Chapter 131: The Black Tortoise Appears in the World! Back from the Dead!

This night arrived too abruptly, and Lu Ren frowned.

The Lingya Secret Realm is filled with all sorts of indescribable crises; furthermore, this Secret Realm has existed for probably over ten thousand years, so it is absolutely not something to be treated lightly.

It is just that...

The old turtle beside Lu Ren was breathing in the air with almost frantic greed, his nose twitching in and out.

Two lines of clear tears flowed down the old turtle's furrowed face, and he said excitedly, "Master! I felt it, it's the Black Tortoise, it's the Black Tortoise!!"

The old turtle is merely a Black Turtle, but for the current Tianxuan Continent, even a Black Turtle is extremely rare.

And in the Lingya Secret Realm...

There is actually a Black Tortoise? Even Lu Ren could not help but be shaken in his heart, revealing a hint of joy, "Truly?"

The old turtle was wild with joy, nearly unable to speak clearly.

"Truly! Truly! Master, it is a Black Tortoise, it is absolutely the bloodline aura of a Black Tortoise. Heaven has not forsaken me, old turtle! Hahahahaha, Heaven has not forsaken me!!!!"

The old turtle's aura was manic, and he looked up to the sky and laughed; that wild, ferocious, and arrogant laughter sounded just like a villain.

Yet, Lu Ren could understand why the old turtle was so ecstatic.

If the old turtle could not find a path to become a Black Tortoise, he would never be able to realize his dream in his entire life, nor would he ever be able to successfully ascend the Great Dao.

There are too many turtles.

He was unwilling and unreconciled to being just a turtle.

He wanted to be a beast like the Qiongqi! Even if it were a Fierce Beast, it would be unique in all of heaven and earth!

Originally, the old turtle's idea was to become a Bixi, which could move mountains and carry the three mountains and five peaks.

That was already the best bloodline evolution path he could imagine.

But now...

The desolate beast roar that pierced through space completely ignited the wild ambition in the old turtle's heart.

He wanted to become a Black Tortoise!

If he could obtain the essence blood and flesh of the Black Tortoise, he would have the chance to recast his own body, become a true Black Tortoise, and seize the position of a Divine Beast!

A look of extreme greed flickered in the old turtle's eyes.

He knew deeply that it was likely because the snake form the Master had conjured for him had achieved the appearance of a Black Tortoise, triggering the resonance of the Black Tortoise in the Secret Realm, which was why it had made a sound, attempting to get a response from a member of its own kind.

"Master, I beg for your help!" the old turtle pleaded earnestly, extremely unreconciled, "The Black Tortoise is unique in the world; the beast roar just now was a call to its own kind. This Black Tortoise is already dead, it must have thought I was a newborn Black Tortoise!"

"I beg the Master to lend me a hand and help me plot to seize the position of the Black Tortoise Divine Beast!"

The position of the Black Tortoise Divine Beast!

Once these words were spoken, it was earth-shattering.

Even the Qiongqi could not help but squint his eyes as he looked at the old turtle, clicking his tongue in wonder, "I never expected it, I never expected it, you actually have such aspirations!"

The old turtle, however, ignored him entirely and just stubbornly lowered his head.

His entire body was tense.

Even though they, as Spirit Beasts and Fierce Beasts, were incredibly powerful, they still felt they were not enough in front of their own Master.

They had never once fathomed Lu Ren's true strength!

And absolutely no one had ever seen Lu Ren's skin other than his hands and neck!

But the old turtle had seen it.

That was why he was even more respectful and even more terrified in his heart!

Underneath the Master's clothes were densely packed sealing array patterns!

Those were array patterns he had carved himself to seal his own strength; if the Master were to undo them, he might be at the Emperor Realm by now...

The old turtle could only think this.

In reality, he could not gauge it at all!

Lu Ren, however, did not know what the old turtle was thinking.

The original owner did indeed have array patterns on his body to seal his strength, but it was not as terrifying as the old turtle imagined.

It was merely to better suppress his strength and temper his physical body and spirit.

However.

With Lu Ren here, the old turtle's vision would absolutely not remain just a fantasy!

Time flowed slowly, and the old turtle even felt his own spine collapsing.

Ever since the Master's foster daughter betrayed him, the Master has become increasingly unfathomable... A moment later.

Lu Ren slowly began to smile.

"Why are you so nervous?"

"Old turtle, you are my contracted beast; no matter what, I will naturally help you."

Whoosh! The old turtle immediately let out a long breath, and his profuse sweating vanished.

That's right!

He had almost forgotten.

He is the Master's contracted beast, and he has a Soul Contract with the Master, permanently bound; he would never be treated as a discarded pawn by the Master!

The Soul Contract is good, very good! Lu Ren gave the old turtle a meaningful look and said nothing.

He raised his eyes to look toward the place where the beast roar had come from, "Since you have already made your plans, then let's go over and take a look."

Let's see if the legendary Black Tortoise is alive or dead.

Since Lu Ren was willing to go so early, the old turtle was naturally overjoyed and nodded repeatedly.

He shook his body and transformed into a palm-sized little turtle, then climbed onto the Qiongqi's back and stayed obediently.

The Qiongqi did not stop him either.

At the very least, this turtle shell is extremely hard.

Carrying it on his back, he was very safe! "However..." Lu Ren suddenly spoke, his gaze falling upon the two corpses on the ground, "Before we leave, there is still something to be done."

"You, do you not intend to wake up?"

The corpse on the ground did not move; both Qiongqi and the Old Turtle subconsciously shifted their gazes toward Chounu, and the Old Turtle's eyes were filled with infinite, deep killing intent.

No matter who it was, if they heard that he intended to usurp the status of a Divine Beast, then there was no choice but to...

Kill!

However, the person who climbed up was not Chounu.

It was...

Ouyang Lie! Ouyang Lie smiled with refined grace, a flash of shrewdness passing through his eyes, but he quickly adjusted his posture and raised his hands in a salute, "As expected of the Lu Family Head, you saw through my Borrowing a Corpse to Resurrect the Soul technique."

"This method of yours is quite novel," Lu Ren commented indifferently, "There is no need to deliberately flatter me; I was merely going with the flow."

Lu Ren spoke casually, yet Ouyang Lie was extremely vigilant in his heart.

A moment later, he struggled for an instant, spat out an extremely faint white shadow, held it in his hand, and offered it to Lu Ren.

Then he stepped back and said sincerely, "Lu Family Head, this is my Soul Division. I did indeed hear everything you said just now, but I entrust my life to you."

"If you do not wish for me to live, you can directly crush my Soul Division and thereby kill me!"

He raised his eyes, his gaze shimmering, "However, if I live, I can certainly bring you even greater benefits!"

Lu Ren stared at him steadily for a moment, then suddenly smiled.

Interesting.

He liked people with this kind of temperament.

Toying with the Soul Division in his hand, Lu Ren said, "What is your name?"

Ouyang Lie understood instantly.

He could live!

He smiled and said, "My name is Ouyang Lie."

"From now on, Ouyang Lie is me, and I am Ouyang Lie!"

He hung the Jade Pendant around his neck, lowered his head, and said, "The moment Ouyang Lie died, I invaded his soul and successfully completed the Possession."

"I am willing to offer this technique to the Family Head!"

Chounu... no, he was already Ouyang Lie.

He handed over everything on his person, along with the cultivation techniques he practiced, all in exchange for a chance to survive.

Just as Lu Ren had said, he had indeed discovered it long ago and had indeed been indulging it.

Now...

Lu Ren accepted it and waved his hand casually, his tone meaningful: "Rest assured, I will not expose you."

(End of this chapter)