Fortune Flows Like the East Sea, Longevity Like the South Mountain's Evergreen Pine!

Luo Zhou went on a killing spree today!

At noon, he helped the fifteenth squad and encountered eight giant sea turtles.

These giant sea turtles, each about ten feet long, had golden shells that were incredibly tough. Relying on their strong defense, they wreaked havoc. They charged across the battlefield like tanks, and the fifteenth squad was helpless against them.

Luo Zhou didn't tolerate their behavior. With a slight movement, he clapped his palm, and a rattling sound flew out, penetrating the sea turtles' shells.

The most powerful aspect of the rattling infrasound was its ability to pierce armor, ignoring defense.

Immediately, the sea turtles were severely injured.

Luo Zhou struck again. The shells remained intact, but the flesh inside was mangled, killing them instantly.

The other sea turtles got scared and tried to flee!

Too late. You came, so don't expect to leave.

Luo Zhou picked them off one by one, shaking them to death.

For some reason, after killing these eight giant sea turtles, Luo Zhou felt a tremor throughout his body, a strange sensation!

Yet, he couldn't pinpoint what it was!

But in the afternoon, Luo Zhou was in danger!

Some Second Rank sea creatures stealthily surrounded and attacked Luo Zhou.

There were batches of Second Rank sea creatures, a special kill group of eight Second Rank sea creatures specifically targeting Luo Zhou.

They crept closer again and again, their target Luo Zhou.

Seeing that things were not good, Luo Zhou immediately retreated, preferring not to fight rather than giving them any opportunity.

Fortunately, he had Omniscience, which allowed him to detect them in advance.

Fortunately, he had Instant Step, allowing him to turn and flee, never once being surrounded by them.

Luo Zhou fled while moving, dodging five encirclement attempts. A voice sounded in his ear:

"Luo Zhou? I am Guo Yingxin from the Sea Patrol Battalion. You need to withdraw from the battlefield immediately.

You've been specially targeted and are being repeatedly ambushed.

You're not suited for the current battle. Go back and rest, and don't come tomorrow.

If you continue fighting, you'll die!

Even though you can escape their encirclement time and again, one mistake and it's all over!"

Luo Zhou didn't expect Captain Guo to directly tell him to withdraw.

He was obedient and took his advice, withdrawing immediately.

The encirclement group's final attempt was basically an open pursuit, chasing Luo Zhou to the city walls, only giving up when blocked by Qi Refining cultivators.

Luo Zhou returned to the city to collect his rewards. The three-day battle had accumulated fifty-eight thousand six hundred Broken Spirits.

Looking around, the cultivators in the city were all very happy.

This beast tide attack shouldn't be a major issue. After a few more days, it would dissipate.

There would be at least ten years of peace in the future!

Luo Zhou returned home. This battle, combined with his previous accumulation, would allow him to condense spirit eight times.

He immediately began refining his body and condensing spirit...

Palm Evil, Instant Step, Listening, Spirit Arts, Death Curse, Light Arts, Flash of Inspiration.

His many talents didn't change much; they required continuous spirit condensation or a thousand fires' burning.

This time, Death Curse had been strengthened again. Luo Zhou fell into deep thought.

He had an idea!

Using Omniscience, he deduced it repeatedly.

So many cultivators and sea beasts died just like that?

Wouldn't the scoundrel who caused all this have to pay a price?

Luo Zhou was unwilling!

He had to curse them, to make them suffer too!

With this thought, he spent the entire night. As midnight struck, in a daze, Luo Zhou suddenly let out a roar.

The sea turtles he killed at noon had a name in the sea: Tortoise-Divining!

Tortoise-Divining are produced in the East Sea, living long lives without aging.

After killing eight Tortoise-Divining today, he gained an insight that suddenly materialized, achieving a breakthrough.

Luo Zhou's Hinoki Force User appeared, and from it, a figure split off!

A Tortoise-Divining Force User!

Tortoise and divination, dispelling illusions and resolving doubts. Teacher and model, supporting the crooked and straightening the uneven.

This was exactly the same as when he obtained Overturning Rivers Force User, Sea-Treading Force User. Luo Zhou had obtained another Force User.

Tortoise-Divining Force User had three major abilities: Void Turtle Life, One Breath Turtle, and Wave-Breaking Turtle Sink!

With Void Turtle Life, Luo Zhou clearly felt a layer of invisible turtle shell outside his body, impenetrable and all-encompassing. It existed out of nowhere, without any activation, protecting him.

One Breath Turtle was the Great Turtle Breath technique, allowing Luo Zhou to enter a state of suspended animation, deceiving everyone. He would barely need to breathe.

By using this great technique and hiding in the shadows, he would have no signs of life, making him very difficult to detect.

Wave-Breaking Turtle Sink could easily break through water currents. Whether on the surface, underwater, in the abyss, in rapids, or in slow currents, everything was effortless and he could move freely.

In the water, he was like a sunken turtle, perfectly controlling himself and navigating the currents.

However, its true value lay in its combination with Hinoki Force User!

Cypress-Pine, South Mountain's eternal pine, Longevity of Pine and Cypress.

Combining Tortoise-Divining and Cypress-Pine!

Growing towards yang, the rhythm turns to the Yellow Bell, the door hangs to the left. Remembering the auspicious world of the past, dreaming of jade swallows, today is the birth festival. Incense burners like golden lions, the South Star shines brightly, the North Mountain hall is deep, the pines and cypresses are green, with turtles and cranes following.

When Tortoise-Divining and Cypress-Pine were combined, a Spiritual Power was automatically born!

Fortune like the endless flowing water of the East Sea, longevity like the eternal pine of South Mountain!

Luo Zhou's lifespan thus soared!

With this Spiritual Power, Luo Zhou gained three days of lifespan for every day he lived, effectively living two extra days.

For ordinary humans, lifespan had limits. Body Tempering stage cultivators had a maximum lifespan of eighty years. With this Spiritual Power, their lifespan would be two hundred and forty years.

Upon advancing to the Qi Refining stage, they could live for two sixty-year cycles, making their lifespan three hundred and sixty years.

But Luo Zhou was a Devil Lord Saint Body, completely breaking the laws of humanity. He couldn't calculate how much his lifespan would increase.

Lifespan was crucial for cultivators. Reaching the end of one's lifespan, breaking through realms, and seizing opportunities were the three great calamities of the Cultivation world.

Countless cultivators, families, and sects had been destroyed because of them.

Furthermore, lifespan wasn't just about living. Many spells and Spiritual Powers required the consumption of lifespan to activate.

Luo Zhou's Overturning Rivers and Seas Spiritual Power, after losing the support of his Dantian's true energy, consumed one year of lifespan with each cast.

Now he didn't have to worry at all. Losing a year would be quickly replenished.

The night passed without incident. Luo Zhou woke up the next day.

He could no longer participate in the battlefield outside the city.

After thinking for a moment, he decided to visit the Daoist Academy. He wondered how his classmates were doing.

Headmaster Zhao was not at the Daoist Academy, but was guarding outside the city.

The Daoist Academy was not deserted. Some students were gathered there.

These were students who had been injured in the past few days and had directly withdrawn from defending the city.

Many had intentionally injured themselves to seek refuge.

Such cultivators were of little use on the battlefield, so it was better for them to retreat.

Luo Zhou saw Cui Jian there, his left arm in a sling, injured.

"Skull-Crushing Hand! You're injured too?"

"Luo Zhou's" reputation had already spread!

"The sea race was specifically targeting me. Captain Guo told me to rest."

"It's good that you're okay. Rest up."

Luo Zhou looked around and asked, "Are our classmates all right?"

Cui Jian shook his head and said:

"Our third class has many weaklings. We were mostly assigned to safe, logistical tasks, so not many were harmed.

Eight or nine people are injured, but no one has died.

The first and second classes, with their strong combat power, have already lost four people!

Li Zexi, Huang Ying, Ye Zhiwen, and Gu Hui are all dead."

Luo Zhou frowned. He hadn't expected Li Zexi to be dead.

"What a shame!"

He looked at Cui Jian and suddenly noticed that Cui Jian was at the eighth level of Body Tempering, his Spiritual Power was Light-Twisting Engraving, and his ability was Swift Movement.

Light-Twisting Engraving Spiritual Power was no longer sealed; it had been unsealed!

He was stunned and couldn't help but ask, "How was Light-Twisting Engraving Spiritual Power unsealed?"

"On the battlefield, things change in an instant. What's the point of keeping it sealed? Let's focus on surviving first!"

"Huh? How did you know I had Spiritual Power Light-Twisting Engraving?"

So that's how it is. It wasn't just him then. Zhang Quan and the others who hid their Spiritual Power talent likely had it unlocked too.

Luo Zhou was overjoyed and asked, "Is Zuo Sanguang here?"

It was time for harvesting again!

"He faked an injury and ran back on the first day. He's over there!"

Luo Zhou was extremely happy and went to find Zuo Sanguang.

He saw Zuo Sanguang, but before he could speak, Zuo Sanguang whispered, "Brother Luo, it's over. Disaster is upon us. We're all going to die!"