Fall: Rebirth

Watching the monsters fleeing in all directions, Xuanwu slowly closed his eyes and slowly dived back into the lake.

"Your Majesty, it's going back." Qinglong shouted at this time.

Ye You raised the corners of his lips slightly, staring sharply at Xuanwu's slowly sinking body, and asked in a cold voice: "Who of you two will go to meet it?"

Without hesitation, Zhuniao and Qinglong answered in unison: "I will go."

Qingli looked at the Vermilion Bird and the Azure Dragon, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

At this moment, Zhuniao and Qinglong could not help but look at each other, with a hint of dissatisfaction in their eyes. Obviously, they had just witnessed the power of Xuanwu, and they were eager to compete with him in person.

Ye You glanced at them calmly and asked softly, "Why? You all want to go?"

Zhuniao and Qinglong looked at each other and nodded at the same time.

"Qinglong, you have already tried your skills just now, let Zhuniao go this time!" Qingli suggested softly from the side.

Qinglong turned around and asked unwillingly: "My Lord God, why is this?" He seemed dissatisfied with this decision.

Zhuniao snorted coldly, secretly delighted, and before Qinglong turned around, she jumped into the air. With a crisp cry, Zhuniao had transformed into its original form, spread its broad and gorgeous wings, and soared in the air.

Qinglong looked up at the fiery red shadow and couldn't help but complain: "This dead bird."

At this time, the Vermilion Bird flew into the air in the center of the lake, opened its sharp beak, and spit out a ball of burning flame from its mouth, which hit the lake like a fireball.

There was a loud "bang" and the turtle shell that had sunk halfway was smashed and floated to the surface again.

Xuanwu, whose body had already sunk halfway, slowly opened his eyes. A hint of vigilance and majesty flashed in his eyes, and he looked coldly at the Vermilion Bird soaring in the air.

After circling in the air for a few circles, the Vermilion Bird suddenly dived down and rushed towards the Black Tortoise in the lake like lightning.

Xuanwu sensed Zhuniao's intention and suddenly opened his eyes. A thick column of water spurted out of his mouth, like a water dragon, and directly sent Zhuniao flying dozens of meters away.

"This guy doesn't look bad." Qinglong watched this scene from afar, frowning slightly, and began to worry about his companions. He knew the strength of Xuanwu, but he didn't expect Zhuniao to be defeated so easily.

After being blown away by the water column, the Vermilion Bird stabilized itself in the air, flapped its wings, and summoned countless fire feathers, which shot towards the Black Tortoise like arrows. These fire feathers were scorching hot, whistling towards the Black Tortoise, as if they were going to ignite the entire lake.

Seeing this, Xuanwu quickly sank to the bottom of the lake, and the lake water began to surge violently, as if driven by an invisible force, and quickly formed a towering and solid water wall. This water wall was like a solid barrier, steadily blocking Huoyu's fiery attack.

Seeing that its attack was easily blocked, Zhuniao could not help but feel a surge of anger in his heart. He spread his wings again and dived towards the lake at a faster speed. This time, the flames on his body burned more vigorously, and the raging fire seemed to devour everything.

When the flames of the Vermilion Bird came into contact with the water wall, the powerful heat evaporated the water wall into water vapor, and the entire lake was filled with white mist.

At this moment, Xuanwu suddenly rushed out from the bottom of the lake, and the patterns on its shell flashed with mysterious light. These lights gradually gathered together to form a powerful water tornado.

The water tornado roared up and met the flames of Zhuniao in the air, causing a violent collision.

The two forces intertwined and conflicted with each other, bursting out with dazzling light, illuminating the entire lake.

However, the battle did not end there.

The Red Bird once again flew high into the sky, flapping its flaming wings. It concentrated all its flaming power and let the flames pour down like a raging waterfall.

Facing such a powerful attack, Xuanwu was not to be outdone. Its tortoise shell emitted a deep blue light, forming a huge water shield. The water shield was like an indestructible wall, guarding the lake below.

There was a deafening explosion when the flames collided with the water shield.

Huge waves arose on the lake, splashing water everywhere.

The waterfall of fire released by the Vermilion Bird was like a falling meteorite, carrying with it endless destructive power.

However, Xuanwu's water shield began to crack under the impact of the flames, as if it could not withstand such pressure.

Qinglong, who was standing in the distance and watching, had a nervous look on his face, his eyes fixed on the battlefield, afraid of missing any exciting moment.

The lake water instantly boiled under the fierce collision between the flames of the Vermilion Bird and the water shield of the Black Tortoise, and a large amount of steam filled the air. The whole scene was extremely spectacular, but also full of dangers and challenges.

Zhuniao felt the tenacity of Xuanwu and knew that he could no longer attack in the conventional way, so he decided to change his tactics. He was seen circling in the air, looking for the right opportunity.

Suddenly, Vermilion Bird swooped down and grabbed the shell of Black Tortoise with its extremely sharp claws.

Xuanwu reacted quickly, the patterns on its shell flashed with mysterious light, and instantly formed a layer of extremely hard ice armor, which firmly blocked Zhuniao's attack.

The Vermilion Bird's claws scratched across the ice armor, making a harsh friction sound, but they were unable to penetrate the layer of ice.

Xuanwu took this opportunity to spurt out a column of ice from his mouth, which flew straight towards Zhuniao's wings.

Zhuniao was unable to dodge and was hit by a huge icicle. The flames burning on its wings were extinguished instantly, and its body lost balance and it almost fell into the icy lake.

The Red Bird screamed in pain and quickly flapped its wings to avoid the icicles.

But Xuanwu didn't seem to intend to let Zhuniao go. Xuanwu opened his mouth and spurted out a cold breath, then used the water escape technique again, approaching Zhuniao at an astonishing speed.

At the same time, Xuanwu also made full use of the advantage of its snake tail, constantly flapping Zhuniao, making it difficult for Zhuniao to dodge.

Qinglong, who was watching the battle on the side, couldn't help but get his blood boiling when he saw this scene. He was so excited that he wanted to join this fierce battle immediately.

"I didn't expect this Black Tortoise to be so powerful. Even this ferocious Vermilion Bird can't gain any advantage over it!" Qinglong couldn't help but mutter to himself as he watched anxiously.

Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, Zhuniao knew that he could not fight hard and had to find a way to break the situation. So he came up with a plan. He pretended to be injured, flapped his wings a few times, and fell straight to the lake like a bird with broken wings.

When Xuanwu saw this, he thought that Zhuniao was no longer able to fight and immediately relaxed his vigilance.

When Qinglong saw that Zhuniao seemed to be injured, his heart tightened. He turned to look at Ye You and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, Zhuniao is injured. Let me go help her!" After saying that, Qinglong squatted slightly, ready to jump.

At this moment, Ye You suddenly stretched out a hand and grabbed Qinglong's arm tightly like an iron clamp.

Qinglong was stunned, and looked at Ye You with a puzzled look on his face, and said puzzledly: "God lord..."

Ye You was not in a hurry, slowly loosened his hand, and said calmly without turning his head: "What's the hurry?"

Qinglong was anxious when he heard this, but he did not dare to disobey Ye You's order. He could only frown and turn his gaze to the battlefield again.

However, who would have thought that this was just a trap set by the Vermilion Bird? Just as it was about to fall into the water, the Vermilion Bird suddenly stopped falling, made a gorgeous turn in the air, and at the same time, a more powerful flame spewed out of its mouth.

The flame was like a wild horse that had broken free from its reins, hitting Xuanwu directly and catching it off guard.

"This Zhuniao." Qingli raised her lips and shook her head helplessly. She knew Zhuniao was always so impulsive, but fortunately she was not injured.

When Qinglong saw that Zhuniao was fine, he immediately felt relieved and his originally frowned brows gradually relaxed.

On the other side, the severely injured Xuanwu had dived underwater, and with the help of water cover, he temporarily avoided Zhuniao's pursuit.

The Vermilion Bird circled in the sky for several times, but still could not find any trace of the Black Tortoise, so it relaxed its vigilance. It did not notice that the calm lake surface was actually rippled. These ripples gradually expanded and eventually formed a huge vortex.

At this moment, a thick column of water suddenly shot out from the whirlpool and rushed straight towards Zhuniao like an arrow.

Zhuniao was caught off guard and unable to dodge, and was hit directly by the water column, falling to the shore in a mess.

All of this was a counterattack launched by Xuanwu when Zhuniao was caught off guard.

At this moment, Xuanwu resurfaced with a cunning light in his eyes, as if mocking Zhuniao's carelessness.

The Vermilion Bird shook itself and barely stood up from the shore, its eyes flashing with rage. It spread its huge wings, flapped them vigorously, flew into the sky, and spewed a ball of extremely hot flames from its mouth, rushing straight towards the Black Tortoise.

Xuanwu was not afraid of Zhuniao's attack, but chose to fight head-on. It cast a water spell, condensing the surrounding lake water into a crystal clear water wall to resist Zhuniao's blazing flames.

Seeing this, Zhuniao became more and more angry, and kept spewing flames from his mouth, trying to break through the defense of the water wall.

However, Xuanwu relied on its own powerful strength and skills to always hold its ground and prevent Zhuniao from succeeding.

At this moment, Xuanwu took advantage of Zhuniao's unpreparedness and suddenly dived into the water, then quickly swam under Zhuniao. Then, with the cover of the water, it quietly stretched out its snake tail, and suddenly struck upward, hitting Zhuniao's abdomen hard.

The red bird was caught off guard and was hit by this sudden blow, causing it to utter a sharp scream. Its body began to tremble violently, and its wings flapped more rapidly, as if it wanted to escape from the battlefield.

Finally, the red bird flew high into the sky with pain. Despite this, its eyes were still full of determination and sharpness, as if telling its opponent that it would never give up easily.

After circling in the air for several circles, Zhuniao rushed to the ground again and continued its fierce battle with Xuanwu.

Xuanwu looked at Zhuniao and felt a little respect for it. However, it did not let down its guard.

Just as Zhuniao swooped down again, Xuanwu swiftly dived into the water and cleverly avoided Zhuniao's attack. Then, it emerged from the water again and stared at Zhuniao provocatively.

When Zhuniao saw this, a trace of anger flashed in his eyes. He gathered all his strength and spewed out a ball of blazing flames from his mouth. The flames quickly condensed into an extremely sharp arrow in the air, and rushed towards Xuanwu at an amazing speed.

Faced with this fierce attack, Xuanwu showed no fear and directly met the arrow with its hard shell.

The violent collision between the two caused a powerful impact, and the lake suddenly raised huge waves, with countless water droplets splashing everywhere.

Zhuniao and Xuanwu were pushed back several meters by the recoil force before they were able to stabilize their bodies.

At this moment, their bodies were covered with scars and their breath seemed very weak.

The Vermilion Bird folded its wings and landed on the lakeside, facing the Black Tortoise in the lake from afar.

The two sides stared at each other quietly, as if assessing each other's strength.

Yeyou and Qingli stood there, their eyes calm and focused, they quietly observed everything in front of them, as if they were enjoying a wonderful performance. However, what was different from the past was that there was more appreciation in their eyes.

"It seems that this is indeed the beast we are looking for." Qingli smiled slightly, and her gentle voice passed like a spring breeze, carrying a hint of joy.

"So, are they done fighting?" Qinglong asked puzzledly, his eyes wide open, staring at Zhuniao and Xuanwu in the distance.

Ye You didn't say anything, her eyes were still fixed on the distance, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, as if she was thinking about something. There was no ripple on her face, making it difficult to figure out what she was thinking.

After a while, the red bird suddenly raised its head to the sky and let out a long cry. The sharp cry echoed in the air, full of resentment and anger. Its feathers danced in the wind, looking particularly dazzling.

When Xuanwu heard the call of Zhuniao, it also lowered its head and growled softly in response to Zhuniao. Its body was huge and stable, like an unshakable mountain.

Ye You lowered her eyes, as if she was thinking about something important. Her brows were slightly furrowed, and her eyes were gleaming with thought.

After a moment, Ye You raised his eyes slightly, waved his sleeves lightly, and his figure disappeared beside Qingli and Qinglong in an instant like a ghost.

The next moment, a mysterious cloud of black smoke suddenly appeared beside Zhuniao. Then, Yeyou slowly emerged from the void like a ghost.

Ye You glanced at Zhu Niao with cold eyes. When he saw the shocking wound on Zhu Niao's body, he asked in a light tone, "Are you okay?"

After hearing Ye You's caring words, Zhu Niao felt a surge of warmth in her heart. She immediately transformed into a beautiful human form, bowed respectfully, and replied, "Thank you for your concern, God. I'm fine."

Ye You nodded slightly to show his approval, then turned his head to the calm lake and looked expressionlessly in the direction of Xuanwu.

At this moment, a dazzling white light and a deep green light appeared one after another, and Qingli and Qinglong slowly emerged from the void.

Qingli walked gracefully towards Yeyou and stood side by side with Yeyou, his eyes also looking into the distance, as if thinking about something.

As soon as Qinglong appeared, he couldn't wait to walk quickly to Zhuniao's side, nervously looking up and down at the wounds on her body, and kept muttering: "This guy actually dared to hurt you like this! It's so hateful!" His voice was full of concern for Zhuniao and anger towards the enemy.

When Zhuniao saw Qinglong's worry, his sharp eyes suddenly became gentle, and he responded softly: "I'm fine."