The moment Xiao Hua's astonishment arose, the turtle's gaze swept over him. "Hiss—" Xiao Hua's heart tightened as he drew a cold breath. A feeling of being seen through, inside and out, welled up within him.
This turtle... probably has the strength of the late Nascent Soul stage! Xiao Hua immediately made a rough judgment of the turtle's cultivation.
"Xu pays his respects to Senior Xuan!" The instant Xu Zhuoliang saw the turtle appear, wild joy appeared on his face. He hurriedly flew forward, though he did not dare approach too closely. Hovering in midair, he cupped his hands and bowed.
"Roar..." The enormous turtle raised its head and let out a low roar. Snowy waves surged around it as streams of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi poured into its body. Blue radiance then flickered over its body as it rapidly shrank. In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a short old man less than three feet tall. The old man had shifty eyes and a rat-like face, with a wisp of goatee beneath his chin!
Most notably, the old man's back was somewhat hunched, and he carried a medium-sized turtle shell upon it!
Seeing the giant turtle transform into a man, a strange light flickered in Xiao Hua's eyes. Yet when he saw the old man's appearance, he could not help laughing aloud! Really, of all forms to take, why had it chosen to transform into something so ugly?
Fortunately, the giant turtle's transformation had caused quite a commotion. The waves near the luminous coral reef rose several feet high, and amid the roar of the surf, Xiao Hua's faint laughter was not particularly noticeable.
"Young friend Xu..." The giant turtle's voice after transforming was not at all stiff; it even carried a trace of majesty. It