Brainwashing from the Old Turtle

The Old Turtle listened to Gu Qijue's words, shook its head, and sneered, "Humans are truly selfish."

Gu Qijue said calmly, "That's inevitable. You beasts only evolved intelligence recently; given time, you'd be the same."

The Old Turtle said in a deep voice, "You are making an enemy of all living beings on the Star Blue Continent. Do you really think you can survive?"

"It doesn't matter. If you oppose me, I don't mind sweeping through all the creatures on the Star Blue Continent before this planet is destroyed."

Gu Qijue said indifferently, "Furthermore, if I am one with this Main Star-Sucking Tree, I can completely control it to stop absorbing the Star Blue Continent's core in the future. Yet, you want to kill me to eliminate future trouble. Do you really think I'm a saint with no temper?"

These words left the Old Turtle speechless.

Thinking about it, it was indeed so.

If Gu Qijue was one with this Main Star-Sucking Tree, he could completely control it to not absorb the planet's core.

Why kill him?

No, no, no...

The Old Turtle suddenly woke up.

Looking at the giant black cocoon at the top of the tree, it said, "Black Dragon Emperor, you're mistaken. See that black cocoon at the top of the tree? A terrifying creature is gestating inside. It cannot emerge without draining the Star Blue Continent's core.

Moreover, you may not be able to control this Star Absorbing Tree. Before that black cocoon matures, it might not be able to retract its tendrils from the core."

Gu Qijue listened, unmoved, and said, "Even if what you say is true, why must I die to destroy this Star Absorbing Tree? Besides, are you sure it needs to drain this planet's core to emerge?"

"This..."

Gu Qijue's words again left the Old Turtle with nothing to say.

Gu Qijue sneered, "Don't try to brainwash me. I, Gu, can die, but that depends on whether you have the strength to kill me. Asking me to commit suicide is a pipe dream."

The Old Turtle could no longer find a reason to retort and said with a bitter smile, "Fine, it doesn't matter. If you want to kill me, then do it! I'll say it again, only if you die and Mu Yuxin destroys this tree can the trouble be permanently eliminated."

"Your divination has made me a public enemy of the world. You truly deserve to die!"

Gu Qijue had no intention of letting the Old Turtle go and asked, "Do you have any last words? I'd like to hear them."

The Old Turtle said, "I hope you leave yourself a way out and don't kill Mu Yuxin first."

"That will depend on my mood."

Gu Qijue said, and with a pinch from afar.

With a bang, the bubble encasing the Old Turtle exploded.

The Old Turtle inside instantly perished.

Gu Qijue activated his Dragon Soul and directly devoured it.

BOOM--

Unexpectedly, as soon as he devoured it.

It transformed into an incredibly vast warm current that directly broke through the Seventh Order barrier, allowing Gu Qijue to advance to the Eighth Order in one go.

At the same time, terrifying black flames ignited in Gu Qijue's heart.

As his heart pounded, his heart was undergoing earth-shattering changes.

A mysterious space visibly opened up, filled with the burning of extremely terrifying Black Flames.

It was clearly a chaotic space where only Black Flames raged, burning everything.

Hiss!!

Huolin Nana looked at the terrifying Black Flames erupting around Gu Qijue, gasping in cold air while quickly moving away from him.

"This guy... got stronger again?"

At this moment, the black flames around Gu Qijue intertwined with black lightning, forming an extremely violent Black Thunder Flame.

Just his aura alone made Huolin Nana feel a chill down her spine.

A few minutes later, the Black Thunder Flames Gu Qijue had released slowly returned to his body.

However, the Twin Dragons behind him had now become a Thunder Black Dragon and a Flame Black Dragon, respectively spewing lightning and Black Flames, appearing extremely terrifying.

"He's truly a monster. It was the correct choice for the Hall Master not to make an enemy of him."

Huolin Nana, who was watching from not far away, couldn't help but feel extremely frightened.

"I never expected this Old Turtle to contain such immense energy..."

Gu Qijue slowly opened a pair of Blood Eyes, feeling very surprised.

Huolin Nana then dared to step forward and congratulate him, "Congratulations, President Gu, your strength has reached a new level."

"What are your thoughts after listening to my conversation with that Old Turtle just now?" Gu Qijue stared at Huolin Nana with a half-smile.

"What thoughts could I have? If this is true, as long as you give my Snow Bear Empire a way to survive, then I, Huolin Nana, can follow you and fight against the whole world."

Huolin Nana sat down beside him, grabbed a Star Fruit, took a bite, and said, "I believe you can perfectly resolve this matter."

Gu Qijue chuckled, "We've only met once, and you trust me this much. It's quite surprising."

Huolin Nana shook her head and said, "I only believe in the strong. True powerhouses are fully capable of changing the fate predicted by so-called prophecies. If you weren't strong, I wouldn't believe a damn thing."

"Realistic, I like that."

Huolin Nana's personality, to be honest, was very pleasing to Gu Qijue. "I see you're almost at the mid-Eighth Order too. Hurry up and eat!"

"What do you like about me? My personality, or me?" Huolin Nana said slyly.

Gu Qijue didn't answer, continuing to devour the Star-Sucking Monster.

Getting no response, Huolin Nana pouted and stopped talking. She ate ravenously, without any regard for her image, swallowing a Star Fruit in just a few bites.

Below the deep-sea canyon in the Bermuda Sea Area.

"What's going on? That Old Turtle is dead?"

"It can't just die like this, or our plan will end here."

"Use the Altar, revive it!"

Three grand and terrifying voices caused the sea area for countless miles to surge.

Beneath the deep-sea canyon lay an immensely vast Altar.

This Altar was entirely gray, emitting a savage aura.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Just then, three enormous tentacles pressed down on the three corners of the Altar.

Hummm!!

A moment later, the entire Altar lit up with boundless, brilliant light that pierced the deep sea.

More than ten minutes later.

The light vanished.

On the Altar, which had been empty, the Old Turtle was dazedly scanning its surroundings.

"How... how am I alive?"

Its memory was still stuck at the moment of its death.

"Who killed you?"

A grand voice boomed, making the Old Turtle's mind tremble.

"Ah! Three seniors, you revived me?"

Hearing this, the Old Turtle was immensely shocked and said, "It was the Black Dragon Emperor. I was careless. I didn't expect him to be so powerful, but he's definitely no match for you three seniors."

It truly hadn't expected these three seniors to be so formidable, capable of reviving it even after its death. They were simply invincible.

"Don't go and die again. Seven days from now, I will personally take his life."

After the grand voice finished speaking, a waterspout enveloped the Old Turtle and whisked it away from the area.