Annihilation was startled. She had always been composed, facing many things with a smile and observing everything with a fine state of mind.
But now, she felt a little helpless. Speechless, she said, "I wasn't being sarcastic. I was stating the facts. This is the Destiny Army, and Junior Brother Li is the army commander. If you don't want to obey orders, you needn't join the army. Why commit acts of defiance after joining?"
With anger on his face, Huansheng said, "I only came here because of you! You insisted on following Li Tianming here, so I had no choice but to follow!"
Annihilation said helplessly, "Where you want to go is your freedom. Why say it was for me? So you can shove all the responsibility onto me and make yourself look so noble, is that it?!"
"Bullshit..." Huansheng was about to curse angrily.
"Huansheng, shut up."
Li Tianming cut off their argument and regarded Huansheng with cold eyes.
Then he said to An Ning, "Commander An, openly defying military orders, shaking military morale, and forming a faction—what punishment does military law prescribe?"
"Reporting to Army Commander Tianming, this is a grave crime. Under the military regulations of the Heavenly Emperor Sect's Imperial Heaven Plan, the ringleader should have their Astral God Origin struck out twice, to make an example for others!"
An Ning stepped forward. Within the Guan Zizai Realm, she was like a giant.
Huansheng's eyes widened as he shouted, "You dare subject me to Origin punishment?"
An Ning sneered coldly. "Why wouldn't I? According to the military regulations of the Heavenly Emperor Sect's Imperial Heaven Plan, it is entirely justified. Afraid?"
At that moment, Annihilation stood to one side. Though rare panic surfaced on her face, she still stepped forward to plead, "Please, Army Commander Tianming,