No one knew whether Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures had strange tempers. No one could say whether the Phoenix Soul Fruit would choose the Heaven-Devouring Hou instead of the Jade Devouring Sky Python simply because the Hou and the Heaven-Devouring Wolf looked more alike. Chi Xue didn't know either. So, after hearing what the Jade Devouring Sky Python had said, he was left speechless, unsure how to respond.
"Maybe that really is possible," the Jade Devouring Sky Python said. Then its tone shifted. "Of course, in some ways, that would be good news for us. If the Phoenix Soul Fruit chooses the Heaven-Devouring Hou, the cultivators of the God Realm will attack the Heavenly One Path, and the Po Family Brothers will suffer heavy casualties too."
Though it said that, Chi Xue could hear the worry in its voice. He knew it well.
If the Phoenix Soul Fruit acknowledged the Heaven-Devouring Hou, then the Hou wouldn't need to undergo another beast soul inheritance. That meant it and the Po Family Brothers could leave the Beast Soul Realm at any time. Especially with the great factions of the God Realm surrounding them, if that happened, Chi Xue and the others would have little chance of getting their hands on the Phoenix Soul Fruit—and no way to deal the Po Family Brothers a devastating blow.
"We can't afford to overlook this, so we need to think of a countermeasure," Chi Xue said gravely. He pondered for a long while, until at last his brow relaxed. Then he looked at the Jade Devouring Sky Python. "I do have a fairly good idea. When the time comes to attack Ling Tian and the others, we won't take part. We won't kick them when they're down, either. At the very least, we mustn't lay a hand on