Chapter Nine: The Nine-Headed Dragon Turtle (Part Two)

Wild Eater hurriedly asked, “How much has it eaten? Don’t let it eat too much. If it eats too much, how can I dare to take it back into my body?”

Little Flower’s face showed an odd expression. After a while, she finally said, “Master, I think you may not be able to merge with Little Black anymore. That black creature now has at least twice the energy it had when you released it. Previously, we didn’t understand what would happen if its energy rampaged.”

After a long pause, Wild Eater could only ask, “Then what should I do? If I don’t take it back, how could I dare let it remain outside in that state? Besides, you divine beasts must absorb energy from your host every day.”

Little Flower pondered for a moment and replied, “We are plant-type, so we can just insert a single tendril into your body to absorb a bit of your true energy, which will be sufficient. This way, most of the energy will stay in the main body outside, and it will absolutely not have any adverse effects on you.”

Wild Eater did not know how to respond for a moment. After a while, Little Flower said again, “Besides, with that black guy’s big mouth, it was only a matter of time before it became like this.”

There were no more crystal cores left in the valley, so Wild Eater had no reason to stay. Moreover, the danger here was indeed too great. With Little Flower’s help, Wild Eater quickly scaled the cliff, as the stench was unbearable.

Just as Wild Eater appeared at the top of the cliff, a black dot suddenly appeared in the sky. The giant turtle that had just ascended now streaked down toward the valley like a meteorite, terrifying Wild Eater, who darted into the nearby forest and sprinted toward the location of Wild Green Mountain and the others.

Before long, a deafening cry rang out, followed by violent tremors throughout the ground. When Wild Eater, pale-faced, met up with Wild Green Mountain and the others, they immediately picked up the exhausted Wild Eater and fled back to the original small valley.

Once inside the small valley, everyone looked anxiously toward the direction of the previous valley. Smoke and dust occasionally rose from there, and the ground had already begun to split visibly.

Wild Green Mountain quickly asked Wild Eater, “Young Master, what happened? How could things turn out like this?”

Wild Eater shook his head, unable to explain. “I don’t know either. I just saw that giant turtle coming down from space, so I ran back.”

At that moment, another intense quake struck, and a fissure several meters wide raced toward the spot where Wild Eater and the others stood.

All the creatures on planet 55963 were plunged into panic.

When Wild Eater and his companions returned to the stolen mining site, several landing craft were already parked in the valley.

Wild Qi Ye and the others breathed a sigh of relief at the sight of their safe return. Wild Qi Ye called out loudly, “Young Master, you’re finally back. We can’t stay on planet 55963 anymore. For some reason, the planetary core has become unstable, and in half a day, there’s likely to be massive volcanic eruptions.”

Wild Green Mountain immediately added, “Young Master, we can’t wait. We must return to space at once.” With that, he shouted to a nearby person, “Quickly, find a communicator! I must contact the legion right away. Tell them to send a warship to pick us up. Hurry!”

Led by someone, Wild Green Mountain went straight into the underground base. Wild Qi Ye added, “Young Master, our family already has a warship waiting in orbit. You should stay aboard our family’s ship for now. Once the Third Legion’s ship arrives to receive you, you can transfer.”

Just then, a shrill cry echoed from afar, completely different from the giant turtle’s roar earlier. It seemed to come from another beast.

Wild Eater didn’t know what kind of beast it was, but Wild Qi Ye and the others turned pale upon hearing it. After a while, Wild Qi Ye exclaimed, “Heavens! The Karastor Beast that was slumbering in the volcano has awakened!”

He shouted at those moving supplies outside, “Forget the cargo! Leave it, hurry, get onto the landing craft! The Karastor Beast is awake! Move faster, all of you! Get on board!”

Seeing this, Wild Eater realized the Karastor Beast must be a terrifying existence. He hurried to a corner, summoned Little Flower, and said, “Where’s Little Black? Get it back here quickly.”

A long vine suddenly emerged from Wild Eater’s arm, plunging with a squeak into the ground in front of him. After a long while, Little Flower finally spoke, “Master, I’ve notified Little Black. It’s on its way back.”

Wild Eater nodded and asked, “I can’t take it back into my body now, so what should I do?”

Little Flower pulled a very odd expression and after a while gave a bitter smile, “No need. It’s fine now. After being hunted by that giant turtle, it’s been beaten back to its original form.”

Just as Wild Eater was about to ask more, a black streak suddenly shot out from the ground in front of him, instantly merging into his body. A chilling energy surged into his dantian, causing his whole spirit to tremble. If Wild Eater’s mental strength hadn’t been sufficient, the cold impact from that energy would have absolutely caused him to lose control, possibly injuring his mind.

At that moment, Wild Qi Ye called from nearby, “Young Master, come quickly—we’re about to lift off!”

Wild Eater and the others stood silently at the warship’s bridge, gazing down at planet 55963. By now, countless fissures had appeared across several continents. In some places, volcanoes had erupted in great numbers, turning the entire planet into a living hell, nothing like its former self.

Countless creatures were running in panic across the continents. Countless plants were burning.

Soon, Wild Eater and his companions identified the culprits behind all this. A colossal beast, with three heads and eight long limbs and a size rivaling mountains, was locked in battle with the giant turtle they had seen earlier.

Only now did Wild Eater realize the giant turtle actually had nine enormous heads. The shape of the heads was identical to the dragon head of Wild Eater’s battle dragon, except each of the turtle’s heads had only a single short horn.

The beast with three heads and eight limbs was manipulating vast quantities of magma to attack the nine-headed turtle, which fought back fiercely, neither side showing any fear.

Sharp rocks erupted from the ground, and giant boulders flew in from unknown sources, relentlessly bombarding the three-headed beast.

Wild Qi Ye beside Wild Eater exclaimed in shock, “Heavens! Two cosmic beasts! What kind of beast is that, to be able to fight the Karastor Beast to a draw?”

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