Su He: “……”

Should I thank my sister for a turtle shell reward?

Is this considered cheating?

A legitimate cheat that allows me to fight above my level.

He didn’t know what he was feeling at the moment, a bit of glee, and a bit of guilt!

The turtle shell must be an extremely important divine object to the merfolk tribe.

Su He took the turtle shell and climbed out of the palace, thanked those inside, and then closed the palace doors. He rode the waves towards the land of blessings.

Just as the waves started, Su He suddenly froze.

A pair of dragon eyes suddenly widened, staring intently at the sky.

For some reason, at the moment he stepped out, a great danger descended from the unknown, as if there were assassins lurking in the shadows, ready to strike at any moment.

Yet he couldn’t pinpoint where the danger was coming from. It was as if everything in the world, the mountains, the rivers, the grass, and the trees, were all trying to kill him.

The one trying to kill him was this world!

“Roar!”

Su He roared, and the turtle shell immediately attached itself to him.

The sense of danger disappeared instantly.

As if it had never existed.

When he took off the turtle shell, the sense of danger reappeared, but disappeared as soon as he put it back on.

This was targeting him!

Was it because he stole the turtle shell that he was being targeted by the Dragon Turtle Tomb World?

It’s not like he did it on purpose!

Where could he go to argue his case!

Su He took the turtle shell, braving the sense of danger, and headed towards the land of blessings.

From afar, he saw Feng Yaya lying on the edge of the small island, sticking her head out to look down, but she was too scared to do so.

The mermaid girl, Yuzhu, was by her side, covering her mouth and giggling.

Ever since they arrived on the island in the clouds, under the immense pressure of the Dragon Turtle, the merfolk had revealed their true forms and were having difficulty moving. At this moment, she was sitting with her lower body slightly coiled, looking calm and peaceful.

“Big Turtle!”

Feng Yaya mustered up the courage to look down, but immediately recoiled in fear. The clouds below couldn’t block her sight.

She jumped up in fright and ran back. From afar, she saw Su He riding the waves towards her, and she waved and shouted.

She jumped onto Su He’s turtle shell, hugged his neck, and laughed, “Big Turtle, guess what ability I got?”

Before Su He could guess, Feng Yaya started to show off. She opened her mouth and bit towards a stone mill. An illusory dragon head lunged out, bit the stone into pieces, chewed it up, and swallowed it.

Feng Yaya’s little belly visibly bulged. She burped, patted her belly, and said, “I’m full!”

Yuzhu covered her mouth and giggled.

Su He tilted his head and looked at her, “Is this a divine ability related to eating and digestion?”

Feng Yaya nodded with a grin, her chubby chin trembling.

The priestess crawled over, “This is the most important ability that allowed our god to advance to the Dragon Turtle. No matter what he eats, he can digest and absorb it. It was originally a cultivation method, but after our god achieved enlightenment, it became a divine ability.”

There wasn’t a single divine beast that was easy to deal with, Su He wanted this ability too.

The merfolk priestess looked at Su He’s recovered color and state, her face was smiling, but there was a hint of loss in her eyes, “Congratulations to the revered god for removing the turtle shell and returning to his true self.”

Without the burden of the turtle shell, this Dragon Turtle no longer faced the crisis of being drained.

Su He opened his mouth, not knowing how to explain, so he simply opened the outer space and threw the turtle shell out in front of the priestess.

The turtle shell flashed and returned, snapping onto Su He’s shell. Everyone watched as a black turtle transformed into a white jade Dragon Turtle.

The priestess was stunned.

Afraid that she wouldn’t understand, Su He took off the shell, threw it out, took it off, threw it out. He demonstrated several times.

Then he silently looked at the priestess.

After a long while, the priestess slowly came back to her senses, let out a sigh, and looked at Su He strangely, “This is our god choosing you…”

The god was long dead and couldn’t make choices, but such a thing had happened. This coincidence gave her an indescribable feeling.

As if there was a destined connection in the dark.

By a stroke of luck, the god had given away his divine shell…

She looked at Su He seriously, “The god chose you, we, his followers, dare not say more. We just hope that you can treat the divine shell well. If…” Her gaze drifted for a moment, as if she didn’t know how to phrase her words. After a moment, she said.

“When you become a Dragon Turtle and mature, could you come back once?”

This was a Dragon Turtle, it couldn’t possibly stay in this tomb space forever, it would leave sooner or later.

“?” Su He looked at the priestess.

The priestess seemed a bit embarrassed and lowered her head, “Don’t worry, we won’t and dare not take back the divine shell that the god gave away. We just pray that you, in consideration of the divine shell, can come back once…”

Did she want him to completely deal with the Spirit Tribe after he became a Dragon Turtle?

Of course, there was no problem! The Spirit Tribe’s hatred for him was probably not less than that of the Dragon Turtle Fairy and these merfolk, even more so.

If he didn’t completely deal with them, Su He would not be able to rest easy.

On the edge of the small island, Yuzhu looked at the priestess in surprise, covering her mouth. Having grown up by the priestess’s side, she knew her too well.

The priestess… couldn’t be, couldn’t be planning to have this Dragon Turtle hatch the Dragon Turtle egg left by the god, could she?

That egg couldn’t possibly hatch!

Even if the Dragon Turtle was a divine beast, to pass on its lineage, it needed both yin and yang. Unfortunately, the god died suddenly, and before his death, he condensed all his essence into an egg.

But this egg only had the essence of the female turtle, without the breath of the male turtle, how could it possibly hatch.

Just like chicken eggs, not every egg can hatch a chick.

Yuzhu didn’t dare to speak, she just watched secretly…

Su He shook his head, the matter of the Spirit Tribe was a bit far off. There was still a major issue that hadn’t been resolved.The sense of crisis above his head didn’t lessen at all. He chuckled at the priestess, “But I’m afraid I can’t leave this space.” He looked up at the sky, “It seems this space doesn’t allow me to get the Turtle Shell. There’s a great crisis looming.”

“Huh?” Feng Yaya looked up at the sky, her head still while her body spun around a few times, “I don’t feel anything!”

Big Turtle’s crisis was definitely her crisis. As long as the priestess didn’t forcibly summon her again, she would have to share the same fate as Big Turtle.

The mermaid priestess looked at Su He, blinked, and suddenly realized, “Does the respected god still feel this way after wearing the Turtle Shell?”

Su He shook his head.

The priestess’s face showed surprise, she prostrated before Su He, her demeanor even more respectful, “Congratulations, respected god, your body of Dragon Turtle is about to be formed. You are sensing the arrival of the heavenly tribulation!”

???

Su He’s mouth gaped open.

Heavenly tribulation?

Me?

Isn’t the heavenly tribulation something that only occurs in the sixth step of demon transformation, the Thunder Tribulation Realm? I, a little turtle just over three years old, have to go through the heavenly tribulation?

No, no, no!

Su He shook his head, “I’m still far from becoming a Dragon Turtle. My flesh and bones have only condensed seventy percent, the Sacrificial Bone is not yet complete, and Enlightenment and Gathering Essence have not been achieved. Where does the talk of heavenly tribulation come from?”

The mermaid priestess was confused, “What… Enlightenment? Gathering what essence?”

What is the respected god talking about? She was a bit confused. From ordinary beasts to Divine Beasts, becoming extraordinary from ordinary, and living for a long time. It’s simply against the heavens, how could there be no heavenly tribulation?

Su He explained solemnly, “The seven steps to Transcend Mortality are: Mind’s Eye, Divine Object, True Blood, Sense Realm, Sacrificial Bone, Enlightenment, Gathering Essence.”

The mermaid priestess was even more confused, “Isn’t this the realm of cultivation for cultivators? What does it have to do with Dragon Turtle… Respected god, are you walking the path of a cultivator?”

She looked at Su He incredulously, “What is a Dragon Turtle doing walking the path of a cultivator?”

What is a Dragon Turtle doing cultivating? A Dragon Turtle just needs to grow! Swallow heavenly treasures to accumulate power, then find a place to sleep, slowly awaken and advance, until it completely transforms into a Divine Beast Dragon Turtle.

Isn’t that enough? What’s the point of cultivating?

Even if it cultivates, it should be like her god, learning those techniques to enhance digestion or combat power. Why bother cultivating like a cultivator and stacking realms?

Isn’t this just increasing the difficulty for no reason? After the Hundreds of Beasts swallow the Demon Morphing Fruit, do they have to go and painstakingly search for techniques? Do they have to join a Sect? What should they do if they are set with restrictions when they are so weak?

Moreover, if they cultivate in the way of cultivators, the Mind’s Eye will only condense True Blood, and only after True Blood is completed will it be bones and flesh – what kind of Dao image can withstand such consumption? Even the Demon Morphing Fruit that is so green it’s red can’t condense such a Dao image.

Divine Beasts eat and sleep, but they advance in blood, flesh, and bones at the same time. One consumption yields three gains.

Perhaps like a cultivator, after condensing True Blood and consuming the Dao image to condense flesh and bones, the potential is higher and the future is stronger, but if they can’t advance to Divine Beasts, what’s the use?

Su He started panting heavily. The mermaid priestess’s face seemed to be able to speak, her various expressions and changes in her eyes, she didn’t need to speak, Su He knew what she wanted to express.

It seemed like he had taken a wrong path.

After panting for a few breaths, he asked in a deep voice, “If the Dao image condensed by the Demon Morphing Fruit is not enough for cultivation, then… what about eating another one?”

Every sixty years, a batch of Demon Morphing Fruits can be produced. Any beast that steps on the path of Divine Beasts can wait, right?

The mermaid priestess shook her head and smiled, “Respected god is joking, the Demon Morphing Fruit only works for the first one. If one doesn’t transform into a Divine Beast after eating one, eating another will turn them into a demon with the bloodline of a Divine Beast.”

Su He was taken aback.

He really didn’t know this. His cultivation knowledge all came from the Qingyuan Sect, and the Qingyuan Sect only became the dominant force in the East Cloud in the past three hundred years. Before that, it was just an ordinary small sect in the East Cloud.

Its foundation was too shallow!

Su He gave a bitter smile, “So, the path of a beast’s cultivation is determined the moment it swallows the Demon Morphing Fruit. The path of a lifetime is determined by a single fruit? That’s too childish!”

He ate the red Demon Morphing Fruit, which allowed him to act recklessly. What about other beasts? Like Green Snake, is her life fixed?

The mermaid priestess chuckled, “Luck is part of cultivation. Besides, the Demon Morphing Fruit is just a catalyst. If one is determined, why worry about the difficulties of the great path? Just like the respected god, every time you sleep and your bloodline advances and replaces, that feeling of being gnawed by thousands of ants, how many ordinary beasts can endure it? If you can withstand the severe pain, naturally you will attract the assistance of the heavenly and earthly essence, even the worst Demon Morphing Fruit can help you achieve the status of a Divine Beast.”

The commandments left by the ancestors, all recorded the words of the gods. The god once said, every day when the bloodline advances while sleeping, that unbearable feeling of pain, even she couldn’t endure it.

The little Dragon Turtle in front of her, not only could endure it, but also actively practiced human Dao techniques. This Dao heart and tenacity were beyond ordinary people’s imagination.

The way she looked at Su He was no longer just the devotion of looking at a Dragon Turtle, but also the admiration for a Dao companion.

Su He’s mouth was wide open.

He heard another shocking news.

The advancement of the bloodline will feel like being gnawed by thousands of ants? Why has he never experienced it? Every time he just sleeps and wakes up, he has evolved a bit.

The most painful time was when the White Jade Dragon Turtle forcibly fed him, and he still hasn’t fully recovered.

Am I, Su He, so special?

Su He felt a sense of unease. It was probably because his virtue didn’t match his position?

The mermaid priestess smiled, “Respected god, try to suppress it as much as possible, don’t provoke that sense of crisis, to avoid facing the heavenly tribulation. If it really doesn’t work—”She pondered for a moment, “If all else fails, the Divine One could embed my divine turtle shell. Once the turtle shell is embedded, the Divine One’s aura will be indistinguishable from that of the Divine Beast Dragon Turtle, and the Heavenly Tribulation will naturally not descend. The Divine One can then take this opportunity to enhance his bloodline as much as possible. The higher the bloodline, the greater the hope of crossing the Heavenly Tribulation!”

“As for Enlightenment and Gathering Essence… the Dragon Turtle cannot be judged by the realm of cultivators. The Turtle Essence will condense in the thunder tribulation, but the Divine One need not rush.”

Having an elder in the family is like having a treasure. These secrets were unknown to Su He and Qing Yuan. Only those with a deep connection to the Dragon Turtle, like the merfolk priest, could know.

Feng Yaya blinked at Su He, so it turned out that Big Turtle really needed to be struck by lightning to advance. He wasn’t lying to her… how pitiful!

“Big Turtle, Big Turtle. Why don’t you touch the pillar too, get a Divine Ability, maybe you won’t be afraid of being struck by lightning then!”

Feng Yaya pointed to a stone pillar in the land of divine gifts.

“Miss Yaya is right.” The merfolk priest chuckled, “The Divine One is about to cross the tribulation, it is indeed a time when he urgently needs to strengthen himself. Why not go and receive a Divine Ability, even though it can only exist for a year…”

All the merfolk are turtle masters, with one glance they could tell Su He’s age. The Dragon Turtle in front of them was just over three years old, not yet four.

At such a young age, he could sense the Heavenly Tribulation, and in another year, he would have to cross the tribulation no matter what.

At such a young age, even if he chose the path of a cultivator, he could attract the Heavenly Tribulation. His bloodline must be extremely pure. Perhaps one of his parents was a Divine Beast.

Su He was not polite. He took the turtle shell with him, and it seemed there was nothing wrong with taking an extra Divine Ability. If the Heavenly Tribulation was really coming soon, the more life-saving methods, the better!

Su He walked to the land of divine gifts and pressed his dragon head against the stone pillar.

Upon entering the land of divine gifts, a strange feeling came over him. He couldn’t describe it, but his hair stood on end, as if there was some terrifying existence nearby.

It must be the laws condensed by the White Jade Dragon Turtle during its lifetime.

Su He’s head was against the stone pillar, and rays of light flashed before his eyes, each corresponding to a Divine Ability.

Just as he was dazzled, a voice suddenly rang in his mind:

“Call me sister!”

Su He was startled, a ray of light hit him, and a piece of memory inexplicably appeared in his mind. It was the method of using a Divine Ability.

But this Divine Ability was a bit… a bit useless!

Feng Yaya waved from a distance, “Big Turtle, Big Turtle, what Divine Ability did you get?”

She blinked her eyes, and the merfolk priest and the little girl were also very curious. Getting a Divine Ability here was all about luck, it didn’t make sense, and it wasn’t necessarily good to have a high cultivation level.

Su He gave a bitter smile, he didn’t know whether his luck was good or bad: “Send God!”

This Divine Ability was called Send God!

Why did the land of divine gifts of the White Jade Dragon Turtle lend its Divine Ability to others for a year? It was because of this Divine Ability: Send God!

Lend your own Divine Ability to others.

There are no rules, no reason, if I say you can use my Divine Ability, then you can!

“Eh?” Feng Yaya’s eyes lit up after hearing the explanation, “Big Turtle, can you lend me your Mountain-Back Divine Ability?”

She had long admired Big Turtle’s ability to absorb external objects and form a mountain on his back. It didn’t matter about the defense, it looked good!

A picture of a little girl crawling on the ground with a mountain on her back flashed through Su He’s mind, and he shivered.

The merfolk priest laughed, “Miss Yaya, racial innate Divine Abilities cannot be borrowed! Only the Divine Abilities that the Divine One himself has condensed can be.”

Feng Yaya pouted, a little unhappy.

Condensing Divine Abilities is the ability of the Divine Beast Divine Turtle. The Divine One has not yet become a Dragon Turtle, so naturally, he has no Divine Abilities to lend.

The Divine Ability that the little Dragon Turtle obtained had no use, the merfolk priest chuckled and sighed. Then he saw the Dragon Turtle walk to Feng Yaya, his dragon horn touched her forehead, and a Divine Ability was passed over.

The merfolk priest: “??”

Su He chuckled, clear mirror!

This was the only Divine Ability he qualified for, the Thunderbird was just a technique, not a Divine Ability, and could not be borrowed.

“Eh?” Feng Yaya was delighted, she stretched out her little finger and lightly tapped in the air, a water screen spread out, displaying her attributes.

Status: Remnant Soul, Remnant Body

Realm: Martial God Second Rank

Lifespan: Five years (Three thousand six hundred years)

Bloodline: Unknown

Su He’s smiling eyes suddenly focused.

(End of Chapter)