Chapter 23: Chapter 23 The Great Battle Begins
Pan Di arrived at Lu Li's cave in a flustered state.
"Brother Pan Shi, the Ancestor urgently summons the clan members to gather."
Lu Li smiled knowingly and then followed Pan Di to the meeting place.
Soon, the two arrived at a vast open space in the center of the basin.
At that moment, the Spirit Turtle Ancestor was lying on the ground, its entire body emitting a tremendous aura of malevolence.
Lu Li and Pan Di found a spot and lay down.
He surveyed the surroundings, and one by one, turtle demons arrived at the location.
In a short while, the entire area had gathered over a hundred giant turtle demon beasts.
There were as many as eight who had reached beyond the tenth level of Qi Cultivation, while most of the rest were in the late and middle stages.
The field gradually became noisy as a large group of turtle demons wondered what the Ancestor had summoned them for.
Seeing that the able-bodied clan members had all arrived, the Spirit Turtle Ancestor Qingtian suddenly let out an angry roar, "Just now, I received news that those stinking sea snakes are mobilizing en masse and are headed towards the Spirit Turtle Basin."
"Our clan members responsible for patrolling the territory suffered heavy casualties, we must avenge them!"
"Boys, prepare for battle, kill those damned creatures."
"Roar, roar, roar…"
Upon hearing this, a group of giant turtles below immediately became enraged, all clamoring to slay the entire Sky Blue Snake Clan.
Lu Li quietly lay on the ground, beginning to loudly chime in, "The might of the Ancestor is invincible, wipe out that scum…"
With Lu Li taking the lead, the atmosphere below heated up even more, and they began to shout collectively.
"The might of the Ancestor is invincible, wipe out that scum…"
Qingtian, seeing this, was very pleased and gave Lu Li an approving look.
"Move out!"
After speaking, he took the lead and rushed towards the edge of the Spirit Turtle Basin.
A horde of demon beasts began to boldly march toward the edge of the basin.
Even the surrounding seawater was stirred, the raging current fiercely flowing with bursts of howling.
In his avatar as a seventh-level Qi Cultivator, Lu Li was positioned in the middle.
He followed slowly among the group of Spirit Turtles.
Just then, Pan Di swam over, "Brother, be careful during this battle, the enemy is aggressive and this fight might not be easy."
Lu Li was startled upon hearing this and was inexplicably moved.
"Don't worry, big brother, I'll be cautious."
"Big brother will keep an eye on you on the battlefield, after our mother's death we have depended on each other for over a hundred years, I won't let anything happen to you."
Pan Di's tone was somewhat sorrowful, and after speaking, he swam towards the front.
Watching his figure, Lu Li suddenly felt emotional, unexpectedly finding the emotional bonds among demon beasts so pure.
He had originally thought about taking any opportunity to kill his "big brother," but now it seemed he should let him off.
…
Meanwhile, the Sky Blue Snake Ancestor was leading a large group of clan members over the edge of the mountain range, boldly advancing towards the Spirit Turtle Basin.
Besides the Sky Blue Snake Ancestor, there were also eight Qi Cultivation peak level giant snakes, with both sides being equally matched.
"Boys, if we don't wipe out that group of stinking turtles today, we will not rest!"
The Sky Blue Snake Ancestor was furious, its only son had been cruelly killed, and the other party even wanted to erase the Sky Blue Snake Clan from existence. Normally, both sides mostly coexisted peacefully, but at this moment it could no longer tolerate it.
Before long, the two groups unexpectedly encountered each other on the outskirts of the Spirit Turtle Basin.
Lu Li looked up, the leading giant snake was seventy to eighty feet long, its waist as thick as a barrel, and its large eyes like bronze bells emanating a frightening murderous intent.
This demon had reached the twelfth level of Qi Cultivation and was currently staring aggressively at the Spirit Turtle Ancestor's side.
"Old turtle, we had an agreement long ago to not interfere with each other, yet you not only killed my only son but also declare you want to annihilate my clan, do you take the Sky Blue Snake Clan for mud?"
The Sky Blue Snake Ancestor's snake head was ferocious, its malevolent aura wildly uncontrolled.
"Spit, you stinky snake, you killed my patrolling clansmen and invaded our territory, so what if I killed your only son!"
The Spirit Turtle Ancestor was also filled with rage.
As turtle demons, they were usually more gentle, but they also harbored the ferocity of demon beasts, and now having been attacked in their own territory was like lighting a powder keg.
"Kill!"
At that moment, Lu Li suddenly spat out a streak of Sword Qi, slaying a mid-stage Qi Cultivation giant snake on the side, completely opening the curtain to the great battle.
Lu Li, seeing that the two beasts had not yet fought, fearing changes, directly escalated the situation.
As expected, with the provocation of blood, the Sky Blue Snake side completely lost their reason.
"Kill, kill, kill…"
The Sky Blue Snake Ancestor, seeing its clansman killed on the spot, went berserk.
Leading the charge towards the Spirit Turtle Ancestor.
"Boom…"
With a loud bang, both sides fully engaged in battle.
The scene became extremely chaotic as every Demon Beast found its own opponent.
The surrounding sea began to fiercely rush backward, filled with shouts of killing, collision noises, and screams engulfing the entire battlefield.
Spirit Turtle Ancestor and Sky Blue Snake Ancestor fought king against king, utterly engrossed in the slaughter.
Intense Spiritual Energy wildly sprayed around, urging members from both sides to distance themselves as the battlefield expanded.
Lu Li carefully surveyed the surroundings and began to slowly head towards the outer perimeter.
Except for the initial explosion he had triggered at the beginning, he hadn't launched any other attacks.
The Demon Beasts on the periphery were often only in the mid-stage of Qi Cultivation.
As time passed, the fierce battle continued, and gradually, bodies began to settle on the seabed's mud.
Vast amounts of demon blood dyed the surrounding sea a deep crimson.
Stimulated by a large amount of blood, the Demon Beasts became even more frenzied.
Just as Lu Li reached the edge of the periphery, a giant snake with red eyes suddenly lunged at him to kill.
Lu Li remained very calm—he didn't fight back and instead quickly fled towards the center of the basin.
The giant snake grew even more furious, relentlessly chasing him.
Before long, the two had moved away from the central battlefield in a chase.
When Lu Li saw that there were no Demon Beasts around, he summoned his Flying Sword and slashed at the giant snake.
"Ah!"
A piercing scream rang out, and the giant snake was decapitated, its eyes still filled with endless fear.
Lu Li quickly collected the body, then hurried towards the central basin.
Soon, Qingtian Ancestor's cave came into clear view.
Upon arriving at the entrance of the Ancestor's cave, he saw two mid-Qi Cultivation stage giant turtles standing guard.
"This is the Ancestor's cave, no one is allowed inside."
The two giant turtles looked on alert.
"The Ancestor has sent me to seek aid; you must quickly lead all clan members to support the Ancestor."
"This cave will be guarded by me!"
Lu Li commanded authoritatively, his whole demeanor stern.
Feeling the pressure of Lu Li's late-stage Qi Cultivation, the giant turtles dared not resist.
"Your command!"
After saying so, they hurried to gather the remaining clan members.
Once the two beasts had left, Lu Li charged into the Ancestor's cave.
"Ha ha… I've struck it rich!"
Upon entering, he saw about ten pieces of Hundred-Year Ice Jade quietly lying on the ground, surrounded by a large number of top-grade Ice Spirit Fruits.
Lu Li swiftly stored everything into his Storage Bag and then turned to flee.
Following that, he hurried towards the edge of the battlefield.
An hour later, he arrived at the site of the fierce battle.
The nearby sea was dyed red with blood, creating a blur, with massive amounts of Spiritual Energy and Spells forming wild vortexes throughout the area.
Since the entire Spirit Turtle Clan had mobilized, they held a slight advantage.
But still, it was tough to determine the victor in a short period.
Lu Li did not dare linger; he quickly fled towards the middle of the Tianxuan Mountain Range.
Before long, he reached near the cave of the Sky Blue Snake Ancestor.
He transformed himself into a late-Qi Cultivation stage giant snake and then fled towards the cave.
"Disaster! The filthy Clan of Turtles has mobilized in full force, and the Ancestor is at a disadvantage. I have been sent to seek reinforcements…"
Lu Li ran and shouted as he went, his tone very urgent.
By then, some of the Sky Blue Snakes who had stayed behind began to emerge.
"What? Those damned scumbags!"
"Gather all clan members, immediately support the Ancestor!"
A late-Qi Cultivation stage Sky Blue Snake was fiery with rage.
He immediately went to muster the clan members and charged towards the battlefield.
Seeing that the others had left, Lu Li quickly made his way into the cave of the Sky Blue Snake Ancestor.
As soon as he entered, he saw the ground littered with Spirit Fruits and spiritual materials.
"Purple Sun Fruit, Ice Spirit Fruit, Hundred-Year Ice Jade…"
Lu Li, containing his excitement, stuffed everything into his Storage Bag.