Stone Fairy!

Without hesitation, the turtle and the green snake turned around and went upstream against the flow of the giant wave.

The river had become extremely turbulent. Black waves surged down from upstream, carrying mud, broken logs, and debris that seemed to have come from nowhere, crashing down with a deafening roar.

The green snake suddenly stretched out its body in the water, its more than twenty-zhang-long green scales resembling a swimming jade ribbon in the black river, radiating a shimmering light.

The green snake raised its head, its blood-red vertical pupils fixed on the overwhelming black wall of water in front of it, and let out a low hiss.

The old turtle followed closely beside it, like a small black mountain.

The waves were over ten zhang high, stretching across the entire river surface, like a moving black city wall, pressing down on them with overwhelming force.

The green snake twisted its body suddenly, its tail whipping like a long whip, striking the bottom of the wave.

This attack, imbued with centuries of demonic power, exploded in the water, creating a visible shockwave.

At the same time, the green snake opened its mouth wide and spewed out a stream of green light, which crashed straight into the center of the wave.

"boom!"

The giant wave was torn open by the green snake's attack, creating a huge gap. The black river water surged to both sides, splashing up a cloud of mist. But the wave was too big; even with a gap torn open, the walls of water on both sides continued to push forward, and it looked like they were about to close in.

The old turtle moved, its huge body suddenly thrusting upwards, the runes on its carapace glowing, and golden patterns emerging from its shell, forming a golden light shield around it.

The light shield continued to expand and grow, directly supporting the entire wave from below.

The old turtle's four thick legs kicked out suddenly in the water, and its whole body thrust upwards.

The giant wave, which was over ten feet high, was actually pushed up by it.

The wave paused in the air for a moment, then with a whoosh, it collapsed from the middle to both sides, turning into a sky full of water droplets that crashed onto the river surface, splashing up a white mist.

But more waves are surging in from upstream, each one higher and more rapid than the last.

The green snake and the old turtle did not stop. They rode the current upstream, rushing towards the most central of the seven bends.

They all knew that unless the person who performed the ritual on the altar was dealt with, the waves would never stop.

Deep within the river bend, the person wearing the ferocious mask had already sensed their arrival.

Tu Ji stood on the bank, his ebony sword held horizontally in front of him. He looked at the two enormous creatures on the river, his eyes showing no fear, but instead letting out a cold laugh.

"Two interesting spirits have arrived." His voice was hoarse and deep, drifting in the eerie wind.

He plunged the ebony sword into the ground and formed a strange hand seal in front of him.

A black light surged from his palm, transforming into countless hair-thin black threads that shot towards the green snake and the old turtle on the river surface.

The silk threads moved at extremely high speeds, their sharp, piercing sound cutting through the air.

The green snake reacted extremely quickly. It twisted its body in the water to avoid most of the threads, but a few still wrapped around its tail.

The moment the silk thread touched the scales, the green snake felt a chilling force creep into the gaps between the scales, causing it to let out a low growl in pain.

The green snake lashed its tail violently, unleashing its demonic power that shattered the silk threads into pieces.

The turtle suffered the same attack. Its carapace was sturdy, and the threads could not pierce it, but they managed to slip through the gaps in its shell.

The turtle suddenly retracted its head, pulling all four limbs and its head into its shell. Then, the runes on its carapace glowed, and a golden halo spread out from its body, dispersing all the threads and black mist.

Seeing that his attack had failed, Tu Ji sneered and changed his hand seal.

He pulled the ebony magic sword from the ground, bit his tongue, and spat a mouthful of blood onto the sword.

The blood essence, crimson with a hint of gold, landed on the sword and was immediately absorbed by the runes on it, causing the entire magic sword to emit a dazzling blood-red light.

Tu Ji tossed the magic sword into the air.

The magic sword spun in the air, shooting out a streak of bloody light, slashing straight at the green snake's vital spot.

The green snake sensed the terror of the blood-red light. It dared not take it head-on, and its body suddenly shrank, turning into a three-foot-long shape to avoid the attack of the blood-red light.

A flash of blood swept past the green snake's side, slashing across the river's surface and splitting a deep trench in the water, revealing the mud and sand at the bottom.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the old turtle made its move. The runes on its carapace glowed continuously, and with each glow, a golden blade of light flew out from its shell and slashed towards Tu Ji.

More and more light blades appeared, pouring down like a torrential rain.

A cold snort came from beneath Tu Ji's mask.

He waved his hands repeatedly in front of him, and a black barrier appeared, blocking the light blades one by one.

However, there were too many light blades, and several of them still managed to pass through his defenses and strike him.

The colorful robes were cut open in several places, revealing pale, paper-white skin underneath, yet no blood was drawn.

Tu Ji glanced down at the wounds on his body, a hint of annoyance flashing in his eyes.

"You two beasts, you're asking for death."

He took out a command flag from his bosom. The flag was about the size of a palm, black in color, and had a twisted rune embroidered on it with gold thread.

Tu Ji threw the command flag into the air, and the flag swelled in the wind, transforming into a large flag several feet high, fluttering in the air.

With a wave of the command flag, a chilling wind arose.

The surface of the Heihe River began to churn violently, and jets of black water shot into the sky from the river.

The green snake and the old turtle dared not be careless and each used their own methods to deal with it.

Seeing that he couldn't break through after a long attack, a ruthless glint flashed in Tu Jijian's eyes.

He retrieved the command flag and chanted an obscure incantation.

Each syllable uttered from beneath the mask carried a bloody stench.

As the incantation was recited, the six people in the other six river bends, who were also dressed in five-colored strange clothes and wearing ferocious masks, froze.

The six people trembled violently, and blood-red mist was forcibly extracted from their seven orifices, turning into six beams of blood light that flew in and entered Tu Ji's body.

Tu Ji's aura surged instantly, his body surrounded by blood-red light and black mist, and the ebony magic sword in his hand hummed, with twisted dark red runes appearing on its blade.

"Use blood as a sacrifice to awaken my murderous intent!"

Tu Ji shouted and raised his magic sword high.

In an instant, the sky and earth changed color, dark clouds gathered above the river bend, and an indescribable terrifying aura locked onto the entire river area.

Both the turtle and the green snake felt a sudden pang of fear.

Just as this murderous intent was about to take shape and descend in overwhelming force, something flew out from the old turtle's body.

It was Dao Zhen's talisman, which was activated by the overwhelming killing intent and continuously emitted a clear light.

The overwhelming killing intent that Tu Ji had gathered had now transformed into a dark red blood cloud covering the river bend.

At the same time, the pure light contained within the talisman transformed directly into a heavenly blade, about three zhang long, with a simple and ancient design.

Tu Ji's pupils contracted sharply as he sensed a deadly danger and spoke without hesitation.

"fall!"