Chapter 12: Mysterious Dark Turtle

In the main hall of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi was looking at the documents in his hand, his expression appearing somewhat serious.

"Gu Shu, according to the experiments of the past few days, those who take Whale Glue are still more ideal; the effect is very obvious and should match the description of the effects of Whale Glue given by Yang Lin and his son."

Gu Douluo nodded: "Indeed, the effect of Whale Glue is better than we imagined, especially after we arranged for a Soul Saint to take Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue; he actually broke through the bottleneck and advanced one level, and I clearly felt many impurities were expelled from his body, his meridians expanded to some extent, cultivation speed became considerably faster than before, even his constitution improved. I estimate that after taking Whale Glue, the absorption period of Soul Rings can indeed be extended. It seems that if Whale Glue is taken correctly, it truly is a treasure, and it is of great benefit to our Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect."

"However, there are two drawbacks for those who take Whale Glue. The first dose shows a very obvious effect, but the second dose does not work as well, the effect drops to only twenty to thirty percent. Moreover, Whale Glue itself has an aphrodisiac effect, especially when taken as a whole melted piece, this effect is taken to the extreme and could easily get out of control."

"I plan to arrange a few female disciples to try it in the next few days, to see whether there is a difference between males and females, but I think it's better to wait a while; we shouldn't rashly give it to key disciples under cultivation."

Ning Fengzhi was silent for a moment before speaking: "That's appropriate. We are not in a hurry at this moment; we need to concretely confirm the effect and ensure there are no side effects. However, we can purchase it in advance. Gu Shu, have Elder Four take reliable people and sneak a trip to Hanhai City, where the quantity of Whale Glue is larger and the price is cheaper."

"Alright, I'll arrange it right away."

……

Ning Fengzhi continued to flip through the documents on the desk, when a particular file suddenly caught his attention.

It stated that Inner Disciple Yang Xiong had advanced to Level 10, but he insisted on choosing a 540-year Mysterious Turtle as his First Soul Ring; because this soul beast is rather special and its age is excessively high, it requires the sect's approval.

Ning Fengzhi couldn't help but smile after reading it: "Gu Shu, this Yang Xiong is quite interesting; I didn't expect his courage to be so great."

Gu Douluo, seeing the information on the document, showed a hint of speechlessness on his face: "This kid is being way too reckless. His martial soul may be special, but what does it have to do with turtle-type soul beasts? Moreover, the First Soul Ring's age is only 423 years; he actually wants to absorb a 540-year Soul Ring—utter nonsense."

"Besides, having a martial soul as a body is rather mediocre, but not as bad as imagined. Could it be that this kid wants to go the Defense System route?"

"And if I recall correctly, recently the Shi Family in Heaven Dou City wanted to buy this Mysterious Turtle from us, and the price they offered wasn't low."

Ning Fengzhi thought carefully: "Gu Shu, do you think this Yang Xiong is a fool? Is he the type who has no plan or disregards his own safety?"

Gu Douluo shook his head: "Not to that extent. Although I've only met Yang Xiong once, this kid is quite cunning, and his love of reading shows he's definitely not a fool. Besides, a fool wouldn't be able to uncover a big secret like Whale Glue."

Ning Fengzhi showed a hint of a smile: "Then let him absorb this Mysterious Turtle's Soul Ring. Earning money is important, but our own disciples are even more important. Gu Shu, please go to the site yourself and take a look. We also want to confirm whether Whale Glue can extend the Soul Ring's age. If danger truly arises, try to save his life as much as possible; it's rare for our Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect to have such an interesting youngster."

……

In the Yang Family, after Yang Xiong repeatedly assured his parents, the two finally agreed to let him absorb the 540-year Soul Ring.

Two days later, under Lin Gong's personal leadership, Yang Lin, Sun Yu and Yang Xiong arrived together at the edge of the Soul Beast Forest they had cultivated. The turtle Yang Xiong wanted had already been knocked unconscious and detained, but what they didn't know was that Gu Douluo was secretly observing everyone's every move.

Lin Gong, upon seeing this Mysterious Turtle, instantly became angry: "Nonsense! Do the people who capture and breed soul beasts not even grasp basic soul beast knowledge? They even mistake the species of soul beast."

Yang Xiong, looking at this soul beast, was even more delighted, because the beast before him matched his imagination perfectly; it was not a Mysterious Turtle at all.

Ordinary turtle-type soul beasts determine their exact age by the pattern on their backs. The turtle before us is considerably larger than a typical Mysterious Turtle; from the back markings it is indeed 540 years old, but a normal 530-year Mysterious Turtle is only about 1.8 meters long, whereas this turtle measures 2.4 meters in length.

This is not a Mysterious Turtle, but the legendary Mysterious Dark Turtle. It is said that the Mysterious Dark Turtle is a top‑grade turtle-type soul beast, with astonishing defense, scarce numbers, and many of its habits are extremely secretive, making it hard to capture. I also don't know how the sect managed to catch this Mysterious Dark Turtle.

When Yang Xiong first saw the detailed information on the Mysterious Turtle, he knew this turtle was definitely not simple. Compared with the Mysterious Turtle, the Mysterious Dark Turtle is similar in most aspects except for body length; however, the tooth patterns and claw shapes differ somewhat, and without close inspection one cannot tell them apart.

Moreover, the Mysterious Dark Turtle is considered a top‑grade soul beast, possessing Water and Earth Dual Attributes, with extremely strong defense, reputedly as solid as a golden broth.

But many people don't know that the Mysterious Dark Turtle is also a very rare Power-Type Soul Beast; both its bite force and limb strength are extremely formidable. Once it clamps onto a target, even the strongest soul beast will lose a layer of flesh and blood.

However, limited by its size and the massive shell on its back, its limbs are very short, so its speed is relatively slow.

But this slowness is relative; if not for the extremely short limbs, this turtle-type soul beast would not be slow at all.

Of course, a few rare records note that the Mysterious Dark Turtle itself possesses the Space Attribute, but because it is so scarce and few have absorbed this type of Soul Ring, the Soul Master World has little reputation for it.

Whether considering its defensive power or even its Space Attribute, the Mysterious Dark Turtle can be called a miracle of the Soul Master World, especially since legend says it carries the Divine Beast Xuanwu Bloodline.

Lin Gong, looking at Yang Xiong with a clearly impressed expression, couldn't help but ask: "Yang Xiong, that day did you look at the picture and detailed description and know that this was a Mysterious Dark Turtle?"

Yang Xiong merely smiled: "Teacher, I can only say I'm lucky; I didn't expect my First Soul Ring to be such a fine soul beast."

Lin Gong couldn't help but be a bit self‑deprecating: "I suppose I should have expected it; those two years of reading certainly weren't in vain."

(End of Chapter)