"Get ready. The weakness of the Void Turtle is its abdomen—focus your attacks there," Zhang Lexuan reminded.
"Wait!" Shi Yu suddenly shouted just as Beibei and Xu Sanshi were about to take action.
"You trying to mess up my soul ring hunt again?" Xu Sanshi snapped, instantly accusing Shi Yu.
"Psycho," Shi Yu muttered, then pointed toward a patch of woods near the basin. His voice carried a hint of surprise."There's another Void Turtle over there. I can sense the same aura as this one drinking water.""But that one feels much weaker. If the age is suitable, I want its soul ring."
"You sensed it again?" Xu Sanshi looked doubtful.
Zhang Lexuan focused her senses on the indicated direction, then looked at Shi Yu with mild surprise. "There is another Void Turtle over there."
"In that case, Shi Yu might actually have found a soul ring for himself." Jiang Nannan smiled, clearly happy for him.
Shi Yu's mood lifted immediately. Now all he could hope for was that the soul beast's age would be suitable.
"In that case, you guys go handle the weaker one. I'll take care of this one," Zhang Lexuan decided.
Void Turtles were not only extremely defensive, but they could also manipulate spatial forces. Their attacks were dangerous, and letting the others face one between 5,000 and 7,000 years old would be risky.At first, she had intended to fight it herself, and now she was certain.
"Alright," Shi Yu naturally had no objections.
Jiang Nannan and Beibei nodded. Xu Sanshi, however, looked a bit reluctant.
"Just go. It's not like we can sneak up on the Void Turtle anyway," Zhang Lexuan said as she rushed out first.
The Void Turtle, startled while drinking, immediately sprayed a powerful stream of water toward the disturbance.The water bullet shot out with great force—an average soul master wouldn't have stood a chance.
Zhang Lexuan's expression turned cold. A crescent moon of light appeared behind her.With her martial soul activated, her seven soul rings appeared—two yellow, two purple, and three black.
Shi Yu, rushing toward the woods, couldn't help glancing back.Seven soul rings. A true Soul Saint.This was slightly different from how Zhang Lexuan appeared in the original storyline, but it made sense. When she was first introduced, it had been at least two and a half years from now—plenty of time for her to advance to Soul Douluo.
In fact, she hadn't taken long to reach Soul Douluo. Her current soul power was at level 79 and had remained there for over three months.She was just a step away from breaking through.
"I wonder what her current soul power level is," Shi Yu mused, curious.
As Zhang Lexuan's third soul ring lit up, a beam of moonlight shot forth—sharp and fast, it sliced through the incoming water bullet and continued straight toward the Void Turtle.
The attack was so fast that the Void Turtle couldn't react in time.
Its shell lit up with a space fluctuation, signaling an innate skill activation.
Zhang Lexuan's eyes narrowed slightly—she hadn't expected a Void Turtle of this age to awaken an innate ability.But she wasn't afraid.
Her attack was too fast and too fierce, not giving the Void Turtle enough time to fully activate its skill.It pierced the shell, causing the soul beast to scream in pain.
In just one strike, the Void Turtle—aged between five and seven thousand years—was gravely wounded.Its shell was cracked and covered in blood, its body on the verge of collapse.
"So powerful!" Shi Yu was shocked.He couldn't help but compare her to Soul Saint Zhao Wuji. In his eyes, Zhang Lexuan was stronger and carried even greater presence.
Zhang Lexuan landed calmly. Without delivering a follow-up blow, she merely turned to look toward Shi Yu and the others.
In the woods, the group quickly found the second Void Turtle.It was smaller than the one by the water—less than half its size—but still larger than an average turtle.
Jiang Nannan, Beibei, and Xu Sanshi launched a coordinated attack, swiftly pushing the smaller Void Turtle to the brink of death.
"Xu Sanshi, what are you doing?!" Shi Yu shouted as he saw Xu Sanshi preparing another blow.
Xu Sanshi tilted his head, flashed a smirk, and raised his Mysterious Nether Turtle Shell Shield to strike the dying turtle again.At this point, the creature was already heavily wounded and completely defenseless. One more hit might kill it.
"Xu Sanshi, stop!" Jiang Nannan shouted and rushed to stop him.
Beibei didn't know how to respond. He didn't intervene—but he also didn't assist Xu Sanshi.
Shi Yu saw that Xu Sanshi wasn't backing down, so he quickly activated his Air Control Technique, his first soul skill.
Using all his speed, he targeted the wounded Void Turtle.It weighed nearly a thousand pounds, making it hard to lift, but Shi Yu gritted his teeth and pushed through, floating the turtle into the air just in time.
He had finally found a space-attribute soul beast suitable for him—he couldn't let Xu Sanshi destroy it.
Xu Sanshi was already leaping toward the turtle, intending to crush it with his shield.
At that moment, Jiang Nannan teleported and delivered a powerful kick.
Xu Sanshi's face darkened. He had intended to kill the Void Turtle in one blow without defending himself.
Jiang Nannan hadn't expected him to be so reckless.
Shi Yu was desperate. He activated both space and time forces in his body simultaneously.
He vanished and reappeared right next to Xu Sanshi. The time power slowed Xu Sanshi's shield swing just enough.
Clang!Shi Yu's Eight Spider Lances shot out, intercepting the blow and blocking the falling shield.
The force sent Shi Yu flying, slamming him into the Void Turtle and knocking both to the side.
Xu Sanshi's attack was deflected. Jiang Nannan took the chance to kick him hard in the chest.
Because he hadn't defended, Xu Sanshi was sent flying.
Beibei caught him mid-air but still stumbled back a few steps.
"Damn it!" Xu Sanshi roared. He'd failed to kill the Void Turtle—and Shi Yu had stolen the opportunity.
"Xu Sanshi, are you out of your mind?!" Jiang Nannan shouted furiously as she landed, not waiting for a reply.
She ran to Shi Yu, who had fallen to the ground.
"Shi Yu, are you okay?" she asked, helping him sit up.
"Not bad," Shi Yu coughed and shook his head. Apart from the aching pain in his back, he was fine.
"Xu Sanshi, you're a fucking lunatic," Shi Yu growled, wishing he could slap him right then and there.
"You looking for death?!" Xu Sanshi snarled, ready to fight—but Beibei held him back.With Zhang Lexuan nearby, causing more trouble would only get him punished.
"I'll remember this," Shi Yu warned through clenched teeth. "One day, we'll settle this."
Hiss—Just as he finished, he hissed in pain, his forehead twitching.
He looked down—The dying Void Turtle had bitten his calf, clamping down hard, nearly tearing out a chunk of flesh.
"Damn thing! You're dying and still biting me—how much do you hate me?" Shi Yu shouted.
Jiang Nannan panicked and tried to stomp the turtle, but it wouldn't let go.
Shi Yu had no choice but to stab the cracked shell with his Eight Spider Lances.
Under the continuous strikes, the Void Turtle finally lost its last breath of life.
"I'll apply medicine for you."
Seeing Shi Yu's calf bleeding, the deep bite still fresh, Jiang Nannan quickly pulled out her healing medicine.