Chapter 525

Chapter 525: What Is the Background of This Turtle?

Li Hui affixed three Small Reincarnation Talismans to the remaining jade of the wooden turtle and, with the Qi of Taiqing flowing over them, immediately produced unbelievable effects.

In the air, a rustling sound echoed as the jade attracted strands of jade powder scraps, gradually restoring the Jade Turtle’s form. Within the time it took to drink a cup of tea, the Jade Turtle was restored to its original state, though now it sprouted tiny blue-green runes the size of fingernails that vanished in an instant.

“What… what did you do to me?” Prime Minister Turtle asked anxiously.

“I planted various rune seeds in you. Congratulations, you are now my artifact,” Li Hui replied with a sly grin, pointing at the silver snake bracelet to unlock it. It was as if a dam had burst, pouring talisman power into the Jade Turtle, and rings of talisman characters appeared in the air, stacking and forming talismans that pounded onto the Jade Turtle like a hammer on iron.

This was the effect he wanted, but Li Hui soon became utterly shocked. The silver snake bracelet stored immense talisman power, now flooding into the Jade Turtle like a waterfall. The amount it could absorb depended on the Jade Turtle’s potential for growth and its inherent quality.

This creature seemed like a bottomless pit. The patterns on the back of the silver snake bracelet faded, and the Jade Turtle released a vast amount of runes that evolved on their own. In just ten moments, it reached the Jade Symbol Level, and its ascent faced no obstacles.

Li Hui was astounded: “This is a huge mistake; such quality should have been carefully considered! I… I only added the abilities to absorb dark energy and to create a prison-like barrier!”

The Jade Turtle voraciously absorbed the talisman power and Qi of Taiqing, only slowing down when it was almost at the Celestial Talisman Level. Li Hui thought it would finally come to an end; however, with a light sound, it broke through.

“Damn it, how is this possible? What kind of Jade Turtle is this? It even surpasses the Cloud-Brush Dragon Claw Technique!”

“Boom! Boom! Boom!” Terrifying calamity clouds appeared above, and thunder, like the drums of heavenly soldiers, reverberated. The calamity power accumulated from the surrounding thirty thousand miles of rivers and mountains focused here, but this was just the appetizer.

In the high Azure Sky layer, waves surged wildly, forming eighty-one cloud dragons amidst the mist and clouds. As they churned back and forth, they drew in an endless strong wind from the distance, creating a heavenly wind calamity below.

“Boom!” Thunder struck down, and the moment it appeared, it was like ten thousand bolts of lightning intertwining into a sea of electricity, flattening all surrounding mountain peaks and destroying many places in Zi Xu.

Li Hui released forty-nine Purple Crystal Great Swords and quickly arranged them into a formation that combined the powers of the Heavenly Dao Reincarnation Sword and the treasure cabinet. He planted the whisk in the center of the formation and released the Kunpeng Decree to confuse the heavenly mechanics.

“Crack, crack, crack…”

“Buzz, buzz, buzz…”

Countless leaf vein-shaped black-purple lightning spread down from above. It was impossible to tell what kind of thunder it was; it had certainly mutated multiple times, far exceeding any previous understanding! The greater tribulations arose from heavenly fire and strong winds, with fire borrowing from the wind and wind fueling the fire, obliterating all things on earth!

Yang Jiuzhen helped by shielding Li Hui. After just one wave of heavenly tribulation, she sprayed out blood, nearly shaking apart the boundary Dao body.

“Quick, sit down and regulate your breathing. This heavenly tribulation is too powerful; you can’t help right now,” Li Hui said, breathing deeply. The Jade Turtle had drained all the accumulated talisman power, growing to the size of a basin, with talisman characters glowing brilliantly on its back, shining like stars and too dazzling to look at! The more he looked, the more regret he felt: “Why did I carelessly deal with such a precious treasure? Old Li’s message didn’t mention this Jade Turtle; I’m in big trouble!”

The terrifying tribulations descended wave after wave. Li Hui affixed thirty-two Small Reincarnation Talismans to himself, continuously restoring his Qi of Taiqing, controlling the Kunpeng Decree to evade the targeting of the heavenly tribulation.

After all, it was happening in this area, and the heavenly tribulation poured down like an avalanche.

On Tan Tiandi’s side, he spat blood and was consumed with regret, not understanding why there was such a heavenly tribulation, and how terrifying it was. The extent of the impact was beyond imagination, with none of the five managing to escape.

Li Hui was fortunate to have the Cloud-Brush Dragon Claw Technique, which absorbed most of the heavenly fire to strengthen itself, while the strong wind was funneled into the Mysterious Pearl to mitigate the damage.

Prime Minister Turtle, clearly just a piece of jade, somehow shrank its head into its shell, trembling in fear and afraid to show itself. It was a coward.

In summary, he couldn’t rely on this guy to face the tribulation himself! Within merely sixty breaths, the thirty-two Small Reincarnation Talismans were completely depleted.

With no choice, Li Hui had to invest more, leaving ten as a backup and using all the other Small Reincarnation Talismans to accelerate his recovery.

Thanks to the substantial growth of Qi of Taiqing and the ample spiritual energy stored in the treasure cabinet, the heavenly tribulation couldn’t deliver a finishing blow and instead fell into a stalemate.

Back and forth, Li Hui held nothing back and fought with all his might.

Tan Tiandi and his companions were quite unfortunate. They had already faced the wooden turtle’s self-detonation when the Yin Dragon exploded again. Without the time to withstand the damage, they faced the massive onslaught of the heavenly tribulation.

Ordinary heavenly tribulations didn’t possess such scale, and the mechanisms around the border of Zi Xu had crumbled to dust, with even the underground experiencing widespread destruction.

“Prime Minister Turtle, if you don’t come up with a solution, we’ll all be finished together!” Li Hui kicked at the basin-sized Jade Turtle. The emergence of a Celestial Talisman level artifact shouldn’t summon such tribulations; the artifact was merely a precursor and there must be some deeper reason.

“Waaah! I’m scared! Since I absorbed your talisman, it seems I can only absorb dark energy and create a prison-like barrier,” the turtle shell emitted sobs.

“What a thing! You’ve been scared to tears,” Li Hui shouted. “In that case, absorb dark energy and use the prison to protect yourself.”

“Lord, you come! I’m trembling, I can’t do anything.” Prime Minister Turtle complained, its voice shaking. Previously, it had probably urged the wooden turtle to self-detonate because its true form could escape, which was why it was so fierce.

Li Hui freed a hand to form seals, snapping his fingers to send out waves of ripples. The dark jade Jade Turtle immediately emitted countless talisman lights, and numerous shining talismans leaped joyfully in the air.

Suddenly, in the realm of the Barbarian Nation, the dark moon appeared, and the accumulated dark energy decreased by more than twenty percent. Simultaneously, an ominous fog enveloped the Jade Turtle, resisting the bombardment of heavenly tribulation.

Heaven did not recognize this turtle’s existence, rejecting it even more than Li Hui, the Hundred Tribulation Cultivator. Remarkably, this turtle had even learned to resist; the calamity power surged to its peak.

The entire world reverberated with massive sounds, forming layers of sound attacks as various forms of heavenly tribulations converged, impacting from above, with no interruptions lasting a solid three incense sticks in time.

This time, even Li Hui spat out blood. The eerie fog prison managed to hold for about two incense sticks, a remarkably strong existence, but then it collapsed, relying on the sword array and the treasure cabinet to survive for half an incense stick. The Heavenly Dao Reincarnation Sword sustained damage and had to be retracted, and after that, only the Kunpeng Decree remained. Yang Jiuzhen used the Spirit treasure Round Mirror to assist, barely hanging on until now.

Tan Tiandi gritted his teeth, clutching his arm. Dai Qingtian and Lin Qingtian had already fallen unconscious, and Jian Wujie’s eyes had dimmed. Only Tie Hu remained stubborn, tearing off his tattered armor to release an ancient-looking bronze bell.

The five tried desperately to escape the Pressure of the Sect caused by the heavenly tribulation, but after moving just a hundred zhang, they had to stop, suffering severe losses, afraid to go any further.

Despite the entire ordeal, they had all stayed by Li Hui’s side, where he endured sixty percent of the heavenly tribulation while they bore at least forty percent, but the real great terror was only just beginning…