Invincible Snake Emperor

Chapter 699: Chapter 643: The Divine Turtle

When the system’s data appeared, Tu Xiao’an was utterly stunned and overjoyed. ’Holy crap, this is a Divine Turtle!’

Not only was its Talent a Super Class bloodline, but it had also attained the Dao. It even controlled the Earth Element. No wonder it could move underground like some kind of earth spirit.

Incredibly, this turtle also possessed the abilities of Divination and Peeping Celestial Secret. That was just insane.

Tu Xiao’an felt this turtle’s insanity was on par with that Crow Blackbird’s.

Suddenly, Tu Xiao’an’s figure flickered as if he had used Shift Form and Position, landing directly on the massive turtle shell that had emerged from the ground. He looked down upon the turtle from his high vantage point and said cheerfully, ”What a fine Profound Turtle with a Super Class bloodline. Why do you run upon seeing me, the Snake King?”

The Profound Turtle’s neck was very long, slender like a snake’s body when extended. It looked at Tu Xiao’an and said with a trace of fear, ”Lord Snake King, this Profound Turtle fears that you will kill me.”

”Kill you?” Tu Xiao’an laughed. He had always wanted to subdue a turtle-type creature and evolve it into the legendary Black Tortoise, one of the Four Great Divine Beasts.

However, he had never been able to fulfill this wish. Now that he saw such an extraordinary Profound Turtle, he was too overjoyed to even think about killing it.

After all, he was famous for treasuring talent as if it were his own life.

’Profound Turtle? Black Tortoise?’

The more Tu Xiao’an looked at this Profound Turtle, the more delighted he became.

”Lord Snake King, this Profound Turtle once followed Lord White Demon King and served him.”

”Oh...” Tu Xiao’an responded, not particularly surprised. This was the Azure Bamboo Forest, the White Demon King’s former territory. Many of the races here had served the White Demon King, so it was no big deal.

”You’re worried I’ll kill you because you used to be the White Demon King’s turtle, is that it?” Tu Xiao’an asked, looking at its long, reptilian head.

The Profound Turtle shook its head, hesitating to speak.

”Go on, speak. My heart is as vast as the sea. I guarantee I won’t kill you.”

The Profound Turtle gave Tu Xiao’an’s handsome transformed face a deep look and said, ”In that case, I will speak.”

Tu Xiao’an gave a faint smile. He was curious to see what this Profound Turtle had to say.

”Lord Snake King, do you know why the White Demon King tried to kill you back when you were Crossing the Seventy Two Celestial Tribulations to attain the Dao?” the Profound Turtle asked.

Tu Xiao’an was taken aback. He didn’t understand, and he certainly hadn’t expected it to bring this up.

He had been very curious about this himself. Although Tu Xiao’an had entered the Yaoling Mountain Range to save Su Rushi, which would inevitably offend the White Demon King, he didn’t even know the White Demon King when he was Crossing the Tribulation.

And the White Demon King couldn’t possibly have known about a mere little Snake Spirit like him.

Besides, even if he had known, he wouldn’t have thought so highly of him as to come personally, would he?

”It was because this old turtle gave the White Demon King a prophecy, saying that if you, My Lord, successfully crossed the tribulation, he would face a calamity. The reason was a femme fatale.”

Tu Xiao’an was shocked to hear this. He stared blankly at the Profound Turtle. ’So the White Demon King showed up to kill me because this turtle instigated it.’

’A femme fatale? That phrase is actually quite fitting.’

Because if Tu Xiao’an successfully attained the Dao, he would go to save Su Rushi, and thus become the White Demon King’s enemy.

An incident sparked by a woman—isn’t that the very definition of a femme fatale?

Furthermore, Tu Xiao’an had crashed the White Demon King’s wedding, stolen the bride, and killed him, truly fulfilling the ”femme fatale” prophecy.

’This turtle of mine is amazing.’

It really did possess the power of Divination and Peeping Celestial Secret.

It could foresee the outcome of everything.

After speaking, the Profound Turtle had been carefully observing Tu Xiao’an’s expression. It saw no significant change, let alone any killing intent.

Breathing a silent sigh of relief, the Profound Turtle changed the subject. ”Actually, Lord Snake King, you should thank this old turtle, because I secretly helped you as well.”

”You had the White Demon King try to kill me, so how did that turn into you helping me?” Tu Xiao’an raised an eyebrow, looking at it with great interest.

The Profound Turtle explained, ”My Lord, you survived your tribulation on Monkey Mountain and then returned there for your Demon Transformation. At that time, the two Deep Mountain Demon Kings issued a kill order. The Gray Demon King unleashed a tide of rats and then personally appeared to kill you. The White Demon King was also going to show up, but this old turtle told him that his wedding day was approaching and it was not an auspicious time to fight. That’s what made the White Demon King give up the idea.”

”Therefore, the White Demon King didn’t appear that day, which allowed you, Lord Snake King, to turn the tables and drive off the Gray Demon King. But if the two Demon Kings had joined forces, no matter how powerful you were, you probably would have found it hard to escape death.”

The Profound Turtle slowly revealed a truth Tu Xiao’an had never known.

Hearing this, Tu Xiao’an remembered. During his Demon Transformation on Monkey Mountain, although the White Demon King had sent his forces to kill him, he hadn’t come in person. In the end, he had even sent a thousand-mile voice transmission to invite him to his wedding banquet.

’It must be because the Profound Turtle told him not to use force before the wedding. The White Demon King probably planned to finish the wedding ceremony with Su Rushi before killing me.’

’Too bad for him, the ceremony was never completed. Instead, I killed him and took his Lifebound Golden Core.’

”Why did you help me?” he asked, puzzled.

After attaining the Dao and undergoing Demon Transformation, even with his explosive increase in combat power, Tu Xiao’an couldn’t possibly have defeated two Deep Mountain Demon Kings.

The White Demon King’s absence had indeed been a great help.

But why would this Profound Turtle first tell the White Demon King to kill him, and then later stop the White Demon King from acting?

’Saying it was an inauspicious time to fight because of the wedding... Would a mighty Deep Mountain Demon King actually believe that?’

’He was a Demon King, not some superstitious village woman.’

’A hedgehog, and you’re superstitious?’

’The White Demon King must have simply believed every single word this Profound Turtle said.’

The Profound Turtle said directly, ”The very first time I gave the White Demon King a prophecy, I told him that if you, My Lord, this snake, successfully attained the Dao, your future accomplishments would surely surpass his.”

”My Lord, you survived even the Seventy Two Celestial Tribulations. That means you have already established yourself. You are the trend of the times, the will of heaven. Killing you was no longer truly possible, and this old turtle cannot defy the will of heaven.”

As it said this, a peculiar light shimmered across the Profound Turtle’s shell.

’It really is a Divine Turtle,’ Tu Xiao’an mused as he processed its words. After a moment of contemplation, his expression turned cold. ”Since you understand Divination and can peep at Celestial Secrets, why don’t you try to divine whether I, the Snake King, will kill you? Do you foresee your own doom?”

”Didn’t you promise not to kill this old turtle, My Lord?” The Profound Turtle shrank its head back slightly.

”Heh...” Tu Xiao’an looked at it with a cool, impassive gaze. ”Because of your words, I nearly died at the hands of the White Demon King. That’s a blood feud. How can it be written off so easily?”

The Profound Turtle was alarmed and said hurriedly, ”My Lord, you can’t go back on your word! You are the mighty King of the Snake Clan now! In the future, you might even become the Lord Gong of the entire Yaoling Mountain Range!”

”Did you see a future where I become the king of the Yaoling Mountain Range?” Tu Xiao’an stared intently at the Profound Turtle.

He had only just had that thought himself.

”This... this... a celestial secret cannot be revealed!”

Tch...!

Tu Xiao’an sneered. ”Profound Turtle, every cause has an effect. Everything has a price. You gave the White Demon King that prophecy, which led him to try to kill me. Therefore, I must still settle this score with you.”

”My Lord, I have already paid the price! Ever since you killed the White Demon King, this old turtle has been homeless and displaced. Furthermore, the Gray Demon King and Lord Yellow Demon have both sent people to find me. If I wasn’t skilled in Divination and extremely cautious, hiding away in this bamboo forest, I would have been captured long ago!”

Tu Xiao’an teased, ”It seems you Profound Turtles are quite the hot commodity. Everyone wants to get their hands on you.”

A Super Class Profound Turtle that had crossed a tribulation, attained the Dao, controlled the Earth Element, and knew Divination and how to peep at Celestial Secrets... it was practically a living treasure trove. Who wouldn’t want it?

”My Lord, please just let this old turtle go.” The Profound Turtle had finally escaped the White Demon King’s control; it really didn’t want to be captured again, and it certainly didn’t want to die.

Tu Xiao’an leaped off the massive shell and said, ”I’ve already told you, everything has a price. You’re not going anywhere. Submit to me. Become my Battle Companion.”

As soon as he said this, the ground rippled. The giant turtle shell sank as if it were entering water, disappearing directly into the soil.

”Hmph... trying to escape from me? What wishful thinking.”

You may be able to peep at Celestial Secrets, but your strength is simply too weak. You’re only Level 30.

Tu Xiao’an stomped heavily on the ground. Instantly, the earth shook and the mountains trembled. The ground ahead exploded, blasting the Profound Turtle out.

”Freeze,” Tu Xiao’an’s demonic eyes narrowed, forcefully freezing the Profound Turtle in mid-air.

”Profound Turtle, I’ll be blunt with you. I’ve taken a liking to you. You have only one choice: submit and become my Battle Companion.”

Normally, Tu Xiao’an would give creatures he wanted to subdue two choices: submit or die.

But the Profound Turtle was different. It only had one choice.

This was the first turtle-type creature Tu Xiao’an had encountered, and a badass Profound Turtle at that.

How could he possibly let it go?

Not a chance.

Frozen in the air and unable to move, the Profound Turtle was on the verge of tears. ”My Lord, back when I followed the White Demon King, I only served him. I wasn’t his Battle Companion. You’re being too tyrannical!”

”He was a mere hedgehog. How could he possibly compare to me, the Snake King? Otherwise, I would have been the one he killed, not the other way around.”

The Profound Turtle sighed. ’When you’re under someone else’s roof, you have to bow your head.’ It said, ”My Lord, this old turtle can work for you, but I will absolutely not be a Battle Companion.”

’A scholar can be killed but not humiliated. It is, after all, a Divine Turtle.’

’Fortunes change. Perhaps in a thousand years, it too could become a Great Demon King.’

”No, your only choice is to become my Battle Companion,” Tu Xiao’an said reassuringly. ”Profound Turtle, didn’t you say that I, this snake, am the will of heaven? That I might even become the Lord Gong of the Yaoling Mountain Range in the future? Becoming my Battle Companion wouldn’t be a grievance.”

”Most importantly,” Tu Xiao’an said mysteriously, ”if you become my Battle Companion, you will no longer be a Profound Turtle. You will become the Divine Beast, Black Tortoise.”

The Profound Turtle was shocked. ”My Lord, what did you just say?”

”You should know that I have a Cyan Dragon as a Battle Companion, right? Before, it was merely a Rank 3 Hu Snake.”

”This...” The Profound Turtle was speechless.

”You understand Divination. Can’t you divine your own fate if you follow me?”

The Profound Turtle gave a bitter smile. ”The wise cannot advise themselves, and the healer cannot heal themselves. This old turtle cannot divine my own fate.”

”Alright, Profound Turtle, you have no choice. Submit,” Tu Xiao’an said, preparing to subdue it by force.

He was a full seven Levels higher than this Profound Turtle. He was perfectly capable of subduing it by force, so why would he need its consent?

He didn’t even need to resort to threats and promises.

Tu Xiao’an’s demonic eyes narrowed. ’Consciousness Suppression, envelop him!’

The Profound Turtle was instantly filled with terror, sensing an incomparably powerful force attempting to devour it.

It was like being swallowed into a boundless Hell Abyss.