"How… how is this possible..." The Profound Nether Mystic Tortoise felt its massive body slowly rising off the ground. Its eyes were filled with shock and disbelief! Looking down at the tiny human gripping tightly onto its foot, the feeling of awe was beyond anything it could express. "Is this really… a human? How can a human possess such terrifying strength?!"
After the initial shock wore off, the Profound Nether Mystic Tortoise began to struggle violently. If it really were lifted and slammed into the ground by a mere human, how would it have the face to appear before others again?
Its enormous black wings suddenly flared open, and with a mighty flap, a tempest roared into being—winds tore across the land, and the sky howled! Clouds were scattered by the furious gale, and a massive tornado connecting the heavens and earth surged toward Goku! Wherever it passed, the fabric of space shattered—this was a tornado storm infused with the power of spatial force and destructive might! Stones and dirt were sent flying, grass was peeled from the ground layer by layer, and nearby trees swayed violently. Even the magical beasts hiding in the shadows were sucked into the air and shredded into a mist of blood within the storm!
The scene was like the end of the world.
"No wonder it's an ancient magical beast with half a foot into Rank 10! It can actually summon such terrifying power of nature!" Goku looked at the earth-rending tornado charging toward him and muttered with admiration. Then, his expression turned sharp. "But if that's all you've got, it's nowhere near enough!"
As he spoke, the strength in his hand surged once more. Under the shocked gazes of all the surrounding magical beasts, the Profound Nether Mystic Tortoise's colossal body was lifted from the ground!
"Heaaaaah!" Goku roared, then hurled the tortoise's massive body straight into the oncoming tornado!
Heaven and earth fell silent for a brief instant—then the tornado exploded in a thunderous blast! Space ruptured into a massive void nearly a hundred meters wide! Countless blades of wind shot out in every direction, cutting down magical beasts like wheat under a scythe. It didn't matter if they were Rank 6 or Rank 7; any that were touched were instantly sliced in half, turning into a storm of blood mist!
Screams filled the air, and the stench of blood permeated the sky.
"Quick! Get inside the castle!" Yun Yun's face changed drastically when she saw the wind blades full of destruction sweeping through the area. She shouted in alarm. Moonlight didn't hesitate—she hoisted Nalan Yanran onto her back and dashed into the castle. She could already tell that her master had taken a liking to the girl, so she didn't mind letting this fragile human ride on her back.
Yun Yun and Gu He followed right behind her. Bloodrobe glanced up at the sky where the apocalyptic battle raged and showed a trace of shock. Seeing the incoming wind blades, he wisely chose to retreat into the castle as well. The wind blades struck the castle with sharp ding-ding sounds, but failed to even scratch its surface.
The remaining magical beasts quickly noticed this and rushed toward the castle with excitement in their eyes. Along the way, some were still cleaved apart by wind blades, but those who arrived stared hopelessly at the narrow gate in the bronze doors. With their enormous bodies, how were they supposed to fit through such a tiny opening? In just a few moments, many could only howl in frustration and die with regrets!
Two Rank 8 magical beasts that had assumed humanoid forms barely made it inside. Looking back through the torn-open gate, they saw the carnage outside—blood raining down, agonized cries filling the air, and gigantic magical beasts getting shredded into chunks by the storm of wind blades. The two of them broke into a cold sweat and exchanged relieved glances. Then, they cast friendly looks toward Yun Yun and the others. They now understood—these weak humans were companions of that terrifying human. They couldn't afford to offend them!
Looking at the horrific scene below, Goku shook his head. "This kind of battle… isn't something you weak magical beasts can witness up close. This is just asking to die."
Then, he spun the Profound Nether Mystic Tortoise a few times in mid-air before slamming it hard into the ground! The impact shook the earth and left a massive crater stretching several kilometers outward. The ground cracked open, and dust filled the air!
The surviving magical beasts looked up at the golden figure radiating powerful battle aura. Their eyes were filled with awe—such a mighty ancient beast was being toyed with in the palm of his hand. What kind of divine might was this?
"Boom! Boom! Boom~~~!"
The Profound Nether Mystic Tortoise climbed out of the crater, staring at the golden figure in the sky with eyes full of awe, and… longing. "This kind of strength… it has already surpassed the limits of humanity. It's beyond this world entirely. Is this the power beyond the Dou God level? Just physical strength alone forces me into absolute defense! Incredible! Truly powerful! This is the realm I've always dreamed of!"
"ROARRRRR!" The Profound Nether Mystic Tortoise bellowed toward the heavens. Its roar shook the skies, and the natural energies of this space surged rapidly into the mouths of its two massive heads. Two ominous beams of energy began to rapidly coalesce.
Seeing this, Goku raised an eyebrow. "Heh, as expected of an ancient beast that's lived for thousands of years. This attack… it might rival a Dou God's full strike. Impressive! If this guy ever actually reaches Rank 10, he'd definitely be stronger than an ordinary Dou God! But unfortunately for you, you met me. And frankly—I'm getting bored. It's time to end this. Still, this space is too fragile. If I use my full strength now, I might accidentally destroy this entire Dou God's relic. Tsk… so annoying!"
Just as Goku was musing to himself, the Profound Nether Mystic Tortoise finished charging its attack. Two ominous beams of energy, crackling with lightning, shot across the sky. As they merged into one, the space around them ruptured violently. The combined beam carried a divine might that seemed to look down upon all creation!
"Hmph… I'll admit, that's pretty intimidating." Goku smiled calmly. Then, he slowly raised his right hand. A swirling black vortex began forming before his palm. "Devouring Technique: Seal."
The massive energy beam, tearing through the air, plowed toward Goku—space cracking and distorting in its wake. But in the next instant, it plunged straight into the black hole in front of Goku's hand. With no sound, the seemingly devastating attack was swallowed completely. The world returned to silence.
"No… impossible! That was my strongest attack! How could it just be… absorbed?!" The Profound Nether Mystic Tortoise roared in disbelief. The ground trembled beneath its fury.
Goku looked at the tortoise with disdain. "If I weren't worried about destroying this relic, I could've finished you in one move."
"No… I don't believe it! The gap between us can't be this huge… Even if you're stronger than me, you'll never break my defense!" The Profound Nether Mystic Tortoise bellowed again. He had always been proud of his impenetrable shell—now to be treated like a joke was unbearable!
"You're that confident in your defense? Then let me shatter that pride for you." A wicked grin curled on Goku's lips. Since the tortoise insisted on his invincibility, he'd break it with his own hands.
"You want to break my defense? Ridiculous! Even if you're stronger than a Dou God, breaking the shell of my true form is impossible! Since ancient times, no one has ever managed to break it!" The Profound Nether Mystic Tortoise was proud—his shell was carved with ancient runes and had withstood countless attacks. No one had ever succeeded in cracking it.
That said, a flicker of worry crossed his mind. His eyes darted to the cleanly sliced gap in the nearby bronze gate. The human might possess a legendary divine weapon. His shell was tougher than that gate, sure—but the sheer precision of that cut still unsettled him. 'My shell… and my secret techniques… should be able to withstand it, right?' He tried to reassure himself.
"Then let me end this so-called legend of yours." Goku's aura exploded again. In a flash, he punched down at the Profound Nether Mystic Tortoise below!
The tortoise wasn't foolish enough to just lie there. Its pitch-black wings whipped up a fierce tempest of cutting winds. But Goku ignored the oncoming storm—his golden battle aura formed a barrier that completely neutralized the gusts.
The Profound Nether Mystic Tortoise's expression shifted. Both of its massive heads lifted and fired beams of energy at Goku, but with a few quick flickers, Goku evaded them all effortlessly. Not a single shot landed!
As the attack approached, the tortoise's body gleamed with dark-gold light. It rapidly condensed a layer of energy into a protective shell over his body.
BOOM!
With a deafening explosion, Goku's golden fist slammed into the energy shell!
CRACK! The shell shattered.
Then, his fist drove straight into the true shell beneath—the one covered in ancient runes.
BANG!!!
The Profound Nether Mystic Tortoise's colossal body was driven deep into the earth! The ground fractured at an incredible rate. The space around them trembled and shattered layer by layer. The Dou God's relic space was nearing collapse!
"You're all completely reckless… Starting a battle like this in someone else's relic? Are you trying to destroy my domain?"
A soft sigh echoed across the entire space.
The sound stunned everyone into stillness, as if time had frozen. Countless eyes turned stiffly toward the ancient, majestic castle in the distance.
A powerful and ancient aura was awakening from within.
As multicolored clouds gathered above the castle, a graceful figure slowly emerged, floating atop the cloud. She was a breathtakingly beautiful woman—noble, elegant, and ethereal, like a goddess descending into the mortal world. Her robes flowed like mist, her presence otherworldly. Yet her figure was slightly translucent—clearly, she was not truly physical, but a condensed energy projection.
The moment the magical beasts laid eyes on her, their pupils shrank in shock. A deep, soul-shaking tremor ran through each of them. That kind of pressure—only a Dou God could command it.
"A… Dou God?! She's still alive?! There's actually still a Dou God in this world?!"
"No… look carefully. Her body is illusory—this must be an energy clone left behind in the relic!"
"Even so, it's still unbelievable… To think I'd see a legendary Dou God again in my lifetime…"
"She's beautiful… That's the grace only a Dou God could possess!"
All the magical beasts stared in awe. Even Bloodrobe, upon seeing the woman, had a dazed, almost infatuated expression. He quickly shook his head and sighed, "What a shame… just an energy clone. Probably created to guard the inheritance of this relic…"
Just as he suspected, the beautiful woman raised a slender hand and formed a complex seal in the air. Instantly, an unusual spatial ripple spread outward from her body, sweeping through the crumbling space like a wave.
Wherever the ripple passed, the collapsing space rapidly healed. In a matter of moments, the entire domain—once on the verge of annihilation—was fully restored. This alone was enough to show the profound mastery of a Dou God.
Seeing the restored space, even Goku showed a flicker of surprise in his eyes. He looked up at the celestial figure floating above the castle and couldn't help but mutter, "So this is the power of a Dou God, huh? I've got to admit—techniques on this level are truly divine in this world. Too bad such a stunning woman is only a projection."
"Now's not the time to be distracted!"
Suddenly, a sharp warning shout echoed in Goku's ear as a gust of foul wind rushed at his back. A sickly, pungent stench surged forth, and in an instant, the space around him turned black with poisonous mist.
The Profound Nether Serpent, who had been hiding atop the tortoise's shell this entire time, finally seized its moment to strike!
With jaws gaping, it revealed two long, venomous fangs, each spraying out streams of thick, violet-black poison mist. In mere seconds, the entire sky around Goku was filled with this deadly vapor. This wasn't just any poison—it corroded flesh, paralyzed nerves, and was said to be fatal even to those on the verge of the Dou spirit rank. Just being touched by it was enough to cause instant death, reducing even elite warriors to a pool of rot.
As the poison filled the space, the Profound Nether Serpent lunged forward at full speed, aiming to swallow Goku whole. In its mind, even a Dou God would be hard-pressed to avoid the effects of its Blood Nether Cold Venom. If it couldn't kill Goku outright, it could at least delay him just long enough for a fatal strike.
But unfortunately, it was severely underestimating its opponent.
Goku's golden aura completely shielded his body, rendering the poison mist completely ineffective. And in the very instant before those massive jaws could close around him—
Swish!
Goku vanished.
Reappearing behind the Profound Nether Serpent, Goku's face was grim. "Motherfu..er… I was admiring a beautiful woman, and you come along to ruin the moment?!" he snapped.
He casually extended a single finger.
A sharp beam of energy burst from his fingertip, slicing through the air like lightning and piercing straight through the Profound Nether Serpent's skull!
Thud!
Blood spilled from the gaping hole in its forehead as its enormous body slumped lifelessly onto the back of the Profound Nether Mystic Tortoise.
Silence.
Everyone—whether magical beast or human—was stunned speechless.
That was a Rank 9 magical beast—slain with a single finger.
What kind of monster was this human in the sky?
"T-Tian fang…!" Both heads of the Profound Nether Mystic Tortoise widened in horror. Its massive body stirred again, shaking the earth with its rise.
"Lord Tongming… it seems… I won't make it…" the Profound Nether Serpent—Tian fang—gasped, still alive but fading fast. "That human… he's too strong… You'd better… run…"
Even with a gaping hole in its head, Tianfang still managed to speak a few final words before its life force finally faded away.
"Tian fang!!!" the tortoise bellowed in agony, its two heads letting out a thunderous, sorrowful roar. Its eyes turned blood-red with rage, and a wild, bloodthirsty aura exploded from its body. Glowing runes shimmered across its shell, and with a massive leap, it launched itself into the sky!
Its claws gleamed like blades—each of the five talons extended over ten meters long! As it swung its limb, a sword-shaped arc of energy, hundreds of meters wide, came slashing down toward Goku!
It was a strike meant to split heaven and earth in two!
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