Upon hearing the words "let down," Ning Xiang's tears slipped uncontrollably from her eyes.
She naturally understood that the Maha Poison Body was far inferior to the Saint Maha Body. That poison that kept all living beings a thousand miles away was, by itself, already a colossal flaw.
But...
The Saint Maha Body cultivated far, far too slowly.
In her current state, without a Heaven and Earth Opportunity, she feared that for the next dozen or more years she would be unable to advance even a single step. All that time would be spent consolidating and adapting to her cultivation and strength at this realm, with little improvement to speak of.
Ten years was enough time for anything to happen;
Those hidden enemies would not stand still as she did.
If that happened, the advantage in strength she had gained by rising to this level in one go would cease to exist.
Taking a step back, ten years from now, each of her family and friends would surely be able to grow to her current level. They might even step into the Heaven Soul Realm Late Stage. By then, she would become the weakest one again—the burden dragging everyone down.
She did not want that.
She wanted the strength to protect her family, friends, and master, no matter the time or stage.
Even if it meant becoming a monster no living person dared approach...
That was why she had tolerated—indeed, even actively begged—the Illusion Demon to wrap this terrifying power of the Poisonous Source around her soul core.
Though the Maha Poison Body was inferior to the Saint Maha Body in every way, it possessed one advantage: by drawing upon all manner of deadly poisons, it could raise one's strength to an exceedingly terrifying level in a short time!
Although