In the dark and gloomy depths of the lake, sixty lanterns emitting a faint glow floated in the air. In front of them was the Heavenly Flood Palace, which had sunk to the bottom of the lake, its edges invisible to the naked eye.

  The people of Qinghu Island refused to guide us again.

  At this time, the various parties also had their own ideas. Before letting Qinghu Island lead the way to find Yu Huang's palace, the 49 pre-heavenly strong men thought unanimously and were still united. But... when the Tianhong Water Palace appeared in front of them, thinking that the Yu Huang treasure was inside the palace.

  Everyone had an idea.

  "Qin Lang, let's part ways with those major sects later. Otherwise... even if we find the Yu Huang treasure together, with their strength, it's certain that we won't get a share. If we split up, who knows, maybe we can find it first and take it!" The white-robed youth 'Liu Xiu' said in a low voice to Teng Qing Shan.

  Hong Qingshan nodded slightly.

  At the same time, Teng Qing Shan also discovered that at this moment, all the major sects around him were discussing in low voices. However, as they spoke closer together and lowered their voices, and being underwater, Teng Qing Shan could only hear them vaguely.

  "In the Great Yan Mountain, these innate experts can still unite. But when it comes to the Tian Hong Water Palace... "Teng Qing Shan shook his head secretly,"Later on, when we find the Yu Huang Treasure, I'm afraid a fight will break out. However, that golden dragon turtle, I don't know if so many people can solve it."

  "Haha... Gu Island Master." Beast King 'Wu Hou' laughed loudly, "This Tian Hong Water Palace, you've also been in once, don't know what dangers are inside!"

  No matter what ideas are brewing in their minds, at this moment all the people from various parties are looking towards Qinghu Island's 'Guyong', knowing in advance about the danger within the Tianhong Water Palace is much better.

  "Earlier, I said that there are many ferocious beasts in the Tianhong Water Palace! Moreover, some of these ferocious beasts have very strong powers. That's why Qinghu Island has suffered losses before. And as soon as we entered the Tianhong Water Palace, we were attacked by ferocious beasts. As for the depths of the Tianhong Water Palace, we don't know yet."

  "But according to the map, the Tianhong Water Palace is where Yu Huang's treasure is located." Gu Yong said.

  "Hmm, seeing this Tian Hong Water Palace, who can't guess?" The leader of the nine black-clad law enforcers from the Ying family, 'Ying Haojiang', looked at the Tian Hong Water Palace. "To be able to build such a structure underwater, apart from my ancestor 'Qin Ling Tian Emperor', only Yu Huang, Sakyamuni, and Li Taibai could do it. This palace, even if it's not Yu Huang's palace, must be one of the other three's palaces."

  Everyone is very clear.

  The four strongest people, whoever they are, built such a magnificent palace, which is worth exploring.

  "If you all don't go in, we'll take a step forward first."

  Ying Haojiang said coldly.

  Immediately, the nine black-clad law enforcers of the Ying family walked together towards the palace gate, a distance of over ten zhang, then ten zhang, eight zhang...

  "Those who are brave will die from being too full, while those who are timid will starve to death. Let's follow suit." The six people with Hong Tiancheng also followed.

  Going in to seize the imperial treasure of Yu Huang, whoever goes in first will naturally have an advantage. Of course... the danger level for going in first is also greater. Good fortune and misfortune coexist.

  "Island Master?" Zhao Dan Chen looked at Gu Yong, who also furrowed his brow and thought: "Why hasn't that golden dragon turtle appeared yet? Ah... this palace covers an area of at least a dozen miles. That golden dragon turtle is probably in another part of the palace right now, it'll take some time to get here! Bad timing, let these people go first."

  Hong Qingshan silently watched this scene.

  "ROAR~~~" Suddenly, the shocking roar that shook people's souls came from the front of the dark Tianhong Water Palace. The voice was low and made people's hearts tremble. This Tianhong Water Palace was completely dark, coupled with the awe for 'Yu Huang', as well as this sudden roar, many pre-heavenly strong men were frightened.

  "Fall back!"

  A loud shout, the nine black-clad law enforcers of the Ying family advanced slowly, but retreated like nine swift arrows. The six innate experts from Hong Tiancheng who followed behind also retreated violently!

  In an instant, they were separated by more than ten zhang.

  "Hum~~" The originally pitch-black Tian Hong Water Palace palace gates suddenly emitted a brilliant golden light, which could be clearly seen within at least twenty zhang range near the palace gates.

  Sixty innate experts all watched this scene with vigilance.

  "It's so amazing." Liu Xiu praised beside Teng Qing Shan, although it was the second time he saw this scene, he was also amazed in his heart: "This underground palace has not been damaged for thousands of years, and the palace gate can still shoot out golden light... The means of Yu Huang is really unimaginable to ordinary people."

  At this very moment——

  At the grand palace gate, a golden dragon turtle about three zhang (7.5 meters) long appeared, with mottled patterns on its shell. The dragon turtle's head stretched out like a python's, with sharp teeth that seemed to be saw-like, and its green pupils seemed especially cold when it noticed a group of people from Qinghu Island.

  Obviously, the people of Qinghu Island were warned last time and still dared to come, which made it angry!

  "Roar~~" The golden dragon turtle let out a low growl.

  "Golden Dragon Turtle!"

  More than sixty pre-heavenly strong practitioners, over ten zhang away from the palace gates, let out several cries of surprise. Many people's eyes shone with an unbelievable light.

  "How did a golden dragon turtle end up here?"

  "He's there, how can we possibly get in?"

  These human powerhouses are already among the strongest in the Nine Provinces, and those who surpass them are only the Void Boundary powerhouses. That's how few they can be counted on one's fingers! These human powerhouses have an astonishing influence across the Nine Provinces.

  But they saw the golden dragon turtle and were stunned.

  Even if they saw a demon beast as big as a small mountain, this group of human powerhouses wouldn't be so terrified.

  "What a pity, the Golden Dragon Turtle came out too early." Gu Yong saw this scene, "If we wait for the nine people of the Ying family to go in, and then the Golden Dragon Turtle suddenly comes out! Hmph, those nine people will at least die a few. Especially that Ying Haojiang... it's best if he is slapped into mush by the Golden Dragon Turtle!"

  Even among strong humans, each has their own thoughts.

  "Gu Yong, you have a golden dragon turtle, yet you didn't even mention it. What kind of thoughts are you harboring?" The nine black-clad law enforcers of the Ying clan were furious.

  "Last time we came, we didn't run into the Golden Dragon Turtle. I reckon there's only one of these mythical creatures in this palace that can compare to a Void Realm beast. What a coincidence, you guys ran into it right from the start. Your luck isn't bad either. If you had encountered it inside, you wouldn't have even had time to escape." Gu Yong said with a faint smile.

  "The long-eyebrowed old monk of the Mani Temple said in a loud voice, 'Everyone, don't mention these things now. The golden dragon turtle is blocking the palace gate, how can we get in?'"

  "Dragon Turtle! And it has already transformed into gold. Its power is boundless, and its shell is even more indestructible. In that case, no matter how we attack, I'm afraid we won't be able to hurt this golden Dragon Turtle. Even a Void Realm expert would have a headache facing this golden Dragon Turtle."

  "What's the point of saying this, who has a solution?"

  One by one, the congenitally powerful ones were getting anxious.

  And the golden dragon turtle roared twice, then lay down, its massive body lying at the palace gate with closed eyes. Occasionally, a green light shot out from under its eyelids, sweeping over a small group of human powerhouses.

  "I'll give it a try." A deep voice sounded.

  Everyone looked back, only to see the disheveled 'Beast King' Wu Hou advancing towards the palace gate. A group of people stared at 'Beast King' Wu Hou in unison, and Teng Qing Shan was also somewhat surprised: "This Wu Hou, ranked first on the Heavenly List, can be even more formidable, but is only a pre-heavenly Golden Elixir cultivator. How can he possibly defeat the Golden Dragon Turtle?"

  But Qing Shan also understood that being able to rank first on the Heavenly Rankings probably meant he was very close to a Void Realm expert.

  It's just like the first place in the Earth Ranking, even the person at the end of the Earth Ranking can burst out with an attack power of 100,000 kilograms. And those who can be ranked in the top ten of the Earth Ranking, such as 'Lei Shen Dao' Wu Yue, the power of that one knife is much stronger than Meng Tian's 'Xue Yue Dao', who is at the end of the Earth Ranking.

  As for the first place on the Earth Ranking List, I estimate that its attacking power is probably not much different from that of the Xiantian Void Dan.

  Similarly, being able to rank first on the Heavenly Rankings and being able to take on several First Heaven Golden Dan cultivators at once. This 'Wu Hou', even if not as strong as a Void realm expert, is probably very close to an early-stage Void realm expert.

  ……

  Only then did Wu Hou stop about 70-80 feet away from the palace gate.

  "Hoooo..." A low, gentle growl escaped Wu Hou's mouth.

  The golden dragon turtle's originally narrowed eyes opened involuntarily, a pair of green pupils staring at 'Wu Hou'.

  "Wooo...!" Wu Hou let out another roar.

  "Roar~~" The golden dragon turtle also let out a roar.

  In an instant, a human and a demon beast started roaring at each other in low voices. The other fifty-nine innate experts were all stunned.

  "Wow, the rumor is true! The Beast King 'Wu Hou' can really communicate with the demon beast!" White Robe 'Liu Xiu' exclaimed.

  Teng Qing Shan was also stunned.

  It's really amazing that there are people who can communicate with demonic beasts! To humans, those roars might just be slight variations in tone and pitch, but to others, they're completely indistinguishable. Yet... the Beast King 'Wu Hou' was communicating with the Golden Dragon Turtle like this.

  "Perhaps we can really get in." The innate experts present, each with a glimmer of hope rising in their hearts.

  In front of the Golden Dragon Turtle, it's useless to be tough, being gentle might be more effective.

  Right at the bottom of the lake, in the Tianhong Water Palace, one was inside the palace gate and the other outside, a human and a demon beast were communicating like this. The other fifty-nine innate experts who couldn't understand anything could only wait foolishly.

  "Woooo..." Wu Hou let out a low and gentle growl.

  The golden dragon turtle, which was originally lying down, suddenly stood up and let out a loud roar.

  "What's going on?" The others one by one couldn't understand, but all felt that something was off.

  The Beast King 'Wu Hou' let out a few more roars.

  This time, the golden dragon turtle did not roar, but instead ——

  "Boom!" A blast of air shot out from its mouth, and the beast king 'Wu Hou' swung his right arm horizontally. The blast hit Wu Hou's right arm, sending him flying backward ten zhang, landing right in the middle of the crowd.

  "Brother Wu Hou, how are you?"

  One by one they looked at 'Beast King' Wu Hou.

  "I won't say, everyone should have guessed by now." The 'Beast King' Wu Hou shook his head helplessly and said, "No way, I've said so much, this old dragon turtle is dead set on not letting us in! However, there's some good news... This is indeed the location of Yu Huang's treasure. And this old dragon turtle is following Yu Huang's orders to guard it."

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