Rebella looked at Xatia and Abelard nervously as if they were judges who could decide her life or death.
After all, she was cursed by James and signed a soul contract. With just a thought, James could kill her. However, James was
hesitant about it.
Abelard suddenly bowed to James, clasped his hands, and said, "She's the strongest amongst us, Master. Keeping her with us
will definitely be useful when we enter the Forladtt Land's fourth level."
Truett looked at Abelard and said, "You're a good guy, huh? Then, if a situation like this happens again, we'll just have to die?"
Xatia suddenly said, "Can I have a private conversation with her first, Master?"
Everyone was stunned by her request.
James looked at her for a while, then nodded lightly.
Xatia's tensed heart was finally relieved. She walked forward, picked Rebella up from the ground, and disappeared in a flash.
Truett stared at James and said, "You should've just killed her. Why are you wasting time?"
"Two reasons." James turned around and said, "First, we need to go to the Forladtt Land's Fourth Level. It's a perilous and
unpredictable place. We'll have a greater chance of surviving with a powerhouse at the Yuraeceon Daelm Rank's Ninth
Tribulation."
Everyone exchanged shocked gazes.
Adair said, "But with your strength..."
James waved his hand to interrupt her and said, "If my strength can defeat a powerhouse at the Yuraeceon Daelm Rank's Ninth
Tribulation, then I would not have to do this.
"I tested Rebella just now. Even though I've got a new skeleton, I can only fight someone at the peak of the Yuraeceon Daelm
Rank's Eighth Tribulation's lower grade. Even if I regain my Golden Body, the strongest I can take on is someone at the peak of
the Yuraeceon Daelm Rank's Eighth Tribulation. What will I do if we encounter another opponent at the Yuraeceon Daelm Rank's
Ninth Tribulation?"
After hearing this, the group exchanged confused glances. None of them had expected James to have such consideration.
For a moment, everyone fell silent.
Rebella and Xatia stood silently in a certain ruin of the third level of the Forladtt Land.
After a while, Xatia said, "You're still so arrogant."
Rubella raised her head and said, "I'm not." Xatia stared at her, saying, “Well then, is it because of your pride? A powerhouse at
the Yuraeceon Daelm Rank's Ninth Tribulation is being humiliated and controlled by a cultivator only at the Yuraeceon Daelm
Rank's Fifth Rank.
"Have you ever thought about this? With his strength, how could you only think of him as an ordinary cultivator at the Yuraeceon
Daelm Rank's Fifth Rank?"
Rebella frowned and asked, "Is that why you're so devoted to him?"
Xatia replied, "Not really. At first, it was because of his soul interrogation. However, later on, I got to know him gradually.
"Throughout my life, no powerhouses have bothered with my life and death in the face of danger. However, he, whom we call a
demon, cared about me.
"Whether he's faking it to win over our hearts and take advantage of us, at least he stood up for me when I was in danger."