Though Hao Shuai was killing the Tree Demon for his own selfish reasons, he obviously couldn't say that out loud. After all, it didn't fit his persona!
So Hao Shuai declared righteously, "You wicked demon! You shelter evil spirits and hunt down humans every day to devour their blood and souls. You've committed every manner of evil. I have a duty to uphold justice and vanquish demons!"
"Well said! Vanquishing demons is the duty of all cultivators like us. Why do we need any other reason?" Yan Chixia shouted.
Such righteous words, combined with Hao Shuai's handsome face—which practically had "I will never coexist with evil" written across it—immediately made the Tree Demon tremble with fear and struck a chord with Yan Chixia.
Only Xin Shisi Niang, who had spent enough time with Hao Shuai to know that he never acted without something to gain, silently sneered at him behind the two men.
But she knew just how petty her young master could be. All she dared to do was roll her eyes to show her disdain; she didn't dare expose him.
"In that case, you'll all be buried here together!"
Knowing that there was no way to settle things peacefully today, the Thousand-Year Tree Demon let out a shrill roar. Its demonic aura surged, and countless roots rapidly swelled and stretched out, like terrifying giant serpents lunging at Hao Shuai once more.
"Tch... You've got just the one trick, don't you?" Hao Shuai scoffed disdainfully.
Though he strategically looked down on his enemy, he still focused intently as he acted. His divine sword appeared in his hand in an instant.
With the divine sword in hand, Hao Shuai's eyes turned sharp as blades. His upright figure was like a sword itself, cold and proud.
Driven by his vast true