"The Outer Realm Demonic Race has never feared the threats of any mortal, nor have we ever put your mortal realm in our eyes."

"If you believe I fear you and refuse to give me the slightest bit of face, then we will have to settle this account separately."

Alex sneered secretly in his heart.

This demoness truly says one thing but means another. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

If you’re afraid, just say you’re afraid. Yet you insist on being stubborn and saying you aren’t. What’s the point?

But to be honest, Alex also harbored some trepidation toward the Outer Realm Demonic Race.

Although relying on his strength, he was fully capable of wrestling with their top powerhouses, the overall strength of the Mortal Realm was ultimately still too weak.

If a large number of demons from the Outer Realms descended and started a war with the Mortal Realm, it would absolutely be a suspense-free, one-sided massacre.

Even if it were just Alex’s Hale family going up against the Origin Sect where Petra belonged, there wouldn’t be any chance of winning. Therefore, if some nice words needed to be said, they still had to be said.

"Demoness Petra, please do not misunderstand." Alex smiled faintly.

"The reason I am not handing this boy over to you is not because I want to protect him. But rather because this little brat is still somewhat useful to me and cannot be killed for the time being."

"When the day comes that this brat’s usefulness has been completely squeezed dry, I also intend to let him be completely annihilated in body and spirit. If Demoness Petra still harbors anger in her heart, when that time comes, I will simply yield this opportunity to you."

"Truly?" Petra frowned, seemingly questioning the credibility of his words.

Alex smiled faintly. "Demoness Petra, my Human Race is different from your Demonic Race. We have always placed the utmost importance on promises and trustworthiness. As the Saint Lord of the Hale family, when I speak a word, it is final. Since I promised you today, I will absolutely not go back on my word."

Alex’s words had two layers of meaning.

First, to reiterate his identity and weight, indicating she could trust him.

Second, to tell Petra that he knew of the Outer Realm Demonic Race’s style of ignoring karma and acting capriciously.

Therefore, the reason he didn’t expose her previous rhetoric was merely to leave her some face.

Fully comprehending the underlying meaning, Petra couldn’t well insist further. She nodded, saying deeply. "Since Saint Lord Alex has spoken to this extent, this face, I ought to give."

As she spoke, she plucked a hairpin from her purple hair and handed it to Alex.

"In the future, after Saint Lord Alex is done using him, please crush this hairpin. I will immediately descend, personally execute this wicked obstacle, and settle this grudge!" Saying this, Petra glared fiercely at Knox, thick resentment flowing through her eyes.

"No problem." Alex stored the hairpin in his storage ring, smiling and nodding.

"Demoness Petra, rest assured. When the time comes, I will definitely crush this hairpin and call for your descent. Furthermore, I will also help you properly protect this brat. Except for you, if anyone else wants to kill him, I will definitely try my utmost to stop them!"

"It’s a deal!"

Watching Alex and Petra peacefully reach an agreement, deciding his fate while chatting and laughing, Knox looked like he wanted to cry but had no tears, doubting his entire life.

Two big shots, how about you just give me a quick death? Treating his life as a testament to their friendship while chatting and laughing, was it really appropriate?

"Good, since that is the case, I shall take my leave." Petra closed her eyes and concentrated, transforming into a streak of purple light and vanishing without a trace.

[Congratulations to the host for successfully causing an important female character to break ties with the Chosen One! Successfully weakened the Protagonist’s Luck by 50,000. Obtained 100,000 Providence Points!]

Good heavens, 100,000! Back then, when he made the Four Great Princesses break ties with Knox, adding them all together didn’t seem to amount to this much.

This was equivalent to instantly recouping a bit of the Providence Points he had spent on the Hungry Ghost Path.

It seemed the system also believed that an important female supporting character from the mid-to-late stages carried much more weight than the lightly sketched ones from the early stages.

"Dealing with the Outer Realm Demonic Race is truly interesting." Alex stroked his chin, recalling his standoff with Petra with great interest.

"Speaking of which, I really should properly thank you, little brat. If it weren’t for you, I couldn’t possibly have had the fate to get acquainted with this Demoness Petra."

Knox squeezed out an ugly smile. "Saint Lord Alex, this is all what I ought to do. On account of me helping you out, can you spare my life?"

"Of course I can." Alex nodded and smiled faintly.

"I just said, before your utilization value is exhausted, I will absolutely not kill you. On the contrary, I will even protect you, ensuring your life is free from worries."

Knox froze slightly. "I wonder, what utilization value do I have?"

"As for this, you will naturally know later."

Immediately, Alex unhurriedly opened the Rakshasa Demon Umbrella and directly sucked Knox inside.

Then he scooped Aya into his embrace, let Pearl stand on his shoulder, and leisurely left the Hundred Ghost Mountain Range.

On the way up the mountain, he had the Devouring Yin Ghost guarding him, and any malicious ghosts that attacked became test dummies.

Now on the way down, even without the Devouring Yin Ghost as a bodyguard, the malicious ghosts similarly hid far away one by one, not daring to leak even the slightest bit of aura.

Although these malicious ghosts weren’t human, they possessed spiritual intelligence.

They weren’t stupid, nor were they blind.

Although they didn’t witness the battle inside the Profound Nether Cave with their own eyes, the final result was the Nether Earth Ghost King fleeing with heavy injuries, while this mortal swaggered out of the cave with barely a few specks of dust on his clothes.