The insects in my house are dragons.

What a wise and powerful man!

Having met A-Yao and Xiao-Jiu before, Yun Che had assumed that the Turtle King would be an enormous turtle, perhaps as big as a small hill.

Unexpectedly, this "legendary" turtle king was much smaller than anticipated.

Of course, size is not the key factor; its shape is.

Dragon Turtle?

Yun Che was unsure.

At this point, he dared not take out the encyclopedia casually, especially since the encyclopedia might not contain information about the species of this turtle king.

However, Kongkong's reaction also reveals something.

The turtle king before us indeed possesses remarkable dragon bloodline!

At least, Kongkong could vaguely sense some pressure.

"So..." Yun Che lowered his voice.

Is this turtle king asleep or awake?

If I'm asleep, why do I float up when I hear sounds? If I'm not asleep, why are my eyes closed?

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" Elder Turtle called out again.

"Hmm...Hmm? Hmm..." Suddenly, the turtle king made a deep sound, and his sleepy eyes slowly opened.

It seems that he was indeed sleeping before.

"Elder, haven't you gone out to search for treasure yet?" the Turtle King asked in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, I've already gone out twice and returned!" Elder Turtle hurriedly explained.

"Two trips? Oh...oh, it's been so long..."

Actually, the turtle king's voice doesn't sound old at all; on the contrary, it sounds rather young. Perhaps among the turtles, this king is in his prime, or even... not yet in his prime!

That's a bit scary.

Given the long lifespan of turtles, combined with the lifespan of dragons, this turtle king could probably live for at least several thousand years.

What kind of power will this overlord-level superhuman being possess now, surpassing the other three overlords of the Huai River?

At this moment, the Turtle King finally noticed Yun Che and Kong Kong beside the Turtle Elder.

Its somewhat tired eyes swept over, lingering on Kongkong and Iris for a second.

"They are..."

"Your Majesty, they are...they are..."

"Yun Che," Yun Che whispered a reminder.

"Ah, yes, they are the human beast tamer Yun Che, and his companions," Elder Turtle hurriedly said.

"Oh..." The turtle king recalled that he seemed to have heard the turtle elder mention it before, and at that time he casually said that he could be invited to visit.

It perked up slightly and nodded gently, saying, "Thank you for taking care of our elders."

"Your Majesty, you flatter me. The elder and I are good friends and help each other out." Yun Che was also a little confused about the attitude of this turtle king.

The power of the Everlasting Rock was released silently.

At least.

I didn't sense any hostility from this turtle king.

slam-la-

The mirror-like surface of the lake rippled slightly, and a strange, slender, black stone, along with a piece of land beneath it, slowly floated up from the bottom of the water.

More importantly, all sorts of strange things were scattered haphazardly on the ground around the stone.

But when Yun Che saw a few of them, his eyes widened instantly.

There are too many unfamiliar items here, but it can barely recognize two or three... Level 8 resource Water Soul Grass, Level 9 resource Ice Neon Stone, Level 8 resource Cave Star Crystal...

Good guy!

It is said that dragons love to collect treasures.

These turtles aren't bad either!

Oh, so this turtle king also has dragon bloodline, then it's alright.

"Woo..." The iris's tail carefully hooked Yun Che's finger.

"Roar..." Kongkong stared blankly at the items on the "treasure trove".

Following the gazes of Iris and Kongkong, Yun Che noticed that they were staring at a grayish-white scale about half the size of a basketball, which looked like faded scales.

Are these dragon scales?

The Turtle King slowly extended one of its forelimbs, rummaged through the pile of treasures, and finally pulled out a piece of azure crystal about the thickness of two fingers from a corner. With the help of the water flow, it pushed it in front of Yun Che and the others.

"Consider this a thank-you gift."

Level 6 resource: Ambergris crystal!

Although finding a level 6 resource out of a pile of level 7, 8, and 9 resources was somewhat disappointing, Yun Che quickly changed his mind and accepted it with satisfaction.

What more could you ask for than free level 6 resources?

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"You have the aura of that sword on you." Before Yun Che could be happy for long, the Turtle King seemed to have finally woken up, and his speech became much more fluent.

sword?

Yun Che was taken aback.

Small steamed buns?

The turtle king slowly turned around, revealing half of his shell. On that seemingly hard and rugged shell, there was a deep, bottomless scratch.

Upon seeing this, Yun Che's pupils suddenly contracted.

What the hell!

Did you chop up a small steamed bun?

Bad thing!

Kongkong, Iris, and Yaya seemed to realize something and immediately stood in front of Yun Che, adopting a defensive posture.

However, after the initial shock, Yun Che quickly calmed down. The power of the Everlasting Stone still did not sense any hostility from the Turtle King, and even... a little bit of joy.

happy?

He immediately signaled to the children not to be nervous and asked, "Does Your Majesty know Senior Sword?"

For the first time, a faint smile appeared on the face of the Turtle King. "Go back and tell it that it cannot break through my defenses."

His words also carried a hint of self-importance.

The turtle king was not ashamed of the wound on its carapace; on the contrary, it seemed that... it was proof that the little bun couldn't break through its defenses, so it kept it there.

Yun Che: "?"

Is this a "competition" between the strongest spear and the strongest shield?

Yun Che's gossipy nature stirred as he thought, "I can go back and ask Xiao Mantou what happened, if there's any story behind it."

"Your Majesty!" Elder Turtle exclaimed excitedly, seeing that the "greetings" were over, "Yun Che said he's going to help us build a 'Turtle King Temple'!"

"Turtle King Temple?" The Turtle King was taken aback, then his joy deepened, and he said, "Great news! Great news!"

As soon as it finished speaking, it pawed at the "treasure trove" a couple more times.

"Fine."

The grayish-white scale, about half the size of a basketball, that Kongkong and Iris had been watching, was taken out and carried by the current.

"Consider this as payment for the labor," said the Turtle King.

"Your Majesty!" Upon hearing this, Elder Turtle hurriedly spoke up. He was about to ask what kind of "fee" he wanted when he realized that he had already discussed it with Yun Che.

Yun Che didn't give it a chance to speak, immediately grabbing the turtle elder and hurriedly saying, "Your Majesty! Elder! Yun Che will definitely satisfy you!"

As he spoke, he quickly took the grayish-white scale.

But to be honest.

If Kongkong and Iris hadn't been watching him, he really wouldn't have noticed or recognized what it was.

Elder Turtle was about to say something, and Yun Che was also thinking about how to stop Elder Turtle from speaking, when he heard the Great Turtle King say:

"This is a dragon shedding its scales, but it doesn't have much energy left, so it's useless to me now. Since you've come here and taken a liking to it, it means you're destined to have it."

and many more!

Yun Che's body trembled.

A dragon shedding its scales?

A divine dragon?!

Could there really have been a divine dragon in the Huai River before?

Although Ji Huaijin said it was possible, there was no evidence, or rather, Yun Che had never seen any substantial evidence.

And now...

The dragon's scales are in my hand.

Kongkong grabbed the scales and started laughing.

"Hoo..." (New bed sheet, hehe, new bed sheet...)

"Your Majesty, before the Huai River, was there really a divine dragon?" Yun Che couldn't help but ask.

The Turtle King gave him a strange look. "That's for sure. If you really want to talk about it, I owe a debt to that dragon senior in terms of how I've grown to where I am today. Otherwise, I probably wouldn't have been able to awaken my dragon bloodline."

? !

Was the dragon bloodline of this turtle king activated with the "help" of the divine dragon?

"I don't know Your Majesty's name!" Yun Che hesitated for a moment before asking.

"You idiot, Azure Dragon Turtle!" Before the Turtle King could even speak, the Turtle Elder jumped up and punched Yun Che below the knee, speaking in an annoyed tone.

Azure Dragon Turtle!

Yun Che calmly took out the encyclopedia and searched for it by name.

really.

No.

Just like the Azure Dragon Kongkong, it was not included in the encyclopedia.

so...

If Kongkong wants to evolve, or even transform into a dragon, could he learn from the Azure Dragon Turtle, the king of the turtle clan?