A place of verdant mountains and clear waters.
Dai Lü, clad in a black robe, stood silently as a prairie-green attribute emerged around him, spreading through the surrounding grass and trees and drawing out all the Spiritual Energy within them.
Whoosh!
A moment later, he opened his eyes.
Exhaling a breath of turbid air, he said, "I've broken through to the sixth grade."
Green Scarf Brother had truly worked incredibly hard to grow stronger and seek revenge.
But although he possessed a protagonist's fate, compared to Jun the Cheat, he was simply a colossal tragedy.
"Kid."
Soul said unhappily, "Relying solely on drawing from plants and Fierce Beasts, reaching Emperor Rank will remain a distant dream. Why not draw from Martial Cultivators of the same realm? That would be much faster!"
Dai Lü shook his head. "Harming innocent lives for revenge—how would that make me any different from demons?"
In theory, he had a grudge against Jun Changxiao and could be considered an antagonist, but he was by no means an utterly vile person. He certainly could not do anything so devoid of conscience.
"In a world where martial strength reigns supreme, it is the strong who devour the weak!"
Soul roared in frustration at his failure to meet expectations. "If you care so much about good and evil, sooner or later, it will get you killed!"
"Enough."
Dai Lü said, "I have my own plans."
"..."
Soul fell silent at once.
He had thought this fool would be easy to manipulate, but unexpectedly, he had principles. It seemed that if Soul wanted to devour him and claim his body, he would need much more time.
Eternal Sect.
Jun Changxiao sat in Fine Rain Hall and said, "Why are you only a sixth-grade Martial King?"
Li Luoqiu curled her