The Prodigies War-Novel

Chapter 971 Ice Coffin of Stars

The dragon turtle had such a violent coughing fit that it almost wept tears. 

But he could not care about that. His huge body scrambled up from the ground, asking anxiously, “Which old madman?”

Previously, he looked so unshakable and calm as he enjoyed its food, and he even spaced out as he listened to the giant silvery white bear roaring furiously. 

But now, he looked as though his butt had caught fire. He abandoned his food, and his eyes widened with fright. The difference was too stark. 

But the giant bear did not laugh or mock him because his heart was already weighing heavily at the mention of the ‘old madman.’

“Is there another old madman who could scare us to this state?” said the giant bear irritably. 

The word old madman was like a taboo. The mention of it caused their emotions to roil uncontrollably in their hearts. 

The dragon turtle said dazedly, “He...isn‘t he dead?” 

“How could he die?! Even the boundless starry sky can’t stop a person like him from going crazy! How could he die so easily?” The bear clenched his teeth, his eyes blazing wild with fear. 

“Are you sure?” The dragon turtle grew more and more nervous. His tremendous body started to tremble, and his scales rattled against each other. 

In his memory, the old madman was an existence terrifying beyond imagination!

“The aura around the young man is very unique. Although he is very weak, and not even at a ten-thousandth of the power of the old madman, their aura is very much alike!”

Light surged within the giant silvery white bear’s eyes. “I came into close contact with the boy, so I have personally experienced it. It can’t be wrong!”

“Is it really that aura?” The dragon turtle’s lips quivered and its fangs chattered. 

He looked pretty comical. A terrifying creature who could swallow half-step kings alive was scared stiff by an aura. 

Anyone who saw it would likely not believe their eyes. 

The giant bear nodded heavily.

It was also scared out of its wits. Although it knew that the young man’s cultivation was not enough to threaten him, it couldn’t bear the thought of facing him so it had to flee.

The reason was that the aura of great dao power on the young man made him feel fear!

“Now you should understand that we have to change territories now.”

The giant bear sighed, ”Actually, following the great changes in the Boundary River, I already predicted that such a day would come. I just didn’t expect it to come so soon, and even the aura of the old madman appeared...”

“Old man, we have no choice but to leave…huh?”

When the giant silvery white bear said that, it turned its head to find that the dragon turtle had already fled in a full-speed dash. 

“You...why are you still the same as you were back then?! You didn’t even give me a shout when you run away!” The giant bear fumed, dumbfounded. 

“If I told you in advance when to flee, then we would have died back then. Stop talking nonsense and hurry up and get away with Miss!”

At the bottom of the lake, the dragon turtle frantically moved its limbs, propelling its huge body through the water with unbelievable speed, disturbing the calm silver lake water. The rocks rumbled as the water surged into them.  

Anyone who saw this scene would likely not believe their eyes. A terrifying dragon turtle was running faster than anyone else like a startled bird!

The giant silvery white bear also started to sprint wildly at the bottom of the lake.

……

Rumble!

As soon as Lin Xun entered the silver lake, he felt the lake water raging violently, creating a powerful force that oppressed him from all directions.

“Huh? Could it be that the dragon turtle has been holding back all this time, just to wait for me to enter before launching an attack?” Lin Xun felt his heart tighten. 

He quickly manipulated the Nameless Pagoda to protect his body before he rushed toward the bottom of the lake.

It would be more dangerous to turn back now. Whereas, if he acted in the opposite way, he might have had a chance to fight for and protect his life. 

Moreover, he was curious to know how powerful the dragon turtle beast was. 

However, regardless of how the lake water tumbled turbulently, Lin Xun came across no danger from the beginning to the end, which made him all the more vigilant.

It was not until he dove to the bottom of the lake that he spotted a tremendous white shadow whizzing across his eyes with astonishing speed.

“Hey! Isn’t that the giant silvery white bear?” Lin Xun was taken aback for a moment.

He never thought that he would see no signs of the dragon turtle beast but would end up running into a familiar face here. 

What is that guy doing down here?

Also, it looks like it’s running for his life. Is it being chased by the dragon turtle beast?

A chill came to Lin Xun’s heart. He didn’t care about any other things and immediately chased after the bear, activating the Hornless Ice Dragon Step to its peak. 

“Damn it, that kid is actually catching up!” The giant bear cursed when he sensed Lin Xun’s aura rapidly approaching, becoming more and more anxious. 

“Big White, why are you running away?” Lin Xun’s voice rang from a distance. He had a vague feeling that the situation was not right. 

Big White?!

The giant silvery-white bear fumed in his heart but he said aloud in a deep and resounding voice, “Young man, I am just taking a stroll, why are you chasing my butt?”

“A stroll? A stroll my butt!” Lin Xun cursed in his heart then he said with a smile, “What a coincidence! I am also taking a stroll. Why don’t we walk together? The scenery at the bottom of the lake is pretty good.”

“Haha, yes, this lake is not ordinary. It is formed from a Life Star Core. It is filled with mysterious star essence, which has beneficial effects in relaxing the muscles, promoting tissue regeneration, and removing blood stasis. It can cure all sorts of backaches, leg pains, and cramps.”

“It’s that amazing?”

“Of course, otherwise, why would I take a walk here?”

“Then, I’ll also give it a try.”

“Oh, you’re still very young, you are full of vigor and energy. You don’t need it, going beyond is just as bad as going not far enough. I advise you to leave quickly as soon as possible.”

“I can’t do that. Only idiots will miss out on such an opportunity. Big White, why are you so anxious to persuade me to leave, do you want to keep all the beneficial effects to yourself?”

The man and the beast, one in front and one at the back, constantly spouted nonsense as one tried to get away and the other tried to catch up to one. 

“Beneficial effects? Don’t misunderstand. I’ll leave soon. If you don’t believe me then come back later and see.” As the giant bear grew more anxious, its feet also moved more rapidly.  

“No, what if I don’t see you later?’ Lin Xun also quickened his pace. He began to suspect that the big white bear was scheming something.

The next second, he came to discover that they were going around in circles. It was now clear that the bear was deliberately playing some tricks.

“Big White, you are not very honest! Why are you leading me to run around in circles?” Lin Xun was shocked to realize that the other party might be stalling for time.

“I’m taking a stroll, isn’t it like this?” replied the giant bear very casually, without so much as the slightest change of expression or heartbeat raising. 

“Then go ahead, I’ll go first.” As Lin Xun said, he darted to the other side. 

This was because at that moment in his mind-sea, Little Silver notified him of the location of the spirit source.  

“Hey, little friend, didn’t we agree to go for a walk together? Why are you leaving now?” said the giant bear in a panic, especially when it saw the direction that Lin Xun was heading in. It almost jumped up in shock.

With a swoosh, he spun around 180 degrees and ran wildly, chasing after Lin Xun. 

This confirmed Lin Xun’s speculation that the crafty bear was trying to restrain him before!

“Little friend, wait for me, aren’t you tired from running so fast?”

“Little friend…” the bear cried out behind Lin Xun, but he ignored the calls and sprinted with all his strength. 

Before long, a glaring streak of silvery light flashed in front of his eyes. He squinted his eyes and discovered that it was a Star Debris Meteorite that looked like a little hill!

It was more than ten feet tall and its body was crystal clear like ice. Dazzling silvery light shimmered on its surface like it was a real star in the sky. 

Indistinctly, mysterious visions appeared around it, stars subsiding, the moon setting, the sea turning to mulberry fields, and everything changing...

Every vision presented the mysterious aura of changing time. 

“That should be the Star Debris Meteorite that everyone is after. It is indeed a magnificent treasure!” Lin Xun’s heart pounded.

A rush of life force as vast as the ocean and as strong as the sun assaulted his face. 

Rumble!

But before Lin Xun could investigate closer, the huge Star Debris Meteorite split open, and a thirty-foot-long beast with a dragon head, turtle body, and pillar-like hooves charged out from it. 

The beast was entirely covered with ice-like scales and was carrying an ice coffin on its back.

The ten-foot-long ice coffin shimmered with wisps of sacred starlight. Vaguely, diagrams of flowers, birds, insects, fish, sun, moon, and stars glowed on the surface, radiating a feeling of mystery, age, and history. 

But its most eye-catching characteristic had to be the silver star chart imprinted on its coffin lid. It was as though a vast boundless starry sky was stored within it. 

A dragon turtle, carrying a mysterious ice coffin on its back, was charging out of a huge Star Debris Meteorite. It was undoubtedly an astonishing spectacle. 

Lin Xun did not hesitate to mobilize all his strength. The Nameless Pagoda, which had been accumulating power all this time, sprinkled out streaks of bright golden lights.

The dragon turtle was terrifying. Otherwise, the half-step kings would not have come to a stop by the lakeside and dared not approach!

But to Lin Xun’s astonishment, the dragon turtle seemed even more surprised than him. It jumped up with its eyeballs almost popping out as it screamed, “Heaven! It’s really the aura of that old madman. This...this…this…is too terrifying!”

It cried out in a panic, looking overly frightened at Lin Xun as if he was the most terrifying being in the world. 

It…

Lin Xun was a little dumbfounded. He was about to strike, but he never imagined encountering such an absurd and bizarre scene.

“Ahhh, the descendant of the old madman has appeared, the descendant of the old madman...” the dragon turtle wailed like a ghost, lifted its four pillar-like legs, and fled with the ice coffin on its back, disappearing with a swoosh. 

It looked like a stray dog running in panic, which left Lin Xun a little speechless. Am I that scary?