Chapter 114 Legendary Beasts Successor (5) (1/2)

Yeon-woo had to bite his lips at the fact that he was late again.

The territory of the Abyss Turtle was also destroyed. A lake that would’ve been big as an ocean was left evaporated, and the empty bottom was revealed.

However, the Abyss Turtle was still alive with its heart and Neidan pulled out.

[A human that has received the blessing of the Phoenix and the Void Dragon? I saw someone similar to you 600 years ago. But I never imagined I would see it again. But what to do. Human. You are a step late.]

The Abyss Turtle was a humongous turtle. To be precise, he had a body of both a turtle and a snake.

The Abyss Turtle was created by the combination of a mystical beast and a magical beast that had been walking different paths. And so they were one, but they were also two. A turtle head and body, and a long snake’s head that was near the tail.

One signified god, and one signified magic, and that was how they tested their challengers.

The Abyss Turtle had the most mild personality out of the four Legendary beasts, and liked humans, so he gave tests to whoever wanted them. But fitting of a test that was given by two heads, it was extremely difficult, so many were known to die during this test.

The Abyss Turtle blinked slowly, and looked at Yeon-woo with two pairs of eyes.

They also knew what they needed to do like the Void Dragon had done. Even if they had a mild personality, it didn’t mean they wouldn’t get mad at a sudden attack.

No, actually, they might’ve had a deeper anger than the Void Dragon. The snake was a magical beast that used to eat manticores in one bite. To die here was something that couldn’t happen.

[Our blessing.]

[Will you receive it?]

And the favor of the Abyss Turtle fell.

“I’ll leave it to you.”

Yeon-woo nodded his head.

[You have received the ‘Blessing of the Abyss Turtle.’]

[You have achieved an accomplishment not easily achieved. Additional Karma is being rewarded.]

[You have received 5,000 Karma.]

[You have received an additional 3,000 Karma.]

…..

[You have accepted the request of the Abyss Turtle and you must finish the test.]

[This is a forced condition. You cannot reject it. Once you reject it, you will receive a severe penalty.]

[Hidden Quest / The Abyss Turtle’s Test]

Summary: The Abyss Turtle is looking at you, who is performing the test of the Phoenix and the Void Dragon, with interest. And they wish to give you a test.

The Abyss Turtle is looking for someone to carry out their revenge rather than do it themselves. Please look for a Mystical Beast worthy of becoming their successor and turn them into a Legendary Beast.

Rewards:

1. A piece of the Turtle Head’s back

2. Shedding of the Tail Snake

3. ???

‘A successor?’

He thought they would ask him to take revenge, like the Void Dragon had. The Abyss Turtle was completely different.

[What would we do after getting that revenge?]

[Forever doesn’t exist anyway. Rather, we were able to live two times a normal life since we were two.]

[So we have no regrets dying.]

[Unlike the Phoenix, we weren’t able to leave children behind.]

Yeon-woo was able to realize then that their eyes were focused on Chirpy.

Warmth. And jealousy.

Even if it was rare, the Phoenix was able to find her pair, but the Abyss Turtle was the combination of two existences and not able to find their pair.

Descendents were also proof that someone had lived. The Abyss Turtle wanted to leave that proof behind.

‘But since they can’t produce children, they are looking for a successor’

An existence to satisfy the Abyss Turtle? Yeon-woo thought it might be even more difficult to carry out than the Void Dragon’s revenge.

[Then. We leave it to you.]

[We’ll be looking at you from Styx.]

The Abyss Turtle blinked their big eyes and gradually disappeared.

As the dust blew in the wind, they were divided in two. The turtle section and the snake section. Of these, the turtle section spun around Yeon-woo and was absorbed first.

[The Magic Circuit is opening.]

[You have received the nickname ‘Substitute of the Abyss Turtle.’]

[Strength has increased by 10.]

[Dexterity has increased by 10.]

….

[Affinity with the water property has increased by 50.]

[Affinity with the ice property has increased by 50.]

…..

Like with the Void Dragon, his empty Magic Circuit started filling up. But this wasn’t all the Abyss Turtle left him. Now, the dust of the snake section landed on this skin.

[The skill ‘Blue Spirit’s Blessing (Temporary)’ has been created.]

‘Skill?’

Yeon-woo’s eyes became bigger as he checked his new skill.

[Blue Spirit’s Blessing (Temporary)]

Rank: ???

Proficiency: 0.0%

Description: A spirit has been stuck to you by the Abyss Turtle so you are able to focus solely on the test.

With the spirit, the different blessings of the Legendary Beasts will not clash and you will be able to use them all.

***This skill is ‘inherent.’ Only those that have been acknowledged by the Abyss Turtle can receive this skill, and depending on the proficiency, growth is possible.

‘It’s a passive skill.’

It was a simple explanation, but Yeon-woo realized the Abyss Turtle had given him something much needed. He could already feel the different energies in his body settling.

The Blessings of the Legendary Beasts were a very strong blessing. Like he had to beware of the compatibilities of the buffs, same went for these blessings.

If such a clash occurred during a battle, it would only lead to his destruction.

This skill was outstanding in preventing that. It was good to use his strength to its full power. Yeon-woo tried to find the Blue Spirit, but he couldn’t feel anything.

It was probably because he wasn’t under their control. Yeon-woo lightly shook his body, and moved to the next location.

The Saber God’s next stop was the Sabertooth Tiger of the West.

***

After running at full strength, Yeon-woo was able to get there before the Saber God.

However.