Chapter 1835 - 1834: Little Turtle
The water monster rushed out of the cave, instantly stirring up the waters.
Su Yang stood in the distance, originally wanting to see what the water monster looked like, but before he could catch a glimpse, the lake had already become a pool of muddled water.
Su Yang's view was completely blocked by this murky water, and he felt a bit panicked, struggling to try to float to the surface.
However, just as he struggled twice, he felt as if he had stepped on something beneath him. Soon after, before Su Yang could struggle further, the thing beneath him lifted him upward swiftly. Before long, Su Yang broke through the water's surface, finding himself in broad daylight.
As soon as Su Yang surfaced, he saw a huge dragon head staring directly at him.
This dragon head was the water monster from just moments ago!
Su Yang and the dragon head stared at each other, and just as Su Yang was bewildered, the dragon head dove towards Su Yang's chest, nuzzling against him as if to act coy.
Su Yang was baffled. What was going on? Was this water monster truly familiar with him?
The commotion by the lake also attracted the attention of those near the hut.
The Three Eagles of Yanbei, upon seeing the situation at the lake, were shocked speechless. Qi'er too was taken aback, exclaiming, "Brother Su, you... are you okay?"
"Don't come over!" Su Yang quickly shouted, not understanding the water monster's situation, and he dared not let Qi'er take such a risk.
At this moment, the water monster seemed to have heard Qi'er's voice, turning its head towards her, immediately showing delight. It directly swam towards Qi'er.
Qi'er, seeing such a huge water monster swimming towards her, was really startled.
"Stop! Halt! Don't come over!" Su Yang quickly shouted, fearing the water monster might consider Qi'er as food.
The water monster, however, ignored Su Yang and quickly reached the shore. Only now did Su Yang realize that the water monster had legs and could walk on land.
And at this moment, Su Yang could finally see the water monster clearly. He looked down and was shocked to find himself sitting cross-legged on a gigantic round disc. The edge of the disc had some jagged teeth, looking extremely sharp.
And a part of the water monster's body was attached to this disc. Four claws protruded from beneath the disc, allowing the water monster to walk on land.
Su Yang was taken aback, at this moment he felt the water monster looked very familiar. But why did it look familiar?
While Su Yang was puzzled, Qi'er yelled out, "Isn't this the Little Turtle?"
Su Yang's eyes widened suddenly, finally understanding why it looked familiar.
Because the appearance of this water monster looked like a combination of the Azure Dragon and Black Tortoise, it was the same as his Little Turtle magnified hundreds or thousands of times!
But the problem is, is this water monster actually the Little Turtle?
The water monster moved incredibly fast and reached Qi'er's side in an instant. This creature even rubbed its head against Qi'er, showing intimacy.
This situation made Su Yang seriously suspect that the water monster was indeed the Little Turtle. After all, the Little Turtle used to be very close to Qi'er.
But the problem is, how could the Little Turtle grow this big?
Qi'er, very pleased, reached out to stroke the water monster's head and excitedly said, "Are you the Little Turtle?"
The water monster looked at Qi'er and actually nodded.
This time it was Su Yang's turn to be bewildered, his eyes widened, "Are you kidding? You're the Little Turtle? How did you get this big?"
The water monster seemed to understand Su Yang's words, turned to look at Su Yang, and suddenly shook its body, immediately shrinking part of its size. Then, it shook its body again, shrinking to half its size. After shaking several times, Su Yang found himself abruptly sitting on the ground, and the water monster had turned into palm-sized, exactly the previous Little Turtle's appearance!
At this moment, Su Yang was completely sure that the water monster was indeed the Little Turtle!
Just, how come this little fellow ended up here? And how had it turned into such a shape? Why had it been trapped at the bottom of the lake?
When Su Yang fell into this valley, he actually had three little companions with him. The Little Turtle, the Little Chick, and Qi'er's Little Grey Bird.
But after coming down, the three little companions all disappeared. For such a long time, Su Yang only found Qi'er, but not the Little Turtle, Little Chick, and Little Grey Bird. Su Yang searched for a long time but never found them, leaving him and Qi'er genuinely saddened for some time.
Su Yang never expected the Little Turtle to be in the nearby lake, and the creature had changed into this form, truly surprising Su Yang.
But no matter what, finding the Little Turtle was a huge delight for Su Yang.
The Little Turtle was still alive, and the smarter Little Chick and the usually trouble-free Little Grey Bird should also be fine, which provided much hope!
The Little Turtle was also noticeably delighted, crawling on Qi'er's shoulder for a while before returning to Su Yang's shoulder, lying there and affectionately nudging Su Yang's neck with its head.
Su Yang teased the Little Turtle for a while, taking the little fellow off his shoulder and holding it in his palm as he asked, "Little fellow, how did you grow so big? Also, how did you end up trapped in this lake?"
The Little Turtle's ability to express was ordinary, gesturing randomly, while Su Yang couldn't understand much. He saw roughly that the meaning was that someone trapped him at the lake bottom.
But who trapped the Little Turtle at the lake bottom?
The Little Turtle had turned into this shape, basically about to mature. Although not as powerful as an adult Divine Beast, it certainly couldn't be handled by ordinary people. Now the Little Turtle's combat power was definitely not weak!
And in this valley, people's powers are sealed. In such a situation, the Little Turtle, being a Divine Beast, had original power that took advantage. Who could trap it at the lake bottom?
Could it be that there exists someone in the valley who can freely use power and is much stronger than the Little Turtle?
Su Yang's eyebrows furrowed, and he further questioned the Little Turtle, which gestured all sorts of things. Su Yang didn't understand much but saw that the Little Turtle seemed to indicate that a person had caught it and confined it at the lake bottom.
Moreover, Su Yang discovered another situation. According to the Little Turtle's gestures, its body enlargement happened after encountering that person.
In other words, the sudden enlargement of the Little Turtle's body was also related to this person. After capturing the Little Turtle, they made its body bigger before confining it at the lake bottom.