Douluo Continent: Chrysanthemum and Demon Twins, Forced Marriage to Meng Hongchen

"Heh, I didn't expect you, you beast, to have some backbone. But did you ask me before you tried to self-destruct?"

Xia Yu wasn't too surprised by the golden tortoiseshell's fierce nature and its attempt to self-destruct.

Soul beasts are like that; most of them are stubborn and inflexible.

Historically, many Soul Masters have encountered similar problems.

After painstakingly defeating and crippling a 100,000-year-old soul beast, he was taken away by the soul beast's self-destruction and perished together with it.

Or even if they weren't taken away by the self-destruction of the soul beast, they still didn't leave behind any soul rings or soul bones.

In short, hunting 100,000-year-old soul beasts is never just about defeating or crippling them.

You also need to have the ability to stop a soul beast from self-destructing.

Does Xia Yu have the ability to stop the golden tortoiseshell from exploding?

There definitely is.

Xia Yu didn't make any move; with just a thought, the increasingly violent aura of the golden tortoise was suppressed again by the Polar Stillness Domain.

"Roar, break through this damned domain!"

Upon realizing that its tendency to self-destruct was being gradually suppressed, the golden tortoiseshell's pupils dilated violently and its mind wavered.

However, it did have some ability after all, and immediately activated the living gold within its body that was causing it unbearable suffering.

Golden tortoiseshell is indeed powerless against living metals under normal circumstances.

But now, with the powerful boost from burning his life force, he has not only recovered his 190,000 years of cultivation, but his strength is even greater than it was at its peak.

Therefore, he can still slightly activate the living metal and use its overflowing life force to accelerate the self-destruction process.

With the life force of the living gold propelling it forward, the golden tortoiseshell gradually withstood the suppression of the bipolar static domain.

Now he can easily use his mental power to mobilize his soul power and transmit his thoughts.

It's not as difficult as it used to be anymore.

"Hmph, it's nothing but a last-ditch resistance, not worth mentioning."

While the golden tortoiseshell withstood the suppression of the bipolar static domain, Xia Yu also made his move.

A giant Vajra fist formed from the power of blood and soul appeared out of thin air in mid-air.

With a devastating force, it slammed into the golden tortoiseshell that was struggling against the bipolar stillness.

"Roar~, invincible shield!"

Sensing a deadly threat, the golden tortoiseshell could no longer resist the suppression of the bipolar stillness field.

It unleashed a deafening roar, and a dazzling golden light instantly enveloped its entire body.

boom!

The giant golden fist slammed into the golden light shield like a meteor, unleashing a deafening roar.

A terrifying shockwave swept in all directions, turning the stone walls of the underground cave into fragments that flew everywhere with the shockwave.

Once everything calmed down, the cave expanded by a whole size.

The golden hawksbill turtle was smashed so hard that its entire body was embedded in the ground.

Even the golden light shield was now dim and cracked, appearing to be on the verge of collapse.

"You beast, you think you can just self-destruct in front of me? Who do you think you are? Keep going, and I'll tear your turtle shell off."

Although he failed to shatter the golden tortoiseshell's invincible shield in one strike, Xia Yu was not discouraged.

After all, his attack had genuinely interrupted the golden tortoise's self-destruction.

If this thing weren't still burning its own life force, this backlash would probably have been enough to give it a hard time.

"Roar~, humans, die! Die! Die!"

After its self-destruction was interrupted and it lost its last chance to perish together with its prey, the golden tortoiseshell went completely mad and went berserk.

Whoosh!

Endless waves of water were summoned, mixing with the soil and rocks falling from the top of the underground cave, transforming into a terrifying water tornado that crashed towards Xia Yu.

That wasn't all. The golden tortoiseshell gathered terrifying earth-attribute energy in front of it and unleashed a beam of earth-yellow light that hurtled towards Xia Yu.

"Good timing, perfect for testing the power of the indestructible body."

Faced with the dangerous situation of being attacked from both sides, Xia Yu was not nervous at all; on the contrary, he was somewhat eager to try.

His mysterious and magnificent robes fluttered, and golden-red blood energy rose up. With a single punch, he unleashed a terrifying pillar of energy that pierced through the water tornado descending from the sky.

As for the subsequent yellowish-brown beam of light, Xia Yu responded in a way that was astonishing.

Without making any preparations, he simply stretched out his left hand, fingers spread, to block the yellowish-brown beam of light.

Yes, Xia Yu directly used his hand to catch the yellowish-brown beam of light emitted by the golden tortoiseshell.

boom!

As expected, the golden tortoiseshell's earthen-yellow beam of light struck Xia Yu's left hand without mercy.

But what happened was beyond the golden tortoiseshell's expectations.

It was no use. The earth-attribute energy beam it emitted with all its might, burning its life force, was actually caught by Xia Yu with its bare hands.

The beam of light stopped advancing an inch after it touched Xia Yu's left hand.

Then a strange scene unfolded.

The golden tortoiseshell in front was desperately releasing beams of light.

But Xia Yu simply stretched out his left hand and caught the terrifying beam of light.

"Disappear!"

As Xia Yu suddenly turned his left hand, a red and blue Tai Chi diagram, which gathered qi, blood, soul power, and spiritual power, appeared.

With just a slow rotation, the Tai Chi diagram unleashed terrifying power, instantly obliterating the yellowish-brown beam of light emitted by the golden tortoiseshell.

Not even the slightest aftershock was leaked out.

"Hey, I never expected that a sudden whim would result in such a terrifying self-created soul skill. From now on, I'll call this move Yin Yang Millstone."

While Xia Yu was still basking in the glory of creating his own soul skill, Yin Yang Millstone, the Golden Tortoiseshell was utterly despondent.

The self-destruction was interrupted, and even the final rampage didn't achieve any decent results.

Its fate seemed predetermined; it could not escape becoming Xia Yu's soul ring and soul bone.

"Roar, I'm not reconciled! Even if I die, I'll bite off a piece of flesh from you, you human!"

Even knowing that the ending was already predetermined, the golden tortoiseshell still did not sit idly by and wait for its death.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Countless attacks were unleashed by the golden tortoiseshell, all in an attempt to harm Xia Yu, this despicable human.

However, things didn't go as planned, and Xia Yu easily defused all its attacks.

It easily rushed in front of it and shattered its proud invincible shield with its golden giant fist, which carried the power to destroy the world.

boom!

With a final, deafening crash, the golden hawksbill turtle's shell shattered, and its massive body collapsed helplessly to the ground.

At this moment, it was on its last legs, taking in more air than it was exhaling.

"Phew~, this turtle shell is really hard, but in the end I'm still the better one. I said I'd take your turtle shell apart, and I meant it."

Xia Yu breathed heavily as he deactivated his Martial Soul Fusion Technique.

Despite how easily he fought that battle, he still expended a lot of his vital energy, soul power, and mental strength.

Fortunately, it was all worth it. In this battle, he not only gained more combat experience, but also obtained a terrifyingly powerful self-created soul skill.

This can definitely be considered a pleasant surprise.