Chapter 108: Burning the Mysterious Nether Turtle.
After entering the core area, the seven people became even more cautious.
The spirit beasts in the core area were grouped together, mostly with a leader around 50,000 years old, plus dozens of smaller spirit beasts, somewhat like small tribes.
Many were solitary, but each was extremely powerful or possessed exceptional resilience. There were no 100,000-year-old or even 90,000-year-old spirits, though quite a few were 70,000- or 80,000-year-old. In particular, the occasional large bird-like spirit beasts flew through the sky, each of them essentially a dominant force.
The seven people searched during the day and rested together at night.
Once in the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest, they didn't sleep. Every night, they gathered together, taking turns keeping watch while the rest of the group rested. A small light from a spirit guide was placed in the center, allowing for limited visual observation without causing any flames.
During the day, there was little time for conversation, but at night, they gathered to discuss their experiences and eat. The food was prepared in advance; fires were not permitted in the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest.
"Those Raging Rhinos drinking by the water this morning were quite impressive. The leader was estimated to be 60,000 years old, a spirit beast with exceptional strength and defense."
"That Titanoboa in the swamp this afternoon was estimated to be nearly 70,000 years old, the pinnacle of snake-like spirit beasts."
"The Demon Kingfisher that flew through the sky this morning was also estimated to be 70,000 years old."
"That Bloodthirsty Vine yesterday had amazing camouflage. If we hadn't sensed it beforehand, it would have been very dangerous. The white bones surrounding it were quite frightening, and I'm sure quite a few people fell victim to it."
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We've been in the core area for five days now, and we've barely found any spirit beasts older than 90,000 years. They're probably even further inside.
Xiao Fei's biggest target during his trip to the Star Dou Great Forest was the three brothers of the Thousand-Bound Ant King. The one he least wanted to encounter was the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. Its power was terrifying, and it was too cunning, making it easy to fall prey to, and it wasn't very old.
Xiao Fei planned to hunt five 100,000-year spirit rings, or at most six. He already had other targets for the last two, so it would be best to leave space for three. Five 100,000-year spirit rings would probably raise him to level 98. As for the Titan Giant Ape and the Azure Bull Python, they were not so persistent. They were the only two left if they couldn't find any other soul beasts, and now they had elixirs that could improve the soul beasts' cultivation.
Recently, Xiao Fei and the other seven liked to stay by the river in the evening, when soul beasts would gather together.
After all, soul beasts couldn't make things or store water. On the eighth day, Xiao Fei and the other seven came to a river. It was a bit strange that no one came to this place to drink water, unless this river was the territory of a powerful soul beast.
Xiao Fei used his head soul bone to carefully observe the surroundings, but he didn't feel anything. Could it be that this soul beast was very good at hiding its breath?
The seven people hid their breath by the river for three days, but not even a soul beast came to drink water. The river water obviously didn't look like it was highly poisonous.
Feng Xiaotian said, "Then I'll fly over to take a closer look. My speed should be safe."
Xiaofei quickly stopped him, "Don't do that. This river is clearly unusual. I'm afraid the spirit beasts within are incredibly powerful. Let's go capture one and try it out." Xiaofei didn't dare leave the others in the Xingdou Great Forest, fearing they might be in danger.
With that, Xiaofei and the other seven quietly departed. Soon, they had captured a ten-thousand-year-old Nether Tiger, knocked it unconscious, and returned to the river.
Using his spirit power, Xiaofei gently lifted the ten-meter-long Nether Tiger and flew into the river.
The Nether Tiger drifted on the surface, seemingly unchanged.
Just as the Nether Tiger was about to reach a shallow beach, the entire area shook. A massive head emerged from the water and swallowed the Nether Tiger in one gulp. After swallowing the tiger, it chewed it twice before returning to the water. The entire shallow beach returned to tranquility.
The head, over ten meters long and wide, was covered in black scales and had two lantern-sized eyes that glowed yellow.
The shaking shallows must have been the body of the soul beast.
Niu Meng exclaimed: "Xuanming Turtle, this is the legendary Xuanming Turtle."
"As everyone knows, the Plate Armored Giant Rhinoceros of my Yu Clan and the Diamond Mammoth of the Elephant Armor Sect are known to have the strongest defense, but occasionally there will be some soul masters with the Xuanming Turtle martial spirit in the world, and their defense is better than both. Therefore, our family has done some research on the Xuanming Turtle."
"In the world of soul beasts, the Xuanming Turtle should be the undisputed strongest defensive soul beast. As long as the Xuanming Turtle is over ten thousand years old, soul beasts within a hundred thousand years old cannot break its defense. Moreover, the Xuanming Turtle's limbs and head are covered with scales, and its limbs are thick and powerful, no worse than the Titan Giant Ape of the same age. It can be called the pinnacle of soul beasts."
"Also, the Xuanming Turtle moves slowly, likes to stay in the water, and is very good at concealing its breath."
Xiao Fei thought for a while: "I just looked at this Xuanming Turtle carefully. The tortoise shell is more than 95 meters long and is estimated to be more than 95,000 years old. It is very suitable for my Qilin Arm martial spirit. But its shortcomings are obviously the head and eyes."
The seven people planned together for a while and prepared to start the action.
Xiao Fei captured another Nether Tiger and wrapped the Beast Soul Pill, which concealed its aura, in something and attached it to the tiger's skin. Then, using his soul power to lift the Nether Tiger, he gently flew into the river. The Black Nether Turtle swallowed the Nether Tiger again.
For the next few moments, Xiao Fei and the others waited quietly.
Since swallowing the Beast Soul Pill, the Black Nether Turtle in the water seemed to have difficulty concealing its aura. Over time, its aura grew stronger, and its body grew larger.
After another eight days, the Black Nether Turtle's aura seemed to have reached its peak, and its shell had reached ninety-nine meters. It seemed the final barrier would prove difficult to overcome.
Suddenly, a loud roar echoed from the water. The Black Nether Turtle's aura seemed to have undergone a qualitative transformation, officially becoming that of a hundred-thousand-year soul beast. Furthermore, its shell's length officially exceeded one hundred meters, clearly indicating that the Black Nether Turtle had reached this level.
Xiao Fei and the other seven exchanged glances, nodded, and, possessed by their martial spirits, they charged towards the Black Nether Turtle.
Xiao Fei immediately activated his seventh soul skill, his Martial Soul True Form, transforming into a fire phoenix over a hundred meters long. The fire phoenix flew at top speed towards the Xuanming Turtle, grasping its shell with its claws. It lifted the turtle out of the river and flipped it onto a clearing.
After being flipped onto the ground, the turtle's limbs and head struggled desperately, as if trying to turn over.
The seven people quickly unleashed their soul skills against the turtle's limbs and head, while Xiao Fei directly used the fire phoenix's claws to grab the turtle's head. Instantly, blood flowed profusely from the turtle's limbs and head.
The turtle roared in pain, clawing at the group with its limbs, then retreated into its shell, allowing Xiao Fei and the others to attack. Their attacks seemed to have no effect on the shell.
Xiao Fei called the other six back and activated his Fire Emperor Domain, engulfing the entire Xuanming Turtle in flames. Xiao Fei activated his first soul skill: Phoenix Flame, and the flames grew even more powerful. The Xuanming Turtle seemed to be in great distress amidst the flames. Its head and limbs emerged once more, seemingly attempting a desperate attack. However, Xiao Fei unleashed his sixth soul skill, Phoenix Slash, the instant the Xuanming Turtle's head emerged, severing its head.
The Xuanming Turtle let out a final, shrill roar before its limbs gradually ceased movement. A massive soul ring appeared on the Xuanming Turtle's corpse.
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