The Journey of Immortal Cultivation-Chapter 252 - 157: The True Behemoth_2

Now, she’s four hundred fathoms below the water, about 1300-plus meters deep. She passed her high school physics, so she’s aware that at this depth, she has to withstand a pressure equal to over ten atmospheres. Even with her robust constitution and resilient organs, she couldn’t help but feel the buzzing in her ears and the constriction of her blood vessels in the face of this immense water pressure, resulting in difficult circulation throughout her body and causing her to feel dizzy and disoriented. This is when the benefits of the Breathing Control Technique shone through, automatically regulating her bodily functions and gradually allowing her to adapt to the pressure of the deep water.

Changtian took a deep breath, seemingly a bit anxious: "It’s just up ahead, keep swimming until you see something."

She understood. Anyone would be excited to reunite with an old friend after thirty-thousand years.

Struggling forward, after about half a second, she finally saw a huge, dark mass ahead. She couldn’t help but feel a bit nervous, could this be some man-eating giant beast?

But as she swam closer, she was immediately disappointed.

What living creature was there? It was the wall of Heart Lake! From top to bottom, it was uniformly pitch-black, uneven rock! She looked left, right, up, and down, but didn’t see any signs of life!

Ever since she drew close to this place, not a single fish was to be seen nearby, and the stone wall in front of her was also eerily devoid of life. Even the water plants, Balanidae, and shellfish that would normally reside on the reefs were absent, only pure blackness as far as the eye could see.

She didn’t know how vast the stone wall was; looking down, it seemed bottomless.

Now, what to do?

Before she could even reach for the Demon Eye, a long sigh came from God Demon Prison, followed by Changtian’s somber words: "Indeed, indeed he ultimately did not survive." His voice trailed off, filled with reminiscence, sorrow, and reflection. It was no easy feat for a Divine Beast with such a cold disposition to utter such words.

Ning Xiaoxian blinked, wondering who he (she) could be that Changtian would miss them so much.

Remembering that she was still awaiting his command in the water, Changtian forcefully cheered up and said: "My friend is right ahead."

Not understanding his meaning – there wasn’t any living thing in front of her – Ning Xiaoxian took the Demon Eye and held it to her face, then fiercely shook her head.

"What you see, this Black Stone Wall," he paused for emphasis, "is my friend, Dragon Turtle!"

Pffft! She quickly covered her mouth with her hand to prevent the lake from pouring in. The big Black Stone Wall before her eyes, how could it resemble a living being in any bit?!

Her comical gesture temporarily eased the melancholy in his heart.

"If you swim backwards a bit, you will see it clearly."

Fortunately, her swimming ability was not bad, and such a high-difficulty technique like swimming backward didn’t trouble her. Yet, the farther she moved from the stone wall, the more shocked she became, as the waters before her faintly outlined an enormous shadow. The mere size of the shadow made her instinctively refuse to entertain the thought that this could be the body of a giant beast!

Finally, she understood: this was a cliff beneath the lake, and what she saw as the "Black Wall" was the skin of a big guy resting atop the cliff.

A giant turtle of an incomparable size!

Her first instinct was to turn and flee. In front of such a colossal creature, she was even less significant than an ant; it could swallow her just by taking a sip of sea water.

Yet she found it strange that the big guy seemed completely motionless, not even its limbs were revealed, otherwise she wouldn’t have mistaken it for a stone wall. It was about time for her to make a decision; without the Water Repelling Pearl, she could only last about another half an hour at most.

"Don’t be afraid, just use the Water Repelling Pearl to land on its back and walk forward. That’s it," Changtian encouraged her warmly.

If he said there was nothing to worry about, then there was certainly nothing to worry about. Thankfully, her heart rate was very low now, and her mind was also much more settled. She swam onto the turtle’s back, took out the Water Repelling Pearl, and started to walk steadily on the massive back. But after walking for a while, she still couldn’t find the end.

"How big is it?!" With the Water Repelling Pearl in hand and the lake water parting around her, she was finally able to speak again.

"Before our farewell, the Dragon Turtle’s length had already surpassed six hundred fathoms. So many years have passed since then, I suppose its size has grown further. Divine Beasts do not age like Humans; as long as they are alive, their bodies can continue to grow."

Six hundred fathoms? That’s equivalent to two thousand meters! She gasped in astonishment. This giant turtle’s length was comparable to several aircraft carriers lined up end-to-end! The world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier on Earth is only about 342 meters long and is hailed as a sea giant by Humans. But compared to this giant turtle, it can only be considered an infant!

As she swam a little longer, she found a giant hole on the side of the turtle, big enough to accommodate several football fields. Clearly, it was an old wound, as the surrounding area was uneven, indicating that the great turtle’s muscle tissue once grew stubbornly strong. The more she looked, the more her scalp tingled – given this turtle’s formidable strength, what kind of creature in this world could have inflicted such a fearsome wound on it?

And more crucially, is the creature that wounded it still alive?

She looked uneasily around at the lake water, feeling that in these deep and unfathomable waters, there was another, even more terrifying monster hidden.

Changtian inquired curiously: "What are you doing? We are very close to the head now, walk over and I have a way to get you inside."

"Inside?" (To be continued... If you like this work, you’re welcome to vote for it on qidian.com with a recommendation ticket or a Monthly Ticket. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to continue reading.)