What a Pity, a Golden Tortoise Appears

"I don't know what's going on either. Senior Tian Meng, why don't you come out so we can meet? Maybe then we can figure out the reason," Jing Chen suggested.

He spoke to the air and even used an honorific, hoping to lure Sky Dream Ice Silkworm out.

Tian Meng possessed immense Spiritual Power, but his combat strength was weaker than that of an ordinary Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. Yi Yi could easily capture him.

Since there was no way to make Tian Meng become his intelligent soul ring like he had with Huo Yuhao, Jing Chen needed to consider other ways of dealing with him.

For example, he could capture him and absorb his energy to aid his cultivation, just as Di Tian and the other ferocious beasts did.

Or he could kill the beast for its bone. Yi Yi could devour the million-year soul ring and the energy within his body, while Jing Chen could take the million-year soul bone.

At present, he could not withstand the energy of a million-year soul ring through normal absorption, so he had not placed any hopes on it.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had been having his energy absorbed by Di Tian and the other ferocious beasts for years, and he was nearly at the end of his strength.

By the time it was Yi Yi's turn, there might not be much energy left. Still, even a mosquito was meat. Getting a bite for free was not bad.

Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts were guaranteed to drop soul bones, and soul beasts above that age shared the same trait.

No matter how he dealt with him, Jing Chen would profit. Of course, that was only if he could catch him. If he failed, it would all be wishful thinking.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm truly considered revealing his true body, but he hesitated.

He was currently trapped underground, a prisoner. He had a way to emerge, but he only had one chance.

If he came out and still could not fuse with this human, then he would have no way out.

There was also a powerful Black Tiger beside this human brat. If he emerged, wouldn't it have him completely at its mercy?

"Forget it. You and I are not fated. Goodbye," Sky Dream Ice Silkworm said after careful consideration, ultimately deciding not to take the risk.

The main reason was that he might not be able to control this human with his Spiritual Power, which put him in too passive a position. The risk of emerging was far too great.

Besides, that detestable fellow who had once devoured his energy was approaching. Wouldn't coming out now be courting death?

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's voice appeared abruptly and vanished just as decisively, without wasting another word.

"I was thinking too simply," Jing Chen said regretfully after sensing Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's Spiritual Power disappear.

Though Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was weak in combat, he was no fool. How could Jing Chen possibly lure him out with a single sentence?

Still, when he considered that Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's emergence might draw those ferocious beasts here, he felt somewhat relieved.

If that truly happened, even if he obtained Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, he might not be able to leave alive.

"What is meant to be will come; what is not cannot be forced. I need to keep the right mindset," Jing Chen said with a helpless shake of his head.

Encountering Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had been luck, or perhaps fate. Failing to obtain him simply meant his luck was not good enough, and he had to accept it.

"Yi Yi, let's go." Jing Chen was about to leap onto Yi Yi's back.

At that moment, Yi Yi seemed to sense something. She turned toward the left with an unfriendly expression, her eyes also burning with excitement.

Jing Chen and Yi Yi were mentally connected and shared an exceptional understanding. He instantly realized that a person or soul beast was approaching.

Moreover, Yi Yi was extremely interested in whoever or whatever was coming and badly wanted to devour it.

"Yi Yi, finish this quickly. Don't drag it out," Jing Chen said softly, halting mid-motion.

He had already summoned the Time and Space Divine Tower and was prepared to enter it at any moment.

With his meager strength, he would only burden Yi Yi outside and be of no help at all. Hiding away and staying out of her way was the only thing he could do for her.

The trees ahead began to shake, growing more violent by the moment. A turtle with a body of brilliant gold hurriedly ran out.

"Ice silkworm, ice silkworm! Why did its aura suddenly disappear? Has it already been captured and taken back?" The brilliant golden turtle spoke human language, its dark golden head darting from side to side as it searched for something.

It was so eager to find the ice silkworm that it barely noticed the man and tiger standing in front of it.

Jing Chen carefully examined the brilliant golden turtle, trying to identify its species. He quickly reached a conclusion.

Golden Tortoise! Jing Chen was astonished. He had not expected to encounter such a rare Golden Tortoise here.

Golden Tortoises were auspicious beasts. Though their fortune was not powerful enough to affect the entire Star Dou Great Forest, they possessed the ability to seek fortune and avoid disaster.

Such soul beasts held a lofty status within the Star Dou Great Forest, and other soul beasts were willing to protect them as they grew.

Cultivating beside such soul beasts made one's own cultivation much smoother and could also prevent encounters with natural disasters and misfortunes.

Such soul beasts generally lived beside powerful soul beasts and rarely acted alone. Encountering one by itself here truly surprised him.

Jing Chen soon grew puzzled. This Golden Tortoise's shell was around two meters in diameter, making it likely a soul beast of more than thirty thousand years.

A soul beast of that age should not be so tempting to Yi Yi. Could it be because it was an auspicious beast?

Could this fellow have been drawn here by Sky Dream Ice Silkworm? Jing Chen's thoughts raced as this possibility surfaced in his mind.

He had heard it himself. The moment the Golden Tortoise appeared, it had been calling for an ice silkworm. It was very likely calling for Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.

In truth, this Golden Tortoise really had been drawn over by Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's aura.

It had been sleeping nearby when it was awakened by the familiar spiritual fluctuation.

After thinking carefully, it realized that this fluctuation belonged to the ice silkworm containing enormous energy, and it immediately became excited.

It thought that the ice silkworm had escaped on its own. The first thought that came to it was to capture it.

If it could capture and hide the ice silkworm, wouldn't it be able to absorb its energy alone to cultivate?

At the thought of the benefits of absorbing all that energy by itself, it became wildly excited and rushed over at a speed utterly unfitting for a turtle.

Golden Tortoises were also turtle-type soul beasts, but they were like emperors among turtles—the kings of all turtles.

"Yip yip! This turtle is at the Hundred-Thousand-Year level." Yi Yi licked her lips. She was about to have a hearty meal.

Yi Yi did not waste any time. After reminding Jing Chen to stay safe, she charged fiercely at the Golden Tortoise.

She had made her judgment based on the attraction this turtle gave her. The last soul beast that had made her feel such an overwhelming urge to devour it had been at the Hundred-Thousand-Year level.

"Not good!" Only after sensing the intense killing intent did the Golden Tortoise come back to its senses and realize how dire the situation was.

Not only had it failed to catch the ice silkworm, it had also encountered this evil and ferocious soul beast. It might end up losing its own life.

The Golden Tortoise knew that it could never outrun a tiger, so it gave up the thought of fleeing.

Its head tucked in, followed by its limbs. It instantly became a thick, solid shell and entered its strongest defensive state.

After withdrawing into its shell, it let out a special cry to call for help, intending to have other soul beasts come protect it.

It was an auspicious beast, and many soul beasts would be willing to protect it. They would not simply watch it be killed.

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