Boom!
Amidst a violent boom, the two fingers completely condensed from energy collided with the sword Qi shot out by the two brothers. Immediately, a terrifying energy shockwave erupted, reverberating mightily in the void, causing it to tremble.
The rain of blood in the sky had already dispersed, blown into the distance by the violent ripple of energy. However, the ground below had become bright red, covered in the blood of the grand elder.
"Insolent outsider, how dare you kill an elder of my hall, Poseidon? The Old Man will not spare you." An aged voice rang out from behind. The voice was filled with boundless anger, and a terrifying pressure crushed down.
The expressions of the two brothers and Li Fengxing drastically changed when they sensed the terror of the pressure. Although they had not seen the person who had come, they understood that the person was definitely not someone they could handle.
"The person who has come is at least an elder of the divine hall," Li Fengxing became solemn. Li Fengxing's face became stern. Without any hesitation, he immediately turned around and fled, no longer caring about Jian Chen.
Even fleeing was a race against time when they faced an expert like that. If they were slightly slower, there was a chance that the expert would catch up. At that time, they would lose a layer of skin even if they managed to survive. Although completing the divine hall's mission was important, their own lives were even more important.
"He sure has come quickly. He's at least at the Ninth Heavenly Layer of the Holy Emperor, or even at Great Perfection. Let's go," Li Fengxing said. The emperor and Zhou Yunzi were stern as well. They no longer dared to remain there for even a second longer. They turned around and fled, disappearing into the horizon in the blink of an eye.
Jianchen was intoxicated by sorrow. He raised his head to look at the deep blue sky as his face was filled with sorrow.
The huge turtle shell in the sky had already vanished. Even the familiar figure of the grand elder was nowhere to be found. Only a lingering will lingered in the surroundings, which had yet to completely disperse. It was the lingering will of the grand elder before he died. It was filled with reluctance and longing.
The grand elder was dead. Even his corpse was gone. The only thing that remained was a pool of blood and a turtle shell that had shattered into countless palm-sized pieces.
"Grand Elder." Jianchen's voice was filled with sorrow. He had only reunited with the grand elder for a short period of time, but the grand elder had given up on his life to save him, resulting in the destruction of his soul. Even his corpse was not left behind. His fate was extremely tragic.
Jianchen would never be able to repay what the grand elder of the Turtle clan had done for him even if he spent his entire life. There was nothing that could be done about the destruction of his soul. Even the origin energy of Radiant Saint Force was unable to save him.
Although the origin energy of Radiant Saint Force could bring someone back from the dead, the prerequisite was that the person's soul was still present and their body was in perfect condition. Neither of these two conditions could be missing.
A figure quickly appeared in front of Jianchen from behind. It was an old man in his seventies. He was the Temple Elder who had rushed over from the Temple — Elder Hong.
Elder Hong stared at the blood on the ground with a sunken face. Heavy killing intent filled his eyes as he coldly said, "The Serpent God Hall and the Heaven's Spirit Hall are really becoming more and more arrogant. They've actually killed an elder of our Poseidon hall. It's a pity that I've come too late."
Elder Hong hovered before Jianchen. He raised his head to look at the sky and sighed deeply, "The grand elder of the Turtle clan may have died, but he has not died in peace. His lingering will has not dispersed."
Elder Hong reached out and the lingering will in the surroundings immediately condensed. In the end, it formed the hunched figure of the grand elder of the Turtle clan. It was as thin as a shadow.
"Grand elder!" Jianchen could not help but cry out when he saw the grand elder. His voice was filled with sorrow. He knew that the grand elder's lingering will had only been condensed, so it would disperse very soon. It would not last for too long.
"The Old Man was useless. He failed to protect the ruler. The hope of my Turtle clan for thirty thousand years has been destroyed." This was a message from the grand elder's lingering will. It was his final thought before he died. It was filled with an intense reluctance, which was why the lingering will had been formed.
"Don't worry, grand elder. I will definitely revive the Turtle clan. That's my promise to you," Jianchen said to the grand elder's lingering will. His voice was filled with determination. The grand elder had died for him, so he needed to complete his final wish.
The grand elder's lingering will slowly dispersed. It was blown away by the wind, turning into nothingness. From then on, he had vanished from the world forever.
Jian Chen stared blankly at the empty space. He was unable to return to his senses for a very long time. A while later, he slowly landed on the ground and used his trembling hands to pick up the fragments of the shell that had scattered around him one by one. This was the only thing the grand elder had left behind after his death. He wanted to bring it back to the Turtle clan as the grand elder's body and properly bury it.
"Sigh." Elder Hong let out a long sigh when he saw this. He did not leave. Instead, he remained there and waited for Jianchen to collect the shells.
Xie Wang quickly joined in the collection of the tortoiseshell fragments. The two of them collected the scattered fragments of the tortoiseshell one by one.
After seven days, the two of them finally collected all the shells. They were stowed away in a Space Ring by Jianchen.
"Jianchen, come back to the divine hall with me," elder Hong finally said after seven days.
Jianchen gently shook his head, "No, elder Hong. I don't want to return to the divine hall for now. I want to go to the Turtle clan to bury the grand elder."
After a moment of thought, elder Hong said, "Alright. I will pay attention to the movements of the Heaven's Spirit Hall and Serpent God Hall at all times during this time to prevent them from sending any more experts. If you come across any experts from the territory of the Poseidon hall, all you need to do is show them the medallion the hall master gave you." With that, elder Hong turned and left.
Jianchen and Xie Wang left as well after elder Hong's departure. They made their way to the Turtle clan.
At this moment, the second and third elders were in a secret discussion within the Turtle clan. They had cast down a powerful barrier in the surroundings, isolating them from all sound.
"Second elder, the situation seems to be bad. The ruler of our Turtle clan that has vanished for thirty thousand years has actually reappeared. This will mess up our plans," the third elder said with a heavy voice.
The second elder sternly nodded, "It is indeed disadvantageous for us to have a problem like this at a time like this. Fortunately, the ruler isn't very powerful, so the two of us can still keep him busy for a few days. However, the grand elder has already gone with the ruler. With the grand elder protecting him, it'll be difficult for us to kill the ruler."
"If the ruler doesn't die, the Turtle clan will end up in his hands sooner or later. We need to contact the Taihong clan and get them to begin their plan as soon as possible," the third elder said with a heavy voice.
At this moment, the second elder's face changed. He waved his hand and removed the barrier. He said to the door, "Didn't I tell you not to disturb us if there's nothing important?"
"Second elder, second elder, the ruler has returned," a heavy voice rang out from the door.
"What? He's returned?" The expressions of the two elders changed slightly. They looked at each other before walking out at the same time.
At this moment, Jianchen stood in the huge square in the center of the Turtle clan emotionlessly with a Space Ring in his hand. Xie Wang stood a step behind Jianchen as he cautiously looked around.
A large group of people had already gathered around the two of them. They were all clansmen of the Turtle clan, and all of them stared at Jianchen. They were either surprised, doubtful, or excited. None of them showed any hostility.
"I can sense a strange pressure from him. It seems to be the presence of a ruler. Is he really the ruler …"
"Is he really the ruler of our Turtle clan? A ruler has finally appeared in our Turtle clan … "
"It's been thirty thousand years. It's been thirty thousand years. The ruler has finally appeared …"
"It's time for our Turtle clan to display our former glory …"
The clansmen in the surroundings all discussed excitedly and with mixed feelings. A few of the older clansmen even shed tears of excitement.
"The second and third elders have arrived," a clear voice rang out from the crowd. A loud voice rang out from outside the crowd. They all parted to form a path. The second and third elders strode in with a group of Saint Rulers behind them.
"Why have you returned? Where's the grand elder?" The second elder stared straight at Jianchen. He was very unfriendly.
"The grand elder is already dead," Jianchen said with an extremely heavy voice.
The two elders were stunned at the same time. They asked in disbelief, "What did you say? The grand elder is already dead?"
The clansmen in the surroundings all fell into an uproar when they heard Jianchen's words. They were filled with disbelief.
Jianchen said nothing. He carefully passed the Space Ring in his hand to the second elder. The second elder doubtfully accepted the Space Ring and checked it. His face immediately changed when he saw the contents of the Space Ring. He became sorrowful.
The third elder seemed to realize something when he saw the second elder's expression. He immediately became stern and took the Space Ring from the second elder to check its contents. He became extremely sorrowful as well.
"How did the grand elder die?" The third elder asked sorrowfully.
"In order to save me, the grand elder was slain by Li Fengxing of the Serpent God Hall and Zhou Yunzi of the Heaven's Spirit Hall," Jianchen said with a heavy voice.
"What? So you were the one who killed the grand elder!" The second elder was furious as he pointed at Jian Chen and yelled out.
"The grand elder died because of us, but it has already happened. Let's bury the grand elder properly," Jianchen said.
The two elders looked at each other and said nothing more. They immediately began to hold a grand funeral for the grand elder.
Before long, the news of the grand elder's death spread. It caused quite a stir in the territory of the Poseidon hall. After all, the grand elder was a 15th Star expert as well as an elder of the Poseidon hall. His death was extremely shocking.
Three middle-aged men sat in a majestic castle several hundred thousand kilometers away from the Turtle clan.
"We've just received news that the grand elder of the Turtle clan is dead. There's no one else who can stop us now. Pass down the order and prepare to move," a blue-robed, middle-aged man with inch-long hair said with a deep voice.
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