txolops Chapter 128 Two Beasts Fight
Chapter 128 Two Beasts Fight
"That mutated whale-like creature? How could it appear here!"
Luo Ming's heart sank. He instantly recognized the infamous beast and quickly suppressed his aura even more.
He would never forget what happened half a year ago. When this beast used the essence of wind spirits as bait to ambush high-level demonic birds, its huge mouth opened wide enough to cover the sky and the surrounding spiritual energy was completely devoured. Even now, thinking about it still makes him feel lingering fear.
Seeing the whale-like creature sway its massive body and swim straight towards the giant turtle's nest, Luo Ming's eyes flashed with a sharp light: "Could it be heading for that giant turtle at the bottom of the abyss?"
He was initially reluctant to leave and thought he would wander around elsewhere to see if there were any Sunken Sea Crystals, but when he saw this mutated whale-kun come here, Luo Ming couldn't help but have a thought.
If these two guys start fighting, wouldn't that be my chance?
Without further hesitation, he concealed his form and activated the illusionary magic of the thousand-year-old spirit clam. Five-colored illusory light enveloped his body, and he transformed into a wisp of silk, merging into the dark current. He suppressed his aura to the extreme he could achieve, hanging far behind the whale-kun.
In a short while, a muffled rumble suddenly came from ahead. The sound was like ancient thunder rolling underground, or like mountains collapsing in the sky, causing visible ripples to appear in the surrounding seawater.
The once calm deep-sea currents suddenly became as violent as raging waves, carrying with them heart-wrenching demonic energy fluctuations and muffled sounds of earth and rocks collapsing, sweeping in all directions.
"They really made their move!" Luo Ming held his breath, his body as still as a stone, and quietly hid behind a giant reef.
Looking up, the deep sea in the distance had transformed into a boiling battlefield.
The giant turtle, nearly a hundred feet tall, raised its mountain-like head. Its shell was covered with ancient, earthy-yellow runes. As its radiance surged, its magnetic gravitational field was activated to its peak, forming a dark yellow domain with a diameter of several hundred feet.
Within the domain, the seawater was as viscous as molten iron, and scattered pebbles were silently crushed into dust by an invisible force. Even the faint light nearby was distorted into eerie arcs.
The mutated whale-kun was even larger than the giant softshell turtle! It stretched out its streamlined body, which was hundreds of feet long, and the dark golden patterns on its body lit up one by one as if they were alive, emitting a tyrannical wave from the primordial era. It actually withstood the pull of the primordial magnetic gravitational field without retreating an inch.
The whale-kun did not rush to pounce and bite, but slowly opened its huge mouth, which seemed to be able to swallow mountains. Circles of deep blue sound waves spread out in the naked eye—that was its innate supernatural power, the Sea-Shattering Sound Wave!
Wherever the sound waves passed, the seawater was compressed to an extreme degree and then exploded, turning into countless fingertip-sized, high-speed rotating sharp vortices that frantically cut and impacted the giant turtle's magnetic field and thick shell like a rainstorm.
Each impact caused the giant turtle's massive body to tremble violently, and the surrounding seabed rock layers to crack and crumble. Soil and rocks mixed with seawater surged upwards, forming a raging deep-sea mudslide that swept across the surrounding seas.
Boom! Rumble! Rumble!
Two primordial, strange creatures engaged in a fierce, life-or-death battle at the bottom of a bottomless abyss.
The giant turtle's magnetic gravitational field sometimes contracts like a cocoon, attempting to imprison the whale-kun; at other times it expands like a tide, crushing its opponent with an invisible force.
The whale-kun, relying on its agility, moved along the edge of the gravity field, unleashing wave after wave of sea-shattering sound waves that continuously consumed the giant turtle's demonic power.
Each collision caused violent underwater tremors, the surrounding spiritual energy became chaotic like a tangled mess, and the undercurrents raged like apocalyptic waves. Ordinary monsters were already terrified and fled for their lives, keeping a safe distance from these two behemoths.
Hiding behind the boulder, Luo Ming watched with trepidation, thinking to himself, "This whale-kun is indeed the nemesis of turtles. If it weren't for the giant turtle's advantageous terrain, powerful defense, and a body no less massive than its own, it would probably have already been defeated..."
The battle intensified, and the two beasts gradually became more aggressive, with the battlefield shifting towards the distant trench as the fighting progressed.
The giant turtle was forced to retreat step by step by the continuous sound waves, while the whale-kun pursued it closely. The earth-shattering demonic power fluctuations gradually moved away from the area where the Sunken Sea Mystic Crystal Mine was located.
"The opportunity has arrived!"
Luo Ming's heart suddenly raced, and a greedy glint flashed in his eyes. He had risked his life to track the two beasts, all for this moment.
Around the former nest of the giant turtle, the rock strata were violently shaken and cracked due to the battle between the two beasts. Many palm-sized, dark blue crystals shimmered and drifted slowly with the undercurrent.
Luo Ming suddenly realized—the scattered mystic crystals he had collected in the shallow sea a few days ago must have been the items that had been swept away by the undercurrents after the battles between the demon beasts.
He patiently lay in wait for another half hour, until the terrifying battle fluctuations completely subsided. After scanning his surroundings with his divine sense to confirm that no one was watching, he quietly appeared like a ghost.
With a flick of his finger, a streak of azure light shot out, and the azure dragon spirit beast in his sleeve emerged in response, nimbly weaving through the undercurrents to collect the scattered mystic crystals.
Luo Ming then swayed and headed straight for the main mine behind him.
The rock face was covered with countless palm-sized submerged crystals, their deep blue light flowing through the ocean and exuding a rich aquatic spiritual energy.
The surrounding rocks, having endured millions of years of pressure from the deep sea, are harder than refined iron.
Luo Ming flipped his hand and retrieved the Bloodthirsty Blade, continuously pouring his mana into it, instantly causing a chilling blood-red light to emanate from the blade's edge. With a light flick of his wrist, he gently slashed the Bloodthirsty Blade across the rock wall.
scoff!
The rock, as hard as iron, was easily cut open like tofu, leaving a smooth, flat surface.
In about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the rock face had been carved into a pitted and uneven surface. Luo Ming collected most of the sunken sea crystals that were outside, amounting to several hundred pieces.
The pure Xuan water extracted from these Xuan crystals is more than enough to refine two sets of Xuan Yuan Pearl magic treasures.
He used his divine sense to investigate and discovered that there was still a faint glow deep within the rock strata, indicating that there were still many sunken crystals hidden inside.
Just as he was about to delve deeper, the terrifying demonic energy in the distance began to creep closer again.
"Oh no, they're back again."
Luo Ming made a decisive move, immediately stopped, put the Azure Dragon into his spirit beast pouch, and with a flicker of his body, concealed his aura once more. Under the cover of the Illusionary Light Pearl, he fled rapidly towards the sea.
He has now collected enough Sea Crystals, so he can't be too greedy. If he gets targeted by those two big guys, he'll be in danger in the deep sea.
"Splash—!"
With a splash, the Xuan Turtle Spirit Beast carried Luo Ming out of the water, and the salty sea breeze rushed towards them, carrying the unique moisture of the sea.
Just as Luo Ming was about to breathe a sigh of relief, his whole body suddenly stiffened, as if he had fallen into an ice cave!
An incomparably powerful divine sense locked him down like a net, instantly stagnateing the magical power circulating within his body, as if imprisoned by an invisible force, making it difficult to even move his fingertips.
He looked up and saw six streaks of light shooting down from the sky and stopping steadily on the sea surface more than ten feet away.
Several of them were Liu Kun and his companions whom he had seen in that sea area half a year ago. At that time, Luo Ming was hiding underwater and seized the opportunity to strike instantly, snatching the wisp of wind spirit essence. Because he was hiding his figure at the time, the other party did not recognize him.