"What's the use of that thing?"
“Each deity possesses its own divine power, and each divine power has different characteristics. If it is crystallized, even someone who is not the deity itself can use the energy within the crystal.”
"Oh." Xiao Wenbing suddenly realized, and said, "You want to use my master's Earth God power."
Mingzhu's old face flushed slightly as she said, "That's right. According to my master, your master's divine power has a peculiar characteristic, a magical characteristic that all gods dream of."
Looking at the tortoise shell in his hand, Xiao Wenbing seemed to understand something.
"What characteristics are you referring to?"
"I don't know," Mingzhu said straightforwardly. "My master didn't say anything, he only instructed me to beg for a divine power crystal."
Xiao Wenbing's eyes flickered slightly as he asked, "What if I can't get it?"
“My master said that it would be best if we could get it, but if we can’t, we must not force it.” Mingzhu hesitated for a moment, then said enviously, “Judging from my master’s tone, he seems to have great respect for your master. There is not a trace of disrespect in his words.”
"What does your master need the divine power crystal for?"
"I don't know, but I've only heard my master mention it vaguely, something about vitality."
Xiao Wenbing's eyes lit up. Although Mingzhu was unaware of it, he now understood completely.
What the deity behind the pearl valued was not the tortoise shell, but the mutated power it had bestowed upon it.
Just as the old tortoise asked me to infuse its shell with mutant powers, the deity was asking for the same thing.
Although this energy was nothing unusual in Xiao Wenbing's eyes, it was clearly a different matter to others.
However, I have some doubts about whether divine power crystals can actually be created.
After considering for a moment, Xiao Wenbing handed the tortoise shell back to Mingzhu, saying, "Since I've taken this out, consider it a gift to you. Since your master doesn't want it, you can keep it yourself."
A glint of greed flashed in Mingzhu's eyes. To be honest, he was naturally reluctant to part with this divine treasure, but as a divine messenger, he could not go against the will of the gods behind him, so he had no choice but to return the treasure to its rightful owner. However, if Xiao Wenbing insisted on giving it to him, he had no reason to refuse again.
After respectfully thanking the other party, Mingzhu finally put the pearl away.
“Fellow Immortal Pearl, I can try to find that thing you mentioned. However, I don’t think I’ve ever seen it in my master’s collection. Please don’t be offended if my master refuses to bestow it upon me.”
Let me be frank from the start. Expecting the precious god to create some kind of divine crystal is definitely not going to work. The only way is to try it yourself.
But I am not a god. I may not be able to condense energy into some kind of divine power crystal. If I can't do it, I'll just blame it on the treasure god.
"That's right, that's right." Mingzhu nodded repeatedly, saying, "Things from the gods are bestowed only if they so choose; we servants certainly cannot ask for them."
Mingzhu glanced at Xiao Wenbing furtively, thinking to herself, "To be able to see my master's collection, I really don't know if that's true or not. If it is, he's far too favored."
At Xiao Wenbing's signal, Mingzhu immediately removed the barrier.
Nodding to Kairis, Xiao Wenbing said, "Elder sister, I've reached an agreement with Fellow Immortal Mingzhu. Can we leave now?"
“Alright.” Kairis didn’t refuse, saying, “To cross the Immortal Realm, we must rely on the power of the teleportation array. And only my friend Mingzhu and I know the location of the Taiwu Immortal Realm, so let us set up the array.”
Xiao Wenbing naturally had no objection to this arrangement.
Soon, Xiao Wenbing and the others arrived at a large square, led by Kairis.
This place was originally a mountain range, but someone transformed it into a vast flat area. In the center of the flat area is a teleportation array, which is no smaller than the one that the Great Serpent Supreme had in the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons.
The group instinctively split into two groups. Xiao Wenbing, the Food King, and the women naturally formed one group, while the Supreme Beings naturally gravitated towards the other. Notably, even the Great Serpent Supreme Being joined the group of Supreme Beings, clearly indicating that the Great Roc still posed a significant threat to the Great Serpent.
The roc that revealed its true form was too large to pass through the teleportation array. Fortunately, with a command from Xiao Wenbing, it returned to its original state.
Although it is much larger than the average person, using this teleportation array is no longer a problem.
Keris and Mingzhu entered the teleportation array side by side. They exchanged a glance and raised their hands together.
The next moment, a massive surge of energy emanated from the center of the array, its strange light dazzling and captivating.
Unnoticed by anyone, amidst the light, Keris softly asked, "Pearl, what do you think?"
"We can't discern his origins, nor do we know which deity's messenger he is, but the one thing we're certain of is that the power behind him is far greater than that of you or me."
Kairis sighed softly and said, "That's right, his luck is just incredible."
"Not only that, judging from his tone, the deity behind him is extremely favored by him." Mingzhu's voice remained completely calm: "Moreover, his divine power crystal is definitely not ordinary; I suspect it might be a primordial crystal."
Kairis's body trembled, and even the immortal power within the great formation caused an unexpected fluctuation.
"Be careful, I don't want any accidents to happen."
"Primal Crystal, is that real?" Keris quickly regained her composure, but her eyes gleamed with a captivating light.
"I'm not sure, we'll talk about everything after we get our hands on it." Mingzhu said calmly, "You're a ten-tailed celestial fox, I don't need to teach you anything from now on, right?"
Kairis nodded slightly and said nothing more.
The light within the great formation grew increasingly intense, eventually enveloping everyone before transforming into a bolt of lightning that tore through space and disappeared.
Volume 21, Chapter 18: Sneak Attack on the Skeleton (Part 1)
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Taiwu Wonderland is a beautiful and picturesque place. However, the place that Xiao Wenbing and his group went to was filled with an eerie and sinister atmosphere.
With Kairis's introduction, Xiao Wenbing already knew the origin of this Skull Supreme.
This creature is a skeleton demon. Heaven knows how many years it has cultivated, but to survive the Nine Heavens Thunder and Fire Tribulation as a skeleton demon is truly unique.
Centered on a low hill, the area within a thousand miles is filled with a deathly and gloomy aura. This is the lair of the Skeleton Supreme, and is known as the Land of Death by the many beings of the Taiwu Immortal Realm.
The speed of the supreme beings like Kairis was extremely fast, not to mention Xiao Wenbing and the others sitting on the backs of birds.
However, after only a hundred miles from that land of death, Keris and the others had already completely concealed themselves, and even the Roc obediently shrank back at Xiao Wenbing's command.
Although the divine bird was very unhappy with their actions, it complied completely after being appeased by Xiao Wenbing.
Kairis greeted everyone, then consulted with the other supreme beings, saying, "Supreme Serpent, let's set up a barrier first to prevent the skeleton from escaping. You stay with Brother Xiao and make sure they are safe."
The giant serpent nodded slightly, and the supreme beings, including Keris, moved and left.
Xiao Wenbing stepped forward and asked, "Great Serpent, can the thousand-mile-long earth barrier withstand the impact of a Supreme Being?"
The power of a barrier is directly proportional to its range; the larger the area it covers, the weaker its power. If the barrier were only a few miles in size, the combined power of the six Supreme Beings, including Keris, might be somewhat useful. However, given the sheer size of the barrier and the fact that their opponent is a Supreme Being, it would be a miracle if they could even stop it.
The Great Serpent Supreme watched as Kairis and the others departed, then suddenly sneered and said, "Fellow Immortal Xiao, do you really think that Kairis and the others set up this barrier to prevent the Skeleton Supreme from escaping?"
"Isn't that right? Then what is she planning to do?"
"I don't know. Since Keris excluded me from their joint operation, how could I possibly see that?" the Great Serpent Supreme said helplessly.
Little Butterfly Fairy asked in surprise, "Grandpa Snake, didn't Senior Kairis tell you to protect us and not to leave the ground so easily?"
Weiwei glanced at the giant roc beside him, which, though its massive body had shrunk, was still over a meter tall. The Great Serpent Supreme smiled wryly, "With this stinky... divine bird here, that Skeleton Supreme won't come to his death unless he's an idiot."
The golden roc is a divine bird brimming with awe-inspiring righteousness, one that even Keris and his companions dare not offend, let alone a sinister creature like the Skeleton Supreme.
If the Roc hadn't concealed its aura along the way, the Skeleton Supreme would probably have fled before even arriving here.
Xiao Wenbing's brows furrowed slowly: "If they won't let you participate in their operations, then what exactly do they want to do?"
"I don't know, but there seems to be a tacit understanding among them. I'm certain they've known each other for a long time." The Great Serpent Supreme's eyes flashed as he said, "They're from the same circle."
The gazes of several people turned at the same time, none of them understanding what the Great Serpent Supreme was saying.
“Every Supreme Being has their own circle of friends,” the Great Serpent Supreme Being said calmly. “They are the people within that circle.”
Do you have one too?
"certainly."
Xiao Wenbing and the two women exchanged glances. They hadn't expected that this giant snake also had its own hidden power, and judging from its tone, it seemed to be a supreme immortal with great strength who was qualified to enter this circle.
After everyone finished talking, they all looked up and saw that the six supreme beings were moving extremely fast, and in no time they had completed the barrier.
Centered on the lair of the Skull Supreme, an enormous barrier was erected. Like a giant dandelion reaching to the sky, six incomparably powerful forces formed a tangible pillar of light that bloomed in the sky at a height of several thousand meters, with billions of rays of light blotting out the sun.
Seemingly aided by some mysterious power, the stars in the sky suddenly emitted boundless energy, densely covering half of the celestial sphere, and then condensing into a huge silver cocoon of light at the point where they converged in the sky, completely surrounding the ground.
Xiao Wenbing and the others clearly sensed that terrifying power was constantly compressing and condensing, and there seemed to be some kind of majestic energy gathering there as well.
“The giant serpent… perhaps they might have sealed off the entire area.” Xiao Wenbing grew increasingly astonished as he looked around: “If it were you, would you be confident you could escape safely?”
The Great Serpent Supreme's face turned ashen. After a long silence, he said, "I take back what I just said. They do indeed intend to set up a barrier that can block a Supreme-level Great Immortal."
As usual, Little Butterfly Fairy hid behind Xiao Wenbing and also pulled the newly joined Di Xingming along. It seemed that she was frightened by the big scene.
Not only her, but even the King of Food's expression changed slightly; he had never seen such powerful energy before.
Only the roc showed no fear or surprise; on the contrary, it seemed eager to try, as if it wanted to go up and test the power of the barrier.
"That's strange. Although those people are quite skilled, they might not be stronger than me. How come they have such power when they join forces?" The Great Serpent Supreme pondered, puzzled.
“It’s simple, because there’s divine power inside.” Xiao Wenbing sensed the powerful force within the energy cluster, and then, remembering Mingzhu’s identity, he immediately understood. He sneered, “This barrier isn’t something a Great Immortal could set up. There must be someone helping them behind the scenes.”
"Could it be that the gods themselves have intervened?" The Great Serpent Supreme's expression changed drastically, and he exclaimed in surprise.
“That’s right. If the gods hadn’t personally set up the formation, they wouldn’t have been able to stop a Supreme-level Earth Immortal,” Xiao Wenbing said calmly.
"Aww..."
A loud, piercing sound suddenly came from within the formation, and a tall figure soared into the sky. However, this person was clearly very wary of the gathering above him, and hovered halfway up, not daring to touch it directly.
Although they were quite far apart, Xiao Wenbing and the others could still see him clearly: he was dressed in a black robe and had a sinister face.
However, although his face was a bit thinner, it had nothing to do with a skeleton.
"Who is this? His divine sense is so powerful that it can rival that of the giant serpent. He must be the Skeleton Supreme."
Sure enough, as soon as Xiao Wenbing finished speaking, the person in the barrier suddenly raised his head and shouted, "What immortal friend has come to my Skull Cave? Please show yourself."
"It really is that old monster," Xiao Wenbing said in bewilderment. "Why is he so voluptuous?"
The Great Serpent Supreme rolled his eyes and said, "Fellow Immortal Xiao, we can transform into human form, and we can do the same with this skeleton."
"Oh, but this guy reacted quickly; he noticed it as soon as the barrier was set up."
Everyone turned their heads away. If the Skeleton Supreme couldn't sense such a huge commotion, he would truly be a level three idiot.
In fact, the skeleton was extremely frustrated at the moment. It was cultivating peacefully in the cave when it suddenly sensed a sudden change in the weather outside. The immense pressure was almost unbearable even for it. Alarmed, it quickly came out and, upon seeing the situation, immediately knew something was wrong and hurriedly asked for clarification.