Xiao Wenbing's eyes met those of the two women, and he felt a surge of emotion.
Under such circumstances, Elder Yan and the others not only did not feel resentful, but also expressed their determination to protect them with the lives of tens of thousands of top cultivators in the Yan Realm. How could such actions not move people?
Although it's unclear whether Elder Yan represents the thoughts of all the immortals in the Flame Realm, this at least demonstrates the Temple's attitude.
"Wenbing, transfer the energy from their gathering place to me," Feng Baiyi suddenly said.
Xiao Wenbing was taken aback and asked, "What?"
"As long as there is enough energy, I can expand the power of the Guiding Technique indefinitely." Feng Baiyi took a deep breath and explained, "Once the power of the Guiding Technique is expanded to its limit, the passage to the other dimension can be completely opened."
"You plan to move all the Earth-Sky Thunder to other planes?"
"right."
Xiao Wenbing's face flushed, and he said, "Alright, that's settled."
Although redirecting heavenly lightning to other planes is against the natural order, when one's life is at stake, who cares about anything else?
With a flick of his hand, the formation on the ground underwent a subtle change.
A continuous stream of energy gathered through the Five Elements Guardian Array. Feng Baiyi raised her hands high, and a circle of tiny black dots reappeared in her slender palms.
As energy continued to pour in, the black dot expanded, becoming like a black whirlwind, swirling and soaring upwards. Anything that entered the black area was immediately swallowed up and could never reappear.
Xiao Wenbing reached out and summoned the Xuanwu Shield in mid-air, which instantly shrank back to its original size and returned to his hand.
This black void is too powerful. Even Xiao Wenbing can't guarantee whether the Xuanwu Shield will be able to get out if it gets caught inside.
The thick blackness gradually enveloped everyone, a dark mass overhead that sent chills down their spines.
"Boom!"
A loud sound rang out again. Although the changes overhead were not visible, based on experience, the eighth bolt of heavenly lightning finally struck down fiercely.
Huge bolts of lightning danced in the air, attempting to bypass the black hole and strike the people below directly, just like before.
Unexpectedly, a powerful suction force suddenly emanated from the black hole, so strong that it pulled the lightning into the black hole.
"Aww..."
A piercing scream emanated from the black hole. It was truly earth-shattering, a ghostly wail, terrifying to the core.
Even these top-tier cultivators were shaken and lost their footing. Nearly half of them could not withstand such a fierce sonic attack, so they covered their ears with their hands, sat down, and focused their minds to resist.
Xiao Wenbing and the others looked at each other in horror. Heaven knows which dimension this time the earth-guiding technique has opened up. They must hope that it won't provoke some troublesome monster!
But the next moment, they realized that their wish had been dashed.
"boom……"
A colossal creature suddenly emerged from the enormous black hole. Its massive body, hundreds of kilometers long, blocked out the entire sky. One end of this monster suddenly stretched out, its neck, even larger than that of a giant serpent, raised high.
Its gaping maw was stretched wide, and a thick plume of blue smoke billowed from it.
Those eyes, larger than a football field, were brimming with tears, as if they were enduring immense pain.
"thump……"
When the monster emerged from the black hole, an immense, overwhelming pressure immediately rushed towards us.
No one could describe the sheer power of this oppressive aura. Almost the instant they came into contact with it, they were forced to prostrate themselves, utterly powerless to resist.
An immense power swept over them, accompanied by raging flames, seemingly intent on crushing them completely.
However, no one even entertained the thought of resistance. Faced with this force, they were like pitiful and insignificant ants, without even the strength to escape.
Just as their hearts raced and they were about to be crushed to pieces by the immense pressure from within and outside their bodies, the Xuanwu secondary shield in their hands emitted a faint white light, protecting their bodies and saving them from being pulverized.
Xiao Wenbing and the other two were also in a bad situation. Although their strength was not weak, they were helpless in the face of this overwhelming energy, and were not much better off than the others.
Fortunately, the genuine Xuanwu Shield in their hands came in a great help. With a flash of white light, it had already surrounded them, making them the only three people still standing in the arena. However, at this moment, Xiao Wenbing and the two women could only barely stand by supporting each other, while the black hole that Feng Baiyi had condensed in her hand had already dissipated automatically after losing control of its energy.
"What is that?" Xiao Wenbing stared at the sky, stunned by the enormous and unbelievable thing before him. He asked in a hoarse voice, "Heavens, white-robed, what exactly did your guiding technique connect to?"
"have no idea.
Feng Baiyi said with a wry smile, she hadn't expected such a monster to emerge from the black hole she had created. Judging from its appearance, it seemed to be much more powerful than the Heavenly Tribulation...
The enormous monster looked up at the sky and let out another unparalleled roar, which shook the mountains and even caused several huge, bottomless cracks to appear on its surface.
Then, to everyone's horrified gaze, a dazzling white light spewed out from that gaping maw.
"Boom... Boom..."
Thunderous explosions rang out continuously, and the thunderclouds in the sky gradually shrank under the bombardment of white light.
Within the thick fog, the illusory figure who controlled this area of heavenly lightning and earth paused, looking at the giant monster that had suddenly appeared below. He seemed somewhat wary. With a sway of his body, he dodged an attack of white light, muttering, "Old tortoise, I didn't open the Netherworld passage... You're just unlucky, it's not like I deliberately struck you, so why are you being so hostile towards me!"
However, facing this old man who was clearly on the verge of exploding and acting irrationally, he finally said helplessly, "Fine. I won't bother arguing with a madman like you." As he spoke, his figure vanished without a trace in the storm of lightning.
As the figure departed, the heavenly lightning could no longer withstand the monster's bombardment. In just a moment, the clouds and mist in the sky dissipated. This chain of calamities, which had caused tens of thousands of people to be involved in, was so powerful that even the ninth strike of heavenly lightning couldn't be delivered in time before it was forcefully dispersed.
After dispelling the heavenly tribulation, the monster lowered its head, its eyes filled with ferocity, clearly still seething with rage.
Everyone below stared at this enormous monster, their eyes glazed over. How could they possibly withstand something even more powerful than a heavenly tribulation?
However, something even more surprising happened.
It's unclear what it saw, but the monster visibly froze, and the overwhelming, omnipresent pressure that filled the sky suddenly vanished.
Then, with a whoosh, the monster swooped down.
"not good……"
Exclamations rang out again. It was a massive body that covered hundreds of miles in radius. It possessed such powerful energy that it could even disperse a chain of ten thousand people. What would happen if it were to suppress them?
"Earth Escape..."
A deafening roar, as if tearing the earth apart, rang out, jolting everyone awake. Most of them slipped away with a "whoosh" and obediently disappeared.
A few water-based individuals, unfamiliar with earth magic, were not fools. They drew their weapons and blasted the ground, creating a deep and long tunnel in a short time before escaping far away.
This was also the result of the monster withdrawing its oppressive aura. Otherwise, they would have been unable to move due to the oppressive aura, and how could they have escaped using magic?
Seeing the situation was dire, Xiao Wenbing naturally didn't want to surrender. He tightened his grip on the two women's hands, about to use his earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magic/escaping technique). Suddenly, the voice of the Mirror God echoed in his mind: "Don't be afraid. That's the Turtle God."
Slightly taken aback, Xiao Wenbing asked, "That old tortoise?"
“That’s right, it meant no harm,” Mirror God said hurriedly.
Only the spirit of this divine artifact could discern in an instant what the enormous monster above it truly was.
She breathed a sigh of relief, but then a strange fluctuation emanated from her side. The Qiankun Ring on Zhang Yaqi's wrist was flashing with yellow light, and it seemed that she wanted to command the Earth Spirit to clear a path for them.
"Wait," Xiao Wenbing said decisively, immediately stopping him.
Why?
"It's an old tortoise, it won't hurt us."
The two women were also startled, and at the same time they thought of the dangerous area of hundreds of miles around on the road to the underworld. So this was the true face of the Turtle God's Land.
The enormous object in the sky began to spin as it fell.
The spinning speed wasn't fast, but with each rotation, its entire body shrank a size. By the time it reached Xiao Wenbing and the others, it had become about the same size as them and had regained its human form.
"Greetings, Senior." Xiao Wenbing and the other two bowed respectfully. Having witnessed the old tortoise's thunderous methods, it was difficult not to show respect.
"Hehe, no need, no need, you're here too." The old tortoise chuckled and pointed to the few scattered holes on the surface, asking, "What are they doing, digging holes for fun?"
Xiao Wenbing gave a bitter laugh. "Are you suggesting they're avoiding you?"
Suddenly, the old tortoise's shell moved and fell off, transforming into a human figure slightly smaller than the old tortoise. This human figure bowed respectfully to Xiao Wenbing and said, "Greetings, benefactor."
Xiao Wenbing was greatly surprised and asked in astonishment, "You can transform into human form?"
It's no wonder he was so surprised. The last time they met, it could only transform into an illusion, but today it can completely transform into human form. Its cultivation speed is so fast that even describing it as having wings would be slow.
"Hehe." The old tortoise chuckled smugly, "Of course, my old friend's cultivation level was already extraordinary. After obtaining your divine power, I simply had to cultivate that energy again, so of course it was very fast."
Looking at the old tortoise's smug expression, Xiao Wenbing knew that it must have been its helper that enabled such abnormal speed.
A thought suddenly struck him, and he scanned the surroundings with his divine sense, then cried out, "Not good!"
Volume 7, Chapter 5: The Power of the Tortoise God
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Everyone was taken aback. Seeing Xiao Wenbing's pale face, they were all greatly surprised and asked: What's wrong?
Xiao Wenbing pointed around and said, "Senior, we've been killed by you."
The old tortoise touched its smooth scalp and asked, puzzled, "How did I harm you?"
"Look, you rushed down without even saying hello, and you scared them all away," Xiao Wenbing complained, gesturing around the area. Seeing how easy the old tortoise was to get along with, and how the tortoise shell even called him its benefactor, his apprehension towards it lessened considerably.
"I didn't scare them," the old tortoise said, shaking its head. "Look, I even withdrew my aura, how could I scare them?"
"Alas, you are a god, one of the true great gods, but they are merely cultivators. How can they compare to you? So, upon seeing your true form, of course they would flee in terror. This proves that you are awe-inspiring, unparalleled in the world, known as the King of Beasts, whose thunderous roar can shatter the heavens..."
The old tortoise nodded, quite pleased with Xiao Wenbing's flattery.
“But…” Xiao Wenbing changed the subject, saying, “It is precisely because of your invincible and magnificent body that you have interfered with my important affairs.”
"What...major event could you possibly be planning?" The old tortoise looked at Xiao Wenbing, genuinely unable to comprehend what great thing Xiao Wenbing, with his cultivation level, could possibly accomplish.
“We were just going through a tribulation, a series of tribulations involving tens of thousands of people,” Xiao Wenbing said solemnly.
"A series of tribulations involving tens of thousands of people? Hmm, that's interesting, but with your level of cultivation, this series of tribulations can't be that big."
Xiao Wenbing was immediately speechless with anger. This old fellow's cultivation was far too high; of course, he wouldn't take this little tribulation seriously. Talking to him about tribulations was like casting pearls before swine.
"Ah!" Zhang Yaqi covered her mouth slightly and said, "Wenbing, we have survived the heavenly tribulation."
“That’s right.” Xiao Wenbing said fiercely, “This heavenly tribulation has been broken up by us… by this senior. In any case, we can be considered as people who have survived the heavenly tribulation. But the immortal spiritual energy here has been wasted.”
Feng Baiyi and Zhang Yaqi exchanged wry smiles: "Wenbing, after all, we are all people who have survived the Heavenly Tribulation, so their physiques must have changed. Although they may absorb energy more slowly in other areas, they are still able to go to the Immortal Realm."
Xiao Wenbing sighed sadly and said helplessly, "Let's ignore these cowards and absorb the immortal energy ourselves. Otherwise, it will be a real waste once the immortal energy here dissipates."