The Golden Hawksbill Turtle looked as though he had survived a catastrophe, staring in disbelief at the green-glowing metal he had just spat out.
This nightmare had tormented him for thousands of years, yet he had now escaped it so easily.
Electrolux chuckled. "Well, big turtle? I didn't lie to you, did I? Only here could this little thing leave your body so easily."
Tian Meng poked his head over and asked in confusion, "Old man, what is that?"
The Ice Empress and Snow Empress also looked over with furrowed brows. Even they were moved by its abundant vitality.
"It's gold of life, just like the Blade of Life, except this piece contains far more gold of life than the blade does."
Electrolux looked at the Golden Hawksbill Turtle again. "Big turtle, I never imagined you'd dare swallow this little thing. Your original vitality was indeed abundant, but before gold of life, it was merely nourishment."
The Golden Hawksbill Turtle hung his head dejectedly. "You're right. I must have been possessed by greed back then. Otherwise, I wouldn't have sneaked into Di Tian's Lake of Life and mistaken it for a treasure."
"After swallowing it, I lived in fear every day, terrified Di Tian would discover me, while it kept draining my vitality. I wanted to spit it out, but it was as though it had grown into my body. Nothing I did could get it out. I could only watch helplessly as it absorbed my vitality. Only today was I finally freed."
The Golden Hawksbill Turtle tearfully recounted his miserable ordeal, his voice growing increasingly joyful. The trouble that had plagued him for thousands of years had finally ended today.
Not only had he completely rid himself of the gold of life that had been gnawing away at his