Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension Chapter 1699 - 912: Dragon Turtle Soaring, The Banquet Begins

Crack, crack...

As time marched on, the crimson radiance emanating from the fissures intensified.

On a particular day, a fortnight into this period, a significant protuberance abruptly surfaced from the fractured expanse of the colossal egg. Subsequently, the initial fragment of eggshell detached, followed swiftly by a second, then a third, and an cascade of further pieces. These fragments dislodged one after another, unveiling a moist, delicate, and smooth entity, akin to a 'simmered egg,' emerging from the breach.

This 'simmered egg,' measuring a considerable seven to eight zhang in size, possessed eyes that were long and firmly shut, and a beak-like mouth reminiscent of an eagle's. At first glance, it bore no distinction from a typical turtle, save for its colossal, several-thousand-fold magnification.

However, adorning each flank of its head were unexpected, tender small antlers, rounded and subtly jutting, much like the nascent growth of young deer antlers.

Upon protruding its head, the nascent Dragon Turtle immediately commenced an voracious consumption of the surrounding eggshell with utmost fervor.

Within mere moments, a substantial cavity was gnawed into existence.

At this juncture, the small Dragon Turtle awkwardly propelled itself halfway out, its two crocodile-like, scaled forelimbs gripping the eggshell's edge, thus preventing a relapse into the interior.

The carapace upon the back of this young Dragon Turtle was meticulously layered, as if sculpted from the most exquisite jade into dragon scales. It naturally formed a perfect and unblemished innate Eight Trigrams pattern, imbued with an ineffable profundity and the mysterious charm of the Dao.

Above a chasm stretching thousands of miles, Zhao Sheng observed the entirety of the little Dragon Turtle's hatching process, his expression solemn.

The complete consumption of the eggshell by the small Dragon Turtle occupied a span of two full days.

Throughout that period, its growth was remarkably rapid, progressing at a rate perceptible to the naked eye, swiftly attaining a diameter of seventy to eighty li.

Following its ingestion of the eggshell, the small Dragon Turtle instinctively submerged itself into the magma lake below. It reveled in darting and floating within the molten depths, continuously absorbing vast quantities of the scorching magma.

As days elapsed, the Dragon Turtle's physique underwent further expansion. Its crystalline, jade-like shell gradually became encrusted with a thick layer of dark, stony casing, a consequence of the cooling magma.

Concurrently, the spiritual Qi within a hundred thousand li radius flowed inward unceasingly. The little Dragon Turtle, functioning as a veritable black hole, absorbed all incoming spiritual energy, irrespective of its immense volume.

Furthermore, the prodigious kelp found within ten thousand li inexplicably drifted towards the magma lake's surface, borne along by the currents of spiritual energy.

Governed by instinct, the little Dragon Turtle engaged in both play within the magma lake and the indiscriminate ingestion of the sustenance that fortuitously arrived.

At this precise moment, situated thousands of miles away, Zhao Sheng's eyes gleamed with an unusual luminescence. His spirit suddenly apprehended a pervasive, immense, and grand wave of thought, akin to the very essence of heaven and earth.

In a flash of profound realization, he suddenly comprehended: "So, the Sea God has been covertly observing from this location, proactively supplying sustenance for the little Dragon Turtle."

The subsequent instant saw a multitude of doubts arising within Zhao Sheng.

Why would the Sea God undertake such an action?

Could it be that the Sea God and the Mount-bearing Dragon Turtle clan are not inherently adversaries?

If this were the case, would the "Doomsday Cataclysm" detailed in ancient texts prove to be merely a unilateral desire of the Human Clan?

Moreover... could the Mount-bearing Dragon Turtles truly remain passive while their offspring face demise?

When precisely would "they" finally intervene?

Zhao Sheng opened his mind and soul, his Divine Thought instantly extending to encompass the surrounding sea territories spanning three million li. He thus "witnessed" the Water Drop Spaceship, bearing the Ximen Clan, stealthily navigating toward this very magma lake.

In the profound depths of the ocean, six colossal sea beasts, each of Seventh Rank or higher, were also drawing near with measured pace.

Following in the wake of the Sea God were three shadowy figures. All of them were sea beast demon kings who had already achieved corporeal form. One among them possessed an aura of exceptional power, rivaling that of a practitioner in the Divinity Transformation Realm.

Within a three-million-li radius, yet another nascent Dragon Turtle had successfully emerged from its shell. It was encircled by several observers, the most formidable being a cultivator of the Spirit Clan within the Divinity Transformation Realm.

This individual was mounted upon a Ten-thousand-year-old Camel Mountain Turtle, boasting a diameter of nearly a thousand zhang. Its power was equivalent to that of a Twelfth Rank Demon Emperor.

A breath later, Zhao Sheng's expression shifted subtly. He instantly retracted all his Divine Thought, suppressing his aura to its absolute minimum.

In the subsequent moment, a grand and majestic, yet incredibly covert, wave of will swept past him, failing to pinpoint his exact location.

This wave of will lingered in the vicinity for an extended duration before finally dissipating in quietude.

Only then did Zhao Sheng release a long sigh of relief, feeling the Sea God’s "gaze" shift elsewhere.

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As soon as one little Dragon Turtle successfully hatched, the other giant eggs also began to stir.

With each subsequent birth of a little Dragon Turtle, the Red Sea Realm suddenly became quite "lively."

Countless formidable sea beasts, compelled by a tremor deep within their bloodline, surged towards the "Life Forbidden Zone" where the little Dragon Turtles were emerging, one after another.

Within mere days following the little Dragon Turtles’ hatching, a brutal and bloody encirclement ensued.

The sea beasts unleashed their most potent Innate Divine Abilities, fiercely assaulting the young Dragon Turtles within the magma lake.

However, the absolute disparity in species had already predetermined the ultimate victor of this encirclement.

Even the colossal Sea-devouring Dragon Whale, stretching from head to tail, fell short of even a tenth of a little Dragon Turtle’s body length.

It is noteworthy that the newly hatched little Dragon Turtles already possessed an average size exceeding one hundred and fifty li.

One li is approximately equivalent to two hundred zhang.

Thus, one hundred and fifty li equates to a staggering thirty thousand zhang!

Relying solely on their inherently gigantic bodies, the little Dragon Turtles could effortlessly crush any sea beast below the Demon Emperor Realm.

Regardless of how numerous the sea beasts below the Demon Emperor Realm were, they would inevitably become sustenance for the little Dragon Turtles.

Indeed, no matter how many powerful sea beasts swarmed forward, they were readily rent asunder by the little Dragon Turtles and consumed whole.