Even after Yue Shen intercepted the Demon God's Crown that Haoyue wanted to absorb, Haoyue still looked utterly harmless, even pitifully aggrieved.
Even Yue Shen could not quite tell whether it was the present Haoyue who wanted to absorb this Demon God's Crown, or Austin Griffin, who slumbered within Haoyue.
Fortunately, Sol, far away in the Plane of the Dead, had been watching every change on Yue Shen's side ever since they began fighting the Snake Demon God.
Although Yue Shen's current mental power was still insufficient to probe the situation inside Haoyue, Sol was different. With keen senses, Sol immediately detected the change in the aura within Haoyue.
The slumbering will of destruction within Haoyue stirred slightly the instant the Demon God's Crown appeared. When Yue Shen intercepted the crown just before Haoyue could swallow it, Sol even sensed the chilling murderous intent emanating from that will of destruction.
Had that murderous intent not vanished in an instant without any move to harm Yue Shen, Sol would have come over immediately and slain Haoyue with overwhelming force.
"Yue Shen, you'd best be careful." Sol's voice rang in Yue Shen's ears. "That will of destruction inside Haoyue is indeed asleep, but it isn't completely oblivious to what happens outside. At the very least, you... have already caught its attention."
Yue Shen nodded lightly but said nothing.
"Whimper..."
With that "beloved possession" snatched away by Yue Shen, Haoyue was rubbing a head against him with a pitiful expression, seemingly unable to understand why this "benefactor," who had saved Haoyue and Haoyue's elder brother several times, would snatch food right out of Haoyue's mouth.
"...Brother Yue." Seeing this, Long Haochen found himself in a difficult position.
After all, their smooth victory over the Snake Demon God had been almost entirely thanks to