"Eyes and hands?"
The Furnace Spirit's eyes revealed a trace of contemplation.
It was not foolish.
Born within a divine creation like the Heaven-Earth Furnace and nurtured by a vast quantity of spiritual treasures, such a foundation meant it was far beyond what ordinary living beings could ever reach.
Its current bewilderment and confusion stemmed only from having seen too little and from its fear of the unknown.
Like a flood dragon that had yet to leap over the Dragon Gate, even if it had not yet reached the pinnacle, it was still beyond the reach of ordinary beasts and birds.
Ye Xiu had not displayed much, yet what had appeared upon that light screen was already enough to explain many things.
It pondered, and Ye Xiu did not urge it.
His attitude toward all things had always been to retain his own pride without underestimating others.
The Heaven-Earth Furnace Spirit before him was, in terms of strength alone, almost certainly the most powerful existence he had encountered thus far.
Not to mention its potential. A being nurtured after the fact like this possessed boundless potential as well.
To him, this meeting was more like a stroke of fortune.
If the Heaven-Earth Furnace Spirit before him could acknowledge his view, then the Heavenly Craftsmen Tribe would remain as stable as ever afterward.
Naturally, the enormous gamble he had made by risking himself on Nie Qing would also bring corresponding returns.
And if the other party still could not cast off the longing for freedom that dwelled within all living beings—
Then there was no other good solution.
With the other party's strength, if it truly wished to leave, then with Ye Xiu's current power, even joining forces with all the remaining members of the Heavenly Craftsmen Tribe would likely not