White Bone Demon had been extremely confident before. When Tathagata Buddha told her to deal with Goku, she had not felt the slightest fear.
Even though Goku had injured her last time, White Bone Demon still had no fear.
But things were different now. She discovered that Goku was even stronger than she had imagined. This time, her influence on him was far greater than before, yet Goku was still able to control himself and attack her with such ferocity.
After only a dozen or twenty exchanges, White Bone Demon was already struggling to hold on. If this continued, she would be defeated by Goku.
With her brows tightly furrowed, White Bone Demon considered how to respond. She absolutely could not lose to Goku. She had to defeat him.
If she could defeat Goku here at White Tiger Ridge this time, she would become another new-generation Demon King in the Three Realms.
Although defeating Goku would draw attacks from his subordinates, White Bone Demon was not afraid. She belonged to the Buddhist Sect. As long as the Buddhist Sect backed her, nothing would be a problem.
Although Tathagata Buddha would have some misgivings about her, for the sake of the Demon Clan, he would surely nurture and support White Bone Demon, allowing her to become the new generation's Demon King of the Demon Clan—or at least giving her tremendous influence within the Demon Clan.
Yet that opportunity now seemed increasingly slim. Goku's strength was simply too great, far beyond what she had expected.
Although White Bone Demon knew that if she held on, Goku would eventually be unable to resist and would lose, she also knew that it would be difficult for her to hold out until then.
Goku understood this as well, which was why he attacked White Bone