At the same time.
Ling Chengyuan, the Ling Clan's Grand Elder within Serpent Dragon Lake, was overjoyed at the sight. He cried out inwardly.
"I never expected Black Turtle Old Ancestor to be this strong."
"He is probably no weaker than that Golden Horn Mad Cow nearing the Golden Core Middle Stage, or Spirit Array Old Ancestor."
By then, the enormous turtle shell had flown beyond Serpent Dragon Lake's Lake Protection Array.
"Cheng Yuan, are you not opening the array to let me in?"
A leisurely voice came from within the turtle shell.
Only then did Ling Chengyuan react. He hurriedly had Qin Shi, who was controlling a Golden Core Puppet beside him to fend off an external Demon King, notify the Array Formation Masters within Serpent Dragon Lake to open a gap in the array.
The turtle shell successfully entered the array.
Perhaps because it had reached safety, the turtle shell revealed its true form as it landed, its limbs and head extending outward.
However, the turtle looked utterly listless, as though it had just awakened, even yawning.
Qin Shi was still shocked that this turtle had slain a Golden Core Second Layer Demon King in just a few breaths. Yet he found the turtle somewhat familiar. After scrutinizing it for a moment, his eyes jolted wide.
He then turned to Ling Chengyuan beside him and asked, "Fellow Daoist Cheng Yuan, is this turtle the Black Armored Turtle spirit beast under Brother Peng Yun?"
Now that the Black Armored Turtle had revealed itself, Ling Chengyuan no longer concealed the matter. He nodded and said, "That is correct. This turtle had originally been stationed in our clan. If the circumstances were not so urgent, I would not have summoned it."
Ever since the Demon Beast Uprising began, Ling Pengyun had