Chapter 1834: Hiding Turtle

“Not so fast!”

The Old Heavenly Master was the fastest to react. Lightning flashed in his hand once more as pentachromatic divine thunder combined into a thunderbolt of chaos. He then threw it straight at the turtle shell!

Boom!

The thunder exploded loudly and ferociously against the turtle shell, but the actual effect was like chucking a stone into the sea. All it managed to do was to blast off a few finger-sized bits from the turtle shell. Forget damaging the shell, it did not even leave an indentation. The next second, the thunderbolt was gone just like that.

“Cut!” Xuanyuan Wang gathered the thoughts of the people and struck at the same spot using the sacred sword of the Human Way.

Clang!

There was a loud clang of metal, but the deadly attack only managed to leave behind a shallow indentation on the shell. Worse, the indentation rapidly faded until the shell looked as good as new.

The Chief Libationist’s Five Virtues Ruler, Feng Qingyou’s Sword of the End, the Dragon Subjugating Zen Master’s Great Luo Buddha Hand, Haotian Hong’s Clear Sky Mirror beam... everyone was attacking the turtle shell.

Boom! Bang! Clang! Sizzle!

Sparks flew everywhere, all sorts of impact noise appeared, and powers exploded like energy was free.

However, no matter how powerful the attack was, the turtle shell remained as immovable and untouchable as Mount Tai. At best, they managed to destroy a couple of surface scales before new scales regrew from the inside and replaced the destroyed scales in just the blink of an eye. It was as if nothing had ever happened.

Ye Qing narrowed his eyes and merged the Three Origin Hammers into one once more. Then, he threw a full-powered punch against the turtle shell!

THUMP!

The punch was powerful enough to blow off several table-sized scales and reveal the thick, harder inner scales underneath.

However, before Ye Qing could dished out a second punch, the flesh at the spot writhed unnaturally and regrew new scales at a rapid pace. In just the blink of an eye, the wound was gone like the Earthbearing Dragon Turtle had never taken a hit in the first place.

“Hahahaha...”

The Earthbearing Dragon Turtle’s muffled but definitely sardonic laughter came from inside the turtle shell. It said mockingly and disdainfully, “Stop wasting your energy! You do not have the power to damage a hair on my person! Just wait until I have dealt with the Earthly Sovereign’s seal and regained my strength. I promise I will grant you the death you deserve then! Hahahaha...”

The Old Heavenly Master was so furious that his hair and beard were flying. “Stop hiding and show yourself, you cowardly turtle!”

The Earthbearing Dragon Turtle replied leisurely and tauntingly, “I am a turtle. It is my nature to hide, is it not?”

Xiahou Zun looked ashen with fury, “One of the Four Evils my ass! There is not an ounce of pride in you whatsoever! Show yourself and fight us if you’re a real one! Only an utter coward would hide in their shell and do nothing!”

“I refuse. What are you gonna do about it?” The Earthbearing Dragon Turtle declared gleefully.

Even the Chief Libationist could not help but spit on the ground. “You bring shame to your cohorts!”

“So what if I did? I would rather be an embarrassment than be dead.”

Suddenly, the Earthbearing Dragon Turtle paused for a second before saying darkly, “Speaking of which... the Undying Nether Phoenix, Endless Lord of Plagues and World Ender Jiuying are all dead, aren’t they? I have no desire to follow in their footsteps!”

Ye Qing asked curiously, “How did you know?”

“Heh...” The Earthbearing Dragon Turtle sneered. “I could feel that their origin power had disappeared completely. What other explanation is there besides true death?”

Ye Qing nodded. “You are a smart one alright,” he said evenly. It was impossible to say what he was thinking or feeling.

𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

“Hmph. I have always been smart. How else could I have survived the Earthly Sovereign to this day?”

The Earthbearing Dragon Turtle said proudly, “I am not like those three idiots who only know how to fight and kill. So what if they’re stronger and more powerful than me? In the end, the one who lives the longest is the one who has the last laugh!”

The corners of Ye Qing’s curled up, though his smile did not reach the eye. He said with a hint of cold sharpness, “Since you’re so smart, I’ll give you a chance. Show yourself and submit to me. If you do that, then I can let you live.”

“Submit? Hahahaha...”

The Earthbearing Dragon Turtle let out a deafening guffaw. It was laughing so hard that its shell was shaking visibly. “Even the Earthly Sovereign could not make me submit. Who the hell do you think you are to demand that?”

“Besides, your offer is a total lie. You just wanted to trick me into exposing myself. Do you seriously think you can catch me off guard with such a petty trick?”

“Heh. you definitely are an intelligent one.” Ye Qing’s smile faded, and his gaze grew dark and dangerous. “You are definitely stronger than those three idiots who only knew how to act based on their instincts as well.”

“Of course I’m smart!” The Earthbearing Dragon Turtle harrumphed proudly again.

“That said...”

Ye Qing abruptly changed his tune and said coldly, “You are only intelligent enough to keep yourself alive and nothing else. You should know very well that annihilation is only a matter of time for a vicious, murderous, world-ending beast like you. The Heavenly Way loves retribution, and karma never misses. The days where you are the undisputed king of the world are long behind you, so why are you still clinging to life and resisting fate?”

“Hahaha! You wish to kill me?” The Earthbearing Dragon Turtle’s voice grew arrogant once more. “Try me then!”

Ye Qing’s eyes cooled completely, and his voice sounded as cold as ten-thousand-year-old ice. “I’m only going to ask you one more time. Are you coming out or not?”

The Earthbearing Dragon Turtle let out one final stubborn taunt. “No! What are you gonna do about it? Back then, not even Earthly Sovereign could break through my shell. What can you possibly do against me?”

Its voice was full of ridicule and fearless arrogance.

Ye Qing stared at the massive, unmoving, and seamless turtle shell and slowly curled his lips into a cold sneer. “In that case, you may never come out.”

As soon as he finished, the Earthly Sovereign Bell—it was currently floating next to Ye Qing and looking a little dimmer than normal—let out a clear, sonorous chime and flew up into the air. It hovered exactly above the five-fingered mountain suppressing the Earthbearing Dragon Turtle.

The Earthly Sovereign Bell rotated slowly as the engravings on its wall seemingly came to life. Profound light was circulating through the lines.

The next moment, thick, sticky, and almost tangible dark yellow qi poured down the bell entrance and on the center body where the three dim ancient scripts were engraved: “Cowardly Turtle Bastard”.

Buzz...

Before this, the three words were so dim that only a speck of light was left in them. But now, after receiving the thick stream of Profound Yellow Mother Qi, they exploded with never before radiance and shone like the sun. The divine might they exuded could only be described as sublime, and the air of Dao flowing along the lines of the scripts seemed capable of suppressing anything and everything.

As soon as the three words revived, the massive, tens of kilometers tall five-fingered mountain immediately started shaking violently. Divine light burst out of the densely packed cracks covering the mountain as well. At that moment, the mountain turned infinitely heavy and crashed down on the giant turtle shell with seemingly enough power to destroy everything in its path.