N-A-A Chapter 31 Grass Seedlings and Hawksbill Turtles
Chapter 31 Grass Seedlings and Hawksbill Turtles
"This turtle, has it eaten too much meat and wants to eat some dirt?" Tang San looked incredulous, because the first thing this alligator turtle did after swimming to the center of the lake was to open its huge mouth and bite down.
"No, it's a thousand-year-old soul beast, it shouldn't be that stupid." Xiao Yan denied it, but he still couldn't understand what was going on in front of him.
However, the moment the alligator snapping turtle's sharp teeth touched the island in the middle of the lake, all their doubts were resolved.
Because that island in the middle of the lake, which doesn't look like an island at all, is actually not an island.
The island, which had been motionless, began to float on the lake, narrowly avoiding the bites of the alligator snapping turtle.
As the sand and stones on the island swayed, the five corners of this moss-covered islet emerged one by one with their heads and limbs. This tiny island in the middle of the lake, less than a meter long, was actually a soul beast.
"Why is it another turtle?" Even Xiao Yan couldn't help but complain.
Soul beasts are known for their longevity. Even if a soul beast has no offensive capabilities, its fortune and combat skills will definitely increase as it ages, just like the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm.
This is why even the most ordinary turtle-type spirit beasts can be called lucky beasts; they have almost no natural enemies.
They're lucky if they come out to be active a few times a year. To put it bluntly, these are all soul beasts that can live for hundreds of thousands of years. As long as they stay hidden, they're practically impossible to find.
Yet, within this very worldview, Xiao Yan and Tang San encountered four beasts today, and two of them died right before their eyes.
Of course, this hawksbill turtle is slightly different. Its front two limbs are not feet, but webbed feet, and it seems to be non-aggressive except for being able to swim quickly in the water.
"Then this soul beast will also suffer." Tang San watched coldly. Survival of the fittest is the way it is, and he had no reason to pity it.
"Not necessarily. You should know that hawksbill turtles are a type of spirit beast that only live by the sea. This small lake is not big enough to accommodate one."
This small islet of grass was already there when we arrived at the lake, indicating that the alligator snapping turtle hadn't dared to touch it before, but its confidence was likely boosted by killing two green turtles.
Xiao Yan's attention was entirely focused on the hawksbill turtle. He was particularly interested in the green sprout on the turtle's head, which was even more delicate than the one on the shell and blended seamlessly with its body.
Xiao Yan remembered that the Douluo Continent Soul Beast Encyclopedia recorded a special type of hawksbill turtle. It was not born on the seashore, but its eggs were hatched in narrow lakes or streams, so that it could better avoid its natural enemies.
As they age and grow larger, these grassy hawksbill turtles constantly change their habitats on their own. They move in a very special way: they burrow into the soil to sense which areas are moist enough, and then migrate.
If the age reaches more than a thousand years, the green shoots on its head will wither, and then the green shoots on the shell will begin to grow until they grow into towering trees or even forests.
"Little San, we've struck gold!" Xiao Yan's eyes gleamed with barely concealed excitement. If they could kill this hawksbill turtle seedling, these materials would be worth a fortune.
"Huh?" Tang San knew very little about these soul beasts, so Xiao Yan repeated the relevant information about the Grass Sprout Tortoise Shell to him.
"It has life attributes, strong defensive capabilities, and even some earth attributes. Brother, isn't this perfect for my Blue Silver Grass as its first spirit ring?"
Xiao Yan nodded: "Moreover, judging from the tender shoots on his head, only one side has opened, which means that this hawksbill turtle grass seedling is no more than five hundred years old, and the age is just right."
Next, all we need to do is watch the alligator snapping turtle kill the hawksbill turtle, and then sit back and reap the benefits.
Two spirit beasts of vastly different sizes were locked in combat in the center of the lake. It seemed that the Thunder Fang Crocodile Turtle was determined to kill or drive away the hawksbill turtle, leaving only itself as the "king" in this lake.
The alligator snapping turtle tried to use the same trick again, aiming for the hawksbill turtle's neck. However, the turtle had a natural advantage in its speed of movement in the water and easily dodged the attack. Seeing that one trick had failed, the alligator snapping turtle continued to pounce and bite.
Since turtle-type spirit beasts are inherently slow-moving, the two beasts ended up in a comical scene of chasing and fleeing, biting and dodging.
"Brother, why is this hawksbill turtle just dodging and not fighting back at all?"
"Do you think it's because it doesn't want to? This hawksbill turtle is actually weaker than those two turtles that just died, and it has almost no means of attack."
"..."
"But don't underestimate it. It's the perfect blue silver grass for you. If I remember correctly, its greatest strength is its extreme vitality."
In the lake, the hawksbill turtle was ultimately unable to dodge and was caught by the alligator snapping turtle. It immediately retracted its head and limbs, causing the turtle's attack to land on its shell.
The scene before him was so familiar, how could Tang San not know it? The next part of the story, naturally, was that the alligator turtle would become fierce, bite the hawksbill turtle's shell, and then kill it.
Xiao Yan, however, smiled and shook his head. Even if the alligator snapping turtle was intelligent, it was still a beast. It had no idea how tough the hawksbill turtle's shell was.
Sure enough, as the alligator snapping turtle exerted its strength, the hawksbill turtle's shell showed signs of cracking each time, but the next second, after a magical green light, the shell was as good as new again. This was the powerful healing ability of the hawksbill turtle itself.
"It seems neither of us can really defeat the other," Tang San asserted.
Not entirely.
Undeterred, the alligator snapping turtle continued its relentless attack, finally embedding its powerful teeth deep into the hawksbill turtle's shell, which was on the verge of breaking apart.
Seeing this, Tang San glanced at his elder brother Xiao Yan with a hint of smugness.
"This green hawksbill turtle is about to make its move."
Sure enough, an extremely rich life force rushed towards Xiao Yan and the others, and they could feel it even though they were standing far away from the lake.
The turtle shell, infused with life energy, instantly repaired itself, causing the sharp teeth of the alligator snapping turtle that were previously embedded in the shell to crack open.
The hawksbill turtle poked its head out, looking at the attacker with a hint of smugness. What kind of attack methods could this Thunder Fang Alligator Turtle have now that it was missing its Thunder Fang?
It was not Xiao Yan and did not know that this hawksbill turtle only knew how to defend. It was already quite wary of this hawksbill turtle, which had not moved since it arrived at the lake.
The alligator snapping turtle, no longer concerned about the food it still had in the lake, hurried toward the shore. Though slow, it was clear it was trying to escape.
"That's really irrational. With the Thunder Fang broken, we should have immediately dived to the bottom of the lake. This hawksbill turtle doesn't really have any aggressive desires."
But this attempt to escape the lake is like a stranded fish, practically courting death. Xiao Yan shook his head and sighed, "They're nothing but uncivilized beasts."
Xiao Yan patiently waited for the alligator snapping turtle to escape.
"Let's go. Now that our hawksbill turtle has used up most of its life energy, it's our turn to make a move, Little San."