The Golden Hawksbill Turtle said nothing. It merely withdrew its body into its shell, looking thoroughly uncooperative.
"Heh."
Seeing that the Golden Hawksbill Turtle paid him no heed whatsoever, Xu Tianming could understand how it felt.
In the Star Dou Forest, the Golden Hawksbill Turtle was, after all, an exceedingly rare and precious Soul Beast.
Yet Di Tian had traded it away like a commodity to humans in exchange for the Emperor Auspicious Beast.
The feeling of being sold out by its own kind was certainly not pleasant.
"This Golden Hawksbill Turtle really is a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. Back then, it hid deep underground in the core region of the Star Dou Forest and also took part in draining the life force of that million-year Ice Silkworm that escaped from your Far North."
Xu Tianming's voice drifted through the air.
But as soon as he finished speaking, Snow Empress revealed a look of surprise.
"A million-year Ice Silkworm? That lucky fellow?"
"Yes, him."
Xu Tianming nodded.
"After that Ice Silkworm escaped the Far North, it was captured by the ferocious beasts of the Star Dou Forest, who used secret techniques to continuously absorb its life force and strengthen themselves."
"Speaking of which, Evil Emperor personally came to the Star Dou Forest over that million-year Ice Silkworm and fought Di Tian."
"Although Di Tian ultimately won and kept the million-year Ice Silkworm, he also suffered considerable injuries at Evil Emperor's hands."
Snow Empress's expression turned somewhat strange, and she seemed rather moved. After letting out a faint sigh, she said:
"I never imagined that Ice Silkworm would go through so much after leaving the Far North."
"Still, the pure and immense million-year cultivation within him was indeed enough to tempt any Soul Beast. Yet he himself had no combat ability at