Ninja Turtles

Bai Xiaowen tried to recall the split Undead Bone Archer.

In theory, since the Undead Bone Archer had not "died," recalling the Visage of the Death God should not have been a problem.

But unfortunately, Bai Xiaowen failed to recall it. Half of the Undead Bone Archer still quietly "stood" before him.

Bai Xiaowen narrowed his eyes.

Neither dead nor alive... Was he supposed to lose a Summoned Creature here for nothing? And permanently at that.

"Looks like I still need to uncover the secrets of this Magic Cube Area."

Bai Xiaowen stepped into the River Area ahead. It was worth noting that there was no barrier whatsoever when crossing into the river grid. The scenery on either side of the boundary was clearly severed and separated, creating an obvious sense of discord.

After entering the river grid, the scenery and light before Bai Xiaowen changed. The former Morning Hills became a world of water. Raging river waters flowed beneath his feet, endless waves heading toward an unknown destination. Even the light became vast and hazy, with misty white vapor rising over the distant river surface.

Bai Xiaowen quickly sensed the presence of others within this river grid.

Moreover, they were moving toward him at high speed.

Bai Xiaowen remained still and waited, silently circulating his powerful Spirit Sense to perceive the changes in the surrounding grids. In his view, this river grid could not exist in isolation. There had to be other river grids nearby—even if there were none now, after twenty minutes, forty minutes, or even an hour, they would certainly appear when the Magic Cube's grids rotated.

Soon, three humanoid creatures clad in dark armor flew toward Bai Xiaowen.

All three humanoid creatures had human heads and turtle bodies, with heavy shells on their backs. They reminded Bai Xiaowen of a classic cartoon from another time and space—Ninja Turtles.

"A human?" Ninja Turtle A's gaze flickered. "Hey, which Deity's Chosen are you?"

Bai Xiaowen tilted his head. "Why should I tell you?" He did not know their stance for the moment, and at times like this, he needed to reveal as little information about himself as possible.

Besides, in Bai Xiaowen's view, when Chosen encountered others in the Land of Origin, there was a fifty percent chance of meeting someone from a friendly faction and a fifty percent chance of encountering an enemy faction. If one's own faction and Deity were powerful, there was no problem with openly facing them head-on. There would always be a chance of meeting allies.

Most Explorers in the Land of Origin were probably Chosen.

Non-Chosen would likely have a hard time getting by here. They could very well be jointly dissed by the factions of other Deities.

Ninja Turtle B snorted. "If you are unwilling to explain yourself honestly, then we can only ask you to leave. In the name of Turtle God Torgola, we have claimed this grid. Only believers of Turtle God and Turtle God's allies may remain here!"

Ninja Turtle C seemed to notice Bai Xiaowen's flickering gaze and added with a cold snort, "Do not try to lie. When you name the Deity you believe in, you must provide proof!"

These guys won't be easy to fool, Bai Xiaowen thought.

Bai Xiaowen had two choices before him. One was to pretend to be a Chosen of the God of Truth, and the other was to pretend to be a Chosen of the Death God. Neither lie would be easy to expose.

However, neither the God of Truth nor the Death God seemed to have anything to do with Turtle God.

On the other hand, the Sea God worshiped by the Ancient Antahe Kingdom seemed to have some connection to Turtle God?

Considering the relationship between turtles and the sea, perhaps Turtle God Torgola was some kind of Low-Rank god under the Sea God.

Bai Xiaowen coughed and took out a fragment of Poseidon's Staff. "Actually, I am a Chosen of the Sea God..."

The instant he spoke, the three Ninja Turtles exchanged glances, each with a flash of delight in their eyes.

Yet Bai Xiaowen instinctively sensed that this "delight" was not the joy of meeting a fellow traveler in a foreign land or encountering an ally from the same faction. It was the delight of we finally caught you, brat—the delight of being able to drag him in for a bounty!

Almost at the same time, the three Ninja Turtles flashed into motion and surrounded Bai Xiaowen in a triangular formation.

"Enemy of My God, Chosen of Sea God Neptune, your doom has come!"

"There is a road to heaven, yet you refuse to take it. Hell has no gate, yet you charge right in!"

"Hand over all fragments of Poseidon's Staff, swear to abandon your faith in the Sea God, and instead worship the great Turtle God! Then we may spare your life!"

The three Ninja Turtles seemed highly experienced at ganging up on others. They did not give Bai Xiaowen even a moment to react before launching their attacks.

"Hey, hey, weren't we negotiating? Why are you fighting right away? Have some integrity, will you!" Bai Xiaowen twisted aside, evading the first wave of attacks as he shouted.

Ninja Turtle A chuckled. "We combine military force with verbal persuasion."

Ninja Turtle B said, "Three against one. We have an absolute advantage, so surrender quickly!"

"..."

Bai Xiaowen sighed inwardly. Even these half-Turtlemen had no sense of decency, their skin so thick. He truly did not know whether it was the distortion of turtle nature or the decline of morality.

But it was still uncertain who had more people.

With a wave of Bai Xiaowen's hand, a large army of Summoned Creatures appeared.

Bai Xiaowen himself sat upon the Silver Throne. The Secret Art of Spiritual Power unfolded, and a layer of Mind Power Armor immediately wrapped around him.

Thunderous booms rang out in succession. The Spiritual Power attached to the three Ninja Turtles' attacks was unceremoniously blocked by the Mind Power Armor.

"He's actually from a Summoner Class!" The three Ninja Turtles were somewhat surprised.

A Summoner could command Summoned Creatures in battle while personally cultivating some powerful defensive skills. This was considered a viable combat style, though it remained relatively unpopular.

This was because the combat power of Summoned Creatures was limited by Combat Specialization. When facing powerful opponents with Master Grade or Grandmaster Grade specializations, they would inevitably be outmatched.

Nor was the number of Summoned Creatures infinite. Once the Summoned Creatures had been dealt with, the Summoner himself would be nothing more than a stationary target. Even with powerful defensive skills, he would merely be a punching bag.

Therefore, the first reaction of the three Ninja Turtles was one of disdain.

But Bai Xiaowen's army of Summoned Creatures was far too powerful.

There were several Lord Grade powerhouses among them. This was truly beyond imagination. Normally, having even one Lord Grade Summoned Creature to support one's reputation was the limit for an ordinary Lord Grade Summoner.

Bai Xiaowen did not care about any of that. He directly controlled his army of Summoned Creatures to encircle the three Ninja Turtles. Two Lord Grade Summoned Creatures entangled the melee-oriented Ninja Turtles A and B, while the other Summoned Creatures, led by Sigdrifa, charged toward Ninja Turtle C, a ranged mage-type Ninja Turtle.

"Hmph, you think a mere Lord Grade creature can hold us down?"

Ninja Turtles A and B wore contemptuous smiles on their turtle faces. One swung twin clubs, while the other wielded gauntlets. The spiritual energy between heaven and earth seemed to flow with their breaths, forming two immensely powerful auras.

These two Ninja Turtles had at least Master Grade Fighting Specialization!