Su Jiu raised an eyebrow slightly, a flicker of interest crossing her eyes. It seemed this snake demon truly could not enter the spirit vein.
Little Pearl flew out of the Nine-Star World-Cleansing Pearl on Su Jiu's wrist, circled the White-Scaled Flower Snake twice, then flew back with disgust written all over its face.
"It bears a heavy burden of sin. I suggest you kill it immediately. That would be a great deed indeed."
Su Jiu's gaze paused briefly. "You're saying this snake demon, which is only at the sixth tier even after eating its own descendants, bears a heavy burden of sin? As far as I know, most of the demon beasts in these woods are probably stronger than it."
"Who said all its sins came from its own actions? It can command its descendants to devour prey."
Su Jiu's gaze sharpened slightly. "In other words, the White-Scaled Flower Snake we first encountered might have been under its control?"
Little Pearl nodded. "Yes."
So was that the source of this snake's malice toward her?
It had wanted to eat her, then decided to use her once it realized it could not beat her?
Hah. What a fine set of calculations.
"Have you made up your minds?" Impatience flashed through the White-Scaled Flower Snake's eyes again.
If only I could beat them! I would turn them into a meal on my plate!
Su Jiu curled her lips, and the Frostbound Purple Ultimate Sword in her hand shone even brighter.
"Have you misunderstood something?"
The White-Scaled Flower Snake froze briefly, meeting Su Jiu's eyes. "What do you mean?"
"Do you think we definitely can't find the spirit vein without you?"
By now, neither Su Jiu nor Chu Luohen made any attempt to conceal their killing intent. Even if the White-Scaled Flower