
It was a huge turtle with a dragon-like head and a thick metal shell. His pair of large eyes looked at Jiu Shen with a proud and ferocious look.
Seeing this figure, Jiu Shen muttered in shock. “Green Dragon Turtles!”
This was an ancient ferocious beast that lived with dragons in Crystal Lake! With a dense dragon bloodline and almost unparalleled strength, this creature was at the top of the food chain! An adult Green Dragon Tortoise could reach the Heavenly God Realm! And the one in front of Jiu Shen was such a creature! This is the fully grown Green Dragon Tortoise!
The aura of a Heavenly Realm powerhouse could be felt from that beast!
The huge turtle slowly turned into a human form. It turned into an old man holding a walking stick. Her soft-looking face was covered in wrinkles. The old man had a pair of wise-like eyes that seemed to contain rich knowledge and experience. His back was slightly bent, but he stood firm like a mountain.
“Mastered!” The old man greeted Jiu Shen with a trembling ancient voice.
Jiu Shen who had once been recognized as the fourth strongest in all realms quickly calmed himself down. He nodded his head at the old man.
“What is your identity?” Jiu Shen asked the old man. The system had called four people to serve him. The first was Theia and Hestia, followed by Ren Shuang, and then this old turtle. They all had their own stories, but so far, only Theia and Hestia could recover their memories. There was no tendency that Ren Shuang had recalled his past life. As for this old man, Jiu Shen wondered if he could remember something.
The old man glanced at Jiu Shen with a calm look and replied. “I can only remember my name. The Atlas..”.
Jiu Shen had already expected this answer, so he was not surprised. He wonders how the system chooses the individuals who will serve him, but they all seem connected to his past life. Maybe he'll get the answer soon…
“Atlas, your job is to protect this place, but you will only come out when the situation is precarious. Do you understand?” Jiu Shen felt happy that he now had a subordinate of the Heavenly God Realm. Although Atlas was only a Heavenly God Realm early stage powerhouse, it was enough to deter many experts!
Atlas nodded in understanding. “Ya sir.” He then transformed into his original form and dived back into the pond, causing the precious Crystal Lake water to splash violently.
Jiu Shen noticed that the new branch shop was barricaded by a high golden fence. He had even found a Protective Array Formation written on the ground with a rank that he could not identify! He guessed that this was at least a Heavenly God-ranked Protective Array Formation!
After enjoying the shocking sight, Jiu Shen glanced at the new branch shop. The building was designed like a circular thunder dragon.
“I have to check the second floor..” Jiu Shen go to the second floor. When he entered, he was surprised to find a vast empty hall. There were ten stone statues standing in every corner of this hall. They all held swords and shields, looking like valiant warriors.
In the center of this hall was a maroon meditation mat with a golden edge. “Is this a cultivation room?” Jiu Shen muttered to himself as soon as he entered the hall.
Jiu Shen sat down cross-legged and entered a meditative state. He started cultivating and soon discovered that his Mouth God Physique was stimulated! That meant he could cultivate in this hall! The cultivation speed here was also many times faster than the most abundant cultivation holy ground he had ever visited!
“Big!” Jiu Shen laughed at this discovery. Now, he no longer needed to rely on the resources provided by the system! Within this hall, he could slowly increase his cultivation!
“There are some ancient array inscriptions inscribed in this hall ... Strange ... Wait ... this ... It can hide from the eyes of heaven ?! That means I no longer have to deal with that annoying God. Destruction Eyes! Amazing!” Jiu Shen laughed like a madman. With the Ancient Array Inscription inscribed on this hall, his cultivation would have no obstacles and no tribulation lightning!
Jiu Shen hurriedly took out the three Cultivation Fruits he had obtained as gifts from the system and some other resources he had accumulated over time.
“This resource should be enough to help me reach the early stages of the True God Realm for my physical body and true essence ..” He muttered with hope in his eyes. He is closer to recovering his past strength!
Jiu Shen started devouring resources and not long after, he stood up with a satisfied expression on his face.
The early stage of the True God Realm!
“Now, let me examine those stone statues.” Jiu Shen went towards those stone statues and observed them one by one. He noticed that each statue had a different face. There is something strange about them too. It was as if they had their own lives!
“Are they Soul Dolls?” Jiu Shen muttered to himself. Soul puppets were the creation of an extinct sect. Dolls were made using countless precious resources and were powered by the souls of the powerhouses of the Supreme God Realm! That meant if Jiu Shen's guess was correct, he would have ten powerful subordinates!
“How do I activate these things?” Jiu Shen looked around the cultivation hall and that was when he saw a small black ring sitting on a meditation mat.
Seeing this, Jiu Shen smiled and went to pick it up. He then put the ring on his finger and activated the writing on the ring …