"Another pleasant and comfortable day."
"The little brothers in the Dragon Nest Sea Area all taste quite good; which one should I eat today?"
Just as the Mountain Sea Dragon Turtle King was contemplating which little brother to sample for lunch, it suddenly sensed a subtle fluctuation extremely similar to its own appearing around its territory, which gave it quite a pleasant surprise.
As for the reason for this surprise, it must be traced back to its status among the Sea Soul Beasts.
In the general direction of soul beast development, where all Sea Soul Beasts strive for the path of dragon transformation, the Mountain Sea Dragon Turtle King was born standing at the very pinnacle. Setting aside its cultivation, the Mountain Dragon King bloodline it possessed alone destined it to be the king of this Dragon Nest Sea Area.
Although in terms of raw strength it could not defeat the Deep Sea Demon Whale King Couple, when it came to dragon lineage, they were mere juniors compared to it.
Therefore, it held an extremely high status among Sea Soul Beasts. Aside from the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, whose cultivation was near-divine, and Little White, the Demon Soul Great White Shark King under the Sea God, other Sea Soul Beasts—even those who had survived two or three more heavenly tribulations than it—were nothing in its presence.
It could be said that it, the turtle-dragon, was the top-tier nobility of the current Sea Soul Beast world; wherever it went, it reigned supreme.
The noble status and formidable talent brought by its powerful bloodline meant that, aside from a period of keeping a low profile before breaking through the hundred-thousand-year cultivation mark for fear of being targeted by that old thing, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, its life had always been smooth sailing and high-handed.
The experience of smooth growth, combined with the pride in its bones and blood derived from the Mountain Dragon King lineage, fostered an extremely arrogant personality. Even when it feared death in the future and needed to pick a "power bank," it had to choose a talent-freak ranked among the best in human history; its pride was evident.
Such a personality destined it to hold a disdainful attitude toward other soul beasts, even those of the same dragon species.
But this also brought it another problem: loneliness.
Top-tier soul beasts like them also possessed rich emotions, no less than humans. Look at the three great Sea Soul Beast kings of the coastal waters: the Deep Sea Demon Whale King had a wife and daughter, Little White the Demon Soul Great White Shark King had a daughter, and even the most tyrannical Evil Orca King traveled with its kin. Examples of mainland soul beasts were even more numerous, with melodramatic love stories everywhere.
And the Mountain Sea Dragon Turtle King, which had been alone all these years, also hoped for a companion. Now that it suddenly discovered an aura similar to its own, it was very excited; it felt that its lonely days were about to come to an end.
Then, carrying this excitement, it temporarily set aside its daily feeding routine and headed toward where Yun Ming was. However, it did not see a member of its own kind, but rather a strange human boy who carried the scent of its own origin.
Moreover, this human boy was actually able to use some kind of soul-something cultivation (the level wasn't very clear, but it was very weak anyway) to break through the space it had stabilized using a peculiar anti-spatial power.
The Mountain Sea Dragon Turtle King was greatly shocked by this, and then something even more shocking happened. The boy, who had previously possessed cultivation like an ant, suddenly erupted with an aura similar to the one released by that person who unified the sea and achieved the Sea God Position back in the day, which made it impossible to remain calm. The Mountain Sea Dragon Turtle King spoke in a solemn tone, uttering human words.
"Boy, who exactly are you, and what is your intention in coming to my Dragon Nest Sea Area?"
Hearing the Mountain Sea Dragon Turtle King speak, Yun Ming was not very surprised; he knew that some high-bloodline soul beasts could do this, and the bloodline level of his old friend was absolutely top-tier. Yun Ming smiled slightly.
"My name is Yun Ming, and I have come to help you become a god."
"Ao Tian."
Originally, the Mountain Sea Dragon Turtle King had no reaction to Yun Ming's self-introduction, but when it heard its name and purpose from Yun Ming's mouth, its attitude changed drastically. The Mountain Sea Dragon Turtle King, also known as Ao Tian, said in a tone that turned cold in an instant.
"Become a god? Boy, you really know how to tell a joke!"
"Although I don't know how you managed to produce the aura on your body, your cultivation is clearly so weak, yet you dare to speak wildly of becoming a god! And..."
"You have gone to such great lengths, and I don't even know where you found out my name—what exactly is your intention!"
"Give me an honest account, now!!"
As the words fell, boundless black Soul Power surged on Ao Tian's massive body, as if the surrounding sea space were being solidified. The boundless power of mountains and seas suppressed Yun Ming.
Feeling the terrifying pressure coming from all directions, as if being suppressed by a continent of mountains and seas, a pitch-black Spirit Ring emerged and lit up at Yun Ming's feet.
Yun Ming's Fifth Soul Skill, World, was activated.
A golden, silver, and white light shield appeared around Yun Ming, and glazed flames lit up in his eyes. As Yun Ming mobilized the World Force to resist, the spatial pressure Ao Tian exerted on him was immediately blocked entirely.
The pressure Ao Tian exerted by mobilizing the four great attributes with his hundred-thousand-year cultivation was naturally powerful, but it was not enough to crush a small world.
Watching the power erupting from Yun Ming, Ao Tian's expression changed drastically. This... this is World Force?!!
What is World Force? As the name suggests, it is the manifestation of the power of all things in the world.
According to the records of the Mountain Dragon King lineage, after the mountain dragons matured and were crowned kings, they would become mountains and continents to assist the Dragon Clan in multiplying and thriving. Therefore, their path of cultivation and survival was to transform their bodies into worlds. Thus, the Mountain Dragon King lineage controlled the laws of stability, and the direction of their cultivation to become gods was to embody the world and mobilize World Force. (Back when they could still become gods.)
How could anyone below the level of a god possess this divine authority? Even their Mountain Dragon King lineage couldn't do it. But Yun Ming, this anomaly placed before him, had done it.
Although this was the only unique case of Yun Ming's Artifact-level Martial Soul combined with a god-blooded soul beast, he didn't know that!
Yun Ming looked at Ao Tian's bewildered dragon eyes and felt a little more at ease. As expected, this arrogant guy could only be reasoned with after being struck down a peg; only then would he be willing to listen.
Relying on his Fifth Soul Skill, Yun Ming gained the opportunity to be heard by Ao Tian and spoke again.
"How about it? Do you still think I'm telling a joke?"
"With these exclusive characteristics of gods appearing on me one after another, do you still think my becoming a god is a wild delusion?"
Hearing Yun Ming's words, Ao Tian fell into deep thought. The aura could potentially be forged (though he didn't know how it was done), but what Yun Ming had just manipulated was absolutely World Force. This was the answer given by his Mountain Dragon King bloodline, which could not be false, coupled with Yun Ming's Martial Soul that integrated space and Space Prohibition.
Ao Tian calculated it and found that this boy seemed even more outrageous than the Sea God of the past!
In his impression, the Sea God was just okay when he achieved his Title Douluo back then; his comprehension of the water attribute was decent, and his combat techniques were fine, but there were no outstanding features. He wasn't as... monstrous as Yun Ming!
Therefore, considering that Yun Ming had unique traits, he would listen to Yun Ming's ideas.
"You say you can help me become a god; why would you help me? How do you intend to help?"
"And why do you have my aura on you?"
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