "Do you two want to take a look at this black turtle first?"

The black scales on the turtle's forehead were throbbing violently, as if something was about to break out of its body. The turtle shook its head in pain and wailed miserably. At the same time, the black water flow spread faster and covered most of its body.

Shui Yuexin's face changed drastically: "Not good, this dark force is forcibly devouring Ah Shui's spiritual consciousness! Once it is completed, it will never come back!"

She no longer hesitated, and quickly formed seals with her hands. Countless tiny water droplets appeared around her body, and these water droplets spun to form a water-blue battle armor covering her body. Her long hair moved without wind, and the ends of her hair shone with water.

"In the name of the Cold Water God King, I summon the Water God to protect me!"

As she chanted, the blood beads suspended in the black water suddenly lit up with a dazzling red light, and then turned into a blood line, shooting straight towards the black scales on the black turtle's forehead.

The black turtle roared so loudly that the water in the entire Hanyue Lake began to boil. The black and blue energies clashed fiercely in its body, causing its huge body to twitch violently.

"Now!" Shuiyuexin seized this brief opportunity and leaped towards the black turtle.

"Damn, this woman is crazy." Liu Jun wanted to catch up, but was stopped by Yan Li.

"Don't go! That dark force will devour you as well!" Yan Li held Liu Jun tightly, "Believe her, she was once the Cold Water God King!"

Shui Yuexin's figure was like a blue lightning, passing through the flying black water droplets and reaching the black turtle's forehead. Her finger accurately touched the black scale, and the blue light and black light collided violently, bursting out a dazzling light.

"Ashui, wake up!" Her voice pierced through the black turtle's painful roar, "Remember our agreement? You said you would protect me forever."

The black tortoise's movements suddenly stopped for a moment, and a blue light of struggle flashed in its purple-black eyes. But soon, the dark power took the upper hand again, and it shook its head violently, knocking Shui Yuexin away.

"It's over, it's over. How can I save Old Chu?" Liu Jun rushed towards the direction where Shui Yuexin fell with a speechless look on his face.

Shui Yuexin fell heavily on the shore, her water armor shattered, and a trace of blood flowed from the corner of her mouth. But there was no sign of retreat in her eyes, instead she became more determined.

"I understand." Shui Yuexin panted and said, "This is not an ordinary blood curse. Someone used the blood curse to control Ah Shui and used it to pollute the origin of the water in Hanyuetan."

Liu Jun rolled his eyes and said, "What's the point of understanding it? Just run away."

As he said that, Liu Jun grabbed Shui Yuexin's clothes and was about to run away.

"Don't worry about me for now. Can you set up a formation to completely isolate this area? I need you to cut off the connection between this dark force and the person behind the scenes. As long as the person behind the scenes can't control this dark force, the black turtle will definitely wake up!" Shui Yuexin shook off Liu Jun's hand and shouted anxiously.

Liu Jun looked up and saw that Shui Yuexin's dress was mostly stained with blood. Her left arm was hanging limply, obviously dislocated. But her bright eyes were still firm, staring at the black turtle in front of her that was controlled by the blood curse and corroded by the dark power.

The tortoise's shell was covered with strange blood-colored runes, which flashed an eerie light under the moonlight. Every time it moved, the ground shook violently, and the surrounding trees collapsed one after another.

At this moment, the black tortoise's eyes were red, and black mist was constantly spewing out of its mouth. Wherever the mist passed, all the grass and trees withered.

"Then you hold on to this black turtle, and I'll set up the formation!" Liu Jun gritted his teeth and agreed, quickly pulling out a silver-shining formation flag from his arms. He knew that time was running out and Shui Yuexin couldn't hold on for long.

Shui Yuexin heard this and struggled to stand up despite the severe pain. She pinched her right hand and chanted the mantra. A light blue light curtain spread out in front of her. She rushed towards the black tortoise again, leaving deep bloody footprints on the ground with every step.

Surprisingly, although the black turtle was controlled by the blood curse and corroded by the dark power, it seemed to still retain a trace of instinctive consciousness. Although its violent attacks were fierce, it always deviated a little at the critical moment and did not kill Shui Yuexin. There were several times when its claws could easily tear Shui Yuexin's body apart, but it turned at the last moment, leaving only shallow scars on her body.

"A Shui, do you still remember me? I am Shui Yue!" Shui Yuexin dodged the attack while trying to wake up the black turtle. Her voice was choked with tears in her eyes, "Have you forgotten when we grew up together?"

The tortoise seemed to hesitate for a moment, but was soon controlled by the dark power and let out a deafening roar. Shui Yuexin took the opportunity to jump onto its carapace, holding onto the blood-colored runes with both hands, trying to purify them with her spiritual power.

At the same time, Liu Jun was already moving quickly around the battlefield. He inserted the formation flags one by one into the ground, forming a huge Bagua pattern. Every time he inserted a formation flag, he would bite his finger and draw a blood symbol on the flag. As the formation gradually took shape, the surrounding air began to distort, and there was a faint flash of lightning at the edge of the formation.

"Hold on a little longer! It will be over soon," Liu Jun shouted to Shui Yuexin, his voice hoarse from the excessive consumption of spiritual energy. He felt the spiritual energy in his body rapidly draining away, and beads of sweat kept rolling down his forehead.

Shui Yuexin did not answer. She had already put all her energy into restraining the black turtle. Blood continued to flow from the corners of her mouth, but the spell in her hand never dissipated. The black turtle seemed to sense the threat of the formation and began to struggle more violently. Its huge body kept hitting the surrounding rocks, and gravel flew everywhere.