That feeling is becoming clearer and clearer...

Nuo Xia narrowed her eyes.

He had never been among the flowers, but with his powerful knowledge, from the moment he stepped into Pangu City, he could faintly feel that there was a powerful aura hidden here that could not be ignored.

And now that we are in front of the door and the distance is getting closer, that aura becomes clearer and clearer.

no doubt.

Im, right here!

Didn't think much more about it.

With lightning all over his body, Nuo Xia was about to step into the flowers when an old, deep voice suddenly sounded:

"Kid, if I were you, I wouldn't choose to take this step."

The next moment.

With a soft creaking sound, the door shrouded in clouds and mist slowly opened, and an old figure appeared in the darkness.

Unlike Hephaestus, who is five meters tall and extremely strong.

The person who came was stooped and short, wearing a large Japanese-style yukata, leaning on a cane, and wearing wooden clogs. He had gray hair, and his wrinkled face was covered with age spots.

He looked old, at least a hundred years old, but his dark eyes were as sharp as an eagle.

The rickety old man was on the steps, looking down from a high position, looking at Nuo Xia below, and said coldly:

"Go back, navy brat, your opponent should be Hephaestus. Even if you lose, you will still die with honor."

"But if you continue to move forward and disturb the master's dream, then your fate will not be as cheap as death."

Nuo Xia didn't respond, but looked at the rickety old man up and down, his eyes a little surprised.

He originally thought that the powerful aura he felt outside Pangu City before was Yim.

but now.

After the old man appeared in front of him, the aura emanating from his body matched perfectly with what he had felt before!

"Did you misjudge..."

Nuo Xia chuckled and looked over the shoulder of the rickety old man, looking deeper into the mysterious palace.

Not a big problem.

Although my previous guess was wrong, there is no doubt that the place in front of me is indeed among the flowers.

And from what the old man said just now, we can conclude that Im has not left at this moment, he is in this palace!

only.

Such a strong man, however, regards Im as his master, acting like a servant. In addition, even if he is in front of the gate, he can't feel any trace of Im...

"The old immortal guys are really scary."

He snorted and felt Hephaestus approaching at full speed from behind. He immediately stopped thinking and turned into a bolt of lightning, rushing straight towards the open door.

The height of the gate is six to seven meters, and the rickety old man is only a little over one meter six at most. He is a pure Yodel-level tall and has enough headroom for him to pass through directly.

"Seeking death..."

Seeing that Nuo Xia ignored him and forced his way in, the rickety old man shook his head slightly, his face still showing no anger.

Just when Lei Guang was about to rush to the steps, he slammed his cane and his figure suddenly skyrocketed!

Roar!

In an instant, he transformed into a giant turtle that was ten meters tall, raising his head and roaring. His huge body almost occupied the entire steps, and the door was also blocked airtightly.

Nuo Xia's speed was too fast. He suddenly saw a drastic change in front of him. He had no time to change direction, and he didn't want to retreat. So he focused his eyes and without hesitation, he pulled out the twin Yon'en swords surrounded by lightning, and slashed them down in a staggered manner.

Boom!!!

It was obvious that the slash struck not the turtle's shell but its head, but there was still an extremely dull sound of metal collision.

The powerful force of the counter-shock made Nuo Xia's jaw go numb for a while, and he could barely hold on to the hilt of the sword. His body was directly ejected, and crashed onto the wall a hundred meters away.

Rubbles were flying everywhere and dust was flying. Before the movement stopped, Nuo Xia, who was unscathed, had already stepped out of the ruins and looked up at the giant turtle in front of him in amazement.

This big turtle has such a strong body!

After simply being coated with a layer of armor color, the softest part became so hard that even his sword blade could not cut through it.

So how powerful can this tortoise shell covered with jagged bone spurs be?

Turtle fruit?

No, in his impression, the big lion Pokomus, who was born in the fur tribe, is the one with the Turtle Fruit ability, and there is no way he can transform into such a terrifying giant.

The fruit ability of the rickety old man in front of me is obviously much more powerful, and most of it comes from ancient phantom beast species.

"Bi Xi fruit?"

he asked tentatively.

"Do you think I can answer this question?"

The giant turtle looked down expressionlessly, with a cold, anthropomorphic light flowing in its dark brown pupils, "I gave you a chance, but now that I have been forced to do it myself, then today..."

"Are you the spear or the shield?"

Before he finished, he was interrupted by Nuo Xia's curious question.

The answer is so obvious, why does such a stupid question need to be asked?

The giant turtle's eyes finally flashed with anger, and with a low roar, the jagged barbs on its back suddenly pointed straight toward the sky and were pulled out!

The roots were covered with a strong aura of armed force, and immediately they were like countless arrows, shooting towards Nuo Xia Zan at a speed that was difficult to see with the naked eye!

Whoosh whoosh!

The rain of thorns was dense, but Nuo Xia still stood where he was. He didn't see any movement. He only saw the blue light flashing and leaping, and he dodged all the barbs of the giant turtle with ease.

Infinite teleportation?

As expected of a user with the Thunder Fruit ability, such terrifying speed...

The giant turtle narrowed his eyes, snorted coldly, raised his green right paw, and was about to continue the attack when a lazy voice suddenly came from the dark corridor behind him:

"Let him in, Aguru."

The voice was neutral and ordinary, and one could not distinguish between male and female or age.

But the giant turtle, who was furious, changed his expression drastically. In an instant, his body shrank sharply, and he turned back into the old man wearing a yukata and wearing wooden clogs.

"Yes, Master."

The rickety old man bowed respectfully toward the inside of the door. After three or four seconds, he dared to stand up, turned around, and looked at Nuo Xia coldly:

"What are you still doing here, kid? Go in."

Nuo Xia did not respond, but turned around and looked outside.

Outside the collapsed wall, Hephaestus, covered in flames, had arrived and landed on the ruins, but he hesitated to step in until the rickety old man nodded slightly and winked at him.

He finally breathed a sigh of relief, and after glancing at Nuo Xia with pity, he stopped staying and turned around directly to go to Pangu City where Wulao Xing was located.

"Still not going in?"

The cold scolding of the rickety old man sounded in his ears. Nuo Xia did not hesitate and punched the old man in the face with all his strength. However, the latter reacted in time, and his right arm expanded into a half-turtle, half-human shape, and he held it tightly.

He grabbed his right hand tightly.

The two were locked in a stalemate in the air, constantly increasing their strength, and the dark armed color gradually spread to cover both sides' arms.

But no matter how much he added, no one could force the opponent back.

A full dozen seconds later.

Nuo Xia just shook off the opponent's right paw, shook his wrist as if nothing had happened, and then, under the ricket old man's eyes that were so cold that they could freeze the air, he waved his hand towards the latter, strode across the threshold, and stepped into the hall.

"The defense is probably stronger than the body of a big-ass steel balloon."

"The strength is about the same as mine."

"After calculation, the overall combat power is probably slightly stronger than Hephaestus, and at the same level as Kaido's Big Mom."

…

so.

Is a shield more difficult to deal with than a spear?

Nuo Xia was thinking casually in her mind, and unknowingly she had walked through the long corridor paved with red carpet and arrived at the center among the flowers.

There are misty clouds all around, lush trees all around, and you can hear the chirping of birds and the fragrance of flowers everywhere.

In this hall, the majestic Void Throne stands high, and behind the shadow, a graceful and tall figure can be vaguely seen sitting on the throne.

The Five Old Stars were still crawling and trembling in front of this throne, but Nuo Xia walked with a casual expression, looking left and right, as if he had returned to his own home, and he had the leisure to pick a rose flower and lower his head.

He sniffed it lightly.
To be continued...