Only after they returned to Spirit Mountain did Wutian breathe a sigh of relief.
Although there was nothing on Spirit Mountain more powerful than he was, he could not help feeling relieved once he returned.
"I never imagined back then that Hongjun's attendant would make such a choice."
Wutian could clearly sense that, during this fusion, Hongjun's attendant had shown no desire to resist at all. In fact, the fellow had initiated the fusion himself.
Otherwise, the process could never have gone so smoothly.
"What exactly was that fellow trying to do?"
Sun Wukong was also plainly puzzled by the choice Hongjun's attendant had made.
Wasn't it better to stay alive and well? Why insist on fusing with another being whose strength far surpassed his own?
"Perhaps he couldn't bear living like this anymore."
Xu Tong smiled as well, but did nothing else.
Inwardly, however, Xu Tong was already making meticulous plans.
Hongjun's attendant had originally been the only person Hongjun could trust.
But after this turn of events, Hongjun probably no longer had anyone he could call upon.
In other words, Hongjun had fallen into an absolute disadvantage in his struggle against the Demon Ancestor.
After pondering it for a long while, why did Xu Tong suddenly feel that the Demon Ancestor's chances of victory had grown considerably?
Could that fellow, the Demon Ancestor, really end up claiming the final victory?
Meanwhile, in the Purple Cloud Palace, both the Demon Ancestor and Hongjun had witnessed what happened.
"I truly never imagined that your attendant would make such a choice."
"Nor did I imagine that you had something so terrifying in your possession."
The Demon Ancestor looked at Hongjun with a strange smile on his face.
He genuinely had not expected Hongjun to produce something connected to Dao Integration.
Yet