"That's right! I cultivated it!" The Azure Thunder Roc nodded, then paused and cursed disdainfully, "Those damned lowly Demon Beasts dared to steal what was mine. They were courting death! One day, I'll go back and slaughter every last one of those damned Demon Emperors!" He paused again before continuing, "To be precise, this was something my Azure Thunder Roc ancestors left me!"
"What do you mean?" Li Xiaoya's heart stirred, and he hurriedly asked...
"We Divine Beasts are different from cultivators and Demon Beasts!" the Azure Thunder Roc said mildly. "There have always been very few of our kind, so we can't form large populations like cultivators and Demon Beasts. Besides, our blood essence and bloodlines are coveted by all cultivators and Demon Beasts. Though we possess vast Divine Abilities, once we're discovered, those high-ranked cultivators and Demon Beasts won't let us off easily..."
"Yes, I know!" Li Xiaoya nodded. He had personally witnessed so many Demon Beasts and cultivators on the Savage Wilderness Continent pursuing the Azure Thunder Roc, so he naturally understood. Even he had been tempted, let alone anyone else...
"So, to preserve our bloodlines..." The Azure Thunder Roc seemed unwilling to dwell on that matter. Ultimately, it had happened because he wasn't strong enough. If his cultivation and Divine Abilities had been sufficiently formidable, who would have dared provoke him? Changing the subject, he continued, "As soon as we Divine Beasts are born, we're separated from our kin and sent to various Star Realms. Some go to Greater Star Realms, others to Lesser Star Realms. I was sent to the Human Realm!"
"So that's why! I wondered what a Divine Beast like you was doing in the Human Realm!" Li Xiaoya murmured in realization. Suddenly remembering something, he hurriedly asked, "Was that also why the