It wasn't that they weren't loyal enough, nor that the Sovereign looked down on them. Rather, if a group had to be sacrificed to secure the Order Celestial Clan's decisive victory, why not sacrifice the lackeys first?
Since ancient times, when serving others, one had to be prepared to be the first one sold out.
Li Tianming believed that the Lan Emperor and the War Venerable had absolutely never imagined that, before they had even contributed any real strength to the Order Celestial Clan, the Sun Sovereign had already plotted against them.
In other words, the Order Celestial Clan only needed them to contribute their lives—and their "homes."
Even the Azureblood Starlit Sea, which had originated from the Order Celestial Clan, was merely regarded by the Order Celestial Clan as an offering for the grand cause of unification.
The logic was crystal clear.
The fact that the Order Celestial Clan had suffered countless casualties over the past few years just to capture third- and fourth-rate sects showed that the current Sun Sovereign simply did not fear losses in his quest to destroy the Myriad Sect.
He wasn't even afraid of his own people dying, so why wouldn't he "make full use" of the God of War Clan and the Azureblood Starlit Sea?
Perhaps from the moment he had sent out their entire armies to use a butcher's cleaver on five tiny sects, the Sun Sovereign had intended for them to go die first.
"With the God of War Clan and Azureblood Starlit Sea dying for him, taking down the Myriad Sect would be an absolute blood profit for him."
"The only thing the Sovereign hadn't accounted for in this vicious plan was that I could immediately learn of the Divine Palace's activation. I still have time to retreat!"
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