Free Web NovelChapter 367: Chapter 214: Repairing the Divine Weapon
Ying Jiuxin was puzzled.
The Vajra Thunder Demon Turtle had been lying low on Pan Yun Mountain without causing any trouble, seemingly content to make a home for itself in the mortal world.
Considering the Vajra Thunder Demon Turtle’s offense and defense were both far too powerful, Ying Jiuxin had determined he couldn’t slay it alone and decided to leave it be for the time being.
He would deal with other matters first, then come back to handle the Vajra Thunder Demon Turtle.
And now, Gu Zheng was trying to kill the Vajra Thunder Demon Turtle?
"Could he be doing this as a deliberate extermination?"
Lu Jing smiled. "Based on Gu Zheng’s past deeds, he’s extremely enthusiastic about slaying Demon Fiends. In Jing Country, he cleared out over a dozen passages. The Vajra Thunder Demon Turtle is a Fourth-Order Demon Fiend. Even if its temperament is on the milder side, it’s still a Demon Fiend. Sooner or later, it will leave Pan Yun Mountain and venture out to devour humans. Killing it now is a preemptive measure to prevent future disaster!"
"...Is that so?"
After hearing this, Ying Jiuxin didn’t say much.
Inwardly, however, his suspicion deepened.
’Is Gu Zheng killing the Vajra Thunder Demon Turtle just out of the goodness of his heart?’
’Impossible!’
In any case, Ying Jiuxin didn’t believe it.
He had a gut feeling that Gu Zheng must have an ulterior motive for killing the Vajra Thunder Demon Turtle.
’But what could that motive be?’
"It’s about to end."
Meng Ao spoke up suddenly.
Hm?
Ying Jiuxin reined in his thoughts and focused his gaze on the battle.
He saw dense bolts of thunder that had previously been controlled, precise strikes locked onto Gu Zheng. But now, they had suddenly lost their control, swaying erratically and crashing into the ground and the surrounding area.
The Vajra Thunder Demon Turtle’s released thunder had been aimed primarily at Gu Zheng, but now it was out of control...
"AWOOOO—!"
A piercing, agonized howl shook the entire area.
The Vajra Thunder Demon Turtle’s massive body thrashed wildly amidst the crumbling mountains, flattening peaks and crushing boulders as it rolled. Tornadoes and scorching flames constantly swirled around it.
Dark purple bolts of thunder were also being released, destroying everything in their path.
Gu Zheng stuck close to the Vajra Thunder Demon Turtle’s side, not straying a single step.
The two Domains he had activated not only attacked his enemy but also served as a defense, deflecting the external shockwaves and powerful Qi.
The Vajra Thunder Demon Turtle’s rolling and roaring had no effect on him whatsoever.
On the contrary, under Gu Zheng’s control, the Half-sized Divine Weapon had already rampaged throughout the Vajra Thunder Demon Turtle’s body and was now heading straight for its head.
The Vajra Thunder Demon Turtle’s head, which had been retracted inside its shell, was now forced to emerge once more.
SHINK! SHINK!
The Heaven-piercing Halberd was already prepared. The instant the Vajra Thunder Demon Turtle’s head emerged, it swiftly slashed down.
His Divine Wondrous power erupted, immense strength exploded forth, and amplified by the sharpness of the Divine Weapon, the halberd struck the neck where the Vajra Thunder Demon Turtle’s head connected to its body.
Within a single breath, he struck more than a dozen times.
"SQUELCH!"
Following a strange sound and a massive gush, the Vajra Thunder Demon Turtle’s head was forcibly hacked off. It fell to the ground and rolled several times.
The agonized howls came to an abrupt end.
But the rumbling of its rolling did not stop. The Vajra Thunder Demon Turtle’s enormous shell, along with its body, continued to tumble forward.
The lost head seemed as insignificant as a flake of skin.
It could survive without a head?
Naturally.
Otherwise, how could it be called a Fourth-Order Demon Fiend?
A Demon Fiend that has reached the Fourth Order is not so easily slain.
The Half-sized Divine Weapon had wreaked havoc inside the Vajra Thunder Demon Turtle’s body, slicing its organs to pieces and causing internal bleeding to flood its shell, yet this still didn’t stop its rolling. It continued to release its Thunder Power, and though the strikes were out of control, the Vajra Thunder Demon Turtle was still resisting and trying to flee.
The core!
Only by destroying its core would the Vajra Thunder Demon Turtle stop moving and truly die.
This core was also its Demon Pill.
BUZZ! BUZZ!
The air rippled.
The Giant Wood Domain immediately activated, blocking the Vajra Thunder Demon Turtle’s path and trapping it in a ravine.
CRACKLE! POP!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The thunder was violent and deafening, shaking one to the core.
The out-of-control thunder danced wildly, striking at random.
A few bolts struck the Giant Wood Domain, setting off a series of spatial ripples.
BANG!
Giant Wood pillars materialized one after another, striking the Vajra Thunder Demon Turtle from five directions—front, back, left, right, and above—pinning it firmly to the ground.
The tornadoes and scorching flames followed close behind, enveloping the Vajra Thunder Demon Turtle to counteract its thunder.
Activating his Eyes of Golden Flame, Gu Zheng looked down from above, scanning the Vajra Thunder Demon Turtle’s entire shell.
He scanned through it, correlating his findings with what his Shadow had discovered, eliminating organs and tissues one by one until he finally locked onto a bone that was likely the Demon Pill.
SHIING!
The Half-sized Divine Weapon shot over, its enveloping Divine Wondrous power touching the bone and wrapping around it as well.
Then, guided by his will, he used the Half-sized Divine Weapon as a base to push the bone out from inside the Vajra Thunder Demon Turtle’s body toward the severed neck.
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"SPURT!"
With a strange tearing sound mixed with a muffled thud, the bone and the Half-sized Divine Weapon were forcibly extracted from the shell.
At that moment, the Vajra Thunder Demon Turtle’s entire body began to roll and tremble frantically. Countless bolts of thunder coalesced and struck down at random.
The two Domains were almost overwhelmed and failed to intercept all of them.
The Giant Wood Domain, which had been pinning the Vajra Thunder Demon Turtle, lost its hold, allowing the turtle to escape and begin rolling again.
However, it was too late.
Amidst a great spray of Demon Fiend blood, the bone—dark purple all over with arcs of electricity flashing within—rose into the air along with the Half-sized Divine Weapon.
Gu Zheng reached out and performed Absorption, seizing the bone. freёweɓnovel.com
Grabbing it felt like holding a piece of raw thunder. The bone contained incomparably pure Thunder Power. Besides that, other energies were gathered within it, along with worldly insights, primarily related to lightning.
Without a doubt, this bone was the core of the Vajra Thunder Demon Turtle—its Fourth-Order Demon Pill!
The Half-sized Divine Weapon had pushed against it to free it from the Vajra Thunder Demon Turtle’s body, leaving a black mark on the back of the bone, but it hadn’t cracked.
