Give this book some powerstones plz
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A dozen or so thousand-year-old spirit beasts rapidly closed in on the wooden hut. The closest was a fierce white tiger with intricate markings. It suddenly caught sight of a massive gourd vine growing right beside the hut.
Seven gourds glowed faintly in the night, each radiating a different, mysterious light.
But the white tiger paid it no mind.
"Those gourds look pretty tasty… After I finish off this human, I might as well eat those gourds too," it thought to itself, then slammed a massive paw down toward Shi Batian's hut.
At that moment, the vines suddenly burst into a bright green light, a shimmering shield spreading over the entire hut.
"Hm?"
The lead white tiger froze in confusion. Something was definitely wrong.
Yet these spirit beasts had been lurking here for days, their spiritual senses sharp and alert. This was a human settlement, after all—high-level soul masters could show up anytime to kill them and snatch their spirit rings. Now that the opportunity had come, it wasn't about to give up!
It didn't retreat. Instead, it swung its huge paw again toward the hut—only to be violently repelled, as if hitting an invisible wall.
Boom! Boom!
The powerful backlash sent the white tiger crashing into the ground, kicking up rocks and dirt before it finally came to a halt.
Behind it, the other spirit beasts were stunned.
"What the hell? That tiger just got thrown clear out!"
"This is weird. Everyone, be careful… there's something strange about this place."
"It's that gourd vine—that thing isn't normal!"
These were ten-thousand-year-old spirit beasts, each with a degree of intelligence. They quickly realized the green light came from the glowing gourds.
Their gazes shifted to the vine, shining with that eerie green light.
And just as they feared, it was Shi Batian's "kids" who were striking back!
"What are you big bullies trying to do? Are you going to hurt Dad?"
"Isn't it obvious?"
"Get lost, mutts! Get lost!" The little gourds on the vine spoke angrily.
The other gourds shouted anxiously, "Don't bully Dad! Don't bully Dad!"
"If you don't leave… don't blame us for beating you up!"
Hearing the gourds speak, the spirit beasts were shocked. Although they were intelligent, no spirit beast could speak human language—only communicate through beast sounds.
Perhaps this gourd vine was a plant-type spirit beast with unusually high intelligence. But plant-type beasts were known for being weak fighters!
The powerful ten-thousand-year-old beasts weren't afraid at all and started mocking the gourds.
"So you're just some newborn little gourds, huh? I'm a ten-thousand-year-old spirit beast. I'm feeling generous now—I just want to eat that human inside the hut, not waste time on you weaklings. You better quiet down!"
A massive tortoise spirit beast standing under the vines threatened with a harsh voice.
Other spirit beasts chimed in:
"Yeah, don't blame me if I torch your whole gourd vine… little kids, huh?"
"Hahaha… exactly."
They all dismissed the gourds as nothing more than fragile nuisances, clearly underestimating their power.
"Those stinky turtles and birds want to eat Dad?! No way, not happening!"
"No way Dad's getting eaten—we have to protect him!"
The red gourd, the leader, roared:
"Brothers, let's drive these bad guys away!"
"Yeah!"
In the next moment, the fourth gourd from the left—the green one—suddenly glowed bright green, then spewed blazing flames. This was the fourth gourd brother.
"Heh, let me roast these spirit beasts into a feast. Dad will love this."
Seeing the gourds attack first, the water-element tortoise spirit beast sneered coldly:
"Just some little flames… Watch my Xuanming Water Escape!"
It took a deep breath, then blasted a massive jet of water. The water quickly formed a towering wall, shielding them.
"This tortoise carries the bloodline of the divine beast Xuanwu. Its water powers are top-tier among ten-thousand-year-old beasts."
"Normal fire… won't stand a chance."
The spirit beasts nearby laughed, confident. But a moment later, a huge scream pierced the air.
"Ugh… it's so hot, so hot!"
The arrogant Xuanming tortoise writhed on the ground, its water shield vanishing as fire wrapped around its body in fierce, burning pain.
"It's Ultimate Fire—the power of Ultimate Fire! This damn gourd's fire has reached that level. I'm no match for it."
"What?!"
The spirit beasts were terrified. They could already smell the roasting flesh on the tortoise—this fire was truly Ultimate Fire level!
Ultimate Fire was the pinnacle of fire mastery—anything less wasn't considered true Ultimate Fire. Though the tortoise's water abilities were strong, they still fell short of Ultimate Water.
Besides, this tortoise was among the most powerful spirit beasts present. Many took a step back, shocked by what they'd just witnessed.
While the beasts were still stunned by the tortoise's defeat, a small voice floated down from above:
"Looks like it's not quite done cooking yet, but Dad should like it a bit more charred."
The green gourd wobbled, murmuring softly.
The tortoise's burned paw twitched weakly, unable to move. Flames continued to burn, agony radiating across its body.
"Bird, help me out!"
The tortoise cried in pain, pleading to a blazing bird spirit beast overhead.
"Heh… now you remember me? You lot tried to ditch me before!"
The bird spirit beast was the fiery Demon Flame Phoenix. It scoffed, but still chose to help—the gourds were no joke, after all, carrying a trace of phoenix blood, its flames nearly matched Ultimate Fire.
It Inhaled deeply and unleashed a blazing inferno hundreds of meters long, scorching the surrounding space.
It was all-out.
Having learned from the tortoise's defeat, it wasn't about to underestimate its foes. It was going to burn this gourd vine to ashes.
Nearby, the fifth gourd brother, the cyan one, happily shouted:
"Heh, this is fun! Fourth brother, I want in!"
The fifth gourd glowed faintly with a watery blue light, stunningly beautiful in the night. Then—
"Taste the power of water!"
It spat out several cold blue water jets.
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