"You've gotten one thing wrong. When I first came here, it wasn't to help you or to seek your help in surviving..."
"I merely wanted to see, as another mirror of the Celestial Chariot, just to what extent you could achieve. If you were more suitable to become the Celestial Chariot than Annan, perhaps I would have helped you... but look at you now."
"—You're too ugly."
Philip sighed once more.
"So what?" replied the Demonic Dragon, completely unconcerned. "I placed your head upon the 'Rebirth Demon Spirit' simply to prevent you from being easily killed by others. When I've killed all the other mirrors, I'll kill you too, and then the Celestial Chariot can only be mine."
Just as covering the world with "Triple Great Hermes's Poison Dust" before using the authority of the Celestial Chariot to elevate a specific person.
He even applied this concept to his scheming to "acquire the Power of the Chariot."