When the Iron-Eating Beast opened its eyes again, the wasteland had already been shrouded in night.
A bonfire blazed beside it, helping the weakened beast ward off the chill of the cold night.
Beside the fire, the human boy who looked so tiny in comparison sat facing it, eyes closed as he regulated his breathing.
He actually didn't take the chance to kill me!
The Iron-Eating Beast was greatly surprised.
In its eyes, as long as Jiang Feng killed it, he could rightfully claim this divine iron vein for himself.
That would be far more advantageous to Jiang Feng than reaching some so-called agreement with it.
By now, most of the poison in its body had dissipated. It knew it had narrowly escaped death.
And the one who had saved its life was this human it had always resisted.
In its eyes, Jiang Feng had no reason to spare its life.
"Senior, you're awake?" Perhaps sensing the aura of its awakening, the boy opened his eyes and asked with a smile.
The Iron-Eating Beast froze for a moment before asking, "Why didn't you kill me?"
Jiang Feng smiled faintly. "Why would I kill you, Senior?"
The Iron-Eating Beast paused. "If you killed me, wouldn't you be able to rightfully possess this divine iron vein?"
"Then, with this as your foundation, you could raise your tribal civilization to prominence. Ordinary divine beasts would have no chance of dividing it with you."
Jiang Feng nodded. "What you said is true, Senior."
"I'll be honest as well. I did consider doing that."
The Iron-Eating Beast's brow furrowed slightly, but soon relaxed. If Jiang Feng had claimed never to have considered it, it would only have found him insincere.
Now that Jiang Feng said this, it instead felt that his words were at least