Chapter 313: Divine Anomalous Treasure Orb

Boom!!!

A terrifying force crushed down; the Land Mountain Turtle, which had taken human form and was already short, this time was slammed straight into the ground.

In other words, no other beasts have seen this scene yet, otherwise the Land Mountain Turtle's pride…

Fine, ever since it failed to subdue Yunhe, a Third Level late‑stage beast, while being a Fourth Level beast, its pride has been shattered; otherwise, having succeeded in refining its artifact this time, it wouldn't have rushed to seek revenge on Yunhe.

Only, its luck doesn't seem great; now Yunhe has become an early Fourth Level beast, even though he just broke through, his Cultivation Base and strength are far beyond before.

One could not say the Land Mountain Turtle's luck is bad.

In fact, its timing was just right; had it arrived during the tribulation crossing, it wouldn't dare to intervene in the thunder tribulation. Huanhu Dao also has two Fourth Level Great Arrays protecting it, so it couldn't breach in a short time. At that moment, Yunhe was indeed at his weakest.

Not only did he suffer considerable injuries from the thunder tribulation's baptism, but he was also extremely exhausted, with waves of drowsiness constantly invading him.

But if the Land Mountain Turtle had seen Yunhe's displayed abilities and strength while he was still crossing the tribulation, perhaps it wouldn't dare to trouble him again.

Roar!!!

The already muffled roar came from underground, making the sound even deeper.

Yet the anger it carried could be deeply felt by anyone who heard it.

Even if the Land Mountain Turtle is usually cautious and a bit timid, it is still a Fourth Level great demon!

A demon king capable of suppressing a region of Yao Shou Shijie, yet being stepped on and driven into the earth by another beast?

As the sound suddenly rang out, Yunhe's complexion changed slightly, followed by a few mocking smirks.

When I was at Third Level I could beat you; now that I beat you, you still dare to be dissatisfied?

A tremendously strong thrust was felt on his claw, forcibly lifting his claw upward.

Because a large earth‑colored turtle suddenly appeared at his feet.

Land Mountain Turtle!

With just a single swipe, the Land Mountain Turtle revealed its true form.

I, the lord, will have you dead!!

The Land Mountain Turtle let out a long howl, the surrounding ground shook violently, massive fissures appeared on the surface, and then blocks of rock about a zhang in size flew out; under a surge of force, these rocks were ground and compressed into extremely sharp, thick, earth‑colored spears.

Hm?

Seeing this, Yunhe involuntarily squinted.

No wonder that old turtle dared to cause trouble; it has gained a deeper understanding and mastery of earth‑element energy.

The ability the Land Mountain Turtle displayed this time is not a little stronger than before.

But Yunhe also harbored some doubts.

The Land Mountain Turtle's innate talent is certainly not great; otherwise after shapeshifting it wouldn't appear as an old man, at least not that old.

A beast can shapeshift only once; once transformed, even if its Cultivation Base later breakthroughs or refines, except under special circumstances, its overall appearance will not change much.

The only change is that the demonic racial traits on its human‑shaped body gradually fade.

And the post‑shapeshift appearance of a beast relates to its lifespan, Cultivation Base, Demon Sense, thoughts, and many other aspects.

In other words, since the Land Mountain Turtle shapeshifted into an old man, its age must be considerable.

It is already rare for the Land Mountain Turtle to reach Fourth Level, but achieving such a huge advance in controlling earth‑element demonic power in such a short time is something Yunhe finds hard to comprehend.

If its talent is decent, why did it only break through to Fourth Level at such an age?

But if its talent is poor, why could it make such progress within just a few dozen years?

The Land Mountain Turtle is not Yunhe, who has a Cultivator Body as support.

However, those thoughts only flashed through Yunhe's mind as the Land Mountain Turtle's myriad stone spears already surged forward.

One point worth mentioning is that.

Although the Land Mountain Turtle revealed its true form and unleashed a tremendous resisting force, Yunhe's body also grew larger along with the Turtle's size.

Ultimately, he firmly stepped on that old turtle's back!

That is what truly makes the Land Mountain Turtle unable to endure.

"Old guy, those who master earth‑elemental spells aren't just you."

Yunhe muttered low, and a surge of turbulent demonic power instantly rose within him; as he pressed down again on the Land Mountain Turtle's claw, the ground shook violently, and massive rocks spontaneously materialized around his body.

Dense rocks enveloped it.

Swoosh—

The spears of rock shot out like a torrential rain of pear blossoms, all tilting onto the floating rocks surrounding Yunhe.

Only.

What surprised Yunhe again was that the rocks he conjured, while blocking some spears, still allowed a large number of spears to pierce through the surrounding stone layer.

"Hmph! You think my spears are like that"

"Noisy!"

Yunhe's claw exerted force again, pressing the Land Mountain Turtle down.

Those spears struck straight onto its carapace one by one.

Amid the rapid "clack" sounds, the spears turned into handfuls of powder and vanished.

They caused no substantial damage to Yunhe's turtle back, leaving only a few white scratches.

"What?!"

The Land Mountain Turtle's eyes widened at the sight.

"Old guy, that hurts a bit."

Yunhe puckered his lips and shouted.

A bit painful?

Upon hearing that, the Land Mountain Turtle felt a tightness in its chest.

A joke.

Which part of Yunhe's body is the hardest and has the strongest defense?

Except for a few special spots, naturally it's his turtle back!

You should know, within his body flow the bloodlines of the three great true spirits: Xuan Gui, Long Gui, and Da Ao, containing the demon pills that can transform into the forms of those three great true spirits. The bloodlines of the three true spirits each differ—dragon horns, mysterious black armor, and the power to carry mountains—but there is one thing they share: the turtle shell!

Whether it's Xuan Gui, Long Gui, or Da Ao, the turtle shell is likewise their strongest defense relied upon; with the threefold true spirit bloodlines stacked, plus the further strengthening of Yunhe's bloodline after breaking through the Fourth Level, the strength of his turtle shell at this moment can be imagined.

It's not that Yunhe's Demon Beast Body doesn't want to forge the "Supporting Demon Armor"; rather, even if a counterfeit "Supporting Demon Armor" were refined, it would not be as formidable as his turtle shell.

Lu Shan Gui's Rock Spear technique is indeed impressive, but wanting to injure his current turtle shell is indeed somewhat difficult.

"This lord will surely have you die today!!"

Hum—

Amidst its shouting, the Lu Shan Gui's body suddenly gave a slight tremor, and a rolling earth-yellow qi surged upward.

Yunhe's heart suddenly jumped.

He looked somewhat astonished at the Lu Shan Gui beneath his feet.

At this moment, Yunhe's claws trembled slightly, because the Lu Shan Gui beneath his feet suddenly burst forth with an extremely powerful force, far surpassing its previous level.

Moreover.

On its body, the demonic power that surged forth was also considerably stronger than before.

"This old turtle's body hides a secret."

Yunhe felt he was about to be unable to keep pressing down on this old turtle.

He immediately condensed his Demon Sense, as if it were substance, and slammed it toward Lu Shan Gui's sea of consciousness.

Bang!!

But Yunhe's invincible Demon Sense, at this moment, actually felt a resistance.

The next moment.

Lu Shan Gui opened its mouth and spat out a earth-yellow sphere, around which coiled an extremely rich and heavy earth-yellow qi.

"This is."

Upon seeing this pearl, Yunhe's pupils contracted slightly, revealing a look of astonishment.

With the appearance of the pearl, Lu Shan Gui once again burst forth with even greater power, seeming poised to directly overturn Yunhe.

After spitting out the pearl, Lu Shan Gui's eyes also once again showed a confident look.

"Lord, release your claws!"

Under Lu Shan Gui's momentum, the earth-colored pearl, after a brief pause in midair, fiercely smashed toward Yunhe's claws.

Whoosh—

Seeing this, Yunhe involuntarily jerked his foot up, dodging the pearl that shot past.

Feeling the force from his back disappear, Lu Shan Gui suddenly burst into laughter.

But that passing pearl gave Yunhe a hint of understanding.

"As it turns out, it is a treasure not yet fully refined."

Regarding the refinement of treasures, Yunhe could completely outdistance Lu Shan Gui by thousands of miles; as one who possesses many magical artifacts, he also clearly knows what it will be like after fully consecrating a magical artifact.

Lu Shan Gui's this pearl indeed possesses some miraculousness, its power extraordinary; if it were fully refined by him, the power it could unleash and the enhancement it would grant—perhaps today Yunhe would truly find it difficult to deal with it.

But merely having refined only a small half of it makes all the difference.

"Oh!!!"

Yunhe suddenly let out a long roar, and a huge phantom nearly a thousand zhang tall formed behind him, quickly becoming as solid as substance.

Heaven-Embracing, Earth-Encompassing!

Boom!!

Having just loosened Lu Shan Gui's claws, he pressed down hard once again.

This strike, that terrifying force, might truly be several times more exaggerated than a mountain crashing down!

"Whoa—"

Even though Lu Shan Gui's turtle shell is likewise strong in defense, under such tremendous force pressing down, though its shell did not break, its five viscera and six bowels were churned upside down by the impact, and it spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

Beholding that immense Heaven-Embracing, Earth-Encompassing, and feeling that tremendously terrifying aura, Lu Shan Gui only at this moment finally understood that it was no match for Yunhe; even if it had achieved minor success in refining the pearl, it still would not be a match for Yunhe!

Almost instinctively, Lu Shan Gui wanted to employ earth escape to flee.

But the next second it shockingly discovered that it could not actually escape by borrowing earth!

The forbidden power of overturning the Five Phases!

"The Minor Five Phases Overturning Formation" has indeed been activated.

And the pearl it had offered, due to insufficient refinement, was not flexible in control, and was bound by the mutual-generation power of the Five Phases from the "Minor Five Phases Mutual Generation Formation" that trapped it.

Although the earth-phase spiritual energy released by the pearl is formidable, the mutual generation of the Five Phases is also enough to sustain a standoff for a period.

This period of time is enough for Yunhe to deal with Lu Shan Gui.

"What have you done?! What have you done to this lord's pearl!"

Lu Shan Gui, once again heavily pressed onto the ground, roared.

Although its tone was fierce, its limbs, head, and tail nonetheless readily shrank into its shell.

"Hmph! Do you think shrinking makes you fearless?"

This is his signature move!

Yunhe, who had many times saved his life by shrinking into his shell, had often wondered what the weakness of this move was.

Straight stabbing at the lateral position won't work, because Lu Shan Gui is a closed-shell turtle; once it retracts, even its shell is completely sealed.

Originally he could have used Demon Sense to forcibly suppress it, but Lu Shan Gui, having partially refined the pearl, actually gained some resistance to Demon Sense attacks; moreover, his consciousness is now somewhat fatigued, and his Demon Sense cannot truly condense.

So only one method remained.

Strong pressure!

With immense force pressing down, even if the Land Mountain Turtle's shell could withstand it, its internal organs could not.

Such immense power, I fear even a mid-stage Fourth Level demon beast could not unleash it, yet Yunhe, who had executed Heaven-Earth Phenomenon, could!

Yunhe's eyes turned cold.

Move Mountain!

Boom!!!

This time.

But this is truly the power capable of moving mountains.

Wow!!

Such terrifying power, the Land Mountain Turtle's internal organs suffered heavy damage again, and its head and limbs also uncontrollably stretched out.

Bang!

Yunhe shifted his claw's position.

He directly stepped on the Land Mountain Turtle's head.

"How do you still dare to shrink!"

Having its head stepped on, for the Land Mountain Turtle could be said to be utter humiliation, but at this moment, besides feeling shame, it also felt intense fear.

It could sense the killing intent emanating from Yunhe.

That was truly an intent to kill it!

"No, don't! I, I am willing to submit; we are all of the turtle clan, I am willing to submit!"

Take a low-grade Fourth Level Land Mountain Turtle as a follower?

The benefits of this are obvious.

However.

Yunhe's Demon Sense is now chaotic and cannot leave a mark in his sea of consciousness.

Even if it were left, given the miraculous nature of its treasure pearl, there might be countermeasures.

Against other demon beasts, Yunhe believes he can subdue them, but against a Land Mountain Turtle that has reached the Fourth Level

He is now growing increasingly drowsy, the Heaven-Earth Phenomenon also greatly drains him, and he doesn't know how long this sleep will last; keeping such a Land Mountain Turtle by his side gives him no sense of safety, lest he himself die in his sleep.

Moreover.

The Land Mountain Turtle's shell, monster core, essence blood, and even that earth-colored treasure pearl are what are truly useful to him.

"Indeed, it would be more reassuring to destroy it."

With this thought, Yunhe's eyes flashed with a vicious gleam.

He exerted force with his claw again.

Boom!!

(End of chapter)