Unfortunately, the damage John could unleash far exceeded what this seal could withstand.

He immediately summoned his spirit beasts and true spirit.

Underwater, the three exotic beasts could still fight freely without any restrictions.

"Break this seal together."

John gave the order.

Naturally, the three true spirits did not hesitate at all. Each of them immediately displayed their own abilities and unleashed their strength to the limit.

[-5,690,000!]

[-8,390,000!]

[-8,290,000!]

After one round of attacks from the three spirit beasts, the seal instantly lost more than 20,000,000 HP.

However, the seal’s recovery speed was terrifying. Within a single second, it restored 10,000,000 durability.

Unfortunately, the ones attacking now were not only the three spirit beasts.

John immediately manifested 999 clones.

333 clones used mage-class skills.

333 clones used assassin-class skills.

333 clones used warrior-class skills.

The clones of the three classes struck the seal at the same time. In an instant, the bottom of the deep pool was stirred into towering waves, and even the cave where the seal was located trembled violently.

[-50,280,000!]

A terrifying damage value suddenly appeared, and the seal’s HP dropped sharply in an instant.

With John and the three spirit beasts attacking together, their damage per second actually reached a terrifying 70,000,000.

70,000,000 damage per second, and under the condition of no limits and no cooldowns.

Even though this seal had 10,000,000,000 HP, it still could not withstand such a rapid decline.

Time passed second by second.

Under the combined assault of John and the three spirit beasts, the seal’s HP was gradually worn down.

Little by little, the seal’s HP continued to plummet until less than half remained.

When the seal’s HP dropped to half, a long and resonant humming sound came from the depths of the cave, as if some creature had been awakened.

John’s gaze shifted slightly. He immediately ordered the spirit beasts to increase the pace of their attacks, and the seal’s HP began falling even faster.

[-71,990,000!]

[-71,890,000!]

[-78,290,000!]

Finally, when the seal had only the last sliver of HP remaining, John delivered the finishing strike and blasted the seal apart.

[You have destroyed the Dragon Turtle Seal!]

"Go in."

John did not hesitate at all. He decisively ordered the three spirit beasts to enter the cave with him.

The cave was very spacious, more than enough to accommodate the bodies of the three spirit beasts.

At first, the narrow passage could only allow one to pass through at a time.

But as time passed, the interior of the cave gradually widened, and it even vaguely began to resemble another world entirely.

At the same time, the humming sound coming from the depths of the cave grew louder and louder.

Clearly, whatever was inside had fully awakened.

John, however, was not afraid at all. He continued ordering the three spirit beasts to move forward with him.

Before long, they completely arrived at the other end of the cave.

The moment he stepped out, John saw a scene he would never forget in this lifetime.

Before him stood an incomparably vast mountain range.

The mountains were covered in snow, and heavy flakes drifted through the air, forming a stark contrast with the forest outside.

He had not expected that beneath the bottom of this deep pool, there would actually be a hidden world.

[Congratulations, you have discovered the location of the Dragon Turtle Spiritkin and triggered the third-stage quest: Exterminate the Dragon Turtle Spiritkin!]

[You have received the quest reward: Recognition from the White Tiger race!]

[Recognition from the White Tiger race: Increases the combat power of any White Tiger-type creature under your command by 200%. When encountering creatures of the White Tiger race, they will automatically become allies!]

A series of notifications rang out, and a look of pleasant surprise appeared on John’s face.

He had never expected that this place would actually be the location of the Dragon Turtle Spiritkin. At the same time, the benefits brought by the White Tiger race’s recognition far exceeded his imagination.

It could increase the combat power of any White Tiger-type creature under his command by 200%!

In other words, the current White Tiger spirit’s strength was already equivalent to the combined combat power of the Crimsonflame Dragon and Frost Phoenix!

Moreover, in the future, whenever he encountered creatures of the White Tiger race, he could instantly become their ally. This meant that the difficulty of subduing a White Tiger spirit beast had been greatly reduced.

The only thing that did not surprise John was that this quest indeed had a third stage.

He immediately opened the quest interface and checked the third-stage quest.

[Exterminate the Fallen Dragon Turtles]

[Quest Description]: In the great war one thousand years ago, the Dragon Turtle Spiritkin chose to fall and obtain forbidden strength.

The White Tiger race was driven away by them and had no choice but to hide from the world to avoid disaster.

The only clan leader of the Dragon Turtle Spiritkin who still retained a trace of reason chose to seal himself away in order to prevent the fallen Dragon Turtle clansmen from bringing disaster to the outside world.

Please kill every fallen member of the Dragon Turtle race and restore peace to the world.

[Quest Reward]: Origin of Priest

...

"The reward is actually Origin of Priest?"

When John saw the final reward listed, his eyes lit up.

He had never expected that the Origin of Priest, which he originally thought he would only obtain much later, was actually right here.

"Hahaha, truly, I searched far and wide, only to find it without effort."

John immediately began searching for traces of the Dragon Turtle Spiritkin in this place.

He climbed onto that snowy mountain range.

The moment he stepped onto it, he felt that the sensation beneath his feet was wrong.

He exerted a bit of force and kicked downward.

The ground beneath his feet actually collapsed with a rumble, revealing an incomparably huge cavern.

After John saw the scene inside the cavern clearly, his pupils suddenly contracted.

This was no scenery.

It was practically a mass grave.

The mass grave was filled with countless white bones.

Some belonged to White Tigers.

Some belonged to the Dragon Turtle race.

Many of the bones had long since shattered beyond recognition. One could imagine just how tragic and intense the great war that had taken place here back then had been.

"It seems that the great war a thousand years ago was truly no ordinary matter!"

John was just about to jump down and inspect it carefully when he suddenly felt the surrounding snow layers begin to tremble violently.

His gaze sharpened.

In the distance, on top of the mountain peak, a mountain range that had originally been covered in a thick layer of snow suddenly began shaking violently.

Roar!

A desolate and sorrowful roar suddenly rang out.

That "mountain range" gradually shook off the snow covering its body, revealing its true form.

It was actually an incomparably gigantic Dragon Turtle!

However, compared to the Dragon Turtles outside, this Dragon Turtle’s body was emitting faint wisps of black energy. Clearly, it had already fallen into the demonic path.

When John saw the figure of this Dragon Turtle, the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

"A Dragon Turtle that has fallen into the demonic path. Perfect timing. As long as I kill you, I’ll be able to obtain the final Origin of Class!"

"Come. Let me test just how strong you are!"

John locked onto the Dragon Turtle demonic beast that was gradually revealing its true form.

The demonic energy around its body was extremely dense. Clearly, it had been corrupted for a very long time.

"Could it be that all the creatures in this bone pit were killed by it?"

The moment this thought surfaced in John’s mind, the Dragon Turtle suddenly let out an angry roar.

Immediately afterward, an unbelievable scene occurred.

John’s three spirit beasts and true spirit seemed to be suppressed by some force, and they rapidly retreated back into the pet space.

At the same time, a notification appeared before John’s eyes.

[Lord of Dragon Turtle Spiritkin has sealed all summoned creatures in this area!]

John was somewhat stunned.

What was going on?

Did the other party think he was a summoner?

"Human, heh, heh, heh. It has truly been a long time since I last saw a human as foolish as you!"

The Lord of Dragon Turtle let out a cold, sinister laugh.

John immediately felt a dense killing intent gather upon him.