Chapter 22: The Golden Claw Crab Clan

Qu Yi sensed his Soul Flower and found that there was indeed more inside it.
He quickly scanned it!
“This… this…”
Qu Yi repeated those words over and over. This was the greatest surprise of his life. He immediately entered the Dimensional Sphere and stared at the Artifact God in disbelief.
The Artifact God lay lazily on a soft chair, smiling at Qu Yi.
Qu Yi shook his head violently, trying to clear his mind, then called out, panting, “Artifact God, this Soul Refining Technique allows me to absorb others’ Soul Flowers and solidify my own Soul Flower directly.”
The Artifact God nodded.
It turned out that the Soul Refining Technique he had taught Qu Yi was a particularly powerful soul-related spell designed to refine Soul Flowers. It could extract directly others’ understanding of the Five Elements’ primal energy. If it was something he already understood, those materials from the Soul Flower would not be absorbed; if not, they would be incorporated into his own Soul Flower, strengthening and solidifying it.
In simple terms, the Soul Refining Technique was soul consumption.
“I didn’t teach it to you before because your Soul Flower only showed two layers. Only when it shows three layers can you accept fragments of others’ Soul Flowers,” the Artifact God said with a smile.
This made sense. Imagine throwing a brick from a high place—if there are only two layers of nets, the brick is likely to break through them and fall to the ground. But with three layers, it’s likely to be stopped from reaching the ground.
Qu Yi nodded and said, “Artifact God, you’re amazing.”
Now, he couldn’t help but admire the Artifact God. Even a technique as extraordinary as the Soul Refining Technique could be obtained at will by the Artifact God, showing just how powerful he was.
The Artifact God pouted and snapped, “I gave you something great, and you start praising me? What a self-serving guy.”
Qu Yi was stunned, looking at the Artifact God in shock. He hadn’t expected the Artifact God to be so petty.
“Artifact God, sometimes joking around to liven things up—don’t take my words to heart. I’ve always admired you. You should know that.”
“Enough. Go scan the Soul Refining Technique and start practicing right away.”
Qu Yi tried to salvage some face, but was immediately interrupted by the Artifact God.

Just as Qu Yi lifted his foot to leave the Tiny Realm Ball, he suddenly stopped, smiled at the Artifact God, and said, “Artifact God, I’ve now reached the cultivation level of a One-Star Heavenly Soul Immortal. You once said I could use the Boundless Stars to travel directly from the Fiend Realm to the Cultivation Realm, right?”
The Artifact God lazily waved his hand and said directly, “Qu Yi, wait a bit longer. You can indeed use the Boundless Stars to travel to the Cultivation Realm now, but you’ll have to pour all your Immortal Essence into them. Moreover, the place where the Boundless Stars transport you will generate massive sound waves, causing the entire galaxy to collapse. Well, when you reach the lower level of Heavenly Soul Immortal, the disturbance caused by using the Boundless Stars to travel to the Cultivation Realm will be much smaller.”
Hearing this, Qu Yi was both amused and frustrated.
“That means if I go down there, not only will I exhaust my Immortal Essence, but it will also cause the cultivators in an entire galaxy to die,” Qu Yi exclaimed excitedly.
The Artifact God nodded.
Qu Yi pursed his lips, sighed, and said softly, “Alright, I’ll wait a bit longer. I’ll go and master the Soul Refining Technique first.”
With that, Qu Yi left the Tiny Realm Ball.
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In the oceans of Tianxian Star,
two electric eels, a water-walking lobster, and a sea rat were gathered together, swiftly moving through the ocean.
These four fiend beasts were Lei Ling, Lei Kong, Shui Kong, and Cang Yang.
After Qu Yi brought these four beasts from Tiansu Star to Tianxian Star, he sent them across the ocean to the land of Tianxian Star, while he himself practiced the Soul Refining Technique inside the Tiny Realm Ball.
Among the four beasts, Lei Ling, Shui Kong, and Cang Yang were all at the cultivation level of Five-Star Heavenly Soul Fiends, while Lei Kong was at the Four-Star level. With their combined powerful aura, no oceanic fiend dared to block their path.
“Sigh, it’s so boring. We’ve come to Tianxian Star, yet all the oceanic fiends have fled from afar. It seems there’s no chance to encounter the oceanic fiends here,” Lei Ling said regretfully as he swam ahead.
“Lei Ling, stop complaining. Tianxian Star isn’t like Tiansu Star. The primal energy veins here are on land, so naturally, land-based fiends dominate. It’s very difficult for oceanic fiends to reach the cultivation level of One-Star Heavenly Soul Fiends,” Shui Kong replied.
It’s truly hard for higher-level Earth Soul Fiends to break through to One-Star Heavenly Soul Immortals without the support of primal energy veins. At the very least, it’s difficult for the oceanic fiends of Tianxian Star to gather enough Primordial Fiend Stones.

“Yes, in the entire Fiend Realm, only our Tian Su Star is truly special. Our Primordial Heavenly Vein is hidden beneath the ocean, which is why we oceanic fiends possess such great strength,” Zang Yang sighed with emotion.
In the Fiend Realm, on Tian Gang Planet, indeed only Tian Su Star in the Shui Yang Star Region has its Primordial Heavenly Vein located in the ocean; those on other planets are all on land.
Possessing the Primordial Heavenly Vein is equivalent to having the power of a Tian Po Fiend.
“This time, our master sent us to Tian Xian Star and first to the entrance of the Primordial Heavenly Vein. We must complete this task,” Lei Ling said solemnly.
At the thought of the entire Xuan Shui Fish Clan being destroyed, Lei Ling was constantly worried. What if Qu Yi became displeased, and his own Electric Eel Clan would suffer the same fate?
“Understood. We must reach the entrance of the Primordial Heavenly Vein no matter what,” Shui Kong and Zang Yang replied firmly.
Immediately, the four beasts calmed down and swam swiftly toward the coast.
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The land of Tian Xian Star is collectively called Feng Ting Continent, named after its shape.
The eastern coast of Feng Ting Continent belongs to the Golden Claw Crab Clan.
Golden Claw Crabs can live both in the ocean and on land. Their most striking feature is their pair of gleaming golden claws, which are truly terrifying when swung.
Near the sea,
Lei Ling, Lei Kong, Shui Kong, and Zang Yang were almost at the coast. As they swam rapidly, they naturally didn’t notice the one-meter-tall Golden Claw Crabs in the water.
Fiends not at the Tian Po Fiend level certainly wouldn’t draw their attention.
In the sea, there was a one-meter-tall Golden Claw Crab at the Yuan Fiend level. Upon spotting the four beasts swimming swiftly, it was surprised and immediately used the Golden Claw Crab Clan’s special communication method to report their arrival to the clan’s headquarters.
Chacha! Chacha!
On the coast, countless Golden Claw Crabs emerged from the sand and soil, rubbing their dazzling golden claws as if trying to intimidate the four powerful oceanic fiends with their massive numbers.
Their count quickly reached 100 million.
At the same time, a Golden Claw Crab leader radiating strong energy of the Metal element transformed into a cold, muscular man. He stood on a tall rock on the shore, watching the ocean intently.
The 100 million Golden Claw Crabs lined up neatly in 100 rows, stretching along the coastline.

Suddenly, four people flew out of the ocean—Lei Ling, Lei Kong, Shui Kong, and Cang Yang. The four beasts had emerged from the ocean, so they no longer appeared in their beast forms but took human shapes.
“Haha, I never expected that so many Golden Claw Crabs would welcome us as soon as we appeared,” Lei Ling shouted happily in the air.
“Not bad, not bad. It’s been so long since we’ve seen other beasts; it was quite lonely. Now we finally see some,” Shui Kong also exclaimed excitedly.
“Guys, that guy standing on the rock seems to be the leader of the Golden Claw Crab clan. His strength… at the level of a three-star Tianpo Beast, he can barely fight against us. Let’s go meet him,” Cang Yang said, waving his fist.
The four of them completely ignored those 100 million Golden Claw Crabs at the Yuanbeast or Diyeast level.
The leader of the Golden Claw Crabs standing on the rock was named Jin Yuan. After receiving messages from the Golden Claw Crabs in the water, he immediately ordered all the Golden Claw Crabs along the coast to come out, aiming to kill those four powerful sea beasts who dared to come ashore.
Jin Yuan sensed the fluctuations of the four beings’ demonic energy and was utterly stunned by their cold expressions.
“That Golden Claw Crab betrayed me! It only said there were four powerful sea beasts coming, but not that they were sea beasts at the Tianpo Beast level…” Jin Yuan trembled, unable to utter another word.
It wasn’t surprising. The Golden Claw Crab on guard in the water was only at the Yuanbeast level. It only knew that Lei Ling and the other three beasts had strong auras, thinking they were at the Diyeast level, never expecting them to be at the Tianpo Beast level. Now, with 100 million Golden Claw Crabs at his disposal, Jin Yuan tried to intimidate Lei Ling and the others, but it was now impossible to ease the hostility.
“That… that… I’m Jin Yuan of the Golden Claw Crab clan. We’re currently conducting routine drills. If you four friends want to enter the Wind Pavilion Continent, please go ahead at your convenience,” Jin Yuan finally managed to say.
Unfortunately, how could Lei Ling, Lei Kong, Shui Kong, and Cang Yang let him go?
“It’s too late. Since you’ve led your troops to attack us, you must be prepared to be killed by us four,” Lei Ling said with a smile.
In an instant, the four of them flew above the coast, looking down at Jin Yuan standing on the rock.
“Gentlemen, this is just a misunderstanding. You really don’t intend to become enemies of our Golden Claw Crab clan, do you?” Seeing that he couldn’t persuade them to leave, Jin Yuan resorted to invoking the prestige of his clan to deter their attack.
“The Golden Claw Crab clan? Haha, we four have come to conquer all the beasts in the Wind Pavilion Continent. And you, the Golden Claw Crab clan, still think you can intimidate us?” Lei Ling laughed wildly again.

Jin Yuan’s body went weak, and he almost sat down on the rock. At that moment, Qu Yi appeared. “The four of you, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and knock him out—he can be useful to me,” Qu Yi called out with a smile as he appeared. Hearing this, Lei Ling, Lei Kong, Shui Kong, and Cang Yang no longer dared to tease Jin Yuan. They immediately flew down and launched spells in attack.