Chapter 131: Hunting the Hundred-Thousand-Year Coral Spirit Turtle
Chen Xin released the Seven Kill Sword and took Ning Fengzhi along, while Ning Bei and the others flew on their own, heading directly towards the location Da Ming had pointed out.
Before long, aside from the vast ocean, they could see no other landscape.
In less than half an hour, Da Ming called out to everyone.
"It's right below us. I'll go and lure it out."
Ning Bei nodded at Da Ming, and Da Ming then transformed into his true form, diving straight into the sea, heading for the deep waters.
The four of them waited patiently on the surface of the ocean.
A few minutes later, Da Ming surfaced again, transforming back into his human form.
"It's no use. No matter how much I provoke that turtle, it refuses to come out of its shell. It's just hiding in there, motionless."
"Hmm? What should we do now?"
Gu Rong looked towards Ning Bei, his face showing concern. Even though they were Super Douluos, they couldn't exactly go to the deep sea and fight with a water-type soul beast!
Ning Fengzhi thought for a moment before turning to Da Ming.
"Da Ming, have you tried attacking it?"
Da Ming clearly understood Ning Fengzhi's intent and shook his head in resignation.
"Its defenses are extremely strong. Hiding in its shell, even my Heavenly Extermination Thunder can't do anything to it. If anything, it just makes it more cautious."
The group exchanged glances after hearing Da Ming's words. Now they understood how this turtle had managed to reach the hundred-thousand-year level—it really was incredibly cautious.
After thinking for a moment, Ning Bei turned to Ning Fengzhi.
"Father, what does the Coral Spirit Turtle usually eat?"
"Well, as the name suggests, the Coral Spirit Turtle feeds on Bihai Coral, which is a plant-type soul beast. Why do you ask?"
Ning Bei nodded. "We should gather a large amount of Bihai Coral and throw it into the sea. Let's see if that will lure it out."
"Mm, this method should work. Let's give it a try."
With that, everyone scattered to collect the commonly found Bihai Coral from the sea.
The Bihai Coral in the sea was to the ocean what Blue Silver Grass was to the Star Dou Forest.
In just half a day, they gathered several tons of Bihai Coral and threw it into the ocean.
Now, they just had to wait.
It wasn't clear whether it was Da Ming's earlier disturbances that made the Coral Spirit Turtle more cautious, but they waited the entire day without seeing it emerge.
Ning Fengzhi sighed slightly.
"Bei'er, let's forget it for now. We'll rest for a few days and make other plans."
Ning Bei didn't respond immediately. Instead, he looked towards Da Ming.
"Da Ming, can you bring people to the deep sea?"
"Bringing people down is not a problem, but we still can't attack underwater, right? Does Brother Ning Bei have any ideas?"
Da Ming thought Ning Bei wanted him to take Jian and Gu into the deep sea, so he quickly clarified the situation.
Ning Bei smiled lightly and shook his head.
"Just take me down. I have another method I want to try. If it doesn't work, we'll think of something else."
He then nodded at Ning Fengzhi and the others.
Understanding, Da Ming transformed into his true form again, swallowed Ning Bei whole, and dove into the sea.
Ning Fengzhi and the others exchanged glances, then shook their heads. They couldn't understand what Ning Bei was planning.
With Da Ming's help, Ning Bei successfully reached the seabed about ten thousand meters below. After emerging from Da Ming's mouth, he quickly activated his soul power to counteract the pressure of the seawater.
Through his soul power, he saw a massive turtle, nearly a hundred meters long, curled inside its shell, lying motionless on the ocean floor.
Ning Bei didn't hesitate. He summoned the Dan Tower and released Xiao Die.
As soon as Xiao Die appeared and surveyed her surroundings, she was startled and hurriedly moved closer to Ning Bei in fear.
"Brother Bei, why are we in the water?"
It wasn't surprising that she was scared—most insect-type soul beasts were afraid of water.
"Don't be scared, Xiao Die. Try using your illusion powers on that big turtle."
Xiao Die looked at the giant shell in front of her, nodded, and then asked, "What kind of illusion should I create?"
"Just create a female spirit turtle—one in heat."
"Ah?"
Da Ming, overhearing their conversation, was astonished. "You're suggesting this? How did you even think of that?"
Xiao Die, seeing the situation, didn't hesitate anymore. Her multicolored wings fluttered, and a radiant light enveloped the Coral Spirit Turtle.
After a while, Xiao Die opened her eyes and shook her head at Ning Bei.
"It's not working, Brother Bei. It's not responding."
Da Ming, hearing Xiao Die's words, showed a disappointed expression. It didn't work after all?
Ning Bei wasn't discouraged. He looked back at Xiao Die.
"Try again, but this time create a male Coral Spirit Turtle, one that's also a hundred thousand years old."
"???"
Although confused, Xiao Die didn't question Ning Bei's command. She once again activated her wings, sending another light aura.
One second... two seconds... three seconds...
As time passed, even Ning Bei's expression began to show signs of disappointment.
Just as he was about to head back to the surface, the Coral Spirit Turtle finally showed some movement. Its limbs and head slowly emerged from its shell, and its bloodshot eyes stared at the empty space ahead.
In the illusion, a hundred-thousand-year-old male Coral Spirit Turtle stood there.
"Well, would you look at that, it's a big female turtle. Xiao Die, make the male turtle head for the surface."
Xiao Die nodded and controlled the male turtle in the illusion to swim towards the surface.
Seeing this, the Coral Spirit Turtle immediately followed the male's movements. It had never encountered a male of the same size before, and with every grueling mating season, it didn't know how it had endured. But now, it had found a strong, similarly-aged male, and couldn't resist the urge to follow.
Ning Bei quickly brought Xiao Die back into the Dan Tower and headed for the surface with Da Ming.
On the surface, Ning Fengzhi and the others were anxiously waiting. After a few minutes, they finally saw bubbles rise from the water, and their hearts filled with excitement.
"It's working! Get ready, old bone."
Hearing Chen Xin's words, Gu Rong quickly nodded, activating his Bone Dragon martial soul, with nine soul rings appearing one by one.
He then focused his gaze on the water.
After a minute, a massive turtle with red eyes leapt out of the water, appearing before the three.
"Wow, it's really huge."
Da Ming followed closely behind and joined them in the air.
Ning Bei quickly returned the panting Xiao Die to the Dan Tower. Using illusions on a hundred-thousand-year soul beast took a heavy toll on her.
Seeing the Coral Spirit Turtle realize its life mate had disappeared, it roared in anger.
"Roar!"
However, it soon noticed the terrifying auras surrounding it. Among them was the giant water snake that had been harassing it earlier at the ocean floor.
The giant turtle's massive eyes quickly filled with fear.
It immediately tried to dive back into the ocean, forgetting about the handsome male turtle for the moment.
Seeing this, Ning Fengzhi and the others panicked. They couldn't let it dive back into the ocean.
Just as they prepared to act, Ning Bei stopped them.
(END CHAPTER)
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