In response, Sikong Jing said, "A promise must be honored. At the very least, I need to restore some of Armor-Splitting Flying Scorpion's sanity first."
The moment those words fell, Armor-Splitting Flying Scorpion beneath him gave a slight shudder.
Its eyes were still blood-red from its demonic state, yet after hearing Sikong Jing's words, a flicker of movement and clarity appeared within them.
Just as Sikong Jing had said, Armor-Splitting Flying Scorpion was still half-demonized. With him present, he could suppress it and keep it from going mad, but if he were not by its side, it could go berserk and slaughter people at any moment...
Therefore, Sikong Jing naturally had to settle this matter first. It was both a promise to Armor-Splitting Flying Scorpion and a safeguard for those around him.
And there was also this...
After completely subduing Armor-Splitting Flying Scorpion, subduing other Emperor Martial Stage demonic beasts on the market would become much easier.
"Oh." Bai Xiaojin sat down somewhat boredly upon hearing that.
Beside her, Leng Sha stared blankly at Sikong Jing. Leaving aside how this bargain master of his had managed to subdue Armor-Splitting Flying Scorpion, his words had struck a deep chord in him.
A promise had to be honored—and this was merely a promise made to a demonic beast.
At the same time, Duanmu Chun smiled and said, "I'll go pilot the Divine Shuttle Ship first. I'll catch up with you shortly..."
With that, Duanmu Chun was about to head down to pilot the ship.
But just then, Armor-Splitting Flying Scorpion suddenly spoke. "A powerful expert is catching up. It's that old fellow who's always been pestering me."
As its voice fell, Duanmu Chun's entire body shook violently. He immediately swept his Spirit Platform consciousness out behind him.
The next moment, his expression