At the very foundation of the ancient celestial monument, an ancient, fossil-like creature has emerged?!
Moreover, it even spoke, its voice echoing across the island in the middle of the lake.
Undoubtedly, this scene completely shocked Xiao Chen and Ke Ke, who both widened their eyes and became extremely vigilant.
"What the hell is this?" Xiao Chen was horrified and immediately took out the divine diagram and battle sword, which were filled with a hazy aura.
The snow-white little beast was also wearing a seven-colored jade bowl, looking nervous, as if it wanted to open the Lost Paradise and capture that guy.
Of the three, only Cao Ya, who knew the inside story, remained calm and composed.
"Two pieces of wood, what's wrong with your eyes? Can't you recognize me? I'm a turtle. What's the point of having such big eyes?"
It was an old, grayish-brown stone turtle, like an ancient fossil, indistinguishable from the surrounding boulders in color, scars, and so on.
The old tortoise seemed to have been dried and petrified, indistinguishable from a rock, its body now made of stone, giving it a very ancient and distant feel.
It looks like an ancient stone tortoise from millions of years ago!
Cao Ya knew that the old stone tortoise's origins were indeed those of a top-tier ancient stone king!
The Stone Emperor of the Primordial Celestial Realm!
He is hailed as being just as powerful as the Little Stone Emperor!
He stood at the very top of the Stone King!
Of course, countless years later, the Little Stone Emperor committed suicide, burying himself, and pursued the path of the emperor, achieving some success.
However, Emperor Shi Zhongdi disappeared without ever reaching the gates of the imperial path.
Upon careful comparison, the Stone Emperor is inferior to the Little Stone Emperor.
However, Emperor Shi Zhongdi has not completely passed away; there is still hope for his return.
After all, there are two other beings that share the same origin as the Stone Emperor; they are a trinity.
One of them is the old stone tortoise under this stele!
Moreover, after countless years, the Stone Emperor has returned to the Primordial Heaven Realm, but his cultivation and spiritual attainment are far inferior to those of the Primordial Era.
In fact, this old stone tortoise possesses the power of a Stone King.
Although restricted, the old stone tortoise's safety is not a concern thanks to the Heavenly Stele.
"Skeleton, I can feel your disapproving gaze directed at this old man." The old stone tortoise glanced sideways, looking utterly contemptuous.
"..." Cao Ya was speechless. This old thing had a very sharp sense of perception.
The old stone tortoise was covered in cracks, and its shell was full of fissures, as if it might burst open at any moment. It was really worrying; the old stone tortoise might suddenly kick the bucket as it walked along.
"Who are you?" Xiao Chen asked the old stone tortoise, his body surrounded by swords.
"Get those toothpicks out of the way, and don't fiddle with them in front of me," the old stone tortoise said disdainfully.
Xiao Chen instantly understood the same speechless feeling Cao Ya had experienced earlier.
He wielded the sword, really wanting to give the old man a good whack on the head.
That old tortoise that speaks human language is really infuriating! It actually treats the incomparably precious divine weapon sword like a toothpick!
Xiao Chen gritted his teeth. If this old stone tortoise hadn't appeared in such a special way, he would have really wanted to give it a good beating!
However, while Xiao Chen was so nervous, the old stone tortoise was leisurely, peeking out and looking quite comical.
The old stone tortoise shook off the stones on its body and crawled out from under the Heavenly Stele. It moved slowly and swayed, showing no sign of nervousness, as if it regarded the three people in front of it as air.
"Stop fiddling with those toothpicks, they're embarrassing to look at... no, embarrassing to a turtle!" the old stone turtle said, giving a sidelong glance.
Xiao Chen was very depressed.
I was actually looked down upon by a turtle, and twice in a row!
"Eeya, who are you?" The snow-white little beast looked at the old stone tortoise curiously, wanting to sit on its shell and ride the "Old Stone Tortoise" mount.
"Hey, little guy, you look familiar." The old stone tortoise spoke slowly, without looking down on Keke.
"You know me?" the little guy asked in surprise.
"Of course... I don't know him!" the old stone tortoise gasped for breath.
"Hmph, liar." Coco huffed and puffed, swung her brush against Paradise Lost, trying to suppress the old stone turtle.
"A garden? I had plenty of those long ago, I couldn't be bothered with them." The old stone tortoise said calmly, unmoved by the loss of Paradise.
As expected, Paradise Lost had no effect on the old stone tortoise.
Xiao Chen's expression hardened. Could this stone tortoise really be a powerful stone being?
Hmm, this old thing is a tortoise, not a human, so it should be called the Stone Tortoise Warrior...
"Sigh, young people are so impetuous, they lack self-control." The old stone tortoise sighed, then suddenly patted the ground with its claws.
"What are you going to do?" Xiao Chen immediately became nervous.
"It's none of your business, why are you so nervous? Don't flatter yourself." The old stone tortoise gave Xiao Chen a slow, indifferent rebuke.
Sudden--
boom!
On the island in the middle of the lake, a massive dragon corpse trembled, and from its majestic, mountain-like body, specks of light burst forth, converging towards the snow-white little beast.
Xiao Chen was shocked and enraged. He activated the divine diagram and was about to brandish his battle sword to intercept Hua Guang.
Suddenly, someone unexpected stopped him.
"Cao Ya?!" Xiao Chen was stunned.
"It's a good thing for Keke," Cao Ya said with a faint smile.
Xiao Chen was taken aback, but out of trust in Cao Ya, he calmed down and thought about it calmly, and couldn't help but nod.
That black ancestral dragon must be the ancestral god of the Nine Provinces, and should be an ancestor of the dragon race. Although Keke is a member of the Heaven-Defying Family, she also has the bloodline of the dragon race. The residual power of the ancestral dragon should not harm it!
Previously, they were mainly wary of the old stone tortoise, and had always been cautious, fearing that it would cause trouble and plot against the three of them.
Looking back now, Cao Ya had remained relatively calm ever since he discovered the Abyss Cave, without showing much surprise or tension, even when the old stone tortoise appeared.
So, he already knew the exact situation here all along?!
"Eek, so comfortable." At first, the little guy was just as startled as Xiao Chen, and nervously enlarged the seven-colored jade bowl to cover himself. It was only after listening to Cao Ya's words and discovering that the light was very soft that it relaxed.
"Little one, enjoy yourself," the old stone tortoise said leisurely, patting the ground again.
Whew~~~
At this moment, the snow-white little beast lay horizontally in mid-air, letting the divine light of the Ancestral Dragon illuminate its snow-white body.
"So sleepy." Keke mumbled lazily, stretched, found a comfortable sleeping position in the air, and then actually fell asleep instantly, without any delay.
The little creature curled up into a fluffy ball, its long eyelashes fluttering occasionally, sleeping soundly.
"This works?" Xiao Chen was dumbfounded. Ke Ke could fall asleep in mid-air... she really is something else!
Divine light surged from within the Ancestral Dragon's flesh, enveloping the snow-white little beast. A seven-colored cocoon of light quickly formed, completely enveloping Keke.
"Keke has begun the transformation of the Ancestral Dragon," Cao Ya whispered.
"Skeleton, you have some vision, hmm, about one percent of mine," the old stone tortoise approvingly remarked.
"Heh, taking advantage of your age, you really have no manners," Xiao Chen sneered.
"Kid, what do you know? You know nothing! Do you know what 'blind as a bat' means? That's exactly what people like you are!" the old stone tortoise said slowly.
Xiao Chen really wanted to stomp on the old stone tortoise, but he was being looked down upon by a turtle one after another. It would be a laughing stock if word got out.
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