Chapter 622: Old Liu’s True Colors (3k)
“Organize your formation, defend against the enemy!”
The old man with white beard, with his eyes closed, stared at the giant turtle charging towards them. With a roar, he drew two sabers and shot out two large white saber beams, which directly met the giant turtle’s claws attacking the ship.
“Clang clang!!!”
The sound of metal exploded. It didn’t slow down the giant turtle’s attack. On the contrary, it further ignited its ferocity. The turtle’s head, with a “bang”, plunged into the water and flashed over, rapidly charging towards the pirates who had fallen into the river and were not even War General level.
“Screech…”
The beak-like mouth was like a ruthless harvesting machine. As soon as it opened, it chewed many pirates. As the low-level pirates were chewed, the sea surface was dyed red, and the strong smell of blood filled the entire sea area.
“Attack! Its protective external qi has been broken by me!”
With the roar of the old man with white beard, sharp external qi beams surged out. Skills of all colors were thrown at the giant turtle’s fleshy shell, making “dong dong!” sounds.
Both sides were fighting with bloodshot eyes. Although these pirates could not resist the giant turtle’s claws, not only did the old man with white beard and Yamanashi attack together, but they also had a large number of people. With their combined efforts, they actually managed to inflict heavy damage on the giant turtle.
Su Jiu floated in the sky, looking down under the cover of night. She was not surprised by this result.
The Redbeard Pirate Group itself had the strength of a mid-level War God. Their encounter with this giant turtle could only be described as a level suppression. If it weren’t for the fear that the giant turtle might have some trump card, he would never have let his subordinates slowly consume it.
“I wonder how much longer we have to wait.”
Afterwards, Su Jiu took out her phone to check the time, only to find a message from Lin: [See you in Tokyo, save Xiao Hua for me!]. She then replied with a half-amused “Okay.”
She glanced at the time on her phone again, [4:38]. It had been about half an hour since around four o’clock before.
“Roar!”
Just as Su Jiu estimated that time was running out and prepared to leave, she heard a roar from below. She frowned and looked down, only to see a hundred-meter-tall phantom resembling a crocodile turtle appearing behind the giant turtle, charging straight into the sky!
“Not good, this is its trump card – burning its Rotating Turtle bloodline! Retreat quickly!”
Seeing the phantom, the old man with white beard’s face changed. He shouted urgently and retreated rapidly, disregarding the ordinary pirates.
In the next moment, the giant phantom opened its eyes, and crimson light flashed across the entire sky. Then, it lunged its claws towards the pirate ships, as if a human were sweeping plates off a table.
“Bang bang bang!!”
The pirate ships were like paper. With just one touch from the phantom’s giant claws, they shattered. This giant claw, like the power of a god, made these pirates’ hearts tremble. Those who couldn’t dodge in time were directly hit by the vigorous energy contained within the giant claw and turned into blood mist.
In just a moment, hundreds of pirates met their end under the phantom’s sharp claws, while the giant turtle cunningly devoured their corpses. A pale red formation flickered in its abdomen, and it began to recover its strength.
“Even among those Hundred Ghosts, that Rotating Turtle must be among the top tier. Its partial bloodline is already so terrifying. I underestimated it.”
The old man with white beard, continuously slashing with his twin sabers at the swimming giant turtle in the sea, hovered in mid-air and said in a low voice to Yamanashi, who was fighting alongside him, somewhat annoyed.
“With so many people dead this time, Father will definitely be furious. We can’t delay any longer with that scroll, or it will be corroded by its stomach acid.”
Yamanashi stared with her eyes reflecting the broken ships, the screaming pirates, and the black and red seawater, her heart bleeding.
“Let this old man handle it. This monster’s aura is constantly decreasing.”
With a light snort, the old man with white beard charged out. A white halo of law hung above his head, filled with a sense of sharp blades. In Su Jiu’s opinion, this was much more powerful than Lin’s deterrence.
In the next second, the old man with white beard was fully engaged in a fierce battle with the giant turtle, with saber energy shooting out in all directions, stirring up waves in the surrounding sea. The ordinary pirates could only take the opportunity to escape.
“These pirates plunder ships, burn, kill, and rob, committing all sorts of evil. If I were to steal their loot, wouldn’t that be acting on behalf of heaven?”
Looking at the commotion below, Su Jiu’s eyes narrowed. A hint of a smile appeared in her golden pupils, and her gaze fell on Yamanashi, who was assisting the old man, more precisely, on the several storage bags at her waist.
She suddenly felt like not leaving directly. The magic crystals she had were not many. After E Huo woke up, with its special physique, it would definitely need a large number of magic crystals to replenish its energy.
E Huo could eat magic crystals, so what about herself?
However, this was not the time. The others seemed to still want to kill the giant turtle to retrieve the swallowed scroll. If they could get the scroll, it would be a good thing.
“The old man is fighting, and his mental power can’t detect me.”
Having made up her mind, Su Jiu chuckled, withdrew her True Dragon Avatar, and then with a “bang!”, she transformed into a blue butterfly, slowly floating down from the sky towards the red-cloaked woman, stopping not far above her.
“Use the City-Destroying Crystal Cannon on the main ship. We can’t let it continue to recover.”
The old man with white beard resisted the oppressive phantom with his twin sabers, his eyes scanning the giant turtle that was still devouring corpses to recover, and his face couldn’t help but turn slightly cold.
“Yes!”
As the old man with white beard’s command fell, a response came from the central ship. The auxiliary cannons attached to the ship’s hull and the main cannon at the bow all aimed at the giant turtle’s body, emitting a faint glow as they fired at it.
Intense energy fluctuations erupted in the rainy night, and the smell of blood was masked by the savory aroma of flesh. Time slowly crept towards five o’clock, and the sun revealed half a of its disc.
The sea surface was somewhat red and bright, shimmering with ripples, looking quite beautiful.
The giant turtle’s phantom, burning its bloodline, was being restrained by the old man with white beard, with feigned attacks from some Battle King level experts, and it also had to be wary of the magic crystal cannon’s bombardment. Its recovery was no match for its injuries…
Under such extreme distraction, the giant turtle endured the fierce battle for nearly half an hour before being weakened. The old man with white beard took the opportunity to slash off the giant turtle’s two front limbs with his sabers. He then transformed his hand into a giant claw and grabbed the giant turtle’s neck, rendering it unconscious.
“Get a few people to retrieve the body of that Kamishiro family member.”
With a heave of his void claw, the old man with white beard gasped for a few breaths, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and looked at the floating wreckage and severed limbs on the sea surface.
“That Dragon Country Touring Envoy is indeed as rumored, even greedier than us pirates.”
His face couldn’t help but turn somber. They had thought of having Su Jiu consume the monster, but they didn’t expect her to directly transfer the disaster to them. She was truly cunning!
“I hope this monster’s corrosive ability isn’t that strong.”
Seeing the giant turtle’s corpse floating on the sea, Yamanashi breathed a sigh of relief. She completely dispersed the energy in her hands and quickly went to the sea surface with a few people, gesturing for them to use their blades to cut open the giant turtle’s armor.
The guards exchanged glances and quickly lifted the giant turtle. Looking at its earthy yellow belly, they then poked its belly with their knife tips and cut it open.
“Screech—”
A flash of cold light appeared, and a bloodline was revealed on the belly of this giant turtle, which was nearly twenty meters long. As yellow, rice-grain-like fat continuously dripped out, severed limbs and broken arms also floated out with the seawater.
“I saw that Kamishiro Yamaha swallowed into it, where is he…”
As Yamanashi frowned in confusion, continuously scanning the flesh and oil inside, a half-meter-wide sphere of white light shot out from the giant turtle’s tail section and dashed into the sky at an extremely fast speed.
“What is that?”
All of this happened in an instant. Yamanashi and the old man with white beard were both in a post-battle state, so their reactions were naturally half a beat slower. When they turned to look at the ball of light, they were already too late.
“Is that the giant turtle’s primordial spirit?”
She couldn’t chase it now, and her body’s energy was severely depleted. Reason told her not to go…
The sun slowly rose, and Yamanashi looked at the gradually emptied giant turtle’s belly. Her premonition of something bad grew even more intense. Clenching her fists, she whispered, “Could that ball of light be Kamishiro Yamaha? He let himself be swallowed on purpose!?”
Sitting on the railing at the front of the ship, the old man with white beard looked at the scene, fell silent for a moment, and then looked towards the distant sea, saying, “Let’s go first. We bought information about where Kamishiro Yamaha was going. Let’s try our luck in Tokyo Bay? We should treat our injuries and recover our energy first.”
With a dark look in her eyes, Yamanashi nodded and reached for her waist pocket, only to find it empty. She then looked down and blinked…
There was nothing there?
“Where’s my storage bag?!”
At this point, her face had completely turned ashen. Since it was purchased with the pirate group’s general funds, she hadn’t stored everything in her ring.
After all, pirates also needed to distinguish between public and private matters.
Hearing the faintly angry voice, the old man with white beard looked at Yamanashi questioningly, “What’s wrong?”
With her eyelids twitching slightly, Yamanashi slammed her arm against the ship’s railing, her gaze sweeping over the sea surface occupied by floating corpses, and amplified her voice with external qi:
“My storage bag disappeared during the fight. Find it in the sea, everyone! If you don’t find it, you can all stay here and feed the fish!”
…
After traveling at high speed for nearly twenty kilometers, over a small island, the white ball of light slowly stopped. The white ball of light peeled away like Nezha’s lotus, and the figure of a middle-aged man appeared within it.
“A bunch of stupid pirates…”
As the ball of light peeled away, the man suddenly straightened his body, and his body made muffled cracking sounds like popping soybeans. Then, a triumphant smile appeared on his face. Just as Yamanashi had guessed, this person was Kamishiro Yamaha.
“Kamishiro Family thinks I’m already dead, and this secret treasure will fall into the hands of the Redbeard Pirate Group. Heh heh… With this treasure, I can reach the War God realm, and becoming a high-level War God is not impossible.”
Then, Kamishiro Yamaha landed on the small island, casually found a large rock and sat down. He then took out the storage bag from his chest, opened it, and poured out the paper scrolls inside. The smile on his face grew even more pronounced.
However, just as he was considering what alias to use and preparing to leave, a smiling female voice suddenly sounded in front of him:
“Heh heh, wishful thinking. Reality is harsh. It’s mine now.”
