Corpse God arrived before Yan Shaozhe and the other two, only ten paces away from them. He looked completely at ease, as if he had returned to his own home.
Yan Shaozhe, Xian Lin'er, and Cai Meier all glared at Corpse God, their eyes like knives, as if they wanted to hack him into a thousand pieces.
"Evil Soul Master, even if you destroy Shrek City and ruin Sea God Island, Shrek's spirit will never die! Shrek's honor will never be defeated! Shrek's faith will never fall!"
"Those Shrek disciples scattered throughout the Three Great Empires will one day wipe you all out completely, then rebuild Shrek!" Yan Shaozhe forced the words out through gritted teeth.
Born of Shrek, he did have his own principles and pride after all. Even in such desperate straits, he would not kneel and beg for mercy.
This could also be considered one of Shrek's more outstanding points. In the earlier battle, not a single core member on Shrek's side had backed down or begged for mercy. Even knowing that leaving Huo Yuhao's protection would only make them die faster, they still charged out to fight. Even if they died, they would drag someone down with them.
It was indeed moving.
However, the ones moved were only those standing on Shrek's side. To Huo Yuhao, Shrek's honor, spirit, and faith were nothing more than things that did not matter.
The strong would never be moved by the convictions of the weak, because the truly strong often possessed an even firmer will.
On Huo Yuhao's journey, everything seemed to have gone smoothly, but to him, disguising himself and suppressing his nature—was that not also a kind of tempering of his own convictions?
As for Yan Shaozhe's words, Corpse God only found them amusing.
"Since there are