The Bat Cave Master’s Methods
The Poison Emerald Turtle is an ancient strange beast from the deep ocean, a type of turtle with an extremely long lifespan.
But aside from its longevity, it usually doesn’t possess much strength.
It’s extremely rare to see one capable of causing such a world-altering event as this.
Xie Fei, naturally, learned about the Poison Emerald Turtle through the Myriad Demons Illustrated Manual.
“This Poison Emerald Turtle is about to transform!”
Zhou Hongxian, having also noticed the situation in the distance, excitedly said: “Xie Fei, let’s go quickly!”
“A Poison Emerald Turtle that has cultivated to such a realm, if we kill it, it will definitely be a great opportunity.”
“Its turtle shell might be able to be refined into a top-tier defensive spirit artifact!”
Having said that,
Zhou Hongxian immediately controlled the small boat, braving the wind and waves towards the left.
Soon, Xie Fei at the bow of the boat saw the huge figure in the deepest part of the dark clouds.
On the sea surface,
a dark green giant turtle was clearly visible, its body as large as a hill, at least two hundred zhang long.
The turtle shell was covered with ancient patterns, emitting a faint cold light, seemingly capable of withstanding countless attacks.
It stretched its long neck and let out a piercing, long howl towards the sky.
The howl was like rolling thunder, creating gusts of gale, causing the sea surface to churn violently, and thunder to rumble in the sky.
Zhou Hongxian, without hesitation, pinched hand seals, her spiritual power transforming into dozens of crimson ropes, which shot out like spirit snakes, wrapping towards the Poison Emerald Turtle.
These ropes shimmered with spiritual light, containing imprisonment power, attempting to restrain the Poison Emerald Turtle’s limbs and neck.
In the East Sea, although the Poison Emerald Turtle is not a ferocious demon beast, the waters where it appears are often accompanied by potent poison.
Many sailors or cultivators, once they touch the seawater within its range, will be poisoned to death on the spot.
And a Ten Thousand Year Poison Emerald Turtle like this one before them is even more formidable.
Even Golden Core Realm existences would likely be poisoned to death.
The Myriad Demons Illustrated Manual from the System Rebate had records on this Poison Emerald Turtle.
Besides the most precious turtle shell, the poison sac inside its body is also very valuable.
Now is the time when the Poison Emerald Turtle is transforming, making it the easiest to deal with.
Once it successfully transforms, its strength will definitely be comparable to a Nascent Soul expert.
Coupled with the geographical advantage of the sea,
it’s estimated that even ordinary Nascent Soul first or second level cultivators would be killed.
“During transformation, demon beasts are most vulnerable.”
Zhou Hongxian, while controlling the ropes, excitedly said: “Xie Fei, since you came, my luck has gotten better!
“If we can take down this Poison Emerald Turtle, it’ll definitely be a great opportunity!”
Xie Fei smiled faintly, about to respond,
when he sensed an unusual fluctuation in his divine sense, his expression changed slightly, and he transmitted his voice: “Be careful!
“There’s another aura approaching.
“It’s a Nascent Soul Ninth Level expert!
“It’s not just us who have our eyes on this Ten Thousand Year Poison Emerald Turtle, that person does too.”
Upon hearing this, Zhou Hongxian’s heart tightened.
But outwardly she remained calm, continuing to control the ropes, attempting to bind the Poison Emerald Turtle.
Then she transmitted her voice back: “Nascent Soul Ninth Level?
“The East Sea truly has hidden dragons and crouching tigers.
“Xie Fei, can you sense that person’s location?”
Xie Fei’s spiritual sense spread like a tide, locking onto a patch of dark clouds eighty or so li away.
That aura was hidden yet sharp, seemingly deliberately concealed, clearly indicating ill intentions.
He transmitted his voice back: “In that cloud over there.”
To sum up,
this was Xie Fei’s first time witnessing a demon beast transforming.
You know, the transformation process varies among different demons and different bloodline concentrations.
For something like the Poison Emerald Turtle, it’s possible when they are nearing the Nascent Soul realm.
But the Black Bear in Mist Forest with Nascent Soul strength, couldn’t do it.
Speaking of the bear brothers in Mist Forest,
Xie Fei suddenly remembered that he hadn’t checked on them in a long time.
After this Dragon Palace Treasury trip, he should go see how his two pets are doing.
The topic has strayed.
Back to the present.
It seems that the Poison Emerald Turtle has reached a crucial moment in its transformation.
It was seen gathering Heaven and Earth spiritual energy while absorbing Sea Water Essence.
Its massive body didn’t expand, but its spiritual imposing manner steadily climbed.
Like a volcano about to erupt!
The Poison Emerald Turtle’s gaze shifted, detecting Zhou Hongxian’s spiritual ropes, and a flash of ferocity appeared in its eyes.
“Roar!”
The Poison Emerald Turtle let out a high-pitched howl.
The sound waves were like substance, transforming into a chaotic mental shock, sweeping in all directions.
Because it was transforming, it couldn’t be distracted, so it could only use mental shocks to threaten its enemies.
At the same time, layers of light green poison mist suddenly erupted from its shell, rapidly spreading to cover a radius of hundreds of li.
“I’ll pretend to be hindered, unable to fully utilize my spiritual power, lulling the person in the shadows into a false sense of security.
“When the Poison Emerald Turtle is about to change its form, I’ll strike with all my might.
“At that time, should you deal with that expert, or should I?”
Zhou Hongxian, standing on the small boat, calmly transmitted her voice to discuss the strategy.
Facing the Poison Emerald Turtle’s mental shock and poison mist erosion, she remained completely unaffected.
The light green poison mist automatically dispersed around her, as if repelled by an invisible force.
And even knowing that the hidden expert was a Nascent Soul Ninth Level cultivator, she dared to suggest that she would handle it.
This shows that the Empress of two hundred thousand years later truly has some skills.
To prevent the person in the shadows from spying, Xie Fei had already set up a concealment formation around the small boat when he detected something unusual.
The formation was simple, but sufficient to shield the spiritual sense detection of those below the Transformation realm.
The opponent could see Zhou Hongxian making her move, but couldn’t see the specific situation on the boat.
“What do you plan to do?” Xie Fei’s gaze locked onto the rolling dark cloud in the distance, asking in a low voice.
Zhou Hongxian transmitted her voice in response: “I need the Poison Emerald Turtle’s shell to refine a top-tier defensive magical treasure.
“With it, I’ll have a better chance of success in the secret realm I’m about to go to.
“As for the poison sac and the turtle’s body, they’re all yours.
“The quickest method is to wait for the crucial moment of the Poison Emerald Turtle’s transformation, you strike it down with thunderous means, and I’ll hold back the person in hiding.”
The reason she rushed to the East Sea was because she had calculated that the Dragon Palace Treasury would open around this time.
Therefore, she had made preparations in advance.
Counting the captured Nine Sun Chicken and the Poison Emerald Turtle’s shell, Zhou Hongxian had an eighty percent chance of finding what she needed.
Xie Fei, after a moment’s thought, nodded and said: “Good, I’ll do as you say.”
A moment later,
the hurricane on the sea surface became even more violent.
Several sea spouts rose from the ground, like giant dragons circling, tearing at the sky curtain.
Thunder rumbled in the dark clouds, lightning danced like silver snakes, illuminating the Poison Emerald Turtle’s massive body.
Its neck was raised high, its howls becoming more piercing, and the ancient patterns on its shell glowed with a faint light.
Spiritual energy and Sea Water Essence poured in frantically, the transformation process nearing its end.
“This Poison Emerald Turtle is about to transform!
“Now’s the time!”
Zhou Hongxian, who seemed to have witnessed many demon beast transformations, immediately reminded Xie Fei upon seeing the situation.
Xie Fei did not hesitate, immediately unleashing boundless sword qi like a rushing river.
He raised his hand and waved, the sword qi condensing into a translucent giant sword, suspended in mid-air, a hundred zhang long, its body emitting a sharp cold light, seemingly capable of severing the void.
The giant sword seemed slow, but in reality it was extremely fast, trailing countless sword shadows, obscuring the sky and sun, directly striking the Poison Emerald Turtle.
Boom!
The giant sword fell, the void trembled, and the sword qi and poison mist collided, emitting a piercing roar.
The Poison Emerald Turtle let out a shrill cry, its huge body directly cleaved from mid-air into the deep sea by the giant sword.
The sea surface exploded, hundreds of zhang high waves surged into the sky, causing a towering tsunami.
At this moment, the Poison Emerald Turtle was in the midst of its physical transformation, unable to use its strongest defenses as before.
Otherwise, Xie Fei’s sword strike would not have been able to cause such great damage.
This is the difference between demon beasts and human cultivators.
Demon beasts have inherent advantages, and in many battles, they have the combat strength to overwhelm cultivators of the same realm.
“Get up!”
Seeing the Poison Emerald Turtle fall into the sea,
Xie Fei stretched out his hand, boundless sword qi like countless fishing lines, hooking out the Poison Emerald Turtle which was about to escape into the water.
“To dare snatch something right under my nose?”
Just as the Poison Emerald Turtle was about to fall into Xie Fei’s hands, a dark cloud in the distance suddenly exploded.
A figure leaped through the air to kill.
Its speed was so fast, it was like teleportation!
“Star Shattering Arrow!”
Zhou Hongxian, who had prepared herself, immediately flew into the air, offering a certain object.
It was an arrow emitting a faint red light!
This arrow was released without a bow, and upon release, it immediately reached the person’s presence.
“Child’s play!”
The person coldly snorted, his right hand suddenly punching out.
Zhou Hongxian’s Star Shattering Arrow was actually knocked back on the spot!
Her attack seemed to have angered the person.
Immediately, light flickered.
A fist smashed down towards Zhou Hongxian.
Boom…
This person’s movements were as fast as lightning, the fist shadow like a mountain, carrying destructive power, bombarding towards Zhou Hongxian.
Before Zhou Hongxian could recover from her Star Shattering Arrow being knocked away, she was struck squarely in the chest by this swift punch.
She groaned, her breath ragged, a mouthful of blood spurting out, her body falling like a broken kite towards the surging sea below.
The person having succeeded with one blow, did not stop.
His figure flashed, turning into a black light, directly heading towards Xie Fei.
Before the attack even arrived, an invisible killing intent had firmly locked onto Xie Fei’s soul.
It was bitterly cold, as if even the thoughts in his mind could be frozen.
“What kind of technique is this?”
Xie Fei was startled by this person.
Not only was his speed extremely fast, but he also had this inexplicable ability to lock onto one’s soul.
If he were an assassin, he would definitely be a top-tier one!
However, Xie Fei was not comparable to Zhou Hongxian.
He, who was about to break through to Nascent Soul Sixth Level, remained calm in this crisis, his fingers together like a sword.
In an instant,
an extremely powerful sword qi broke through the air.
The sword light was brilliant, like a reversed Milky Way, tearing through the sea surface, directly cutting towards the person.
Swish!
The sword qi flew into the air, but suddenly exploded.
Transforming into countless tiny sword lights, like a rainstorm, enveloping the surroundings.
Each sword light contained sharp sword intent, densely packed, instantly restricting the opponent’s speed advantage.
The person’s figure paused, clearly not expecting Xie Fei to have such exquisite combat skills, a flash of surprise in his eyes.
Swish swish swish…
Countless sword lights, like a swarm of bees leaving their hive, bombarded the large man.
But they were all blocked by a layer of black spiritual power covering his body, failing to cause substantial harm.
However, this was merely Xie Fei’s strategy to trap the person.
The main purpose was to eliminate the opponent’s speed advantage, not to attack.
The next moment,
Xie Fei flipped his wrist, a seemingly ordinary magic sword appeared.
The sword moved freely, instantly stabbing towards the person’s throat.
The sword’s momentum was as fast as a startled bird, extremely precise.
At this moment, Xie Fei finally saw the person’s appearance clearly.
A dark-faced large man dressed in a purple-black short shirt.
His figure was burly, his face sinister, and his pair of triangular eyes revealed ruthless light.
His body was filled with a dense blood Sha energy, like a substance.
Clearly, his hands were stained with the lives of countless living beings, the killing intent so heavy, it caused palpitations.
“Kid, I’ve been tracking this Poison Emerald Turtle for months, and now that its transformation is imminent, I can capture and refine it.
“You two suddenly appearing, and daring to snatch what’s mine?
“Don’t you want to live anymore!”
The dark-faced large man roared, his voice like thunder, causing the sea surface to churn violently.
He clasped his hands together, offering an alms bowl-shaped magical treasure, completely black, emitting a faint light.
Clank!
This magical treasure actually blocked Xie Fei’s attack with his divine sword.
“This alms bowl isn’t simple!”
Xie Fei’s heart tightened.
And the dark-faced large man took advantage of the situation to attack.
He endured the bombardment of the surrounding tiny sword lights, his spiritual power erupting, transforming into a giant hand, fiercely grabbing towards the weakened Poison Emerald Turtle.
The Poison Emerald Turtle’s transformation failed, and after being struck by the giant sword, it had no power to resist.
It let out a shrill wail, firmly grasped by the giant hand, its huge body dragged towards the sky.
With the mountain-like Poison Emerald Turtle, the dark-faced large man was about to turn and leave.
But at this point,
Xie Fei would not let the other party get their way.
“Where do you think you’re going?”
Rumble!
The surrounding dozens of li of the sea area were instantly enveloped by boundless sword intent.
Heaven and Earth lost their color, sword qi like a tide.
It was the sword domain that appeared, trapping the dark-faced large man.
Within the domain, sword light crisscrossed, killing intent was everywhere, every inch of space filled with sharp sword intent, leaving nowhere to escape.
“This is…”
The dark-faced large man’s body stiffened, a flash of shock in his eyes: “You, a Nascent Soul Fifth Level cultivator, can actually use a domain?!”
Speaking of which,
he suddenly restrained his killing intent, putting on a gentle expression, and cupped his hands: “I didn’t expect Little Friend to have such profound opportunities!
“I am the Bat Cave Master of the East Sea, located over a thousand li east from here, quite well-known.
“How about Little Friend giving up this Poison Emerald Turtle? Let me take it away?
“My Bat Cave is in short of a humpback island demon beast, and I will definitely heavily reward you later!”
Xie Fei did not respond, but instead took this opportunity to retrieve Zhou Hongxian who had fallen into the sea.
Although she had taken a blow from the Bat Cave Master, Zhou Hongxian seemed to have some defensive means, and she did not suffer severe injuries.
“You hit my friend, I’m afraid this matter won’t be so easily resolved.”
Xie Fei placed Zhou Hongxian aside, coldly looking at the Bat Cave Master.
He had previously intended to kill him without hesitation.
Now, seeing that he was not easy to deal with, he started to lower his posture and speak nicely.
How can there be such a thing in the world?
“Good kid, since you won’t accept my offer, then let’s settle this with our hands!”
The Bat Cave Master had been dominating the East Sea for many years, and being able to speak a few nice words was already his greatest sincerity.
Since he was unwilling to accept, then there was nothing to say.
In a place like the East Sea,
life-or-death battles are so simple, they have almost become a daily routine for every cultivator.
Therefore, those who grew up in this environment are all formidable characters.
“Sevenfold Bat Fist!”
With a loud shout,
the Bat Cave Master immediately raised his hand and punched down.
Although he was far away, and clearly hitting the air in front of him,
yet ripples like water waves erupted.
These ripples, like continuous water waves, swept towards Xie Fei.
“Good!”
Xie Fei flashed, meeting the waves early.
Then he also punched out.
Bang!
With the collision of power, even the dark clouds in the sky were torn apart.
The seawater below directly exploded, the water splashing a hundred zhang high.
The ripples dissipated.
The Bat Cave Master was also blown back.
Boom!
Naturally, this time he couldn’t hold onto the Poison Emerald Turtle, causing it to fall back into the sea.
“That wasn’t spiritual power!”
The Bat Cave Master, after stabilizing his body and sensing Xie Fei’s power, was completely stunned.
The opponent’s cultivation was only Nascent Soul Fifth Level, yet the power of this clash could completely overwhelm his strongest attack.
Moreover, more importantly,
the Bat Cave Master vaguely sensed that the power that had bombarded him just now was not the opponent’s full strength.
The other party seemed to be holding back!
“Who are you exactly?”
The Bat Cave Master looked at Xie Fei with shock.
Before Xie Fei could respond,
Zhou Hongxian coldly snorted: “We are from the Southern Border Exquisite Holy Land!
“You’re just a rogue cultivator in the East Sea, yet you dare to attack people from the Exquisite Holy Land, are you tired of living?!”
Zhou Hongxian’s voice carried a sense of oppression, seeming to be some kind of special profound skill secret method.
“People from the Exquisite Holy Land!”
The Bat Cave Master was stunned on the spot, his face turning from white to green.
No matter how powerful he was in the East Sea, how many people and demons he had killed,
but once he went to the mainland,
facing the invincible super powers of the Holy Lands,
he would absolutely not dare to provoke them in the slightest.
Moreover, once he really killed someone from a Holy Land, unless he could hide for his whole life without appearing.
Otherwise, once his whereabouts were discovered, he would immediately be pursued by the Holy Land’s experts.
Having understood this,
the Bat Cave Master did not give Xie Fei and Zhou Hongxian any time to react, not even wanting the Poison Emerald Turtle.
He flashed and instantly disappeared!
“What kind of profound skill is that?”
Xie Fei was stunned.
This Bat Cave Master’s escape technique was somewhat similar to that monkey’s Void Escape Technique.
But it was also slightly different.
“That should be a mutated bloodline ability unique to their bat clan.”
Zhou Hongxian, well-versed in knowledge, explained to Xie Fei.
Hearing her speak,
Xie Fei couldn’t help but be surprised: “Why did you say we were from the Exquisite Holy Land just now?”
“Because I’m not happy with the Exquisite Holy Land.”
Zhou Hongxian suddenly smiled: “Alright, before we attract other experts, let’s quickly deal with this Poison Emerald Turtle.”