Turtle Island, on the Divine Turtle's back.
Ever since Black Tortoise had been reborn as the Divine Turtle's child through Six Flower's power of reincarnation, the Divine Turtle had found life rather comfortable.
Although, as a male turtle, he had accidentally ended up carrying an egg, Lu Ran's paid maternity leave had left him feeling quite pleased.
To ensure the turtle's second generation received enough nutrition, Lu Ran had left plenty of delicacies: Legendary flesh and blood, extinct ingredients enhanced to Epic-level-everything imaginable.
In short, even at his peak, the Divine Turtle had never enjoyed such maternity meals every day.
At his peak, he had been the continent's sustainer and naturally could not slaughter Divine Beasts indiscriminately, let alone eat Legendary flesh at every meal. But now, with a god of slaughter like Lu Ran providing for him, the Divine Turtle rather wanted to remain pregnant for a few more years.
Never mind three years and six months; at least he ought to have had ten months of pregnancy like a human. Unfortunately, Black Tortoise had absorbed enough nutrients in just one month and slipped out.
Moreover, he had been born-or rather, reborn-with his memories intact.
On the day Black Tortoise broke out of his shell and was reborn, divine light shone, spiritual energy swirled, and the sun and moon nestled against him. Unfortunately, despite absorbing so much nutrition, he had not been born Legendary.
Throughout history, only a tiny number of creatures had been Legendary from birth. The Chaos Dragon God was one, mainly because both parents were powerful High Legendaries.
"Godfather." The newborn Black Tortoise was palm-sized and entirely white.
His shell resembled jade polished by the years, flawless white with a faint sheen. The markings on it were clearly visible, like patterns painstakingly drawn by nature.
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