The divine turtle half-closed its eyes and thought carefully.
Su Hao did not understand what aura it meant, nor did he dare respond rashly.
At last, he silently cupped his hands. "Please enlighten me."
"I can't remember." The divine turtle shook its head and studied Su Hao. "You're a Sword Cultivator, aren't you? Your attainments in the sword are quite impressive. You should have a name in the Three Realms by now. Your cultivation... is somewhat strange. It doesn't seem like orthodox immortal cultivation."
It looked Su Hao up and down, yet failed to see through him completely. After several breaths, it said with interest, "I studied the sword for a time as well. Shall we exchange a few moves? I won't bully you. If you defeat me, I'll leave at once. I absolutely won't harm the Chiqing Realm or that little girl."
The little girl it spoke of was Su Mei, who was hiding within the realm and secretly watching.
"Defeat you? Senior, your strength is unfathomable. I may not even be able to scratch your skin. How could I possibly defeat you?"
Su Hao frowned slightly, though inwardly he relaxed even further. When it came to swordsmanship, he had never encountered a true opponent.
"Go all out. So long as you earn my acknowledgment, you win!"
The Essence-Devouring Divine Turtle smiled.
"Very well, Senior. Please watch carefully!"
This was exactly what Su Hao had been waiting to hear. He no longer held back.
His twin swords swept out, and two crisscrossing streams of pitch-black sword energy tore through the void.
The Essence-Devouring Divine Turtle glanced sideways, secretly astonished. "To fuse four Limitless Divine Abilities into one and unleash them in an instant—not bad. I wonder whose gifted disciple you are?"
Its tone remained leisurely. Eighty-two streams of light