Chapter 0973: The Golden Tortoise, Dragon, and Phoenix Beast

Huang Long continued to sneak forward. The Spiritual King of the Spirit-Communicating Jade emitted a radiant glow that covered an area of one billion li around him. One treasure after another appeared before Huang Long in the Valley of Fallen Demons. The treasures inside the Sacred Cauldron piled up again like mountains. A few days passed, and Huang Long was once again filled with awe—with the Spirit-Communicating Jade, he could find any treasure in the world! Yet, even after several days, he still hadn’t seen the Demon-Eyed Divine Monkey, nor was there any sign of the Heavenly Goddess Tree. Nor had he encountered Xue Wuya, the young master of the Blood Demon Sect. Along the way, Huang Long met many experts from the World of Ten Thousand Demons, and occasionally saw some semi-saints and Divine Kings from other great worlds.

Another ten days passed. One day, Huang Long arrived at a space in the Valley of Fallen Demons. At first glance, this space was filled with endless ancient trees—some towering tens of thousands of feet high, others with diameters of several li. It was an ancient forest that had existed for countless billions of years. Among these trees, one could occasionally see undulating mountain peaks. Huang Long extended his spiritual sense and discovered that countless magical beasts lived among these trees and mountains. Naturally, these were not the inferior magical beasts of the Hengyuan Plane. Some were as large as divine mountains, with strengths comparable to Supreme Gods and Divine Kings; there were even semi-saint-level magical beasts among them.

Huang Long flew overhead through the ancient forest. But just as he passed above a giant tree, a massive blood tongue suddenly shot up from below. This blood tongue was hundreds of meters wide and several li long, rushing through the air like a bloody blade. Before it could reach Huang Long, a pungent, foul smell hit him. Seeing this, Huang Long’s right hand flashed with purple lightning, forming a Purple Lightning Heavenly Blade. With one swing, he severed the massive blood tongue into two pieces. The blood tongue flew into the air, letting out a horrible roar as blood splattered for hundreds of li, coloring the surrounding ancient trees red.

Then, a huge green shadow rose from the giant trees below—it was a monstrous beast. This beast resembled a green python, over a hundred li long, but its belly was covered with countless thin legs. Its dark green scales emitted a chilling glow. “A Thousand-Legged Green Python?!” Huang Long looked at the beast that opened its mouth to swallow him again. With a calm gesture of his hand, he sent the Thousand-Legged Green Python flying away like fallen leaves, causing countless ancient trees below to collapse simultaneously. Then, with a single grasp, Huang Long shrank the form of the Thousand-Legged Green Python and captured it in his hand, before putting it into the Sacred Cauldron. Although this Thousand-Legged Green Python wasn’t as extraordinary as the Qixiong Mountain Turtle-Feathered Phoenix Beast from before, it was still full of treasures.

After capturing this thousand-foot green python, the Yellow Dragon continued onward. A few hours later, hundreds more precious beasts like the thousand-foot green python appeared inside the Sacred Cauldron. However, despite the abundance of such beasts in this ancient forest, there was still no sign of the Demon-Eyed Divine Monkey. As the Yellow Dragon kept flying forward, sudden waves of power were detected ahead. Intrigued, it flew in that direction. “Huh?! Is that a Golden Tortoise Dragon-Phoenix Beast?!” Soon, the Yellow Dragon saw a group of magical beasts surrounding a giant beast. This beast had a massive shell like that of a sea turtle, a dragon-like head, and claws like those of a phoenix. The Golden Tortoise Dragon-Phoenix Beast was indeed a rare and extraordinary creature! Just like the Mountain Scale Phoenix Scales Beast, it was also an extraordinary being. Moreover, the Yellow Dragon noticed that this Golden Tortoise Dragon-Phoenix Beast, surrounded by the magical beasts, was already fully grown, and its strength was comparable to that of the Mountain Scale Phoenix Scales Beast back then—around the mid-stage of ten eras! The Yellow Dragon was delighted. Yet, instead of rushing in, it hid itself. “Is that the Demon-Eyed Divine Monkey?!” Suddenly, among the seven magical beasts attacking the Golden Tortoise Dragon-Phoenix Beast, the Yellow Dragon spotted a giant white monkey. What stood out most about this monkey was a huge black eye in the center of its forehead—about twice the size of its regular eyes. This black eye emitted black flames and exuded a terrifying presence, making one feel as if they were in the depths of hell. This was indeed the Demon-Eyed Divine Monkey! The Yellow Dragon was even more pleased; it hadn’t only encountered a fully grown rare beast here but also found the Demon-Eyed Divine Monkey! At that moment, a scream came from the Golden Tortoise Dragon-Phoenix Beast. Under the glare of the Demon-Eyed Divine Monkey’s eye, it lost its composure for a moment and was then struck by a winged tiger, sending it flying. The seven magical beasts attacking the Golden Tortoise Dragon-Phoenix Beast, though not as strong as it, were still very powerful—all at or above the late stage of nine eras, with the winged tiger reaching the early stage of ten eras. This attack dealt severe damage to the Golden Tortoise Dragon-Phoenix Beast. However, suffering such a heavy blow, it went berserk. Its entire body ignited with dark red flames. It opened its mouth wide and let out a roar that sounded like both a dragon’s growl and a phoenix’s cry. Then, with a blast from its mouth, a golden beam sent the winged tiger flying. The battle was fierce. All the ancient trees within billions of miles around the eight giant beasts were destroyed, and all the magical beasts fled in panic, trembling from hundreds of billions of miles away. Yet, the Yellow Dragon still did not intervene.

Although Huang Long was fully confident in capturing the Golden Turtle Dragon-Phoenix Beast and the Demon-Eyed Divine Monkey at this moment, he aimed to take down all eight giant beasts! If he could refine all of them, it would be enough for Huang Long to break through to the tenth era! Several more hours passed. The Golden Turtle Dragon-Phoenix Beast and the Demon-Eyed Divine Monkey, along with the other beasts, were severely injured, with the Golden Turtle Dragon-Phoenix Beast even on the verge of death. It roared furiously, attacking the Demon-Eyed Divine Monkey desperately, forcing the seven other beasts to retreat and take to the air to flee. Seeing this, Huang Long was about to intervene when suddenly, a giant hand—enormous golden hand—reached out from nowhere and slammed down on the Golden Turtle Dragon-Phoenix Beast. Was there someone hiding nearby?! Huang Long was stunned. He hadn’t detected this person’s presence earlier. The giant golden hand struck the Golden Turtle Dragon-Phoenix Beast instantly, flipping its massive shell and sending it crashing to the ground, where tiny cracks appeared in the shell. As the beast hit the ground, Huang Long didn’t hesitate—he reached out and grabbed it. “Put down the Golden Turtle Dragon-Phoenix Beast!” The person, seemingly unprepared for someone else to be there, roared in anger upon seeing Huang Long about to take the beast away and threw a punch at him. A huge golden fist rushed toward Huang Long through the air. But Huang Long was prepared—he summoned a giant golden deity above his head and activated the Eighteen Golden Deities Annihilation Formation, countering with his own punch. The two giant golden fists collided violently in the air, sending powerful energy waves in all directions that sent the seven other beasts flying. Seizing the opportunity, Huang Long quickly put the Golden Turtle Dragon-Phoenix Beast into the Sacred Cauldron. Originally, it wouldn’t have been easy for Huang Long to capture the beast, but after being attacked by the seven other beasts and suffering severe injuries, coupled with that sudden strike from the other person, it was already barely alive and had little resistance left. After putting the beast into the Sacred Cauldron, Huang Long turned to face the other person. The figure was covered in golden light, with muscles like mountains, standing tens of thousands of feet tall, and two sharp, half-moon-shaped horns on its head. “A Golden-Horned Giant?!” Huang Long was stunned—he never expected to encounter a powerful warrior from the Golden Horned World at this moment.