"That does make a lot of sense!" Dongfang Xuetong instinctively agreed, then suddenly realized Xiao Yao was bringing Sister Susu into the fight. She couldn't help complaining, "What the hell is reasonable about that? You're fighting alongside the strongest cultivator in the world! There's absolutely no way they can win!"
"Hehe! Xuetong, I became a spirit pet precisely so I could do this," Su Tanmeng replied telepathically.
At first, she'd thought Xiao Yao might have been blinded by the prospect of loot.
But now it seemed that not only had Xiao Yao resisted the temptation, he was also being very rational.
Dongfang Xuetong was speechless. She hadn't expected Sister Susu to think that way.
Of course, that wasn't the point. The point was, how had Xiao Yao picked up Sister Susu's sneaky tactics?
He hadn't been like this before!
"Senior Disciple Master, the Demonic Path forces were the ones who played dirty first. We're just adapting to their tactics, so you don't need to feel any moral or psychological burden."
As soon as Xiao Yao finished speaking, Su Tanmeng immediately agreed. "My disciple is right!"
Dongfang Xuetong couldn't very well say anything else.
After all, whether it was taking the moral high ground or simply protecting Xiao Yao, this was what they had to do.
"I understand! I have no objections!"
Half an hour later.
Ghost Fiend Demon Emperor selected the ten strongest Demonic Path cultivators at the Initial Dao Realm.
One of them was Death Demon Emperor's Direct Disciple, Zeng Xiangming. His cultivation was at the peak of the ninth level of the Initial Dao Realm, but his actual strength was at the peak of the third level of the Dao Integration Realm.
In other words, Xiao Yao was all but certain to lose this first round.
"Xiangming, that