Dragon Clan Battles the Mystic Turtle

"Senior, I know about this!"

When the Giant Mastiff heard another unfathomable young man speak, it seemed this senior also followed Xuan Qing's instructions. The Giant Mastiff understood perfectly well that this newly speaking senior was the real decision-maker. As long as he was satisfied, everything would be fine.

"Senior, some time ago, the Dragon Clan seemed to be hunting some living being. It was incredibly huge, and they chased it all the way from the East Sea to the North Sea."

Hearing this, Xuan Qing suddenly recalled the countless Dragon Clan members gathered when he had left Azure Nether Island. Could they have been hunting that being?

"Enormous in size?"

Xuan Qing was a little puzzled. What massive being in the Prehistoric Era could withstand the Dragon Clan?

"Yes. Even from very far away, we saw something like a continent with a tortoise shell fleeing across the sea. There were many living beings on it, along with trees and mountains. It truly looked like a continent."

"Oh!"

Wasn't that the North Sea Mysterious Tortoise? The greatest unlucky fellow in the Prehistoric Era, whose limbs would eventually be cut off by Tongtian to hold up the heavens.

"Not bad. Your information is somewhat useful. We'll let you go this time. Leave."

Xuan Qing intended to see what the Dragon Clan could do against that tortoise shell. It was not something the Dragon Clan could shatter.

The Giant Mastiff and the others did not dare leave immediately. They looked toward Qing Ling.

"Go on, go on. Master has spoken. You're being spared this time, so don't let me catch you again."

Qing Ling had lost interest as well. Since Xuan Qing had released them, she could not keep making things difficult for them.

Upon hearing Qing Ling speak, the several people scrambled away from West Kunlun in panic.

"They have escape arts, yet they choose this stupid method instead. For these people to survive until now, they must be quite cunning."

Watching them flee, Xuan Qing could not help but sigh. The Prehistoric Era truly had no shortage of talented people.

The strong had the strong's dignity, while the weak had the weak's ways of surviving.

"This is close to the Western Continent. We can't go there; running into Luohu would be no good. Since the Giant Mastiff mentioned it, let's go watch the Dragon Clan's battle. Doesn't Qing Ling like watching shows? This time, I'll lead the way personally."

Xuan Qing was genuinely interested this time. With his current strength, he did not fear being implicated by the Dragon Clan. He gathered everyone and headed north toward the North Sea.

Along the way, Han Li witnessed all kinds of scenes throughout the Prehistoric Era. Her aloof temperament gradually began to change. She spoke more and more, interacted with Xuan Qing and the others more frequently, and it seemed her coldness had merely come from being too lonely.

Most great powers of the Prehistoric Era were like this. They had lost too much of their humanity, living only to seek the Dao and becoming untouchable gods in the eyes of the living beings of the Prehistoric Era.

Seeing Han Li like this, Xuan Qing could not help but sigh. At the beginning, he had also been lonely. Fortunately, he had the memories of his previous life to help him. Otherwise, he was not sure whether he too would have become a sacred seeker of the Dao.

From beginning to end, Xuan Qing had always believed himself to be a person, an ordinary person blessed with heaven-defying opportunities. The value of life did not lie in the nobility of one's Origin, but in the height of one's heart. He only wanted to be happy.

Though he followed the survival laws of the Prehistoric Era, he had already changed everyone around him—Han Xi, the Qing Ya Sisters, Bai Yu, and the others. Now even Han Li was quietly beginning to change.

Watching Han Li occasionally joke around with them, begin trying Delicacies, and listen as they told her stories Xuan Qing had once told them, Xuan Qing saw her worldview gradually being changed by them.

After nearly fifty Kalpas, Xuan Qing and the others arrived at the Northern Continent. The spiritual energy in the north was inferior to that of the other continents, and there were fewer living beings here as well.

Back then, Fierce Beasts had been born in great numbers in the Northern Lands, where their nest had also been located. Countless Fierce Beasts had devastated the land, damaging the earth veins here to a certain extent.

Though the Great Dao had repaired the earth veins after the great battle, most had only been partially restored. Many places had become regions of impoverished spiritual energy in the Prehistoric Era.

After speaking with living beings from other continents, many beings born in the Northern Lands realized their homeland was far inferior to other places. Thus, most chose to leave, which was why the Northern Lands showed so little vitality.

Looking at the barren scene before them, the Qing Ya Sisters seemed to have found the meaning behind planting spiritual roots. Although they had heard Xuan Qing speak of the principle that everyone was responsible for protecting the environment, no one in this cultivation world would possibly do such a thing.

No wonder their actions had earned Great Dao Merit. So they were the only guardians of the Prehistoric Era. Master was truly so great.

It seemed they could not slack off in the future. They had to transform this continent, not merely for Great Dao Merit, but to comprehend the true meaning of the Law of Life.

"Master, can we transform this continent in the future?"

Qing Ling looked at the continent before her with pity. If she were holding a jade purification vase in her hand right now, she might look exactly like the merciful Guanyin.

"Are you sure? Do you know how large this continent is? With our tiny bodies, we'd work ourselves to death and still never finish."

This girl came up with ideas on a whim. Was this something people should do? This was work the Heavenly Dao should be doing. The Heavenly Dao did not pay him, so why should he work for him? Even if the Heavenly Dao did pay him, he could not afford it.

"But look at this continent. It's so much more desolate than other places. Even the living beings are leaving."

"There will be a way in the future, but it won't be us planting spiritual roots. We don't even have that many spiritual roots to plant. Wipe away those tears. They're too fake."

Qing Ling spoke to Xuan Qing pitifully, but Xuan Qing had no intention of doing something so foolish. This girl's thinking was still far too simple.

After teasing Qing Ling a little, Xuan Qing and the others followed the direction of the battle.

Then, for the first time, Xuan Qing and the others witnessed a true war.

The Northern Continent might have been barren, but the North Sea was not. Its water veins had never been damaged, and its spiritual energy was no weaker than that of the East Sea.

At that moment, countless members of the Dragon Clan were attacking an enormous continent.

"Is that the North Sea Mysterious Tortoise you mentioned, Master? It's really huge!"

It was Qing Ling's first time seeing such a gigantic living being. She truly could not imagine how it had traveled from the East Sea to the North Sea.

Although countless Dragon Clan members were attacking the Mystic Turtle, their power was like scratching an itch when it landed on him. It had no effect whatsoever.

Only Candle Dragon and a Dragon Clan member at the Peak Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm could injure the Mystic Turtle. The two of them were attacking the Mystic Turtle's limbs with all their strength.

The Mystic Turtle's shell was too strong. Some of the Dragon Clan's Innate Spiritual Treasures were blasted away the moment they struck it.

The Dragon Clan's attacks had also enraged the Mystic Turtle. In his fury, the Mystic Turtle rammed Candle Dragon and several Grand Luo Golden Immortals with his head.

Candle Dragon had no time to react. The tortoise head slammed into him, and Candle Dragon spat blood as he flew away.

The aftermath of their collision released tremendous energy, killing countless sea creatures and Dragon Clan members. Energy scattered in all directions, raising massive waves that surged onward and smashed some innocent living beings to pieces.

"This tortoise head is too hard. I can barely withstand it. Be careful not to get rammed."

Candle Dragon rose to his feet and warned the Dragon Clan members around him.

After hearing this, the weaker Dragon Clan members immediately withdrew from the battlefield. Some living beings watching the battle also hurriedly fled, unwilling to suffer a disaster for no reason.

"Brother, how strong is this Mystic Turtle? What level has it reached?"

Qing Ling was also curious about how strong the Mystic Turtle was, considering he had managed to ram Candle Dragon head-on.

"Invincible below the Primordial Golden Immortal realm."

Xuan Qing estimated the Mystic Turtle's strength and realized that he could not defeat him.

Seeing that this would only result in terrible casualties, Candle Dragon ordered every Dragon Clan member to attack the continent on the Mystic Turtle's back.

There was a Formation on the Mystic Turtle's shell. As it activated, a barrier blocked all attacks.

Countless bursts of energy exploded above the grand formation. Every living being on the continent trembled in fear. Once the formation was broken, they would die without even a place to be buried.

However, the Dragon Clan's attacks also accelerated the Mystic Turtle's energy consumption. The formation relied on the Mystic Turtle's own body for power. If this continued, all the living beings on that continent would suffer.

The Mystic Turtle was helpless against the Dragon Clan's attacks. If he moved too violently, it would cause enormous tsunamis and shake the entire North Sea. Even more living beings would be killed or injured.

The continent on his back would also shake, and most of its living beings could not endure such harm.

"Sister, if I were the Mystic Turtle, I'd slap these Dragon Clan members to death."

Han Xi wished she could put herself in the Mystic Turtle's place as she spoke to Han Li.

Han Li merely smiled without saying anything. Han Xi did not have that strength yet, though she was certainly good at boasting.

"That makes sense! It makes perfect sense!"

Hearing Han Xi's words, Qing Ling seemed to have found a kindred spirit. She ran over, shook Han Xi's hand, and looked like a soldier-in-arms joining the same revolution.

Watching the two girls, Xuan Qing could not help but complain inwardly. It was one thing for Qing Ling to go crazy, but why had she led Han Xi astray too? Like family truly did attract like family.

Han Li and Qing Ya exchanged a glance, both wearing helpless expressions. How were they supposed to guide their younger sisters in the future? This was going to be a headache.

A series of furious roars rang out. Xuan Qing and the others immediately looked toward the battlefield. The Mystic Turtle had finally reached his limit after several Dragon Clan members launched a sneak attack on his tail.

As the tail contracted, some energy slipped in from behind and entered the Mystic Turtle's body.

Xuan Qing covered his backside and could not help but shudder. They didn't go in through the back door, did they? How could the Mystic Turtle tolerate that?

Sure enough, the Mystic Turtle opened his enormous mouth and bit toward the Dragon Clan members who had ambushed his tail. Seeing this, Candle Dragon fully activated his Spiritual Treasure and blasted it toward the Mystic Turtle's mouth.

A beam of energy shot from the Mystic Turtle's mouth. Candle Dragon was caught off guard and suffered a loss, blasted straight toward the shore.

"Boom! Boom..."

This time, no one knew how far Candle Dragon had flown. The ground along the way was gouged into a ravine, with no end in sight.