Zhuge Wushuang and Mu Qingcheng exclaimed in shock:

"Black Tortoise?"

What else could it be but the Black Tortoise boarding the ship?

When Yang Yan released it, it quietly gave him a glance and then walked straight towards the edge of the square.

It seemed to want to leave, but Yang Yan knew this Black Tortoise had something to say to him.

That's why he came to this place to wait for it.

Yang Yan squatted down and looked at the now smaller Black Tortoise, saying:

"Speak, what else is there?"

"It's nothing major, just wanted to ask if I can follow you in the future?"

The Black Tortoise spoke.

"What? You want to follow me?"

Yang Yan was immediately puzzled upon hearing the Black Tortoise say it wanted to follow him.

"The New Era is coming, the Hidden World will be reshuffled, and someone is already eyeing us Four Symbols. There are likely only a handful of the Black Tortoise clan left in the world."

"The world is tough, the future is uncertain, and I have to find a shelter. Otherwise, I might not survive this looming catastrophe."

The Black Tortoise spoke sincerely.

"Haha! You think so highly of me? You probably don't know, right? The catastrophe you mentioned was caused by me! And how do you know this is the start of a New Era?"

Yang Yan smiled at the Black Tortoise and said.

After listening to Yang Yan, the Black Tortoise shook its head gently and continued:

"Our Black Tortoise clan is favored by the Heavenly Dao, allowing us to glimpse a sliver of heavenly secrets. Although you initiated this incident, even if you didn't, someone else would have."

"This is the end of one era and the beginning of a new one. It's heaven's mandate, unstoppable by human power. To avoid disaster and seek fortune, one must depend on the strong."

Yang Yan became even more suspicious.

The Black Tortoise is inherently able to communicate with the Netherworld and divine. This is the innate divine technique of the Black Tortoise clan.

But if it claims it's able to divine this looming catastrophe, Yang Yan doesn't believe it.

This major event concerning an era is beyond its capability. Not even the prophecy experts can know.

They can only feel a resonance at most.

That's already their limit.

"Honestly, how do you determine this is the demise of the era? And not just an ordinary major event? Don't tell me you divined it yourself; if you had that ability, you wouldn't have been trapped there for a hundred years."

Yang Yan asked with a smile.

After hearing Yang Yan, the Black Tortoise laughed awkwardly and then pointed its claw at its back:

"Look at the things on my back; once you see them, you'll understand why I claim this is the demise of an era."

After the Black Tortoise spoke, its body grew slightly larger to let Yang Yan see the things on its back clearly.

Not only Yang Yan, but even Zhuge Wushuang, Mu Qingcheng, and Red Dust were all intrigued by the Black Tortoise's words.

They all widened their eyes and looked at the Black Tortoise's back.

On its back were mysterious patterns, resembling words but not quite, unclear as to what they were.

The four of them were not ordinary people; upon seeing them, they quickly all said in unison:

"Luoshu!"

"Right! It's Luoshu. Now you understand why I determine this catastrophe as the demise of an era, do you?"

The Black Tortoise said helplessly.

With this, Yang Yan and the others fell silent.

Luoshu's appearance was extraordinarily significant.

If this matter were to be spread, who knows how much more chaos it would cause.

Legend has it that the roots of Huaxia culture are River Map and Luoshu.

It's said that with the appearance of River Map and Luoshu, a Saint will appear.

And the first Saint to possess River Map and Luoshu in Huaxia was the founder of human culture, Fu Xi.

Ancient texts record that from the Fu Xi Clan, a Dragon Horse emerged from the Yellow River carrying the River Map, and a divine tortoise carried Luoshu from the Luo River.

It was based on these two items that Fu Xi created the Eight Trigrams.

Later, King Wen of Zhou used the Fuxi's Eight Trigrams to develop Wenwang's Eight Trigrams and the Sixty-four Trigrams, writing trigrams texts.

This shows how extraordinary the thing on the Black Tortoise's back is.

The four of them, including Yang Yan, didn't speak for a long time.

Especially Yang Yan, he didn't believe he was any Saint.

Back in the Hidden World, the things he did had no relation at all to the word 'Saint'.

Moreover, the ten swords under his command were not benevolent figures either, their hands stained with unknown amounts of blood.

"Who is this thing for? Don't tell me it's for me. I know my weight; if it's about killing, I'm very capable, but being a Saint is impossible!"

Yang Yan was the first to break the silence.

"You've stumped me on that one too. I don't know who this thing should go to, and it only appeared a few years ago, or did you think that black-robed man would let such an important thing slip away?"

The Black Tortoise said helplessly.

"Appeared a few years ago? So you're saying this thing wasn't naturally on your back?"

Zhuge Wushuang widened his eyes and asked curiously.

"Yes, it appeared a few years ago. At that time, when I was trapped in that damned array, my consciousness was asleep, and only when this thing suddenly appeared did I wake up once. It scared me too. I'm a Black Tortoise, not a divine tortoise!"

The Black Tortoise said somewhat vexed.

"Then why aren't you searching for the owner of this thing instead of bringing it to me? I'm not interested in being a Saint or anything like that."

Yang Yan said with frustration.

"Since I got this thing, the first Great Power I encountered was you, who else should I give it to? Maybe this thing is inherently meant for you? You don't have evidence to say this thing isn't meant for you, do you?"

The Black Tortoise seemed a bit desperate seeing Yang Yan refusing the Luoshu.

If Yang Yan refused the Luoshu, it would have to search everywhere for the owner of this thing.

Tiring is one thing, but there's also danger involved! Who knows if there are accomplices of that black-robed man?

Being trapped for a century like this, the very thought makes one's liver tremble.

"Haha! You mean I need evidence to not want this thing? What kind of divine logic is that? Get lost! Go find the owner of this thing yourself; I have zero interest in River Map and Luoshu or whatever."

With that, Yang Yan reached out to grab the Black Tortoise, intending to throw it back into the sea.

"Lord, you should keep it for now! What it says isn't without reason, and keeping it doesn't have any harm, better to keep it for now. Holding it in our hands is more reassuring than letting it be taken by those schemers."

Red Dust said from the side.

The appearance of Luoshu is something that cannot be changed.

If heaven intends to give Luoshu to Yang Yan, and Yang Yan refuses, it would anger the Heavenly Dao.

There's a saying:

Heaven's gift unaccepted, brings disaster upon oneself.

Moreover, since this thing appeared before Yang Yan, there must be a reason.

If it was lost, who knows what would happen in the future.

Thus, Yang Yan complied and reluctantly accepted this reality.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.