Deep within the Cloud Dream Marsh, on the white sands of an island, a Greedy Wolf opened its gaping maw and snatched a six-meter-long catfish from the marsh waters, swallowing it in just two bites. Licking the bloodstains from its mouth, its dark eyes turned towards Chenfeng Mountain.

“This Little Turtle is asking for a beating,” it said with schadenfreude.

“Indeed, it’s asking for it,” another creature, a large bird resembling a golden eagle with lightning flickering all over its body, responded.

Laughter erupted from all around.

Looking around, the island was home to more than a dozen adult Divine Beasts. The Cloud Dream Dragon King had revealed his true Flood Dragon form to entertain the guests. For demon races to meet guests in their true form was considered the highest etiquette, just as he had greeted Su He and Su Huanian in his true form.

“It’s also a childhood memory.”

“I’m just worried that this Little Turtle, having just crossed the Tribulation to become a Dragon Turtle, is too proud. Now that he’s suffered a loss, he might not be able to save face and could lash out in earnest,” a Deer Shu said softly.

Upon closer inspection, the positions of these Divine Beasts were centered around the Deer Shu, with all the beasts coiled around it.

“What’s there to fear?” The Greedy Wolf edged closer to the Deer Shu and said, “It’s just a game.”

It wasn’t a real conspiracy against Little Turtle. The older turtles would not care too much if they knew. After all, its own little Greedy Wolf had already opened two layers of heaven and wouldn’t suffer a loss. Unless something unexpected happened, this was the only chance for the little wolf cub to beat up the Dragon Turtle. According to the customs of the Dragon Turtle clan, none of them honestly opened a single layer of heaven for ten thousand years. Which one hadn’t advanced earlier? It was uncertain when this Little Turtle would catch up to his wolf cub. Perhaps the next time they met, the roles of attacker and defender would be reversed.

The Deer Shu tapped its hooves twice, wanting to distance itself from the Greedy Wolf, but then gave up. If one were to say which clan among the Divine Beasts had the best beastly relations, it would be the Deer Shu. Being close to the Deer Shu could increase the chances of offspring proliferation. It was rumored that the Kylin also had this ability, but… the credibility was not high, as there were only four Kylins in their own clan, even the smallest group among the Divine Beasts. They could only envy those with a single offspring.

The Deer Shu snorted, its mane fluttering in the wind. It always felt that the Greedy Wolf and the Flame Crow were assuming too much, perhaps forgetting what Luo had said on the day Little Turtle crossed the Tribulation.

Luo had claimed that Little Turtle would become a Dragon Turtle within a year—clearly a boast. Without the highest quality Demon Morphing Fruit, it was impossible for a turtle to ascend to the ranks of Dragon Turtle in just one year. But This Turtle was bound to become a Dragon Turtle within a millennium, or even just three to five hundred years. Was such a talented turtle so easy to provoke? It too looked towards Chenfeng Mountain.

…

A group of Divine Beasts charged into Chenfeng Mountain, their Divine Senses spreading out. A dozen Divine Senses collided and surged within Chenfeng Mountain, yet they failed to find any trace of the Dragon Turtle.

“Snow Concealment!” a beast reminded.

The Snow Concealment technique of the Dragon Turtle clan was famous throughout the heavens. Adult Dragon Turtles rarely used it because they simply didn’t need to; they would just flatten any enemy directly. But for these young turtles, it was a divine skill.

“Watch out for a sneak attack!” the Flame Crow flapped its wings and screeched, “Heavy Eyed Bird!”

A colorful pheasant took flight, its appearance plain except for its beauty, but its eyes held double pupils.

“Qian position, thirty li!” This pheasant-like Divine Beast called out clearly and took the lead, charging forward.

A pheasant fearlessly charging at a Dragon Turtle was a sight both tragic and absurd. Yet, the pheasant exuded an aura of bravery and invincibility. With each flap of its wings, a fierce wind blew, as if it were a war god! The Heavy Eyed Bird, with its double-pupiled eyes, possessed immense strength. Though it appeared small, it was a warrior at heart. Most of its Divine Abilities were for close combat, with only the eye-based Divine Ability being exceptionally clever. In terms of eye-based Divine Abilities alone, not even the Dragon Turtle clan’s Illusion could compare. Half of the other Divine Beasts charged forward at the same time. This group of creatures didn’t even consider fighting one-on-one!

“Hiss!” A transformed snake hissed long and loud. The Dragon Turtle, which had been invisible, suddenly revealed a faint transparent figure. It was sneaking around, attempting to take a detour to the southwest and climb the mountain.

“Stop him!” the Heavy Eyed Bird called out first, charging ahead, followed closely by five other Divine Beasts almost simultaneously.

As they charged forward, the Heavy Eyed Bird hesitated, a flash of surprise in its eyes, and it turned to flee. Sensing trouble, the other beasts immediately retreated. They were all Divine Beasts of over ten thousand years, still young, but not foolish. Even if they had spent more time sleeping over the millennia, their experience still broke through the heavens. At that moment, the transparent Dragon Turtle exploded with a roar. In an instant, it transformed into a vast sea, engulfing the six Divine Beasts. Rain poured down from above, and before it even hit the ground, it turned into hail, pelting down with a crackling sound.

A tremendous force! The sky filled with hail instantly submerged the six Divine Beasts. The earth shattered, and amidst the hissing of snakes and the cries of birds…

With Su He’s current realm, even Su Huanian wouldn’t dare to move through such dense hail, let alone the massive forms of the Divine Beasts, which were clear targets. Except for the Heavy Eyed Bird, it was too small, and the force it bore was less. Moreover, as a close-combat Divine Beast, its defense was extremely high.

On the white sands of the island, the adult Divine Beasts watching the scene stopped their teasing.

After a moment of silence, the Greedy Wolf asked, “Was this Dragon Turtle raised by a human cultivator?”Only human cultivators can truly bring out the versatility of their domains. Divine Beasts may neglect to develop their domains due to their innate mastery, often using them solely for brute force confrontations. However, when a human cultivator births a domain, it is invariably extraordinary. Little Turtle transformed his domain into an avatar, deceiving the Heavy Eyed Bird and instantly drawing six Divine Beasts into his domain. Little Dragon Turtle’s domain could even exist independently of his true body! Normally, domains are centered around the user.

A single misstep.

With that brilliant move, even if Little Dragon Turtle took a beating today, he regained his honor.

Several roars echoed as the Divine Beasts trapped within the domain immediately expanded their own domains, intending to clash head-on and break free. The collision of domains is entirely different from deploying a domain after being trapped in someone else’s. The six Divine Beasts were ready for a tough fight, and forcefully breaking through Dragon Turtle’s domain would be costly. They expanded their domains with full force.

But at that moment, the domain enveloping them, Dragon Turtle’s domain, suddenly vanished. Instead, the six Divine Beasts’ own domains explosively surged in all directions.

Colliding, crushing, attacking. Quicksand, divine water, clouds, forests… The full-force collision of six domains was unimaginably powerful.

The sky falls, the earth sinks!

“Screech!” The Heavy Eyed Bird let out a sharp cry. It preferred physical combat and rarely used its domain. Six Divine Beasts of comparable realms clashing with their domains resulted in an immediate defeat. With a screech, it relied on its formidable body to burst out of the domain battle.

A streak of golden light approached, and a golden die suddenly smashed towards it.

Boom! The Heavy Eyed Bird collided with the die, and cracks in space appeared at the point of impact, like flashes of lightning.

Mountain God Seal, seventy percent strength!

The Heavy Eyed Bird was sent flying backward, and only then did Dragon Turtle reveal his form. He appeared and immediately teleported, leaping straight towards the Heavy Eyed Bird.

The Heavy Eyed Bird excelled in close combat, physical attacks. Dragon Turtle was its nemesis, even more adept at physical combat! But Su He did not engage in a brawl. Leaping over, he unleashed the Mountain God Seal once again.

Power ×2

The Heavy Eyed Bird, furious, thought: Again! You’re targeting me amidst so many Divine Beasts? Do you think I’m an easy target? With a screech, it swung its wings like dual blades, slashing directly at the golden die hurtling towards it.

Dragon Turtle had held back and ambushed with his full strength in the previous strike, which didn’t even harm it. Prepared this time, what could it do?

The Heavy Eyed Bird, confident, slashed its wings towards the Mountain God Seal.

Then—

Boom!

A shockwave spread in all directions, obliterating mountains and trees in its path. The Heavy Eyed Bird, as if struck by a heavy blow, arrived quickly and left even faster. Shot like a cannonball towards the base of Chenfeng Mountain, its wings drooped, and its eyes showed a trace of shock! Despicable! This strike was at least twice as powerful as before! This isn’t the strength of a newly ascended Divine Beast. You’ve shattered space itself! Dragon Turtle must have used some forbidden technique to burst forth!

Flames ignited on its body as it stabilized and screeched, charging at Su He again: “Come on! Smash me!”

It had been careless before, not using its full strength. If you can, strike me with the same force as before. Who doesn’t have a burst technique? But such things can’t be used repeatedly. If you dare, use it again, and I’ll admire you! It charged forward abruptly.

Su He, as it wished, met it with another Mountain God Seal.

Power ×3

The seal and the bird collided once more, but this time there was no sound, only a ripple spreading through space, which exploded far away with a thunderous roar. The Heavy Eyed Bird shattered space and was sent flying back.

Confused, the power of the Mountain God Seal had doubled again. It was at its limit of endurance.

What’s going on?! It’s a Divine Beast that has opened a layer of heaven! How could it be pushed to its limit by a Dragon Turtle that had just passed the heavenly tribulation?!

It looked at Su He in disbelief. The power had increased again; you must be cheating, right?

But then, the unyielding Dragon Turtle used a divine mechanism to appear behind the Heavy Eyed Bird. Opening its mouth, another pure gold die came crashing down.

Is this the only move you know?! The Heavy Eyed Bird, enraged, ignited its body in flames, its wings transforming into heavy hammers, blasting fire as it smashed towards the die.

Boom! Power ×4

The hammer and the Mountain God Seal collided, instantly shattering into pieces. The Mountain God Seal’s momentum unabated, it struck the Heavy Eyed Bird, exploding on impact, thunder bursting forth. With a thunderous blow, the Heavy Eyed Bird was numbed instantly, smashed by the Mountain God Seal against the formation of Chenfeng Mountain.

Ripples spread like light on water across the formation. The Heavy Eyed Bird was pressed by the Mountain God Seal against the formation, flattened like a pancake. The power of the Mountain God Seal did not wane, pushing the formation outward, carrying it as it broke through. The Heavy Eyed Bird spat out a mouthful of blood, igniting a sea of flames upon landing. Its body flickered with electric light, its eyes hollowing out.

A massive Heavy Eyed Bird tore through the air, flying over, picking up the fallen bird, and hastily checking it. It was just damage from the collision and lightning strike. Its internal organs were shattered, but it was not serious; it would recover in twenty or thirty years.

It turned to Su He: “Youngster, it was just a playful fight, why so ruthless?”

Ruthless, my foot! How about you get attacked by a dozen Divine Beasts of higher realms and then talk about a playful fight?Su He chuckled and, without a word, opened his mouth to cast the Mountain God Seal. The seal, following the path broken by the Heavy Eyed Bird through the formation, shot out into the air and instantly grew to the size of the great Heavy Eyed Bird, then came crashing down with increased force.

Power ×5

This time, the power of the Mountain God Seal was even more evident. Before it even hit the Heavy Eyed Bird, it had already shattered a piece of the sky, which churned like boiling soup, unable to mend itself.

The Mountain God Seal shattered the space and thunderously struck the adult Heavy Eyed Bird. The bird raised its wings to block the seal, protecting its young beneath its claws.

Then, after a moment of silence, without a word, it turned and left.

It saw clearly that this strike was five times more powerful than the first, and even more so than the last attack on its offspring. The fact that the young Dragon Turtle could wield such a powerful Mountain God Seal, yet chose not to use it during the first stealth attack, was a sign of friendliness. It was its own offspring that had stubbornly forced the opponent to increase the power of each strike. Even when the opponent was holding back, its young couldn’t withstand it. By the fourth strike, the Mountain God Seal was unleashed.

What could it say? To question further would be utterly shameless.

But how could this turtle, who had just survived the Tribulation Crossing, possess such formidable divine abilities? This is a Dragon Turtle? Nonsense! It had been struck by Dragon Turtles before! It shared the same birthday with Zhu, and the turtle and bird had fought many battles. It was only later, after the opening of the Third Heaven, that the gap between their races widened!

This turtle was not normal!

No, this generation of Dragon Turtles was abnormal! By age, Bai Ling should be of the same generation as these youngsters. But Bai Ling had long surpassed the realm of the young, and if she were alive today, she might have even made it into the top thirty of the Hakutaku List.

Even back then, those in the top thirty of the Hakutaku List didn’t want to face Bai Ling.

What’s with these Dragon Turtles? This Mo Jade Dragon Turtle had only crossed the Tribulation half a year ago!

Half a year! Wasn’t that practically a newborn? And yet it could dominate its bird offspring in battle…

And its use of the domain, scheming against six Divine Beasts, causing their own domains to clash – it was too similar to Bai Ling’s fighting style. Back then, Bai Ling fought in such a way that the more opponents there were, the more advantageous it was for her, without needing to lift a finger herself. Could this be another Bai Ling? It held the unconscious Heavy Eyed Bird offspring and flew away, looking back at the Dragon Turtle.

The Dragon Turtle had already roared and charged at the other five Divine Beasts, targeting the Transforming Serpent!

The target was clear!

First, it attacked the Heavy Eyed Bird, then the Transforming Serpent, because these two Divine Beasts were likely to see through his Snow Concealment. The Dragon Turtle clan indeed remained powerful through the ages. But they sure could boast! Was this combat experience gained in just one year of becoming a Dragon Turtle? In one year, one couldn’t even become familiar with a single Divine Ability! To glorify oneself shamelessly!

Beneath Su He, the waves surged, rushing towards the other five Divine Beasts. The battle here seemed fierce, but in reality, it all happened in the blink of an eye, not even lasting the time of three to five breaths.

As the domains of the five directions had just separated, Su He had already ridden the waves over. The turtle had not yet arrived, but the Mountain God Seal had already been cast, striking down from above into the midst of the five beasts.

Power ×6

With a loud bang, dust filled the air, and a mushroom cloud of yellow earth rose up. The space shattered piece by piece. Fortunately, this mountain was specifically built for the struggle of Divine Beasts and had been reinforced countless times; otherwise, it would have collapsed during Su He’s thousand-jun hailstorm.

After a long while, the dust slowly dispersed, and where the Mountain God Seal had struck, a crater had formed. At the bottom of the crater, a Mo Jade Dragon Turtle appeared amidst the dust, looking around before its gaze settled on the Transforming Serpent: “Will you leave on your own, or shall I force you out?”

The Transforming Serpent flicked its tongue, licking its lips, looked around, then turned and flew away, slipping through the breach in the mountain-guarding formation created by Su He.

The other four Divine Beasts looked at each other and followed suit. It wasn’t that they couldn’t fight, but Divine Beasts have their pride! If the Dragon Turtle’s last strike had not hit the empty ground but had instead enlarged the Mountain God Seal to smash on their heads, the consequences would be self-evident. It was like a mortal duel; if your opponent had already sliced off your collar button with a sword, and you still shamelessly refused to admit defeat, then you were simply asking for trouble.

Su He watched them leave and turned his head towards the entrance of Chenfeng Mountain, where five more Divine Beasts remained, all of which considered themselves above joining forces with those who had only opened the First Heaven to attack him.

In reality, these were all young beasts over twenty thousand years old. For Divine Beasts, it was normal to open the First Heaven in ten thousand years. It wasn’t until thirty thousand years old that opening the Second Heaven was considered normal. It was Bai Ling who had single-handedly raised this limit. Hmm, Meng Xuan too, at only six thousand years old, had opened the Second Heaven, which was quite disrespectful to the other Divine Beasts. But she had a Divine Dragon Mother and had started cultivating in the egg, so it wasn’t incomprehensible that she could open the Second Heaven in six thousand years. Now, with the world’s origin of the Heng Gua, Su He’s cultivation speed was hundreds of times faster than that of ordinary Divine Beasts. Could he open the First Heaven within ten years?

That was, of course, if the origin was sufficient.

On White Sand Island, the adult Divine Beasts had stopped talking. Su He’s six strikes of the Mountain God Seal, each more powerful than the last.

The power of the sixth strike was no less than that of the Divine Beasts at the entrance who had opened the Second Heaven.

Was this the ability a Dragon Turtle who had just crossed the Tribulation half a year ago should have? Utterly unreasonable!

Tan Lang licked his lips: “No matter, those were just little ones who had opened the First Heaven. The ones remaining have opened the Second Heaven; This Turtle is bound to lose! Shall we make a bet?”Just half a year after his Tribulation Crossing, Su He had already mastered a variety of Dragon Turtle Divine Abilities. Snow Concealment, Divine Mechanism, Mountain God – if this wasn’t the limit, then there would be no place for him in this world.

The inheritance of Divine Abilities from a Divine Beast requires the divine essence to slowly merge into the body. At this time, it is necessary to draw upon the elemental forces of heaven and earth, a slow process of cultivation.

It is normal to take three to five years, more than a decade, or even a hundred years to master a single Divine Ability. Even the abilities mastered right after Tribulation Crossing, which are innate to the body, require a faster pace, with at least one or two years for each Divine Ability.

Otherwise, the true essence, spiritual energy, and nutrients would not be able to keep up.

For the Dragon Turtle to have three Divine Abilities already showed an extraordinary talent, a peerless monster. This was also because the Mountain God Seal had mutated, perhaps even more compatible with Little Turtle, allowing for such swift progress.

Otherwise, it would have been even slower!

The shape and power of Little Turtle’s Mountain God Seal precisely illustrated this point.

Relying on these three Divine Abilities alone, Little Turtle could match a second-tier Divine Beast in combat, given his combat prowess. But to face five second-tier Divine Beasts at the same time, there was no possibility of that.

The other Divine Beasts rolled their eyes at him. They weren’t fools; it was clear that Little Dragon Turtle was bound to lose.

The Greedy Wolf clan was almost the largest among all the notable Divine Beasts. Among the many Divine Beasts, only they worried about raising their young.

After all, no matter how wealthy, the quantity of good things is limited, and there will always be times when it cannot be evenly distributed. This was a crazy desire for money. Who would place such a bet?

At this moment, a voice came through: “Alright! I bet on Little Dragon Turtle to win, three drops of Yunmeng Essence against your three pieces of Greedy Wolf Star Shards, how about that?”

The voice was melodious and very pleasant. A woman appeared on White Sand Island, yet she did not seem out of place, as if she had always been there.

The body of the Yunmeng Dragon King trembled uncontrollably, as if startled, and he tightened his dragon head, saying, “Auntie!”

This was the Princess of Yunmeng Marsh; his daughter called her auntie, and so did he.

The Princess looked at him and transmitted her voice: “Be good, don’t call me auntie in front of so many people. I’ll spank you!”

The Yunmeng Dragon King shrank his neck.

The other Divine Beasts also showed signs of unease, and they all greeted her respectfully: “Princess!”

Ji Feixue was a demon, but she should not be regarded as an ordinary demon. Treating her as a strong figure among the Divine Beasts would not be wrong.

“Greetings to all!” She greeted them and then looked towards the Greedy Wolf: “Do you want to bet?”

The Greedy Wolf was silent. Three Greedy Wolf Star Shards were treasures, but so was the Yunmeng Essence!

He wanted it! But Little Dragon Turtle’s Tribulation Crossing site was at East Yun Mountain, and although separated by two realms of the battlefield, nothing could block this lady’s sight. Could it be that Little Dragon Turtle had a trump card? But thinking of his own wolf cubs and the mutation of the new Divine Ability, he felt there was no chance of losing.

Through a soul beast in the Xuan Realm, he sent a message to his wolf cub. It raised its head and said boldly: “Fine! I’ll take the bet!”

Ji Feixue seemed not to notice its little trick, and with a gentle tap of her hand, three droplets of water floated in front of her, instantly enriching the water sources of the entire White Sand Island. The Greedy Wolf licked its lips and spat out three star shards, each as large as a mountain. It wasn’t that it didn’t want to break the shards into smaller pieces for the bet, but it couldn’t; it couldn’t break these shards. Ji Feixue tapped lightly, and the three star shards shrank, turning into three pendant-like objects floating in the air.

Now, they only awaited the outcome of Su He’s battle to decide their ownership.

On Chenfeng Mountain, Flame Crow was already flapping its wings, hopping closer to Su He.

The Greedy Wolf followed closely behind, with the remaining three Divine Beasts spreading out.

The battle was about to erupt.