Master Jiao Da stared at Xu Yi, and Xu Yi looked back at Master Jiao Da.
Neither of them felt particularly good.
Although he had obtained the Demon Core Stone, once his delight had passed, Xu Yi found himself somewhat troubled.
In truth, he had come to seek out Master Jiao Da this time only to confirm a suspicion.
It had begun when Master Jiao Da took out the Demon Testing Stone and made a move he should not have made.
Unfortunately for him, the Great Demon Xu had caught it. Xu Yi was a meticulous man. Though he had spotted the flaw, he had not dared to be sure. After weighing it over and over, he had decided to test the waters.
That was why he had barged into Master Jiao Da's room, and why Master Jiao Da had thought his various actions utterly incomprehensible.
The result of the test had left him both pleased and worried.
He was pleased that he had managed to force the Demon Core Stone from Master Jiao Da.
And when he had just seized Master Jiao Da's Sumeru Ring and probed inside with his divine sense, he had not found the Demon Core Stone.
Clearly, Master Jiao Da probably had a treasure like the Blood Concealment Ring.
What worried him was that Master Jiao Da would rather give up the Demon Core Stone than let him destroy the Hidden Dragon Ship.
That indirectly proved that Master Jiao Da's move after taking out the Demon Testing Stone had truly been meant to convey something else. There was no doubt about it: this expedition to the Demon-Searching Palace was genuinely perilous.
"Xu keeps his word. Since Brother Jiao has given me the Demon Core Stone, I won't take it for nothing."
As he spoke, Xu