176: Chapter 176 The arrow is on the string, have you given up?

[Ding... Detected a Goddess with a composite value exceeding 90 within 500 meters of the Host!]

[Goddess: Hai Linger]

[Goddess Composite Value: 95]

[Binding Requirement: Favorability 60 or above]

[Current Favorability: Unknown]

Another Goddess had appeared, and she actually had an initial favorability of 95 points. Hai Linger—wasn't this the hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast those two Spirit Beasts had mentioned?

Looking at the System's display again, the words "Special Goddess" were absent, which meant she had successfully taken human form.

Su Ling was on the back of the Two-Headed Sea Dragon; once they closed to a certain distance, the System naturally detected Hai Linger.

"Grandpa Zi, look at the back of that Two-Headed one. How is there a human there? He... looks so good."

At this very moment, Su Ling saw Hai Linger's initial favorability toward him. It started at seventeen points, which was definitely not low. Even if it didn't mean she was particularly fond of him, at least it wasn't hatred, and she wasn't hostile.

At this time, the Amethyst Mysterious Turtle also discovered Su Ling and said, "Two-Headed, Six-Armed, what are you doing bringing a human here?"

The next moment, Two-Headed spoke up: "Su Ling, we are going to take human form."

By now, they also knew Su Ling's name!

"Good!"

Su Ling immediately leaped high into the air. At this moment, there was no need to release the Spirit Bone on his back; standing on the sea surface didn't require wings at all.

"Grandpa Zi, this human seems very powerful!" Hai Linger kept staring at Su Ling, her gaze scanning him up and down as if not wanting to miss a single detail.

Likewise, Su Ling was also observing Hai Linger and the old turtle beneath her feet.

Hai Linger looked to be sixteen or seventeen years old, with a tall figure over 1.7 meters. Her physique wasn't particularly explosive, but her proportions were extremely balanced, becoming more and more pleasing to the eye.

She had long, sea-blue hair that curled up like ocean waves, falling fluffily across her back.

She wore a long dress dominated by sea-blue hues, accented with patterns, revealing her flawless legs.

This level of beauty even surpassed the Three Beauties of Shrek before they had consumed any Immortal Herbs.

Especially those eyes; the irises were a faint blue, looking particularly lively and pure.

Her entire being radiated an Aura of youth, and just looking at her eyes, she seemed to be an especially innocent young girl, untainted by the evils of time.

Such a Goddess was truly very rare.

Looking downward, beneath her feet was the shell of the Amethyst Mysterious Turtle, purple and crystal-like, possessing extremely strong defense.

The entire shell was huge, estimated to be nearly fifty meters at its widest point.

Su Ling and the other two Spirit Beasts stood on the surface of the sea!

"Uncle Zi, his name is Su Ling, and we have both been defeated by him." The Two-Headed Sea Dragon spoke directly, then glanced at Hai Linger and said, "You really have taken human form! What a pity, human lifespans are only a short hundred years."

"What is the meaning of bringing him here?" The Amethyst Mysterious Turtle looked at Su Ling with hostility.

The Amethyst Mysterious Turtle said to Hai Linger, "Linger, go back to the island."

"Grandpa Zi, this human doesn't seem to have any ill intentions," Hai Linger replied.

"Go up!" The Amethyst Mysterious Turtle's tone suddenly became severe.

Hai Linger had never been shouted at so severely by the Amethyst Mysterious Turtle before, and she roughly understood the gravity of the situation, so she obediently returned to the small island to watch from afar.

After waiting for Hai Linger to go up, the Amethyst Mysterious Turtle glanced at Two-Headed and Six-Armed and said, "I will settle the score with you two later."

"Human, what is your purpose?" The Amethyst Mysterious Turtle asked Su Ling again.

"Actually, I have no ill intentions. I only have one goal: to request a bottle of blood from you, old one." As Su Ling spoke, he took out a bottle, the same size as the one he had previously used to store the blood of Two-Headed and the others.

"You want my blood?"

"Human, why should I give it to you?" The Amethyst Mysterious Turtle said coldly. Although he said that, having lived for hundreds of thousands of years, he was also thinking about what Two-Headed and Six-Armed had said earlier.

The human before him had actually managed to defeat them both simultaneously, which meant his strength was formidable.

Yet, even these two Spirit Beasts could not break his defense.

It was just that Hai Linger was now exposed; if the other party targeted Hai Linger, it would be very difficult for him to protect her. However, he would not easily give it to the human before him.

Su Ling smiled and said, "Two options: either you give it voluntarily, or I take it myself. You choose."

"Hahaha!"

"Human, you are arrogant!"

"I once met a human Titled Douluo who claimed to be at Rank 97. I let him attack me for three days and three nights, and he didn't cause any damage to my Amethyst Turtle shell."

"Just based on you?"

"Then go ahead and take it yourself. If you can break my defense, the blood is yours," the Amethyst Mysterious Turtle said. The solution he proposed was a compromise.

He couldn't just give it away; the meaning was clear: you must demonstrate the necessary power.

If the defense couldn't be broken, he would be relieved, and he certainly wouldn't give it.

If his defense was broken, it meant the opponent had the ability to defeat him. In such a situation, it was naturally better to give it.

Su Ling laughed and said, "You old turtle, you are quite intelligent, you have a bit of the flavor of a Turtle Prime Minister."

"What Turtle Prime Minister?" The Amethyst Mysterious Turtle looked bewildered.

"My name is Zi Xuan. What about you, human?"

"My name is Su Ling."

"Very well, then come on." After the Amethyst Mysterious Turtle finished speaking, a purple halo radiated from his body.

In an instant, every piece of the purple turtle shell, every Amethyst turtle scale, began to glow.

"This is Uncle Zi's strongest defense, Amethyst Reinforcement. For every hundred thousand years that pass, the Amethyst Reinforcement doubles in strength. This should be the top-tier defense among Sea Spirit Beasts," Six-Armed said.

"Fifty thousand years ago, I remember that the Deep Sea Demon Whale King seemed to want to swallow Uncle Zi, and Uncle Zi used this Move. That Deep Sea Demon Whale King couldn't break the defense and had no choice but to leave," the Two-Headed Sea Dragon said.

Listening to the explanation from these two Spirit Beasts, Su Ling gained a clearer understanding of the Amethyst Mysterious Turtle's defense.

Could he break the defense?

Su Ling believed that his arrows were one of the sharpest spears in the World, and this Amethyst Mysterious Turtle might be the strongest shield.

"Human Su Ling, I will give you three chances. If you can break my defense within three Moves, my blood is yours. If you cannot break it, then honestly leave this place."

The Amethyst Mysterious Turtle's defense was extremely strong, but his attack power might not be as good as the Two-Headed Sea Dragon and the Six-Armed Thunder Naga, so he had spoken his terms in advance.

At worst, after this human left, they could just Move to another island to live.

"Agreed!" Su Ling nodded with a smile, taking the opportunity to glance at Hai Linger on the shore of the nearby island.

He thought to himself that he needed to find a way to re-evaluate this Goddess's favorability.

"Amethyst Mysterious Turtle, don't blame me when I hurt you later," Su Ling said.

"Hahaha, if you can hurt me, that's your ability. Since I awakened my intelligence, I don't remember any Spirit Beast or human being able to harm me," the Amethyst Mysterious Turtle said confidently.

Hai Linger on the shore was only a little over a hundred meters away. She had been curiously watching the scene and had also heard the conversation between Su Ling and the Amethyst Mysterious Turtle.

"It is absolutely impossible to break Grandpa Zi's defense. Only by witnessing Grandpa Zi's defense can you know what true terror is," Hai Linger muttered softly.

At this instant, Su Ling released his Spirit, the Primordial War Bow in his hand, and his nine spirit rings also appeared.

The Amethyst Mysterious Turtle was also amazed by Su Ling's spirit rings; the human before him was indeed not an ordinary person.

Therefore, he also defended with all his might, not allowing this human to succeed.

With the Primordial War Bow in hand, Su Ling condensed a sharp arrow with his Soul Power, accelerated its rotation, and in this state, shot his strongest arrow currently possible downward.

Swish...

The arrow shot through the air, spinning and emitting bursts of sonic booms.

With a loud boom, the spinning arrow struck the turtle shell, emitting a dazzling purple light.

A few seconds later, the light faded!

On the Amethyst Mysterious Turtle's shell, there wasn't even the slightest mark; it had completely withstood the attack.

"I have to say, your defense is very strong," Su Ling said.

"Human Su Ling, your attack is also very powerful. It is much stronger than that Rank 97 Spirit Master I met before. I feel that your strike could seemingly kill that Rank 97 Titled Douluo. I suppose you are one of the top experts in the human World, but if you think you can break my defense with this, you are still far from it," the Amethyst Mysterious Turtle said calmly.

"Isn't there still two Moves left!" As he spoke, Su Ling released his spirit rings.

Immediately following that, he released his Martial Soul Avatar. As soon as that powerful Aura appeared, the Two-Headed Sea Dragon and the Six-Armed Thunder Naga had to retreat some distance, fearing they would be caught in the crossfire.

Su Ling stood in mid-air, first rising a few meters, then flying upwards another few dozen meters.

This time, Su Ling aimed at the edge of the turtle shell, at the gaps between the individual plates of the shell.

"This..."

At that moment, the Amethyst Mysterious Turtle seemed to sense some kind of danger.

Whoosh...

The arrow spun at high speed and shot down once again!

While descending, Su Ling specifically accelerated, because acceleration would create inertia, making the arrow's power even greater.

Boom...

This time, it struck the Amethyst Mysterious Turtle's shell, and its massive body sank several meters into the sea before coming to a stop.

"Grandpa Zi!" Hai Linger shouted loudly.

This was the first time she had ever worried about the Amethyst Mysterious Turtle's defense.

Who could have imagined that this human would be this strong?

I fear even the Deep Sea Demon Whale King would not be able to withstand this strike.

The Two-Headed Sea Dragon and the Six-Armed Thunder Naga exchanged glances, understanding each other without words.

They were both relieved; fortunately, they hadn't fought Su Ling to the death. If they had, they would have been the ones to die.

After the attack, it took a long time for the Amethyst Mysterious Turtle to slowly float back up.

The spot that Su Ling had attacked now showed a small indentation, about twenty centimeters in diameter and less than five centimeters deep.

It was purple both inside and out, which proved that Su Ling's previous attack still hadn't completely broken through the Amethyst Mysterious Turtle's defense.

"As expected of Uncle Zi, your defense is the best in the entire sea," said the Two-Headed Sea Dragon.

"Grandpa Zi, I'm glad you're okay," said Hai Linger.

"Human, continue. You are indeed very powerful, but you are still just a little bit short of breaking through my defense," said the Amethyst Mysterious Turtle.

Su Ling had also witnessed the Amethyst Mysterious Turtle's defense; this shell was truly strong. This was only after four enhancements; if it continued to be enhanced, perhaps no one in the entire Douluo Continent could break its defense.

One had to know that Su Ling's attacks carried the 'Pierce' attribute, but it was only eighty percent of Yang Qingyu's, and since Yang Qingyu's Rank was still too low, the power of the 'Pierce' attribute was not yet sufficient.

"Alright, since that's the case, I will use my strongest Move."

In fact, that previous strike was not Su Ling's strongest attack; after all, he hadn't added any of the attributes that could be boosted.

This time, he added attribute boosts and all the various goddess skills.

Then he released his spirit rings, and nine spirit rings lit up, with the golden spirit rings being particularly eye-catching.

"Try my ninth Spirit Ability. The power of this Spirit Ability is too great, you must be careful." Su Ling condensed the Primordial War Bow.

This strike was called the Hunyuan Arrow!

The name was very simple, but its power was truly remarkable. If compared to the previous strike, its power was more than doubled.

"Wait, human Su Ling, is this golden spirit ring a million-year spirit ring?" the Amethyst Mysterious Turtle immediately asked.

Su Ling said, "That's right, a million-year spirit ring!"

"There is no need to fight anymore, I concede," said the Amethyst Mysterious Turtle.

Just as Su Ling was about to unleash his Spirit Ability, the Amethyst Mysterious Turtle conceded in time, because in that instant, he had felt the call of death.

Golden million-year spirit rings—the Sea God had also possessed a spirit ring of this level back in the day, though that one had been his tenth spirit ring.

The human before him possessed million-year spirit rings for both his eighth and ninth spirit rings; it was simply unbelievable.

Su Ling had originally wanted to break through this old turtle's defense, and his ninth Spirit Ability was about to be released. Since the opponent had conceded, he couldn't very well fire it. Su Ling had no choice but to forcefully withdraw the Spirit Ability. Fortunately, this Spirit Ability didn't cause any backlash to him; otherwise, he would have had to fire it even if it meant missing.

Actually, it wasn't just the Amethyst Mysterious Turtle who was afraid; the nearby Two-Headed Sea Dragon and the Six-Armed Thunder Naga had also been suppressed to the point where they couldn't catch their breath.

"Su Ling, come up to the island and sit for a while." The Amethyst Mysterious Turtle transformed into his human form; he was behaving honestly now.

"Alright!"

Su Ling also retracted his Spirit, then slowly descended and followed him onto the island.

"Grandpa Zi, are you alright?" As soon as they reached the island, Hai Linger ran to the Amethyst Mysterious Turtle's side and asked.

"I'm fine. Fortunately, Su Ling showed mercy; otherwise, his last arrow might have cost me my life," said Zi Xuan.

Hearing that Zi Xuan was fine, Hai Linger let out a sigh of relief.

[Ding... Hai Linger's favorability +2, obtained white treasure chest *1, yellow treasure chest *1]

"Su Ling, you must be the strongest person in the human World. I feel that even Poseixi of Sea God Island might not be as strong as you, even if she controls the power of the sea to use for herself," said Zi Xuan.

"You also know about Sea God Island?" Su Ling asked in surprise.

"Sea God Island, the Sea God—as Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts living in the sea, how could we not know?" said Zi Xuan.

"Su Ling, do you come from the Douluo Continent or the Sun Moon Continent?"

It had to be said that this Zi Xuan knew a lot; he knew about both continents and was no mere turtle of the seabed.

"Douluo Continent!" said Su Ling.

"Eh, Grandpa Zi, didn't you tell me there was only one place called the Sun Moon Continent?" asked Hai Linger.

Zi Xuan replied with a kind expression, "Linger, the range of your past activities was not very wide, and you haven't been a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast for long, so it is normal that you don't know about the Douluo Continent. After all, our location is very close to the Sun Moon Continent and too far from the Douluo Continent, so I didn't tell you about the Douluo Continent."

Directly pointing out that Hai Linger was a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Incarnation was actually also meant for Su Ling to hear.

After all, with Su Ling's abilities, he could easily see Hai Linger's true information.

Su Ling said, "By my side, there are also two Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Incarnations. They are both my friends, and you can meet them when the time comes."

"Really?"

"That's great! My name is Hai Linger! What kind of Spirit Beasts are they? Are they also sea Spirit Beasts?" Hai Linger asked with a curious expression.

"They are not sea Spirit Beasts. They are the Blue Silver Emperor and the Soft Bones Demon Rabbit, respectively. They are both land Spirit Beasts; you probably haven't seen them before," said Su Ling.

"Oh, so they are land Spirit Beasts. Aren't they afraid of being discovered by you powerful Spirit Masters on the continent? And then having their Spirit Bones taken and their spirit rings stolen?" Hai Linger asked again.

"Linger, why are you asking so many questions?" Zi Xuan immediately reprimanded her.

This made Hai Linger feel very aggrieved; she just really wanted to know how other Incarnation Spirit Beasts survived on the continent, and she really wanted to go there too.

"Su Ling, I'm really sorry. Linger has never been to the human World, so there is a lot she doesn't understand."

"It's fine, actually, it wouldn't hurt to tell her." Su Ling said.

"Let me just tell you briefly. Ah Yin is a Ten-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Grass Incarnation. She came to the human World when she was just a teenager and only around Rank 40."

"So early? Grandpa Zi, look, they can go to the human World, why can't I?" said Hai Linger.

At this moment, Zi Xuan wanted to beat Su Ling up, but he couldn't win.

However, Su Ling continued, "Unfortunately, Ah Yin hadn't reached maturity and was discovered by a human powerhouse, eventually being forced to sacrifice her Spirit Bone and spirit ring. Fortunately, she was Blue Silver Grass and left behind a seed; I had to think of countless ways to bring her back to life."

"Ah..." Hai Linger didn't know what to say. This actually made Zi Xuan laugh; he really had misunderstood Su Ling earlier.

At this time, Su Ling continued, "Xiao Wu is a Ten-Thousand-Year Soft Bones Demon Rabbit Incarnation. Similarly, she exposed herself when she was around Rank 50 and was hunted by several Titled Douluo, almost dying."

"So, Hai Linger, before you reach maturity, don't go to the human World. More than ninety-nine percent of Spirit Masters want your life." Su Ling warned her again.

"Is this true? I..." Hai Linger didn't know what to say.

Seeing that Hai Linger was a bit aggrieved, Zi Xuan immediately comforted her, "Linger, you are only sixteen years old, and your Soul Power has already reached Rank 49. In a few more years, you will definitely be able to reach Rank 60. As long as you Cultivate hard, you will be able to go to the human World soon. Once you reach maturity, I won't stop you anymore."