CHAPTER 376: CHAPTER 368: I LET IT OUT!

How could there be such a huge oversight?

Ah Bao had never imagined that one day, upon opening his eyes, he would be entrusted with such an important task...

Countless Blood Essence Stones were swallowed, the vigorous blood qi continuously stimulating his stiff acupoints; a body numbed for who knows how many years began to regain vitality, and the jade-like luster once again radiated from his verdant turtle shell...

But this particular breed of turtle didn’t seem pleased to be the first noble of the Dragon Palace to awaken.

Because the task was damnation itself...

His Celestial Profound Turtle lineage was an ancient race within the Dragon Palace Forces, serving the Dragon Clan for years and highly valued. The Dragon Palace across the Four Seas almost uniformly appointed their race as the supreme stewards of the Dragon Palaces, known to outsiders as the Turtle Prime Ministers.

The Celestial Profound Turtles were rare; from birth, they were protected by the Dragon Palace Forces, deemed even more important than some of the pureblooded members of the Dragon Clan. But being rare didn’t mean they were nonexistent; the Celestial Dragon Palace was established jointly by the Four Seas Dragon Clan, with each cooperating yet also guarding against one another, hence elders with Celestial Profound Turtles were sent to monitor, preventing allied forces from exploiting their divination abilities to seek profit.

Ah Bao recalled being brought here by his Great Aunt for training. In the underground laboratories of the Celestial Dragon Palace, numerous terrifying biological weapons lingered, with creators including various biological sorcerers from the Human Race, as well as those Mystical Tortoises from the Four Seas which were critical participants, mainly divining the growth limits and success rates of the monsters.

This was a job that truly tested divination skills since creating these monsters required vast resources. To prevent those mediocre Human Sorcerers from squandering materials, when applying to create a monster, they first required divination for success rates; if not high enough, the project would be rejected...

It was also an indirect way to conserve resources for their own Dragon Palaces.

He himself had been engaged in this work as a junior apprentice. Together with him were nine others working on these so-called biological projects. The Eastern Sea Dragon Palace, wealthy and robust, produced the most Celestial Profound Turtles, sending three at once; the Nanhai was affluent and also contributed three; the North Sea, being the poorest, sent only one peer of his; the West Sea barely managed two. His nine junior colleagues spent years in the deepest abyss, evaluating these projects.

Until the day of disaster... He wasn’t even graduated, nor had he advanced a step further to predict the fortune and misfortune that these monsters would bring upon maturity.

Such projects were usually divined by the grown offspring.

Therefore, Ah Bao found it hard to understand why this time... the higher-ups had entrusted such a crucial task to him, a lowly Mystical Tortoise?

As consciousness awakened, Ah Bao had just heard the task from the Blood Guards reporting to those great Dragon Clan lords, and he was stunned, for a moment doubting whether he was dreaming.

After all, decades of ice-sealed sleep had led to countless dreams...

But as the Blood Essence Stones were devoured and his body nourished by the long-desired blood qi, he realized that it was all real. This time, he was indeed responsible for the safety and migration of the Celestial Dragon Palace’s nobility!!

"Lord Ah Bao..." the hoarse voice of the Blood Guard interrupted a dazed Ah Bao.

"I just heard from my subordinates that your divination results suggest the Northern Sea Dragon Palace is the best, is that true?"

The speaking Blood Guard clearly seemed thinner than the others, but Ah Bao knew that he was a leader, reportedly the High Priest from a Human Race island nation, who after serving the Dragon Clan for many years, had relatively high privileges, spending perhaps three months a year enjoying life on the Human island.

"The signs show it that way..." Ah Bao tried to make his voice sound as reliable as possible, though no matter how much he tried to lower it, it still sounded somewhat immature...

The Blood Guard furrowed his brows upon hearing this. The Heavenly Ghost Octopus was of an infinitely expanding type; once left unchecked to continue growing, it would cause even the purebred Dragon Lords headaches. The Nanhai Dragon Clan, skilled in Advanced Divine Fire Sorcery, seemed obviously more suited to deal with this crisis, but could the fortune really lie with the North Sea?

Was that reliable or not?

To be honest, he was quite skeptical of the divination of such a young Mystical Tortoise.

But there was no choice; the monster was growing too fast, they needed to evacuate promptly. Blood Essence Stones were seriously lacking; not to mention awakening an advanced Dragon Leader, even awakening an advanced Mystical Tortoise was unfeasible. Regardless of their proficiency in divination, Mystical Tortoises had an extremely high demand for blood qi, and awakening an advanced Mystical Tortoise required nearly as many Blood Essence Stones as awakening a Dragon King Breed!

There simply weren’t enough Blood Essence Stones at hand. Based on the current collection rate, within half a day, the extracted Blood Essence Stones could only suffice for awakening five Yaksha Lords or one juvenile Mystical Tortoise.

After consultation, a high-ranking member of the Dragon Clan, having regained consciousness through water essence, made a decisive call, entrusting this fate to this little Mystical Tortoise!

"My divination reveals just that, and we Mystical Tortoises only trust our own signs!" emulating the authoritative tone of his Great Aunt he remembered, Ah Bao’s voice feigned firmness: "If you doubt it, you can choose based on your experience, but whatever the consequence, my Mystical Tortoise lineage will not be responsible!"

"Uhm..." the complexion of the Blood Guard stiffened, but he dared not fall out with him, and instead could only manage a strained smile: "It’s not that I doubt Lord Ah Bao, I just needed to confirm. Since you believe there’s no issue, then we’ll proceed according to your guidance this time!"

Ah Bao nodded slightly and closed his eyes, seemingly too lazy to continue speaking with the other party.

The Blood Guard paused, not daring to say more, and instead obsequiously presented a few condensed Blood Essence Stones: "Lord, please take these pieces. The fate of the Celestial Dragon Palace’s lords is in your hands."

Ah Bao opened his eyes slightly, looking at the several exceptionally high-quality Blood Essence Stones offered by the other party, his heart filled with embarrassment.

It was truly uneasy...

Up until now, it didn’t know why the divination pointed to the north, but if not the divination, what else could it trust? Its own experience and judgment?

What experience does it even have?

But regardless, the first step was to drive the opponent away, for it truly needed some time to calm down.

"You may leave..." After swallowing those few pieces of blood essence stones, Ah Bao closed his eyes once more, seemingly unwilling to speak any further.

The more it said, the more mistakes it could make, so that would be enough...

But just as it closed its eyes, suddenly a hot, fishy liquid splashed over its face, crossing the cold seawater. Ah Bao was stunned for a moment. Could it be that this mere Blood Guard dared to throw something on its face just because of its attitude?

Was this a sign of rebellion?

However, these Blood Guards were all transformed from the Human Race, and human nature is unpredictable, anything could happen.

Ah Bao opened its eyes apprehensively, but the scene in front of it left it in shock.

Where were the Blood Guards?

Only a mass of scattered flesh and blood spread out before its eyes!

That flesh and blood was writhing, clearly struggling, but a distant giant of nine feet tall was pounding fist after fist, completely smashing the shredded flesh into bits!

"Humans?"

Ah Bao’s eyes widened...

How could there be humans here?

But there was no time to wonder, as a strange wind energy enveloped it.

The Mystical Tortoise looked at the man in white controlling it, puzzled. The Divine Wind Sorcery of the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace?

"Enemy attack!!"

The distant Blood Guards finally took notice of the situation here and let out a piercing howl; countless Blood Guards came from all directions, tightly surrounding the two living humans who had suddenly appeared!

"Mortal, release Lord Ah Bao!" a similarly robust Blood Guard stepped forward and hoarsely warned, "Otherwise, the Dragon Palace will annihilate your entire race!!"

"Ah Bao?" The young man in white holding the little Mystical Tortoise burst into laughter, "That’s a pretty cute name, quite fitting for this silly-looking guy..."

Ah Bao: "....."

"Mortal, you’re courting death!!"

"Don’t scare me now..." Chen Qing smiled as he lifted the little Mystical Tortoise with a Technique, "Without this little cutie, whether you can even leave this place alive is a question, so with what will you annihilate my entire race?"

The Blood Guards: "...."

The leading Blood Guard looked at the man in confusion.

This guy... he had come prepared, using the clam mother to approach the core area, acting decisively, and targeting their most dreaded point.

The key was... how did he know?

Thinking this, one of them tentatively said, "Although Lord Ah Bao is important, the glory of the Dragon Palace cannot be tarnished. Mortal, do not test our limits!"

"Save that talk..." The man in white chuckled, "I know your situation better than you do. That Heavenly Ghost Octopus... it was released by me!"

"You!!!"