Chapter 126: The Black Tortoise Death Warrant

The evolution point indicator in the system kept rising steadily, but Lin Qiu had no time to pay attention to it now. He could only do his best to suppress the restless power surging within his body, while his appearance continued to change drastically.

On his skin, streaks of black-gold scales began to crystallize, gradually evolving him from a dragon whale into a true dragon.

In his pupils, a flickering flame appeared—the true fire of the dragon!

Around him, all wandering sea creatures bowed their heads in submission; before Lin Qiu, they were nothing but servants.

The bloodline within his body, washed by these turbulent forces, continuously shifted to that black-gold hue, and his aura steadily intensified.

Finally, it stabilized at level five with 200 out of 1,000,000 points. The energy within his body gradually receded and was fully under his control.

Elsewhere, in the slumbering depths of the Dark Blue Turtle King clan.

Waves of enraged sound rippled out, and some turtles repeatedly slammed against the seals, trying to break free ahead of time.

It seemed the news of Lin Qiu devouring the treasure vault had already reached the Dark Blue Turtle clan.

After a brief struggle, a deep blue talisman transformed into streams of flowing light from the seal, flying toward the major royal cities and ancient cities of the ocean.

In the Riverside Royal City.

“My little master, huh? To have angered the royal family enough for them to issue a manhunt order. Such a knack for causing trouble is just like the old city lord back in the day,” an old turtle mused upon receiving the hunting decree from the Dark Blue Turtle clan but dismissed it without much concern.

For Lin Qiu, in times of defeat, he could always hide within the Riverside Royal City.

Within the royal city, Lin Qiu was invincible; even the royal family would have to give way.

Of the nine great royal cities, only Riverside Royal City could afford to disregard the authority of the royal family.

“The nine ancient cities, Riverside is king,” was no idle boast.

Long ago, the city lord of Riverside had personally subdued all five great royal families to earn this honor, which was why the old turtle did not worry at all about Lin Qiu’s safety.

Above the treasure vault.

Lin Qiu remained unaware of the Dark Blue Turtle clan’s movements. At this moment, he was still familiarizing himself with the power coursing through him, his face filled with uncontainable joy.

It was the first time he had felt such abundant power within his body. But when Lin Qiu saw the number of evolution points needed to advance from level five to six, he rubbed his eyes in disbelief.

“One million evolution points? System, are you sure you’re not mistaken?”

Lin Qiu never expected that reaching level six would require a full million evolution points!

His first time hunting a member of the royal family had only awarded him about two hundred points. How long would he have to hunt to reach this next level?

“The host’s bloodline is evolving into the Candle Dragon, so the required evolution points increase tenfold. This is normal,” the system explained. Lin Qiu swallowed hard; the Candle Dragon bloodline was second only to the Golden Dragon among dragons. In some ways, it was even considered the strongest because it wielded the power of time!

“Well, that’s understandable then. This time, it seems I’ve also comprehended a skill from the bloodline. Show me the skill description!”

Not dwelling too much on the evolution points, Lin Qiu instructed the system to display the skill he had grasped.

“Skill Name: Claw of the Sea Dragon.”

“Skill Description: Harnesses the might of a true dragon to gather the power of the sea into a claw to slay enemies!”

The description was simple, but Lin Qiu knew this was a devastating ultimate move!

The power unleashed by gathering the force of the sea would be cataclysmic beyond imagination!

“Open the attribute panel!”

Lin Qiu ordered once more. With such a significant breakthrough, he had to see how much he had improved.

“Level: Five 200 / 1,000,000”

“Race: Dragon Whale (semi-dragon state)”

“Profession: Lord of Riverside City”

“Skills: Watersplitting Technique, Claw of the Sea Dragon (rarely used, currently hidden)”

“Items: Sixth-level Battle Dragon”

The attribute panel showed a substantial improvement, leaving Lin Qiu quite satisfied.

“Friendly reminder: The one-month deadline has arrived. Baiyu Sun Erniang will be killed in Mermaid City!”

Just as Lin Qiu reveled in his attribute boost, the system reminded him again, bringing the matter of Sun Erniang sharply back to mind.

“Damn it!”

Lin Qiu had not expected that simply devouring the treasure vault for evolution would waste so much time. Before the devouring, he still had ten days left until the one-month deadline!

In other words, he had spent ten days meditating here!

At the same time, in Mermaid Ancient City.

The streets were festively decorated, and many races had gathered in Mermaid Ancient City. Some discussed the matter of the mermaid city lord, while others talked about Lin Qiu being hunted by the Dark Blue Turtle clan.

In short, all major events in the ocean were inextricably linked to Lin Qiu.

At this moment, inside the city lord’s mansion.

Sun Erniang, bound tightly, was brought before Biqi, whose smile bore a chilling edge as she coldly said, “Tell me, do you think he will come back to save you?”

Sun Erniang did not answer Biqi’s question. She felt deeply conflicted, both hoping Lin Qiu would appear and wishing he wouldn’t.

After all, Mermaid Ancient City had long since been trapped in a deadly net set by Biqi. If Lin Qiu arrived, only one outcome awaited him: being surrounded and captured alive by the fish and handed over to the Dark Blue Turtle royal family!

“He really knows how to stir up trouble, offending the Dark Blue Turtle clan. Now, if I capture him, gaining favor with the royal family and settling in Mermaid Royal City will be just a matter of time!”

After receiving the Dark Blue Turtle’s manhunt order, Biqi completely abandoned any plans to marry Lin Qiu. Instead, she intended to use him to earn the royal family’s goodwill to help herself establish a foothold in the royal city.

This time, the Dark Blue Turtle clan was deadly serious. The manhunt order bore the seal of a Dark Blue Turtle shell—a symbol not only of incredible defense but also capable of compelling the royal family to fulfill a wish!

“It’s getting late. Push him onto the ancient city walls. I want everyone in the city to witness her die by my hand!”

Biqi ordered several guards nearby before turning and leaving.

Soon, on the ancient city walls, the figures of Sun Erniang and Biqi appeared. Every pair of eyes present fixated on them.

“Today was supposed to be my grand wedding day, but the groom ran away. So, I’ve decided to kill a white fish to celebrate!”

Standing on the city walls, Biqi wasted no words and explained her reason, all the while scanning the crowd below for Lin Qiu’s figure.

“Good!”

“Let these lowly white fish bring us some joy!”

“I haven’t eaten white fish in a long time!”

Among the animals below, a strong murmur erupted, as if everyone eagerly anticipated the scene of Sun Erniang’s death at Biqi’s hands.

“Do you have my permission to kill Sun Erniang?” a voice suddenly rang out sharply.