529: I am a turtle

The Inner Sea is vast, with an area no less than the Outer Sea, and within it, countless sea beasts of various races exist.

At this moment, in the central part of the Inner Sea.

A slightly ordinary young figure, concealing his aura, constantly changed directions as he sped across the sea surface.

“Hoo~”

After a long while.

Zhou Xingqun stopped, and in the distance, a small crescent-shaped island appeared before his eyes.

“I found it… the Hidden Moon terrain… coupled with my arrangements, it should be able to block Yaoguang’s probing…”

Looking at this unique half-moon-shaped island, Zhou Xingqun felt a slight sense of relief.

He left Gui Zhou Island and entered this Inner Sea, partly because the Inner Sea contained countless sea beasts, making it difficult for ordinary Cultivators to penetrate deeply, which could effectively prevent Yaoguang’s subordinates from searching.

Secondly, it was to find naturally existing terrain in the Heaven and Earth. By utilizing the natural power of the land, supplemented by his methods, he would have a high chance of shielding himself and not being locked onto.

Although he had awakened his past life memories, his current cultivation was too low. He couldn't yet use the more powerful methods from his memories with his current strength, so he needed external assistance.

Even with his unique abilities, he couldn't move freely in this Inner Sea. Along the way, there were other special Heaven and Earth terrains, but their effects were slightly inferior.

It wasn't until he reached the central part of this Inner Sea that he found this Hidden Moon terrain.

“I hope there aren't any too powerful sea beasts here…”

Zhou Xingqun shook his head. This Hidden Moon terrain island was not large, and the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi was not abundant, so there shouldn't be very strong sea beasts present.

He mused, but with countless experiences from his memories, he wouldn't make a judgment based solely on this.

Zhou Xingqun’s Golden Core Dharma power circulated slightly within his body, and he pointed his hands repeatedly. In the sky, rays of light gathered, enveloping him.

A moment later, Zhou Xingqun’s figure disappeared from sight.

“Visual concealment… aura hidden… it should be safe…”

Zhou Xingqun remained cautious, slowly probing towards the half-moon-shaped small island ahead.

At the same time.

Elsewhere in the central Inner Sea, deep in the ocean, a group of tiger-headed turtles, dozens of feet in size, swam freely.

Among this group of dozens of feet large turtles, upon closer inspection, there was a humanoid figure less than one zhang tall.

“I am a turtle…”

“I am a turtle…”

Zhou Tailai, who had cast the Thousand Spirits Transformation and emitted the same aura as the surrounding tiger-headed turtles, continuously chanted the incantation he had designed in his heart, disguising his aura as a tiger-headed turtle. He traveled unimpeded and had now reached the central waters of the Inner Sea.

“Hehe.”

Zhou Tailai, following a large group of tiger-headed turtles, felt joyful in his heart.

“Senior is truly a good person…”

Zhou Tailai sighed in his heart. Understanding the Thousand Spirits Transformation from Black Demon Dao Lord was like adding wings to a tiger for him. Coupled with the strange and special luck he possessed, his journey had been completely unhindered, without any challenge at all.

“Strange…”

After his moment of pride, Zhou Tailai concentrated and took out a Heavenly Mystery Dao Disk, calculating the origin of his mysterious guidance. However, even after reaching the Inner Sea, he still couldn't discern anything.

“Forget it… I’ll just follow my instincts… but in a few more days, I’ll probably have to find other sea beasts to travel with.”

Zhou Tailai calculated for a long time but couldn't find any clues, so he had to give up again.

Looking at the tiger-headed turtle clan that had already changed direction, Zhou Tailai knew he had to choose new companions… Elsewhere in the central Inner Sea, on a special half-moon-shaped island.

A figure hidden in the light paused slightly.

“A Middle Nascent Soul Stage Ink-Blood Salamander…”

On the island, sensing the faint, seemingly dormant aura coming from the sea area in the middle of the island’s half-moon shape, Zhou Xingqun’s gaze slightly darkened.

“Middle Nascent Soul Stage. With my Innate True Spirit, supplemented by Divine Soul attack secret techniques, it should be enough to severely injure this Middle Nascent Soul Stage Ink-Blood Salamander.”

Although he had Reincarnated and cultivated again, his Innate True Spirit after uniting with the Dao remained unchanged. Simply put, his Divine Soul was naturally powerful. With the enhancement of secret techniques, it was enough to severely injure a Nascent Soul True Lord. As for a Nascent Soul Demon Emperor, who was not skilled in the Dao of Divine Soul, it would be even easier to succeed.

Zhou Xingqun made up his mind.

He needed to utilize the Heaven and Earth terrain of the Hidden Moon Island, which would inevitably awaken this sleeping Middle Nascent Soul Stage Demon Emperor, so he had to strike first.

Thinking this, and sensing the aura, Zhou Xingqun did not act immediately. Instead, he remained hidden within the rays of light and probed the surroundings of the island.

The next day.

Zhou Xingqun, concealed in the light, arrived at the crescent-shaped area.

Looking at the sea surface encircled by the crescent, his figure silently sank beneath the water.

At the bottom of the sea.

A several-hundred-zhang-sized sea beast, resembling a lizard with dark, yellow-spotted, four-legged, flat-tailed body, rose and fell with its breathing.

“Ink-Blood Salamander.”

Zhou Xingqun’s figure appeared silently at the bottom of the sea, looking from afar at the sleeping sea beast.

“Mental Pierce!”

Without much hesitation, Zhou Xingqun pointed at his glabella, and an invisible Divine Soul power slowly condensed.

“Go!”

Zhou Xingqun pointed his finger.

The tiny, invisible Divine Soul needle, condensed in his Sea of Consciousness, passed through his body and shot towards the back of the Ink-Blood Salamander’s head.

In an instant.

The Divine Soul needle had already entered the brain of the several-hundred-zhang-sized Ink-Blood Salamander.

“Waa!”

Just as the invisible Divine Soul needle entered its brain, the sleeping Ink-Blood Salamander suddenly awakened. Demonic Qi surged out of its body, and a high-pitched, sharp howl, carrying a powerful sonic attack, spread in all directions.

“Hmph.”

“Damn it… what’s going on?”

When this Demonic Qi, containing the power of the Middle Nascent Soul Stage, surged forth, Zhou Xingqun, hidden within the distorted light, suddenly grunted, surprised in his heart.

“Why didn’t it severely injure it? Could it be that this Ink-Blood Salamander’s Divine Soul has undergone an unusual change?”

Seeing that the Ink-Blood Salamander was not severely injured as he had expected, Zhou Xingqun was startled. His figure quietly retreated backward. Since the plan had failed, he could only seek another strategy.

“Waa!”

At this moment, an even more intense, explosive howl came again.

“Hmph!”

Zhou Xingqun, who was fleeing into the distance, had his concealment method broken by this even more powerful attack, revealing a trace of his aura.

“Not good!”

Zhou Xingqun no longer cared about restraining his aura. Since he had been discovered, he could only flee with all his might.

At the bottom of the half-moon-shaped sea, as Zhou Xingqun snorted, the Ink-Blood Salamander’s figure suddenly disappeared, pursuing Zhou Xingqun in the direction he had fled… “Still chasing?”

In the central Inner Sea, Zhou Xingqun’s figure sped through the air. Below, a gigantic creature concealed itself beneath the sea, closing in on Zhou Xingqun.

In the air, Zhou Xingqun’s face was somewhat pale. If not for his extraordinary methods, he would have long been swallowed by this Ink-Blood Salamander and would not have been able to escape for several days.

However, his current cultivation was limited after all. If this relentless pursuit continued, he might truly capsize here.

More importantly, he found that his Innate True Spirit power seemed not as strong as he had imagined… Boom!

A several-hundred-zhang-sized water-type tornado rose from the sea surface, with towering waves, sweeping towards Zhou Xingqun’s figure.

“Divine Soul Displacement!”

Sensing the hundred-zhang-sized water-type tornado behind him, Zhou Xingqun’s expression hardened, and he cast his Divine Soul secret technique.

Om~

Zhou Xingqun’s figure disappeared from its original spot.

A hundred li away.

A staggering figure appeared in the air.

Zhou Xingqun’s face turned even paler, and he continued to flee into the distance without stopping… A thousand li away from where Zhou Xingqun was.

A group of hundred-clawed octopuses was lurking in the deep sea.

“I am a deep-diving octopus…”

In the middle of the white-clawed octopuses, a human-sized creature continuously muttered in its heart.