Chapter 714 - 408: Unmovable as a Mountain, Swallowing Sky Becoming an Immortal
The thunder gradually subsided, and the three-legged death crow spread its wings, alighting gently upon the rocky mountain below, its three sharp talons deeply embedded into the stone.
It took a heavy breath, and let out a hoarse, bizarre croak!
Unfortunately, it was not born of the Phoenix Clan; its call only sent a chill down one’s spine, without the submission of spiritual birds or the echoed cries of other spiritual birds!
Fortunately, it didn’t care about these things, its abilities were originally meant to instill fear, not to subjugate other lives; it had no need for the aura of a king.
Moreover, inside the Ten Thousand Crows Pot, there were still hundreds of thousands of crows, large and small—all of them its subordinates; there was no lack of beings that submitted to it.
The three-legged death crow closed its eyes, sensing the earth-shattering changes taking place in its body after the tribulation.
It shook its body, and its burnt black feathers from the tribulation thunder began to fall away, revealing sleek, oily… jet-black feathers!
Well, apart from looking smoother than before, these new feathers seemed no different.
But its eyes—upon opening—had changed from blood red to golden yellow, and within the pupils, flames seemed to be burning, as if they were two little suns, their brilliance intimidating to look upon.
However, these two small suns were somewhat eerie; the flames burning within did not bring warmth like the sun’s rays, but instead a deep, icy chill.
“Gaa…”
The piercing cry of the three-legged death crow made several elders who were looking directly at it jump in fright, quickly averting their gaze to avoid looking any further.
This creature was truly too eerie; staring at it for too long gave them the feeling that what they were facing was not just a strange bird, but rather an unfathomable abyss, almost dragging them in through its eyes.
Fortunately, the three-legged death crow had no intention of cursing those elders, and after startling those who were staring, it spread its wings and turned toward the Ten Thousand Demons Cave Heaven.
“…”
Back in the palace, the elders exchanged glances silently, each asking if they would be scared back by the heavenly tribulation again when venturing out!
After all, with the previous two experiences fresh in their minds, they had been left with a shadow of fear and decided to wait a little longer, to ensure the tribulation had truly dissipated before going to the Ten Thousand Demons Cave to offer their congratulations!
Their waiting was effective, sparing them further embarrassment!
For the tribulation clouds in the sky did not disperse, and that familiar oppressive force came once again.
Within and outside the Mountain Gate of the Beast Taming Sect, countless cultivators looked at each other in disbelief!
A fourth time!
Four great demons undergoing tribulation had appeared one after another!
It was truly beyond expectation.
Not only were the cultivators from the Market outside speechless, but even the elders and disciples of the Beast Taming Sect were astonished.
They had only ever heard of the difficulty of heavenly tribulation, but when had they ever witnessed consecutive tribulations?
Even before the Ancient Great Tribulation, such occurrences were rare even among the top-level forces!
This time, it was a colossal Divine Turtle that emerged!
With the dragon head, turtle body, and razor-sharp claws and teeth, its four limbs were like colossal pillars supporting the sky; floating in the sky like an island hanging in the air, its shell was covered with numerous mysterious and divine patterns, which upon being beheld, seemed to impart a sense of revelation, yet a closer look would render them as cryptic as heavenly scripts, difficult to glean any true benefits from!
Having achieved such a realm of strength, and proficient in a variety of divine skills and talents, and even possessing the ability for Prediction Divination, this old turtle could well be called a Divine Turtle!
As it appeared, the rumbling of thunder resounded through the sky once more.
Qin Feng dared not let his spiritual beasts undergo tribulation together, for that would greatly increase the difficulty; the Hellhound was powerful, the Divine Turtle had an astonishing defense, the Undying Qingluan possessed the method of Bathing Fire Rebirth and could revive even after being destroyed by the tribulation, but the three-legged death crow simply couldn’t.
Alone in its tribulation, it had nearly lost its life, not to mention the augmented version of the heavenly tribulation that came with increased power.
Therefore, these spiritual beasts appeared one after the other in the outside world, emanating their own aura to provoke the descent of their tribulations.
The Turtle Clan was already known for its strong defensive power, and Qin Feng had integrated the bloodlines of several powerful Spirit Turtles for this Divine Turtle, especially the Bloodline Power of the initial Dragon Turtle, which, once fully displayed, gave it an alarmingly strong defense.
Not to mention later, there was also a Big Turtle with Xuanwu Bloodline and a Money Turtle Demon with special racial abilities!
At this moment, the defensive power of the Divine Turtle was simply astounding.
It didn’t even need to use spells to weaken the power of the tribulation thunder or intercept the lightning midway; it merely raised a layer of Spirit Light on its body, then lay prostrate on the mountaintop, allowing the powerful tribulation thunder to strike it.
As a result, apart from launching sparks of thunder and lightning that blackened the ground around with scattered lightning, this round of heavenly tribulation failed to leave any other mark.
From beginning to end, the Divine Turtle lay immobile on the ground; if it weren’t for the continuous tribulation overhead and the unfading Spirit Light on its body, and the Divine Rune Spirit Light constantly rotating behind it, the elders watching from a distance would have thought it had long since perished!
After the Heavenly Tribulation ceased, the Divine Turtle stood on all four legs and stretched its head out from the turtle shell, shaking its slightly dizzy head, then turned around and slowly crawled toward the Ten Thousand Demons Cave Heaven!
“……”
For a moment, the cultivators watching were all exchanging glances, speechless!
This was a Heavenly Tribulation, after all!
The legendary power that was the most terrifying obstacle on the path to Becoming an Immortal, and this Divine Turtle just weathered it without moving an inch?
Not only were the surrounding cultivators at a loss for words, but even the All Immortals who extended their Divine Sense from the Ten Thousand Demons Cave Heaven weren’t sure what to say.
When they had faced their own tribulations back in the day, who wasn’t extremely cautious, fearing death by the tribulation thunder?
But this Turtle Demon had managed to withstand it with such ease, easily enough to make one wonder if this creature had somehow faced a fake Heavenly Tribulation!
However, this thought was fleeting. Just from the momentum of the falling tribulation thunder they knew its fierceness, not to mention, when did a Heavenly Tribulation ever become fake?
Even if the Heavenly Dao was especially favoring someone like Qin Feng, a Master of Qi Luck, it wouldn’t give his Spiritual Beast any shortcuts in this matter!
As the Spirit Turtle left, the elders in the palace exchanged glances with each other.
Despite knowing that having four Spiritual Beasts overcome tribulation in succession was incredible, their previous embarrassing experience led them to be more cautious. They didn’t step out of the palace but turned their gazes back to the sky.
Sure enough, the familiar pressure emerged once again.
“Sigh!”
Someone sighed lightly, shaking their head without further comment.
There simply were no words to express the situation.
While others longed to achieve the Immortal Dao and couldn’t, other Supreme Elders struggled to cultivate a Spiritual Beast to the Demon Immortal Realm, often requiring a great deal of time. Yet, this person had under his command five Spiritual Beasts that had undergone tribulation in succession!
Given the circumstances, people couldn’t help but feel that a Master of Qi Luck was indeed deeply loved by the Heavenly Dao, there was nothing else to be said.
Only some cultivators who knew about Qin Feng’s experiences were clear that, in addition to being favored by the Heavenly Dao, he had also ventured into dangerous places in the Exotic Realm World beyond the reach of the Heavenly Dao several times. It was a combination of such experiences that led to his current achievements!
“Goo-goo… Goo-goo…”
A series of frog croaks rang out, as a Spiritual Toad no bigger than a fist somehow made its way out and with a leap, appeared on the mountain peak.
But by the time it appeared on the mountaintop, it had already grown to a hundred feet tall.
With a huge body, its back was green like jade yet dotted with countless Star Light, the Spiritual Toad appeared in everyone’s view.
The appearance of this Spiritual Toad was very abrupt; almost none of the Inner Sect Elders could see how it had come to be, only those who had achieved the Immortal Dao among the Supreme Elders faintly sensed some disturbance in space.
“Swallowing Sky Toad?”
Inside the Ten Thousand Demons Cave Heaven, several Divine Senses conversed with each other, their tones filled with profound shock, “Didn’t expect that he actually managed to cultivate this kind of Spiritual Toad to such a level!”
Indeed, the Swallowing Sky Toad at any period would require massive resources to advance. Without the support of a powerful Elder or a Great Force providing resources, it would be very difficult for the Swallowing Sky Toad to grow enough to advance to Demon Immortal.
But once a Swallowing Sky Toad advanced to Demon Immortal, its abilities became immense!
Not to mention anything else, just its talent for manipulating Space Power was enough to give people a major headache. It could not only appear and disappear unpredictably but also manipulate and twist the Void at will. It had powerful Space Divine Power that was incredibly hard to defend against.
And if you encountered such a Spiritual Toad in the Cosmic Starry Sky, it was even more chilling!
If one didn’t have a way to deal with it, a Swallowing Sky Toad capable of manipulating spatial turbulence and Void Storms, could, by itself, potentially send an entire expeditionary army to its doom!
As the Swallowing Sky Toad looked up and croaked, the brewing thunder within the Tribulation Cloud cracked loudly and fell straight down!
The subtle fluctuations around the Swallowing Sky Toad flashed, distorting space.
Yet the Heavenly Tribulation targeted the aura of life, not caring about how space was twisted; the Tribulation Thunder homed in on the Swallowing Sky Toad’s position regardless, and although the distorted space made the thunder cross more distance, it only delayed the attack on the Swallowing Sky Toad by a fraction.
But often, even a fraction of time was enough for those undergoing tribulation to react!
The stars on the back of the Swallowing Sky Toad flickered, countless starlights flew up, like a star shower heading toward the Tribulation Thunder, piercing through the formidable attack, breaking the thunder into fine sparks of lightning, which it swallowed into its belly.
Inside the Swallowing Sky Toad, there was an internal space of its own. Ever since it had refined the Space Treasure it obtained in exchange from the White Bone City Lord, its internal space had reached its limit, able to hold a large mountain; the fragmented thunder that entered its belly didn’t even get a chance to unleash its power before it was absorbed and refined by the space within.
After experiencing space distortion, the Swallowing Sky Toad then set up a layer of independent space around itself, greatly elongating the distance between it and the Tribulation Thunder, thereby giving itself more time to react.
So although it wasn’t as effortlessly as the Divine Turtle in overcoming its tribulation, it also wasn’t too difficult; with more time to react, it continuously shattered the thunder and then swallowed it into its belly, turning it into its own. As its Dao Cultivation climbed step by step, the space inside of it expanded greatly!