Black Zetsu stared fixedly at the boy before him. For some reason, killing intent surged from him. The boy below seemed to sense something and suddenly looked in their direction. But by the time he did, Li had already grabbed Black Zetsu and carried him to the end of another branch.
"Idiot, why did you let out such powerful killing intent?" Li said unhappily. The boy before them was no ordinary human—he was Hagoromo's descendant and possessed an exceptionally keen sensitivity to all kinds of life energy. It would have been stranger if he had not noticed the killing intent Black Zetsu had unleashed.
Gritting his teeth, Black Zetsu said, "He's the son of that traitor Hagoromo. I want to kill him and make Hagoromo regret it for the rest of his life!"
Li sighed helplessly. "How are you supposed to revive Moonlight Princess like that? Come on, I'll tell you what to do. Do you think killing Hagoromo's son would truly make him suffer? You're overthinking it. If Hagoromo were really that fragile, how could he have defeated and sealed Moonlight Princess?"
"Then tell me what I should do!" Black Zetsu's face carried a trace of anger, as though he felt Li was insulting him. "And why are you calling Mother by her name? Who exactly are you?!"
Li paused slightly. This strange feeling was as if Black Zetsu's intelligence had suddenly improved by quite a bit. Wait—before meeting him, Black Zetsu had seemingly never interacted with anyone else. Could his intelligence have started skyrocketing just because they had exchanged a few words?
This guy's learning ability was truly remarkable. Though that could also mean his intelligence had been extremely low to begin with.
"Who am I?" A cold smile appeared on Li's lips. "I am your mother's elder