Douluo Phoenix

Chapter 108 Burning the Xuanming Turtle

After entering the core area, the seven became even more cautious.

The soul beasts in the core area live in groups, most of them with a leader of about 50,000 years, plus dozens of relatively lower-level soul beasts, somewhat like small tribes.

There were also many solitary ones, but they were all extremely powerful soul beasts or soul beasts with exceptional survival abilities. However, none of them were 100,000 years old, nor were any 90,000 years old. On the other hand, quite a few were 70,000 or 80,000 years old. In particular, the few large bird-like soul beasts that occasionally flew by in the sky were basically all overlord-level creatures.

All seven of them searched during the day and rested together at night.

Once they reached the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest, they stopped sleeping at night. Every night, they gathered together and took turns keeping watch while the others rested. In the middle, there was a small lamp from a soul tool that could barely be seen and did not emit any firelight.

During the day, everyone barely had time to talk, but at night, they would chat about what they had seen and heard during the day and eat something. The food was prepared in advance, as no fires could be lit in the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest.

"Those ferocious rhinoceroses drinking water by the water this morning were really impressive. The leader was probably 60,000 years old. It's a soul beast with outstanding strength and defense."

"That Titan Python in the swamp this afternoon is probably close to 70,000 years old; it's practically the pinnacle of snake-type soul beasts."

"The kingfisher that flew across the sky this morning is estimated to be 70,000 years old."

"That bloodthirsty vine was incredibly well disguised yesterday. If I hadn't sensed it beforehand, it would have been very dangerous. The skeletons around it were quite frightening; I bet quite a few people fell victim to it."

……

We've been in the core area for 5 days now, and we haven't found any soul beasts older than 90,000 years yet. They're probably still deeper inside the core area.

During his trip to the Star Dou Great Forest, Xiao Fei's biggest goal was to encounter the three brothers of the Thousand-Pound Ant King. The one he least wanted to encounter was the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. That guy was quite powerful and too cunning, making it easy for people to fall into his traps, and he was also not very old.

Xiao Fei plans to hunt five 100,000-year spirit rings this time, six at most. He already has other targets for the last two spirit rings, and it would be best to keep three spirit ring slots. Five 100,000-year spirit rings should be enough to raise him to level 98. As for the Titan Giant Ape and the Azure Bull Python, he's not so fixated on them. If he can't find any other spirit beasts, those two are his only option, and he now has pills that can improve the cultivation of spirit beasts.

Recently, Xiao Fei and his six friends have been enjoying spending time by the river in the evenings, when the spirit beasts tend to gather more, since spirit beasts don't make things or store water.

On the eighth day, Xiao Fei and his group of seven arrived at a riverbank. Strangely, no one came to this spot to drink water, unless this river was the territory of a powerful soul beast.

Xiao Fei carefully observed his surroundings with his head soul bone, but he couldn't sense anything. Could it be that this soul beast was very good at concealing its aura?

The seven of them concealed their presence by the river for three whole days, yet not a single spirit beast came to drink. The river water clearly didn't seem to be poisonous.

Feng Xiaotian said, "Then I'll fly over and take a closer look. With my speed, I should be able to ensure my safety."

Xiao Fei quickly stopped them: "Please don't. This river is clearly unusual. I'm afraid the soul beasts inside are far more powerful than we imagine. Let's go catch one and test it out." Xiao Fei dared not leave the group in the Star Dou Great Forest, fearing for their safety.

After saying this, Xiao Fei and his six companions quietly left the area. A short while later, they had already captured a ten-thousand-year-old Nether Tiger, knocked it unconscious, and returned to the riverbank.

Xiao Fei used his soul power to gently lift the ten-meter-long Netherworld Tiger and fly it into the river.

The Netherworld floated on the river surface, seemingly unchanged.

Just as the Nether Tiger was about to drift to a shallow area, the entire area trembled. A huge head emerged from the water, swallowed the Nether Tiger whole, chewed it a couple of times, and then returned to the water. The shallow area returned to calm.

The head we just saw was over ten meters long and wide, covered in black scales, and had two lantern-sized eyes that glowed yellow.

The shallows that were just shaking must be the body of this soul beast.

Niu Meng exclaimed in surprise, "The Xuanming Turtle! This is the legendary Xuanming Turtle!"

"As we all know, the Plate Armored Giant Rhinoceros of our Yu Clan and the Diamond Mammoth of the Elephant Armor Sect are known for their strongest defenses, but occasionally some Soul Masters with the Xuanming Turtle Martial Soul appear in the world, and their defenses surpass both of them. Therefore, our family has done some research on the Xuanming Turtle."

"In the world of soul beasts, the Xuanming Turtle is undoubtedly the strongest defensive soul beast. Once a Xuanming Turtle reaches the age of ten thousand years or more, no soul beast less than one hundred thousand years old can break through its defense. Moreover, the Xuanming Turtle's limbs and head are covered with scales, its limbs are thick and strong, and its strength is extremely powerful, no less than that of a Titan Giant Ape of the same age. It can be called the pinnacle of soul beasts."

"Moreover, the Xuanming Turtle moves slowly, prefers to stay in the water, and is extremely good at concealing its presence."

Xiao Fei thought for a moment: "I just examined this Xuanming Turtle closely. Its shell is over 95 meters long, and it is estimated to be over 95000 years old, which is very suitable for my Qilin Arm Martial Soul. Its obvious weaknesses are its head and eyes."

The seven of them plotted together for a while before preparing to take action.

Xiao Fei caught another Netherworld Tiger, wrapped a beast soul pill (whose aura was concealed) in something, and attached it to the tiger's skin. Then, he used his soul power to gently lift the Netherworld Tiger and fly it into the river. The Xuanming Turtle then swallowed the Netherworld Tiger once more.

For the rest of the time, Xiao Fei and the others waited quietly.

Since swallowing the Beast Soul Pill, the Xuanming Turtle in the water seems to be able to hide its aura, and as time goes by, its aura gradually becomes stronger and its body also grows larger.

Eight more days passed, and the Xuanming Turtle's aura seemed to have reached its peak, with its shell reaching ninety-nine meters in length. It seemed that the final hurdle would be difficult to overcome.

Suddenly, a deafening roar echoed from the water. The Xuanming Turtle's aura seemed to have undergone a qualitative change, officially becoming that of a 100,000-year-old soul beast. Moreover, its shell length officially surpassed 100 meters, clearly indicating that the Xuanming Turtle had broken through to become a 100,000-year-old soul beast.

Xiao Fei and the other six exchanged glances, nodded, and with their martial spirits activated, they rushed towards the Xuanming Turtle.

Xiao Fei immediately used his seventh soul skill, Martial Soul True Body, transforming into a fire phoenix over a hundred meters long. The fire phoenix flew rapidly towards the Xuanming Turtle, grabbed its shell with its claws, and carried the Xuanming Turtle away from the river, flipping it over and throwing it onto an open space.

After being flipped over and thrown onto the open ground, the Xuanming Turtle struggled desperately with its limbs and head, seemingly trying to flip itself back over.

The seven quickly unleashed their soul skills, attacking the Xuanming Turtle's limbs and head. Xiao Fei then used the Fire Phoenix's claws to grab the Xuanming Turtle's head, instantly causing a large amount of blood to flow from its limbs and head.

The Xuanming Turtle seemed to be in pain, roaring and reaching out with its limbs towards the group. Then, it retracted its limbs and head into its shell, allowing Xiao Fei and the others to launch their attacks. Their attacks seemed to have no effect on the turtle's shell.

Xiao Fei dismissed the other six and activated his Fire Emperor Domain, engulfing the entire Xuanming Turtle in a sea of ​​fire. Xiao Fei then unleashed his first Soul Skill: Phoenix Flames. The flames grew even stronger. The Xuanming Turtle seemed to be suffering greatly in the flames, its head and limbs emerging again, as if it wanted to make a desperate attack. However, the moment the Xuanming Turtle poked its head out, Xiao Fei immediately activated his sixth Soul Skill: Phoenix Slash, slicing the Xuanming Turtle's head open.

The Xuanming Turtle let out a final, mournful roar, then its limbs gradually ceased moving. A massive spirit ring appeared on the Xuanming Turtle's corpse.

(End of this chapter)