CHAPTER 47: CHAPTER 47: BRAINWASHING FROM THE OLD TURTLE

The old turtle listened to Gu Qijue’s words and shook his head with a sneer: "Humans truly are selfish."

Gu Qijue said indifferently, "That’s inevitable. You beasts, having just evolved intelligence, would become the same given time."

The old turtle spoke in a deep voice; "You fight against all the creatures of the Star Blue Continent. Do you really think you can survive?"

"It doesn’t matter. If they oppose me, I don’t mind sweeping away all life on the Star Blue Continent before this planet perishes."

Gu Qijue said coldly, "Besides, if I were one with this Star-Sucking Main Tree, I could fully control it to stop absorbing the Star Core of the Star Blue Continent. Yet you want to kill me to eliminate future threats, thinking I’m just some pacifist who won’t retaliate?"

These words rendered the old turtle speechless.

This sudden thought seemed quite logical.

If Gu Qijue were indeed one with the Star-Sucking Main Tree, he could control it not to absorb the planet’s Star Core.

So why kill him?

No, no, no...

The old turtle suddenly awakened in shock.

Looking at the top of the tree, at the massive black cocoon, it said: "Black Dragon Emperor, you have misunderstood. Do you see that black cocoon at the top of the tree? It nurtures a fearsome being. Without sucking the Star Core of the Star Blue Continent dry, it cannot be born.

Moreover, you may not be able to control this Star-Sucking Tree. Even before that black cocoon matures, it might not be able to retract its tendrils from the Star Core."

Gu Qijue, unmoved, said, "Even if as you said, why must I die for the destruction of this Star-Sucking Tree? Furthermore, can you be certain that it needs to drain the Star Core to be born?"

"This..."

Gu Qijue’s words again left the old turtle without a response.

Gu Qijue sneered: "Don’t imagine you can brainwash me. Gu Mou can die, but it depends on whether you can kill me. Persuading me to commit suicide is just wishful thinking."

The old turtle, unable to find a reason to argue, said with a bitter smile, "Enough, it doesn’t matter anymore. If you want to kill me, do it then! I still maintain that only if you die and let Mu Yuxin destroy this tree can the future threat be entirely eliminated."

"You made me an enemy of the world with one prophecy, you truly deserve to die!"

Gu Qijue never intended to spare the old turtle and asked, "Any last words you’d like me to hear?"

The old turtle said, "I hope you leave yourself a way out and don’t kill Mu Yuxin right away."

"That depends on my mood."

With that, Gu Qijue crushed the space between them.

With a "boom," the bubble enveloping the old turtle burst.

The old turtle inside was instantly killed.

Gu Qijue activated the Dragon Soul and devoured it directly.

Boom—

Unexpectedly, after devouring it,

This turned into a massive warm current, breaking through the barrier of Tier Seven, allowing Gu Qijue to ascend directly to Tier Eight.

At the same time, Gu Qijue’s heart ignited with a terrifying black flame.

With the thudding heartbeat, his heart was undergoing a cataclysmic transformation.

A mysterious space visibly unfolded, filled with extremely terrifying black flames burning inside.

It was clearly a violent space where only black flames raged, consuming everything.

Hiss!!

Huo Lin Nana watched the terrifying black flames erupting around Gu Qijue and gasped, then quickly distanced herself from him.

"This guy... has become stronger again?"

At this moment, the black flames and black thunder around Gu Qijue intertwined, transforming into an extremely violent black thunder flame.

The aura alone made Huo Lin Nana feel terrified.

A few minutes later, the black thunder flame around Gu Qijue slowly returned to his body.

However, the twin dragons behind him had now become a Thunderous Black Dragon and a Fire Flame Black Dragon, each spitting thunder and black flames, appearing extremely terrifying.

"What a freak. The leader not opposing him was entirely the right choice."

From a distance, Huo Lin Nana watched, feeling extremely startled.

"I never expected this old turtle contained such vast energy..."

Gu Qijue slowly opened his blood-red eyes, feeling very surprised.

Huo Lin Nana then dared to approach to congratulate, "Congratulations, President Gu, on reaching a new level of strength."

"After listening to my conversation with the old turtle just now, what are your thoughts?" Gu Qijue glanced at Huo Lin Nana, seemingly amused.

"What thoughts could I have? If it’s true, as long as you give the Snow Bear Empire a way out, I, Huo Lin Nana, am willing to fight against the world with you."

Huo Lin Nana sat beside him, grabbed a Star Fruit, and took a bite, "I believe you can perfectly resolve this matter."

Gu Qijue smiled slightly, "To trust Gu Mou so much after just one encounter is really surprising."

Huo Lin Nana shook her head and said, "I only trust the strong. True powerhouses have the ability to change what is prophecized. If you weren’t a powerhouse, why would I believe at all?"

"Realistic enough, I like it."

Huo Lin Nana’s character, to be honest, was quite to Gu Qijue’s liking, "I see you’re almost at Mid Stage Tier Eight, eat quickly!"

"What is it about me that you like? Is it my character, or me as a person?" Huo Lin Nana asked slyly.

Gu Qijue didn’t answer, continuing to devour the Star-Sucking Monster.

Without a response, Huo Lin Nana pouted, then stopped talking, wolfing down food, paying no attention to her image, taking down a Star Fruit in a few bites.

Beneath the Bermuda Sea Region, in the Deep Sea Canyon.

"What’s going on, that old turtle died?"

"It can’t just die like that, or our plan ends here."

"Use the altar, revive it!"

Three immense and terrifying voices boomed, causing turmoil in the surrounding sea for countless miles.

Beneath the Deep Sea Canyon, there was an enormous altar.

This altar was entirely gray, exuding an aura of desolation.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

At that moment, three enormous tendrils were pressed onto the triangular points of the altar.

Buzz!!

Moments later, the entire altar emitted boundless, dazzling light, piercing through the deep sea.

Ten minutes later.

The light faded.

On the once-empty altar, the old turtle was bewilderedly scanning its surroundings.

"How... am I alive again?"

Its memory was still stuck at the moment of death.

"Who killed you?"

An immense voice echoed, shaking the old turtle to its core.

"Ah! Honored seniors, it was you who resurrected me?"

Upon hearing, the old turtle was tremendously shocked and said, "It was the Black Dragon Emperor. I was careless, didn’t expect him to be so powerful, but surely no match for you esteemed seniors."

It truly hadn’t expected these seniors to be so formidable as to even revive it; they seemed invincible.

"Don’t rush to die again. In seven days, I’ll personally take his life."

After the immense voice finished speaking, a water tornado enveloped the old turtle and lifted it away from there.