"Destiny Bro, what should we do with these people?" Zhao Guodong was referring to those who had followed Baiju.
"Dismiss them. Though they merely served different masters, so there's no need to kill them, they do have a record of betrayal. We won't take in people like that."
"Understood."
More than two thousand rebel troops had their Imperial Tokens and Sumeru Rings confiscated, but they were not slaughtered.
"Destiny Bro, these two..." Pan Yan had changed how he addressed him as well. He had been thoroughly won over by Li Tianming.
Before he could finish, Li Tianming's Eastern Emperor Sword cleaved straight out.
Boom!
Baiju's and Liu Hongyi's Astral God Origins exploded on the spot.
The two did not even have time to scream before dying.
"What were you saying?" Li Tianming turned back and asked.
"N-Nothing." Pan Yan had originally wanted to say that punishment was enough.
"Alright, now it's your turn. Keep five hundred Imperial Tokens and hand over the rest. Your remaining subordinates are enough to recommend you through the trial. Right now, only you and I possess Imperial Tokens in the Desolate Realm Star System."
"W-What?" Pan Yan froze.
Zhao Guodong stepped forward and said, "Didn't you understand? Our Destiny Bro is honoring the loyalty you showed him before the crisis and has decided to let you pass! Our original goal was to make Destiny Bro the sole Empe—"
"Pan Yan." Li Tianming's golden-black eyes fixed on him. "I know you originally wanted to plead for those two and ask me to spare them. But I could never spare them. That is the difference between you and me. A true emperor must distinguish rewards from punishments, possess the power to suppress, and also possess benevolence and righteousness. But benevolence and righteousness are not the foolish kindness