txolops Chapter 221 Geomagnetic Elemental Thunder
Chapter 221 Geomagnetic Elemental Thunder
"roar……"
A deep, resonant roar, seemingly originating from the depths of the earth, resounded. The ground in front of the cave rippled and cracked like water, and a massive, suffocating shadow slowly rose.
The Xuan Turtle was even more astonishing in size than before, with its carapace reaching a diameter of a hundred zhang, resembling a moving, dark golden mountain. The shell was a deep, dark color, and the naturally formed mysterious patterns on it were now clearer and more complex, faintly forming some kind of incomprehensible array. Deep within the patterns, an earthy yellow spiritual light slowly flowed, exuding an aura of immense weight and indestructibility.
It simply stood there, without deliberately releasing its aura, yet a profound and weighty aura, originating from the depths of one's blood, that made one feel both secure and insignificant, already enveloped the surrounding area.
"This... Senior Azure Dragon and Senior Black Tortoise, they actually both..." Mingyue could hardly speak. She knew all too well how difficult it was for spirit beasts to advance, especially after reaching level five, when each step forward required a long period of time and a stroke of luck.
"I just advanced to the next level, so I thought I'd test my strength against some guys outside." Luo Ming said casually, as if he were talking about something trivial.
Just then, a violent fluctuation of spiritual energy suddenly came from the sea northeast of the island, and a high-pitched, sharp cry full of warning and anger resounded through the sky—it was the voice of the Zhiyang Bird, mixed with the roar of a giant tiger.
Luo Ming's eyes turned cold as he glanced at Mingyue, who was still in shock. "You may watch from here, but don't leave the island. Let me collect some interest for you."
Before he finished speaking, Luo Ming's figure blurred, transforming into a faint, almost imperceptible stream of light, and he shot off toward the source of the disturbance.
Beside him, the Azure Dragon let out an excited low roar, its body surrounded by azure light. As it flew, its form seemed to merge with the spiritual energy of the surrounding trees, moving at an incredible speed yet silently following closely behind Luo Ming.
The black tortoise let out a low roar, and its seemingly clumsy, enormous body sank into the ground with an agility that belied its size. The ground rippled slightly, and it followed the earth veins, stealthily moving in the same direction at an astonishing speed.
A hundred miles away, on the sea.
The Nether Tiger Immortal's face was gloomy as he looked up at the sky. The magnificent crimson demon bird was circling leisurely, its feathers shimmering with a golden-red luster in the sunlight, its long tail feathers trailing brilliant streaks of light, its eyes sharp as lightning, filled with condescending disdain.
The Nether Tiger beneath his feet looked somewhat disheveled. Its once solid gray-black body was now slightly dull, with several charred marks on its body, wisps of smoke rising from it after being scorched by the intense Yang fire.
The Nether Tiger roared, staring intently at its opponent in the air with fear and anger. Just now, the Nether Tiger True Man had spotted the Fat Sun Bird circling and monitoring high in the sky. Confident in the Nether Tiger's unpredictable speed, it launched a sneak attack, hoping to capture this extraordinary-looking bird in one fell swoop.
Unexpectedly, the opponent was just as fast, and the crimson flames burning all over its body were extremely yang and powerful, perfectly countering the Nether Tiger's chilling and soul-capturing power. In a single exchange, the Nether Tiger's pounce was easily dodged, but it was instead grazed by a condensed line of fire, suffering a considerable loss.
"Fellow Daoist Huang, are you sure this island is just a deserted island? This demonic bird..." True Man Minghu's tone was unfriendly.
Huang Youzi frowned, his gaze fixed intently on the Zhiyang Bird, his eyes a mixture of greed and astonishment: "No... this flame, this divine aura... although slightly different from the Zhiyang Bird described in the classics, possessing an added touch of holiness, its essence of supreme yang overcoming evil is undeniable! This bird's bloodline has likely undergone some kind of benign mutation, or... it may already be mixed with a higher-level true fire spirit bloodline! Fellow Daoist Minghu, if we can capture this bird and obtain its essence, blood, or even its demonic soul, the benefits will be immeasurable!"
He grew increasingly agitated as he spoke: "There must be something strange about this island! That girl escaped here, and with such a strange bird guarding it, perhaps the legacy of an ancient talisman cultivator or a treasure trove of spirit beasts lies on this island! We must hurry..."
Before he could finish speaking, the Nether Tiger, which had been growling warily beside him, suddenly stood on end, turned sharply to the calm sea below and let out an even more ferocious and furious roar, and a condensed column of gray-black Yin energy suddenly shot into the seawater!
"Hmm?!" Both Master Minghu and Huang Youzi were immediately alarmed.
Just as the Nether Tiger's attack landed on the sea, a giant wave hundreds of feet high exploded out! An unimaginably huge, dark green shadow, like a mountain rising from the seabed, broke through the waves and appeared proudly!
The black tortoise's head, which resembled a small lake, emerged from the water, its massive, earth-yellow eyes calmly and even somewhat indifferently gazing at the two men and one tiger in the air, who appeared to be facing a formidable enemy.
On its hundred-foot-long tortoise shell, the mysterious patterns glowed with a hazy yellow light, easily blocking and dissipating the pillar of yin energy spewed by the Nether Tiger. The mere part of its body that surfaced above the sea was enough to cause the surrounding sea to calm down.
"This...this is?!" Huang Youzi gasped, his face showing horror for the first time. "A level six Xuan Turtle? How could a Xuan Turtle be this big?"
Just as Huang Youzi was horrified by the Xuan Turtle's terrifying defense and strange gravity field, the Xuan Turtle's next move made him and Minghu Zhenren's hearts sink completely.
Suddenly, fine streaks of dark yellow lightning appeared on the dark green carapace of the Xuan Turtle, which resembled a fortress in the sea, covered with mysterious patterns. These lightning bolts were not random, but rather spread and converged rapidly along the natural patterns on the carapace that seemed to contain the ultimate truths of heaven and earth, emitting a low, heart-pounding "hissing" sound.
At the same time, a strange, invisible force field spread out from it, not simply gravity, but more like a fluctuation that solidified space. Under this dual influence, the waves that had surged within a hundred feet of it instantly calmed down, the sea surface became smooth as a mirror, and even the ripples disappeared, as if time had stood still.
Immediately afterwards, the Xuan Turtle opened its enormous, abyss-like maw silently, revealing three fist-sized, body-worn... A ball of lightning, its surface crackling with golden electric snakes and its core condensing with a rich, earthy-yellow light, was instantly spewed out!
The three lightning orbs vanished in a flash as soon as they left the mouth, and when they reappeared, they were already close to Minghu Zhenren and Huang Youzi! Their speed was as fast as teleportation, and the aura emanating from them carried the heavy and solid weight of the earth, contained the explosive and destructive power of lightning, and also had a strange fluctuation that targeted the soul, making the two of them instantly feel their hair stand on end.
"Oh no! It's a geomagnetic elemental mine!"
When the Xuan Turtle's Earth Divine Thunder advanced to the sixth level, it merged with the awakened Yuan Magnetic Divine Power, generating this kind of geomagnetic Yuan Thunder that condenses into a spherical shape under the wrapping of Yuan Magnetic Power. This Thunder Ball Divine Power is more refined, has a sealing effect on the five elements of spiritual power, and is also more flexible and swift.
The Nether Tiger Immortal was particularly sensitive to lightning magic, and his expression changed drastically as he shouted sharply. The Nether Tiger beneath him let out a roar filled with terror, its illusory black fleshy wings flapping violently behind it as it twisted its body strangely, barely dodging the lightning ball that was hurtling towards it.
However, the lightning ball seemed to possess a spirit, drawing a tricky arc in the air and following closely behind, shooting towards the Nether Tiger once again.