"Hahaha… you should have killed me when you had the chance."
Yu Xuan's laughter echoed across the void.
"But now?"
He spread his hands mockingly.
"Can you even kill me?"
The Ancient Demon fell silent.
For all his rage, the words struck uncomfortably close to truth.
Even at full strength.
Even using forbidden techniques.
Even burning its lifespan.
He was no longer certain he could end Yu Xuan.
That uncertainty was precisely why he had agreed to this alliance.
The Phoenix.
The anomalous existence.
Three peak Immortal Ascension beings.
Against one.
Though Immortal Ascension was lower than Half-Immortal, these three each had their own secrets which they used to suppress entire Lower Realms.
They needed to discard needless pride to keep their lives.
Though in his heart, the Ancient Demon despised standing alongside that third entity, the one rejected by the Heavens themselves.
He and the Phoenix had already prepared a second plan.
Kill Yu Xuan first.
