The little mountain on the sea finally revealed itself in full.
It was a mountain carried on a turtle's back.
Built from coral and boulders, its weight was immeasurable.
Only a terrifying being like a Demon Ancestor would dare roam about carrying a mountain.
"The Turtle Ancestor is at his weakest when shedding his shell. Now's our chance..."
Boom!
A hundred columns of water, each over ten meters in diameter, erupted beneath the five of them at once.
They were so fast and powerful that one of the cloaked men was gravely injured in an instant.
Such was the terrifying power of a Demon Ancestor.
At the same time, the Turtle Ancestor's head slowly emerged from beneath the sea.
A pitch-black head on a long neck-he had actually evolved a snake's head.
"B-Black Tortoise..."
Shan's expression changed drastically. "The mission briefing never mentioned that it had awakened its ancestral bloodline!"
The Turtle Ancestor's ancient forebear was the Black Tortoise.
Now, its appearance already carried a measure of the Black Tortoise's might.
While the five stood at a loss, those scarlet eyes sank beneath the sea again.
As though it had merely been warning them.
"What do we do?" Margaret couldn't decide. "If it's developed the Black Tortoise bloodline, we... might not be able to contain it."
"We can, and we will." Resolve filled Shan's eyes. "For Lord Adam, we must complete this mission, even if it kills us."
"All right."
The five gritted their teeth, prepared to perish alongside the Turtle Ancestor, and threw their Wasteland Artifacts into the sky together.
The five divine artifacts collided, lighting the heavens blue.
An eerie, mysterious Magic Array enveloped the entire maritime territory.
Its terrifying pressure made every Converted Beast roar in fear and flee into the deep sea in panic.
Sensing danger,