Shen Mo could guess what the flame-shaped Fire Spirit was scheming. It was merely fearful of the strong magic concealed within the leaves of the Mother Tree, not daring to act on its own, and yet unwilling to simply give up. Thus, it had painstakingly lured over this ferocious Centipede Demon! If Shen Mo was unable to defeat this monster and perished here, the Samadhi True Fire stored in his Dantian would naturally disperse, and the Fire Spirit could easily collect it. At worst, it could also rely on this unintelligent Centipede Demon to exhaust the Heavenly Monarch-level magic within the Mother Tree's leaves, thereby eliminating the deadly threat to itself...
"Protect yourselves. Don't let that Fire Spirit snatch you away!" Shen Mo instructed, then took up his sword and flew towards the Centipede Demon.
