Before Chen Bugu could react, the scenes in his memory changed rapidly.
The originally shattered forest continuously healed in the long river of time, new shoots broke through the soil again, and grew constantly with the alternation of day and night.
Frame after frame flashed by quickly, and then suddenly, after a certain frame, various Magic Beasts began to appear in the forest.
The changes happened too fast, so much so that Chen Bugu couldn't clearly see how these Magic Beasts appeared.
Facing the continuously changing scene, Chen Bugu quickly activated "Bullet Time".
Under the "Bullet Time" state, the scenes in front of him still changed rapidly, but Chen Bugu could barely make out the information within them.
In one particular frame, the intelligent races appeared for the first time; they were a race Chen Bugu had never seen before.
They had many tentacles like octopuses and floated in the air.
Before he could observe more closely, this race disappeared from the forest, and then every subsequent frame showed a different race.
After more than a dozen unfamiliar races, Chen Bugu finally saw familiar faces.
The Envoy Clan, Elf Clan, Magic Lizard Clan, Naga, Dwarf, Long Night Clan, Storm Clan… and finally, Humans.
However, Humans did not appear in large numbers in the forest like other races; relatively speaking, they were only sparse.
Chen Bugu quickly understood the reason, as the concentrated "Great Disaster" for Humans was still 10 months away.
After Humans appeared, the flow rate of the scenes in memory gradually slowed down.
At this time, above the spot where the "Profound Turtle" slept, a huge starfall crystal had appeared at some unknown point.
Influenced by the "Profound Turtle", Water Element permeated from between the starfall crystals, condensed on the surface of the starfall crystal, forming a continuous flow of water, which over time, became a stream.
Not long after, two Black-robed men appeared there; they placed a nest of Ice Armor Crocodile Turtle eggs next to the starfall crystal and took out a porcelain bottle, pouring some black liquid towards the bottom of the starfall crystal.
Subsequently, the Black-robed men disappeared, and two large Ice Armor Crocodile Turtles followed the scent of their eggs all the way to this location.
At this point, wisps of black mist had already begun to seep from the cracks in the starfall crystal, subtly influencing those crocodile turtle eggs.
Not long after, a familiar thermal imaging drone entered the scene.
...
The memory scenes gradually blurred, and Chen Bugu looked back at the Profound Turtle in front of him.
He already roughly understood what had happened, but a few questions still needed to be confirmed.
"What's going on with the Ice Armor Crocodile Turtles?"
"Although I don't know why they appeared in the forest, they are one of my vassal races, and there's a slight connection in our bloodline power."
"Why did the Black-robed men choose eggs?"
"The origin of all things, formless and intangible; when life is nascent and yet unborn, its vital force is most vigorous."
"So, those eggs were sacrificed?"
"Yes, my origin will be invaded by demonic energy, re-nurtured with their life force, and then through recovery, it will promote my awakening."
"Then what's going on with Amon?"
"You saved it; a part of my origin was taken away before it could be recovered, which led to the delay in my awakening and the weakening of my power. However, you also took away some demonic energy, giving my consciousness more time."
"Why do you call 'Amon' King?"
The fluent question-and-answer session quietly ceased after Chen Bugu asked this question.
The Profound Turtle was silent for a moment; it looked at the little fellow currently swimming at Chen Bugu's feet, seemingly confirming something repeatedly.
The Profound Turtle's gaze left 'Amon' and returned to Chen Bugu.
"Although it is still very weak at this moment, it will one day become 'King'."
"..."
"Next question, who are you sealing? When I say 'you', I don't mean you individually, but 'you' collectively."
If there was one thing in the Profound Turtle's memory that left the deepest impression on Chen Bugu, it was undoubtedly the world-destroying black mist and the four-colored light pillars that stood out so clearly in the darkness.
"It is a Demon, but regarding its information, I can no longer remember clearly."
"We have been corroded by demonic energy for too long, and the seal's power has long loosened. The Black-robed men want to use the symbiotic demonic energy on us to completely destroy the original seal; their goal is that Demon."
"I will eventually be re-engulfed by demonic energy. Before that happens, kill me, and you can stop them."
Chen Bugu was somewhat surprised upon hearing this. For some reason, he suddenly thought of the demon Kefuke mentioned in the Muka Tribe's secret realm...
God? Demon?
What exactly is going on in this world?
He became increasingly confused.
"Can killing you stop that Demon from awakening?"
"No."
"Then why do you still..."
"The seal has loosened; that Demon will awaken sooner or later. We have already been engulfed by demonic energy. If you don't kill me, I will become nourishment for that Demon's awakening; but if you kill me, at least you can buy a little more time."
"What will happen if the Demon awakens?"
In Chen Bugu's impression, the Starting Forest in his previous life did not experience any disaster at this time.
"I don't know, but the only certainty is that the Demon is the enemy of humanity."
Chen Bugu fell silent. The Profound Turtle's words seemed full of loopholes, and there were several key pieces of information he still couldn't get an explanation for.
First, the Profound Turtle seemed to know him and "Amon". While "Amon's" closeness might be explained by bloodline, he couldn't recall ever having dealt with this King-level Magic Beast.
Second, Chen Bugu tried to Decipher the Profound Turtle's memory scenes, but it was useless, and they weren't illusions. If everything truly existed, humans hadn't even appeared during the Profound Turtle's slumber. Why would it know of human existence, and on what basis did it determine that the Demon was humanity's enemy?
Third, the demon Kefuke mentioned in the Muka Tribe's secret realm previously seemed to align with the Demon the Profound Turtle and its kind sealed, yet the Profound Turtle remembered so many things but precisely not the information about that Demon. This point was too suspicious.
From these angles, Chen Bugu tried to ask several more questions indirectly, but the Profound Turtle evaded each one, consistently failing to explain clearly.
The Black Snake seemed to perceive Chen Bugu's confusion and dilemma, and then spoke.
"This deal is not a loss for you. Firstly, we will use our last conscious moments to assist you in killing those Black-robed men; secondly, if you kill us, not only can you obtain the Source of Freezing Water, but you can also smoothly break through to Nine Star. Why wouldn't you?"
"Rin Water?"
"Haven't you already witnessed it?"
After the Black Snake finished speaking, its blue snake eyes gleamed slightly. The flowing water on the ground turned a strange black, emitting bursts of cold air, then transformed into several pitch-black water snakes that soared upwards.
"With your Water Element affinity, after obtaining the Source of Freezing Water, you will be able to control this extremely cold water. Isn't that good?"
The Black Snake flicked its tongue, and in those narrow snake eyes, a difficult-to-describe cunning and confidence were revealed at that moment.