Chapter 81: So Evil, One Doesn’t Even Think They’re Evil

Chapter 81: Chapter 81: So Evil, One Doesn’t Even Think They’re Evil

Staring at the illusory figure, Su Han blinked, looking a bit dazed.

’Calling someone a Great Saint versus calling them a monkey... Is there really any difference?’

Seeing the confusion in Su Han’s eyes, the illusory figure was also a bit dumbfounded.

"You... you’re not a human Great Saint?"

’A human Great Saint?’

’What in the world is that? Aren’t Great Saints from the Monkey Race?!’

Fortunately, before Su Han could ask, the illusory figure spoke first.

"Of course. This ruin has... her residual power. Even an ordinary Saint would find it difficult to destroy.

A single, casual strike from you possesses more destructive force than a full-powered attack from an ordinary Saint. How could you possibly be *just* at the Saint level of strength?

I was mistaken..."

Su Han: "..."

’You’re just going to make up an excuse for me and convince yourself just like that?’

’And... what’s all this about Saints and Great Saints?’

’Are you talking about... a realm? One above the Creation Realm?’

’So, when this guy called me Great Saint, he mistook my strength for that of a Saint’s, and ’Great Saint’ was meant as an honorific... not him calling me a monkey?’

Although he felt he understood the meaning behind the illusory figure’s words, Su Han still felt that the title "Great Saint" was a bit...

Imagine a scene like this: a group of Saints in a meeting, addressing each other as "Great Saint."

’Wouldn’t that... instantly conjure up an image of a bunch of monkeys in kasayas plotting how to topple the Spiritual Mountain and shatter Lingxiao?!’

’It’s simply hilarious!’

Shaking his head to clear the image from his mind, Su Han looked at the illusory figure. "I’m not some Great Saint. Don’t call me Great Saint."

"Great Saint..."

"Call me Great Saint again and I’ll beat you to death."

The illusory figure: "..."

’Even if you’ve surpassed the Saint realm, you must have spent some time in it, right?’

’Could it be that back then, everyone who called you Great Saint was clubbed by you... Ack, ack, ack, why did I randomly think of a club?’

’Don’t tell me you killed them all, one by one, with your sword?’

’Besides, aren’t you a sage of the human race?’

Although it grumbled internally, the illusory figure still nodded and corrected its mistake.

"Then... could you just tell me directly what you need? Please spare these Demon-Devouring Trees. They’re just a bunch of children."

Su Han: "..."

Looking at the forest below, which was engulfed in a sea of fire, Su Han understood.

’Demon-Devouring Trees... that must be this freakish species whose branches turn into tentacles and whose trunks crack open to drip sap, right?’

’But... children?’

’Open your tiny, beady eyes and take a good look! Have you ever seen children this big? Are all the kids in your family at least five hundred meters tall?’

"Gre—"

"If you dare call me Great Saint, I’ll really hit you," Su Han glared. "First, tell me what you are."

The illusory figure stared at Su Han, thinking for a long while, but it couldn’t come up with a proper way to address this person who seemed... not quite right.

In the end, it decided not to use an address term at all.

"I am the Array Spirit of this ruin, born from the Array that protects it. You can also think of me as the ruin’s administrator."

"Administrator?"

Su Han’s eyes lit up. "Then can you control this entire ruin?"

The illusory figure nodded. Looking at Su Han, it hesitated before speaking, "An expert such as yourself must have come to this small ruin for something you need, right?

Why don’t you tell me, and I’ll help you find it, so as not to waste your time?"

’That’s exactly what I wanted to hear!’

Su Han’s eyes lit up. "Well now... you’re the one who offered, right?"

Seeing Su Han agree to its help, the illusory figure couldn’t help but feel a little happy. ’If I help him get what he wants, I can send this great menace on his way as soon as possible.’

Thinking of this, it couldn’t help but sigh helplessly.

’Sigh... Time truly is an invisible weapon.’

’Even for someone as strong as her, the power she left behind has dissipated so, so much over the ages.’

’Otherwise...’

’It never would have come to this.’

Lamenting internally, the illusory figure nodded at Su Han.

"That’s right, I said it. Please tell me what you need my help with."

Su Han glanced at the forest—less than one percent of which he had managed to set alight—thought for a moment, and said, "Alright then... first, kick up a strong wind in this forest."

"A... a strong wind?"

The illusory figure was dumbfounded. ’There’s a massive fire in this forest, and he wants a strong wind *now*?’

’Do you think not enough trees have burned down, or are those Cultivators in the forest not dying fast enough for you?’

"That’s right. Is there a problem?"

Su Han looked at the illusory figure, his expression completely self-righteous. ’You’re the one who offered to help me. I was just worrying that setting all these trees on fire would be a little time-consuming.’

’You can help by whipping up some wind. The wind will fan the flames, and everything will burn down much faster.’

Looking at Su Han’s expression that showed utter disregard for human life, the illusory figure subconsciously swallowed.

’This guy... He’s so nonchalant about burning several thousand people to death. He made the request as casually as if he were asking for a drink of water.’

’This... this is even more terrifying than she was in her time.’

’This is probably evil to the core—so evil that he doesn’t even realize he’s evil anymore, right?’

’I can’t afford to provoke him!’

’I can’t afford to provoke him!’

’It seems... I won’t be able to save my Demon-Devouring Trees after all.’

’Good thing... I still have plenty of seeds here.’

As it was thinking this, it completely ignored the fact that the Demon-Devouring Forest naturally blocks Divine Thought.

’After all... how could a mere Demon-Devouring Forest possibly block the Divine Thought of a freak like him?’

Nodding, the illusory figure manipulated the entire ruin’s Array, instantly stirring up a fierce wind in the forest.

The wind fanned the flames, and the fire Su Han had lit instantly spread throughout the forest.

Watching the fire spread, threatening to consume the entire forest, the illusory figure glanced at Su Han with trepidation.

"Do... do you need anything else?"

Su Han looked at the boundless sea of fire in the distance, nodded with satisfaction, and pointed to the area below that had already been burned by the fire.

"Help me sense something. In the areas the fire has already swept through, see if you can find any trees that are still burning—where the flames haven’t gone out."

The illusory figure: "..."

Once again looking at Su Han with a dumbfounded expression, it couldn’t quite understand why this guy would have such a request.

’Don’t tell me... freaks have freakish requests, too?’

’But how could something like that possibly happen?’

’Demon-Devouring Trees are still trees, and there’s no such thing as a fireproof tree.’

’After a massive fire, could there really be a tree that can’t be burned to death?’

’It’s not like it’s Fusang Wood or the Wutong tree of the Phoenix Race...’

Just as it was thinking this, the illusory figure subconsciously scanned all the forests within the ruin as Su Han requested, and was stunned once again.

"What is it? Is there really such a tree?"

The illusory figure raised its head, looked at Su Han with a peculiar expression, and nodded.

"You... you came here for this?"

Su Han thought for a moment. "Fifty-fifty, I guess."

’The Skill Tree is my greatest lucky find, but the actual treasure of these ruins is definitely not the Skill Tree.’

’After all... it’s not like everyone can activate a Skill Tree like I can.’

As these thoughts crossed his mind, Su Han spoke again, "How many of these unburnable trees are there in the ruin?"

The illusory figure scanned again and held up one finger. "So far... there is only one."

’One is better than none.’

Su Han nodded. "Lead the way."