Chapter 2469: Food Snatching

The red-shirted youth’s aura was stronger than the other two, clearly indicating he was at the late stage of Void Refinement.

"A Void Refinement Buddhist cultivator? Did you succeed?" the gold-shirted youth asked curiously.

"Buddhist cultivators are not so easy to kill. His physical body is even stronger than mine, and he's skilled in talisman techniques. If you hadn't contacted me with the Skyflame Disk, I might have let him get away." Yan Shuo’s gaze turned towards the Earth-Leaving Tortoise in the distance, his expression filled with excitement.

The Great Heavenly Tribulation lasts for a relatively long time. Furthermore, the more tribulation one endures, the greater the number of powerful lightning bolts that will appear. Generally, at the same realm, the number of Great Heavenly Tribulations, their lightning power, and their destructive force are all the same; no other types of lightning power will appear randomly.

The innate divine abilities of some special races can delay the arrival of the Great Heavenly Tribulation, but at the cost of making the tribulation more powerful. Similarly, cultivators who use secret techniques or treasures to delay its arrival will also increase its power. Therefore, ancient forces with long legacies possess a deeper understanding of the Great Heavenly Tribulation and have more ways to contend with it.

After a rumbling sound of thunder echoed, the thunderclouds churned violently, and a silvery-white lightning dragon flew out from within them. The lightning dragon was over ten thousand zhang long. Before it even struck down, thick, long cracks appeared in the void, as if it were on the verge of collapse.

The Earth-Leaving Tortoise let out a low roar, and its body glowed with a bright yellow light. The ground beneath it turned from earth to sand, and countless grains of soil and sand converged towards it, burying it completely.

The silvery-white lightning dragon swooped down, easily tearing through the sand and soil, and struck the Earth-Leaving Tortoise. After a tremendous boom, a massive silvery-white sun appeared on the ground. Hundreds of miles in every direction were leveled by the powerful shockwave, with smoke and dust billowing everywhere.

Not long after, the lightning faded, revealing dozens of thick, long cracks on the Earth-Leaving Tortoise's shell. The surrounding hundred miles had also turned into scorched earth.

Having completed its Great Heavenly Tribulation, the Earth-Leaving Tortoise was extremely weak. It also discovered Yan Shuo and the two others. Its body glowed with a bright yellow light, and it was about to burrow into the ground to escape.

Just then, a large number of green vines suddenly burst out from the ground. The dense green vines wrapped tightly around the Earth-Leaving Tortoise.

A golden light flashed, and a dazzling golden four-sided seal appeared above the Earth-Leaving Tortoise. Countless golden runes emerged from the seal, and its spiritual light greatly intensified as its size rapidly expanded. A stream of golden flames erupted from the massive golden seal, which, like a golden volcano, crashed directly down.

The Earth-Leaving Tortoise's body emitted a yellow glow, and the green vines rapidly petrified, then snapped apart. The Earth-Leaving Tortoise opened its mouth and spat out a hazy yellow glow, moving to meet the massive golden seal. As the yellow glow made contact with the massive golden seal, the seal petrified at a visible rate, then shattered into pieces, turning into dust. A low-grade Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasure was thus destroyed.

A white light flew out from the white-robed young woman, transforming into a vast white giant phantom. The phantom's body was enveloped in a layer of white flames, and its Dharma Idol had materialized by two-tenths. As soon as the giant phantom appeared, a large quantity of white ice shards materialized in the void.

The giant phantom opened its mouth and spat out a vast white glow, enveloping the Earth-Leaving Tortoise. The Earth-Leaving Tortoise let out an enraged roar and spat out a hazy yellow gale. Countless grains of sand were blown up by the gale. Upon touching the white glow, they all froze and fell from mid-air. However, the white glow was also blocked.

A tremendous roar echoed from high in the sky, and the sky suddenly darkened. A massive golden fire cloud appeared high above, emitting terrifying high temperatures. The golden fire cloud churned and surged, and pea-sized golden raindrops poured down. Not long after, the golden raindrops transformed into massive golden fireballs. Dense golden fireballs successively struck down, most of them landing on the Earth-Leaving Tortoise's back, submerging its figure in flames that shot skyward.

A yellow light flew out from the flames, transforming into a hazy yellow giant tortoise phantom. The phantom opened its mouth and spat out a hazy yellow gale, extinguishing the golden flames. The giant tortoise phantom opened its gaping maw and spat out a hazy yellow tornado, which swept towards the golden fire cloud high in the sky. The yellow tornado engulfed the golden fire cloud, shattering it. The golden fire cloud transformed into a golden banner and flew backward.

Just then, ripples appeared above the giant tortoise phantom, and a hazy golden giant hand materialized out of thin air, instantly slamming down. The giant tortoise phantom spat out a yellow light, which shattered the golden giant hand. With a tremendous boom, the golden giant hand transformed into a stream of golden flames, engulfing the giant tortoise phantom. More than a dozen thick, long golden fire rays shot over, piercing through the giant tortoise phantom. The giant tortoise phantom dissipated into specks of spiritual light.

With its Dharma Idol shattered, the Earth-Leaving Tortoise let out a pained shriek.

Yan Shuo flipped his right hand, and a long bow, shimmering with fluctuating red light, appeared in his hand. It was clearly a low-grade Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasure. He took out a black-gleaming arrow. The arrow was crystal clear throughout, with enigmatic runes carved on its shaft, and it emitted a powerful soul force fluctuation. The Soul-Slaying Arrow was a single-use treasure. Let alone a sixth-tier demon beast, even a seventh-tier demon beast hit by it would suffer soul damage. It was specifically designed to deal with demon beasts or cultivators with strong defenses.

After a whistling arrow sound rang out, the Soul-Slaying Arrow shot out, transforming into a black long rainbow that headed directly for the Earth-Leaving Tortoise.

A white glow descended from the sky, landing on the Earth-Leaving Tortoise. The tortoise's body froze at a visible rate, turning into a massive ice sculpture. Not long after, the ice layer suddenly petrified, allowing the Earth-Leaving Tortoise to break free. The Soul-Slaying Arrow also struck its body. The Earth-Leaving Tortoise's body trembled, letting out a shriek of extreme pain.

A white light flashed, and a white brick appeared high in the sky, instantly expanding into a massive white brick that slammed down. The Earth-Leaving Tortoise's soul was damaged, and its reaction speed was much slower than before. Before it could react, the massive white brick landed, causing the earth to tremble.

Seeing this scene, Yan Shuo and the other two were overjoyed. Yan Shuo and the other two quickly flew over, and the white-robed young woman performed a hand seal. The massive white brick flew up, revealing a huge empty pit on the ground.

"You're courting death." Yan Shuo's expression turned cold. He took out five red-glowing arrows and aimed them at the ground.

After a series of whistling arrow sounds, the five red arrows transformed into five red long rainbows, heading directly for the ground. With a tremendous boom, the five arrows successively struck the ground, causing it to crack open. Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan then flew out from underground.

Wang Changsheng had originally thought Li Long was under attack and hurried over to investigate. He discovered it was a sixth-tier Earth-Leaving Tortoise undergoing its Great Heavenly Tribulation, so he stayed hidden underground, observing the situation. Yan Shuo and the other two had gone through great difficulty to kill the Earth-Leaving Tortoise, only for its corpse to be snatched by Wang Changsheng in the end. Naturally, they would not be reconciled.

"Human! You dare to snatch my belongings at the mid-stage of Void Refinement? You have the guts to snatch, but you won't live to enjoy it." Yan Shuo's face was filled with killing intent.

"Is that so? That remains to be seen!" Wang Changsheng sneered. Humans and the Flame Essence Race were inherently mortal enemies, so he had no psychological burden when snatching something from them.

Wang Changsheng flicked his sleeve, and nine Sea-Calming Beads flew out. After spinning rapidly, they emitted a bright blue light, from which countless streams of blue seawater surged, engulfing an area of over ten miles in every direction. The blue seawater continued to increase, heading straight for Yan Shuo.

Wang Ruyan took out her Celestial Sound Flute and began to play. A joyous flute melody rang out, instilling high morale in those who heard it.