Primordial Era: Reborn as a Tortoise, with Unparalleled Comprehension

Reborn into the perilous Primordial Era, Yang Gui finds himself transformed into none other than the legendary Giant Tortoise of the North Sea—destined to meet his end as mere material used by the goddess Nuwa to mend the shattered heavens. Determined to rewrite his tragic fate, Yang Gui refuses to accept a passive doom. Armed with the divine Chaos Pearl to shield his destiny from the heavens and blessed with peerless comprehension, he embarks on a quiet path of ultimate self-preservation, cultivating in secret while the great powers of the prehistoric world clash. Centuries later, when Gonggong strikes Mount Buzhou and the sages look to the North Sea for a sacrifice to prop up the collapsing sky, Yang Gui simply sits in tranquil mastery atop the waves, gazing coldly at the heavens. "So," he murmurs, "you are the ones who wish me dead."