novelapdf Chapter 1868 Encirclement and Slaughter of the Robber Beast
Chapter 1868 Encirclement and Slaughter of the Robber Beast
Since the battle to slay the Burning Sky Demon Dragon, Zhang Xuan and Jiao'er's positions in the Starry Sky Ancient Realm have been completely secured.
The elders not only treated the two as equals to the elders, but also opened the cultivation secret realm of the Eighth Tower.
That was the closest place to the main vein of the eighth-order immortal vein, where the chaotic primordial energy was abundant.
But Zhang Xuan and Jiao'er did not rush into seclusion.
They knew that one or two victories were far from enough to truly establish themselves in this perilous sea of tribulations. What they needed was strength—the strength to participate in slaying the Void Mayflies and traversing the sea of tribulations back to the Nine Realms.
To gain this power, they need more high-level Tribulation Cores.
“If you two fellow Daoists have some free time, you might as well accompany me on a few more trips.” Xing Can’s single eye gleamed with a sharp light. “Deep in the Sea of Tribulation, there are still quite a few wicked beings in the early stages of Golden Immortals, which are perfect for practice.”
Zhang Xuan and Jiao'er exchanged a glance and readily agreed.
So the following year became their regular partnership with Xingcan and Xingyi.
The target of this mission is the Thunder Abyss Whale, a Golden Immortal in its early stages.
This Thunder Abyss Whale dwells in a thunderstorm area deep within the Desolate Sea.
There, countless bolts of lightning dance wildly all year round, each containing shattered rules of the Great Dao of Lightning, making it impossible for ordinary Golden Immortals to approach.
But when the four arrived, the Thunder Abyss Whale had already sensed their presence and rushed out from the depths of the thunderstorm.
It was a colossal beast, entirely a deep blue color, resembling a giant whale, with a length exceeding 150,000 zhang.
Its skin is covered with lightning patterns, and with each breath, countless bolts of lightning burst forth from the gaps in its scales, forming a lightning domain around its body.
"Roar--"
The Thunder Abyss Whale opened its mouth and spat out a pillar of lightning thousands of feet thick, which crashed down upon it!
That lightning was no ordinary lightning, but a tribulation lightning formed by the condensation of countless broken lightning rules.
Wherever it passed, the void shattered and all paths wailed!
"Disperse!"
Xing Can gave a low shout, and the four people scattered instantly.
However, the Thunder Whale's attack range is too large.
The beam of lightning swept across, shattering the turbulent currents of the sea of calamity within a radius of tens of millions of miles.
Zhang Xuan barely dodged it, but was still hit by the aftershock, and half of his body went numb.
"This monstrous thunder is even more domineering than the fire of the Burning Sky Demon Dragon!" he thought with a chill.
Xing Can attacked from the side, and the Dark Gold Ferry spun wildly, sending beams of dark gold light hurtling toward the head of the Thunder Abyss Whale.
Despite its enormous size, the Thunder Abyss Whale was incredibly agile, shattering all the beams of light with a single flick of its massive tail!
"Sleepy!"
Xingyi has made its move.
She formed a hand seal, and the star map behind her shone brightly, transforming into chains of starlight that wrapped around the Thunder Abyss Whale from all directions!
The Thunder Abyss Whale roared, and lightning erupted from its body, causing the starlight chains to crackle and pop.
However, Xingyi's trapping formation was too ingenious; although the chains were dimmed by the electricity, they never broke.
"Now!"
The dragon moved.
She flashed and appeared on top of the Thunder Abyss Whale.
The Ice Soul Immortal Sword was raised high, and the Ice Soul Ferry behind him spun wildly, pouring all its power into the sword!
"cut--!!!"
A single sword strike!
The azure sword light slashed at the head of the Thunder Abyss Whale.
"Snap—!"
A thick layer of ice crystals instantly covered the surface of the Thunder Abyss Whale's head.
The ice crystals spread across its entire body at a speed visible to the naked eye, freezing even the lightning on its surface into a solid state wherever they passed!
The Thunder Abyss Whale struggled in terror, but the restraining effect of the Ice Soul Path was too obvious.
Although its lightning is powerful, it is inherently countered by the extremely yin and cold Ice Soul Dao.
"Fellow Daoist Zhang!"
Xing Can shouted loudly.
Zhang Xuan was already poised to act.
Instead of charging towards the Thunder Abyss Whale, he retreated tens of thousands of miles, forming hand seals, and the Chaos Ferry fully manifested behind him!
"Nine Nether Soul Lock, lock it for me!"
The Nine Nether Soul-Locking Whip flew out of his hand, transforming into a ten-thousand-foot-long dark dragon, carrying all the power of the Chaos Ferry, and burrowed into the head of the Thunder Abyss Whale!
The next moment, the Thunder Abyss Whale's massive body suddenly stiffened.
Its soul was locked away.
"cut!"
The Star Remnant Dark Gold Wheel Transformed into a gigantic blade ten thousand feet long and slashed down fiercely!
"Snap—"
The Thunder Abyss Whale's head shattered, and a ball of eerie blue light flew out from the crack.
It was a fist-sized core, entirely dark blue, with a miniature Thunder Abyss Whale phantom swimming inside.
"A lightning-attribute tribulation core." Xing Can grinned. "Fellow Daoist Zhang, among your sixteen Great Daos, does any have a lightning attribute?"
Zhang Xuan nodded.
Indeed, there is a branch of thunderous authority in his Great Dao Ferry.
"Then this one is yours."
Zhang Xuan did not refuse.
It's perfectly reasonable that Jiao'er helped restrain the Thunder Abyss Whale while he focused on locking the soul, thus earning a thunder-attribute tribulation core.
Moreover, the Thunder Abyss Whale's body is no less valuable than the Tribulation Core, so it belongs to the Elders' Council.
The third mission was to hunt down a Void Mayfly larva at the early stage of the Golden Immortal realm.
Despite being called a "juvenile," its size already exceeds 100,000 zhang.
Its form is somewhere between a dragon and a mayfly, and it is completely transparent, as if it were formed from countless fragments of spacetime.
As it swam in the sea of calamity, its form appeared and disappeared, and each flash could traverse hundreds of millions of miles.
"The larvae of the Void Mayfly, though not as terrifying as the adults, are still extremely difficult to deal with."
Before setting off, Xingyi gave her earnest instructions.
"Its spatial and temporal abilities allow it to traverse the Sea of Calamity at will. If it cannot be killed in one blow, it will disappear without a trace."
Zhang Xuan nodded, but a sense of anticipation lingered in his heart.
The Great Dao of Time and Space was one of the Great Daos he most desired.
His Chaos Ferry encompasses all laws, and the Great Dao of Time and Space is an important branch of its authority.
The battle unfolded in a spacetime turbulence zone deep within the Sea of Calamity.
When the four arrived, the Void Mayfly larva was perched on a huge mass of world debris, seemingly asleep.
But just as they approached, it woke up.
Or rather, it didn't sleep at all.
"Be careful--"
Xingyi exclaimed in surprise.
Before the words were even finished, the ephemeral mayfly had vanished from its spot.
The next moment, it appeared behind Xing Can and slammed down with one of its front paws!
Although Xing Can reacted extremely quickly and used the Dark Gold Ferry to protect himself instantly, he was still sent flying backward, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.
"Such speed!" Zhang Xuan's pupils shrank sharply.
This is the terrifying aspect of the spacetime talent.
It's not invisibility, it's not teleportation, it's true time travel.
It can appear anywhere it wants to go, without being restricted by spatial distance at all.
"Its movements must be restricted!" Xingyi shouted, his star disk spinning wildly, and chains of starlight coiled around the void mayfly.
But the larvae of the void mayfly are too agile.
It flashed and passed through the gap in the chain, appearing on the other side.
"Jiao'er, freeze!"
Jiao'er was already poised to strike.
She formed a hand seal, and the Ice Soul Ferry spun wildly, unleashing a blast of azure cold air that swept out, covering an area of tens of millions of miles!
This is a wide-range freezing technique, not intended to harm the enemy, but only to restrict them!
The larvae of the void mayfly were hit by the cold current, and their speed was indeed slowed down for a moment.