"She isn't dead, but in that condition, she was hardly far from it. I value peace. I wouldn't count eating people among my proud achievements. I much prefer spirit herbs."
The Black Tortoise assumed human form again, continuously releasing his origin life essence to keep Ning Xinyao alive.
Ning Xinyao's aura of life was like a candle flame in the wind, seemingly liable to be snuffed out at any moment.
But Xuanyou hadn't caused this. He had never once taken the initiative to hurt anyone.
"I told her I wouldn't hurt her, and that I had a way around the Black Tortoise Battlefield's rule that only one could survive. She blocked my Divine Sense transmissions and was determined to die."
Xuanyou explained.
Li Yang knew Xuanyou was telling the truth.
From beginning to end, Xuanyou had never shown him any killing intent.
At first, he had thought Xuanyou was supremely arrogant, believing his defenses made him invincible and thus disdaining to feel any killing intent toward him.
But now it seemed this demon had never wanted his life at all.
"Then why did you come?" Li Yang demanded. "However pretty you make it sound, didn't you come here to invade?"
Xuanyou shook his head, rejecting Li Yang's words.
"Conflict is unavoidable. Just as your Nine Provinces aren't as united as you imagine, our Demon Savage Continent has also split into two factions over the impending convergence.
"They favor war. We favor peace.
"But whether we choose war or peace, the convergence will inevitably bring bloodshed and conflict.
"I am a living being of the Demon Savage Continent, so naturally I must stand with it. But I don't want this to push our two Domains to the point where war becomes inevitable."
Li Yang couldn't deny that Xuanyou had a point.