This vast marshland was like an ocean, only that there were clusters of underwater mountains, unlike the flat seabed. The merfolk built fortresses along the mountains, cultivated aquatic plants, and herded schools of fish and sea beasts.

The houses of the merfolk resembled Mongolian yurts and igloos, with a dome-shaped roof and an arched protruding door. However, not all lived in such houses. Some merfolk lived along the mountains, carving caves into the underwater rocks and residing within.

Inside, pearls shone brightly, making it look like high-rise buildings from the previous life when viewed from the outside.

The merfolk were unique, all possessing cultivation, yet they lived in houses like ordinary people.

Su He was lying on the altar, and the other merfolk had already dispersed—the welcoming ceremony was not too complicated. The merfolk priest noticed that Su He’s condition was not right and hurriedly drove the other merfolk away. At this moment, he was trying to remove the turtle shell stacked on his shell.

After a complex ceremony, the merfolk priest bowed respectfully: “The disaster has been resolved, please return the divine armor!”

The turtle shell on the turtle shell began to tremble, ready to fly.

It’s useful! Su He was overjoyed. This piece of turtle shell was excellent, allowing him to press the spirit race to the ground and rub it.

But the consumption was too great.

The Dragon Turtle’s true essence condensate was okay, after all, there were more than fifty drops in stock. But his divine sense was almost exhausted. The sea of sense in the Sense Realm had turned into a small pond.

If the turtle shell doesn’t come down, Su He will have to go down. He wondered if this world had an underworld?

The turtle shell trembled and floated up, Su He’s body color faded from white jade to ink jade, and a flash of disappointment passed in the eyes of the merfolk priest.

It’s not white…

Although black is domineering, white is still beautiful. Just like their god, seven parts domineering and three parts elegant. Truly heroic.

Not only was the priest disappointed, but the flying turtle shell also seemed to dislike the black Dragon Turtle. It hesitated in the air, about to fly away, but suddenly turned back and snapped back onto Su He’s shell.

The color that had just been restored instantly turned into white jade again.

Su He: “……”

He looked helplessly at the merfolk priest, who was looking at the turtle shell with a puzzled expression. He bowed again: “Please return the divine armor!”

The white jade turtle shell moved a bit, then returned to calm—this time it didn’t seem to want to leave, but rather seemed to be looking for a comfortable position, as if it wanted to sleep for a long time.

“Please return the divine armor!” The priest said again with a serious expression.

The turtle shell stopped moving completely, as if it had grown together with Su He.

The priest fell silent, and Su He looked at him, their eyes meeting.

After a while, the priest said: “The respected god has the breath of our god, attracting the divine armor to attach.”

Could this Dragon Turtle be a descendant or a relative of the god?

“What should we do?” Su He asked. He couldn’t possibly vomit out all the absorbed turtle beads and turtle elements, could he? He couldn’t do it! The food he had eaten had already been digested and turned into flesh, how could he vomit it out?

He looked at the merfolk priest with a worried expression. He blew a bubble, and if he couldn’t think of a solution, this marshland would become the burial ground for the two Dragon Turtles.

It’s so lucky!

The priest swam around, pacing back and forth. After a while, he suddenly looked up at Su He: “Respected god, there is a place where the breath of our god is stronger. If you go there, you will definitely be able to remove the divine armor.”

“Where?” Su He looked up.

“The resting place of our god—the Dragon Turtle Tomb!” In terms of strong breath, what place could be stronger than the tomb of a god?

But the Dragon Turtle’s great tomb… After the Dragon Turtle was buried, the merfolk never went there again, even the priest held the ceremony from a distance.

But the Dragon Turtle in front of him was a relative of the god, and he had destroyed the sealed land. The turtle shell on his back was the god’s exuviae.

It had to be removed!

“Where is it?” Su He asked. He didn’t pretend to postpone it. What’s the point of pretending when the turtle is about to die?

Find the great tomb, return the turtle shell, and offer incense and flowers.

The merfolk pointed to the sky above his head. Su He followed his gesture and saw that the setting sun was about to set, casting a fiery red light, illuminating half of the sky with clouds.

“Clouds?” Su He was astonished.

The priest had a solemn expression on his face, but there was a hint of pride in his eyes: “Respected god, the resting place of our god is in the clouds.”

Su He was stunned.

My turtle is amazing! Fortunately, the Dragon Turtle doesn’t insist on being buried in the ground. But I hope that if one day I die, I would prefer to be buried in the ground, not floating in the sky, and definitely not cremated.

“Respected god, please wait a moment. I will prepare the flying boat.” The merfolk priest bowed and retreated.

It seemed that these merfolk couldn’t fly.

He wondered what realm they were in. They couldn’t be too high—otherwise, they wouldn’t have been unable to deal with even the sealed spirit race.

Moreover, without the Dragon Turtle, the merfolk’s advancement was slow. Just like his three hundred merfolk, at most there was one in the Demon Subduing Realm.

Su He only waited for a moment, and a bamboo raft came rushing over. Feng Yaya was running happily on the bamboo raft.

“Big Turtle, Big Turtle! Look who this is!” She was pulling a girl in a red dress.

Su He took a look.

“Ugly servant?” No, it’s not! The appearance was almost identical, and the aura was very similar, but now Su He had a turtle shell on his body, and the illusory dragon horns grew out on his head. His perception was extremely sharp, and even the smallest difference could not escape his senses.

This was not the ugly servant, a twin?

The merfolk priest bowed to Su He and invited him onto the bamboo raft. With a push of the pole, the bamboo raft slowly flew towards the white clouds.

“Respected god, there’s no need to be surprised.” She said softly to Su He.

“Jade Pearl has awakened her ancestral bloodline, hence her appearance. It is said that this is the appearance of the merfolk queen from ancient times. The ‘ugly servant’ mentioned by Miss Yaya must be the same.” This generation of merfolk was very lucky. The rare awakening of the ancestral bloodline that only occurs once in thousands of years had happened to two individuals at once.

It’s a pity that Jade Pearl stayed with the tribe to guard the tomb here, wasting her excellent bloodline. That ‘ugly servant’ was lucky, she had followed a god early on.

Even if the Dragon Turtle in front of him was not a divine beast yet, his roar could reveal the true form of the merfolk, and he would definitely achieve the status of Dragon Turtle in the future.If it weren’t for this, she wouldn’t have the courage to take the Dragon Turtle to the Tomb of the Gods.

Su He shook his drowsy head, his Divine Sense was greatly depleted, and his ears were buzzing, making him feel extremely uncomfortable.

The bamboo raft broke through the clouds and went straight to the top.

There was an island on the cloud layer. The island was not very large, with mountains, waterfalls, red-crowned cranes, peacocks… It was peaceful and quiet, without any sense of tomb atmosphere.

It was like a heavenly palace in the clouds.

The mermaid priest pointed to a palace on the island: “Honored God, that is where our god rests, we dare not approach. Please go there yourself. The old servant will take Miss Yaya to the land bestowed by the gods.”

This space was like a big stage for the Dragon Turtle, and the sealed land was like a malignant tumor. Feng Yaya destroyed two-tenths of the locust forest with a punch and an arrow. This was a great achievement. How could the mermaids not show any appreciation?

Moreover, with the presence of Su He, a quasi-Divine Beast like the Dragon Turtle, the priest and the clan leader decided to bring Feng Yaya to the island in the clouds after a brief discussion.

“The land bestowed by the gods, where the laws of our god manifest. Those who receive the blessings of our god can obtain one of our god’s Divine Abilities, which can only be retained for a year. But as long as you have some understanding, you can benefit from it for the rest of your life.”

Their god was the Divine Beast, Dragon Turtle!

Mature and powerful!

The group split into two, with the priest taking Feng Yaya and others to the east of the island.

Under Su He, the waves were rolling, and he went to the palace alone. Before the turtle arrived, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and even his breathing became chaotic.

There was a Dragon Turtle corpse in the palace. This would be the first of Su He’s kind that he would see, even though it was dead.

The palace was not magnificent, and even had a bit of elegance. From the outside, it didn’t look like a tomb at all, but more like a woman’s boudoir, or the residence of a princess.

Only the tightly closed door showed a bit of solemnity.

Although there were birds perched on the roof of the palace and rabbits chasing each other in front of the steps, the palace was spotless.

If this space was a tomb, then the palace was a coffin. Su He licked his lips and rammed the palace door open.

As the palace door opened, a majestic Dragon Turtle’s Suppression came over. Su He was pressed to the ground, and his Turtle Shell creaked under the heavy burden.

The white Turtle Shell on his back emitted a soft glow, dispersing the Dragon Turtle’s Suppression. Only then could Su He raise his head to look inside.

Inside the palace, the beams and pillars were carved and painted, with several giant pillars supporting the roof. There was a pool of water on the ground, and in the middle of the pool was a small island, on which lay a Dragon Turtle.

She was not much bigger than Su He, only ten meters long from head to tail.

Her body was as white as jade, her Turtle Shell was round and smooth, her dragon head was imposing, and her dragon horns were sharp yet elegant. She looked like a heroic female general, with a murderous aura but also a touch of femininity. Her eyes were slightly closed, not looking like she was dead, but more like she was asleep.

This Turtle was so beautiful!

This was the only thought in Su He’s mind.

What a pity she was already dead…

Su He lingered at the door for a while. He sighed, stepped in, and bowed slightly to the Dragon Turtle corpse: “Thank you for your guidance the other day, junior is here to return the Turtle Shell!”

The Giant Turtle that had condensed the turtle bead could not be considered an independent life in any way. It was just an extension of the Dragon Turtle in front of him, or a host body.

The turtle bead should be counted on this Dragon Turtle Fairy.

“I hope the senior can take back the Turtle Shell,” Su He said softly.

The Turtle Shell on his back did not move, and the Jade Turtle in front of him was still imposing, with a powerful aura. But it did not trigger any action from the Turtle Shell.

Su He didn’t know what to do. Was he supposed to pierce the body of the Dragon Turtle Fairy and release the aura of True Blood?

Not to mention that it was disrespectful and unreasonable, Su He simply couldn’t do it!

Just by sensing the aura, he knew that even with the help of the Turtle Shell, he couldn’t hurt the Dragon Turtle Fairy at all.

Just as he was at a loss, a clear and refreshing voice rang out in the empty hall: “Call me sister!”

Su He was greatly startled.

The waves under him surged, carrying him back abruptly. His eyes were like lightning, staring straight at the Dragon Turtle corpse on the small island.

“Not dead?”

The Jade Turtle didn’t move at all, her aura was strong but frozen, and her breath was vast but also hidden and quiet, all signs of a dead object.

This Dragon Turtle was indeed dead.

“Who’s talking?” Su He asked in a deep voice. He looked around, his limited Divine Sense concentrated in his eyes, inspecting the palace inch by inch.

There wasn’t even a mosquito in the palace.

“Who are you, and what is your intention in hiding in the Dragon Turtle’s tomb?” Su He’s voice carried a divine might, echoing throughout the palace.

“Call me sister!” The pleasant and refreshing voice appeared again. The voice was very pleasant to the ears, but the tone was clear and efficient.

This time it was clear, it was not someone else, it was the voice of the Dragon Turtle. He had heard it countless times before the Giant Turtle died!

But the Dragon Turtle in front of him was indeed just a corpse.

Soul consciousness?

Unlikely!

The soul consciousness condensed from a drop of True Blood of the peacock was intelligent. With such a large Dragon Turtle corpse in front of him, if there was soul consciousness, it could probably communicate like a normal person.

“Call me sister!” The pleasant and pleasing voice came out again.

This thing… could it be a recording left by the Dragon Turtle as a prank before she died?

He forgot to ask the mermaids how the Dragon Turtle Fairy died. By rights, Divine Beasts had endless lifespans and were immortal. The Dragon Turtle in front of him didn’t look like she was injured or killed.

Su He walked into the palace again. This pool water was also very peculiar, when he stepped on it, he didn’t need to tread on the waves, it directly lifted Su He up.

It was like a non-Newtonian fluid.

Su He looked at the Dragon Turtle corpse, took a deep breath, and put on a smile: “Sister, is it okay to receive the Divine Ability?”

What’s the big deal about calling her sister? If the Turtle Shell doesn’t come off soon, he really can’t stand it.

As if his words had triggered a mechanism, the Jade Turtle Shell on his back suddenly detached and flew up. It floated to the side of the Jade Dragon Turtle and clicked into place on the Dragon Turtle’s corpse.

He was relieved!Su He was overjoyed. As the Turtle Shell left, his strength suddenly disappeared, and he collapsed weakly onto the pool. He felt incredibly weak.

It wasn’t real weakness. Logically speaking, during the time the Jade Turtle Shell was embedded in his body, although the turtle power was rapidly consumed, the blood flow was also skyrocketing.

With clear evidence.

Status: Sub-health

True Blood: 98.6%

Sacrificial Bone: 71%

Internal Organs: 73%

This was no longer a rocket-like advancement… even the basic rules of cultivation were ignored.

The turtle sister in front of him was somewhat domineering, forcing him to eat.

Su He shook his head, his Divine Sense no longer rapidly consumed, slowly recovering, the feeling of dizziness was not so severe.

“Thank you for your care, senior!” Su He once again bowed to the corpse of the Dragon Turtle and turned to leave.

The pleasant voice in the hall rang out again: “Call me sister!”

Su He chuckled, “Thank you for your care, sister!”

As he walked out, his front paw just stepped over the threshold, a milky white light flashed over the corpse of the Dragon Turtle, and the quiet Turtle Shell suddenly flew out with a snap and landed on his shell.

Su He was stunned.

His Divine Sense swept over, this Turtle Shell not only returned, but also transformed from a fragment into a complete shell!

This Turtle Shell was originally just a fragment – normal turtles do not shed a complete shell, they fall off piece by piece.

What was originally half a shell, was now completely restored to a hexagonal shield shape – not a complete shell, but a piece of the shell.

Su He was at a loss.

He came to return the Turtle Shell, not to charge it!

That Turtle Shell fell on Su He’s shell, and was about to merge again. Su He was greatly alarmed.

“No! Stop… Take it!” Shouting to stop was useless, the Turtle Shell did its own thing. Su He took advantage of it not yet merging with the shell, the external space suddenly opened, and he shouted “Take it!”

The Turtle Shell fell completely into the external space.

Su He was silent.

When he wanted to remove the Turtle Shell before, he had thought about putting it into the external space, even thought about using the Divine Ability to dissolve the Turtle Shell, but it didn’t work.

It couldn’t be dissolved, nor could it be taken.

Now that the Turtle Shell was complete, it could be taken.

Su He returned to the hall.

Looking at the corpse of the Dragon Turtle, he said again: “Sister, can you take back your Divine Ability?”

There was no sound in the hall.

Su He opened the external space and threw the Turtle Shell towards the corpse of the Dragon Turtle. That Turtle Shell came out and immediately fell on the shell with a snap, instantly merging, and the black turtle turned into a Jade Dragon Turtle again.

The True Blood and Divine Sense once again ignited, and the majestic power inside his body surged back. At this moment, Su He felt that he could once again press the Traverse Heaven realm on the ground and rub it.

But this time it was slightly different, Su He said: “Take it!”

The Turtle Shell immediately fell and entered the external space.

“Come out!”

The Turtle Shell came out without control – it was completely uncontrollable, directly embedded in the shell. The power surged back, and the Divine Sense and True Blood were greatly consumed.

It could be taken and released, but it couldn’t be thrown away.

Su He: “……”

Did this Turtle Shell take the surname Su?

The pleasant voice in the hall rang out: “Call me sister!”

(End of the chapter)