Chapter 546: Perishing Together, A Palm Sinks the Sea

Longevity Begins with an Alchemist Grandmaster, Main Text Volume, Chapter 556: Perishing Together, A Palm Sinks the Sea. On Xuanyan Island, a world-shaking great battle is unfolding.

Perhaps saying it this way is a bit of an exaggeration.

But for the Crab and Turtle clans, it is absolutely a battle of vital importance.

One side fights for the opportunity of their clan's rise, desiring to forcibly seize the land of the Fourth-Tier spiritual vein. The other side seeks a place to survive, striving to protect their home, and furthermore, not yielding a single inch of soil.

This battle was destined to erupt from the moment the Five Great Royal Clans of the Demon Crabs began breaking the first small island of the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams Array. Dragging on until this very moment, the Ring-Necked Turtle clan has already exhausted all its strength.

An aged Ring-Necked Turtle walked out from the foot of the great mountain in the center of Xuanyan Island.

His turbid eyes looked in all directions, and his vigorous and majestic spiritual sense permeated this homeland where he had lived for over a thousand years, a wave of sorrowful emotions emerging in his heart.

His clan does not like to fight.

Even though they once produced a Demon Emperor in the Transformation stage, they merely lived peacefully in these Xuanyan sea areas.

Even the various large and small indigenous demon beasts within the sea area, as long as they did not affect their lives, were rarely managed coercively; at most, they were just taken as vassals.

But the result brewed by such benevolent means in the end is now—corpses strewn across the field, blood flowing like a river!

"It should, still be in time, right!" he muttered.

Looking at those surviving Ring-Necked Turtle clansmen, his line of sight cast toward the place where Luo Chen had left; that human cultivator had indeed dragged out some extra time for them.

However, it could only go this far.

He looked back at the high mountain behind him, and finally, his gaze turned toward the five streaks of light flying in from outside the island, as well as the demon clouds rushing toward him from all directions.

"Come!"

"Let me fight this last time for the clan, and leave the final glimmer of life for the Xuanyan Ring-Necked Turtle clan."

While talking to himself, his body began to constantly expand and grow larger.

The bone plates derived from the true skin of his abdomen were smooth as a mirror, and the shell on his back was as rough as rock.

Circles upon circles of patterns covered his entire body, like the rings of a great tree, showing how much wind and frost he had experienced in this life, and how many changes of the world he had gone through.

In just a moment, a giant sea turtle with a circumference of eighty to ninety zhang lay prone on Xuanyan Island.

At a glance, it was simply a small piece of land!

It was also at this moment that five powerful attacks arrived simultaneously.

There was golden light, there were algae sleeves, poison gas permeated, spider silk crisscrossed, and surging firelight descended from the sky.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The deafening sound of explosions echoed inside and outside Xuanyan Island.

Smoke and dust filled the sky, rolling upwards.

When the smoke and dust dissipated, the old turtle Hai Luo stood tall on the battlefield, motionless.

Suddenly!

That body, which seemed like a small piece of land, began to rise slowly.

The four feet, full of thick horny layers, pressed hard against the ground, lifting his massive body up.

A bright yellow halo shrouded his entire body, setting off his momentum of being as immovable as a mountain and as firm as a rock.

When they saw that bright yellow halo, everyone's heart could not help but feel a tremendous sense of heaviness.

Especially the five clan leaders, whose expressions changed instantly.

"Demon Emperor aura!"

"This is the aura of the Xuanyan Demon Emperor. Could it be, the Xuanyan remains are on Hai Luo?"

"That's right, only in this way can it be explained why he dared to not cover or dodge, and take our five people's strike head-on!"

"This is troublesome. I didn't expect Hai Luo to actually dare to desecrate the ancestor's remains and refine them into his body."

"What's so troublesome about it? It's just a turtle shell, just break it!"

The one who said this last was the usually steady Jin Hun.

At this moment, the fruits of victory were right in front of them, so how could they shrink back!

Moreover, five against one, the advantage was with them!

In terms of fresh forces, following the total defeat of the Ring-Necked Turtle clan, a large number of Third-Tier Demon Kings self-destructed, which meant even less high-end combat power. Their five great royal clans, if they gathered together now, could surely scrape together dozens of Third-Tier Demon Crab Kings.

Today, even if they had to grind, they would grind this old turtle to death.

For this, his Tyrant clan would not hesitate to pay any price!

Before making a move, Jin Hun glanced at the other four demons.

"At this point, I suppose you all should have the determination to risk everything!"

Chi Yan gave a ferocious laugh and stepped forward.

Nine Claws opened his mouth and spat out a poison hook, the sinister feeling making people shudder.

Green Sleeve hesitated, unable to make up her mind.

Zhu Xiang shook his head and looked at Jin Hun, "This battle may have losses. For instance, the number of Great Demon Kings in the Green Emperor clan is few. If there are too many losses, the future strength of the clan will inevitably decline..."

His words were not finished.

But everyone knew what he meant to express.

Jin Hun waved his great hand, "No matter what, only by seizing this place can our five clans have the possibility of a Demon Emperor being born. No matter who succeeds, they will inevitably unify the five clans and dominate the Xuanyan sea area alone. By then, we will all prosper together or suffer together! Your speculations are too small-minded."

Ambition was exposed at this moment, without any concealment.

Even though everyone had been mentally prepared for this, their hearts still surged.

A Crab Emperor born, unifying the five clans.

Dominating Xuanyan alone, achieving a great demon power in the North Sea!

Only when that time comes will the clans under their command have a chance to rise, never again having to be bullied by other great demons, and even less having to worry at any time about the unscrupulous hunting and capturing by human cultivators.

For this future, there must indeed be a readiness to risk everything.

Green Sleeve, who had been wavering, also had her expression instantly firm up.

"Then, let's fight!"

"Do it!"

Without the slightest hesitation, the five clan leaders simultaneously unleashed their true bodies, occupying five positions respectively, and began to besiege the old clan leader of the Ring-Necked Turtle clan, Hai Luo.

And Hai Luo, who had the Demon Emperor's remains to protect his body, was also not afraid in the slightest.

When making a move, he faced the attacks unscrupulously, seeking only to trade injury for injury, and life for life.

One turtle and five crabs, six behemoths, used the most direct hand-to-hand combat and the most intense demon arts, fighting together without any fancy tricks.

The scope of this battle was so large that it forced the low-tier demon beasts of both sides to retreat from Xuanyan Island, and only Third-Tier Demon Kings could stay on the sidelines to watch.

A most bloody battle, on Xuanyan Island, thus began.

Crack!

Perhaps it was the intense battle that triggered the turbulence of heaven and earth spiritual energy.

Or perhaps it was a clan about to perish, and heaven was wailing for it.

When the great battle slowly came to an end, dark clouds gathered over the Xuanyan sea area, and the atmosphere was heavy.

In the pitch-black clouds, silver snakes danced wildly, and the sound of thunder was deafening.

The wind and rain were about to come, and the wild waves were about to collapse.

On Xuanyan Island, which was pitted and had countless hollows, large swaths of seawater began to backflow.

Some of the mountain peaks that originally stood tall were also lying paralyzed everywhere, crisscrossed.

The five clan leaders of the Demon Crab side stood in various places, panting.

On each of their bodies, scars were everywhere.

The most serious one, like Green Sleeve, had her body split in half.

Even those as strong as Jin Hun and Chi Yan had their giant pincers and eight feet broken.

In each other's hearts, there was quite a bit of lingering fear.

Hai Luo, who held the Demon Emperor's remains as a treasure to protect his body, had such strong combat power that it was daunting.

Fortunately, he was good at defense, not attack.

Otherwise, the five demons would definitely have lost one or two people in this battle.

At this moment, each of their gazes looked toward the center of the battlefield with fear.

The old turtle Hai Luo lay quietly there, motionless.

Looking closely, three of his four feet were broken, his shell was overturned, and his abdominal plate was shattered, revealing large swaths of soft flesh stained red with blood.

Such a miserable scene made some of the surviving Ring-Necked Turtle clansmen have red eyes and weep uncontrollably.

Clan leader Hai Luo, after the Third-Tier, walked the path of the Black Turtle's atavism.

His current end was no different from death.

"No different" also meant, he hadn't completely perished yet!

Jin Hun spoke slowly: "Clan leader Hai Luo, voluntarily hand over the Demon Emperor's remains, and I can leave your corpse intact."

Low and heavy panting came from Hai Luo's mouth.

He opened his eyes with difficulty and scanned his surroundings.

He didn't look at Jin Hun, but first looked at the dozens of Third-Tier Demon Crab Kings eyeing him covetously from all directions, and finally, his gaze fell on the surviving clansmen under the mountain peak in the distance.

He said softly: "Voluntarily hand it over? To whom? To you?"

Jin Hun frowned, and almost immediately, he noticed the unkind gazes cast by the other four demons.

What a thousand-year-old turtle, at death's door, and still sowing discord here!

Regarding this, he was not very panicked.

"Just hand it over, we will decide for ourselves who gets it."

Hai Luo tugged at his cracked mouth, "Is the only condition to leave my corpse intact?"

Jin Hun snorted coldly: "This is already out of respect for you being our senior. If you are still not satisfied, then I can make the decision to let your clan's survivors leave the Xuanyan sea area and choose another place to survive."

As soon as these words came out, Green Sleeve said shrilly: "No, letting a tiger return to the mountain will lead to endless trouble."

Zhu Xiang of the Demon Spider Crab clan said in a low voice: "Short-sighted, what is there to fear from a group of stray dogs."

Nine Claws also said sinisterly: "After all, we have been neighbors for many years, it's really not good to kill them all."

Chi Yan laughed loudly: "My clan often travels in the underground sea trenches and volcanoes, and we do know a good place that can accommodate the Ring-Necked Turtle clan."

Green Sleeve said bitterly: "You are generous, but my cultivation has been destroyed, and if they really make a comeback, my Green Emperor Crab clan will be the first to suffer. I do not agree to let them go!"

This female crab is muddled!

Once they get the Demon Emperor's remains, won't they be the ones to decide how to handle the subsequent matters?

The condition Chi Yan gave was also not bad, a familiar place where they could monitor the Ring-Necked Turtle clan, and even enslaving and keeping them in captivity was not impossible.

Jin Hun was about to speak, but his gaze fell on Green Sleeve, and he suddenly reacted.

Green Sleeve making a fuss now, I'm afraid it's not aimed at the Ring-Necked Turtle clan, but she is negotiating terms with them!

Just when they were internally constrained, the old turtle Hai Luo sighed faintly.

"Forget it!"

"The old turtle has already broken three of his four feet, how can there be any talk of an intact corpse."

"Moreover, it is better to rely on oneself than on others. The future of my clan must be controlled by ourselves!"

As soon as these words came out, the five crabs changed color simultaneously.

Is this still wanting to put up a desperate fight?

Chi Yan was furious, "Old thing, at death's door, and still can't see the situation clearly?"

Nine Claws was puzzled, "The Demon Emperor's remains are already out, what other means do you have?"

The others also didn't understand what confidence the old turtle Hai Luo still had.

Under the confusion of several people, Hai Luo said softly: "In my clan, the Third-Tier Perfection is not just me, who is old and frail!"

Seven Rings!

Subconsciously, a name surfaced in their minds.

It was also at this moment that Zhu Xiang suddenly looked up at the sky.

Silver snakes danced wildly, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled.

On Xuanyan Island, the surging spiritual energy was chaotic and unbearable.

Before, they only thought it was caused by their great battle.

Looking at it now, it was completely different.

This kind of spiritual energy was not the demon energy they had refined, but pure heaven and earth spiritual energy.

It came from the earth veins and also from the heavens.

That feeling was as if...

"Practicing the false to become the true, atavistic transformation!"

"Not good, Seven Rings is actually forcibly triggering the Transformation Thunder Tribulation at this moment."

Seeing the plot exposed, Hai Luo had nothing to worry about.

Dragging on for so long, all the preparations that could be made had been made, and all the efforts that could be exerted had been exerted.

Even his old bones were buried here.

It was also time to witness the arrival of that glimmer of life.

The next moment!

On the highest peak of Xuanyan Island, a giant python suddenly broke through the air, circling up around the peak and rushing straight into the sky.

Looking closely, where was it a giant python, it was clearly the neck of a great demon!

Of this generation of Ring-Necked Turtles, clan leader Hai Luo walked the path of the Black Turtle's atavism, and Great Elder Seven Rings walked the path of the Cliff Snake's atavism.

The former was old and frail, and although his realm was perfect, he could never take the final step.

The latter, however, was a powerhouse of the same generation as the five great clan leaders.

After years of cultivation, with the help of the resources left by the Xuanyan Demon Emperor, he finally took the final step under the stimulation of the huge pressure of the clan's extinction.

The Thunder Tribulation arrived with a bang!

Just the first round, immeasurable thunder, slammed into Seven Rings' head.

Facing this attack, Seven Rings reached out and summoned a giant turtle shell to cover his head.

That was exactly his Ring-Necked Turtle body, which he slowly shed during his Cliff Snake atavism cultivation.

According to past practice, such a shell could borrow the power of the Thunder Tribulation to be refined into a natal magic treasure, or even advance to a true artifact!

However!

Just one strike.

Crack!

The indestructible Ring-Necked Turtle shell shattered into ashes filling the sky.

The Cliff Snake Seven Rings was even more blasted by the remaining lightning, his skin torn and flesh mangled, his aura withered.

Seeing this scene, the five great clan leaders, who were originally terrified, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Insufficient foundation, forced advancement, will inevitably fail."

"Seven Rings, not worth fearing!"

In the sky.

Under the cover of the thunder clouds filling the sky, Seven Rings, who was quietly waiting for the second round of Thunder Tribulation, gave a miserable laugh.

"Clan leader, it really doesn't work after all!"

In the pitted battlefield, Hai Luo also couldn't help but feel a dimness in his heart.

The ancestor was a transformed Black Turtle who attained the Dao, and the resources left behind were also biased toward the Black Turtle path.

The help that could be given to Seven Rings was very little.

If Seven Rings walked the Black Turtle path, not to mention anything else, at least he could borrow the ancestor's remains to support a few more rounds of Thunder Tribulation.

But now, even the first round was so reluctant, and with Seven Rings' foundation, he definitely wouldn't be able to survive the subsequent rounds.

"Since that's the case, then let the sacrifice of the two of us strive for the final glimmer of life for the clansmen!"

He muttered.

While speaking, a bright yellow light emerged from his body, and finally turned into a giant turtle shell, flying toward the surviving Ring-Necked Turtles under the mountain peak.

Seeing this scene, Jin Hun blurted out.

"Demon Emperor remains, Xuanyan Armor!"

While speaking, he had already made a move, wanting to snatch it.

Acting the same as him were the three demons Chi Yan, Nine Claws, and Zhu Xiang.

However, facing their move, Hai Luo sneered.

"Better look after yourselves first!"

The four demons were puzzled.

It was also at this moment that the second round of Thunder Tribulation in the sky had finished brewing.

Seven Rings shrieked, and instead of resisting the Thunder Tribulation head-on, he took a deep breath toward the bottom.

In the dark, dozens of auras were swallowed into his body.

At this moment, faintly, all the Third-Tier powerhouses of the Five Great Royal Demon Crab clans had a connection with him.

It was exactly the innate demon art of the Cliff Snake clan—Heavenly Horizon is Neighbor.

Legend has it that once this art is unleashed, it can make the power of many people merge into one, strengthening oneself.

The Cliff Snake was not a powerful demon beast in ancient times, but it could be ranked alongside top demon beasts like the Black Turtle, Heavenly Wolf, and Thunder Roc, precisely because the kings of this clan could absorb the power of their clansmen to merge into one, using the power of a clan to fight against top ancient demons!

However, this kind of demon art absolutely cannot be used to cross the tribulation.

Thunder Tribulation is heaven's test for the one breaking the realm, and it most of all cannot tolerate others interfering.

Such complex power mixed together, not only will the power of the Thunder Tribulation skyrocket, but its strike range will also spread from one person to everyone connected by power.

With Seven Rings' means, he couldn't reach that point.

But he disregarded everything and implicated the auras of all the Third-Tier Demon Kings of the Five Great Royal Demon Crab clans on the battlefield.

In this way, the Thunder Tribulation will be shared equally.

He will die, but the others will definitely not have an easy time!

These demon beasts, with shallow knowledge, did not know the deep meaning of his actions.

But when bolts of lightning as thick as water buckets, after passing through Seven Rings' body, fell toward all the Demon Crab Kings on Xuanyan Island, all the Demon Kings panicked.

"How could this be?"

"God, I just advanced to the Third-Tier, I can't resist the Thunder Tribulation at all."

"Clan leader, save me!"

Screams rang out in an instant.

The embarrassed ones drove their escape lights, trying to flee Xuanyan Island.

The powerful ones, knowing they couldn't escape, had already done their best to use means to resist the Thunder Tribulation.

The five great clan leaders, under this means, even if they cursed angrily in their hearts, were also unable to take care of themselves and couldn't manage others, so they could only open their defensive means to resist the Thunder Tribulation.

In an instant.

On Xuanyan Island, heavenly thunder descended, and silver light spilled onto the ground.

The rumbling sound shook the universe.

By this time, the strike of the Thunder Tribulation was no longer distinguishing between individuals, no longer targeting a single individual.

Anyone slightly nearby was affected.

The entire Xuanyan Island was shrouded in a destructive strike.

In the swamp.

Han Zhan, who was about to leave, witnessed the direction of the great battle, and even more so dismissed the idea of leaving the moment the Thunder Tribulation was brewing.

"Thunder Tribulation!"

He was someone who had survived a Nascent Soul Thunder Tribulation, and had even protected the Dao for his good friend Cang Long.

It could be said that his knowledge of Thunder Tribulation was above that of ordinary people.

When the Thunder Tribulation was brewing, he noticed something wrong.

However, he was also a bit puzzled.

"Is the demon clan's Transformation Thunder Tribulation so weak?"

"It only took one day to accumulate."

"Or is it because the foundation of the master crossing the tribulation itself is insufficient?"

Because of this curiosity, he stayed behind.

Then he witnessed this scene of the Thunder Tribulation's birth.

When he saw dozens of Demon Kings connected by aura and implicated by the Thunder Tribulation, Han Zhan couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

"Good means!"

"A great battle, unknowingly actually collected the auras of all the great demons. Then using this as a connection, borrowing the power of heavenly thunder, to make a final perishing together."

"Not only are the means wonderful, but this temperament is also decisive enough!"

While admiring, a different kind of thought also surfaced in his heart.

He glanced at the Black Scaled Jiao lying on the ground shivering.

"Black King, I'll give you a task. If completed perfectly, your master will definitely not be stingy with rewards for you."

Black King raised his head, "What task?"

Han Zhan stated them one by one.

After hearing the content of the task, Black King shook his head repeatedly, his eyes full of terror.

"I will die."

"Don't you want the top-grade Emperor Flowing Pulp anymore?" Han Zhan said with a smile: "Your swallowing demon art relies on the Emperor Flowing Pulp to be stimulated from the mixed bloodline. If you complete this task, won't you have as much Emperor Flowing Pulp as you want?"

Black King was a bit tempted, but thinking of the danger he was about to face, he hesitated again.

"Rest assured and do it, with me and your master here, you won't die. Besides, there will be rewards for you then."

"Master is also here?" Black King was surprised.

Han Zhan smiled slightly, "You wouldn't think that with such a big commotion on Xuanyan Island, he wouldn't have noticed, right!"

Upon hearing that Luo Chen was also nearby, Black King gritted his teeth.

"Fine, I'll do it!"

The demon crossing the tribulation perished, and the heaven and earth Thunder Tribulation also automatically dissipated.

The black clouds shrouding the heaven and earth slowly dissipated, and only a torrential rain fell.

Under this massive Thunder Tribulation, Xuanyan Island, which had already been shattered by a great battle, sank several hundred zhang deeper, and large swaths of seawater backflowed, submerging the land.

The surviving Demon Kings on the island were all embarrassed and terrified.

Fortunately, the Thunder Tribulation finally dissipated.

This also meant that this battle finally had a result.

Seven Rings perished by drawing lightning, and the tribulation failed.

Hai Luo fought the five clan leaders, and under the coverage of the Thunder Tribulation, he also passed away.

Of the five great clan leaders with the deepest aura connection, Green Sleeve perished, and Nine Claws perished.

The three surviving demons were all seriously injured, their auras withered to the extreme, and most of their cultivation had been shaved off, I'm afraid even hundreds of years of hard cultivation would be difficult to restore to their peak.

The number of surviving Demon Kings was only a dozen or so.

Clearly, the Ring-Necked Turtle clan's method of perishing together failed.

Or rather, it couldn't be considered a failure.

Zhu Xiang opened his eyes with difficulty and looked at the seawater backflowing from all directions, as well as the sparse surviving Demon Kings of the five clans.

The pattern of the Fourth-Tier spiritual vein land had been destroyed, and with their demon clan's means, I'm afraid it would be difficult to repair for a thousand years.

The strength of the five clans was greatly reduced, and they might not be able to deal with the great demons from other sea areas coming across the sea to fight.

It could be said that this was both sides suffering, and also perishing together.

"Hai Luo, Seven Rings, you are so vicious!"

Just when Zhu Xiang was sensing the situation around him, Jin Hun suddenly shouted loudly from the side.

"Jin Ao, take people to seize the Demon Emperor's remains!"

In a hollow, a streak of golden light suddenly broke through the water and headed straight for the collapsed majestic mountain peak.

At the same time, another Great Demon King of the Tyrant Crab clan, Jin Jia, and five Third-Tier Demon Kings disregarded their injuries and followed Jin Ao closely.

At this moment, seven demons moved out simultaneously, wanting to seize the Xuanyan Demon Emperor shell floating above the survivors of the Ring-Necked Turtle.

However, before they could get close.

A terrifying swallowing force spread from underground.

It actually took the lead and swallowed the bright yellow light into its belly.

Jin Ao noticed that familiar aura at the first moment.

"Evil Jiao, how dare you!"

Black King didn't dare anything else, swallowed the Xuanyan Demon Emperor shell, and swam toward the depths of the sea.

The seven Tyrant Crab powerhouses were about to intercept, but in an instant, their souls were terrified, only feeling a heaven-shaking aura coming from above.

The seven demons looked up simultaneously, only to see a figure resembling a Great Roc standing in the air, pressing down with one hand.

Incomparably vigorous magic power condensed within it, endless green flames lingered on it, a giant palm print with a size of a thousand zhang had been accumulating for a long time, and then it pressed down with a bang.

Boom!

Xuanyan Island, which was already precarious, became the last straw that broke the camel's back under this palm.

The island began to sink with a rumble.

The seven demons at the center of the Senior Qingyang Great Palm Print's attack range let out shrill screams.

A voice came from above.

"Many thanks to all fellow Daoists for sending the treasure!"

The voice was boundless, and when the lingering sound echoed, it was already at the distant horizon.