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"A living soul?" Lin Yaoxie guessed that the Moon Worship Cult Leader would definitely use some evil magic to control the descendants of this ancient divine beast, but he did not expect that Liu Jinyuan would have such awareness and make such a sacrifice.

After all, once a person's soul leaves their body, the impact is absolute. Even a simple astral projection can lead to serious consequences such as mental instability. Liu Jinyuan wanted to use his ordinary life to achieve this.

The only way for a person with sufficient cultivation to control this descendant of an ancient divine beast is through the sacrifice of a living soul.

“Yes, if I weren’t a living soul, how could I be controlled?” the Xuan Turtle said angrily. “That’s where it ends. After that, I was in a daze. I kept watching myself being controlled, being instigated to do all sorts of things like a dog.”

As he spoke, the black tortoise lowered its head.

"Seeing how worthless I was, I decided to commit suicide to wash away my hatred. It seems I'll have to repay your kindness in my next life."

As soon as he finished speaking, a watery aura gathered, and a violent energy change occurred within the Xuan Turtle's body.

"There's no need to do that," Lin Yaoxie said, seemingly indifferent.

"Indeed, in my benefactor's eyes, I am nothing more than a speck of dust."

"Yes, yes, please do as you please."

However, please, my benefactor, stay away from this lake. When we Xuan Turtle species want to self-destruct, the surrounding water turns into a massive energy body. The resulting...

"The explosion might soil my benefactor's clothes," Xuan Gui said in a voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz.

"No, no, no, is it that terrifying?" Lin Yaoxie had no idea that the Xuan Turtle had such abilities; he thought it was just a physically strong species.

However, the Xuan Turtle had already made up its mind to prove its innocence by self-destructing, so it naturally ignored what Lin Yaoxie said.

As the power within the Xuan Turtle continued to condense, the surrounding lake water began to ripple violently.

In the emergency, Lin Yaoxie pressed down on the Xuan Turtle's head, preparing to forcibly stop it, when the earth energy within his essence surged out uncontrollably, continuously flowing into the Xuan Turtle's body. Suddenly, the energy flow stopped.

Lin Yaoxie and Xuan Gui were dumbfounded, not knowing what had happened.

Chapter Thirty-Seven: Anomaly

As the earth energy from the demonic forest entered the Xuan Turtle's body, the Xuan Turtle's body gradually underwent miraculous changes. Even the Xuan Turtle, with its long lifespan, was unaware of what was happening inside its body.

Lin Yaoxie originally only wanted to stop the Xuan Turtle from doing something as foolish as self-destruction, but he never expected that the earth energy inherited from the ancient goddess Nuwa would resonate with the Xuan Turtle.

"Could it be that Nuwa and the ancestor of this Xuan Turtle had a significant connection? Or is there some incredible connection between the divine beings of ancient times?" Lin Yaoxie couldn't help but ponder as he watched the Xuan Turtle's body gradually emanate the color of earth energy.

As Lin Yaoxie pondered the connection between the two things, the changes occurring within the Xuan Turtle's body intensified.

Before the earth's energy came into contact with and reacted with the Xuan Turtle, the Xuan Turtle continuously channeled its energy to transform the water around it into a massive energy body. In order to absorb this massive energy, the Xuan Turtle continuously expanded its meridians to the limit to facilitate the passage of energy.

So when Lin Yaoxie channeled his inner energy to forcibly stop the Xuan Turtle, the earth's energy, sensing that the Xuan Turtle was also an ancient creature, immediately surged forth as if it had encountered Zhao Ling'er, a descendant of Nuwa.

Then, the Xuan Turtle's actions opened a channel for the earth's energy.

The earth's energy, having obtained the target and the passage, surged into the Xuan Turtle's body like a runaway horse galloping along a post road.

"My benefactor, what have you done to me?" The bewildered Xuan Turtle asked the demonic forest in front of him in a panic.

Stimulated by the earth's energy, the Xuanwu's bloodline was gradually awakened, and its appearance began to change.

"Perhaps it's the bloodline passed down from your ancient ancestors that's now being stimulated by the earth's energy within me, thus beginning its awakening." Looking at the changing appearance of the Xuan Turtle, Lin Yaoxie replied with a guess.

The black tortoise's body kept changing color, its scales emitting the same "black" color as the sky, and the entire tortoise emitted a sky-blue halo.

"His body is developing characteristics similar to his ancestor's, and the aura within his body is transforming into the same aura and imposing presence as his ancestor. It's exactly the same as Zhao Ling'er when she received the inheritance of the earth's energy." Lin Yaoxie immediately flew towards Zhao Ling'er's direction after a moment's thought.

Upon approaching the four, Lin Yao was filled with malice upon seeing Lin Yueru and Anu weeping.

"Why are you crying? It's so annoying."

"Something like this just happened, and you won't even let others cry? Are you a devil?" Anu couldn't stand this insult and immediately retorted.

“I have never considered myself a gentleman. The top scholar who claimed to be a gentleman has vanished into thin air.”

"You...you're still going to say things like that even now? Didn't you see..."

"What do you see? Do you see a weak and helpless young lady crying for that fool who pursued revenge but was ultimately manipulated by the Moon Worship Cult Leader?" Lin Yaoxie said expressionlessly, "If Lin Yueru and Liu Jinyuan were even slightly stronger, this wouldn't have happened. Both of them are so fragile, both mentally and physically, that they can only become toys for the powerful."

"So why are you so annoying? What are you protecting us for anyway?"

"Protect you?" Lin Yaoxie laughed wildly. "That's the funniest joke I've ever heard."

Although Lin Yaoxie was very interested in the events and plot of this world, when the protagonists did stupid things and caused trouble, Lin Yaoxie just wanted to beat them to death one by one.

Just like when Lin Yaoxie completely destroyed Liu Jinyuan, if he hadn't remembered that Lin Yueru was still in his plan, perhaps Lin Yueru would have had her heart ripped out on the spot and killed to join Liu Jinyuan.

Lin Yaoxie kept smiling, and the four people around him were so frightened by his sinister demeanor that they dared not utter a sound.

"Before any of you try to do or challenge things that are beyond your capabilities, you'd better pray that you're still in my plans, otherwise you might as well just go find a coffin." Lin Yaoxie stopped laughing and told the four of them clearly, word by word.

"So you'd better become stronger yourselves, or learn how to stop crying and whining, lest one day I get annoyed and I kill you all one by one, or..." Lin Yaoxie paused, looking at the four of them.

"Or if you were to encounter a situation where you are powerless to resist again, you wouldn't only be able to mourn." Lin Yaoxie's words, imbued with seriousness and a strong will, were deeply imprinted in the minds of the four.

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"Well, you guys seem to really enjoy wailing, just like that Liu Jinyuan." The atmosphere they had created vanished instantly, as if it had never happened.

Although the atmosphere has faded, the deep impression it left on the four of them will not easily disappear.

Lin Yaoxie walked to Zhao Ling'er's side and asked softly, "You saw the changes happening to this Xuan Turtle, did you think of anything?"

“I can sense the aura of the earth, which shouldn’t exist here…” Zhao Ling’er thought for a moment, then looked up at Lin Yaoxie, “Could this be your doing?”

"That's one way to put it, but I didn't expect the earth's energy to resonate with this thing."

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"The records from the ancient divine era are now unclear, and I don't know what kind of connection exists between Nuwa, who represents the earth's energy, and Xuanwu, the ancestor of this black tortoise."

What does that imply?

“If the Xuan Turtle’s awakening is driven by revenge against Nuwa, then we’re in big trouble. Of course, it’s also possible that it’s simply a resonance of power that awakened its bloodline.” After saying this, Zhao Ling’er fell silent and returned to her usual deep-thinking state.

While they were talking, the inheritance of the Xuan Turtle's own bloodline was already complete.

"I now carry the aura of ancient times... Who exactly are you, my benefactor?" Xuan Gui asked in surprise, feeling the unprecedented changes occurring in his body.

After all, this was a bloodline inheritance that he had never heard of before.

This kind of bloodline inheritance can only be recalled from conversations with one's parents and grandparents, let alone the Xuan Turtle, who has lived independently in Taihu Lake for so many years and has never heard of such a thing before.

As the Xuan Turtle felt the power inherited from its bloodline, its admiration for Lin Yaoxie, this mortal, continued to grow.

"It's quite troublesome to talk about." Looking at the awe-inspiring light in the Xuan Turtle's huge eyes, Lin Yaoxie scratched his head, feeling a headache coming on.

So, while remaining wary of the possible anomalies Zhao Ling'er had mentioned, he began to explain Guang.

Chapter Thirty-Eight: Zhao Ling'er Recognizes Her Master

Lin Yaoxie then slowly began to tell the Xuan Turtle about his and Zhao Ling'er's deductions. He told the Xuan Turtle that it was possible that its ancestor's ancient divine beast bloodline sensed the earth's energy from the same ancient era and gradually regained the feeling of the ancient era. Thus, the Xuan Turtle awakened the bloodline of the ancient divine beast.

Lin Yaoxie certainly wouldn't tell Xuan Gui Zhao Ling'er about his speculation on revenge, because with the whole story still unclear, this simple-minded Xuan Gui might somehow get stuck in a rut and start causing all sorts of trouble again.

"So it was your help, my benefactor? You already gave me the chance to wash away my shame, and now you've helped me inherit my ancestors' bloodline. My benefactor... no, please allow me to call you master."

Lin Yaoxie was startled upon hearing this and immediately began to feign ignorance: "Master, what are you talking about? Did you hit your head when you inherited the '030' bloodline?"

“Master, please don’t joke. I have no way to repay your kindness. Now I only ask to serve you like a slave, and repay you in the best way.”

Lin Yaoxie looked at the enormous creature that said it would serve him personally, and was instantly overwhelmed. What exactly did such a huge thing want to do?

Looking into the Xuan Turtle's bright eyes, Lin Yaoxie suddenly realized that he didn't know how to deal with this kind of honest and simple person. This kind of person is the kind who, once they've decided on you, will happily count the money for you even if you sell them.

Even if you scold and berate it, it will only look for its own shortcomings and will never complain about the cruelty and ruthlessness of life and others towards it. It will only climb towards the sunlight overhead again and again, just like the ivy on the sunny side of a wall.

Lin Yaoxie knew he had no good ideas, so he turned to look at the four people behind him.

When Lin Yaoxie saw Zhao Ling'er, who was a descendant of Nuwa, he suddenly thought of a way to escape.

"Perhaps you really want to repay me, but how should I put it, I don't really like being served, but you want to be with me, don't you?"

"Yes, although Master is unwilling to accept my service, I will be very satisfied as long as you allow the humble Xuan Turtle to stay by my side."

Seeing that the Xuan Turtle had taken the bait, Lin Yaoxie gave Zhao Ling'er a malicious look.

Zhao Ling'er, like the three people beside her and the Xuan Turtle, had no idea what Lin Yaoxie was trying to do.

"Since you've agreed, then I'll ask you to serve the young lady from the Southern Swamp Kingdom behind me."

Xuan Gui looked at Zhao Ling'er behind Lin Yaoxie and sensed an aura of earth energy emanating from her.

"Could it be that this young lady also possesses a legacy from ancient times?"

"Yes, now you're happy, aren't you?" Lin Yaoxie was secretly delighted to see that this big turtle had taken the bait.

The black tortoise carefully observed Zhao Ling'er and suddenly sensed the aura of the "human king" left behind by the ancient goddess Nuwa when she created humankind.

This is not the so-called "royal aura" accumulated by ordinary people after they become emperors and kings over several generations, which is a form of self-deception. Nuwa's royal aura comes from the very source of humanity that Nuwa created, and it is an aura that is unique.

Even spirits like the Xuan Turtle, which live alone in the wild, will be intimidated by the majesty of this spirit among humans if they earnestly try to sense the aura of Nuwa and her descendants.

"This young lady possesses an astonishing majesty, no less than my master's. Serving her is certainly an honor for me," Xuan Gui replied to Lin Yaoxie, regaining his composure.

"What kind of authority does she have? She's a very fragile person." Lin Yaoxie really didn't understand Xuan Gui's opinion.

"Of course, someone as powerful as Master probably doesn't see much difference between us ordinary beings."

"Yes, things without power are not very meaningful."

If it weren't for the existence of systems and personal preferences, Lin Yaoxie would probably have done whatever he wanted.

"But among long-lived species like ours, power and grudges are insignificant; rather, the merits of a soul and will are more worthy of discussion in our eyes."

"Ah, I don't deny what Master did." Xuan Gui lowered his head, repeatedly asking for forgiveness.

Lin Yaoxie couldn't understand and didn't want to understand the Xuan Turtle's words, so he waved his hand impatiently, signaling it to shut up.

Seeing that Lin Yaoxie and the Xuan Turtle had finished their conversation, Tang Niu Xiaobao walked over to Lin Yaoxie and asked, "Is this matter related to the Moon Worship Cult Leader...?"

"You guessed right. Liu Jinyuan was used by the Moon Worship Cult Leader as a tool to control the Xuan Turtle. You could tell just by looking at his manic state." Lin Yaoxie pointed at the Xuan Turtle with his chin.

Xuan Gui nodded and recounted the whole story of what he had told Lin Yaoxie to the four of them.

The remaining four people had already made their own guesses, but Lin Yueru, for example, refused to believe it was true.

“In that case, there will be more and more evidence that the Moon Worship Cult Leader plotted to harm Zhao Ling’er.” Tang Niu Xiaobao was the first to break the silence.

"We must return to the Southern Swamp Kingdom and report to the Witch King what this hypocritical scoundrel has done." Anu's eyes were filled with determination.

“Count me in too,” Lin Yueru suddenly said.

"You? What can you do?" Lin Yaoxie looked at Lin Yueru with disdain.