King of Beasts

At this moment, a large number of nine-colored meteorite fragments should still be scattered throughout the ocean.

This is a super resource that triggered the revival of spiritual energy on the blue star!

It’s uncertain whether it’s a treasure from beyond the heavens or manufactured by Infinite City.

In any case, each fragment of this nine-colored meteorite is of an exquisite-level, and Lu Ran feels that a complete nine-colored meteorite must be of legendary level, right?

In terms of rarity, it doesn’t seem to be inferior to the stone of the other shore, which the other shore desires to find.

Currently, these meteorite fragments are scattered in the deep sea. If Lu Ran wants to collect them, he must develop marine forces.

If Lu Ran plans to adopt a legion school in the future, these meteorite fragments are indispensable items.

To some extent, they can directly solve the problem of low average levels of legion pet beasts.

Lu Ran intends that after the dark crow takes a breather, he will have it contact the black turtle.

With the Black Dragon sealed, the Dragon Palace is leaderless, which will inevitably lead to a power struggle.

At this moment, the old turtle has just been taken into the Dragon Palace and is likely still a minor figure.

However, not being a core figure in the Dragon Palace now doesn’t mean it won’t be in the future.

Lu Ran plans to support the old turtle’s rise!

He wants it to become a retainer of the cloud baby or the sudden death king, to be the behind-the-scenes controller of the Dragon Palace.

Or, if the old turtle is unwilling, not supporting its rise and cooperating with the Fishman Empire is also an option.

However, when cooperating with the Fishman Empire, to establish trust, a retainer relationship must still be formed, and the Mermaid Princess, daughter of the Fishman King, must become a retainer of the cloud baby.

After several days, Lu Ran has already obtained a photo of the Mermaid Princess.

Hmm.

To be honest, she is very beautiful.

Just like in the legends, the upper body is a beautiful young maiden, and the lower body is a pretty tail covered in scales. The entire body is both alluring and suited for swift swimming. Once trained, she’ll undoubtedly become a powerful marine mage.

…

Deep Sea, Dragon Palace.

As Lu Ran anticipated.

At this moment, not only are the nations of land-based humans experiencing earthquake-like upheavals, but marine forces are also undergoing a certain degree of vibration.

Fishman Empire.

A submarine realm entirely made of coral and sea cave structures.

The Fishman King, having been severely injured by the Black Dragon, was recuperating in a resplendent coral palace reminiscent of a royal abode. On either side, a Fishman Prince with a shark head and a mermaid with a fish tail and human body were attending to him.

The Shark Head Prince seemed rather dim-witted.

The Fishman King also found him quite annoying.

The fellow went to the land and returned with nothing of value except for a few boxes of Ice Black Tea.

Moreover, he even lost the meteorite fragment granted to him, a complete waste.

“Father.”

“In this confrontation between the human nation and the Dragon Palace, apart from providing some intelligence, we didn’t help much.”

The speaking Mermaid Princess possessed a grand figure, with flowing blue curls cascading down her back and bright blue eyes, a lovely visage, and an ample upper torso. Her lower half, however, was a shimmering sea-blue tail with ripples of light and shadow.

“I know,” the robust Fishman King contemplated before speaking:

“Who could’ve guessed that this human nation would be so strong? You two, share your thoughts.”

“That human named Lu Ran seemed to have shown an exceptionally outstanding performance in this war…”

“With the Black Dragon sealed, the Dragon Palace has suffered significant losses. Now that the Dragon Palace’s vitality is severely weakened, it seems like the perfect opportunity to counterattack and reclaim our previous losses all at once.”

The Mermaid Princess floated as she spoke, “Father, I believe that even if we plan to counterattack the Dragon Palace, it should be in alliance with the human nation. I am willing to serve as the envoy, representing the Fishman Empire to negotiate with the human nation.”

“I want to counterattack!! I want to help my brother-in-law get the old turtle back!!” The Shark Head Prince brandished a trident.

Seeing this, the Fishman King, disregarding his injuries, kicked him away.

At the same time.

Dragon Palace.

Unlike the headquarters of the Fishman Empire, if the Fishman Empire’s headquarters is a masterpiece of nature, consisting of countless corals and sea caves forming a colossal architectural complex,

Then the Dragon Palace’s base resembles an undersea palace, closely resembling the architecture style of the human nation.

Indeed, both the Fishman Empire and the Dragon Palace are ancient superpowers dating back to ancient times. During those times, the Dragon Palace had developed the habit of enslaving humans. Coastal humans were subjugated by the ocean creatures, aiding in the construction of the massive Dragon Palace, a history that contributed to the Black Dragon King’s arrogant nature.

During that era, human nations and tribes revered it as a divine spirit and placed their faith in it, fearing it greatly. This resulted in the Black Dragon focusing its predatory gaze on the human world immediately upon its awakening.

However, across countless years, even though the totemic divine dragon was legendary, modern humans didn’t indulge it. They didn’t view it as a god but as something to stand up against when needed.

If totemic creatures had continuously protected humans, it might have been different. But after the retreat of spiritual energy, humans endured countless disasters on their own, without an ounce of protection from any Guardian or totemic spirit. Therefore, even if legendary creatures like dragons appeared now, they weren’t seen as unreachable and almighty.

Extortion? Not a chance.

“What on earth is happening, what is going on!!”

Currently, with the Black Dragon King vanished along with numerous sea beasts of the Dragon Palace, turmoil has erupted within the Dragon Palace. In one of the barracks, the Black Turtle was overwhelmed by the commotion outside.

“What a calamity.”

“The world is in chaos!!”

Tears streamed from the old turtle’s eyes as it recalled its recent experiences. Poor old turtle couldn’t even begin to express its woes: first, it was living peacefully in the Green Sea before getting captured by the Fishman Empire… Fortunately, the Fishman Prince held it in high regard and treated it kindly, allowing the old turtle to live a somewhat peaceful life.

But unexpectedly, it was later captured by the Dragon Palace. This time, lounging around was not an option. Upon arrival, the old turtle, along with other captured sea beasts, was assigned to different barracks by the Dragon Palace’s general.

It became the vice general, and underwent strenuous training daily.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Being just a vice general, the Black Turtle was unaware of the Dragon Palace’s conflict with Xia Country; it simply didn’t have the rank to know. Yet the current chaos inside the Dragon Palace signaled to the old turtle that something significant had undoubtedly occurred.

The Dragon Palace was constantly at war, having previously clashed with the Fishman Empire-facts the old turtle was all too aware of.

So, at this moment, it felt incredibly troubled, suspecting that another conflict had erupted and might even be affecting the internal affairs of the Dragon Palace.

“I, the old turtle, despise chaos.”

“Compared to here, working over in the Green Sea doesn’t seem so unbearable,” the black turtle began reminiscing about life in the Green Sea.

Since its capture, it wondered if Lu Ran and the others had thought about rescuing it…

But the black turtle also understood the terror that came with the Fishman Empire and the Dragon Palace. It reckoned the chances of Lu Ran coming to rescue it were nearly zero…

Zero…

“Hmm??” The black turtle suddenly looked at a zero that appeared in front of it. No, it wasn’t a zero; it was a dark red eye.

Seeing this suddenly manifesting eye, it looked incredulous. But then its expression grew even more astonished as the dark red eye transformed directly into a spirit-mode crow clone. This crow, the black turtle was familiar with. Its mouth opened slightly.

“Caw caw!”

At that moment, the necromancy crow clone, birthed through the Evil God’s Eye, appeared quite excited. It eyed the dazed black turtle and said, “General Black Turtle, found a suitable chance to contact you at last.”

“You-you-you…” The black turtle stared in shock at the Dark Crow.

“Don’t be surprised; it’s me, General Dark Crow.”

“You… haven’t forgotten your identity, have you? Grand Marshal of the Green Sea Navy, former General Black Turtle of the Seven General Beasts of the Green Sea!!”

“Damn.” The black turtle continued with its mouth agape, never having expected the Dark Crow to appear here in the depths of the ocean. How had that been done?

“Could it be…” Though it didn’t know how the Dark Crow managed this, the black turtle’s heart surged with excitement, “Lu Ran hasn’t forgotten me, right? You’re here to rescue me, aren’t you??!!”

“Answer me, say yes!!!”

The Dark Crow looked at the black turtle general with disdain, “So impatient, you are always such a rush.”

“Of course we never forgot about you. To rescue you, Lu Ran, along with Manager Ying, sealed the Black Dragon King and killed dozens of Dragon Palace generals. The chaos outside is because of this.”

The black turtle’s eyes widened. What???

“Anyway, the big king has done so much for you; shouldn’t you show some appreciation?”

“For instance, cooperate with the big king and help him go from being the King of the Green Sea to becoming the King of the Vast Sea???”

The black turtle: ???