I am just a mortal, why do you all worship me as a saint?

Chapter 173: I Don't Care

"What...what's wrong with you?!"

Su Luo's face turned ashen, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "The great cause of the demon race is imminent, and His Majesty the Demon Emperor has personally given the order. As his guest minister, how dare you refuse?"

He didn't understand.

Su Jinxi suddenly seemed like someone he didn't recognize.

Her appearance remained unchanged, still breathtakingly beautiful; her personality remained unchanged, still as proud and unrestrained as ever; yet, the words she uttered were so unfamiliar!

How dare you, a demon, refuse the orders of the Demon King?

When did Su Jinxi develop such a rebellious spirit that shocked him?

No, something must have happened! She's been missing for months, and yet she seems to have failed her tribulation unscathed, but instead of returning to her clan immediately, she stayed in human territory. There's something fishy going on here!

But what exactly is going on?

"Ha, why can't I refuse?"

Su Jinxi scoffed lightly. She walked step by step to Su Luo, staring intently at him with clear yet cold eyes.

"I have no interest in the so-called great cause of the demon race. I am only interested in how to live my own life. Your Majesty the Demon Emperor, trying to do things beyond your capabilities will only lead to your demise."

She firmly believed in her own ideas.

If the Demon Emperor wanted to start a war, she would definitely not come out on top. Although she was a person who wanted to live a simple life, the Nine-Lives Demon Cat clan still had to obey the Demon Emperor's orders, so she was somewhat troubled.

But in any case, going to war would be a dead end.

Gu Heng is currently living in seclusion in the Sunflame Dynasty! The demon army will run into him first when it steps out of the demon realm!

Isn't this like throwing an egg against a rock, or a complete disaster?

However, the Demon King could not be persuaded, and it would be extremely foolish to ask the entire tribe to leave the demon realm and come to the human realm.

"you……"

Su Luo hadn't expected Su Jinxi to be so sharp-tongued, while he himself was not good with words. However, he endured for a moment and then calmed down.

Okay, since she doesn't want to come along, then forget it.

In any case, from the very beginning, when the Demon Emperor issued the imperial decree, he did not take Su Jinxi into consideration. Since that's the case, once the mission is completed, the Demon Emperor's rewards will naturally all go to him, and Su Jinxi can forget about getting anything.

If Su Luo wants to surpass Su Jinxi, she can't just follow behind her.

Even if her cultivation level increases, she'll always be faster than me. That won't do!

He needs to be faster!

Su Luo is now at the tenth level of the Tribulation Transcending stage. If he completes the mission well, the treasures bestowed by the Demon Emperor will surely allow him to steadily advance into the Mahayana stage!

We should leave Su Jinxi behind, instead of struggling to catch up with her!

As for... disobeying the orders of the Demon King?

Only a fool would do that.

He didn't know why Su Jinxi dared to be so rebellious, but the Demon Emperor was a Saint-level cultivator, said to be the youngest and strongest Saint-level cultivator among the demon race!

There are some old monsters in the Demon Realm who are even older than him, but their strength is still only a fraction of that of the Demon Emperor.

He is the most likely among all the demon races to reach the tenth level of the Saint Realm, the current peak! No one doubts that with the Demon Emperor presiding over the Demon Realm and leading all races, the demon race will surely reach a new peak!

Su Luo had no doubt that the Demon King's grand cause might be thwarted by humans. How could that powerful ruler not consider the affairs of human strongmen?

Thinking of this, Su Luo sneered.

"Alright, since you don't want to come, then so be it. You'd better not go back to the clan, otherwise, your rebellious thoughts could easily cause trouble."

"Your Majesty the Demon Emperor is wise and mighty. We were able to carry out our secret mission this time, and Your Majesty treated us with the utmost generosity. It's a pity that this is a benefit you cannot enjoy."

Su Luo glanced at Su Jinxi with a mocking look.

The Demon King is never stingy with rewards; even if a mission is not completed, he will still reward the person beforehand.

He was one of the beneficiaries.

Su Jinxi tilted her head, narrowed her cat-like eyes, and a subtle curve appeared at the corner of her lips.

"Hmph, I knew something was off about your demon form. It looked like... you were about to evolve, weren't you?"

"You do have some sense."

Su Luo proudly raised his head, and then his demonic aura surged. Although he did not reveal his demonic form, a faint silver light was already flashing on his body. Judging from his appearance, it was the fourth level of the five-fold demonic body of the Nine-Lives Demon Cat - Silver!

However, its dull color indicates that it has not fully evolved.

It's still a bit lacking.

"His Majesty the Demon Emperor bestowed upon me the 'Blood Refining Core,' and I have lived up to expectations, having already stepped into the threshold of the fourth level of demonic body!"

He raised the corner of his eye, as if to say, "You must be very envious."

If it were the Su Jinxi of the past, she would naturally be envious. The Nine-Lives Demon Cat's demon body is divided into five levels, and most of its clansmen have difficulty even evolving to the third level, "white". When she was undergoing the Mahayana Tribulation and was ambushed, Su Jinxi's demon body was only the third level, white.

But now, she has no need to envy.

Because her master only gave her a sip of "Star Moon Divine Water", she completely broke through to the fourth level of demon body!

So, Su Luo is still chasing after her.

Poor cousin~

"Your demonic form is still at the third level, isn't it? What a pity. If you had successfully passed the Great Ascension Tribulation, you could have easily evolved to the fourth level of your demonic form with the help of its power."

Su Luo's words were somewhat sarcastic, and he made no attempt to hide his desire to show off in front of Su Jinxi.

She raised her red lips slightly, a half-smile playing on her lips: "Well, you're not wrong... but your fourth level of demonic body is only just scratching the surface. You don't need to jump around like this in front of me, do you? I don't care."

The faint smile on Su Luo's lips slowly faded. "What? You don't care?"

His eyes twitched violently, veins bulged, and his face instantly turned black.

Su Jinxi shrugged and said casually, "It's just the fourth level of demonic body. I have that too."

As soon as she finished speaking, a dazzling silver light appeared all over her body, as if she were covered with a layer of shimmering fur. The brighter the silver light, the more surging and concentrated the demonic power in her body became. She raised her hand and pointed forward, and Su Luo felt his bloodline being suppressed!

He was stunned.

"You...!" His eyes widened. "How is this possible...!"

"How did you break through to the fourth level of demonic body?!"

Su Jinxi pouted: "Is there a problem?"

Su Luo gritted her teeth, but couldn't utter a single word. Her face, which had been dark just moments before, was now flushed red, as if all the blood in her body had rushed to her head. "You... how did you do that?"

Su Luo trembled all over, feeling both angry and cold.

He received a reward from the Demon King, which freed him from the pitiful fate of being stuck in the third level of demon body for many years. Moreover, as Su Jinxi said, he had only touched the threshold.

But Su Jinxi is already in her fourth demon form!