Merit Pool Water

The Merit Pool was vast. Aside from lotus flowers and treasure pavilions on its surface, it appeared to contain nothing at all. But Lin Zhu knew full well that Western Heaven would never leave such an important place undefended.

Sure enough, when he looked toward the center of the pool, at the area surrounded by the lushest and most radiant Merit Golden Lotuses, his heart suddenly clenched!

Beneath the water in that area, a massive shadow the size of a small mountain was faintly coiled there...

Lin Zhu held his breath and focused his gaze, carefully peering through the clear, pale golden water.

The shadow gradually came into focus—it was an unusual creature! It had a majestic dragon head, ferocious dragon horns, and golden whiskers that drifted gently in the water. Yet its body was not the serpentine body of a dragon, but a fish body covered in thick golden scales! Four powerful claws, likewise covered in golden scales, grew from beneath its belly.

Its eyes were closed as it floated quietly in the depths of the pool, as if asleep. Yet even in slumber, the ancient, majestic, abyss-deep terrifying aura it emitted was enough to strike fear into the heart of anyone who approached!

"Golden-Whiskered Giant Turtle?!"

Lin Zhu sucked in a cold breath and instantly recognized this legendary being!

Dragon head, fish body, four limbs and golden scales; majestic even with its eyes closed. It favored sacred waters such as the Merit Pool and Dragon Transformation Pool, regarding guardianship as its duty, and possessed formidable strength!

Judging by the undisguised Quasi-Saint pressure it emitted, the Golden-Whiskered Giant Turtle before him was at least at the mid-stage Quasi-Saint level! And as an innate exotic species, its actual combat strength was likely far greater than that of human cultivators or