Immortal Gourd Island.
Underground.
The roar of seawater flooding into the hollow was deafening. Shattered rock walls tumbled into the abyss, dragging mud and sand with them.
The remaining patterns of the Fifth-Tier Binding Formation flickered overhead a few times.
Then they went out for good.
King Poisonscale stood before Ji Yuan, a gentle smile fixed on his rough, fierce face.
Ji Yuan raised his eyes to the demon king who had fought beside him only moments ago and couldn't help smiling.
He understood perfectly what King Poisonscale meant by "replenish himself."
With what?
With Ji Yuan's flesh and blood. With the pure spiritual power of his Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivation. All to restore the essence King Poisonscale had lost during years of torment at Great Shaman Sea-Devouring's hands.
Ji Yuan wasn't the least bit surprised.
Great Shaman Sea-Devouring's warning before his death still rang in his ears.
Even without it, Ji Yuan knew what snake demons were like.
Back on the Abyssal Continent, the Profound Serpent Manor Master had been the same, turning on him faster than a page could be flipped.
Snakes had always been cold-blooded by nature.
Ji Yuan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. An inscrutable smile touched his pale face.
"Just now, I fought beside Your Majesty to kill that Sea-Devouring Old Scoundrel. And now you're turning on me as if we've never met?"
King Poisonscale spread his hands. "You're human. I'm not. Did you expect me to lecture you on the grand principles of the Human Race?"
Ji Yuan nodded slowly.
"You're right."
He paused. The smile remained on his face, but his eyes had gone cold.
"There's an old saying that's right, too."
King Poisonscale raised a brow. "What saying?"
Ji Yuan gave no answer.
His will surged, and