Su Zhou did not reply. He simply listened in silence.
Zhou Buyi narrowed his eyes. He lowered his head, gazing at his own hands.
"At first, I renounced my rights as the Alliance Chairman of the Tianzheng Alliance and accepted no offerings. I had no interest in power, wealth, or pleasure. I simply slew demons for the Demon Suppression Bureau. But then I realized—how long could I keep that up? The moment a Martial Artist of my own tier appeared, would the Alliance truly be able to endure? Everyone desires immortality. If someone were to once again obtain power from the Divine Wood, could I, without the Blade of Annihilation, defeat a Demon Emperor even stronger than the one from the past? Even the Blade of Annihilation wouldn't be enough. I would need an even stronger Divine Soldier... After all, you haven't shown yourself once in over a century. I couldn't possibly count on your intervention."
