"Ancestor!"
The eight black tortoises rushed anxiously to the old tortoise and hurriedly began to treat his wounds.
But the results were minimal.
The old tortoise's injuries were just like when it was cursed for the second time, and it was once again on the verge of death. All its efforts over the past year had been in vain.
The Great Ancestor said in a trembling voice, filled with hatred, "Lu Tao, he... he not only coveted our clan's physical body, but he's also eyeing our ancestral tortoise shell. He deserves to die!"
Other black turtles have much longer lifespans, are far from their end, and possess abundant life essence and lifespan within their bodies.
Lu Tao kept them, naturally for these reasons.
But the ancestor was different.
The ancestor already had little lifespan left, and after expending his own lifespan to perform divination, he was even closer to his end.
Now that Lu Tao has the ability to curse the ancestor to death, yet he still allows the ancestor to live, they understand Lu Tao's intention without much thought.
This caused the eight-headed black tortoise to feel an overwhelming surge of anger.
When has the Xuan Turtle Clan ever suffered such humiliation?
If Lu Tao had directly attacked them, they would have been killed because they were not as skilled as him. But Lu Tao's repeated curses on them were tantamount to letting them roam free and waiting to be harvested later.
The eight-headed divine king Xuan Turtle could not accept it.
"Cough cough!"
After a long while, with their combined efforts to heal him, the old turtle slowly woke up. When it felt its own physical condition, it naturally understood everything.
He couldn't help but let out a long sigh, filled with grief and indignation at his misfortune.
"Ancestor, our clan has been targeted by Lu Tao."
When Elder Gui heard that the entire Xuan Turtle Clan was cursed, and about the speculations of these eight juniors, a look of sorrow welled up on Elder Gui's face, and a rare look of bewilderment appeared in his eyes.
It murmured helplessly, "My Xuan Turtle Clan has come to such a state."
It really doesn't make sense.
It was just to help Ao Chen deal with a human from a lower realm.
How did it turn out like this?
The True Dragon Clan, their main force, did not suffer from Lu Tao's relentless targeting. On the contrary, the Xuan Turtle Clan was knocked down from the top races by Lu Tao without even seeing him.
Now, Lu Tao is even eyeing them, and they face the threat of extermination.
"Ancestor, what should our clan do?" The Great Ancestor looked at the Turtle Elder with worry, as he himself had no clue about the future of the Xuan Turtle Clan.
Although Lu Tao only possessed the cultivation level of a Celestial God at its peak, the pressure he exerted on them and the threat he posed to the Xuan Turtle Clan was even more exaggerated than that of a Half-Step Divine Emperor.
At least, the Xuan Turtle Clan has no idea how to deal with it.
"..."
Upon hearing this, the old tortoise fell silent and remained speechless for a long time.
It didn't know how to deal with this situation either.
It never imagined that the Xuan Turtle Clan would have such a day.
There's no way to escape.
Although the desolate region was vast, it appeared extremely small in the eyes of the God-King.
Given Lu Tao's abilities, he will likely be found sooner or later even if he hides in the desolate region. After all, he was able to find and seal off even the most hidden spatial nodes in the lower realm, so finding the Xuan Turtle Clan's hiding place shouldn't be too difficult for him.
After Lu Tao ascended to the God Realm, his search abilities were already on full display when he attacked and killed gods and lords of various races.
It seems unlikely that the Xuan Turtle Clan can escape Lu Tao's pursuit by hiding.
As for escaping the wasteland...
The idea of escaping to the lower realm or to other realms is invalid.
Unless they find a spatial node that Lu Tao did not seal off.
Thinking of all this, the old turtle said weakly, "Let's see if the True Dragon Clan can find a way to kill Lu Tao. As for the future of our clan... you should do your best to divine later. In any case, we hope to find a spatial node that can lead us to the lower realm."
"...Yes, Ancestor!"
The Eight-Headed God King also knew that this might be the only way out for the Xuan Turtle Clan.
And they know it better.
This escape route is not for these god-kings and half-step god-emperors, but only for the other descendants of the Xuan Turtle Clan.
Their strength is too great for them to descend to the lower realm.
This inevitably caused them some fear.
"Let's meet Ao Yu first."
Old Turtle slowly got up and left the small world with the help of the eight-headed Xuan Turtle.
"Old Turtle, how are your injuries?"
When Ao Yu, the Demon Bull, the Mountain-Piercing Divine Beast, and others saw the Turtle Elder emerge, they immediately noticed its weakened state and couldn't help but feel worried.
"Lu Tao is deliberately preventing me from recovering. This injury... I'm afraid it will never heal."
Old Turtle shook his head, then changed the subject, looking at Ao Yu and saying, "Brother Ao, you have seen the situation of my clan. I'm afraid my clan will be unable to help with Lu Tao's divination in the future."
These words are exactly the same as what the Great Ancestor said before.
"Sigh, that Lu Tao is indeed difficult to deal with."
Ao Yu nodded in understanding and continued, "Once the Lava Clan forges two Divine King artifacts, they should be able to find Lu Tao and capture him. Then these potential crises will naturally disappear."
"I hope so." Old Turtle smiled bitterly.
at present.
They could only place their hopes on the two divine artifacts of the Lava Clan.
"Old Turtle, you take good care of your injuries, we'll wait for you..."
Ao Yu was about to bid farewell to the old turtle, but before it could finish speaking, it suddenly received a message. It subconsciously scanned the message with its divine sense, and then abruptly stopped speaking, its entire body freezing.
"Brother Ao, what happened?"
Turtle Elder, along with many other god-kings, all changed their expressions and hurriedly inquired.
Ao Yu came to his senses and said with a look of shock in his eyes, "Previously, we asked the various clans to instruct the lower realm to hinder Lu Tao from collecting the power of faith, but just now, the various clans received a report from the lower realm that they had failed."
"Failure? Tens of thousands of martial gods were dispatched from the lower realms, and they still failed?"
"Is the military force that Lu Tao deployed in the lower realm really that strong?"
The other god-kings were all extremely shocked.
The obstruction of Lu Tao's collection of faith in the lower realm was ordered by a joint effort of various races, involving numerous planets, planes, and races.
With tens of thousands of martial gods blocking the way, how could we fail?
They don't understand.
The Great Ancestor of the Xuan Turtle Clan looked extremely anxious and asked, "Didn't Lu Tao only leave behind a thousand ordinary Martial Gods in the lower realm? Can they withstand more than 60,000 Martial Gods?"
It couldn't help but feel anxious.
The ancestor had just come up with a way out for the Xuan Turtle Clan, and then it was gone in the blink of an eye.
If even 60,000 martial gods in the lower realm couldn't stop Lu Tao, then how powerful must Lu Tao's remaining forces in the lower realm be?
How could the Xuan Turtle Clan dare to descend to the mortal realm then?
Going down there would be suicide.
The several black tortoises exchanged glances, all seeing the resentment in each other's eyes.
Ao Yu opened his mouth, suppressing his shock, and said with a gloomy face, "There used to be only a thousand, but now there are a full five thousand. I don't know where four thousand Martial Gods came from, and their strength is comparable to that of a celestial god."
"how so?"
"How can a God of War be so powerful, comparable to a Celestial God?"
"So how exactly did Lu Tao create Martial Gods and Celestial Gods so quickly?"
The King of Gods couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
Four thousand martial gods may not seem like much to them, but it's important to remember that they come from an entire planet.
A little over a year ago, the number of martial gods on that planet was far less than five hundred, and they could only be oppressed by demons.
In just over a year, not only did disciples of the Immortal Sect appear, but there were also five thousand Martial Gods in the lower realm, which was truly incomprehensible to them.
One of the God-Kings asked doubtfully, "Are these four thousand Martial Gods newly appeared, or are they a backup plan left by Lu Tao?"
"These four thousand martial gods... if I'm not mistaken, they must be newly emerged."
Ao Yu's face was very gloomy, and he analyzed in a deep voice: "Otherwise, when Lu Tao had the Martial Gods collect the power of faith, he would have had these Martial Gods stationed on various planets and planes, instead of just arranging for the Martial God clones to be stationed there."
"That's impossible. If that's the case, wouldn't it mean that Lu Tao created four thousand Martial Gods in a short period of time after learning about the obstruction from the lower realm?"
"Absolutely impossible. Even if it were some sinister or demonic secret techniques, it would take time and be impossible to do something like this so easily. Moreover, how could those little insects in the lower realm, with their weak bodies, possibly bear such a powerful force?"
"Indeed, even a Martial King cannot withstand the forced infusion of Martial God-level power. Moreover, the transformation of the Martial God's dantian into divine power is a gift from heaven and cannot be accomplished by human effort."
"Yes, that shouldn't be possible. If it were true, wouldn't that mean Lu Tao could mass-produce Martial Gods? Such a method would be far too heaven-defying, wouldn't it?"
None of the god-kings present believed this conjecture.
After all, if this were true, it would be revolutionary for them, overturning their understanding of cultivation.
"Is it possible that Lu Tao hid these four thousand martial gods beforehand, just to deal with such an unexpected incident? Or perhaps he wanted to lure us in so he could take the opportunity to wipe out the other martial gods in the lower realm?" Some god-kings also raised such speculations.
This conjecture was met with unanimous agreement from the other god-kings.
"That's also possible."
Ao Yu was also persuaded. It also felt that its previous guess was somewhat arbitrary. It said in a deep voice, "However... in any case, the attempt to obstruct the lower realm has failed. The martial gods of all races are being hunted down. The lower realm... will probably become Lu Tao's backyard in the future."
Many of the god-kings were extremely unwilling.
"Lu Tao's collection of faith power will definitely be of great use, but unfortunately we can't stop him, alas!"
"Yes, if we can stop this, it will definitely have a huge impact on him."
At this moment.
Ao Yu suddenly looked at Elder Turtle and hesitated, "Elder Turtle, could we trouble you one more time?"
Old Turtle suddenly had a bad feeling, but he could only nod and say, "Brother Ao, please speak."
"I would like to ask the fellow Daoists of the Xuan Turtle Clan to perform another divination. This time, however, we will not be divining about cultivation techniques, but rather about spatial nodes."
Ao Yu looked at the other Xuan Turtle and continued, "As long as we find a spatial node that allows us to descend to the lower realm, we can send more Divine Lords down to disrupt Lu Tao's plans. Even if the hope is small, we must try."
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