With the divinity fully refined, Chen Lin's injuries finally stabilized.
He inwardly breathed a sigh of relief.
Struggling to his feet, he looked at Hu Sanniang and said, "Since you aren't going to kill me, there must be something you need me for. Speak freely."
Given her status and cultivation, she could hardly want a male pet. There had to be a reason she had spared him.
"Clever."
Hu Sanniang's eyes shimmered.
She looked him up and down, clicking her tongue in wonder. "If your Heart of Indomitability weren't impossible to fake, I would really doubt whether you were from the Red Ape Clan."
"But that doesn't matter."
Light flashed over her body, and all her tails retracted, leaving her looking entirely like an alluring young woman.
She said evenly, "As long as you can suppress divinity, that's enough. I want you to join forces with me and kill that Celestial God."
"Kill a god?"
Chen Lin looked at her in astonishment and doubt.
Few beings in this world dared entertain such a thought.
"Hmph."
Hu Sanniang gave a soft snort.
"What gods? They're nothing but invaders from the Outer World. They can be killed just like anyone else."
Having said that,
she cast another suspicious look at Chen Lin.
"Didn't your Red Ape Clan kill two Celestial Gods? Why would you react like that? Are you really from the Red Ape Clan?"
"Didn't you say that didn't matter?"
Chen Lin had recovered a little more and finally no longer looked so drained.
Looking straight at her, he said, "Invaders or not, strength is what counts. Are you confident you can deal with that Celestial God?"
"If I were, I wouldn't have come looking for you."
Hu Sanniang rolled her eyes at him.
"However..."
She glanced at the giant snake's