Chapter 2054 - 1917: A Turtle from Earth?

Chapter 2054: Chapter 1917: A Turtle from Earth?

Rustle rustle...

The Blue Spirit Tree swayed, casting down a strange blue light, devouring the souls of living beings, incredibly wicked.

This is a naturally grown evil tree, transplanted into the Emperor’s Palace by the master of the palace with supreme emperor power, its purpose unknown.

Waves of blue light flashed, pulling on people’s souls.

Even from a great distance, Ye Fan and others could still feel waves of unease, their souls almost pulling away.

"Ye, it’s too dangerous, I think we should give up," advised Da Mo.

He mainly cultivated the soul and was extremely sensitive to the dangers of the soul, knowing well the terror of the Blue Spirit Tree and unwilling for Ye Fan to take the risk.

"It’s fine, I’ll be careful."

Ye Fan’s eyes shot with steadfast light, footsteps firm as he walked step by step towards the Blue Spirit Tree.

"Buzz!"

A blue beam shot out, like a Hell judge, guiding his soul out of his body.

"Zhou!"

Ye Fan let out a loud shout, his soul resonating, instantly dissipating the blue light.

His soul-formed Heavenly Tao Seal glowed, the Divine Soul Flames leaping vigorously, incredibly stable, unshakeable.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom..."

Ye Fan’s steps were firm, like divine drums pounding, shaking the entire Emperor’s Palace.

"Ye, be careful!"

In the distance, Yue Haoyu and others shouted reminders, everyone’s hearts were in their throats, nervously watching him.

Ye Fan was now their pride, and nothing must go wrong, or it would be an unbearable burden.

"It’s all your fault, what a bad idea," said Peacock, nervously slapping Bai Yan wolf.

"I just mentioned it, who knew he’d actually dare to go!" Bai Yan wolf mumbled forlornly, not daring to loudly retort.

At this moment, everyone’s nerves were taut to the extreme, eyes fixed on Ye Fan, fearing something unexpected might happen.

"Buzz!"

Blue light surged, as if alive, suddenly enveloping Ye Fan within its range.

The blue light vibrated, stripping his soul, even though he emitted an aura of death, it was ineffective, the Blue Spirit Tree targeted the soul.

"Boom!"

Ye Fan’s soul seemed to ignite, his whole body radiating Infinite Light, blocking the invasion of the blue beam.

At this moment, he was in extreme danger, a slight mistake could lead to the Blue Spirit Tree stripping away his soul, dying on the spot.

"Zhou!"

Ye Fan continuously shouted, emitting Divine Soul Resonance Heavenly Sound to shake the blue light, while struggling to step closer to the Blue Spirit Tree.

"Great Emperor bless!"

Seeing this, everyone’s hearts were in their throats, silently praying for Ye Fan, hoping he would remain safe.

"Ye, the Thunder Power can break it," Bai Yan wolf loudly reminded.

"Crackle!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Fan immediately used the Thunderclap Treasure Skill, his body emitting thunder light, paving the way with Divine Soul Resonance Heavenly Sound, inching closer to the Blue Spirit Tree.

The Blue Spirit Tree had many corpses hanging on it, some were trialists who entered earlier, others wore ancient clothing, long since turned into dry corpses.

Similarly, each corpse bore an eerie smile, as if filled with enjoyment at their last moment.

As Ye Fan drew closer to the Blue Spirit Tree, the effectiveness of the Divine Soul Resonance Heavenly Sound weakened, the blue light almost becoming liquid, surrounding him, continually pulling on his soul.

What to do?

Within reach, giving up was impossible, yet at this moment, he truly couldn’t move forward, his soul constantly on the verge of being stripped away.

"Buzz!"

An irregularly shaped black Immortal Armor fragment appeared, suppressing his soul, blocking the aura of the Blue Spirit Tree.

"Swipe!"

Ye Fan moved like a phantom, treading Chasing Star Step, as if traversing space, suddenly appearing beside the Blue Spirit Tree.

"Whoosh!"

A flash of light, a blood-colored Divine Spear appeared in Ye Fan’s hand, which he wielded like a great blade, slashing down forcefully, the sharp spear tip fiercely slashing through the Blue Spirit Tree’s branches. ℴ

"Ow..."

An ear-piercing scream erupted, the Blue Spirit Tree spewed blood, a branch several meters long was slashed off by Ye Fan.

"Retrieve!"

Ye Fan shouted, directly collecting the Blue Spirit Tree’s branch, then quickly retreated from the blue light’s range under the protection of the Immortal Armor fragment.

Not until he retreated far enough did Ye Fan let out a long breath, releasing the seal on his blood and energy.

Rumble...

Inside him was like thunder, vigorous blood and energy erupted, instantly cleansing away death qi, recovering.

Jingle jingle...

Bai Yan wolf ran over with the Purple Gold Bell on his head, saying: "Quick, use the Nine Heavens Divine Jade to seal the Blue Spirit Tree’s branch, otherwise its Essence Qi will leak, greatly reducing its effect."

Ye Fan dared not delay, took out a small cauldron fashioned from Nine Heavens Divine Jade, placed the Blue Spirit Tree’s branch inside, and enforced eighty-one layers of seals to prevent Essence Qi from escaping.

At this moment, Da Mo and others also came over, expressing congratulations and admiration to him.

"Ahem..."

Ye Fan smiled wryly, saying: "Lucky, it was truly lucky this time, nearly couldn’t make it back."

Recalling earlier scenes, Ye Fan also felt a chill down his back, waves of anguish, if it weren’t for the Immortal Armor fragment suppressing his soul and cutting off the Blue Spirit Tree’s pull, he would surely have died.

The Blue Spirit Tree was indeed extremely evil, he only managed to obtain a branch by chance, had it been someone else, even stronger, they might not have succeeded.

Circumnavigating the Blue Spirit Tree, they continued onward.

The Bai Yan wolf remained at the forefront of the group, its nose even keener than a dog’s, alerting it to any danger instantly.

Soon, they passed through the second layer of the Emperor Palace, crossed a bronze gate, and entered the Third Layer.

Meanwhile, others had already broken into the fourth layer of the Emperor Palace.

This underground palace was truly magnificent, with interconnected structures; each layer seemed like its own world, leaving people astounded.

Only a Great Emperor could achieve such a feat; ordinary people could never construct such a grand palace.

"Sss!"

Just as they stepped into the Third Layer of the Emperor Palace, Ye Fan and the others were attacked; a blue light darted straight at the Bai Yan wolf’s brow.

"Dang!"

A loud noise sounded as the Bai Yan wolf defiantly blocked the hit with the Purple Gold Bell, then lifted its large paw, pressing the blue light to the ground.

"Hey, where did this scoundrel come from? How dare you ambush me? Do you have a death wish?" The Bai Yan wolf shouted, looking at the thing under its paw.

Upon seeing it, it was momentarily stunned; it turned out to be a small turtle, only about the size of a palm, emitting a faint blue glow, looking incredibly mystical.

"Little turtle, do you dare to ambush me? I’ll bite you to death." The Bai Yan wolf released its paw and bit down with a snort.

Everyone thought this little turtle was doomed. Though its shell was hard, the Bai Yan wolf could leave teeth marks even on a Holy Weapon, so a small shell was nothing to worry about.

However...

"Crunch!"

"Ow..."

The Bai Yan wolf yelped, tears welling up, quickly flinging the small turtle far away. Its teeth snapped, and blood flowed from its mouth.

"This..."

Everyone was stunned, not expecting this little turtle to be so hard that even the Bai Yan wolf couldn’t handle it.

"Haha..." The Golden Divine Dragon laughed heartily, teasing, "You finally met your match, huh?"

"Damn, this little turtle is strange, too hard, my poor teeth!" The Bai Yan wolf’s cheeks swelled, and it spoke with a lisp, its speech unclear.

"Whoosh!"

The small turtle transformed into a blue light, quickly fleeing, lightning-fast.

However, in front of the Peacock, its speed was still too slow; in the blink of an eye, it was caught up, and the Five-Colored Divine Light emerged, unstoppable, sweeping it back.

"Clang!"

The small turtle fell in front of Ye Fan and the others, feigning death immediately, retracting its head, tail, and limbs into its shell.

"This little thing is quite interesting."

The group chuckled; this little creature even knew how to play dead, showing a high level of intelligence unlike any ordinary turtle.

"The Innate Eight Diagram?"

Seeing the patterns on the little turtle’s back, Ye Fan was taken aback, incredulously picking it up for closer inspection.

Indeed, it was the Innate Eight Diagram!

Ye Fan was shocked, left three right seven, wear nine and carry one, two four as shoulders, six eight as feet, exactly precise.

This was unmistakably a Divine Turtle!

Having seen a Divine Turtle from Huaxia legend in the Fire Silk Star Emperor Palace on the Xing Kong Gu Road, Ye Fan’s heart surged, hard to calm.

Could this mean something?

"What’s the Innate Eight Diagram, what’s that thing?" The Great Demon came up to ask.

"Oh, it’s an old legend from my hometown." Ye Fan vaguely glossed over it, not elaborating, though his heart remained unsettled.

While Ye Fan was in a daze, the small turtle in his palm cautiously peeked its head out, blinking its little eyes adorably, appearing very cute.

"You don’t need to be afraid, I won’t harm you." Ye Fan tried to communicate with it using Divine Sense, hoping to inquire about something.

"Whoosh!"

The small turtle seemed startled, its tiny head shrinking back instantly, but it did not attempt to flee again.

"We might come from the same place!"

Ye Fan did not give up, simulating ancient Huaxia oracle bone scripts with Divine Sense, forming a river diagram and Luo script, sending them into its sea of consciousness.

"Roar..."

Finally, the small turtle reacted, responding with its Divine Soul, issuing a True Dragon’s roar.

"Very familiar, you’re also familiar!"

The little turtle seemed to have not communicated for a long time; even its Divine Sense exchanges were somewhat stilted.

"On your body, I feel a familiar aura." This was the most complete expression of the little turtle, deeply shaking Ye Fan’s heart.

Perhaps... it truly came from Earth!

In the end, the small turtle did not run away anymore but instead curled up on Ye Fan’s shoulder, comfortably falling asleep.

"Impressive, Ye Zi, you’ve even got a little pet." The Great Demon enviously remarked.

This little turtle harbored a natural enmity toward anyone except Ye Fan, for whom it showed a rare affection as if he was its long-lost relative, much to the discontent of the Great Demon and others.

"It’s my charm; when you have a commanding presence, pets come naturally. You guys can’t compare." Ye Fan replied.

Huff!

Everyone gestured with the universal sign of disdain—a middle finger!

"There are battle sounds ahead; should we go and take a look?"

The Bai Yan wolf returned with this news.

Earlier, it had gone to find water to rinse its mouth and inadvertently detected a group hunting a Fierce Beast, immediately identifying them by its peerless nose as Baling and his followers from Jiang Sheng Star.

Scared to approach alone, it returned to report and urged everyone to join the spectacle.

"Then let’s go have a look!"

The group cut through a stretch of forest and from afar heard the roars of Jiang Sheng and Baling alongside the roars of the Fierce Beast.

PS: My apologies, I thought I updated earlier, but it turned out to be a Black Dragon. Updated two Chapters together to repay what I owed everyone!