Faced with the shadow's merciless mockery and condemnation, Ye Chen knelt on the ground, his back limp, his face lowered, his eyes as dim and lifeless as those of a homeless dog.
"Of course, I know. You will never admit your mistakes, and you will never repent."
"After all, you are just that stubborn a thing."
"We were never going to understand each other."
The shadow shrugged with a smile, then laid out his proposal.
"But who cares? Let's put all this bullshit aside for now."
"Right now, the Butcher plans to wipe out both you and me. This fellow is far from simple—I believe he truly has the ability to threaten me."
"Therefore, the Butcher is our common enemy."
"At the same time, you cannot defeat him on your own."
"So why don't we temporarily unite our fronts first? Once we have thoroughly dealt with the Butcher, this external threat, we can settle the grievances between us afterward."
Faced with the shadow's reasonable proposal, Ye Chen kept silent for a while before finally responding in a hesitant tone:
"Jietisikoki not only possesses the Divine Artifact and the Spirit Realm, but that relic hatchet also gives him over a million chances at resurrection. Even if you brought out the power you used against Ding Moluo back then, it might not guarantee a certain victory."
The shadow gave a disdainful snort.
"Heh. When I dealt with that Clown, I used only a fraction of my power."
"As long as you are willing to lower your guard and truly cooperate with me instead of opposing me—"
"Then a million times and once make no difference whatsoever before us!"
Hearing this, Ye Chen lowered his head in silence.
"..."
The shadow raised his voice, stirring him up impassionedly.
"Ye Chen, think about it.