"You're protecting him?"
Dream-Demon True Lord looked at the Profound Serpent Manor Master standing in his way, then turned to Ji Yuan atop the sand dune, who still seemed somewhat shaken.
"You two have never had any dealings with each other. Are you certain you, Profound Serpent, want to protect him?"
"Heh."
The Profound Serpent Manor Master sneered, raising a hand. "Does that matter? I, Profound Serpent, simply cannot stand the way you, Dream Demon, slaughter your disciples. First Bone Demon, then that Qiu Qianhai you said you wanted to possess, and now even a disciple you picked up from who knows where halfway through—you want to lay hands on him too."
"Even a vicious tiger does not eat its own cubs. I may be venomous, but I cannot commit such atrocities as slaughtering my own disciples. I simply cannot stand your conduct. What about it?"
"Fine, fine, fine."
Though Dream-Demon True Lord was furious, rage had not clouded his mind.
He and Bone Demon Old Devil had thoroughly torn off all pretense of civility. A battle was inevitable next.
For now, he did not dare offend a second Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivator.
Moreover, with the Profound Serpent Manor Master's temperament, once offended, it was best to crush him to death in one stroke. Otherwise, he would only become an even greater nuisance.
Yet Dream-Demon True Lord did not possess the strength to kill the Profound Serpent Manor Master in one blow.
"This man is insidious and treacherous, full of cunning schemes. If you, Profound Serpent, are not afraid, then keep him."
After saying that, Dream-Demon True Lord flashed away and returned to the dune where he had been standing before.
Rather than becoming angry, the Profound Serpent Manor Master burst into laughter. "Insidious and treacherous? Who could possibly