"You all hold it off, I'll go take a look outside!" Lou Yi spoke to Chu Feng and Daoist Xuanji, then leaped off the deck!

'Pa!'

His foot landed on the top of a sea turtle's shell, using it as leverage to fly towards another dark spot several dozen yards away.

'Boom!'

That giant sea turtle, though submerged, was stepped on by Lou Yi as he entered the water, and floated up displeased, revealing a body as long as eight or nine yards.

"Not this one."

Lou Yi did not linger, leaping off its back once more to reach the third giant turtle.

These giant turtles lay in wait underwater, and even someone like Lou Yi had a tough time trying to kill them, requiring significant effort.

After being attacked by the bizarre fish last time, Lou Yi reflected and thought that in future similar circumstances, he should first find the 'king' among these creatures.

In any group of wild beasts or birds, there must be a leader like a Beast King.

If he subdued the leader, wouldn't the difficulties be easily resolved?

With this thought, Lou Yi accelerated his running pace over the sea.

Constantly assessing the size of the giant turtles beneath him, he needed to quickly find the largest and most unique presence.

Meanwhile, back at the ship, Overlord Chu Feng, Daoist Xuanji, Shi Caifeng and others were desperately trying to fend off the approaching giant turtles.

"Overturn!"

Chu Feng, wielding a hundred-pound Golden Melon, descended from the sky like a meteor, landing on the turtle shell.

The immense impact force was such that even this colossal creature couldn't resist sinking.

Unfortunately, the turtle's shell was too hard and large; even with Chu Feng's unmatched strength, inflicting significant damage in a short time was difficult.

Another giant turtle followed suit, ramming into the ship, causing the large wooden boat to tilt sharply to the side, almost capsizing.

Seven or eight sailors fell into the river with a 'plop' at this moment.

"Quick, save them!" Chen Muju said not a word more and jumped into the water, followed closely by Zhan Weida and Shi Qingde.

Most of the sailors who fell into the water didn't know martial arts at all.

In the freezing and raging river, even if you could swim, without rescue, it might be challenging to hold on for long.

'Boom!'

Yet another giant turtle crashed into them.

"Boss, we've got a hole, and it's leaking water!" a sailor screamed.

The ship's captain, hearing this, turned pale, as if mourning a loss.

In this vast Longjiang River, if the ship took on water and sank, the fate awaiting everyone was clear to even a three-year-old child.

"Quickly, patch it up!" the ship's captain ordered, rushing to the breach, trying to do something.

'Boom!'

The ship was again struck fiercely, causing the captain to lose balance and fall to the ground.

'Splash!'

Large amounts of river water flooded onto the deck, chilling many to their core.

Elsewhere, Lou Yi, having already exerted his full strength, utilizing his 'Light Body Technique' and 'Swift', reached peak speed.

All anyone could see was a faint shadow.

He faintly heard exclamations coming from the direction of the ship, growing anxious at heart.

Suddenly, Lou Yi's eyes lit up.

The silhouette in the water ahead, by its shape alone, did not belong in the same realm as other giant turtles.

'Boom!'

He took a mighty leap, using the turtle shell beneath as propulsion to soar skyward, reaching a height over ten yards.

Following the arc of a parabolic path, he came over the silhouette and descended in a free fall, stomping through the water harshly onto the shadow's shell.

"Roar!"

The shadow let out a deep sound, then emerged from the water.

This was a nearly twenty-yard-long black-purple giant turtle!

The color of its shell was black mixed with purple, inscribed with densely packed complex patterns, far more numerous than an ordinary giant turtle.

And atop its head was an oval-shaped bulge, as if a horn was about to grow out at any moment.

'It's the one!'

Lou Yi was certain in his heart, no longer hesitating, he directly initiated his talent on the Turtle King: Control.

Control (Passive): The intensity of the mind slowly grows with time.

Control (Active): Can limitedly manipulate creatures weaker than oneself, with manipulation time and difficulty related to the opponent's mental strength.

Soon after, he felt a thread in the unseen, linking him and the Turtle King together.

On the other end of the thread, he could vaguely feel a sense of wrath, ignorance, and bewilderment.

"Submit!"

Lou Yi issued a mental command, then distinctly felt a resisting emotion coming through.

"Submit!"

Lou Yi attempted to pluck the thread, 'punishing' the Turtle King.

"Roar!"

The Turtle King let out a miserable cry, its massive body rolling through the river.

Causing surrounding water columns to rise, waves surged, as if a tsunami had occurred.

And Lou Yi clung to its shell like a magnet, unable to be shaken off.

"Roar roar roar!"

The Turtle King cried out repeatedly, its voice startling all the neighboring giant turtles, causing them to pause and hesitate with fear.

At last, the Turtle King finally ceased resisting, surfacing, signaling its submission to Lou Yi in its consciousness.

"Head over there."

Lou Yi pointed towards the direction of the teetering large wooden ship, guiding it to move over.

The large wooden ship was battered with countless holes by the giant turtle, already taking on so much water that the hull was flooding.

Just when everyone on the ship was in despair, they suddenly saw Lou Yi standing atop an astonishingly large turtle shell, drifting towards them.

"Everyone, come up!" Lou Yi shouted.

He commanded the Turtle King to approach the wooden ship, closing the distance to just about a yard, maintaining the same level for everyone's easy transfer.

"What, this works?" Zhan Weida looked baffled, "How did he make that monster obey?"

"Doesn't matter why, we're saved!" Shi Qingde said joyfully to the side.

Half an hour later.

Everyone still alive had been moved to the top of the giant turtle shell, along with a large amount of rice, bedding, pots, pans, and the like.

The turtle shell's surface area was tremendous, roughly four to five acres, with a flat central zone over an acre, easily accommodating a hundred people.

Once settled, they counted and discovered five unfortunate sailors had perished, their bodies hard to retrieve in this vast Longjiang River.

Zhan Weida gently touched the Turtle King's blackish-purple shell, feeling its stone-brick-like hardness with a slight warmth.

"A good thing indeed, no need for cushions."

The others all tried it and couldn't help but marvel.

The shell radiated warmth, meaning that even with a shortage of blankets, they wouldn't fear catching a chill.

Even martial artists wouldn't find lying on cold ground for long to be pleasant.

Meanwhile, Lou Yi, Daoist Xuanji, Chu Feng, and Shi Old Man dismantled a lot of wood before the ship sank.

On the turtle shell's center, they set up a simple pavilion cover for protection against the wind and rain.

Over several dozen lives were thus perched on the giant turtle shell, proceeding onward with anxious hearts.

Fortunately, makeshift stoves had been set up; with flint and wood from the ship used as fuel, they needn't worry about lacking hot meals and drinks.

Additionally, the Black Bear Spirit occasionally delivered live fish and shrimp, which turned their circumstance into a unique experience, an unforgettable memory for many.

At the same time, Lou Yi became more adept at utilizing his control talent.

No longer needing intentional mental linking with the giant turtle, he merely maintained a subtle connection, always sensing its submission mentality.

As time passed, the Turtle King grew increasingly reverent of Lou Yi.

This reverence was ingrained to the bone.

Even without using the control talent, the Turtle King dared not act up.

After the giant turtle herd's surprise attack was resolved, the party's misfortune seemed to have completely disappeared.

In the following days, the sky was bright and clear, not a day of rain by any means.

With the giant turtle's deterrent, no further monster attacks occurred.

A week later, everyone stood atop the turtle shell, faintly seeing land, erupting into cheers.

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