Chapter 21
It was a soul beast resembling a giant tortoise, with a dark brown carapace covered in jagged rock spikes.
Strangely, the tips of those rock spikes were flashing with pale golden lightning, and fine arcs of electricity danced and moved along the edges of the carapace.
Its head protrudes from the tortoise shell, resembling a dragon in some ways. Its mouth has sharp, jagged teeth, and occasionally, when it opens its mouth, one can see golden light emanating from its throat.
Most striking is a fist-sized golden bead embedded in the center of its carapace, flickering with the soul beast's breathing.
Each time the light flickered, a visible arc of lightning spread from the bead throughout the entire body.
"The Earth Dragon Turtle... has at least 50,000 years of cultivation... no wonder it could easily kill Soul Emperors and Soul Kings..."
Gu Rong narrowed his eyes slightly.
"But the Earth Dragon Turtle is a pure earth-type soul beast, so how come this one... could it be a mutation? But even if it is a mutation, it can't be a dual-type mutation of earth and lightning, aren't these two attributes conflicting?"
Thunder God Pearl! It really is the Thunder God Pearl! This beast must have devoured the ten-thousand-year-old Thunder God Stone nurtured by this lightning vein, and with its extraordinary luck, it has nurtured the Thunder God Pearl, a rare sight even after ten thousand years!
Because the Thunder God Pearl can absorb and contain thunder elements on its own, this beast was able to perfectly fuse earth and thunder elements without harming its own body!
But this is merely the most basic use of the Thunder God Pearl! This wasteful beast has no idea what kind of treasure it possesses!
Once I devour this Thunder God Pearl, the lightning power within me will not only be enhanced several times over, but I will also be able to remove impurities from my body and form an acquired Thunder God Body. Once I break through to the Title Douluo level, even the clan leader Yu Yuanzhen may not be able to stop me!
Just then, the mutated Earth Dragon Turtle suddenly opened its eyes.
They were a pair of golden-brown vertical pupils, with lightning patterns flowing deep within them.
It had clearly sensed the intruder long ago, but had been feigning sleep, waiting for the right opportunity.
Seeing the three stop, it slowly stood up—its enormous body, when fully extended, was over ten meters tall!
"Roar—!!"
The roar of the tortoise mingled with the cry of the dragon, the deafening roar echoing through the cave, the sound waves mixed with thunder and the tremors of the earth.
The rubble fell from the top of the cave, and clusters of lightning crystals on the rock walls burst open in patches!
Gu Rong immediately shielded Ning Rongrong behind him, and a layer of gray-white bone shield appeared out of thin air, blocking all the falling rocks and sonic impacts.
Yu Zhanhui roared and his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul instantly possessed him—dragon scales wreathed in purple lightning covered his entire body, and eight spirit rings, two yellow, two purple, and four black, unfolded beneath his feet. The pressure of an 85th-level Soul Douluo erupted!
"Lucky beast, hand over the Thunder God Pearl!"
Yu Zhanhui transformed into a streak of purple lightning and rushed straight towards the Earth Dragon Turtle. His first soul ring lit up, and his right claw, now transformed into a giant lightning dragon claw, was wrapped with dazzling lightning, fiercely grabbing at the Thunder God Pearl in the center of the turtle's back.
This strike was as fast as lightning and as powerful as thunder; it could pierce through even a small mountain in an instant!
But the Earth Dragon Turtle's reaction was beyond expectations.
It neither flinched nor dodged; it simply retracted its head and limbs into its shell.
The Thunder God Pearl shone brightly, and the entire tortoise shell was instantly covered by a layer of golden lightning net.
Yu Zhanhui's lightning dragon claws collided with the lightning net, unleashing a blinding explosion of lightning!
"Boom—!!"
Yu Zhanhui was sent flying backward, tumbling several times in the air before barely landing. The scales on his right dragon claw were charred and peeled off, leaving it covered in blood.
His face turned ashen, his eyes filled with disbelief—this beast's lightning defense was actually stronger than his attack.
The Earth Dragon Turtle's head re-emerged, and its golden-brown vertical pupils held a hint of human-like mockery.
It opened its mouth, and the golden light of the Thunder God Pearl behind it burst forth, instantly condensing in its throat. The next moment, a golden lightning pillar as thick as a bucket shot out, directly hitting Yu Zhanhui!
The speed and power of this strike far exceeded that of ordinary lightning soul skills; wherever the lightning pillar passed, the air was filled with a pungent stench.
Yu Zhanhui's expression changed drastically, and his seventh soul ring lit up in an instant, activating his Martial Soul True Body!
In an instant, Yu Zhanhui transformed into an eight-meter-long Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, colliding fiercely with the golden lightning pillar.
"BOOM—!!!"
The entire cave shook violently, and large chunks of rock collapsed from the ceiling.
Gu Rong's bone shield completely protected Ning Rongrong, but his gaze towards the battlefield also became serious.
Although this soul beast's cultivation level is only 50,000 years, the golden bead on its back is too strange. It not only gave this Earth Dragon Turtle an attack that did not belong to it, but the strength of this attack has even surpassed that of a soul beast at the 70,000-year level, or even higher!
Thunder God Pearl? No wonder Yu Zhanhui was so excited. Could it be a good thing? If I fed this to Ye Tianchen, he would definitely be able to surpass that carrot-loving little rabbit!
Ning Rongrong's eyes darted around as she began to plot how to capture this enormous Earth Dragon Turtle.
Yu Zhanhui barely withstood the attack in his Martial Soul True Body state, but the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon he transformed into was noticeably dimmer.
He was panting heavily, and fear finally showed in his eyes.
This soul beast... he can't take it down by himself!
But amidst his fear, an overwhelming surge of excitement caused his body to tremble slightly.
The reason he couldn't defeat this soul beast wasn't because its strength was comparable to his own, but because the quality of its golden lightning completely overwhelmed his lightning power.
"Senior Gu Rong! Please help me!"
Yu Zhanhui gritted his teeth and looked at Gu Rong.
"A generous reward will be given afterward!"
Gu Rong did not immediately make a move, but instead turned to look at Ning Rongrong with a questioning look in his eyes.
"Grandpa Bone, we..."
Gu Rong bent down, and Ning Rongrong stood on tiptoe and whispered a few words in his ear.
For no apparent reason, a sense of unease flashed through Yu Zhanhui's mind, but it was quickly replaced by composure.
Only the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon clan knows the wonders of the Thunder God Pearl. They only valued the strength of this Earth Dragon Turtle, that must be it!
As Yu Zhanhui guessed, Gu Rong took a step forward, and his aura began to surge.
"Step back, and I will take care of this beast."
Before the words were even finished, nine spirit rings rose up one after another at the foot of Gu Rong—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black!
The terrifying pressure of a level 95 Title Douluo swept through the entire cave like a tidal wave, turning the falling rocks into powder in mid-air!
The Earth Dragon Turtle finally sensed a real threat. It let out an uneasy growl, and the Thunder God Pearl on its carapace shone brightly, making the golden lightning net even denser.
But Gu Rong simply stretched out his withered right hand and gently grasped toward the Earth Dragon Turtle.
The fifth spirit ring lit up—Bone Domain Prison!
"Crack!"
Within a hundred meters of the Earth Dragon Turtle's body, countless grayish-white bone spikes burst forth from the ground, instantly weaving together to form a huge bone cage, trapping it tightly within.
The Earth Dragon Turtle roared and struggled, its lightning net on its carapace frantically impacting the bone cage, but it could only leave shallow scorch marks on the bone spikes.
Title Douluo and Soul Douluo – a difference of one word, yet worlds apart!
[end of the chapter]