The immense power of the Black Tortoise, Wang Ruoxie knew all too well. In his previous life, when he was still the Celestial Prince of the Celestial Court, he had dealt with the Black Tortoise clan of Divine Beasts. After transforming into the Blood Demon, he once fought a Black Tortoise subspecies.

At that time, his cultivation was at the peak of the Celestial Monarch Realm, coupled with the mighty divine techniques bestowed by the Blood God Essence Blood, his strength was enough to rival a Half-Step Celestial Emperor. But even so, he still struggled against that Black Tortoise subspecies.

If he hadn't used his life-saving trump card in the end, he feared that he would have been killed even before the battle at Demon Suppression Mountain.

Therefore, he had personally experienced the tremendous power of the Black Tortoise.

He did not expect to encounter a Puppet Beast with Black Tortoise power here.

If this Puppet Beast's Black Tortoise power were pure, that previous strike might have already utterly annihilated both him and Xie Yuya.

"Roar!"

At this moment, the Puppet Beast let out another roar, and its huge mouth once again aimed to bite Wang Ruoxie and Xie Yuya.

"Brother Wang, this Puppet Beast's strength is too formidable. We can't contend with it, and its body is incredibly tough. We can't harm it at all."

Xie Yuya hurriedly said to Wang Ruoxie, "We have only one chance now, and that is to willingly enter its belly and destroy it from within."

"Indeed, the external defense of this Puppet Beast is invincible. To defeat it, we can only act from the inside, which might be the only chance for success."

Wang Ruoxie nodded upon hearing this, saying, "In that case, Brother Xie, you restrain it while I enter its body."

Without waiting for Xie Yuya's response, his figure swiftly charged forward.

He saw his entire body quickly vanish into the Puppet Beast's huge mouth.

Puppet Beasts were different from actual demon beasts. Although their bodies and appearances looked almost identical to demon beasts, they had no flesh, organs, and such within.

Due to the immense size of the Puppet Beast's body, once Wang Ruoxie entered, he faced almost no obstructions and directly reached the heart vein area.

Though he hadn't practiced puppetry skill in his previous life, he had some understanding of it.

As far as he knew, whether humanoid or beast-shaped puppets, the heart vein area would typically have a Puppet Heart that provided energy to the puppet.

It could be said that the Puppet Heart was akin to the heart of a sentient being. Once destroyed, the entire puppet would become a useless, lifeless object.

Moreover, usually, the core of the Puppet Heart was almost always a Spirit Stone or a special Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure.

However, the power of this Puppet Beast was exceptionally strong, and it possessed Black Tortoise power, so its core would definitely not be an ordinary Spirit Stone or Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure.

This meant that if Wang Ruoxie managed to destroy the Puppet Heart, he could not only completely dismantle this Puppet Beast but also obtain its core.

The primary reason he entered the Puppet Beast's body was this: he harbored an exciting and thrilling speculation in his heart.

Without any hesitation, Wang Ruoxie stepped forward towards a gigantic yellow heart.

This heart was entirely yellow, about the size of two people, and was beating rapidly.

Wang Ruoxie naturally knew that this was not a real heart, but the Puppet Heart of the beast, containing the core that powered the entire Puppet Beast.

Wasting no time, Wang Ruoxie punched directly at the massive Puppet Heart.

"Bang!"

With a dull noise, the giant Puppet Heart instantly shattered.

In the next moment, a fist-sized bead, emitting a pale yellow glow, appeared before Wang Ruoxie's eyes.

"It really is it!"

Upon seeing this bead, a hint of joy flashed across Wang Ruoxie's eyes.

Black Tortoise Essence Blood, it turned out to be a drop of essence blood from a Divine Beast Black Tortoise.

No wonder this Puppet Beast had Black Tortoise power; its core was actually a drop of Black Tortoise Essence Blood.

Although Wang Ruoxie knew this was not pure Black Tortoise Essence Blood, he was certain that this drop of essence blood must belong to a Black Tortoise subspecies, or even a Black Tortoise relict.

The vital essence and spirit contained within just this one drop of essence blood probably far exceeded those of top-tier Tier Five demon beasts, and even Tier Six demon beasts comparable to the Essence Pill Realm could not necessarily compare.

"Devour!"

Wang Ruoxie immediately activated the vortex formed by the Blood God Essence Blood in his heart and rapidly devoured this drop of Black Tortoise Essence Blood.

"Boom..."

Instantly, it was as if a tempest rose within Wang Ruoxie, with violent Qi and blood surging through his limbs and bones.

The vitality and spirit encapsulated in this drop of Black Tortoise Essence Blood were unimaginably vast, surpassing the Blood Bodhi by countless times.

Wang Ruoxie frantically activated the Nine Transformation Primordial Scripture, striving to refine this immensely vast essence and spirit within his body.

As time passed, the Qi and blood and True Essence within him climbed at a terrifying pace.

In just a moment, his cultivation broke through the barrier of his realm, stepping into the Sixth Layer of the Meridian Passage Realm.

Moreover, his ascension did not halt; the aura he emanated continued climbing rapidly.

Before long, his cultivation reached the peak of the Sixth Layer of the Meridian Passage Realm.

"Boom!"

With almost no barriers, Wang Ruoxie's cultivation broke through another small realm, entering the first small realm of the late stage of the Meridian Passage Realm, the Seventh Layer of the Meridian Passage Realm.

When his cultivation reached the peak of the Seventh Layer of the Meridian Passage Realm, the vast essence and spirit within him were finally completely refined by him.

Now, behind him, the Sword Blood Soul had already manifested, with nine orange halos swirling around it.

This represented that his bloodline tier had ascended to the Celestial Level Ninth Grade, just one more transformation away from advancing to the Saint Level bloodline.

After completely devouring and refining this drop of Black Tortoise Essence Blood, Wang Ruoxie's cultivation not only advanced two small realms, reaching the Seventh Layer of the Meridian Passage Realm and stepping into the late stage of the Meridian Passage Realm but also elevated his bloodline from the Celestial Level Second Grade to the Celestial Level Ninth Grade, ascending a total of seven minor tiers.

Not only that, his body underwent yet another qualitative change.

Wang Ruoxie noticed that faint golden sparks seemed to have mingled within his flesh and blood, which he knew must be Black Tortoise power.

The incorporation of Black Tortoise power into his body naturally resulted in a substantial enhancement of his physique.

"My body now is probably far beyond the ordinary Meridian Passage Realm; even if solely comparing physical bodies, not even those of the Essence Pill Realm can necessarily compare to me."

Wang Ruoxie felt the surging power within himself, musing silently.

His physical body, while not comparable to the Black Tortoise Body, had gained several characteristics of it, such as exceedingly strong defense.

He was confident that with his current strength and physique, he could battle even Half-Step Essence Pill. Even if unable to win, the opponent would struggle to harm him.

As long as the opponent could not break through his body's defenses, he could remain invincible.

"Never could I have imagined that within this Black Tortoise Secret Realm, I would encounter such an opportunity."

Wang Ruoxie spoke to himself with a gleam of joy in his eyes.

To him, devouring and refining this drop of Black Tortoise Essence Blood counted as the greatest fortune.

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