The three soared into the sky, arriving beside Chen Mo, and were all stunned upon seeing the scene before them.

Who would have thought that the so-called island was actually the body of Baxia?

In that case, wasn't the cave they were in just now actually the stomach of the Dragon Turtle?

"Mr. Chen, did you chop off its... ahem, head?" Yu Hongyin's voice was somewhat strained. "This was an Ancient Strange Beast, and it just died like that?"

"..."

Looking at the bare long neck, Chen Mo felt a chill in his heart.

He hadn't expected to be transported inside the Alien Beast and then decapitate it with a sword.

"To be precise, it had already died." An Mengni examined the situation for a moment and said, "The 'Jiuzhou Chronicles of the Strange' records that after Baxia dies, its body turns to stone, remaining intact for millennia, appearing just as it does now."

Yu Hongyin glanced at her with some doubt.

When had her scatterbrained cousin become so knowledgeable?

An Mengni continued, "However, Baxia's longevity is extraordinarily long. If it enters deep sleep, it can live for thousands of years, so this one was likely killed by someone."

"Murdered?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Mo looked carefully and indeed discovered clues.

The stone tablet was not carried on its back but was deeply embedded in the turtle shell, and the surrounding area was filled with cracked patterns, as if someone had forcibly hammered it in with brute force!

It's known that Baxia's characteristic is immense strength and a love for bearing heavy loads, able to carry mountains and roam around. Though stories might exaggerate, they do indicate its extraordinary nature.

Especially that shell, reputed to be indestructible, as the strongest defensive part of its body, yet it was pierced through by a stone tablet!

This showed the strength and arrogance of the one who acted!

They disdain any method, aiming to defeat you at your strongest point!

An Mengni raised her hand, Primordial Qi surged forth, lifting the severed head.

Baxia's expression was frozen at the moment before death, eyes wide open, mouth slightly agape, reflecting traces of fear and despair.

"Baxia may not be aggressive, but its defense is astonishing. Even a First Grade Grandmaster couldn't break this shell."

"Apart from this stone tablet, there are no other injuries, like thunder, killing in one strike..."

"It seems the opponent started as an Ultimate Venerable."

An Mengni's hand passed over those still-open eyes, and the stone head turned to dust, completely vanishing.

Chen Mo flashed onto the turtle's back, standing before the colossal stone tablet nearly a hundred yards tall, feeling overwhelmingly small, gaining new insights into the might of the one who acted.

Looking at the inscriptions carved on it, they seemed inexplicably familiar, and he couldn't help but reach out to touch them.

Buzz——

At the moment of contact, an inexplicable wave came, and the stone tablet suddenly vanished, along with Yu Hongyin and the others.

"Strange, what happened?" 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

As Chen Mo felt bewildered, the "continent" beneath him started to move!

"Roar——"

A roar exploded beside his ears, causing his Qi-Blood to surge.

The Baxia that had been dead was suddenly alive again, its severed head reattached, opening its bloodthirsty gaping mouth, letting out a long howl full of immense rage.

Chen Mo followed its gaze upward and saw a silhouette suspended in the dim sky.

Tall and straight like a spear, black hair fluttering in the wind, a black robe rustling, hanging eyes overlooking Baxia, a cold voice reached his ears:

"Beast, dare to devour Spirit Vein, ruin Human Race's fortune, think you can hide underwater and evade me?"

"If heaven and earth show no mercy, then I shall execute for heaven!"

With his right hand raised, a massive shadow appeared behind him, and a giant stone tablet emerged out of thin air.

Baxia's expression gradually turned from anger to terror, it tried to dive underwater, but the surging sea seemed frozen, firmly holding it in place.

"Ha, trying to escape? Too late."

"You love bearing weight, don't you?"

"This prison-suppressing tablet gathers the power of mountains, prepared just for you!"

"Die!"

The man's hands pressed down, and the stone tablet thundered into movement.

Like a falling star, carrying an unstoppable momentum, it roared towards Baxia!

Chen Mo watched this scene, his heart trembling, subconsciously knowing this couldn't be blocked, even he would surely die!

Bang——

The moment the stone tablet hit Baxia, it shattered through the hard shell, blood sprayed like rain, and Baxia let out heart-wrenching wails.

The terrifying power was endless, causing the entire sea area to sink three inches!

Then mighty waves surged, sea water mixed with blood boiling fiercely, stirring continuously!

After a good quarter of an hour, everything finally calmed down, Baxia had lost all sound, its body gradually turned to stone, but did not sink, quietly floating on the sea surface.

Step——

The man landed on the shell, his expression calm, as if he had done a trivial thing.

With a flick of his sleeve, countless colorful light points were drawn from Baxia's body, gathering in his palm.

"Luckily, I was timely, this beast only absorbed a small portion..."

Just then, the man seemed to notice something, suddenly turning towards the west, his eyes flashed with anger!

"Ling Xiao..."

"Damn thing, dare you!"

He neglected even the stone tablet, with a flash of his figure, suddenly disappeared.

And that inexplicable wave stopped, a crisp calling voice echoed: