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"I am a turtle demon who has lived for a full ninety-one years. Because my head is black, I named myself Wutou (Black Head)."

"My mother often said that our turtle demon clan has a long lifespan, far exceeding that of other demons. Therefore, we don't need to rush. We just need to grow step by step to become a great demon."

"My mother said before she died, especially, especially, especially, never to have contact with those delicious, oh no, I mean terrifying humans."

"They're delicious, but also dangerous. If you eat one, many more will sprout up from the forest like fish spawning eggs!"

"Well, what my mother said before she passed away wasn't without reason. It's just that the reasoning is easy to understand, but it's indeed a bit difficult to put into practice..."

Valley, riverbank.

As dusk fell, the tortoise demon Wutou opened its blood-red maw, filled with sharp teeth, and began to devour several mutilated human corpses, bite by bite.

Its eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a look of enjoyment.

This is what it caught while hunting yesterday.

Although its mother told it not to have contact with humans before she died, human meat was too delicious, unlike fish and shrimp, which are fishy, ​​tough, and not nutritious.

No wonder my mother used to go out several times a month before she passed away.

Unfortunately, the mother was not careful enough and ate too often, eventually being caught and killed by humans who set a trap for her.

Unlike it, it knows how to restrain itself.

"After we finish this, we'll wait four more days... hmm, three days, then we'll go out!"

The turtle demon Wutou chewed and muttered to himself.

After eating and drinking to their hearts' content and setting a date, the turtle demon Wutou lay listlessly on the shore, quietly watching the sun set.

"The sun has set, the first day is over..."

"Isn't three days too long? How about two days instead...?"

"How about we count a day with our eyes open and closed? Anyway, Mom's gone, so I can change the unit of measurement, right...?"

The turtle demon, Wutou, kept muttering to himself.

Suddenly, a faint tremor of the ground was heard.

It sounds a bit like the running of a four-legged creature.

The turtle demon Wutou subconsciously looked up, and then its eyes suddenly lit up.

It turned out to be someone riding a weak, black horse and dressed in black...

Humans!!

Yay, time for an extra meal!

The tortoise demon Wutou was instantly invigorated. It raised its head, and wisps of demonic energy began to gather in its mouth.

Demon Blood Spell - Water Jet!!

However, just as it was condensing a water sphere in its mouth, a human riding a horse not far away suddenly raised his hand.

Are you trying to beg for mercy?

Hmph, what weak humans!

The turtle demon Wu Tou sneered inwardly, but his mouth continued to move without stopping.

It's not easy for a clueless human to come and give it extra food, so how could it possibly let it go?

So it opened its mouth wide, and just as it was about to make a move, it heard a whistling wind rush past.

Then, a sudden dizzying sensation arose.

It felt as if it were floating up, its vision drifting further and further away from the ground.

You can even see a headless turtle demon that looks like yourself...

and many more!

Headless!?

It's just like me!!

The turtle demon Wutou seemed to realize something, but quickly lost consciousness.

Because its enormous black tortoise head had already flown into the air.

"After advancing to the fifth tier, the power of the wind blades has increased even more...?"

Mu Yang withdrew his raised hand and urged Xiao Hei to come to the side of the turtle demon's corpse.

That's right, the wind sound that the tortoise demon Wu Tou just heard was the wind blade he unleashed by activating his superior-grade Qi of the Wind!

Perhaps because his true energy had gained the ability to project outwards after advancing to the Meridian Opening Realm, the power of the wind blades actually increased significantly.

Mu Yang estimated that this power was comparable to the full-force attack of a mid-stage Qi Convergence Realm martial artist.

For a blue attribute provided by a fourth-tier monster, this is already quite an exaggerated performance.

............

[Ding! Detected that the host has slain a fourth-tier turtle demon. The equipment "Blazing Dantian Construction Method" has met the conditions for permanent solidification. This equipment has been permanently solidified!]

[Ding! Detected that the host has slain a fourth-tier turtle demon and equipped the "Breath of Life Source Dantian Construction Method"...]

[Ding! Detected that the host has slain a fourth-tier turtle demon and equipped the "Radiant Golden Dantian Construction Method"...]

[Ding! Detected that the host has slain a fourth-tier turtle demon and equipped the "Black Water Dantian Construction Method"...]

Current number of available equipment slots: 4

............

With the death of the turtle demon, Mu Yang's four-stage dantian construction method was instantly solidified.

All that remained were the "Strong Wind Meridian Opening Technique" and the corpse of the fifth-tier fish demon, Catfish Clan.

Turning his gaze away, Mu Yang looked at the turtle demon's corpse.

............

[Equipable Item: Turtle Demon Corpse (Complete)]

[Rank: Fourth Rank]

【Equipment Effect: ① Robust Physique (Blue): Physical fitness is greatly improved (physical strength, total stamina, and reaction speed are all improved).

② Abundant Qi and Blood (Blue): The total amount of Qi and blood has been greatly increased.

③ Thick Shell (Blue): The strength of one's own bones is greatly increased. One can consume true qi to actively condense a layer of defensive tortoise shell on the body surface, which can resist attacks of level four and below.

④ Water Jet (Blue): Consumes True Qi to unleash a water jet attack. If activated with water-attribute True Qi, the True Qi consumption is greatly reduced, and the attack's power is significantly increased.

[Permanent fixation conditions: Equip this item for 100 days, or slay any fourth-tier or higher-grade monster while equipping this item.]

............

"The four blue entries are of pretty good quality."

Mu Yang casually put the turtle demon's corpse into his sleeve pocket, then tossed the turtle head that had fallen to the ground to Xiao Hei.

"Whoosh—!!"

Little Black excitedly raised its front hooves, nuzzled affectionately against Mu Yang's chest, and then lowered its head to begin its hearty meal.

The vitality of a fourth-tier demon is so abundant that even just its head has greatly benefited Xiao Hei.

Mu Yang estimated that with just one more fourth-tier monster head, Xiao Hei could advance to the mid-second tier.

Once this mission is completed, I might even be able to get close to the third tier.

This speed is simply unimaginable.

But that's normal.

After all, not everyone can be like Mu Yang, willing to feed a horse with a high-level demon.

Xiao Hei: Loyalty!!

After hunting the turtle demon, Mu Yang looked at the darkening sky and decided not to continue his journey.

After finding a relatively clean cave, he pondered what to put in his spare equipment slots.

He has many good qualities.

Two fifth-order meridian opening techniques, three fifth-order martial arts techniques, one fourth-order dantian construction technique, several unsolidified sleeve pouches, a number of fourth-order pills, one set of fourth-order armor, four fourth-order weapons, a number of fourth-order martial arts techniques, and one fourth-order demon corpse.

He originally wanted to equip the "Black Water Meridian Opening Technique," but after thinking about it, he realized that the monsters on this mission were all third or fourth tiers, and equipping fifth-tier items would take up too much space!

It would be better to equip fourth-tier items first, use combat to sustain combat, and quickly solidify your position.

Once we return, we will equip ourselves with the Meridian Opening Technique and fifth-tier martial arts skills to prepare for the battle for the blessed land.

With this in mind, Mu Yang focused his attention on the tortoise demon corpse in his sleeve pocket, as well as a few fourth-order pills.

"equipment......."