Chen Mu's way of showing respect for the proud, unbending Black Tortoise Divine Beast was simple.
However you attack me, I'll return it the same way, tenfold!
You refuse to submit? Then I'll show you just how little I need you!
"Mu'er, don't tell me these Black Tortoise Divine Beasts are all your tamed beasts?" Li Xuanyuan couldn't help asking for confirmation.
"That's right." Chen Mu nodded.
"..." Li Xuanyuan repeatedly opened and closed his mouth, wanting to speak several times before stopping himself.
The words reached his lips, but he didn't know how to say them.
"Impossible! How could my Black Tortoise Clan submit to a mere human?" The Black Tortoise Divine Beast indignantly protested upon hearing this.
"Isn't the truth right in front of you? What's there to doubt?" Chen Mu asked. "Instead of wasting your breath here, why not think about how you're going to survive?"
"You!" The Black Tortoise Divine Beast was struck speechless by his retort.
Boom! Boom! Boom...
Ten energy beams fired simultaneously, striking the Black Tortoise Divine Beast. Viewed from high above, they resembled a golden lotus in bloom. Together with the surging lake below, they made a spectacular sight.
The view from Li Xuanyuan's current vantage point was equally impressive.
Faced with attacks from beasts of the same bloodline and cultivation level,
the Black Tortoise Divine Beast's response was remarkably simple and crude.
The beast withdrew all four limbs and its head into its shell.
After all, the Black Tortoise Divine Beast was renowned not for its destructive power, but for its defense.
Rumor had it that its shell was the finest shield-forging material in the world, something even a Great Emperor would find extremely difficult to breach.
After watching for a while, Chen Mu had to admit that this Black Tortoise