As a mighty Armored Profound Turtle, if its defense couldn’t even compare to a human’s, it might as well just bash its head in and die.

In its eyes, Huangfu Yu’s words were undoubtedly a wild exaggeration.

The Three-headed Thunder Lion and Bai Fa didn’t think Mo Qi could possibly surpass the Profound Turtle in terms of defense, either.

They had all witnessed just how terrifying the Profound Turtle’s defense was.

Disregarding attack power and external forces, when it came to pure defense, even ten of Bai Fa wouldn’t measure up to the Armored Profound Turtle.

"I’m stating a fact, and it’s a kind reminder. Believe it or not, that’s up to you. Hmph!"

Huangfu Yu was also thoroughly annoyed at being called trash.

If the situation hadn’t forced him to side with the Demon Race, he wouldn’t have wanted to waste his breath on them.

"Human, know your place. You have no right to speak here. In a moment, you’ll see just how laughable your pathetic attacks are against my defense," the Armored Profound Turtle said, glancing coldly at Huangfu Yu.

In its opinion, the destructive power a human at the Void Realm could unleash was utterly insignificant.

It didn’t know why Lord Wolf Demon wanted to protect this human, but that didn’t stop it from looking down on Huangfu Yu.

Hearing this, Huangfu Yu opened his mouth, sighed, and said nothing more.

Although he desperately hoped Mo Qi would be killed in the duel, he had a premonition that Mo Qi definitely wouldn’t be the one to die.

There was a time when he, too, had been as proud and confident as the Armored Profound Turtle, looking down on Mo Qi because of his status and Cultivation.

But reality had slapped him hard in the face, again and again.

He had sought revenge time after time, and look at the outcome: Huangfu Zhong was dead, the Huangfu Family was wiped out, and he was the sole survivor, now under the protection of the Demon Race, standing in opposition to all of humanity.

’Could anyone have it worse than him?’

"So, are you all done chatting? Are you scared? Do you want to ban my External Incarnation?" Mo Qi asked with a grin.

’Scared? Ban it?’

’As if you’re worthy?’

The Armored Profound Turtle snorted. Just as it was about to say he could use the External Incarnation all he wanted, Bai Fa’s voice sounded in its ear.

"Don’t be careless. From what I know, this human named Huangfu Yu is quite strong. He has a grudge against that Mo Qi, so he wouldn’t make baseless claims. You should carefully inspect that so-called External Incarnation. Don’t let yourself get tricked and killed like Niu Tou and Da Peng."

The Armored Profound Turtle swallowed the words on the tip of its tongue. It really did need to inspect it carefully.

Humans were treacherous and full of schemes. It was highly likely they would cheat, break the rules, and use dirty tricks.

It was confident in its own defense, but not so confident that it could rival a defensive Immortal Artifact.

If Mo Qi’s External Incarnation was a fake, and was actually a defensive Immortal Artifact lent to him by some powerful human expert, then this duel would be pointless.

"Whether it’s banned or not isn’t for me to decide. We’ll have to see if your External Incarnation corresponds to your Cultivation Level. After all, you humans love your schemes and trickery."

Mo Qi: "..."

’Damn it, what the hell did we humans ever do to you of the Demon Race?!’

’Why do you only have these negative impressions!’

Mo Qi refused to accept it. ’I, Mo Qi, am a man of integrity, upright and unyielding, who values honesty and trustworthiness above all!’

’If you’re going to insist on saying that, then I won’t be polite anymore.’

"Hey, you big turtle, you can inspect my External Incarnation, but you should also let me take a look at that shell of yours. What if you’re the one pulling a fast one?"

Armored Profound Turtle: "???"

"What nonsense are you spouting? My shell grew on its own. How could there be any trickery involved!"

"Well, my External Incarnation also grew on its own!" As he spoke, with a thought from Mo Qi, the External Incarnation transformed into a skin-tight Battle Armor that he wore like a bodysuit.

"You probably don’t know this, but I actually possess a special bloodline, and my bloodline ability is to grow an External Incarnation," Mo Qi said with a completely straight face.

The Armored Profound Turtle gave him a look like he was an idiot. ’It’s like you’re deliberately trying to make me laugh.’

’How can such a scoundrel exist in this world?!’

’Growing an External Incarnation? Why don’t you grow fruit on your body while you’re at it?’

’No wonder the seniors in the clan all say humans are the most treacherous and shameless creatures in existence, bar none.’

"You... you..."

The Armored Profound Turtle stammered "You... you..." for a long moment, utterly at a loss for words.

"What ’you’? This is about being fair, just, and open. I’m letting you see my External Incarnation, so of course you should let me see your turtle shell," Mo Qi said as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

In truth, he had no interest in the Armored Profound Turtle’s shell. He was only doing this because he was annoyed that the Demon Beasts were always complaining about how bad humans were.

"Let him see it. We don’t have that much time to waste." Bai Fa’s voice once again sounded in the Armored Profound Turtle’s ear.

The Armored Profound Turtle nodded and looked at Mo Qi. "Fine! We’ll inspect each other’s!"

Mo Qi raised an eyebrow, and his External Incarnation flew over to the Armored Profound Turtle on its own.

"Hand over your turtle shell, then."

Armored Profound Turtle: "???"

’Like hell I can hand it over!’

’I already told you, the shell grew on its own! It’s connected to my flesh and blood!’

’How am I supposed to hand it over? Should I carve it off with a knife and throw it to you?’

"Tch, what a piece of junk. You can’t even take it off. Low-grade stuff. I’m not looking," Mo Qi said, waving his hand dismissively.

The Armored Profound Turtle nearly coughed up a mouthful of old blood.

"Fine, fine, fine. Just you wait, human. I hope you can keep running your mouth later."

It suppressed the rage in its heart and carefully inspected Mo Qi’s Incarnation Battle Armor inside and out. Although it couldn’t identify the material, judging by the Spiritual Energy fluctuations, it wasn’t an Immortal Artifact, nor was it any powerful Magical Artifact. It was very ordinary.

"So? Any problems? Does it exceed my Cultivation Level?" Mo Qi asked with a smile.

The Armored Profound Turtle looked at Bai Fa. After receiving a nod, it returned the Incarnation Battle Armor to Mo Qi.

"No problems. You can use it."

Mo Qi put the Incarnation Battle Armor back on, the corners of his mouth curving up. "So, how do you plan to judge whose defense is stronger?"

The Armored Profound Turtle opened its mouth and spat out a purple Inner Core, about the size of an egg, that emitted a faint, ethereal glow.

"This is a gifted Body Refining Secret Technique of my Profound Turtle clan. It can summon the Purple Sky Thunderbolt from the nine heavens."

"You and I will form a pact and bathe in the Purple Sky Thunderbolt. The Attack Power of the thunderbolt will gradually increase over time, with no end or limit. Only when one of us can no longer withstand it and dies will the pact be broken and the Purple Sky Thunderbolt cease."

Chaos Scripture: Purple Sky Thunderbolt, nurtured in the thunder pools above the nine heavens. One of the Immortal Tribulations, possessing extreme destructive power. (One of the raw ingredients for Purple Sky Wine; the strong liquor is like the sun.)

Seeing the Chaos Scripture’s description of the Purple Sky Thunderbolt, Mo Qi froze for a moment.

’One of the raw ingredients for Purple Sky Wine?!’

’You can brew wine from lightning?’

A long-buried memory surfaced in Mo Qi’s mind.

As someone who aspired to become a Kitchen God, Mo Qi of course knew how to brew wine.

His skills had been taught to him personally by Uncle Niu back in the day.

But Mo Qi had a problem: he was a one-drink lightweight.

So, ever since Uncle Niu passed away, he had never brewed wine again.