Chapter 1416 : Hurricane-Slaying Gourd

Yet the Skycrocodile Patriarch, despite possessing a treasure he dared not wield, merely gripped his heavy spear tightly to meet the foe. Though his movements seemed grand and imposing, sweeping through heaven and sea like a tidal force, he ultimately fought with constrained limbs and shackled resolve.

"Boom"

After exchanging over 13,000 moves in this manner, Eldrin finally seized an opening. Boundless power of rules merged with the radiance of 5 deities within his body, unleashing earth-shattering force that surged across all directions before crashing down upon the great spear.

The leader of the Celestial Alligator Clan felt his palms split open in an instant, his great spear shockingly torn from his grasp by the impact.

"Ah—"

With a single devastating strike, the Sky Crocodile Patriarch let out a wretched cry as he tried to retract his great spear. Yet a swirl of 5-colored divine light swept past, and even this world-shattering treasure—the Primordial Chaos Spear—was seized into oblivion.

"Damn it."

Having lost yet another Primordial Chaos Artifact, the Patriarch of the Skycrocodile Clan now stood utterly bereft of treasures.

His heart lurched in panic, and he instantly transformed into a beam of light to flee once more—but it was already too late.

But then Eldrin suddenly hurled his great spear, its whistling roar tearing through the air before—thwack—it pierced through the Sky Crocodile Patriarch, pinning him mid-void.

"Ah—"

Once again suffering a fatal blow, the Patriarch of the Celestial Alligator Clan let out a piercing shriek. He attempted to channel his spiritual power to heal his wounds, but alas, after the prolonged battle, his energy reserves were completely depleted. Even the foundational essence of his Earth Immortal realm had been exhausted, pushing his vast inner world to the brink of total collapse.

Witnessing this, Eldrin did not hold back. With a flick of his sleeve, he pointed forward, unleashing a surge of immense primordial chaos that utterly obliterated the Heaven-Crocodile Clan Lord’s Nascent Soul and Immortal Embryo.

Hah

Having slain the Lord of the Celestial Alligator Tribe, Eldrin slowly released a breath he had been holding. It could be said that this battle was the most protracted 1 Eldrin had fought since his ascension to immortality.

The Crocodile Patriarch and Eldrin (Person Name) were nearly equal in combat prowess. Without the profound mystic art 5-Colored Divine Light (Mystic Art), it would have been truly uncertain who would emerge victorious in a fair duel between them.

At the very least, had it not been for the 5-Colored Aurora Evasion, the Skycrocodile Patriarch would have spared no effort to escape. Apart from those at the half-step Heavenly Immortal realm or above, no 1 could have been confident of slaying him.

The battle raged on for over 13 1000 exchanges. Eldrin's mana reserves were already more than half depleted, and even the power of heaven and earth had been diminished by over half. If the fight continued, there was a risk of depleting the very essence of the primordial chaos.

Moreover, in the latter stages of this great battle, both sides relied primarily on physical strength for their confrontation. Magical power was chiefly employed to activate key divine abilities such as the 5-Colored Divine Light, lest they severely deplete the very essence of heaven and earth.

"Without a powerful formation to trap them, a single late-stage Earth Immortal is this difficult to kill."

"If a half-step Celestial Immortal were determined to flee, even 4 or 5 of their peers joining forces might not be able to hunt them down to certain death."

Eldrin murmured inwardly, a trace of solemnity flashing between his brows. With a sweep of his sleeve, he gathered the various treasures of the Skycrocodile Patriarch. As he picked up the God-Slaying Flying Blade, Eldrin’s brow twitched imperceptibly.

It was undeniable that the God-Slaying Flying Dagger was truly extraordinary. Had it not been this blade that shattered the grand formation, allowing the Sky Crocodile Patriarch to break free from its confines, he would have long perished under the siege of countless adversaries.

At this thought, Eldrin spoke up, "I also possess a Heavenly Spiritual Root—the Zephyr Gourd Vine. If I were to nurture the God-Slaying Flying Dagger within a Zephyr Treasure Gourd, could its power be further enhanced?"

With this thought in mind, Eldrin employed the power of the Primordial Chaos rules to completely erase the traces of the Sky Crocodile Patriarch from the Slaying God Flying Dagger.

Once this step was completed, he placed it into the Liufeng Treasure Gourd (Magic Treasure) for nurturing.

No sooner had he placed the Slaying God Flying Blade inside than Eldrin noticed this extraordinary treasure gradually merging with the Whirlwind Gourd.

"It truly works."

A surge of delight rose in Eldrin's heart as he immediately began to inspect the Wind-Sweeping Treasure Gourd. After a brief moment of sensing its energies, he discovered that the fusion of the 2 treasures had already brought about a degree of mutation.

It possesses 3 transformations. First, the God-Slaying Flying Knife has merged with the Whirlwind Treasure Gourd, allowing its grade to continuously evolve when nourished by the awakened Heavenly Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root).

Second, from now on, the Wind-Sweeping Gourd would be able to store energy in place of the God-Slaying Flying Daggers, allowing attacks to be launched using the energy contained within it. The Wind-Sweeping Gourd was a Heaven-Opening Spiritual Treasure specifically designed for energy storage, capable of holding far more energy than the God-Slaying Flying Daggers.

According to Eldrin's (Person Name) estimation, a low-grade Heaven-Opening Treasure-level Wind-Sweeping Gourd could activate the God-Slaying Flying Blade once.

A mid-grade gourd can be activated 3 times, while a superior-grade 1 can unleash as many as 9 attacks. Should the Wind-Sweeping Gourd Vine advance further and evolve into a top-grade Heavenly Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root), the gourd would unleash a strike comparable to a Celestial Immortal's full-powered blow. Of course, a Celestial Immortal's attack—capable of obliterating myriad realms—consumes an immense amount of energy. Thus, this treasure possesses only a single strike.

Third, the Zephyr Gourd would continuously nurture the Slaughter God Flying Dagger. The zephyr power contained within it would gradually converge upon the Slaughter God Flying Dagger, transforming it into a pure weapon of slaughter—the 'Zephyr Slaughter God Flying Dagger'. Its unleashed destructive power would increase by 30 percent compared to its original state, while the Zephyr Gourd would become a purely energy-storing treasure.

"Liūfēng Treasure Gourd, Liūfēng God-Slaying Flying Dagger."

"The fusion of these 2 gives birth to the Gourd of Howling Winds That Slays Divinity," Eldrin murmured inwardly, a faint smile gracing his lips.

From this day forth, the Gale-Severing Divine Calabash would become a hidden trump card in his arsenal.

This God-Slaying Flying Dagger, in the hands of the Heavenly Crocodile Patriarch, served merely as a single-use trump card. Yet in Eldrin's grasp, it would ultimately be capable of being activated multiple times in succession.

Most importantly, Eldrin could continuously nurture the Wind-Sweeping Gourd Vine to advance, elevating it to the level of an Innate Ancient Tree or even a Primordial Heavenly Spiritual Root. Unlike ordinary Earth Immortal Patriarchs, who typically reached their limit by cultivating a single Superior Grade Heavenly Spiritual Root and found it nearly impossible to progress further in their entire lives. With such a treasure, if nurtured unceasingly, it might 1 day be capable of slaying mighty Celestial Immortals, or even cleaving through primordial chaos to annihilate Chaos Fiends. "With this reward, the hardships of this battle were not in vain."

Eldrin murmured inwardly, then without further delay, headed toward the Sea of Returning Abyss.

On their way back, they encountered Lyra (Person Name) and her companions who had come to assist.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing he was unharmed. Lyra (Person Name) asked, "What was the outcome of this battle?"

After a fierce and grueling battle, he had finally achieved his heart's desire.

Eldrin retrieved the Celestial Crocodile Patriarch's inner core, then asked, "What about the rest of you?"

Elder Tianyuan declared, "Those 5 Earth Immortal realm monsters have all been vanquished.

"Good." Eldrin nodded and said, "We shouldn't linger here. Let's head back first."

"Very well."

Everyone nodded and followed Eldrin back to the Sea of the Returning Abyss.

Eldrin activated the Yin Yang Void Mirror, transporting the group toward the Sea of Returning Ruins. They soon arrived atop Verdant Chariot Mountain.

Within the Starry Glaze Realm, Eldrin swept his gaze over the assembly and remarked with a faint smile, "This battle’s complete victory owes much to the assistance of all you fellow Daoists."

"Since we have now gained some rewards, let us divide the spoils among ourselves."

Eldrin spoke slowly, then retrieved a myriad of treasures from his sleeve.