Chapter 209: The Emergence of the Black Tortoise’s Essence Blood!
“Hmm?”
In the distance, a Divine Palace Realm expert let out a quiet murmur, a trace of doubt flashing deep in his eyes.
“Why does it look like the Northern Yu Divine Emperor just acted… not for his own sake, but for Li Xun’s?”
“That can’t be right,” someone quickly refuted. “The Northern Yu Divine Emperor is on the verge of Sainthood. How could someone like him intervene for a mere junior—who isn’t even from his own Imperial Dynasty?”
“Then how do you explain what just happened?”
With those words, everything around them fell into silence.
Everyone present found it hard to believe that Li Xun had some kind of connection to the Northern Yu Divine Emperor.
But the truth had unfolded right before their eyes. No matter how hard it was to believe, they had no choice but to accept it.
In the Northern Yu Imperial Dynasty, the Divine Emperor held absolute authority.
He had spent years at the pinnacle of power, long since developing a personality that tolerated no dissent.
And yet today—he had astonishingly asked Li Xun for his opinion.
It was utterly inconceivable.
Even more shocking was the realization:
Just now, the Northern Yu Divine Emperor had acted like Li Xun’s personal enforcer, suppressing a Divine Palace Realm expert from another powerful faction—for free.
A dignified Divine Emperor had personally taken action to help a young junior deal with a powerful enemy.
If word of this got out—who would dare believe it?
“Many thanks to the Divine Emperor for your aid.”
Li Xun gave a slight cupped-fist salute.
“It was no more than a small favor.”
The Northern Yu Divine Emperor waved his hand gently, his manner warm and affable.
He gave Li Xun a once-over.
He had heard of Li Xun’s name long ago.
Now, having finally met him, all he could say was: the reputation was well-earned.
Especially that humble disposition, paired with his selfless, righteous character—Even the Divine Emperor himself had to admit: there were still paragons of virtue in this world.
If Li Xun continued to grow, and one day aspired to unify the entire world, he—the Northern Yu Divine Emperor—would be the first to support him.
After all, without Li Xun’s gift of that saint-level spiritual herb, his daughter would truly be in grave danger.
The value of a saint-level spiritual herb needed no elaboration.
Even within the Northern Yu Imperial Dynasty, there was not a single one.
Because, any spiritual herb prefixed with the word “saint” was no ordinary item.
Their minimum age was typically in the tens of thousands of years.
And for certain rare types, even a hundred thousand years of growth was not unheard of.
That kind of timespan was enough to leave even Saints despairing.
Only beings at the Emperor level could afford to wait for such a thing to mature.
As for Li Xun, He had handed over such a saint-level spiritual herb without so much as a frown, offering it freely.
If their roles were reversed, the Northern Yu Divine Emperor asked himself:
Could he have done the same?
The answer was no.
‘What a pity… young friend Li Xun already has a fiancée…’
The Northern Yu Divine Emperor let out a soft sigh in his heart.
Now that he had received the saint-level spiritual herb from Li Xun, his daughter’s treatment was essentially secured.
He had originally thought this would be the perfect opportunity to find a worthy son-in-law.
After much thought, he found no one more suitable than Li Xun.
But alas—Li Xun already had a fiancée.
That complicated matters.
While these thoughts churned in the Northern Yu Divine Emperor’s mind, Li Xun stepped forward, standing before Wu Gu. From above, he looked down on him with cold indifference.
He slowly raised a single finger—A sharp sword light surged and flickered, causing everyone nearby to shiver involuntarily.
"Li Xun, what are you trying to do?!"
Wu Gu cried out in panic, his voice filled with fear.
This time, he was truly terrified.
If it were only Li Xun, then even if he were killed, the Sea God Palace would surely avenge him.
But now that the Ten Thousand Transformations Holy Land and the Northern Yu Imperial Dynasty were involved as well, the situation was entirely different.
If he died here, he would die for nothing. The Sea God Palace would never dare to avenge him.
After all, though strong, the Sea God Palace wasn’t strong enough to go to war with several top-tier factions simultaneously.
“Naturally, I’m sending you on your way.” Li Xun spoke softly.
With that, his finger tapped against Wu Gu’s forehead.
A divine light flickered—In an instant, Wu Gu’s soul was shattered.
His eyes gradually dimmed, and his once-human form quickly reverted into the body of a monstrous beast: a giant turtle demon, nearly a hundred meters tall.
“A Divine Palace Realm corpse… not something you see every day.”
With a wave of his hand, Li Xun swept Wu Gu’s body into his storage ring.
Seeing the beast’s original form, he immediately understood why Wu Gu had been so obsessed with obtaining the Black Tortoise’s essence blood.
If Wu Gu had obtained it, he might have eventually evolved into a true Black Tortoise.
After putting away the body, Li Xun glanced into Wu Gu’s storage ring.
It contained many valuable items, but the most precious were several saint-level spiritual herbs.
It was clear now that with the emergence of the small world left behind by the Great Strength Demon Sect, the market value of saint-level spiritual herbs would likely drop—at least in the short term.
After all, there were simply too many spiritual herbs growing in that world.
And among them, true saint-level spiritual herbs were not rare.
Even some ordinary herbs, after growing for countless years, had become nearly as valuable as actual saint-level spiritual herbs.
[Ding! Congratulations, Host. A new blue level investable target has been detected—]
Right after storing away Wu Gu’s ring, a mechanical chime rang in his mind.
Li Xun checked and found several new investable figures had appeared nearby.
But upon seeing that they were all blue or white level, he immediately lost interest.
White- and blue-level investments had far too low a return, and he’d have to give up something as precious as a saint-level spiritual herb to initiate the investment.
It simply wasn’t worth it.
No rational person would make such a trade.
If the opposing faction were weak, Li Xun wouldn’t have minded investing first, then robbing the item back.
But the issue was that these glowing figures were all Divine Palace Realm powerhouses. That made it much trickier.
Not long after Wu Gu’s fall, behind Li Xun and the others, a blinding divine radiance burst skyward from the remains of the Black Tortoise.
The light soared like a rainbow, forming a majestic beam that illuminated the heavens.
Up in the sky, a colossal ancient beast appeared, nearly a hundred li long, its massive form comparable to a mountain range.
At the moment it manifested, countless people’s expressions changed.
That pressure, from high above the heavens, forced them to the ground.
“The Black Tortoise’s Essence Blood!” Someone cried out in astonishment.
When many had first arrived, they’d only noticed the clash between Wu Gu and the Northern Yu Divine Emperor.
But Qin Xueyi’s movements had also drawn attention from a number of watchful observers.
Many had stayed hidden specifically because they sensed the imminent emergence of the Black Tortoise’s bloodline.
Initially, most assumed that even if the Black Tortoise’s blood did emerge, it would have lost its potency after so many years.
Even if it had once been true essence blood, it should have long since degraded into mundane fluid.
But now, the appearance of this awe-inspiring aura shattered all doubt.
This was no ordinary remnant—this was a drop of genuine Black Tortoise essence blood.
And judging from its might… it may have belonged to a Saint King level Black Tortoise!
To many present, this changed everything.
The Saint King Realm was already terrifying for humans.
But for legendary races like True Dragons, Divine Emperors, or Black Tortoises, it was just the beginning of adulthood!
If one could obtain this drop of blood, they might even comprehend a divine technique contained within it.
And even more eye-catching was that, within the swirling vortex in front of Qin Xueyi, not only had a crimson droplet of essence blood appeared, there was also a massive egg, as tall as a full-grown human!