"Because your mother died at someone's hands, you would slaughter the entire Human Race? How innocent are all the humans beneath heaven?"
Lin Ke shook his head.
Exterminating nine generations of a family, collective punishment, and the like were certain to claim innocent lives when carried out.
Much less exterminating an entire race.
Then, if another relative was eaten by a tiger next time, would you kill every tiger beneath heaven?
If everything in the world acted this way, wouldn't it all descend into chaos?
Today, a mouse attained the Dao and became a demon, killing every snake beneath heaven; tomorrow, a snake attained the Dao and became a demon, slaughtering all the eagles. How could the world ever know peace?
But Lin Ke reckoned that revenge had long since corroded A Shui's mind. His unwavering devotion to his original purpose over all these years had left him unable to hear anything else.
Especially since many bovines had a stubborn streak, forever drilling into the tip of an ox's horn.
Besides, A Shui had slaughtered the people of dozens of villages. His crimes were unforgivable.
"Forget it. More words are useless."
Lin Ke's power of reform circulated, transforming into sword qi.
Clang!
Storm flew from his hand, its blade solidifying into a seamless whole. Though no flames rose from it, it seemed to have become a blue sun, its scorching power washing over him.
"A Sword Cultivator?"
A Shui apparently knew what a Sword Cultivator was. He swiftly chanted, "A minister who does not punish rebels is no minister; a son who does not avenge his kin is no son!"
An enormous Executioner’s Saber immediately appeared before him, black-and-red flames burning along it as well. "Slay the enemy!"
"A saber?" The intelligence had never mentioned the Fierce Demon using a