Immortal Reincarnation Tribulation

Chapter 231 Fierce Battle Against the Tortoise Beast

Du Fan noticed that after everyone worked together to activate the magic array, the four people were noticeably cold towards him.

Wang Meng, who had always presented himself as a bold and unrestrained man, now treated Du Fan with a lukewarm attitude. Even the beautiful woman, Fairy Hongxia, who had once smiled sweetly at him, now looked at him with undisguised disgust and even murderous intent.

Du Fan sneered inwardly, but his expression betrayed his unease, and he also subtly showed respect to the other four.

As a result, the contempt in Wang Meng and the others' eyes intensified. It was unclear what the four of them were planning. They exchanged glances but did not immediately attack Du Fan.

The group remained silent for several hours until the hour of Xu (7-9 PM).

"Fellow Daoists, please be careful. If nothing unexpected happens, that mid-level demonic beast should appear within half an hour." Wang Meng's eyes suddenly flashed as he looked at the location of the magic array and warned.

After a short while, a rustling sound suddenly came from not far from the magic circle, like the sound of some creature rubbing against the ground.

Wang Meng suddenly turned his head, his face turned cold, and gave Du Fan a warning look.

Du Fan understood, gave him a fawning smile, and then further concealed his aura and the fluctuations of his magical power.

Before long, everyone could see the figure of a demon beast slowly crawling towards the direction of the Lesser Five Elements Demon Extermination Array.

This beast was actually a giant tortoise over ten feet in size. Originally, the tortoise was entirely greenish-blue, but its shell was covered with dense black spots, giving anyone who saw it a creepy feeling.

The tortoise-shaped monster was clearly badly injured; it looked extremely weak and was walking unsteadily.

Upon seeing this, Wang Meng and his three companions were overjoyed, their spirits lifted, and their confidence in the operation soared once again.

Before long, the tortoise-shaped demon beast arrived at a position more than ten feet away from the magic array. At this moment, the tortoise beast suddenly stopped, its four legs halting, its neck slowly turning, and green flames flickering in its eyes, as if it were observing the surrounding environment.

A full cup of tea's time passed before the tortoise beast finally stopped looking around. It seemed that it hadn't noticed anything unusual about its surroundings, so it moved its four legs again and slowly crawled towards the magic circle.

Ten zhang, five zhang, three zhang, one zhang...

As the tortoise continued to move forward, after a dozen or so breaths, it finally stepped completely into the magic array.

"Make your move!" Wang Meng's eyes suddenly lit up, and his figure flashed out in an instant. At the same time, a hand seal suddenly formed in his hand, and his arm instantly rose up, pressing down on the magic array from a distance.

The next moment, the originally dim Five Elements Demon Extermination Array seemed to be sensing something, and in the blink of an eye, it shone brightly, the sound waves roared, and at the same time, an extremely powerful aura burst out from the array.

Then, five-colored spiritual light flashed wildly, intertwining with each other to transform into countless eerie chains of light that swayed in the wind within the magic array, resembling a dense array of spiritual snakes, twisting and hissing, eerily terrifying.

It was as if the hundreds and thousands of five-colored light chains had only swayed slightly, but in an instant they acted on the tortoise beast, wrapping and binding its entire body tightly, leaving no gaps.

The withered branches and fallen leaves used to conceal the magic array had long been pulverized by an invisible force and vanished into nothingness.

The green light in the tortoise beast's eyes intensified, and as its four legs extended and retracted, it immediately released an energy fluctuation no less powerful than a demon-slaying array, which immediately clashed with the five-colored light chains that had materialized. At the same time, the beast opened its mouth and emitted a series of extremely unpleasant "woo-woo" sounds.

This sound is quite eerie; if an ordinary mortal heard it, they would immediately faint.

"This formation isn't a true Lesser Five Elements Demon-Slaying Formation; it can only trap this beast for half an hour. We need not hold back; we must decisively use swift and decisive methods to kill it. Otherwise, once this beast escapes, let alone obtaining its demon core, we might not even be able to save our lives!"

Wang Meng shouted and took out a golden longsword that was half a zhang long. With a sudden swing of his arm, he slashed at the tortoise beast in the formation. Instantly, a golden blade light appeared and struck one of the tortoise beast's feet in a flash, leaving a deep green blood groove on it.

"A magic weapon? No, it should be a fake magic weapon, but for a rogue cultivator from a small island, it's already an extremely rare thing." Du Fan's eyes flashed, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

The old man in the green robe, the burly man in the brocade robe, and the woman in palace attire appeared in a flash, their fingers forming hand seals as they unleashed their attacks. Various spells were unleashed in an instant, and swords, forks, halberds, and other magical objects materialized from spiritual light. In the blink of an eye, they transformed into streaks of light and struck the tortoise beast.

The booming sounds of spells, the humming of magic arrays, and the furious roars of the tortoise beast, accompanied by the violent flashes of multicolored spiritual light, rose up with overwhelming force.

Du Fan sneered inwardly and flashed to a spot not far from the magic array, releasing a level two Water Shadow Sword as a gesture.

Although the mid-level tortoise beast was originally equivalent to a Foundation Establishment stage expert, it was severely injured and its combat power was greatly reduced. Moreover, it was tightly surrounded by the Lesser Five Elements Demon Extermination Formation and could only passively take the beating. In less than a quarter of an hour, it was on the verge of death with injuries all over its body.

Wang Meng and the others still did not relax when they saw this. They all knew that no matter how badly the beast looked now, if it were not restrained by the power of the magic array, it could wipe them all out in the blink of an eye.

Therefore, the four people other than Du Fan had their magical power running wildly, and their spells were coming one after another. Both the speed and intensity of their attacks rose again, and for a time, their spells were overwhelming.

"At this rate of attack, they probably won't be able to kill this mid-level demon beast before the power of the magic array is exhausted. Moreover, judging from their appearance, even if they didn't use their full strength, they used at least 70% or 80% of their power."

"These people's cultivation levels aren't low, so why are their combat strength so poor? Back then, Old Monster Huang could have easily killed any one of them without even using his Demon Transformation Technique." Du Fan felt somewhat frustrated and couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"Let's help them this time. I'm sure these people will start a double-cross after they get the beast core." Du Fan thought with a strange look and a hint of malice, while his right hand quietly placed on his storage bag.

The next moment, the void in Du Fan's right palm rippled, as if something had suddenly appeared, but nothing could be seen. For an ordinary Qi Refining Realm cultivator, even a sweep of divine sense would not reveal anything unusual.

This seemingly ethereal yet actually real thing was none other than the Xuanmu Silkworm that Du Fan had secretly released.

Among the people here, including that mid-level demonic beast, only Du Fan had the ability to sense the presence of the Xuanmu Silkworm.

From the moment it appeared, the Xuanmu Silkworm remained invisible. After its wings trembled slightly a few times, it silently appeared in mid-air about a foot above the turtle beast's head.

Du Fan suddenly roared and swung his arm, causing a Water Shadow Sword to reappear, whistling as it slashed wildly at the tortoise beast in the magic array.

At the same time, the Xuanmu Silkworm, hidden in the void, opened its mouth, and a thin thread suddenly shot out, disappearing into the turtle beast's head in a flash under the cover of the blue light of the Water Shadow Sword.

A piercing scream suddenly rang out from the tortoise beast's mouth. Immediately afterward, the beast's eyes dimmed, its neck went limp, its head tilted to the side, and it crashed to the ground with a "thud."

After the attack, the Xuanmu Silkworm did not immediately appear and faint as before. Although the little insect looked slightly weak, it was clear that it could still hold on for a while.

It seems that after a long period of slumber, although this silkworm did not advance in rank, its strength has increased out of thin air.

Even so, with the strength of this silkworm, it would not have been able to kill a Foundation Establishment level being.

However, the mid-level demonic turtle had already suffered considerable injuries, and the previous barrage of attacks by the group had already broken through most of its defenses, which allowed the Xuanmu Silkworm to succeed in its attack.

Xuanmu Silkworm flapped its wings again and returned to Du Fan's side.

Du Fan calmly put the silkworm into his storage bag, and while howling, he released another Water Shadow Sword.

"Fellow Daoists, you can stop now. This mid-level demonic beast should be dead by now," Wang Meng said suddenly with a look of great joy on his face. At the same time, he waved his hand to stop the others from continuing their attack.

"What? It's already dead? Fairy Hongxia, stop immediately! This beast is dead and has no defense left. If you smash its corpse, it won't fetch a good price." The old man Qingyan's eyes suddenly lit up, and he hurriedly shouted to the woman in palace attire beside him.

The Fairy of Red Clouds originally intended to unleash a powerful attack technique, and the incantation seemed to be more than halfway complete. However, upon hearing the urgent words of the other two, a look of joy immediately appeared on her face. At the same time, she changed the hand seals, instantly dissipating the slight fluctuations of magical power that had gathered within her.

Everyone's gazes and divine senses swept over the area simultaneously, and they discovered that the tortoise beast in the magic array was now lying there motionless, without any breath. The five-colored light chains that had been tightly binding the tortoise beast had also been pulled back due to the loss of its prey's life, and had shrunk back into the void within the magic array.

"It seems that this mid-level demonic beast's Foundation Establishment level protective defense has been broken through by our attacks. I wonder which fellow Daoist was the one who finally killed this beast." The burly man in brocade robes named Fan Sheng grinned and said loudly.