"Hold on!"
The Dragon Turtle saw the situation and quickly shouted.
Lu Qing stopped: "Are you willing now, senior?"
Seeing Lu Qing’s stubbornness, the Dragon Turtle felt a headache coming on.
If it was someone else saying such things, it would surely scoff.
The Divine Soul Mark it left behind wasn’t something that could be easily erased.
An individual in the Golden Core Realm could hardly do it in a mere ten or eight years, let alone a century.
However, it was Lu Qing speaking, and that made things different.
This young man was too mysterious and clearly possessed skills specialized in the Divine Soul.
If he intended to wear away the Divine Soul Mark it left in the Water Spirit Pearl with persistent effort,
it couldn’t guarantee it would withstand such an attempt.
After pondering over it repeatedly, the Dragon Turtle reluctantly agreed: "Alright, I’ll make an exchange with you."
Lu Qing smiled: "Then please, senior, let us first make a Divine Soul Oath together, and then proceed with the exchange."
Observing Lu Qing’s thoroughness, the Dragon Turtle understood well that the young man came prepared.
However, with such thoroughness, it felt slightly more at ease.
Lu Qing’s willingness to propose a Divine Soul Oath showed the authenticity of the inheritance he offered and not a deception.
It agreed: "Fine!"
Soon, both the human and the beast each made their Divine Soul Oath.
With a trace of Heavenly Dao aura appearing in the sky above, the Divine Soul Oaths took effect.
Lu Qing took out the Water Spirit Pearl and a Jade Scroll.
He first flicked the Water Spirit Pearl downward: "Please, senior, erase the Divine Soul Mark within the Water Spirit Pearl."
The Dragon Turtle received the Water Spirit Pearl, with a hint of reluctance in its eyes.
This Water Spirit Pearl had accompanied it for tens of thousands of years, and now it was to leave it.
Still, the Dragon Turtle understood how to make a choice.
After caressing the Water Spirit Pearl for a while, it resolutely erased the Divine Soul Mark within it.
Then, it returned the Pearl to Lu Qing above.
"The Divine Soul Mark within the Water Spirit Pearl has been erased by me. I hope you fulfill your promise."
Receiving the Water Spirit Pearl, Lu Qing checked it with his heart and spirit and found the Divine Soul Mark completely erased.
Immediately, he smiled: "Rest assured, senior, I am not one who breaks my word."
With that, he flicked the Jade Scroll downward.
"Within this Jade Scroll is what senior desires."
The Dragon Turtle caught the Jade Scroll and let its Divine Soul Power enter it.
Inside was a Divine Soul Illusion of a mysterious mutant beast with an indistinct shape lying on the clouds.
Suddenly, it swung a claw, and instantly the world seemed to change.
The illusion within the Jade Scroll was much clearer than what Lu Qing had previously transmitted to it through his Divine Soul.
Watching the trajectory of the mysterious beast’s claw movement, the Dragon Turtle once again felt a surge of insights.
Understanding that Lu Qing indeed did not deceive it, the Dragon Turtle was overjoyed.
Upon watching the mysterious beast’s claw again, it became even more certain of the claw technique’s significance to it.
If it could fully comprehend it, its realm would surely step further!
Realizing this, the Dragon Turtle didn’t feel losing the Water Spirit Pearl was a big deal.
After all, without the Water Spirit Pearl, it would merely slow its recovery speed a bit.
Its strength wouldn’t be significantly affected.
At most, it would spend a bit more time recovering.
Nothing in this ocean could threaten it anyway.
For the Dragon Turtle clan, time and patience are abundant.
On the contrary, the illusion within the Jade Scroll held great potential to break through the realm bottleneck it had been struggling with for a hundred thousand years.
In this exchange, the Dragon Turtle felt like it had profited rather than lost.
"Senior Dragon Turtle, due to my limited realm, the inheritance illusions inscribed in the Jade Scroll can only be accessed ten times at most, so please use them wisely."
At this moment, Lu Qing’s voice sounded.
"Ten times, huh..."