Beast Taming: Bloodline Golden Hand-Chapter 686 - 448: Dragon Palace Hypothesis_2

He wasn’t particularly surprised by the strength of Lin Chen and Lee Zhen. After all, they were esteemed guests introduced by Sun Ji, and it was reasonable for them to have such abilities.

At this moment, a thought crossed Lin Chen’s mind, and he casually asked:

"Brother Chen, you’ve sailed these seas for many years. Have you ever heard any legends about... turtles?"

"Turtles?" Old Chen replied almost instinctively, "Of course! The most widespread legend is that the guardian of the Dragon Palace of the East Sea is an ancient Dragon Turtle!"

"Dragon Turtle?!"

Lin Chen and Lee Zhen exclaimed in unison, exchanging glances as their expressions changed dramatically!

This answer aligned perfectly with their previous suspicions!

At that moment, Old Chen, controlling the vessel while watching the receding island, mumbled puzzledly:

"It’s strange; my old partner here usually sails at a steady pace. Sometimes it takes only 18 days to reach that island, and other times 19... It’s truly odd. Could it be the ocean currents of this region?"

What is said unintentionally, hits the listeners deeply!

The moment those words left Old Chen’s mouth, Lin Chen and Lee Zhen both shuddered, their pupils contracting sharply.

They suddenly recalled a detail Lin Chen had inadvertently mentioned shortly after they first set foot on the island — the location of the sunset didn’t seem the same as the day they arrived!

At the time, they chalked it up to an illusion or weather effects. Now combining Old Chen’s words with the tale of the Dragon Turtle...

An incredibly absurd yet perfectly plausible terrifying thought flashed like lightning through their minds!

Could it be... that this enormous island they’ve stood upon is not even an island?!

Lin Chen’s mind conjured the image of the map depicting patterns resembling a creature’s carapace, the pulsating heartbeat-like "earth throbs" heard within the caverns, and the mysterious hunched shadow with yellow turtle eyes...

He shot a swift glance at Lee Zhen, seeing an identical conjecture written in his equally stunned eyes!

If the guardian of the Dragon Palace is indeed a Dragon Turtle...

Then an ’island’ that shifts slightly, with uncertain location, carapace-like patterns, and heartbeat-like rhythms...

Its true nature, it seems, is about to be revealed!

Except, this island is absurdly gigantic.

.....

After two weeks of calm sailing, Old Chen’s vessel steadily returned Lin Chen and Lee Zhen to the dock of Celestial Realm City.

The two wasted no time resting and headed straight for Sun Ji’s place as soon as they arrived.

Seeing the weary yet safely returned pair, Sun Ji visibly relaxed.

When Lin Chen handed him the jade box exuding cold air, Sun Ji confidently said:

"This is it. With this Profound Ice Dragon Saliva Grass, we have an 80% chance of expelling the Phoenix Karmic Fire poison from that little creature!"

During Sun Ji’s preparations to forge the elixir, Lin Chen also relayed the events that unfolded on Dragon Ridge Island — the ambush by the Night Race, the fight over the Ancestor Dragon Stone, and the existence of the mysterious shadow.

However, he temporarily kept the shocking hypothesis about the shadow potentially being a Dragon Turtle and the island not being an island to himself, as the matter was too significant to share lightly.

Upon hearing about the conflict with the Night Race and how they nearly uprooted their forces on the island, Sun Ji’s brows furrowed tightly, a grave expression taking over his face.

"The Night Race... you poked a hornet’s nest this time."

Sun Ji said gravely, "They are an old and reputed family of island nations, seemingly in decline but far more profound than they appear. Be extremely cautious."

Lin Chen nodded solemnly, "I understand and will keep it in mind."

With instructions given, Sun Ji took the herbs into the secret chamber to begin refining the elixir to dispel the fire poison.

This process lasted for a full twenty days.

When the stone door of the chamber finally opened again, Sun Ji emerged, weariness etched on his face but satisfaction gleaming in his eyes.

He held a white jade bottle with tendrils of icy mist swirling about it.

"The elixir is complete. No need to delay; let us begin expelling the fire poison immediately."

Without wasting a second, Sun Ji led Lin Chen and Lee Zhen to a specially prepared quiet room.

In the center of the quiet room was a large square container filled with specially made ice blocks emanating intense chill, causing the room’s temperature to drop significantly.

Sun Ji gestured to Lin Chen, "Summon it out."

With a thought, Lin Chen summoned Little Blue Fish to the ground.

"Put it in the ice pool," Sun Ji instructed.

Following his words, Lin Chen gently placed Little Blue Fish into the cold jade container.

The moment Little Blue Fish touched the ice, it began to twist violently, and the fiery red aura on its surface intensified noticeably.

Sun Ji’s expression remained unchanged as he uncorked the jade bottle and shook out an elixir the size of a dragon’s eye, completely ice blue.

With a flick of his finger, the elixir shot precisely into the slightly open mouth of Little Blue Fish.

"The heat of the Phoenix Karmic Fire is far beyond ordinary flames. Its fire poison is akin to a deadly curse, requiring extremely strong cold forces from inside and out to expel it."

Sun Ji explained while observing Little Blue Fish’s reactions.

Initially, the elixir caused no change, but after a few breaths, Little Blue Fish’s body suddenly stiffened!

The next moment, a sudden and terrifying high temperature burst from Little Blue Fish!

Its blue scales turned bright red, like heated iron!

The once cold and hard ice blocks began to sizzle upon contact with its body, vaporizing instantly and even catching fire with strange crimson gold flames!

These flames lacked the smoke typical of ordinary fires but bore a terrifying intent to incinerate all!

In an instant, the cold jade container was filled with intertwined ice and fire, mist swirling!

The ice melted and burned continuously as Little Blue Fish let out pained whimpers.

The fire poison, awakened by the elixir’s power, was being forcibly expelled and was fiercely opposed by the external cold.

Lin Chen and Lee Zhen watched with their hearts in their throats, nearly intervening if not for their trust in Sun Ji’s medicinal skills.

This process lasted nearly an hour.

The ice blocks were replaced over and over, and the red on Little Blue Fish’s body gradually faded as the eerie crimson gold flames slowly extinguished.

Its aura, initially chaotic and violent, quieted down, and incredibly... began to climb rapidly!

At the moment the fire poison was completely expelled, it seemed as if some bondage within Little Blue Fish broke free!

An immense, pure medicinal power surged from deep within it, merging quickly with its own spiritual power!

"Is that... the residual power of that Beast Immortal Pill back then?!"

Sun Ji immediately sensed the source of the power.

Back then, Little Blue Fish had consumed the Beast Immortal Pill, and under Sun Ji’s help, skyrocketed in level. It was thought to be the end point at the time, yet most of the pill’s power remained dormant inside.

Now, under the extreme pressure of the Phoenix Karmic Fire poison and the stimulus of the Profound Ice Dragon Saliva Grass’s medicinal power, this dormant power was fully activated!

Little Blue Fish’s level soared at a visible pace!

...

Level seventy-five

Level seventy-six

Level seventy-eight

...

Its aura rose steadily, effortlessly breaking through the level eighty barrier!

And stabilized!

Sun Ji stood by, dumbfounded, muttering after a while:

"This... what even... This little one’s fortune is truly..."

He shook his head, at a loss for words.

He had witnessed Little Blue Fish’s level rise as if propelled by a rocket.

And being its Beastmaster, Lin Chen, bathed in the feedback of pure power, found his own spiritual power boiling, shattering the bottlenecks that had long held him back!

He, too, successfully stepped into level eighty, officially becoming a Divine Realm Beastmaster!

Little Blue Fish opened its eyes groggily, and upon seeing Lin Chen, it tearfully rushed over.

Lin Chen fondly patted its head as Xiao Hong and the other spirit beasts quickly gathered around.

A bright joy filled Lin Chen’s heart.

Little Blue Fish, as the ultimate healer among spirit beasts, enhances the whole team’s strength the stronger it becomes.

Especially when paired with the Little Fox’s Power of Coexistence, it made for an awe-inspiring combination.