Chapter 1339 - 396: Us Loose Cultivators Have No Status! (6k)
The Spirit Silk precisely wrapped around each Spirit Stone, then pulled forcefully—
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
The dozen or so Spirit Stones were forcibly yanked back, all collected into the Storage Bag.
Zhou Qing’s heart raced wildly, the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but lift.
These Spirit Stones, if placed in the outside world, each would be worth a fortune.
And over the years, he hadn’t pried off even one; of course, he didn’t dare to try too hard, fearing discovery.
But now he had effortlessly collected them!
"I’ve hit the jackpot!" Zhou Qing rejoiced inwardly but did not stop his actions, the Spirit Silk continued to wander in the void, trying to gather a few more.
However, just as he was about to strike again, the turtle’s back suddenly trembled, and the void’s massive body regained balance.
The Spirit Stones that had become loose returned to stability, as if they had never been disturbed.
Zhou Qing immediately concealed his Qi, remaining alert and vigilant.
Meanwhile, the battle between the two giant beasts reached a fevered pitch.
The Giant Crocodile Void Beast suddenly curled into a ball, with blood-red patterns lighting up across its bone armor.
It began to spin at an astonishing speed, like a spiked meteor, madly crashing into the turtle’s shell.
Each collision caused a space collapse of a diameter of a hundred feet in the void.
The Void Turtle demonstrated astonishing combat wisdom.
Instead of resisting head-on, it suddenly retracted its limbs and head, hiding its entire body within the shell.
When the opponent crashed again, it seized the opportunity to extend its neck and bit the opponent’s spinning body fiercely!
"Crack!"
The terrifying sound of shattering echoed across the void.
The Giant Crocodile Void Beast let out a piercing wail, and nearly half of its body was torn off!
The shattered bone armor, mixed with starry blood, formed a strange blood mist in the void.
But even more astonishing was what happened next.
The Spirit Stones on the Void Turtle’s back suddenly all lit up, countless green light threads woven into a net on the shell’s surface.
These threads gathered at its mouth, forming a heart-pounding blue-black energy ball.
"Is it... absorbing the power of the Spirit Stones?" Zhou Qing drew a sharp breath.
It seems these Wood Attribute Spirit Stones are not just bait, but also a weapon!
"Boom—!!!"
The energy ball transformed into a blue-black beam that pierced the void.
The Giant Crocodile Void Beast couldn’t evade in time, with half its body being vaporized!
The remaining mangled body twisted frantically in the void, with an expression of fear finally emerging in its six pairs of compound eyes.
The Void Turtle didn’t give it any chance.
The massive body suddenly leaped, with agility that belied its size, pouncing on the gravely injured opponent.
Four sharp claws deeply punctured the opponent’s body, and the bloodthirsty mouth accurately bit into the throat’s weak point.
"Hiss... crack!"
The final struggle was abruptly cut off.
The Giant Crocodile Void Beast’s pupils gradually dispersed, and its massive body began to crumble, transforming into numerous flickering origin fragments.
These fragments contained the purest void power, flickering uncertainly in the darkness.
Under Zhou Qing’s shocked gaze, the Void Turtle abruptly opened its blood-colored mouth, a pitch-black vortex forming in its throat.
Tremendous suction instantly enveloped the entire void, and those disintegrating origin fragments, as if summoned, transformed into streams of dark blue light, all swallowed into the Void Turtle’s mouth.
As the devouring continued, the scars on the Void Turtle’s shell healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, with the blue-black scale armor taking on a metallic sheen.
Even more astonishing, where the Spirit Stones had shattered, new Spirit Stone embryos were slowly taking shape...
"Truly a perfect cycle!"
Zhou Qing swallowed hard, his eyes fixed on the outlines of those newly formed Spirit Stones on the turtle’s back.
As he understood before, the conditions for forming Wood Attribute Spirit Stones were far more demanding than other attributes.
Generally, only in the depths of the roots of Spirit Wood grown for ten thousand years, in a life force pure to the extreme, could a small Wood Attribute Spirit Vein be formed over a thousand years.
Thus, extracting even a few Wood Attribute Spirit Stones.
But the scene before him completely overturned his lifelong understanding!
These Spirit Stones were nurtured from the flesh and blood of Void Beasts, in the cycle of devouring and metamorphosis, continually regenerating.
"Cycle of Life and Death... So this is the true mystery of creation..." Zhou Qing murmured to himself, in a trance seemed to touch upon some universal truth beyond Array Dao.
When the last origin fragment was devoured, the Void Turtle let out a satisfied low roar.
Its blue-golden pupils swept over the turtle’s back, momentarily pausing at Zhou Qing’s location, then slowly closed.
The massive body once again returned to a floating "Spiritual Mountain" state, as if the previous battle had never taken place.
"It noticed me..." Zhou Qing’s back was instantly soaked with cold sweat, every hair standing on end.
But to look at its demeanor, it seemed that this human was not even worth a second glance.
Moreover, having just had a feast, this Void Giant Beast evidently had no interest in a minor figure like Zhou Qing.
"Whew—"
Zhou Qing let out a long breath, his tense nerves somewhat relaxed.
He glanced at the old hen cradled in his arms, then looked at those alluring Wood Attribute Spirit Stones shimmering with inviting Spiritual Light on the turtle’s back, a hint of struggle flashing in his eyes.
"As glorious as this place is, it’s not a place to linger..."
He murmured softly, a clarity flashing in his eyes.
If he continued to be greedy—
The next time the Void Turtle opened its blue-golden giant eyes, it might not be just those Void Beasts being devoured.
...
In the blink of an eye, a hundred years quietly slipped by.
At this moment, Zhou Qing sat cross-legged on the turtle’s back, surrounded by thirty thousand Spirit Seals, each condensed with substantial form, emitting a lustrous glow.