Chapter 1915: Absorbing Thunder Pearl

Wang Mengbin reacted swiftly. He clapped his hands at a spot in the air towards the ground, and two thick bolts of palm lightning shot out, striking the earth.

Two muffled thuds later, the ground cracked open, and a colossal black giant tortoise emerged from underground.

Wang Mengbin had seen many turtle-like demonic beasts, but this giant tortoise was undoubtedly the largest he had ever encountered, measuring three hundred zhang in size. Its entire body was jet black, with colorful spiritual patterns on its head and neck. Its dark eyes gleamed with a cold light, its shell had distinct patterns, and its tail was short.

This was a Rank 4 top-grade demonic beast!

Wang Mengbin reacted quickly, as countless silver electrical arcs flared around his hands. Without warning, a house-sized silver lightning ball materialized in the air, hovering above his head.

With a slight flick of his hands, the colossal lightning ball shot forward, directly towards the black giant tortoise.

The black lightning tortoise did not dodge or evade, allowing the massive lightning ball to strike its body.

Rumble!

Following a deafening explosion, dazzling silver lightning engulfed the black giant tortoise's body.

Soon after, the silver lightning dissipated, revealing the black giant tortoise completely unharmed.

It opened its mouth and spat out a thick azure lightning spear, which flew directly towards Wang Mengbin.

Wang Mengbin naturally wouldn't confront it head-on and tried to evade. However, at that moment, a shrill, piercing roar echoed, making his head spin and causing him to lose his footing.

By the time he recovered, the azure lightning spear was already upon him. Countless silver electrical arcs erupted from his body, rapidly forming a shimmering silver battle armor – precisely the Lightning Robe Technique.

Boom!

Dazzling azure lightning engulfed Wang Mengbin, and a tidal wave of air shattered the ground, sending dust flying.

The Gold-Eating Beast's poisonous Jiao lit up with a golden light, and a thick beam of golden light shot out, striking towards the black giant tortoise.

The black giant tortoise was not to be outdone; it immediately spewed out a thick golden lightning bolt to meet the attack.

After a loud explosion, both attacks cancelled each other out, and a large quantity of fallen leaves were swept high into the air by the powerful shockwave.

At this point, the azure lightning dispersed, and Wang Mengbin's expression turned serious. The spiritual glow of his silver battle armor had dimmed slightly.

The azure lightning released by the black giant tortoise was not ordinary lightning. If his guess was correct, the black giant tortoise must have consumed a Five Extremes True Thunder Fruit to be able to unleash such lightning.

He performed a hand seal, and a tremendous thunderous sound echoed from high in the sky. A black thundercloud, over ten li in size, materialized in the air.

"Myriad Thunders Roar!"

As Wang Mengbin let out a low cry, the black thundercloud churned violently, and thousands of dense silver lightning bolts struck down, landing one after another on the black giant tortoise's shell.

An astonishing sight unfolded: all the silver lightning bolts vanished into the tortoise shell as if they had never appeared.

Wang Mengbin's face darkened. He opened his mouth, and a several-foot-long purple lightning arrow shot out—it was the Purple Heaven True Thunder, the most powerful divine ability he commanded.

The black lightning tortoise neither dodged nor evaded, allowing the purple lightning arrow to strike its body, where it also vanished without a trace.

"A Lightning-Absorbing Orb!"

Wang Mengbin's expression turned grim. Some lightning-attribute demonic beasts might possess either a Lightning-Attracting Orb or a Lightning-Absorbing Orb. A Lightning-Attracting Orb can automatically draw in and store lightning energy from the heavens and earth, while a Lightning-Absorbing Orb can absorb lightning energy, granting immunity to most lightning-based attacks. The specific immunity level depends on the demonic beast's rank.

Simply put, a Lightning-Attracting Orb is a lightning-attribute spiritual treasure that assists cultivators in their practice, and if it absorbs enough lightning energy, it will automatically advance in rank. A Lightning-Absorbing Orb, on the other hand, is akin to a more advanced Lightning Robe Technique, providing immunity to most lightning-based attacks.

Generally, a lightning-attribute demonic beast will only have either a Lightning-Absorbing Orb or a Lightning-Attracting Orb. It is exceedingly rare—one in a million—for a lightning-attribute demonic beast to possess both.

The black giant tortoise had consumed a Five Extremes True Thunder Fruit, gaining mastery over lightning of other attributes, and it could ignore Wang Mengbin's attacks. However, Wang Mengbin could not ignore its attacks.

Despite years of cultivation, this was the first time he had encountered such a situation.

The black giant tortoise let out a shrill, piercing roar, opening its gaping maw to unleash hundreds of colorful lightning orbs that rained down on Wang Mengbin and the Gold-Eating Beast.

"Five types of lightning energy!"

Wang Mengbin was greatly startled and exclaimed.

He quickly conjured a silver orb, which emitted a silver misty radiance that enveloped him and the Gold-Eating Beast.

"Boom!"

A deafening explosion followed, as dazzling five-colored lightning enveloped Wang Mengbin and the Gold-Eating Beast. Hundreds of towering ancient trees were affected, erupting in roaring flames that rapidly spread, their fiery glow reaching high into the sky.

Without warning, a golden light shot out from within the five-colored lightning, instantly appearing before the black giant tortoise.

The black giant tortoise reacted swiftly, opening its mouth to spew out a thick five-colored lightning bolt that shattered the golden light.

Suddenly, a silver lightning glow appeared above its head, and Wang Mengbin materialized, holding a shimmering white talisman in his hand that radiated terrifying spiritual energy fluctuations.

Before embarking for the Thousand Gourd Realm, Wang Changsheng had given Wang Mengbin a Rank 5 talisman and a Nethermoon Pearl. These were Wang Mengbin's two main trump cards, and he had been reluctant to use them.

Since the black giant tortoise ignored his divine abilities and was essentially his nemesis, Wang Mengbin directly deployed the Rank 5 talisman to eliminate the beast.

The Qianbing Sealing Talisman could freeze all things, sharing a similar miraculous effect with the Nethermoon Pearl.

The Qianbing Sealing Talisman in his hand glowed intensely, emitting wisps of bone-chilling blue frost, and the surrounding temperature plummeted.

He hurled the talisman towards the black giant tortoise beneath him. With a muffled thud, the white talisman burst open, unleashing countless streams of bone-chilling blue frost.

Before the black giant tortoise could react, its massive body began to freeze at a visible rate, and the blue ice spread rapidly.

Wang Mengbin flipped his right hand, and a constantly shimmering silver longsword appeared. He swung it towards the black giant tortoise's head.

With a muffled thud, the black giant tortoise's head was easily severed.

A golden light flashed near the Five Extremes True Thunder Fruit tree, revealing a scarred Gold-Eating Beast. As soon as it appeared, its body glowed with intense golden light, and the ground quickly turned golden, blocking the blue ice. However, the blue ice soon enveloped it, threatening to turn the Five Extremes True Thunder Fruit tree into an ice sculpture.

A tremendous roar echoed from high in the sky, as dense silver lightning bolts descended, striking near the Five Extremes True Thunder Fruit tree to prevent the blue ice from approaching.

Wang Mengbin put on his gloves and carefully plucked the seven Five Extremes True Thunder Fruits. He then used his silver longsword to cut down the entire Five Extremes True Thunder Fruit tree, as he lacked the treasures or formations needed for transplantation.

He discovered that this Five Extremes True Thunder Fruit tree was already thirty thousand years old. If used to refine tribulation-passing treasures, its effects would undoubtedly be excellent.

Centered around the Five Extremes True Thunder Fruit tree, an area spanning a thousand li was covered in a thick layer of blue ice, and all the towering ancient trees were frozen solid.

Wang Mengbin processed the black giant tortoise's corpse, finding a silver orb the size of a pigeon's egg and a five-colored inner core the size of a fist. The inner core's surface pulsed with five-colored electrical arcs.

"If only I could return to the Eastern Liyuan Realm," Wang Mengbin muttered to himself. "The Ancestor's Qilin Tortoise would greatly benefit from consuming these two items for its advancement."

Wang Mengbin mumbled to himself. He remembered the proverb: "When you drink water, don't forget the well-digger." Throughout the entire clan, Wang Changsheng had forged flying spiritual treasures only for him, and Wang Mengbin had always kept Wang Changsheng's kindness in mind.

He put away the Lightning-Absorbing Orb and the demon core, intending to present them to Wang Changsheng when they next met.

After dealing with the demonic beast's corpse, Wang Mengbin put away the Gold-Eating Beast. With a slight flap of the lightning roc wings on his back, he transformed into a silver lightning streak and vanished.

A quarter of an hour later, Wang Mengbin, enveloped by a purple light screen, flew out from the island. Dense lightning bolts descended from the sky, striking towards him.

Relying on the Purple Heaven Spirit Transformation Talisman, the Lightning Robe Technique, and the Lightning-Absorbing Orb, Wang Mengbin returned safely to Zhong Yunxiu's side.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, how was it? Did you find the Gold Ring Divine Crystal?"

Zhong Yunxiu's face was filled with anticipation.

Wang Mengbin didn't answer. He looked into the distance and asked with a frown, "Fairy Zhong, have you invited other fellow Daoists? Why wasn't I informed?"

Zhong Yunxiu paused slightly, then quickly reacted. She looked in the direction Wang Mengbin was gazing and said coldly, "Which fellow Daoist is hiding there? Are they trying to ambush our Zhong family?"