"Sky-Splitting, are you determined to protect this human?"
The Burning Heaven Beast King had not expected that even after softening its tone, the other party would still refuse to let up. It let out a furious roar.
"Protect him? I only want the treasure. Hand over the treasure, and you can kill him however you like! It has nothing to do with me!" the Sky-Splitting Beast King snorted.
"Beast King, you..." Nie Yun looked over. "We signed a contract!"
He had long guessed that the Sky-Splitting Beast King was unreliable, but he had not expected it to become useless so quickly.
"Heh heh, our contract only says we shall not harm each other. If the Burning Heaven Beast King wants to kill you, that is beyond my control!" The Sky-Splitting Beast King chuckled.
It was right. The contract they had signed only prohibited them from harming one another; it did not require either party to protect the other. Standing by in such a situation would not trigger any backlash from the contract.
"Since that's the case, then I won't hold back either!"
Their cooperation had only been for the sake of finding the World Heart. They were bound to turn against each other sooner or later, so Nie Yun could not be bothered wasting words on it. He raised his head and looked at the Burning Heaven Beast King.
"I know why you captured me, but... have you ever considered what leverage someone in the Stealing Heaven Borrowing Life Realm could possibly have to make a mighty Heavenly Dao expert of the Two Provinces Realm bring me here? What qualifications could I possibly have to sign a contract with him? Haha, if there were nothing to exchange, do you think that would be possible?"
"You think I'll believe you just