Both the toad and the turtle had reached the third-stage Demon Saint Realm. Thus, either of them was the perfect opponent for Qing Jiao. However, both wanted to fight, and thus they started bickering.
Xiang Shaoyun made the choice, “Old turtle will take this fight.”
The old turtle had always been stronger than the toad. Thus, it would be safer to have the turtle fight.
“Haha, the overlord is wise!” said the old turtle with a carefree laugh.
The toad was left with no choice but to step back in an unresigned manner. He thought to himself, A day will come when I surpass this old turtle.
“Old geezer, you’re dead meat!” said Qing Jiao as he glared at the old turtle with his green eyes.
“Bring it on, little snake. Just you see. Your grandpa will teach you a nice lesson before making a nice snake stew out of you,” said the old turtle, speaking like a hoodrat.
Qing Jiao did not say anything else and charged at the turtle. The moment he moved, he displayed a combat strength matching a fourth-stage Demon Saint. With his performance, he was indeed worthy of being a demonic beast that had inherited the draconic bloodline.
However, the old turtle was no pushover. Both he and the turtle had resided in the secret space for an extended period of time. Upon leaving the secret space, he was finally able to cultivate properly. He had since broken through repeatedly to become a third-stage Demon Saint. His foundations were far thicker than Qing Jiao’s.
The old turtle’s punches were incredibly unique. Punch after punch, his attacks were unending. Each punch carried the might to shatter the sky and was powered by a unique fist intent that was extremely hard to guard against. As numerous attacks clashed, space collapsed and created numerous chaotic spatial storms on the battlefield.
“Stubborn snake, eat my punch!” said the turtle, who seemed to only grow fiercer as the battle dragged on. When he sensed that his opponent was also growing stronger as the battle progressed, he turned solemn. Unique golden runes covered his fists as he punched at Qing Jiao. The flux goldthorn energy surrounding his fists was extremely powerful. Not only did the flux goldthorn energy manage to suppress Qing Jiao’s energy, it even landed on Qing Jiao’s body and tortured Qing Jiao with so much pain he started wailing.
Roar!
Qing Jiao stopped holding back. With a roar, he morphed into a massive green jiao and bit down at the old turtle. After the transformation, Qing Jiao’s combat strength further increased, reaching a level comparable to a fifth-stage Demon Saint. Having a combat strength two stages higher than one’s actual cultivation level was an extremely impressive feat for any Saint. The old turtle hurriedly moved aside and barely dodged the attack.
“You won’t be able to run from me!” Qing Jiao snorted coldly and swept his tail at the old turtle, sending the turtle flying far away.
“Old turtle, you’re way too weak. You can’t even deal with a little snake?” the toad threw insults at the turtle.
“I was merely giving him a chance. Watch how I crush him!” said the turtle. With a roar, a certain power rippled out of his forehead. At the same time, a terrifying draconic aura erupted from his body. A thick shell formed around his body, enhancing his defenses while his punches became even more ferocious than before. The gold energy his body was emitting was also powerful enough to stop all of Qing Jiao’s attacks.
Even so, Qing Jiao had become a much more difficult opponent after he transformed. His entire body was protected by his scales. As he charged the turtle again and again, the turtle would have suffered a defeat if it wasn’t for his hard shell.
“I, your grandpa, can crush you without even reverting to my true form. Eat my unrivaled turtle fist!” With a roar, the turtle gathered his draconic aura and powered his fist to the maximum before launching a simple straight punch toward Qing Jiao.
This punch was the strongest punch the turtle could unleash. The attack might look simple, but it was comparable to an attack from a peak fifth-stage Demon Saint. His fist was covered by golden runes that had taken the form of a dragon head with the body of a turtle. That was none other than the legendary gold-scaled dragon turtle.
The old turtle’s draconic aura was no weaker than Qing Jiao’s draconic aura. In fact, his mutated energy was even more powerful than Qing Jiao’s energy. Even after using all his strength in the fight, Qing Jiao’s massive body still cracked from the turtle’s punch and crashed heavily onto the ground.
Not waiting for Qing Jiao to surrender, the turtle morphed into his true form and fully released the aura of a gold-scaled dragon turtle. The dragon turtle opened its massive jaws and bit down on Qing Jiao.
“This is getting bad! We surrender!” Long Jun hurriedly shouted.
Unfortunately, it was too late. The old turtle had successfully bit Qing Jiao and was hurriedly swallowing Qing Jiao.
“Bastard! Release him!” Qing Jiao was someone Long Jun had attached great importance to. Thus, he was on the verge of personally making a move to help Qing Jiao.
But at this time, Green Ghost immediately locked his aura onto Long Jun and said, “Do not act rashly, or I’ll assume that you intend to be my opponent.”
When Long Jun and his followers sensed the chilly aura, they exclaimed inwardly, The Ziling Sect really has a Great Saint among them?
If that was truly the case, things wouldn’t end well for the Dragon Society.
In the span of a few seconds, the turtle had swallowed Qing Jiao entirely. He belched and said, “That little snake is really quite tasty.”
“Old turtle, why didn’t you leave some for me?” complained the toad.
“I don’t even have enough for myself. Why should I save some for you?” said the turtle as he rolled his eyes. He then returned beside Xiang Shaoyun and assumed a fawning smile before saying, “Lucky me, overlord! I was able to complete your task and obtain a victory for us!”
“Well done. These saint crystals are yours,” said Xiang Shaoyun with a pleased expression as he tossed a cube of saint crystals toward the turtle.
The turtle was overjoyed and hurriedly kept the saint crystals away. With that cube of saint crystals, he would be able to further widen the gap between him and the toad. Meanwhile, the toad’s eyes turned red with envy.
“Overlord, allow me to fight the next round!” said the toad.
Xiang Shaoyun waved his hand and said, “We need to finish this in the next round. Despair, you’re up.”
Among those Xiang Shaoyun had brought for this expedition, apart from Green Ghost, Despair was the one whose strength he trusted the most. At this time, Despair took off the bandana covering his face and revealed a handsome and steadfast face. Shrouded in an aura of despair, he looked fiendishly attractive.
“Y-you’re Despair from the Army of Despair, one of the top 10 most wanted criminals?” Long Qianqiu cried out in alarm.
“Haha, looks like you know your stuff. So whose turn is it to die?” asked Despair as he roared with laughter.
“Audacious! Despair, you dare submit to the Ziling Sect? Are you not afraid that King Tiele will eliminate you?” questioned Long Qianqiu, who knew about Despair’s past.
“It’s only a matter of time before I personally take his head. But for now, answer me. Who among you will fight me?” asked Despair murderously.
“We can’t afford to suffer another defeat. Let this old woman fight,” said the old lady as she started walking forward while holding her dragon staff.
“A granny? I’ll finish you instantly!” said Despair with disdain.
