"What was that aura..."
Yun Chuan swiftly raised his head to look at the heavens, his sharp gaze seeming to pierce through layers of cloud and mist to see the scene beyond the skies.
Outside the grand formation enveloping Heavenly Capital, a force brimming with destructive aura tore through the air at astonishing speed. It ignored the Heavenly Capital formation entirely and gathered above the clouds over Heavenly Capital's forbidden ground.
In an instant, dense black clouds blanketed the sky above. Bolts of lightning flashed within them, winding like swimming serpents through the dark clouds.
Before the heavenly lightning even descended, an intent of destruction that seemed capable of annihilating all things fell from the sky and locked directly onto Su Shi'er.
More precisely, it had locked onto the spirit turtle behind Su Shi'er.
Under that destructive intent, the spirit turtle faced a formidable enemy. Its body, originally no larger than a palm, rapidly expanded, turning in the blink of an eye into a giant turtle as tall as two men.
Its fist-sized eyes flickered with unease.
Damn it, this time I'm truly finished!
If I'd known... I wouldn't have coveted that Black Tortoise Carapace Fragment. Being mediocre would at least have been safe. At worst, if this fellow died, I could just find another master.
And now? I finally refined the fragment, yet before I could enjoy any of its benefits, danger came crashing down wave after wave.
The spirit turtle frantically urged the Demonic Core within its body, inwardly groaning without end.
Triggering a Heavenly Tribulation without any preparation, and in such circumstances, was no different from seeking death.
If Su Shi'er had not insisted, the spirit turtle would never have done something like this.
At this moment, amid its uneasy gaze was also a trace of despair.